2021-2022学年江苏省苏州市常熟市海虞某中学高一（下）期中英语试卷

2021-2022学年江苏省苏州市常熟市海虞高级中学高一（下）期

中英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对

话仅读一遍。

1.（1.5分）Whydoesthemanwanttogetglasses?

A.Tobeaccepted.

B.Tolookcooler.

C.Toseemoreclearly.

2.（1.5分）Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Onaplane.

B.Inacar.

C.Onatrain.

3.（1.5分）Whichlanguagedoesthewoman'sgrandmotherspeakwell?

A.French.

B.Italian.

C.German.

4.（1.5分）Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Gotowork.

B.Dosomeexercise.

C.Eatlunch.

5.（1.5分）Whoisthemanprobablytalkingto?

A.Hiswife.

B.Ababysitter.

C.Thekid'steacher.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话

或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或

独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作

答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

6.(3分)听材料，回答问题。

(1)Whydidthemangetwet?

A.Hedidn'ttakeanumbrella.

B.Hisfrienddidn'tgivehimaride.

C.Thewomanforgottopickhimup.

(2)Whatdidthemanworrytheleast?

A.Hisshoes.

B.Hispants.

C.Hiswatch.

7.(4.5分)听材料，回答问题。

(1)Whatdoesschoolstart?

A.At8：40a.m.

B.At8：50a.m.

C.At9：00a.m.

(2)Whatdoesthewomangivetheboy?

A.Somemoney.

B.Somedrinks.

C.Someclothing.

(3)Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Confident

B.Worried.

C.Relaxed.

8.(4.5分)听材料，回答问题。

(1)Whydoeswomaninagoodmood?

A.Shejustgotapayraise.

B.Shejustboughtanewhat.

C.Shewillgoonvacationsoon.

(2)Whattypeofmoviewillthespeakerssee?

A.Acomedy.

B.Alovestory.

C.Athriller.

(3)Howwillthespeakersgethome?

A.Bytaxi.

B.Onfoot.

C.Bysubway.

9.(6分)听材料，回答问题。

(1)Whyisthetraindifferentfromothers?

A.Itiselectric.

B.Itusesaspecialbattery.

C.Ithasnotracks.

(2)Wherewasthefirsttrainlikethisbuilt?

A.InChina.

B.InJapan.

C.InGermany.

(3)Whydoesthetrainrunsoquietly?

A.Itusesmetalwheels.

B.Itoperatesonsolarpower.

C.Itisbuiltwithmodemmaterials.

(4)Howdoesthemanusuallygettowork?

A.Bycar.

B.Bybicycle.

C.Bybus.

10.(4.5分)听材料，回答问题。

(1)WhatarethemineralsfromtheDeadSeausedfor?

A.Food.

B.Swimming.

C.Healthproducts.

(2)WhatisthemainreasonfortheDeadSeatodisappear?

A.Thelittlerainfall.

B.Humanuse.

C.Sinkholes.

（3）WhatisthenewsourceofwaterfortheDeadSea?

A.TheJordanRiver.

B.TheRedSea.

C.TheMujibRiver.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

11.（7.5分）PlanetaryProjectAleksandrV.Bezgodovwww.xlibrispublishing.co.uk

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ThisbookdescribesthethemeofthePlanetaryProject,basedontheevaluationoftheidea

ofnicedevelopment.Amodelissuggestedfbrsolvingglobalproblemsthroughglobalhuman

cooperationaimedatsavingtheplanetEarthfromfuturemisfortunesandcatastrophesfbr

presentandfuturegenerations.ThePlanetaryProjectisfundamentallyapatternoftheworld's

harmoniousdevelopment.

DeadlyDistrustMarySchaller

$29.99hard-cover/$19.99soft-cover/$3.99e-book

Anursingstudentdiedbecauseofpoison.Couldithavebeenanaccidentormurder?

Doeswhoeverknowsaboutthepoisonhaveamotivation?Ifitisamurder,whoislikelytobe

thecriminal?Asthepolicelookintothecase,theyfinditcomplicatedbytheworldofgays,

drugs，andanotherdeath.

TheSingerandHisSongs

DekeRivers

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ChrisWild,themaincharacter,hastoquittheteenagebandtheOffenderseventhoughhe

hasrealizedhisownmusicalgift.AfterhemovestoCanada,heunwillinglystudiestobean

architecturaltechnicianwhenhismusicalgiftisdiscoveredagain.Suddenly,Chrisisraisedto

theheightsofrock-stardom.Asheinspiresthousandsallovertheworld,hefindshimself

caughtbetweentwoworldsandtwolovesfromdifferentpartsofhislife.

TruthandConsequences

RalphE.Carlson

$12.95hard-cover/53.99e-book

Thebookexploresthequestionsconcerningtheoriginoflife,theevolutionofhuman

beingsandlifeafterdeath.Consequencesoftheirtruthvaluesandrelatedtopicsarealso

discussed.Inaddition,the"proofthatevolutionisascientificfactisshowntobeincorrect.

(1)Whichbookmayinterestafanofdetectiveworks?

A.DeadlyDistrust.

B.TruthandConsequences.

C.TheSingerandHisSongs.

D.PlanetaryProject.

(2)Whomaydisapproveoftheevolutiontheory?

A.AleksandrV.Bezgodov.

B.MarySchaller.

C.DekeRivers.

D.RalphE.Carlson.

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.DeadlyDistrustissoldonthesamewebsiteastheothers.

B.Thefourbooksareavailableinthreedifferenteditions.

C.PlanetaryProjectdealswiththefutureofthemankind.

D.TheSingerandHisSongshasthecheapeste-bookedition.

12.(10分)GrowingupinanunderdevelopedzoneofJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,MusaMotha

sayshissurroundingsweren'texactlyideal.Soccerwashisfavoritesport,andhefondly

remembersthetimesheplayedforthelocalyouthteam.Butwhenhewas10yearsold,he

injuredinhisleftleg.Thischangedeverything.

Abonemarrowbiopsy(骨髓活检)revealedMothahadosteosarcoma,atypeofbone

cancer,inhisleftleg.Whilehissoccerinjurywasnotthecause,itdiddrawattentiontothe

already-presentcancer.Hechosetheamputation(截肢)andeversincethatday,hedecided

hewasgoingtoapproachlifedifferently-morepositively,hesaid.

Truetohisword,Motha,now26,canbeseentwirling(转动)acrossstagesaroundthe

world.Hefirstencountereddanceataneighborhoodparty,whereheaskedafriendtoteach

himsomemodifiedmoves."ThenIdancedthewholenight,"herecalled.Histalentsdidnotgo

unnoticed；hebeganappearinginSouthAfricanTVadsandshows.Heevenappearedin

Drake'sOneDancemusicvideo.

Mothathinksthatrepresentationneedstoextendbeyondtheperformingarts."Themore

wecanseethedisabledpersoninmultipleaspectsoflife,suchashelicopterpilots,engineers,

chefs,choreographersandprofessors,thegreaterhopewecanholdontoforasocietywhereno

oneisonthemargins,”hesaid.ThatsMotha'sdreamaswell.

Thoughhesaidthatdancegavehim"apurpose11,headded"Idon*twanttoseemyselfasa

danceronly."Hewantstocreateaspacefbrotherpeoplewithdisabilitiestogooutsidetheir

comfortzone-fromsoccertosinging.Hefeelsthatgreaterrepresentationwillcreatemore

opportunitiesandinclusion,pavingthewayforpeoplewithdisabilitiestoshine.''Insteadof

tellingasobstory,Ifindthatthemostbeautifulstoriesareaftertheamputation,"Motha

said.Heencouragesotherswithdisabilitiesthatthey,too,candoeverything："There'sawhole

lotofthingsthatyoucanovercomeandthatactuallydefinehowstrongyouare."

(1)WhatcausedthediscoveryofMotha'scancer?

A.Theterriblelivingenvironment.

B.Theroutinemedicalexamination.

C.Theaccidentalinjuryinhisleftleg.

D.Thehighamputationofhisleftleg.

(2)WhydoesMotharefusetoseehimselfasadanceronly?

A.Toindicatethatdanceisnolongerhisfavorite.

B.Toshowoffhistalentsinmoreaspectsofhislife.

C.Tostresshehasn'tgoneoutsidehiscomfortzone.

D.Toinspirethedisabledtogobeyondthemselves.

(3)WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4probablymean?

A.Mostofourdreamshavecometrue.

B.Everyonecanmakeadifference.

C.Notalldisabledpeopleareinfluential.

D.Nodisabledpeoplehavebeenprejudiced.

（4）WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMotha?

A.Braveandhumorous.

B.Friendlyandsociable.

C.Optimisticandambitious.

D.Humbleandcreative.

13.（10分）Oneofthemostdangerousinsectsyouneedtowatchoutforduringsummeris

mosquitoes.Butnomatterhowyoutrytoavoidthem,somenaturallyattractmosquitoesmore

thanothers.

Oneofthemostimportantfactstorememberisthatmosquitoestrackpeopledownby

smellandbodyodour（气味），accordingtoBartKnols,PhD,abiologistdevotedtothestudy

ofmosquitoes.Thecarbondioxidepeoplebreatheout,alongwithchemicalsfromtheskin,

createsan"odourplume"thatmosquitoescandetectfromuptoalmost100feetaway."Each

persongivesoffmorethan300chemicalsfromtheskin,morethan100inbreathingout,“

Knolssays.

Thespecificmixturesontheskinthatmosquitoesrespondtovarybyspecies.Theyellow

fevermosquitoandAsiantigermosquito,forexample,respondwelltolacticacidfrom

skin.Africanmalariamosquitoesrespondtoamixoffattyacids,accordingtoKnols.Your

individualmixturesandsmellsdeterminehowmuchofamosquitoattractionyouare,

dependingonthemosquitospecies.Themixofchemicalsyouproduceisonlypartlyinyour

control.Thesechemicalsdependonyourgeneticmake-up,healthcondition,diet,skinpH,

andsoon."Bacteriaontheskinbreakdownthemixturesthatwegiveoffthroughourpores

（毛孑L）,andthesearetheattractivesmells,"Knolssays."Soitisnotactuallywethatdraw

mosquitoes,butthebacteriaonourskin."

Althoughthisisacomplexandpartlyunderstoodphenomenon,Knolssaysthatwedoall

haveauniquesmell.Therearemanyfolkstoriesaboutwhysomepeoplearemoreorless

attractivetomosquitoes.Somepeoplefalselythinkthebloodtypeisthecause,andothers

believetakingvitaminBoreatinggarlicmakespeoplelessattractivetomosquitoes-but

Knolsnotesthere'snoscientificdatabackinguptheseclaims.

(1)Whatdowelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Nobodycanavoidmosquitoesanyway.

B.Mosquitoescandetectpeoplebysmell.

C.Apersonbreathesoutover300chemicals.

D.Peoplefindmosquitoesannoyingandharmful.

(2)Whydoestheauthortakeseveralkindsofmosquitoesforexample?

A.Towarnpeoplenottotouchmosquitoes.

B.Topersuadereaderstoprotecttheenvironment.

C.Tohelppeopledistinguishpoisonousmosquitoes.

D.Toshowhowdifferentmosquitoesreacttomixtures.

(3)WhatattractsmosquitoesaccordingtoBartKnols?

A.Bacteriaontheskin.

B.Specificbloodtype.

C.Smellsfromthehair.

D.Chemicalsinthemouth.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Waystomakepeoplemoreandmoreattractive

B.Folkstoriesabouthowmosquitoesattackpeople

C.Thescientificreasonyouareamosquitoattraction

D.Differentattitudestowardmosquitoes

14.(10分)Riceiseatenallovertheworldinalldifferentways.Nomatterifyourriceiswhiteor

brown,ithasonethingincommon,andthat*sarsenic(神).Now,researchersfromthe

UniversityofSheffieldsayanewandsimplewayofcookingricecanremovethiscancer-

causingmaterialwhilekeepingthenutrientswhichmakethisfoodsogood.

Ateamfromtheschool'sInstituteforSustainableFooddiscoveredthe''parboilingwith

absorptionmethod"(PBA)cancutdownoverhalfthenaturallyoccurringarsenicinbrown

riceand74percentinwhiterice.Moreimportantly,thishome-friendlykitchenmethodsaves

thenutrientsricecontains.

ThePBAmethodfirstparboils（将煮到半熟）riceinpre-boiled-waterforfive

minutes.Thewateristhenemptiedandfreshwaterispouredintothepot.Fromthere,thericeis

cookednormallyatlowerheatuntilthewaterisalltakenin.

TheInternationalAgencyfbrResearchonCancerhasclassedarsenicasaGroup

carcinogen,thematerialthatcancausecancer.Unfortunately,ricehasthiswater-soluble

poisonbecauseitgrowsinfloodedfieldsunlikemanyothergrains（谷物）.

Researcherssayarseniccanaffecteveryorganinthehumanbody.ltcanalsoresultinskin

lesions,cancer,diabetes,andlungdiseases.Ricetendstoholdaround10timesmorearsenic

thanothergrains.ltusuallysitsintheoutercoveringofthegrain,whichmakesitmoreof

probleminbrownrice.Whiterice,whichismilled（研磨），containslessai'senicbutalsohas

fewernutrientsduetothemillingprocess.

"Forpeoplewhoeatrice,thisisexcellentnews.Thereareconcernsamongstthe

populationabouteatingriceduetoarsenic.Previousstudieshaveshownthatcookingriceina

lotofwatercouldremovearsenicbuttheproblemisitalsoremovesnutrients,“sayslead

authorDr.ManojMenoninauniversityrelease,"Ouraimwastoimprovethemethodto

removearsenicwhilekeepingmaximumnutrientsinthecookedrice.Ournewlydeveloped

method,PBA,iseasyandhome-friendlysothateveryonecanuseit.Wedon'tknowthe

amountofarsenicineachpacketofricewebuy；eventhoughbrownriceisnutritionallybetter

thanwhitericeasourdatashows,itcontainsmorearsenicthanwhiterice.Withournew

methodweareabletosignificantlyreducethearsenicwhilereducingthelossofkeynutrients.'*

（1）Whatdidtheresearcherstrytodowithrice?

A.Toaddmorenutrientstoit.

B.Tomakeithealthyandnutritious.

C.Touseitasacureforcancer.

D.Torecommenditasapopularfood.

（2）WhatcanwelearnaboutthePBAmethod?

A.Itcanchangetheformofarsenicinrice.

B.Itcanremovearseniccompletelyfromrice.

C.Itrequireswatertobechangedduringcooking.

D.Itwillbemoreeffectiveunderahightemperature.

（3）Whatmakesriceholdarsenicmorethanothergrains?

A.Itsmillingprocess.

B.Itshighwatercontent.

C.Itsspecialstructure.

D.Itsgrowingcondition.

（4）WhatdoesDr.ManojMenonsayinthelastparagraph?

A.Riceshouldbecookedwithasmallamountofwater.

B.ThePBAmethodcankilltwobirdswithonestone.

C.ThePBAmethodneedstobetestedfurtherindailylife.

D.Peoplelikingriceshouldchoosebrownriceoverwhiterice.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中

选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

15.（12.5分）If2021wasthewakeupcall,then2022istheyearoftakingtheurgentaction

neededtodealwithclimatechange.（1）Theyhavebroughtimmediateactiontothe

topoftheworld'sschedule.

Activistsandcampaignerseverywherecontinuetobefrustrated（使...沮丧）bythelackof

actionfromworldleadersandcorporations/2）Tohelpmaketacklingclimatechange

ourtoppriorityin2022,herearesomeuniquewayswecanhelpdefendtheplanetthisyear-

andwecanstartrightnow!

SupportSustainable（可持续的）Fashion

Thefashionindustryisoneofthebiggestcontributorstopollution,makingup20%of

globalindustrialwaterpollution,aswellasbeingamajorcontributortogreenhousegas

emissions（排放）-accordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,itproduces10%ofallhumanity*s

carbonemissions,aswellasbeingthesecond-largestuseroftheworld'swatersupply.

Sustainablefashion,meanwhile,isclothingthatismadefromenvironmentally-friendly

materials.（3）Supportingsustainablefashioncanseemlikethemorecostlyoption,

buttheenvironmentalcostoffastfashionisvast,andtherearelotsofaffordablewaysto

supportsustainablefashion.

MakeanEventOutofPlantingTrees

Afully-growntreeabsorbs48poundsofcarbondioxideperyear.Treescontributemuch

tocleaningtheair.(4)Whetherit'sputting"plantatree"onyourwishlistfor2022,

orplantingtreesforyourbirthdaycelebration,goforit.Getyourfriendsandfamilyinvolved；

itwillbefun.Normalizingplantingtreesaspartofourhumanactivityisagreatwaytofight

climatechange.

FollowaMorePlant-BasedDiet

Goingplant-basedisafashionthathasreallypickedupoverthelastfewyears,andone

ofthesimplestwaysyoucanhelpdealwithclimatechangethisyearisbyfollowingamore

plant-baseddiet,ormakingplant-basedchoices.Researchshowsthataglobalshifttoa

moreplant-baseddietcouldreducetheemissionsofgreenhousegasesby70%by2050.(5)

A.Theyarealsoagreatwaytopreventflooding.

B.Thesetreesformanaturalprotectionfromthesun.

C.Besides,itisalsoahealthieralternativeforyourbody.

D.Asaresult,meatandmilkproductsdemandmoreresources.

E.Wecandoourpartindailylifetocutourowncarbonfootprints,though.

F.Itisharmlessinthemakingprocess,andusesnaturalresourcesresponsibly.

G.Thepastyearhaswitnessedextremeweathereventsandrapidlychangingweatherpattern.

第三部分语言知识运用(共三节，满分35分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满

分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填

入空白处的最佳选项。

16.(15分)MyhusbandandIbookedafallfoliage(叶子)touruptheHudsonRiver.Wewere

reallyexcitedtoseeallthechangingcolorsoftheleavesintheirfullglory.

Itwasabeautifulday.Wewerealittle(1)sincenoneoftheleavesinour

backyardseemedtobechangingcolor.Butwe(2)thataswemotoredfarthernorth,

itwouldbea(3)story.

However,throughthewholetrip,therewasonlytheoccasionalsightofyellowand

orange.ltwasnotthefallfoliagetourwehad(4).

Ourwholefamily(5)wherewewereandwehadtopreparetofacetheir

(6)aboutthetripwhenwereturned.Howweretheleaves?Wereyou

disappointed?

IfItellmyselfthatthe(7)wasallaboutthecoloroftheleaves,andcomplain

aboutmoneywastedandhopes(8)，Iwillhavehadatruly(9)day.Butif

ItellmyselfthatIhadabeautifuldayoutontheHudsonRiver,hadsome(10)time

(evenonaboatfilledwithpassengers),andcamebackrefreshed,thenitwasmoneyandtime

(11).

(12)Icouldn'tchangethesurroundingsandIcouldn'tmaketheleavessuddenly

changecolor,allthatwasleftwastochangemy(13).Sothehonestansweristhat

whiletherewassomeinitial(原来的，最初的)(14),we(15)havinga

greatday.Ilovebeingoutonthewater.

(1)A.concemedB.angryC.curiousD.impatient

(2)A.indicatedB.believedC.revealedD.promised

(3)A.similarB.extinctC.different0.orderly

(4)A.noticedB.insistedC.remembered0.expected

(5)A.knewB.foundC.protestedD.confirmed

(6)A.commentsB.discussionsC.details0.questions

(7)A.tripB.fallC.boat0.answer

(8)A.deliveredB.destroyedC.disappeared0.declared

(9)A.terribleB.meaningfulC.deadlyD.mobile

(10)A.dullB.busyC.quiet0.limited

(11)A.well-weighedB.well-fittedC.well-spentD.well-organized

(12)A.SinceB.UnlessC.IncaseD.For

(13)A.decisionB.determinationC.attitudeD.role

(14)A.excitementB.puzzleC.disappointmentD.scare

(15)A.brokeupB.madeupC.grewupD.endedup

第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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.（10分）Chinesewasformallyannouncedan（1）（office）languageoftheUnited

NationsWorldTourismOrganizationonJanuary25.

ThatmeanstheorganizationwillusetheChineselanguage,（2）willimprove

China*ssoftpoweringlobaltourismand,byextension,theculturaldomain（领域）.Itwill

advancethegrowthofChina'stourism,（3）（encourage）othercountriestoadopt

itspolicies.Also,touristplacesinChinawillgetmoreexposure.（4）（consequence）,

thenumberofpeoplelearningChinesewilldefinitelygrow.

Therearetwomainreasons（5）that.First,Chineseculturalandtourismauthorities

（6）（promote）Chinesecultureforlong.Asfarbackasin2006,SpringFestivalwas

listedasanationalculturalheritage（遗产）andgivenspecialprotection.Now,thereare

numerousinfluentialfestivallistsintheworldandalmostallofthemlisttheChineseNewYear

orSpringFestival.Manyevenlist（7）atthetop.Second,theyear-on-yeargrowth

inthenumberofChinesetouristsbefore2020hasplayed（8）importantpartin

promotingtheChineselanguageandculture.Globally,Chinesefaceshavebecomecommonat

scenicspots.Thathasalottodo（9）China'simprovingeconomyandtheconstantly

risingpercapitalincome（人均收入）.

WithChina'scomprehensivecapability（综合实力）increasing,itisexpectedthatits

influenceinothersoftpowerdomainswillalsogrowintheyears（10）（come）.

第三节词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

18.（1分）WhenJerryisteasedforhisfoolishnessbyotherboys,Tomwillcometohisr.

19.（1分）Nodoubtdrawingonhisownexperiences,CaoXueqingivesadetaileddof

whatlifewaslikeatthattime.

20.（1分）Ofthesixpeopleiinthecrash,onlytwosurvived.

21.（1分）PlaceanorderviaAmazonappandyou'llhavethecustom-madefurnitured

toyourdoor.

22.（1分）Thebeachiswithinwalkingdofmyhouse.

23.（1分）Atyphoonisa（破坏性的）stormthatoccursinthenorth-westPacific

Ocean.

24.（1分）Weather（允许），thepartywillbeheldinthegarden.

25.（1分）AncientGreecewasafountainof（智慧）andphilosophy.

26.（1分）Thethief（企图）tostealthewoman'smoneybutwascaughtonthespot.

27.（1分）TheUKgovernmentannouncedanother24,962（确诊）Covidcaseson

Sunday,aswellasafurther168deathswithin28daysofapositivetest.

第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分35分）第一节应用文（满分15分）

28.（15分）4月22日是世界地球日，今年的主题是”修复我们的地球”。你校学生会组织

了一次关于世界地球日的社区宣传活动。请你写一则英文报道，内容包括：

1.参加人员；

2.活动过程；

3.活动反响。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：修复我们的地球restoreourearth

AnActivitytoRestoreOurEarth

第二节读后续写（满分20分）

29.（20分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的

短文。

Ittookplaceinateacher'sfamily.Oneday,Benwasplayingbasketballinthelivingroom

afterschool,whenheaccidentallythrewtheballatavasesittingontheshelf.Thevasedropped

tothefloorandalargepiecebrokeoff.WhatmadeBenmoreupsetwasthatthevasewasnota

commondecorationbutanantique（古董），whichwashandeddownthroughgenerationsfrom

the18thcentury.ltwasalsohismother'sfavouritepossession.Tocoverhisterribleaction,the

terrifiedboygluedthepiecestogetherhastilyandputthevasebacktoitsplace.

Asthemotherherselfdustedthevaseeveryday,shenaturallynoticedthecracks（裂纹）

thatevening.Tohersurprise,therepairworkwasactuallyverygood.Atdinnertime,sheasked

herboyifhebrokethevase.Fearingpunishment,thesuddenlyinspiredboysaidthata

neighbour'scatjumpedinfromthewindowandhecouldn'tdriveitawaynomatterhowhard

hetried.ltracedaroundthelivingroomandfinallyknockedthevaseoffitsshelf.Hismother

wasquiteclearthathersonwaslying,forallthewindowswereclosedbeforesheleftforwork

eachmorningandopenedaftershereturned.However,inthefaceofherson*snervouseyesand

thesuspiciouslooksoftheotherfamilymembers.Ben'smotherremainedcalm.Sherealizedshe

shouldn*tjustsimplyblameandpunishhersonfbrlying.Shecameupwithanotheridea.

Beforegoingtobed,theboyfoundanotefromhismotherinhisroom,askinghimtogo

tothestudyatonce.Theboythoughthewouldnowbepunishedbut,ashehadalreadylied,

hewasdeterminedtodenyeverythingtotheend,nomatterhowangryhismumbecame.

Inthestudy,calmlybathedinthelight,hismothersfaceshowednosignofanger.On

seeinghersonpushopenthedoorandcautiouslyenter,shetookachocolateboxoutofa

drawerandgavehimone.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Themothersaid,"Thischocolateisarewardforyourimagination：awindow-openingcat!"

Nowwithsomechocolatesinhand,theboy'sbadattitudedisappeared.

2021-2022学年江苏省苏州市常熟市海虞高级中学高一（下）期

中英语试卷

参考答案与试题解析

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对

话仅读一遍。

1.（1.5分）Whydoesthemanwanttogetglasses?

A.Tobeaccepted.

B.Tolookcooler.

C.Toseemoreclearly.

【分析】略

【解答】略

【点评】略

2.（1.5分）Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Onaplane.

B.Inacar.

C.Onatrain.

【分析】略

【解答】略

【点评】略

3.（1.5分）Whichlanguagedoesthewoman'sgrandmotherspeakwell?

A.French.

B.Italian.

C.German.

【分析】略

【解答】略

【点评】略

4.（1.5分）Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Gotowork.

B.Dosomeexercise.

C.Eatlunch.

【分析】略

【解答】略

【点评】略

5.（1.5分）Whoisthemanprobablytalkingto?

A.Hiswife.

B.Ababysitter.

C.Thekid*steacher.

【分析】略

【解答】略

【点评】略

第二节（共15小题；每小题L5分,满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话

或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或

独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作

答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

6.（3分）听材料，回答问题。

（1）Whydidthemangetwet?

A.Hedidn'ttakeanumbrella.

B.Hisfrienddidn*tgivehimaride.

C.Thewomanforgottopickhimup.

（2）Whatdidthemanworrytheleast?

A.Hisshoes.

B.Hispants.

C.Hisw