2021年潍坊文华国际学校高三英语下学期期中试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AIoncetaughtinasmallprivateschool.Eachmorningatnineo’clockallthestudents,ranginginagefromthreetosevenyearsold,gatheredintheGreatRoom-forupinawarmpreparationfortheday.Onemorningtheheadmistressmadeanannouncementtoallthechildrengathered,“Todaywebeginagreatexperimentofthemind.”Sheheldup常春藤twoivy()plants,eachpottedinanidenticalcontainer.Shecontinued,“Dotheylookthesame?”Allthechildrennodded.SodidI,for,inthisway,Iwasalsoachild.“Wewillgivetheplantsthesameamountoflight,thesameamountofwater,butnotthesameamountofattention,”Shesaid.“Togetherwearegoingtoseewhatwillhappenwhenweputoneplantinthekitchenawayfromourattentionandtheotherplantrighthereinthisroom.Eachdayforthenextmonth,weshallsingtoourplantintheGreatRoomandtellithowmuchweloveit,andhowbeautifulitis.Wewilluseourgoodmindstothinkgoodthoughtsaboutit.”Fourweekslatermyeyeswereaswideanddisbelievingasthechildren’s.Thekitchenplantwasleggyandsick-looking,andithadn’tgrownatall.ButtheGreatRoomplant,whichhadbeensungtoandsurroundedbypositivethoughtsandwords,hadincreasedthreefoldinsizewithdarkleavesthatwerefilledwithenergy.Inordertoprovetheexperiment,thekitchenivywasbroughttotheGreatRoomtojointheotherivy.Withinthreeweeks,thesecondplanthadcaughtupwiththefirstivy.Withinfourweeks,theycouldnotbedistinguished,onefromtheother.Itookthislessontoheartandmadeitmyown.1.Whydidtheheadmistressdotheexperiment?A.Shewantedtoteachmealesson.B.Sheexpectedthestudentstolearntogrowplants.C.Shemeanttoprovetheimpactofgoodmindsongrowth.D.Sheintendedtoshowstudentshowtosave-lookingasickplant.2.Whathappenedtotheivyinthekitchenatlast?A.Itstoppedgrowinganddied.B.Itwasleggyandsickwithdarkleaves.C.Itlookedalmostthesameastheotherone.D.ItgrewbetterthantheoneintheGreatRoom.3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.LifeMeansGrowthB.ThingsGrowwithLoveC.EqualityMakesaDifferenceD.PositiveThoughtsReallyCountBNew