2010-2023历年浙江省慈溪市云龙中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷.docx

2010-2023历年浙江省慈溪市云龙中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

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一.参考题库(共25题)

1.Everycultureintheworldhasmarriageandweddingceremonies.Usuallymarriagesarebetweenonewoman(thebride)andoneman(thegroom).However,inotherpartsoftheworldamanmayhaveseveralwives,or,asinsomeareasofIndia,awifemayhavemorethanonehusband..

Therearealsomanydifferentkindsofweddingceremoniespracticedaroundtheworld.Theseceremoniescanbeveryshortandsimple,orverylongandcomplicated.

OneofthelargestandmostexpensiveweddingceremoniesinrecenttimeswasheldinDubaiin1981.ThecoupletyingtheknotatthisweddingwerethesonofSheik(amaleArabruler)RashidBinSaeedAlMaktoumandPrincessSalama.Theweddingceremonytooksevendaysandcost$44million.Itwasheldinalargebuildingwhichwasspeciallybuiltfortheceremonyandlookedlikeastadium.Thebrideandgroomneededalargeplacefortheirweddingbecausemorethan20,000guestswereinvited.

Thereasonswhyamanandwomangetmarriedalsovary.Sometimestheymarrybecausetheyareinlove,sometimestheymarrybecausesomeonetheymeetthroughamatchmaker,andsometimestheymarrybecausetheirparentstellthemthattheymustmarry.

OneunusualexampleofanarrangedmarrigetookplaceinBangladeshin1986.?Thegroomwasaneleven-month-oldboyandthebridewasathree-month-oldgirl.Theyweretheyoungestmarriedcoupleever.

Theparentsofthebrideandgroomarrangedthemarriageasawayofendingafightbetweenthetwofamilieswhohadbeenarguingoverafarmfortwentyyears.Bothfamiliesthoughttheyownedthefarm,butnooneknewexactly.Thefightendedforgoodwhentheyoungboymarriedtheyounggirl.Byarrangingthismarriage,neitherfamlilywasforcedtoloseface.Thetwofamiliesagreedtogivethefarmtotheyoungpeople.

【小题1】Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．AnUnusualWeddingTradition

B．AShortHistoryofMarriage

C．CommonWester