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江苏省泗阳中学2022级高一年级期末测试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.Howlongwillthemanhavetowaitforthepostofficetoopen?A.15minutes.B.10minutes.C.20minutes.2.Whatisthemangoingtododuringthesummervacation?A.Gocamping.B.Visithisparents.C.VisithisfriendsinLondon.3.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Complaining.B.Apologizing.C.Arguing.4.Whydidthewomancall?A.ToasktoborrowsomeCDs.B.ToaskwhetherBillcancometotheparty.C.Topassonsomeinformationabouttheparty.5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Bossandsecretary.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Customerandwaitress.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。听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。6.WhatisLindafamousfor?A.Painting.B.Traveling.C.Collectingstones.7.Whatistheman’sopinionofLinda’sstones?A.Priceless.B.Impressive.C.Imaginative.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。8.Wheredoesthisdialoguetakeplace?A.Inthepolicestation.B.Atthewoman’shouse.C.Inthestreet.9.Whatdidthewomandowhenthethiefranaway?A.Sheranafterhim.B.Sheshoutedloudly.C.Shecalledthepolice.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。10.Whendidthetwospeakerslastmeet?A.Eightmonthsago.B.Iwoyearsago.C.Threeyearsago.第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
111.WhatdidthewomandowhenshewasinChina?A.Shewasajournalist.B.Shewasaneditor.C.Shewasacomputerprogrammer.12.Wheredoesthewomancomefrom?A.Canada.B.China.C.Britain.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。13.Whywouldthemanprefertorentanapartmentneartheelementaryschool?A.Heteachesthere.B.Heoncelivedthere.C.Hissonstudiesthere.14.Whichpricewouldthemanprefer?A.$480B.$550C.$60015.Whichkindofapartmentwouldthemanprefer?A.Anemptyone.B.Onewithfurnitureinit.C.Onewithoutakitchen.16.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanlostthekeystothetwoapartments.B.Themanmighttakealookatthetwoapartments.C.Themanisn’tinterestedineitherofthetwoapartments.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。17.WhodesignedtheWhiteHouse?A.GeorgeWashington.B.JohnAdams.C.JamesHoban.18.WhowerethefirstpeopletoliveintheWhiteHouse?A.JohnAdamsandhiswife.B.GeorgeWashingtonandhiswife.C.ThethirdpresidentoftheUSandhiswife.19.HowmanyroomsdoestheWhiteHousehave?A.123B.132C.23220.What’sthespeakerdescribing?A.ThehistoryoftheWhiteHouse.B.ThestructureoftheWhiteHouse.C.SomepresidentswhohavelivedintheWhiteHouse.第二部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AForvisitorswhoareonashortweekendvisittotheislandBali,hereisatipofhowtogetthemostoutoftheir48hoursvisit.Friday3pm—Thereisnothinglikeagoodmeal.LaLucciolaatSeminyakistheplacetobe,withitsgoodfood,第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
2greatserviceandabeautifulviewofthesea.5pm—AboutanhourawayfromLaLucciolaisUluwatu.Thissoutherntipoftheislandisfamousforitsfamoustemplethatstandsontheedgehighabovethesea.Thefiredance,isperformedheredailyatsunset.8pm—Tofinishofftheevening,headtoJimbaranBaywhererestaurantsoffercandles,localdancesandamovingbandofboyssingingsongsonrequest.Kickoffyourshoes,feelthesand,andenjoythefreshseafood.Saturday9:30am—StartthedaywithanotherexperienceofBalineseculturebyheadingforadanceperformance.12pm—Kintamani,afavouritewithtouristsforthepanoramic(全景的)viewofactivevolcanoMt.Baturandneighbouringcraterlake.It’sagoodideatoreachKintamaniearlyasittendstogetcloudyafter3pm.HavelunchatalocalrestaurantwithaviewofMt.Baturandthelake.TouristscancatchthesunriseattheMt.Baturpeak.2:30pm—HeadbacktoUbud,theseatofBali’sfinearts,danceandmusic,andspendtherestofyourafternoonstrollingthroughitsstreets.Sunday6am—It’stimeforareduceinthesea—anddon’tforgetthecamera.10:30am—It’sanotherhalf-daytriptotwoofthemostfamoustemplesinBali.DrivedowntotheTamanAyuntempleatMengwi.12pm—NextupistheTanahLottemple,perhapsthemostfamousofthemall.Builtonarockthatgetscutofffromthemainlandduringhightide,thetempleisbestseenintheafternoonwhenitissilhouetted(显出轮廓)againstthesunoratsunset.1.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthefiredanceisperformed.A.inUbudB.everydayC.ontheseaD.onlyonweekends2.WhyisitbettertogotoKintamaniearly?A.Becausetheviewofsunriseisbetterthanthatofsunset.B.Becausethevolcanothereisnotactiveintheafternoon.C.Becausetherestaurantstherecloseearlyintheafternoon.D.Becausetheweatherthereisnotsogoodaftermid-afternoon.3.Whichisthebestplacefortouriststohaveagoodtimeatnight?A.LaLucciola.B.Mengwi.C.JimbaranBay.D.PuriSaraswati.BAnumberofpeopleholdapositiveattitudetowardartificialintelligence’sabilitytoreshapeeducationnowadays.However,manyfeelsuchclaimsarenottrustworthy.KentaroToyama,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofInformation,isoneofthosedoubtfulabouttheideaofusingAIintheclassroom.Toyamamentionedasituationhecameacrosswhileworkinginanafter-schoolprogramindigitalliteracy.Hesaid,“Intryingtoteachstudentstousetechnology,thegreatestdifficultyintheirlearningwasthetechnologyitself.”Assoonashelookedawayfromthestudents,theywould“veryquicklyfindthemostfungamestheycouldfindonthecomputerandstartplayingthem”.ThatsuggeststheproblemwithputtingtoomuchfaithinAIforteaching.“Thereisgreatpotentialforittobeadistraction,”hesaid.第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
3Toyamaoncesurveyedalargegroupofpeopleabouttheirpreferenceforthefollowingeducationalscenarios(情景):aschoolwithnoteachersbutpowerfulAI,onewithbadteachersandnocomputers,onewithbadteachersbutstrongcomputers,onewithgoodteachersbutnocomputers,onewithgoodteachersandsomecomputers,oronewithgreatteachersandmanycomputers.TheresultshowedthatnobodywouldsendtheirchildrentoaschoolwithpowerfulAIbutnoteachers,oronewithbadteachersbutstrongcomputers.Toyamaconcluded“Goodteachersarewhatmatters;everythingelseissecondarycomparedtothat.”ToyamaisalsoconcernedthatAIandtechnologymaywidenthegapbetweendisadvantagedschoolsandwealthierschools.Hesaid,“Thebestwaytothinkabouttechnologyisthatitamplifies(放大)underlyingforces.Inthecaseofschools,well-resourcedschoolswillfindthebestwaystousetechnology.Butifyou’reinaschooldistrictthatisunderfundedandparentsarenotinvolved,itdoesn’tmakeadifferencehowgoodthetechnologyis,anditwillnotturnthatsituationaround.”WhenaskedwhenschoolsshouldadoptAI,Toyamasuggestedthattheyshouldwaituntilthebasicsareinplace,teacherswantit,andthetechnologyisprovedtohavepositiveeducationalvalue.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3probablyreferto?A.AI.B.Faith.C.Teaching.D.Computer.5.WhydoestheauthormentionthesurveyinParagraph4?A.Tostressthekeyfactorineducation.B.Torecommendhisfavoriteschoolforparents.C.TocomparethedifferencesbetweenAlandteachers.D.Toprovethatpreferenceforschoolsvariesamongpeople.6.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillToyamaprobablyagreewith?A.Poorparentsaretroubledbytheirmoneyproblems.B.AImaycompletelychangeteachingandlearningoneday.C.ItisnottherighttimetoputAItogooduseintheclassroom.D.Teachersandtechnologyareequallyimportanttoaschool.7.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Anovel.B.Areport.C.Atextbook.D.Anannouncement.CIn1880,fourteen-year-oldMatthewHensonlovedtohearsailorstelltalesoftheirexcitinglivesatsea.Thetravel,theadventure,thedanger,andthesteadypaywereallattractingyoungHenson.Oneday,hefoundajobasacabinboyonabeautifulshipcalledtheKatieHinds.Forthenextfiveyears,Hensonsailedaroundtheworld.Withthehelpoftheship’scaptainandothermembersofthecrew,Hensonlearnedmathematics,navigation,history,geography,andmanyothersubjects.BythetimehelefttheKatieHindsin1885,Hensonwaswelleducatedandhadbecomeanexcellentseaman.Unabletofindworkanywhereelse,HensontookajobinahatshopinWashington,D.C.Onedayin1887,amancameintobuyahat.Theman,RobertPeary,askedtheownerifheknewanyonewithexperienceatsea.PearywouldsoontraveltoSouthAmericafortheU.S.government.Heneededexperiencedmentoaccompanyhim.Theshopownerknewabouthisyoungemployee’sskillsandexperienceonoceanjourneys,soheintroducedPearytoHenson.第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
4Usinghismap-readingandsailingskills,Hensonprovedhimselftobeaworthyandsmartseaman.PearysoonmadeHensonhisassistant(助理),andtheybecameclosefriends.OnedayPearytoldHensonabouthisrealdream:tobethefirstmantostandon“thetopoftheworld”attheNorthPole.HeaskedHensontohelphimmakehisdreamcometrue.Overthenextfiveyears,thetwoexplorersmadetwotripstogethertotheArctic.However,theywerenotabletoreachthepoleeithertime.Thecold,wind,andicewereworsethaneitherofthemhadeverimagined.In1908,PearyandHensonwerereadytomaketheirfinalattemptatreachingtheNorthPole.Bothmenwereoverfortyyearsold.Theyearsofhardshipinthearcticcoldhadmadethemsufferalot.Thiswouldbetheirlastchance.WithfourInuit(因纽特)guides,theymadeamadrushstraightacrosstheicetowardthepole.Peary’sfeetwereinjuredandhehadtobepulledonadogsled.InApril1909,Henson’sinstrumentsshowedtheywerestandingattheNorthPole.TogetherHensonandPearyplantedtheAmericanflaginthesnow.Inlateryears,RobertPearyandHensonweregreatlyhonoredfortheirachievements.Today,thetwofriendsandfellowexplorerslieinheroes’gravesnotfarapartintheArlingtonNationalCemetery.8.Inparagraph1,theauthorshowshowHensonbecame________.A.awonderfulseamanB.aneducatedcaptainC.agoodshopassistantDasuccessfullearner9.Paragraph2mainlytellsus________.A.whyMatthewHensonwenttothehatshopBhowMatthewHensonmetRobertPearyC.whyMatthewHensonstoppedworkingontheKatieHindsD.howRobertPearyknewMatthewHensonhadseaexperience10.ThefollowingstatementsareTRUEexcept________.A.HensonprovedhimselfabetterseamanthanPearyB.PearywantedHensontohelphimrealizehisdreamC.Beforetheirfinalattempt,theymadetwotripstogetherD.Aftertheydied,theywerehighlyrespectedbypeople11.ThestorybetweenHensonandPearycouldbestbecomparedto________.A.treasurehunterslookingforfortunesB.sailorsseekingpoweroverothersC.soldiersfightingfortheirfreedomD.fightersexploringanunknownlandDIntheearlydaysofcovid-19,thetechindustrywasconsumedbyasenseofexcitement.Withbillionsofpeoplelockeddownathome,workandplaywereshiftingonline.Manyhopedthatthenewnormalwouldsparkahugeproductivityboomasfirmsdigitizedandworkersspentlesstimecommuting.Theexcitementwasmostevidentinstock-markets,whereanyfirmrelatedtothistrendsawitssharepricesurge.Thetech-heavyNASDAQroseby88%.第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
5Thecrazyhasended.Todaythelockdownlunacyindex(疯狂指数)—whichincludesNetflix,astreamingservice;Peloton,amakeroffancyexercisebikes;Robin-hood,astock-tradingapp;Shopify,ande-commerceplatform;andZoom,avideoconferencingfirm-hasfallenbymorethan80%fromitspeak.HowworryingisthisreturntoEarth?Tobesuresomeofitreflectsgloomierprospectsfortheglobaleconomy.Anditisdisappointingthattwoyearsofdigitizationandremoteworkhavenotprovidedclearevidenceofaproductivityboom.Yettherearereasonsstilltobetechno-optimistic.Muchoftheearlyenthusiasmmaysimplyhavebeenfocusedonthewrongtypesoffirm.Thoughthepandemicdarlingshavefizzled,theshifttowardsevergreaterdigitizationcontinues.Thetruewinnersarenottheflashyconsumer-techfirms,butthecompaniesthatprovidetheinfrastructuretoenablethisshift.Lookbeyondtheboomandbustofconsumertech,andyouseetherealsuccesses.Themarketfortheinfrastructuretechnologythatunderpinspeople’sdailylives,suchascloudcomputing,cyber-securityanddigitalpayments,isbooming.Thecloud-computingindustryisexpectedtogrowtoalmost$500bnthisyear,upfrom$243bnin2019.Amazon’scloudoffering,thelargestintheworld,isstillgrowingat33%eachyear.Itaccountedforthree-quartersofthefirm’soperatingincomeoverthepast12months,andisproppingupthetechgiant’sailinge-commercebusiness.ItsclosestrivalsarethecloudservicesofMicrosoftandGoogle.Theirannualsalesaregrowingby40%and36%,respectively.Cloudificationhascreatednewdemandsforcybersecurity,anothertechwinner.Thecombinedrevenueatthethreelargestlistedcybersecurityfirmshasalmostdoubledsincethestartofthepandemic.Theirmarketcapitalisationhastripled,andhascomedownonlyafractionsincethestartoftheyear.Digitalpaymentsareanotherbrightspot,thankstolockdownsandsocialdistancing.Three-quartersofiPhoneownersuseApplyPay,upfromhalfin2019,andnineoutoftenAmericanretailersnowacceptitasapaymentmethod.Almost200mpeopleinIndiaandChinahaveusedsomeformofdigitalpaymentforthefirsttimesincetheonsetofcovid.Thebubblemayhaveburstonthepandemic’sdarlings,butthedrumbeatofdigitizationcontinues.Thelessobvioustechnologiesthatprovidetheunderlyinginfrastructurefortheshiftarethetruebeneficiariesofcovid.Whetherthesewillfuelaproductivityboostonedayremainstobeseen.Buttherewasmoregoingonduringthepandemicthanlockdowncrazy.12.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Techindustrypredictedaproductivityboominthelockdown,whichprovedtrue.B.Thesharepricesofcustomer-techcompaniessharplyrocketedandthendeclined.C.Robinhoodisatechcompanyspecializainginmeetingdemandsforcybersecurity.D.Theprospectsofthetechindustryaretoogloomytobeoptimistic.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fizzled”inparagraph3mean?A.emergedB.benefitedC.failedD.sustained14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A.Digitalpaymentwasn’tavailabletoIndiansatalluntilthestartofcovid.B.Inthepastyear,Amazonhasmainlydependedonitse-commercebusinessofprofits.C.Intheshiftofworkingonline,cloudificationisnolongeroptional!D.Themarketcapitalizationofthreelargestlistedcybersecurityfirmshaskeptrising.15.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
6A.Techno-pessimistsRuletheLockdown.B.TheLockdownIndexSoundstheAlarm.C.EconomicDepressionIsArriving.D.TechLosersandWinnersofthePandemic.第二节七选五(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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Live-streammarketing:Aruralrags-to-richesstory?Formanyyears,qualityagriculturalproductswereunabletosellinfarawayprovinces.____16____Itpreventedthemfromaccessingawider,urbanclient.Inmostcases,becausefarmersfailedtodirectlyreachconsumers,theirheavyphysicallaborresultedinverylittleincome.Inthisregard,live-streammarketingmayappealtoyoungmigrantworkersandconvincethemtoreturnhomeinthecountryside.____17____InYunnanProvince,southwestChina,live-streammarketingiscurrentlythemostpopularwayofpushinglocalproductstoconsumersacrossthecountry.____18____Itisturningthesmartphoneintoanewfarmingtoolbyfashioningnewshoppingcenters.Live-streaminghasgreatlyboostedtheprovince’sproducesalesinthepasttwoyears.Wenowhaveagreatbusinessmodelinplace,combiningproductswithhigh-qualitylivestreamplatformsandsupportpackagesfromthegovernment.____19____Anyway,thecontinuousdevelopmentoflive-streammarketingisreadytoplayabigroleinraisingruralincomesinrelativelybackwardprovinceslikeYunnan.E-commercelive-streamingisdoingprettywellnowadays,butfarmproduceonlyaccountsforasmallshare,mainlyduetothelackofexperiencedhostsandinfrastructureinruralareas.____20____Howtogrowlivestreammarketingforfarmproducts?Shortvideosorlive-streams,thekeyistomeetconsumers’demand.High-qualityproductsalonearen’tenough;theymustconsiderbuyers’preferencesaswell.A.Therearisesaquestion.BGovernmentpoliciesandguidanceshouldfollowup.C.Theexpansionof5Gtechnologyisavitalcontribution.D.Thebiggestbarrierislackofefficientmarketingchannels.E.Chinahasatraditionofintensivecultivationandahugeruralpopulation.F.Butweshouldestablishacompletesupplychainbasedonstrictstandards.G.Oncebacktheycanintroducemoredigitallyadvancedapproachestoagriculturalmanagement.第三节完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Myfatherneverkeptanythingforemotionalpurposes-exceptonce.IwastheonlyoneinmyfamilywhocaredaboutbaseballandIalways____21____watchingmyheroesatYankeeStadium.Onewinter,Iwrotedownascheduleforthesummerdatesanddreamedeverynight.Tomysurprise,oneeveningIsawmyfather____22____itbeforegoingouttowork.ThefollowingSunday,hetoldme,“Let’sputawaysomemoneyintoa____23____eachweek,andmaybewecangotoYankeeStadiumthissummer.”I____24____washedoutajarand____25____alabel:YANKEE第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
7STADIUMFUND,1960.Eachofus____26____tothejarweekly.However,westillhadn’tgonetoagamebecausemyfatherhadtoworkeverySaturday.Sooneday,I____27____himoftheremainingtime,andthenhe____28____me,“Don’tworryandwe’llhaveafreeSaturday.”Onthemorningofthelastgame,Iwaswaitinghopelesslywithno____29____ofmyfatherwhohadbeentoworkwhenhesuddenlyappearedandyelled,“Igottwo____30____!”.Icouldhardly____31____whenwefinallysattogether,fatherandson,watchingmyNewYorkYankees.Isatcheering,butformyfather,allIcouldseeisaface____32____tirednessfromworkingallweek.In1963,myfatherdiedsuddenlywhileworking.Inhisbedroom,Inoticeda____33____ticketinhisyellowishbook,whichread,OctoberI,1960,GeneralAdmission.Myfather,who____34____nothingforemotionalreasons,haddecidedtokeepthis,a(n)____35____ofourafternoontogether.21.A.dreamedofB.passeddownC.triedoutD.calledfor22.A.inspiringB.checkingC.tearingD.examining23.A.bottleB.jarC.brochureD.package24.A.officiallyB.patientlyC.immediatelyD.unwillingly25.A.attachedB.identifiedC.createdD.protested26.A.referredB.contributedC.donatedD.attended27.A.accusedB.informedC.inquiredD.warned28.A.rescuedB.scoldedC.comfortedD.encouraged29.A.signalB.signC.replyD.company30.A.imagesB.riddlesC.ticketsD.couplets31.A.breatheB.imagineC.standD.jump32.A.filledwithB.decoratedwithC.equippedwithD.coupledwith33.A.prettyB.plainC.freshD.faded34.A.broughtB.abandonedC.producedD.saved35.A.impressionB.giftC.honorD.memory第四节语法填空(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。PeoplearefreertotravelasChina’stransportsectorhasfine-tuned____36____(measure)tofurthersmoothtransportationandlogisticsfromWednesdaytorespondtothenation’soptimized(优化的)COVID-19containmentmeasures.When____37____comestotravelingacrossregionsandprovinces,passengersarenolongerrequired____38____(present)negativeresultsofnucleicacidtestsorhealthcodesatpublictransportvenues,accordingtoanoptimizedguidelineissuedbytheMinistryofTransportonWednesday.Travelersnowgoingthrough____39____(secure)checkscanscantheiridentitycardtoenterthestations,____40____sameprocedureusedbeforetheepidemic.AtravelerfromTianjintothecapitaltoldBeijingDailythatherBeijinghealthcodereturnedtonormalonWednesday,____41____enabledhertobuyaTianjin-Beijingtrainticket,“Therewerefewerpassengersonboard____42____(compare)withthedaysbeforetheepidemicbutIbelievetheirnumbers____43____(recover)soon第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
8asmoreworkandproductionhaveresumedalready,”shesaid.RailwayservicestoBeijingfrommanyplacessuchasZhengzhouofHenanprovinceandHohhotofInnerMongoliaautonomousregionwere____44____(temporary)canceledforfearofhighinfectionrisks,buttheyhaveresumed.Uptonow,nucleicacidtestfacilities____45____(remove)atBeijingFengtairailwaystation.Morerelaxedprotocolshavealsobeenadoptedattransportvenuesacrossthecountry.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你想邀请在中国留学的英国好友Peter到家里过春节，请你给他写一封邮件。内容包括：1.写信的目的；2.简单介绍一下中国春节；3.真诚邀请，希望能接受。可能用到的参考词汇：春节联欢晚会theSpringFestivalGala注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.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。续写词数应为150左右。Ittookplaceinateacher’sfamily.Oneday,Benwasplayingbasketballinthelivingroomafterschoolwhenheaccidentallythrewtheballatavasesittingontheshelf.Thevasedroppedtothefloorandalargepiecebrokeoff.WhatmadeBenmoreupsetwasthatthevasewasnotacommondecorationbutanantique,whichwashandeddownthroughgenerationsfromthe18thcentury.Itwasalsohismother’sfavouritepossession.Tocoverhisterribleaction,theterrifiedboygluedthepiecestogetherhastilyandputthevasebacktoitsplace.Asthemotherherselfdustedthevaseeveryday,shenaturallynoticedthecracks(裂纹)thatevening.Tohersurprise,therepairworkwasactuallyverygood.Atdinnertime,sheaskedherboyifhehadbrokenthevase.Fearingpunishment,thesuddenlyinspiredboysaidthataneighbour’scatjumpedinfromthewindowandhecouldn’tdriveitawaynomatterhowhardhetried.Itracedaroundthelivingroomandfinallyhersonwaslying,forallthewindowswereclosedbeforesheleftforworkeachmorningandopenedaftershereturned.However,inthefaceofherson’snervouseyesandthesuspiciouslooksoftheotherfamilymembers,Ben’smotherremained第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
9calm.Sherealisedsheshouldn’tjustsimplyblameandpunishhersonforlying.Shecameupwithanotheridea.Beforegoingtobed,theboyfoundanotefromhismotherinhisroom,askinghimtogotothestudyatonce.Theboythoughthewouldnowbepunishedbut,ashehadalreadylied,hewasdeterminedtodenyeverythingtotheend,nomatterhowangryhismumbecame.Inthestudy,calmlybathedinthelight,hismother’sfaceshowednosignofanger.Onseeinghersonpushopenthedoorandcautiouslyenter,shetookaboxofchocolatesoutofadrawerandgavehimone.Themothersaid,”Thischocolateisarewardforyourimagination:awindow-openingcat!“________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Nowwithsomechocolatesinhishand,theboy’sbadattitudedisappeared.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第10页/共10页学科网（北京）股份有限公司
