2023學(xué)年四川省成都市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)全真模擬密押卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas2．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone3．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared4．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or5．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving6．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．a(chǎn)ppointing D．havingappointed7．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．a(chǎn)retrappingD．a(chǎn)rebeingtrapped8．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing9．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though10．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．merely11．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith12．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless13．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which14．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew15．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat16．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which17．HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where18．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who19．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where20．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Nearly300mileslong,upto18milesacrossand4000vertical（垂直的）feetdown,the8thnewwonder:thesplendidGrandCanyon（峽谷）.Viewingitsglory,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltcalledtheGrandCanyon"anaturalwonder，absolutelyunparalleled（無(wú)比的）throughouttherestoftheworld".HeurgedAmericanstopreservewhathedescribedasthe"wonderfulgreatness,thenobleness,thegreatlonelinessandthebeautyofthecanyon".Morethanahundredyearslater,it'sstilleasytoseewhyalmost5millionannualvisitorscalltheGrandCanyonawonder.Thecanyonstretchesasfarastheeyecansee.Some5or6millionyearsago,theColoradoRiverrushedthroughthisland,carvingoutthemassivecanyonweseetoday,exposingevenolderlayersofrockpreviouslyburied.Geologistssaysomeare2,000millionyearsold.NativeAmericanswerethefirstpeopletomaketheserockywallsastheirhomesabout12,000yearsago.TodaytheHualapiandHavasupaiIndianslivedeepinthecanyon,balancingage-oldtraditionswithmodernity.Therearenoroadstothisvillage;mulescarrythemailhere.Butatthesametime,thetribesaredesigningaskywalkthatpromisesanexcellentviewoverthecanyonearlynextyear.Thebaldeagle,wildandendangeredAmericaniconisanotherlongtimeresidentoftheGrandCanyon.1、Itwas___thatrushedthroughthelandandthentheGrandCanyoncameintobeingA．theNileRiverB．theColoradoRiverC．theRiverofBabylonD．theAmazonRiver2、Thetribeslivinginthecanyonarebuilding___.A．a(chǎn)roadB．a(chǎn)bridgeC．a(chǎn)skywalkD．a(chǎn)railway3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebaldeagleisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thebaldeagleisbecomingendangered.B．ThebaldeaglehaslivedintheGrandCanyonforalongtime.C．TheAmericaniconisthebaldeagle.D．Thebaldeagleisakindoftamebird.4、Thepassagemainlyintroduces___.A．theArizonaplains.B．thebaldeagleC．theColoradoRiverD．the8thnewwonderoftheworld:theGrandCanyon22．（8分）AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety:OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines.“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligent,individualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers,”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,comparablewiththoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdisease,thatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitiveabilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange,”Mortonsaid.1、Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.2、Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.B．Bygivingfoodrewards.C．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.D．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialtothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.D．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ANewdiscoveryaboutSheep.B．HowSheepRecognizeEachOther.C．AWonderfulScientist.D．TheLifeofSheep.23．（8分）Oneeveninglastsummer,whenIaskedmy14-year-oldson,Ray,forhelpwithdinner,hisresponseshockedme.“What’sacolander(漏勺)?”heasked.Icouldonlyblamemyself.Inthefamily,nobodyelsehelpedmeinthekitchen.Butthatnight,asIexplainedwithatouchofpanicthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinit,IwonderedwhatelseIhadn’tpreparedRayfor.Asparents,whilewefocusonoursons’confidenceandcharacter,weperhapsdon’talwaysconsiderthatwearealsoraisingsomeone’sfutureroommates,boyfriends,husbands,orfathers.IwantedtoknowthatPdraisedaboywhowouldneveraskthewomaninhislife,“What’sfordinner?”SoIcameupwithaplan:IwouldofferRayaprivatehomecourse.Iwasdelightedtofindthathedidn’tsayno.Fortwohours,threedaysaweek,Raywasallmine.Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenplayinginthedrivewaythanlearningtomendsockswithhismother-hetriedtobegnottohavesewinglessons,eventhoughIinsistedthatoneday,someonewouldfindthesightofhimfixinghisownshirtveryattractive-butitcouldn’tbedeniedthathewaslearning,andmorethanjusthousekeeping.“Iappreciatewhatyoudoasamom,”hetoldmeoneday.Raynowunderstandsthefinerpointsofcooking,andmoreimportantly,herealizesthere’snothinggoodaboutbeinghelpless.Now,notonlycanhemakehisowndinner,butalsohecanmakeabigmealforhisfamily.That’swhatIcallaman.I’mgladthatIpreparedsogreatapresentformyfuturedaughter-in-law.1、Whywastheauthorshockedatherson’sresponse?A．Becausehewasnotwellbehaved.B．Becauseherefusedtohelpwithdinner.C．Becausehedidn’tknowthecommonkitchentools.D．Becausehewasverycuriousaboutkitchentools.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,someparentspaylittleattentionto.A．buildingupchildren’sconfidenceB．tellingkidswhatisrightandwrongC．preparingchildrenfortheirfuturelifeD．makingchildrenliveahardlife3、Afterlearningtodohousework,Ray.A．fellinlovewithsewingB．didotherworkinthehouseC．begantobemorehardworkingD．a(chǎn)cknowledgedhismother’sefforts4、WecaninferfromthetextthatRay.A．madegreatprogressincookingB．a(chǎn)lwaysthoughthouseworkinterestingC．preferredsewingtocookingD．wasunwillingtolearncookingatfirst24．（8分）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.25．（10分）OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蠣),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.1、（小題1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A．Couplessharetheburdens.B．Menbegintodependonwomen.C．Womenareresponsibleforhousework.D．Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.2、（小題2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A．Tolivealonehappily.B．Tohavemorechoices.C．Toavoidmarriages.D．Toignoretraditions.3、（小題3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A．Mentalheadacheindating.B．Thepressuretosurvive.C．Badluckinfindingapartner.D．Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.4、（小題4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A．Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B．Peopleshouldspendmoremoneyonmarriages.C．Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D．Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperienced1forafewdays,Iwas2towaittablesonmyown.Allwent3thatfirstweek.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckily4thetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.5,Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays(托盤).BeforeIknewit,the6wasfullofpeople.Imovedslowly,7everystep.Irememberhow8IwaswhenIsawthetraystand(架子)nearthetables.ItlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwas9on.Ithadnicehandles,whichmadeit10tomovearound.Iwaspleasedwitheverythingandbeganto11Iwasanaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaid,“Excuseme,dear,mywifeandIloved12youwork.Itseemsyourtraystandhasbeenvery13toyou,butwearegettingreadyto14now,andmywifeneedsher15back.”Atfirsthis16didnotgetacross.“Whatwashetalkingabout?”ThenIgotit.Ihadsetmytraysonhiswife’sorthopedicwalker(助步器).Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewas17.Iwantedtogetintoaholeand18.Sincethen,IhavelearnedfrommanymistakessuchastheoneIjust19.Ihavelearnedtobemore20andnottobetoosureofmyself.1、A．waitress B．a(chǎn)ssistant C．cook D．manager2、A．promised B．invited C．a(chǎn)llowed D．a(chǎn)dvised3、A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong4、A．left B．shown C．brought D．given5、A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Finally6、A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table7、A．changing B．minding C．taking D．saving8、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．calm C．sad D．happy9、A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited10、A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier11、A．believe B．a(chǎn)gree C．regret D．pretend12、A．letting B．making C．watching D．having13、A．unusual B．familiar C．useful D．interesting14、A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave15、A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat16、A．message B．praise C．idea D．need17、A．cold B．fullofjoy C．pale D．onfire18、A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay19、A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described20、A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）VisitingXi’anwasoncemydream.ItbecamearealitywhenIwasadmittedtoatrainingcourseinChinaalongwithtwoother1．(lady).Finally,thedayarrived2．IlandedatXianyangInternationalAirportinearlyAugust.AssoonasIlanded,I3．(feel)achangeintheatmosphere.Isawpeoplestandinginqueues4．(wait)fortheirturnattheimmigrationdesk.Afterwards,weweretransportedtotheofficeintheInternationalExhibitionCenter.Chinahadinvitedparticipants5．twenty-threedevelopingcountriestosharedigitaltelevisionbroadcastingtechniqueswiththem.Inmy20daysinXi’an,IgottheopportunitytoobserveChineseCultureclosely,6．thusitleftanunforgettablemarkonme.Now,Xi’anislikemysecondhome.SinceIcamebacktoPakistan,IhavebeenmissingXi’an7．(bad).My20-daystayinXi’anwas8．greatexperience.Itwasalearningopportunity,andalsoachanceto9．(broad)myunderstandingofdiversity.Ilearnedthatdespitedifferencesofcolors,heights,racesandreligions,allhumanbeings10．(tie)bythebondofhumanity,andthatthefutureofnationsisglobalwithdevelopmentandpeace.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。DearJoy,Howareyoudoing?Hereisanexcitingnewsforyou、Therewillbeaninventioncompetitioninourschoolinthe20thofOctober、However,thereisaruletheparticipantsshallbeinagroup、ButI’dliketoinviteyoutobemypartners、Iknowthatyouhavebeenlongedtodesignatinycoolerthatpeoplecanweararoundthewrist、Ithinkitwillbeawonderfullyideaforthecompetition、Wecanmakeasmallairconditionertocontrollingthetemperatureofthewearer、Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Lookingforwardtoyoureply、Yours,ZhangXi42第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Edward正在學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，希望你推薦一個(gè)適合他學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)的網(wǎng)站。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容，給他回復(fù)郵件。推薦網(wǎng)站：網(wǎng)站內(nèi)容：1.網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程的內(nèi)容；2.其它相關(guān)資源；3.有在線老師答疑，全部免費(fèi)。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、C5、D6、B7、B8、C9、D10、A11、B12、A13、D14、C15、A16、C17、B18、B19、C20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、C3、D4、D22、1、D2、B3、C4、A23、1、C2、C3、D4、A24、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andfo