文档介绍：陕西省咸阳百灵中学2021届高三英语下学期第一次月考试题〔无答案〕
一、阅读理解(共两节,总分值40分)
第一节(共15小题;每题2分,总分值30分)
阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最正确选项。
A
Americans celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in 's not just about a day off school and the beginning of holiday goes all the way back to the Civil War and is celebrated by millions of people,especially America's veterans(退伍军人).Memorial Day is a day to remember all those who died while serving their country.
The first Memorial Day was observed on May 30,1866 in Columbus,ia by women's groups who decorated the graves of soldiers with 1868,General John Logan (a member of the Senate[参议院] at the time),officially made Memorial Day a holiday to honor soldiers who had died in the Civil World War I,the holiday didn't just honor those who died fighting in the Civil War but honored all Americans who died fighting in any the majority of the country celebrates Memorial Day on the last Monday in May,some southern states celebrate it on different days.
Since the late 1950s,the 1,200 soldiers of the 3rd US Infantry(步兵团) put small American flags on every grave (there are about 260,000 of them) at Arlington National Cemetery on the Thursday before Memorial then patrol(巡逻) the graveyard 24 hours a day during the weekend to make sure that every flag remains the Saturday before Memorial Day,the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts place a candle at each grave (there are about 15,300 of them) at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Marye's 've been doing this since 2021.
【语篇解读】每年五月的最后一个星期一是美国对阵亡将士的纪念日。本文介绍了这个节日的来历。
began to honor all those who lost their lives in America's wars ________.
1866 1868
World War I the late 1950s
1,200 soldiers of the 3rd US Infantry celebrate Memorial Day by ________.
a candle at each grave
small American flags on each grave
around the cemetery to protect