祁县二中2018-2019学年高一年级第一学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分65分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　During the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.

　　Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

　　Place: China

　　Time: January 5 to February 5

　　People build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.

　　The Carnival of Venice

　　Place: Italy

　　Time: between February and March

　　One of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.

　　Holi Festival

　　Place: India

　　Time: late February/March, on the last full moon day

　　Hindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16­day festival by throwing colored powder and water at each other.

　　Sundance Film Festival

　　Place: Utah, the US

　　Time: end of February

The largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature