浙江省浙里特色联盟2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中考试英语试题

绝密★考试结束前 2024 学年第二学期浙里特色联盟期中联考 高二年级英语学科 试题 考生须知： 1．本卷共8页满分150分，考试时间120分钟； 2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。 3．所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效； 4．考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。 选择题部分 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. How many roses does the man see now? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 2. Where will the speakers go? A. To the supermarket. B. To the museum. C. To the park. 3. What is the woman probably buying? A. A bicycle. B. A clock. C. A phone. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and employee. C. Driver and passenger. 5. Why is the man unhappy? A. He got his car stolen. B. He didn’t go to college. C. He failed the driving test. 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What will the weather be like this weekend? A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. 7. What is the man going to do during the National Day holiday? A. Stay at home. B. Fly to Hainan. C. Climb a mountain. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. When did Linda begin playing the piano? A. After going to college. B. After joining the company. C. After entering primary school. 9. What does the man suggest Linda do? A. Give a performance. B. Found a music club. C. Hold a party. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What will the speakers do today? A. Play golf. B. Go swimming. C. Go rock-climbing. 11. Why doesn’t Dylan want to go surfing? A. It’s boring. B. It’s dangerous. C. It’s hot outside. 12. What does Dylan plan to do tomorrow? A. Play computer games. B. Make a video call. C. Have his hair cut. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is George unhappy about? A. The food on the plane. B. The air hostess’ laziness. C. The location of the seat. 14. What did the woman’s uncle get for free last month? A. Eggs. B. Bread. C. Chocolate. 15. Who paid for George’s flight? A. The woman. B. His boss. C. The air company. 16. Which country will the woman fly to next week? A. Japan. B. America. C. Singapore. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker doing? A Sharing his reading experience. B. Introducing a book festival. C. Giving a lecture on literature. 18. Where did the speaker find The Stars Look Down? A. At school. B. In a bookstore. C. At his grandmother’s. 19. What are many of Archibald Cronin’s books about? A. Universe. B. Medicine. C. Geography. 20. What is the main theme of The Citadel? A The story of a doctor. B. The struggles of people. C. The journey to space. 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。 A Four Fascinating National Parks in the World Fiordland National Park Fiordland National Park on New Zealand’s South Island was built in 1952 and is part of the larger TeWahipounamu wilderness, a UNESCO World Heritage Area. Covering 12 million hectares, Fiordland National Park is home to green rain forests, crystal clear lakes and snow-capped mountains. Even on the frequent rainy days, the scenery is spectacular, with entire valley walls turning into thundering waterfalls. Highlight is the amazing Milford Sound with Mitre Peak, rising 1,692 meters above sea level and one of the most photographed peaks in the country. Yosemite National Park First protected in 1864 and one of the first parks in the National Park Service, California’s Yosemite is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The park’s central feature is Yosemite Valley, which is surrounded by hills, trees and spectacular waterfalls. But the park is so much more than just a great valley with waterfalls: within Yosemite’s vast wilderness area, you find deep valleys, grand grassland and more than 800 miles of spectacular hikes. Serengeti National Park Tanzania’s oldest and most popular National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is called a 7th worldwide wonder. The Serengeti is famous for its annual GREAT Migration, a 1,200-mile odyssey of 1.5 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebras, all of them chasing the rains in a race for life. Namib-Naukluft National Park One of the most thinly populated countries in the world, and it is a top destination for those who enjoy natural scenery and wildlife viewing. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the largest game park to Africa, including part of the Namib Desert and the Naukluft mountain range. 1. What is Fiordland National Park well-known for? A. The spectacular hikes. B. The longest history. C. Milford Sound with Mitre Peak. D. The annual Great Migration. 2. What do the first three parks have in common? A. They are famous for waterfalls. B. They were founded in the 1950s. C. They belong to the same country. D. They are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 3. Where is the largest game park in Africa located? A. Serengeti. B. Namibia. C. Tanzania. D. Fiordland. B There are so many things to keep in order with young children during weekdays. It’s all too easy to end up forgetting they need their PE kit on a particular day, or to realize they have no clean school uniforms or you’ve missed an email about a school trip. So one admirably organized mom, Rachael Hallett, from Australia, has shared her simple but highly effective solution to having to prepare their lunchboxes. Her tip recommends mass cooking, just like you might do with dinners. “School lunches can get boring,” she admits. “You can cook a lot and freeze many items in advance. Sandwiches, sausage rolls, wraps and so on. These all freeze well.” But she points out that any fillings that are water-based, like cucumber or tomato, should be avoided in case the bread or wraps become wet. And Rachel, who has two primary school age children, doesn’t stop there with the preparation. She also makes the decisions easily over what to give her children daily by drawing up a list of different foods to put in the boxes. She prefers lunchboxes with different parts that won’t leak and each section is used for various items such as fruit or snacks. The wise mom sometimes even sends her kids into school with a food thermos for warm lunches. “You can really send almost anything,” she shared. But even Rachel has days when she just doesn’t have the time or energy to make a meal for her little ones and says on these occasions school dinners are definitely a suitable alternative. “Plan some money for a lunch order on your hardest weekdays. Usually school dinners aren’t too expensive and they taste good,” she says. Rachel is a co-founder of the hugely popular Facebook group Moms Who, which has over a million members. Lots of other members of the group thanked Rachel for sharing her tips which they intended to put to use in their routines. 4. What are parents’ weekdays like, according to paragraph 1? A. Challenging. B. Entertaining. C. Amazing. D. Relaxing. 5. What does Rachael suggest about mass cooking? A. Avoiding sausage rolls. B. Preparing water-based food. C. Cooking one item at a time. D. Choosing food that freezes well. 6. Why does Rachael probably prefer lunchboxes with different sections? A. It is convenient for her to wash them. B. They look more fashionable. C. It is easy to put different foods in them D. They are popular with children. 7. What is Rachael’s attitude towards school dinners? A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Dismissive. C Cortisol, widely recognized as the “stress hormone (激素)”, plays a key role in managing stress. The recent discussions in TikTok suggests a misinterpretation that cortisol imbalances are directly responsible for various health issues, from loose skin to sleep and digestive problem. “The relationship between cortisol and body symptoms is not straightforward.” Experts like Martin Picard from Columbia University emphasizes. Our bodies release cortisol when we encounter a challenge, whether psychological or physical, real or imagined. Things like coming across a bear on a hike, receiving an annoying work email or delivering a public speech are the typical cases. Cortisol aids in energy supply and metabolism (新陈代谢) controls. Its levels vary, peaking in the morning and reducing by night. However, long-term stress can disturb this balance, leading to high cortisol levels. Potential disadvantages are weakened immune system and high blood sugar, as well as mental illnesses like depression. In extreme cases, too much cortisol productions may lead to Cushing’s syndrome, characterized by serious physical changes and requiring medical treatment. Identifying cortisol-related issues requires professional evaluation, as self-assessment or at-home testing may not provide accurate results due to cortisol’s dynamic nature. Experts suggest turning to healthcare professionals for a thorough check. While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for managing cortisol levels, research indicates that practices such as yoga, mindfulness, and moderate exercise can aid in regulating the body’s stress response. These activities not only help in reducing stress but also in training the body to manage its stress response more effectively over time. In conclusion, cortisol plays a key role in how our body handles stress and functions overall. However, saying that many health problems are just due to cortisol imbalances misses the complex interaction between hormones, stress and health. It’s important to treat the health-related factors as a whole, with professional guidance and personalized stress management strategies. 8. What can we learn about cortisol from paragraph 1? A. It doesn’t directly cause health issues. B. It doesn’t influence sleep problem at all. C. It doesn’t help with stress management. D. It has nothing to do with stomach upset. 9. What does the underlined word “dynamic” mean in paragraph 4? A. Effective. B. Stable. C. Predictable. D. Changeable. 10. What does the author advise people to do in the last paragraph? A. Training the body to ignore stresses. B. Taking an overall perspective on health. C. Paying more attention to cortisol imbalances. D. Testing at home for better cortisol evaluation. 11. Where is this text most likely from? A. A hospital leaflet. B. A book review. C. A health magazine. D. A science paper. D Scientists from Georgia Tech have developed a new robot named ESTHER (Experimental Sport Tennis Wheelchair Robot), which can move around the court and even return human serves (发球). The team believes the robot could serve as a training partner for professional players in the future, lowering the pressure of training with another human. The robot is the brainchild of Georgia Tech’s Matthew Gombolay, professor of robotics in the School of Interactive Computing. He wanted to develop a better training challenge than a ball feeder that stays in one place, one that would act like an always on-call partner or even team up with someone in doubles matches. The result is ESTHER, an adapted wheelchair tennis chair that can race to balls at ten metres per second and probably outplay a human The robot was named in honor of the well-known wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer, who held the world No. 1 position in women’s wheelchair tennis for almost 13 years straight. The team placed a network of cameras around a tennis court and used computer vision algorithms (视觉算法) to help ESTHER recognise an incoming tennis ball. Using cameras from different positions, they could know where the ball is in the air and tell this information to ESTHER. The team reached a breakthrough when they successfully and continually programmed ESTHER to track the tennis ball coming toward it and to hit a return. ESTHER will now be developed to act as a highly-skilled tennis player. 12. What is ESTHER able to do? A. Clean up a court. B. Repair a ball feeder. C. Return human shots. D. Control a wheelchair. 13. Why is Esther Vergeer mentioned in the passage? A. To honor her legendary achievement. B. To explain the origin of the robot’s name C. To compare the levels of her and the robot. D. To highlight the progress of wheelchair tennis. 14. How can the cameras help ESTHER? A. They help it locate the ball. B. They help it steady itself. C. They improve its running ability. D. They capture flying things in the air. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Tennis Players in Wheelchairs B. Changing Rules for Tennis Courts C. An All-purpose Household Robot D. A Robot Moving around Tennis Court 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。 Attending a concert is an activity appealing to many. However, as a first-timer, you probably feel anxious about entering a heavily crowded space with overexcited music enthusiasts. The following tips may help you enjoy the experience. Buy tickets in advance If the concert is of music by a popular artist, there’s a high chance that tickets may sell out before you can buy them if you don’t get a head start. ____16____ Wear comfortable clothes. ____17____ You may have to stand the whole night and wait in long queues. Thus, it is vital that when you go to a concert, you dress comfortably. It is also essential to wear a pair of comfortable shoes. Head to the venue early. Waiting outside the venue for eight hours is not what you should do, but you should be reasonable and get to the venue ahead of time. ____18____. For example, you can find a good spot for yourself. ____19____. You’ll want your phone fully charged for taking photos and videos, contacting any friends you’ll be attending with, booking a ride home, and other necessary tasks on the day of the concert. There probably won’t be any plugs at the venue. ____20____. A. Have your phone fully charged B. So consider packing a power bank just in case C. Remember to take your phone charger with you D. Getting there early will have its own advantages E. Attending a concert will be an exhausting experience F. Because you book your ticket from a reliable company G. Besides, tickets are likely to be cheaper during the pre-selling period. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下列短文，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。 “You’re so ugly; nobody can even look at you! It hurts their eyes!” McKenna mocked, laughing as she threw her head back. The others joined in, and I walked away, keeping my head down. People pointed and ____21____. A paper airplane suddenly hit me, but I ____22____ not to notice. The kids on the bus made fun of me with their eyes. I tried to escape their ____23____ by reading my book. If you believe me, I’m actually very pretty. I have nice features, big eyes, and a good figure. But no one can notice my beauty ____24____ my hair. Unlike everyone else’s smooth ____25____, mine is wild. It curls (卷曲) and cannot be ____26____ back in a ponytail or tucked behind my ear. It’s different-and they hate that. I decided to try a(n) ____27____ approach and pulled my hair back with a headband (束发带), aiming to be brave and make eye contact with everyone I ____28____. Only four people looked at me, and just one held it for longer than a second. He looked at me for five full seconds. It may not seem long, but it felt like ____29____, especially since everyone else looked away. When I was by my locker, McKenna came up and ____30____ my hair again. This time, I looked her in the eye. “Worry about your own hair and leave mine alone,” I said ____31____. She froze, and the kids with her quickly turned away. Maybe they couldn’t ____32____ my eyes because they feared I would understand them — their need to fit in, their ____33____ of being different, and how being popular matters more than being ____34____. By the way, McKenna, my hair is ____35____ than yours. 21. A. laughed B. comforted C. clapped D. struck 22. A. threatened B. failed C. pretended D. agreed 23. A. congratulations B. stares C. shadows D. greetings 24. A. except for B. apart from C. other than D. because of 25. A. figure B. hair C. skin D. feature 26. A. cut B. hidden C. tied D. decorated 27. A. new B. advanced C. complex D. expensive 28. A. missed B. changed C. blamed D. passed 29. A. once B. never C. forever D. nothing 30. A. gave voice to B. sang praise to C. made fun of D. took advantage of 31. A. fondly B. firmly C. warmly D. weakly 32. A. trust B. heal C. recognize D. meet 33. A. desire B. fear C. success D. relief 34. A. creative B. ambitious C. brilliant D. kind 35. A. prettier B. longer C. shorter D. thinner 第二节（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。 Chinese architect Liu Jiakun was awarded the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize on March 4. He became the second winner from China ____36____ (receive) the highest honor in architecture. Based in Chengdu, Liu’s career stretches across four ____37____ (decade) and more than 30 projects, ranging ____38____ small, beautifully designed museums and monuments to large commercial buildings and master plans for cities. Liu’s projects include local elements and rely on “low-tech” simplicity to achieve elegance. One of his best ____39____ (know) projects was the “rebirth bricks” he created after the Wenchuan earthquake. To aid in rebuilding, Liu made bricks ____40____ (use) local wheat fiber, cement (水泥) and rubble (瓦砾) from the collapsed buildings. More than just recycling, these bricks were a poetic symbol for the rebirth of the material ____41____ the spiritual rebirth of the community at a time of great ____42____ (sad). Liu’s design also focuses on ordinary people. This is reflected in his largest project, West Village, a five-story urban complex ____43____ was completed in 2015 in Chengdu. The complex includes a soccer field, a market and pathways for cyclists and pedestrians. With grass growing through holes in the bricks, ____44____ project celebrates “the vitality of ‘everydayness’,” wrote a critic in 2017. “The purpose of architecture is to create a beautiful, just and dignified (有尊严的) living environment. People’s real lives, happiness and dignity are ____45____ we work for,” Liu told China Daily. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假如你是李华，你校正在举行“人间四月天”（April in Our School）师生摄影作品展。你观展后觉得不错，想邀请交换生Sophia前往欣赏，请给她写封电子邮件，内容包括： 1. 你印象最深刻的作品； 2. 邀请前往。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Sophia, How have you been? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 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。 The Perfect Christmas Tree In our house in Middle Cove, Newfoundland, the tradition was to find the perfect tree before Christmas Eve. And this year, my brother Gilbert and I were being trusted to do it entirely on our own. And we took the challenge very seriously. So, axe in Gilbert’s hand, saw in mine, we set out for all the spots we imagined we might find a magnificent fir (冷杉树). We were young, but we knew the rules. Trees could not be taken from personal land and not near any road. We started out with the best of intentions. We were on Pine River Lane, and looking at the firs in the fields, but none of them looked quite good enough. It was getting dark but we still had no luck. On the way home, it was Gilbert who stopped, grabbed my arm and said, “I see it!” “You see what?” I said. “Right there, look. It’s perfect.” And he was right. It was a young tree, two metres tall, standing alone. It was the classic Christmas tree. In all my years, I had never seen such a perfect one. Perfect except for one small problem. The tree was pretty close to the road. Also, it was behind a fence, so the tree was in someone’s yard. And not just any someone. It was in the yard of Timmy Green, my best friend. However, the chances of our finding another one like it were slim to none. “You stand guard,” Gilbert said. And with that, we were over the fence and on our bellies crawling toward the target. I lay in the snow and put the Greens’ house under surveillance (监视). I was to whistle or cough if I saw anyone coming. Within a few minutes, it fell. “Grab the end,” Gilbert said, and we lifted it over the fence. Now we were on the road. 注意： 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； Suddenly Gilbert’s eyes widened. “Our footprints!” he said. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So it shocked me when I found Mr. Green in our house with my parents, drinking tea on Christmas Eve. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 绝密★考试结束前 2024 学年第二学期浙里特色联盟期中联考 高二年级英语学科 试题 考生须知： 1．本卷共8页满分150分，考试时间120分钟； 2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。 3．所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效； 4．考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。 选择题部分 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. How many roses does the man see now? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 2. Where will the speakers go? A. To the supermarket. B. To the museum. C. To the park. 3. What is the woman probably buying? A. A bicycle. B. A clock. C. A phone. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and employee. C. Driver and passenger. 5. Why is the man unhappy? A. He got his car stolen. B. He didn’t go to college. C. He failed the driving test. 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What will the weather be like this weekend? A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. 7. What is the man going to do during the National Day holiday? A. Stay at home. B. Fly to Hainan. C. Climb a mountain. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8 When did Linda begin playing the piano? A. After going to college. B. After joining the company. C. After entering primary school. 9. What does the man suggest Linda do? A. Give a performance. B. Found a music club. C. Hold a party. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What will the speakers do today? A Play golf. B. Go swimming. C. Go rock-climbing. 11. Why doesn’t Dylan want to go surfing? A. It’s boring. B. It’s dangerous. C. It’s hot outside. 12. What does Dylan plan to do tomorrow? A. Play computer games. B. Make a video call. C. Have his hair cut. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is George unhappy about? A. The food on the plane. B. The air hostess’ laziness. C. The location of the seat. 14. What did the woman’s uncle get for free last month? A. Eggs. B. Bread. C. Chocolate. 15. Who paid for George’s flight? A. The woman. B. His boss. C. The air company. 16. Which country will the woman fly to next week? A. Japan. B. America. C. Singapore. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker doing? A. Sharing his reading experience. B. Introducing a book festival. C. Giving a lecture on literature. 18. Where did the speaker find The Stars Look Down? A. At school. B. In a bookstore. C. At his grandmother’s. 19. What are many of Archibald Cronin’s books about? A. Universe. B. Medicine. C. Geography. 20. What is the main theme of The Citadel? A. The story of a doctor. B. The struggles of people. C. The journey to space. 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。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. A 9. D 10. B 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. D 19. A 20. B 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下列短文，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。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. to receive 37. decades 38. from 39. known 40. using 41. and 42. sadness 43. that##which 44. the 45. what 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】One possible version: Dear Sophia, How have you been? I’m writing to tell you about the “April in Our School” photography exhibition, a captivating showcase of works by teachers and students. I visited it yesterday and was utterly mesmerized. One piece, titled “Blossoms and Books”, took my breath away. It captures a student lost in thought under a cherry blossom tree, with pinkish petals dusting her hair and the open book. The soft light and her serene expression weave together the timeless magic of literature, the fleeting beauty of nature and the quiet elegance of youth. It reminded me of our chats about how calming my campus environment feels. As a photography enthusiast, you’ll certainly adore it. Would you like to join me this Friday afternoon? I’d love to revisit this visual feast and exchange thoughts with you. Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】One possible version: Para.1: Suddenly Gilbert’s eyes widened. “Our footprints!” he said. Sure enough, all around the base of the stump were footprints. Boys’ footprints. We might as well have left a signed note. Suddenly, an idea occurred to me and I patted Gilbert on the shoulder and signaled him to climb over the fence. Together we got down on all fours and wiped away our footprints with great effort. All was done! And as expected, what greeted us back home was enormous praise for the perfect tree. Satisfied as I was, the idea of being caught “stealing” the tree kept lingering in my mind. However, nobody came around and asked questions. It seemed the Greens had never noticed the missing of their property. Para.2: So it shocked me when I found Mr Green in our house with my parents, drinking tea on Christmas Eve. A ripple of fear crept inside before I finally made it to look up at Mr Green’s eyes and forced a smile. It so happened that Dad was proudly introducing the Christmas tree. “It’s a pity I’ll never have one like that.” Mr Green spoke of his tree in the yard which was nurtured for Christmas with lowered eyes. Cocooned in overwhelming guilt, I kept up courage and stuttered my apologies. Mr Green, shocked at first, nodded smilingly after learning the whole thing. Stroking the delicately decorated tree, I came to realize that not only did I find the perfect Christmas tree, but also retrieved the best in me, which was, is and will be carved in my memory. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$