河南省中原名校豫南九校2019届高三上学期第四次质量考评 英语

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From gobbling(狼吞虎咽）down turkey to time with family to watching football, Thanksgiving is filled with traditions. the most popular-pulling the wishbone—dates back centuries. The upside-down VT*shaped bone is

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called the furcula. It is a bone located between a turkey s neck and its breast Furcula means “little fork” in Latin. All birds have a wishbone.

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At Thanksgiving, the tradition is for two people to hold one end of the bone, make a wish，and then tug(用力拉). The winner is the person who ends up with the bigger piece. If you believe the legend, the winner's wish will come true.

The practice of making a wish on a bird’s furcula dates back to the ancient Etruscans, a people who lived in what is today northern Italy. They believed birds were powerful and divine (非凡的）creatures. After killing a chicken, an Etruscan would leave the wishbone in the sun to dry. Passersby would pick it up, stroke it for good luck，and make a wish- That is how the furcula got the name “wishbone, ”

The Etruscans passed the ritua (仪式）along to the Romans. Soon，the practice of making a wish on a chicken's furcula became popular in ancient Rome* According to legend，it was so widespread that there weren't enough chickens or wishbones to go around So the Romans began breaking the wishbone in two. Now, twice as many people could make wishes. Then the English picked up the tradition. In the 16th century, English settlers brought the practice to the New World There, they found an abundance of wild turkeys. So they starting using a turkey furcula for their wishes. Today a wishbone tug-of-war is as much a part of Thanksgiving as is gobbling down turkey. 24. What is the best title for the passage? A. Turkey Tug-of-War B. A Lucky Turkey C. The New World

D.The Stories of Thanksgiving

25.What does the fourth paragraph focus on? A. How to dry the wishbone.

B. The origin of this bone-pulling traditioa C.The place where the ancient Etruscans lived.

D.The practice of the ancient Etruscans making a wish on a turkey's furcula. 25. Why did the Romans break the wishbone in two? A. To save money.

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B. To protect chickens.

C. To create an I-shaped wishbone*

D. To give more people the chances to make wishes

26. Where was a turkey tug-of-war probably served as a Thanksgiving tradition first? A. In America. B. In the UK. C. In ancient Rome. D. In northern Italy.

C

Cuba's former leader, Fidel Castro，died at the age of 90，according to a November 25 announcement on Cuban state television. The death marks the passing of a controversial figure who made a major impact on international affairs during his long rule.

The Cuban government declared nine days of official mourning. On Monday , thousands of Cubans lined up near Havana s Plaza of the Revolution to pay their final respects to their leader. On Wednesday，Castro’s ashes will begin a three-day journey across Cuba to Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba.

Castro was bom into a middle-class family oa August 13% 1926. He spent his childhood alongside the laborers on his father’s plantation (种植园）. In 1945, Castro entered the University of Havana as a law student He later joined groups that sought to end dictatorships in Latin-American countries.

On July 26. 1953，Castro staged an unsuccessful revolt(叛乱）against Batista’s government. He and his brother Raul were captured and imprisoned for two years. After they were freed, the brothers went into exile in Mexico, On November 25, 1956，Castro set out once again to overthrow Batista* His revolution grew in strength. On New Year s Day 1959, Batista fled from Cuba. Castro took absolute power on January 8.

The U.S. viewed Castro's relationship with the Soviet Union as a threat. In 1961，President John F. Kennedy approved the invasion of Cuba by 1, 500 Cuban exiles. They landed on April 17 at the Bay of Pigs, but with little U. S. military support. Cuban troops smashed

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the attack within a few days.

In October 1962，Castro confronted Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis， during which he allowed the Soviet Union to place nuclear-capable missiles in Cuba. By that time, the U. S. had cut all relations with Cuba.

After the Soviet Union collapsed(崩溃）in 1991，Cuba lost its economic support To fuel the economy, the Cuban government allowed outside investment in hotels and resorts, but that created inequality. Meanwhile? Castro continued to. crack down on any opposition. After undergoing intestinal surgery in 2006，Castro handed Cuba's presidency to RauL The transition of power became official in 2008.

28. Where did many Cubans line up to pay their final respects to Fidel Castro on Monday? A.In Cuban Television Station.

B. Near Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution. C. In Santa Ifigenia cemetery.

D. Along the streets of Santiago de Cuba.

29.When did Fidel Castro control the power of Cuba completely? A.In 1956. B. In 1959. C.In 1991. D. In 2008.

30. What did the Cuban Missile Crisis result in directly? A. Batista fled from Cuba,

B. The U. S. cut all relations with Cuba. C. The U. S. viewed the Soviet Union as a threat

D. President John F. Kennedy approved an invasion of Cuba. 31.What is the last paragraph mainly about? A.The end of Fidel Castro’s Era. B. The transition of power in Cuba. C. Fidel Castro’s economic policies. D. The collapse of the Soviet Union.

D

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