2021-2022学年广东省深圳市南山某中学高二（上）期中英语试卷

2021-2022学年广东省深圳市南山外国语学校高二（上）期中英

语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分,

满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.（7.5分）Forty-threeyearsseemslikealongtimetorememberthenameofamere

acquaintance.!haveforgottenthenameofanoldlady,whowasacustomeronthepaperroute

inmyhometownwhenIwasatwelve-year-oldboy.Yetitstaysinmymemoryforshe

taughtmealessonofforgivenessthatIshallneverforget.

Onawinterafternoon,afriendandIwerethrowingstonesontotheleaningroofoftheold

lady'shousefromaspotnearherbackyard.Theobjectofourplaywastoobservehowthe

stoneschangedtomissilesastheyrolledtotheroofsedgeandshotoutintotheyard.Ifound

myselfaperfectlysmoothrockandthrewitout.Thestone,however,slippedfrommyhandand

headedstraightforasmallwindowontheoldlady'sbackporch.Atthesoundoffractured（破

碎的）glass.weknewwewereintrouble.Weranasfastaspossible.

Iwastooscaredaboutgettingcaughttobeconcernedabouttheoldladywiththebroken

windowinwinter.However,afewdayslater,whenIwassurethatIhadn'tbeendiscovered,

startedtofeelguiltyforhermisfortune.ShestillgreetedmewithasmileeachdaywhenIgave

herthepaper,butIwasnolongerabletoactcomfortablyinherpresence.

ImadeupmymindthatIwouldsavemypaperdeliverymoney,andafterthreeweeksI

hadthesevendollarsthatthoughtwouldcoverthecostofherwindow.!putthemoneyinan

envelopewithanoteexplainingthatIwassorryforbreakingherwindowandhopedthatthe

sevendollarswouldcoverthecost.Iputtheletterthroughtheletterslotinherdoor.Mysoulfelt

redeemed（救赎的）andIcouldhavethefreedomof,onceagain,lookingstraightintotheold

lady'skindeyes.Thenextday,Ihandedtheoldladyherpaperandwasabletoreturnthewarm

smilethatIwasreceivingfromher.Shegavemeabagofcookies.Ithankedherandfeltan

envelopeinit.WhenIopenedtheenvelope,insideitwerethesevendollarsandashortnote

reading,I'mproudofyou.

(1)Howoldisthewriternow?

A.Fortythree.

B.Fortyfive.

C.Fiftyfive.

D.Twelve.

(2)Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A.Iwasthrowingstonesalone.

B.Ibrokethewindowonpurpose.

C.Thestoneschangedtomissiles.

D.Iheardthewindowbroken.

(3)Howdidtheauthorfeelastimepassed?

A.Frightened-guilty-comfortable.

B.Concerned-scared-relieved.

C.Innocent-determined-sorry.

D.Scared-indifferent-redeemed.

2.(10分)Down-to-earthmeansbeinghonest,open,andeasytodealwith.Itisapleasureto

findsomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalkto.He

orsheacceptsothersasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonmaybeanimportantmemberof

society,ofcourse,buttheydonotlettheirimportancegototheirheads,andtheydonot

considerthemselvestobebetterthanotherswhoarelessimportant.Someonewhoisfilledwith

self-importanceandpride,oftenwithoutcause,issaidtohavehisnoseintheair.Thereisno

wayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.

Americansuseanotherexpressionthatissimilarinsomewaytodown-to-earth.The

expressionisbothfeetontheground.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundisapersonwitha

goodunderstandingofreality.Hehaswhatiscalledcommonsense.Hemayhavedreamsbuthe

doesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeofwhatisreal.Theoppositekindofpersonisone

whohashisheadintheclouds.Amanwithhisheadinthecloudsisadreamerwhosemindis

notintheworld(Sometimessuchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoreality)sharpwordsfrom

theteacher,forexample,canusuallygetadaydreamingstudenttoputbothfeetbackonthe

ground.

Thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthusuallyhasbothfeetontheground.Buttheopposite

isnotalwaystrue.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundmaynotbeasopenandeasytodeal

withassomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.Whenwehavebothourfeetfirmlyontheground,

wearerealisticandweacthonestlyandopenlytowardothers,andourlivesareliketheground

belowus,solidandstrong.

(1)Whichwordsbestdescribeadown-to-earthperson?

A.Honestandeasy-going.

B.Importantandbetter.

C.Equalandproud.

D.Openandself-important.

(2)Whyistheteachermentionedinparagraph2?

A.Tobringbackadaydreamingstudent.

B.Toproveadreamercanbebroughtbacktoreality.

C.Toshowthestudentsmindisnotintheworld.

D.Toconfirmsharpwordsareuseful.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Adown-to-earthpersonisalwaysopposite.

B.Theoppositedirectionisalwayswrong.

C.Apersonwithbothfeetonthegroundismorerealistic.

D.Bothfeetonthegroundmaynotmeandown-to-earth.

(4)Whatkindofpersonmaybemorepopularaccordingtothepassage?

A.Apersonwithhisnoseintheair.

B.Apersonwhoisdowntoearth.

C.Apersonwhohashisheadintheclouds.

D.Apersonwithbothfeetontheground.

3.(10分)WheninterviewedontheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)*s2019-20season,

MarkTatum,deputycommissioneroftheNBA,said,"It'sbeenachallengingyear.Apartfrom

beingdistressedbythepandemicandsocialunrest,wealsolosttwoofouricons-David

StemandKobeBryant.It'sbeenourlongestseasoninNBAhistory,andsomuchwasthrown-

atusn.However,headdedthattheNBAwasincrediblyblessedwithbeingabletorestartits

seasonfourmonthsafteritsinitialshutdown.

TheNBAshutdownonMarch11duetotheCovid-19pandemic.Later,itbecameclear

thatresumingtheNBA'sseasonwasfarmorecomplexthansimplyreschedulinggames.The

NBAcommunity,liketheworldatlarge,haslostfriendsandfamilytothevirus.lthaswrestled

witheconomichardshipjoblossesandmentalhealthissues.lthasgonefromtryingtoescape

risktounderstandinghowtolivewithit.MicheleRoberts,executivedirectoroftheNational

BasketballPlayerAssociation(NBPA),madeitclear/'It'sreallybeenanevolutionofemotional

reactionsfromoneextremetoanother.Completedisbelief,ignorance(无知)andnottakingit

seriously,tograduallycomingtoapointwhere,"OK,whataremyrealoptionshere?"

RobertsattributedthereopeningoftheNBAseasontothestrong,long-standing

relationshipbetweentheNBAstaffandBobIger,executivechairmanoftheWaltDisney

Company.AdamSilver,NBAcommissioner,similarlypointedoutthattheirmutualtrusthelped

pushtheprocessfbrward.Eventually,theyagreedthatplayingwithoutfansandoutofthehome

arenaswouldbeaworkablechoice.AfternumerouscallsformonthsamongNBAandNBPA

committeemembers,businessleaders,publichealthofficials,themanagersandpresidentsof

theteams,theyfinallystruckadealwiththeWaltDisneyCompanytousetheresort(度假胜

地)nearOrlando,Floridatobuildasinglebubblesiteforthegames,trainingandhousingfor

alltheplayers,coachesandmediastaff.

Theirendeavourpaidoff.OnJuly7,22teamsgatheredonthebubblecampusinFlorida

wheretheylivedandisolatedthemselvesfromtheworldoutsideinthefollowingthree

months.Reflectingontheirpath,Silverbelievedthatasenseofunityfromtoptobottomisthe

key."Withoutit,thefinancialdisputesandthesafetyprotocols(协议)wouldneverbesettled."

(1)HowdidMarkTatumfeelaboutthe2019-20season?

A.Beingabletoresumetheseasonwasdelightful.

B.Itwastoohardtobringtheseasontoanend.

C.Controllingthepandemicwasimpossible.

D.Theydidn'tovercomealotofchallenges.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlined"wrestled“inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Cooperated.

B.Continued.

C.Struggled.

D.Dealt.

（3）Whywastherestartingofthe2019-20seasonpossible?

A.Fanssupportedtheirplayersatthebubblesite.

B.Businessleadersinvestedalotonthehomearenas.

C.WaltDisneyCompanyprovidedtrainingforplayers.

D.Relevantunitscooperatedwitheachotherclosely.

（4）WhichproverbbestdescribesNBA's2019-20season?

A.Lettingthecatoutofthebag.

B.Takingthebullbythehorns.

C.Puttingthecartbeforethehorse.

D.Killingtwobirdswithonestone.

4.（10分）Archaeology（考古学）originatedfromman'sdesiretouncoverburiedwealth.Today,

ithasdevelopedintoadiscipline,leadingtoanunprecedentederaofdiscoverythatinfluenced

theunderstandingofourspecies*richdiversity,aswellasourcommonhumanity.

AsfarbackasthelastkingofBabylon,morethan2,500yearsago,rulersandtherich

lovedcollectingantiques,reflectingthebeautyandgloryofprevioustimes.Romanemperors

transportedEgyptianpillarsacrosstheMediterraneantotheircapital.DuringtheRenaissance

Venetianserected（竖立）manymonumentsinmemoryoftheAncientCivilization.Throughout

the18thcentury,onbothsidesoftheAtlantic,ancientsiteswerefrequentlydugout.However,

fewofthesediggerswerededicatedscholars.Moreoftenthannot,theywerediplomatsor

wealthybusinessmenintimatelytiedtocolonialexpansion.ltwasnotuntilthemid-twentieth

centurythattheeducatedprofessionalsrealizedthatthemostvaluablematerialslaynotinthe

goldretrieved（重新获取），butinthedatalockedwithinbrokenpotteryanddiscardedbones.

Newmethodsofrecordingfinelayersofsoilprovidednewwaystoreconstructday-to­

daylife.Startinginthe1950s,measuringtheradioactivedecayoforganicmatterenabled

researcherstodateartifacts（人工制品）.Nowadays,archeologyisdonemuchlessinthefields

thaninthelab.RevolutionarytechnologyinDNAanalysis,satelliteimagesandX-ray

fluorescence(荧光)allowscientiststoprobesitesandartifactswithoutputtingaspadeintosoil

orcuttingasamplefromavaluedmuseumobject.

Nowadays,however,thedestructedancientsitesacrosstheMiddleEastandCentralAsia

areallthemoreterriblebecauseimpoverishedC贫穷的)villagershavelittleresourcestoprotect

them.Threatstotheheritagecomefromterrorists,aswellasbuyersandsellersofthe

artifacts.Evenpeaceandprosperitymayposedangers,whennewconstructiondestroysancient

remains.

Nevertheless,theincreasingnumberofprofessionalresearchersisrevitalizingthefield.In

addition,archaeologistsarenowworkingmorecloselywiththeircolleaguesinother

disciplines.Theyarechartingglobalchangethroughtheageswithclimatologists,collaborating

withchemiststotracetheancientspreadofdrugs,andinvestigatingmoreprecisedating

methodswithphysicists.

Thetaskofarchaeologistsisnottofindburiedtreasurebuttoresurrect(使复活)thelong

dead,turningthembackintoindividualswho,likeus,struggledandloved,createdand

destroyedandwho,intheend,leftbehindsomethingofthemselves.

(1)WhydidtherichinBabyloncollectancientantiques?

A.Toimprovetaste.

氏Toaccumulatewealth.

C.Tounderstandthemselves.

D.Toreflectancientglory.

(2)Howdoesthepassageexplainnewresearchmethodsinarchaeology?

A.Bylistingexamples.

B.Byofferingstatistics.

C.Byraisingassumptions.

D.Bymakingcomparisons.

(3)WhoarethreateningtheprotectionofancientsitesintheMiddleEastandCentralAsia?

A.Professionalarchaeologists.

B.Ambitiouscolonialists.

C.Dealersoftheantiques.

D.Poorlocalvillagers.

(4)Wheredoesthepassagemostlikelycomefrom?

A.Aresearchpape匚

B.Atravelbrochure.

C.Ahistorytextbook.

D.Asciencemagazine.

第二节阅读填空(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选

项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

5.(12.5分)Mondaysarekindofannoying.(1)Arecentsurveysaysthatmostpeople

getthepre-work"Sundayblues".StartingyourMondayfeelingsad,anxiousandunorganized

ishardlythewaytokickoffahealthyweek.

Thesolution?SetasidealittletimeonSundaytopurposefullyprepareyourselfforthe

fivedaysahead,suggestswomen'shealthexpertMarshaHudnall.(2)

Dosomemealpreparations.

Figuringoutwhattohavefordinneronweeknightscanbesurprisingly

stressful.StretchingoutamenuplanonSundayandswingingbythegrocerystorefor

ingredientswillhelpyoueatwelLGoastepfurtherbychoppingandcookingvegetablesanda

protein(likearoastchickenorscrambledeggs).(3)Orfinallyattemptadifferent

dietyou'vebeenmeaningtotry.Foreasydinnerplanning,justorder,andyou'llhaveaweek's

worthofrawmaterialsfordeliciousandhealthymeals.

StartaSundaystress-reliefhabit.

"Tobehealthy,wehavetotakecareofbodyandmind,“saysHudnall.Stresshasamajor

impactonhealthandourabilitytoconcentrate.(4)Fourideastotry：aguided

meditationwiththehelpofanapp；forestbathing-apracticeknownasshinrin-yokuin

Japan,whichbasicallymeanstakingalongwalkorhikeinawoodedarea；gentleexerciselike

yoga；ortimecuddlingandplayingwithyourpet.

(5)

WhynotprepareyourfavoriteclothesforMonday?Studiesshowthatwhatyouwearcan

haveasignificanteffectonyourmood.SomakeMondaythedayyouwearyourfavorite

clothesorshowthelatestadditiontoyourwardrobe（衣橱）.Ifsalsoagoodideatogetsome

nicecoffeeormusicready,whichwillgiveyousomethingtolookforwardtoonyourMonday

commute.

A.GiveyourselfsomethingtolookforwardonMonday.

B.EvenSundayafternoonsturnsouraswethinkoftheworkweekahead.

C.Thenallyouhavetodoisheatandplatewhenyoucomehomefromwork.

□.Therefore,startingaSundaystress-relievinghabitcanbeginaweekfeelingstrongand

focused.

E.TrycreatingarelaxingandwindingdownSundaynightsothatyoucanrechargeandget

readyforMonday.

F.TakingonjustafewofthesesimpletipseverySundaywillhelpyoulaunchaproductive,

lessstressfulweek.

G.Wailinguntilthelastmomenttodoweekendchoreslikepayingbillsordoinglaundrycan

leaveyouanxiousandstressedonSunday.

第三部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分10分）第一节选择填空（共10小题：每小题1

分，满分10分）阅读下列句子，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

6.（1分）Withvictoriesinwomen's10mairrifleandtheairriflemixedteamcompetition,Yang

QianbecamethefirstChineseshootertwogoldmedalsinarowinoneOlympic

Games.（）

A.winningB.towinC.wonD.havingwon

7.（1分）-Whatdoyouthinkofthebook?

-Oh,excellent.ltasecondtime.（）

A.isworthtoreadB.isworthreading

C.worthstobereadD.worthsbeingread

8.（1分）Asthesayinggoes,itisnouseoverspiltmilk.（）

A.cryB.tocryC.cryingD.cried

9.（1分）Aftercarefulconsideration,weregretyouthatyouhavenotbeenselectedfor

thisposition.（）

A.tellB.totellC.tellingD.told

10.(1分)incompletedarknessisaninterestingandmemorableexperience.()

A.DineB.Dined

C.DiningD.Havingdined

11.(1分)Closeyoureyesandpicturethefuture,you*vemadeyourdreamscometrue.

()

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where

12.(15^)Tom'scolleaguesweredeeplyappreciativeofhishelp,withoutsupportthey

wouldnothavesucceeded.()

A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.which

13.(1分)-Wheredidyoufindtheprofessorwhodeliveredthewelcomespeechyesterday?

-Itwasinthehallstudentsoftenhadameeting.()

A.whereB.whichC.thatD.when

14.(1分)Mymomis.WhenevermydadandIthinkofafunactivity,she'salways

againstit.()

A.ascoolasacucumber

B.awetblanket

C.aneagerbeaver

D.alaughingstock

15.(1分)Victorisamanoffewwordsbutwithasenseofhumor.Wealllikehimvery

much.()

A.delightfulB.delightfully

C.delightedD.delightedly

第二节完型填空(共1小题：每小题15分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、

B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16.(15分)rdalways(1)livingalone：thelifeofnorulesandregulationsandbeing

independent.So,Iwas(2)aboutthisnewstageinmylifewhenmovingintomy

universitydormitory.

(3),duringthefirstfewmonths,I'dfindmyselfcryingeveryday.Comingfrom

abigfamily,Iwas(4)tonoisessurroundingme.Therefore,thescary(5)at

nightwastheworst.Icouldnrteven(6)withoutkeepingthelightson.

Astimewentby,Istartedenjoyingthe(7)thatcamewithlivingalone.Thespace

oflonelinesswas(8)byfriendswhobecamelikefamily.

Whenitwastimetosaygoodbyeandgobackhomeaftermy(9)Iwas

bittersweet.Td(10)mytimealone,learningthingswhichwouldn'thavebeen(11)

ifIhadnevermovedawayfromhome.

Fdlearnedalotfromthis(12).Livingalonemademevalue(13)time

evenmore.Irealizedthateverysecondwiththem(14)thoughImightnotgetthe

freedomIhadwhilelivingalone.Forme,thereisnowarmthinahouse(15)it'sfilled

withlovingmembersandpeopleyoulove.

(1)A.keptonB.dreamedofC.insistedonD.putoff

(2)A.delightedB.worriedC.seriousD.cautious

(3)A.UndoubtedlyB.UnwillinglyC.Unconditionally□.Unexpectedly

(4)A.deafB.cruelC.accustomed0.opposed

(5)A.boredomB.silenceC.darkness0.suffering

(6)A.sleepB.talkC.moveD.play

(7)A.confidenceB.safetyC.reliefD.freedom

(8)A.setasideB.takenoverC.filledupD.thrownaway

(9)A.recoveryB.graduationC.resignation0.promotion

(10)1A.hatedB.desiredC.regrettedD.enjoyed

(11)A.usefulB.possibleC.reliable□.worthwhile

(12)1A.adventureB.arrangementC.experience0.challenge

(13)1A.familyB.studyC.workD.growth

(14)1A.flewB.countedC.stayedD.repeated

(15)1A.whenB.onceC.unlessD.though

第三节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入

1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

17.（15分）Huawei*schieffinancialofficerMengWanzhouarrivedinShenzhen,southChina*s

GuangdongProvince,onSaturdaynight,（1）（mark）theendofhermorethan1000

daysofdetention（监禁）.AsthenewsthatMengwas（2）herwaybackhadalready

reachedalmosteverymobilephoneinChina,herreturn（3）（witness）andwelcomed

bythewholecountrythroughlivestreaming.n（4）morethan1000daysofsuffering,

Ifinallyreturnedtothemotherland,"Mengsaidaftershegotofftheplane.（5）long

waitinaforeigncountrywasfullofstruggleandsuffering,butwhenshelandedandwalked

downthegangway（舷梯），thewarmthofhomemadeherfeelaburstofemotion（6）

cannotbeexpressedbywords,Mengsaid.She（7）（express）hergratitudeforthe

supportandhelpoftheCommunistPartyofChina,theChinesegovernmentaswellasthe

Chinesepeople,sayingthattherelevantdepartmentshave（8）（firm）safeguarded

thelegitimaterightsandinterestsofChineseenterprisesandcitizens.Sheaddedthatthreeyears

ofdetentionhadmadeherrealizethatthedestinyof（9）（individual）andenterprises

arecloselylinkedwiththedestinyofacountry.'1WherethereisaChineseflag,thereisa

beacon（灯塔）offaith.Iffaithhasacolor（10）mustbeChinared."

第四部分写作（共三节，满分10分）第一节完成句子（共10小空，每小空1分，满分10

分）

18.（2分）（附在...上）theemailisacopyofmynotesforyourinformation.（根

据汉语提示完成句子）

19.（2分）Themanagercouldn'thelp（斥责，责骂）hisemployeesformakingsuch

aterriblemistake.（根据汉语提示完成句子）

20.（2分）Afterspendingsixmonthsinthehospital,Jennywasafraidthatshehad（落

后）withherfellowclassmates.（根据汉语提示完成句子）

21.（2分）Russel'sperformanceonstagewassoimpressivethatitwenthisparents（超

出……的预期）.（根据汉语提示完成句子）

22.（2分）Ifsnotthatdifficulttolearnbasiccodeandtheskillsyouacquirewill（取

得成功）inthelongrun.（根据汉语提示完成句子）

第二节应用文写作（满分15分）

23.（15分）假如你是高二（1）班李华，你校模拟联合国社团（ModelUnitedNations）正

在招新，请你给秘书长写一篇短文申请加入模联社团，内容包括:

1.自我介绍;

2.入社原因;

3.个人优势。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearSecretaiyGeneral,

Yourssincerely,LiHua

第三节读后续写（满分25分）

24.（25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的

短文。文章结尾已给出，续写情节需合理并与原文融洽。

Jane,soshewascalled,asixteen-year-old,aperfectbeautyofherage,wasgoingto

sleep.Oncefallenonthebed,shewasfastasleep.Thenshestarteddreaming.Janehadbecomea

fairy,beautifulfairywithwings.Shewasflyinginthesky.Shewasseeingtheworldinherown

perspective,beautifulmountains,lakes,plants,tree,flowers,fruitsandsoon.Aha,theworld

wassobeautiful,shethought.Nowthefairythoughtitwastimetotakealanding.

Janelandedinabeautifulgarden.whichwasfullofflowers.Theflowersweresobigthat

thefairyhadtroublewithherwingshittingtheflowers.Shewaswalkingthroughthegarden,

andsuddenlyshesawanoldmansittingnearatree.Heappearedlikeamagicianwithawand

（魔法棒）inhishand.Janewalkedtohimandhesmiledather"Whatdoyouwant,beauty?

"Heaskedhe匚Sheshookherheadandsaid,“No,Idon'twantanything."Therewasalakenear

thetree.Themagiciantouchedherwiththewandandsheturnedintoabeautifulmermaid（美人

鱼）.Themermaidjumpedintothelakeandstartedswimming.

Asshewasswimming,shemetmanyothermermaidsontheway.Theyswamtogetherand

hernewfriendstookhertoamagnificentpalace.Whatasightitwas!Abeautifulpalacewith

lotsofbeautifulthingsinside.Shewasgivenadeliciouslunchbyherfriends.Shehadsucha

wonderfultimeatthepalacewithherfriends.NowitwastimeforJanetoreturn.Shesaid

goodbyetoherfriendsandwasonherwaybackhome.

Onherwayback,Janefeltsomethingwascomingbehindher.Sheturnedbacktoseea

sharkchasingher.Jane,themermaid,wasswimmingasfastasshecouldtoescapefromthe

shark.Butshefailed.

Itcaughtheronhertail.____________________________________

Allofasudden,shewokeup,itturnedoutthatshewasdreamingatenibledreamand

nowitended.Shefoundhermomwaspullingherlegtowakeherup,becausesheheardJane

calledforhelpwhenshewaswateringflowersatthegarden.

2021-2022学年广东省深圳市南山外国语学校高二（上）期中英

语试卷

参考答案与试题解析

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分,

满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.（7.5分）Forty-threeyearsseemslikealongtimetorememberthenameofamere

acquaintance.!haveforgottenthenameofanoldlady,whowasacustomeronthepaperroute

inmyhometownwhenIwasatwelve-year-oldboy.Yetitstaysinmymemoryforshe

taughtmealessonofforgivenessthatIshallneverforget.

Onawinterafternoon,afriendandIwerethrowingstonesontotheleaningroofoftheold

lady'shousefromaspotnearherbackyard.Theobjectofourplaywastoobservehowthe

stoneschangedtomissilesastheyrolledtotheroofsedgeandshotoutintotheyard.Ifound

myselfaperfectlysmoothrockandthrewitout.Thestone,however,slippedfrommyhandand

headedstraightforasmallwindowontheoldlady'sbackporch.Atthesoundoffractured（破

碎的）glass.weknewwewereintrouble.Weranasfastaspossible.

Iwastooscaredaboutgettingcaughttobeconcernedabouttheoldladywiththebroken

windowinwinter.However,afewdayslater,whenIwassurethatIhadn'tbeendiscovered,

startedtofeelguiltyforhermisfortune.ShestillgreetedmewithasmileeachdaywhenIgave

herthepaper,butIwasnolongerabletoactcomfortablyinherpresence.

ImadeupmymindthatIwouldsavemypaperdeliverymoney,andafterthreeweeksI

hadthesevendollarsthatthoughtwouldcoverthecostofherwindow.Iputthemoneyinan

envelopewithanoteexplainingthatIwassorryforbreakingherwindowandhopedthatthe

sevendollarswouldcoverthecost.Iputtheletterthroughtheletterslotinherdoor.Mysoulfelt

redeemed（救赎的）andIcouldhavethefreedomof,onceagain,lookingstraightintotheold

lady'skindeyes.Thenextday,Ihandedtheoldladyherpaperandwasabletoreturnthewarm

smilethatIwasreceivingfromher.Shegavemeabagofcookies.Ithankedherandfeltan

envelopeinit.WhenIopenedtheenvelope,insideitwerethesevendollarsandashortnote

reading,I'mproudofyou.

(1)Howoldisthewriternow?C

A.Fortythree.

B.Fortyfive.

C.Fiftyfive.

D.Twelve.

(2)Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?D

A.Iwasthrowingstonesalone.

B.Ibrokethewindowonpurpose.

C.Thestoneschangedtomissiles.

D.Iheardthewindowbroken.

(3)Howdidtheauthorfeelastimepassed?A

A.Frightened-guilty-comfortable.

B.Concerned-scared-relieved.

C.Innocent-determined-sorry.

D.Scared-i