2022屆山西省大同市靈丘縣高考全國統(tǒng)考預測密卷英語試卷含答案

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where2．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten3．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track4．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless5．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what6．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how7．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed8．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those9．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot10．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．a(chǎn)greed B．reportedC．explained D．decided11．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase12．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld13．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone14．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.15．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment16．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot17．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where18．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．a(chǎn)stwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice19．HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid20．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．a(chǎn)s B．what C．why D．how第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Hewasthereeverymorning,sittingmotionlessonthefrontstepsofhishouse.Inthemorninglight,Icouldseetheshadowsthatwereetched(蝕刻)deepwithinthelinessurroundinghiseyes.EachmorningIwalkedthisroutewithmydaughtertoherkindergartenclass.WewerenewtotheneighborhoodsothatIdidn’tknowmanyofmyneighbors.Ononebeautifulautumnmorning,aswepassedhishouse,mydaughtercalledouttohim,“Hi,Mr.Man!”Alwaystheoutgoingchild,Iwasn’tsurprisedatherenthusiasm.Buthercheerfulnesssoonfadedwhenthemandidn’tlookatherandsay“Hi”back.Aswecontinuedonourwalktoschool,mydaughteraskedwhythemandidn’twanttosayhitoher.BecauseIdidn’thaveananswer,Isaidsimply,“Maybeheishavingabadday.”laterIknewthatBoblosthiswifeinacaraccident.Afewdayslater,asweapproachedBob’shouseonourwaytoschool,mydaughtercalledout“HiMr.Man!”andasusual,hedidn’trespond.Butthensheranontohisfrontlawnandpickedupabeautifulredautumnleaf.Shecontinueduponestepandhandedittohim.Iheldmybreath.Assheskippedbacktome,shesaid,“Seeyoutomorrow,Mr.Man!”Thistime,heacknowledgedher.Inasoftgentlevoice,hetankedherandsaid,“Seeyoutomorrow.”Fromthenon,Bobandmydaughterexchangedgreetingeachmorning.OurfriendshipwithBobcontinuedformanyyears.But,thesweetestdayiswhenBobattendedmydaughter’shighschoolgraduation.Bobgavemydaughteragiftabookonidentifyingvariousplantsandtrees.There,tuckedinthepagesthatdescribedanoaktree,wastheleafmydaughterhadgiventoMr.Manwhentheyfirstmet.Hehaddriedandpresseditandkeptitallthoseyears.1、Whatpuzzledthegirl?A．Thecauseoftheman’ssadnessB．Theshadowsintheman’seyesC．Theman’ssittingstillonthestepsD．Theman’snotansweringhergreeting2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisdaughtergavetheredleaftotheman?A．ProudB．NervousC．EmbarrassedD．Comfortable3、WhydidBobkeepthatlittleredleaf?A．ItwasacarefromagirlB．ItwasasymbolofenthusiasmC．ItwasareminderofhispainfuldaysD．Itrepresentedtheknowledgeoftrees4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ASimpleRedLeafB．AStrangeNeighborC．AnUnusualFriendD．AGreetingFromAgirl22．（8分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被擠出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.23．（8分）There’sarevolutionhappeninginthewaythatfoodisgrownaroundtheworld.Verticalfarmingpilescropsontopofoneanotherinaclimatecontrolled,indoorfacility,andusesadvancedtechnologytoproducefoodinthemostenvironmentallyfriendlywaytheworldhaseverseen.AtAeroFarmsinNewark,NewJersey,cropsarepiledmorethan30feethighina30,000squarefootspace.Theyuseaeroponic(氣霧栽培)technology,involvingmistingtherootsoftheplants,usinganastonishing95%lesswaterthanconventionalfarmingmethods.DavidRosenberg,CEOofAeroFarmstoldSeeker,“Typically,inindoorgrowing,therootssitinwater.Ifwemistnutritiontotherootstructure,therootshaveabetteroxygenation(氧合作用).”AeroFarmsusesnopesticides.Theplantsaregrowninareusableclothmadefromrecycledplastic,sonosoilisneededtogrowthem.TheyalsouseasystemofspecializedLEDlightinginsteadofnaturalsunlight,reducingtheirenergyfootprintevenfurther.“Manypeoplesay‘Sunless?Wait.Plantsneedsun.’Actuallytheplantsdon’tneedyellowspectrum(光譜).Sowereduceourenergyfootprintbydoingthingslikereducingcertaintypesofspectrumtomakeitfunctionassunlight,”Rosenbergsaid.DicksonDespommier,anecologistfromColumbiaUniversity,wasoneofthefirstadvocatesofverticalfarming.In1999,heproposedthatverticalfarmingcouldhelpfeedourever-growing,overpopulatedcities,whileusinglesswaterthancurrentfarmingmethodsandreducingtheneedtotransportfoodlong-distances.Despommierlikelyimaginedhisideawouldbetakingshapeonagloballevel,just18yearslater.TherearenowverticalfarmsinCanada,Panama,Britain,andthroughoutAmerica.AeroFarmsiscurrentlybuildinganotherverticalfarmfacilityinanoldsteelfactorythat’slargerthanafootballfield.Theyexpectitwillgrowupto2millionpoundsofgreenseveryyear.Rosenbergbelievesthatverticalfarmingistrulythewayofthefuture.“It’satoughbusiness,butit’sonethat’llstaywithabiggerandbiggerimpact.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thedevelopmentoffarming.B．Agreatagriculturalprinciple.C．Theimaginationoffutureagriculture.D．Abriefintroductionofverticalfarming.2、WhatisspecialaboutAeroFarmsaccordingtoRosenberg?A．Itproducessafecrops.B．Itplantsmorecropswithoutwater.C．Itsavesmoreenergyandlabor.D．Itusesmistednutritionforabetteroxygenation.3、WhatistheAeroFarm’sspecializedLEDlightinglike?A．Itisalmostdark.B．Itissimilartosunlight.C．Itisactuallynaturallight.D．Itaddssomeyellowspectrum.4、WhatattitudedoesRosenberghavetoverticalfarming’sfuture?A．Skeptical.B．Positive.C．Critical.D．Indifferent.24．（8分）MysummerholswrCWOT.B4,WEUSED2go2NY2Cmybro,hisGF&thr3:-@KIDSFTF.ILNY,itsgr8.Canyouunderstandthissentence?Ifyoucan’t,don’tfeeltoobad:neithercouldthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandwhoreceivedthisashomework.ThisisNetspeak:thelanguageofcomputerizedcommunicationfoundontheInternetorcellphones.Tonewcomers,itcanlooklikeacompletelyforeignlanguage.Schoolteachersandparentssaythisnewformofwritingisharming(破壞)theEnglishlanguage.Increasingspellingandgrammaticalmistakescanbeseeninstudents’writing.Theyfearthelanguagecouldbecomecorrupted(面目全非的).Everyoneshouldjustrelax,saylinguists(語言學家).TheybelieveNetspeakisinfactmoreofagoodthing.DavidCrystal,fromtheUniversityofWales,arguesthatNetspeakandInternetcreateanewlanguageuseandthealmostlostartofdiarywritinghasbeenpickedupagain.GeoffreyNurnberg,fromStanfordUniversity,agrees.“Peoplegetbetteratwritingbywriting,”hesays.“Kidswhoarenowdoingtextmessaging,e-mail,andinstantmessageswillwriteatleastaswellas,andpossiblybetterthan,theirparents.”LinguistJamesMilroysays,forcenturies,itisbelievedwithoutexceptionthatyoungpeopleareharmingthelanguage.Andwhentoday’steenagersbecometomorrow’sparents,theytoowillthinkthisway.Milroyarguesthatlanguagesdonotandcannotbecome“corrupted”;theysimplychangetomeetthenewneeds.However,NetspeakersdoagreethatitisimportanttoteachyoungpeoplehowtospeakandwriteStandardEnglish.CynthiaMcVeysays,“IcanunderstandNetspeakworriesteachersandit’simportantthattheytelltheirpupilsthattextmessagingisforfun,butthatlearningtowriteproperEnglishisamustfortheirfuture.”1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Togivethemainidea. B．Toraiseaquestion.C．Tocompareanexample. D．Toleadinthetopic.2、WhocanunderstandtheNetspeakinEngland?A．Middleschoolteachers. B．Parents.C．Linguistics. D．Teenagers.3、WhobelievesNetspeakuserscanhelpimprovewriting?A．CynthiaMcVey B．DavidCrystalC．GeoffreyNurnberg D．JamesMilroy4、What’sJamesMilroy’sattitudetowardNetspeak?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Worried.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Netspeak:theLanguageontheInternetB．IsNetspeakHelpfulinLanguageLearning?C．IsNetspeakHarmingtheEnglishLanguage?D．Netspeak:AdvantagesandDisadvantages25．（10分）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstandtheyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats’strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.“Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.”hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.”Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon’thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.Cats’huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachinestheyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats’mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats’ownerstobettermeetcats’needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.1、AccordingtoTonyBuffington,________.A．cats’strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandB．catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans’homesC．catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewildD．cats’instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．CatsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimalsB．CatsattackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimalsC．CatsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyusuallyliveinsmallcavesinthewildD．Cats’preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstincts3、Theunderlinedword“prey”inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A．a(chǎn)nanimalthatistoolazyB．a(chǎn)nanimalthatlikeshidinggamesC．a(chǎn)nanimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD．a(chǎn)nanimalthatishunted4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A．explorethereasonsbehindcats’strangebehaviorB．describecats’pastwildexperiencetoreadersC．tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD．comparecats’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout1coffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand2withalargepotofcoffeeanda3ofcupsporcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplain-looking,someexpensive,somebeautiful—tellingthemto4themselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,“ifyouhave5,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeen6,leavingbehindtheplainand7ones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe8ofyourproblemsandstress.”“Beassuredthatthecup9addsnoqualitytothecoffee.10itisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecases11hideswhatwedrink.”“12allofyoureallywantiscoffee,notthecup,13youconsciouslywentforthebestcups….Andthenyoubegan14eachother’scups.”Nowconsiderthis:15isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups16arejusttoolstoholdandcontainlife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethe17oflifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we18toenjoythecoffee.Valuethecoffee,notthecups!Don’tletthecups19you…enjoythecoffeeinstead.1、A．stress B．dream C．sorrow D．truth2、A．friends B．customers C．fellows D．guests3、A．carried B．returned C．a(chǎn)rrived D．reached4、A．kind B．variety C．sort D．number5、A．devote B．expose C．help D．a(chǎn)ddicted6、A．searched B．witnessed C．noticed D．discovered7、A．takenup B．broughtin C．soldout D．cutdown8、A．expensive B．cheap C．beautiful D．usual9、A．point B．a(chǎn)nswer C．source D．result10、A．byitself B．onitsown C．foritself D．itself11、A．Atnotime B．Attimes C．Innocase D．Inmostcases12、A．ever B．even C．never D．hardly13、A．What B．That C．Which D．Whether14、A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．for15、A．suspecting B．liking C．envying D．eyeing16、A．Love B．Life C．Future D．Failure17、A．They B．We C．You D．What18、A．quantity B．style C．quality D．standard19、A．have B．hesitate C．forget D．fail20、A．force B．drive C．puzzle D．a(chǎn)maze第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Onthefirstdayofmyfirstgrade,Istoodbythedoorwithbutterfliesinmystomach.I1．(voice)mybiggestconcerntomymother.“HowwillImakefriends?”Shehandedmeadvice.“Beyourself.”Forthepast20years,Ihavelivedbythesewords.SoonIwillgraduateandbecomepartoftherealworld.Nervously2．(face)challenges,IknowIwillwhisperto3．(I)thetwosimplewords“Beyourself”.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearTom,Hownicelytohearfromyouagain、Youwanttoknowwhatwasgoingoninourschool、Inshort,thingshavebeenimprovinguntiltheschoolbegantocarryoutexploringstudy、Inthepast,theteachersalwayskeeponexplainingthepointsintheclass、Westudentsjustlistenedandtooknote、Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves、Afterclass,theyenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework、Wecanreadwhatweareinterested、Inaword，wearenowmastersofstudy,butweareveryhappy、Bestwishes、Yours,LiHua163第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三學生李華，還有一個月就要離開母校，請你寫一份畢業(yè)典禮發(fā)言稿，內(nèi)容包括以下要點：1.列舉高中生活的難忘片段（如學習、活動等）；2.表達感激之情及美好祝愿。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當發(fā)揮，以使內(nèi)容連貫。Dearfriends,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.FromLiHua.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、D5、B6、B7、A8、A9、C10、D11、A12、D13、A14、D15、C16、C17、D18、A19、D20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、B3、A4、A22、1、A2、B3、D4、B23、1、D2、D3、B4、B24、1、D2、D3、C4、A5、C25、THISisanadaptedexcerpt(摘錄)fromEmanMohammed’sspeechatTED(Technology,EntertainmentandDesign),anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip(加沙地帶).WhenIwas19,IstartedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasawomanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult(侮辱)tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademefeelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman’sjob.PhotoagenciesinGazarefusedtotrainme.ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingIcouldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren’ttheretodocumenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored(裝甲的)Jeepanddroveaway,wavingandlaughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen’slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagueswereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterandaccomplishments.InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid(襲擊)destroyedthecompoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasinheaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedtobuildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation(軍事行動)inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.Nothingwasleftbutthepigeonsheraisedand