高中英语：北京市海淀区中国人民大学附属中学2022-2023学年高一上学期期中英语试卷.pdfVIP

人大附中2022~2023学年度第一学期高一年级期中练习英语

第一部分知识运用(共两节，30分)

第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。

Itstartedwithadogwood(山茱萸)tree.

IwasinOhiowhenmymotherdiedonacolddayinFebruary,andeverythingwas____1____.Afewweeksintomy

grief(悲痛),myunclesuggestedplantingatreein____2____ofher.Hehadvisitedmyparentsmanyyearsagoduringa

Californiaspring.Theydrovedownaneighborhoodstreetlinedwithbloomingdogwoodtreesandeversince,the

____3____ofadogwoodremindedhimofmymom.

WeplantedthedogwoodinMay.Itsgraytrunk(树干)wasasthinasmymother’sarms.Itlayinthe____4____much

likeherasheswouldsettleontherockysoiloftheRockyMountainsfiveyearslater.

Plantingalivingthingtohonorherhardlifethatendedtoosoonsoothed(抚慰)myheart.Thistreewouldbeasymbol

ofher,somethingIcould____5____despiteallI’dlost.

Mymothercouldmakeanything____6____.Shehadnotjustgreenthumbsbutgreenhandsandanaturethatcould

raiseanythingbutherself.

Asayoungadult,Iwasnevergoodatcultivating—opportunities,relationships,andflowers.Becauseofdistanceand

poorhealth,myrelationshipwithmymomnevergotthechancetoblossomasI’dhoped.

Butmymom’sdogwoodgrew.Its____7____pushedintothehardsoil;itswhiteblossomsexplodedlikestarsevery

June.Thistreegavemehopethatlifegoesoninspiteofthepast.

SoonIbeganbuyingotherplants.Withoutexplanation,theseplantssuddenlythrivedundermycare.AndIgrew,too,

learninghowtotendtothem.Somanylessonsthatnaturealreadyknew,thatmymothermusthaveknownbutdidn’thave

timeto____8____,Iappliedtomyownlife.

Apartofmebelievesthisismymother’sgiftshegavetomeaftershepassedaway—theabilitytoencourageand

celebrate____9____wheretherewasnone,tomakeflowersappearoutofthedirt.Itisherremindertofindthegoodin

whateverI’m_____10_____,andapromisethatwhereversheis,itisbeautiful.

Thoughshehasbeengoneformorethan14years,Icanstillfindherinmygarden.

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