2023屆河北省唐山市遷西縣高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so2．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated3．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who4．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished5．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown6．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup7．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful8．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate9．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto10．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a(chǎn);aD．the;the11．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem12．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular13．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall14．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising15．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup16．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget17．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite18．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what19．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor20．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter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）Overthepastfewyears,smarthometechhasbecomemoreandmoreaccessibleandit’sincreasinglyeasytofindthatyou’veboughtaproductthatincludessmarthomefeatures.Sowhatdoesamodemsmarthomelooklike,andhowcanyoustartbuildingone?Youcouldgettostartmakingyourhomesmarterbythefollowinggadgets.Ecobee4*Measuringbothoccupancyandtemperature,itssensorssignalyourEcobeetoautomaticallyswitchtotherightmode.*Itonlytakesabout30minutes.thankstoaneasy-to-followinstallationguideandanin-appstep-by-stepwalkthrough.*Easilyadjusttemperatureusingyourvoicewithbuilt-inAlexaorfromwhereveryouareusingyourmobiledevices.AmazonSmartPlug*AmazonSmartPlugworkswithAlexatoaddvoicecontrol.*Schedulelights,fans,andappliancestoturnonandoffautomatically,orcontrolthemremotelywhenyou’reaway.*It’ssimpletosetupanduse.Plugin,openAlexaapp,andstartusingyourvoice.ThePhilipsHueWhiteSmartBulb*ItworkswithAmazonAlexatosupportdimmingthroughvoicecontrol.*Scheduleyourowncustomlightingscenes.Setthesmartbulbstoturnonandoffatapre-settime.Toinstall,simplyscrew(擰)thesmartbulbsintoyourdesiredlightlocation.*Controlsmart-bulb-equippedlampsandoverheadlightsviathePhilipsHueApp.AugustSmartLockPro*ItworkswithAlexaforvoicecontrol(Alexadevicesoldseparately).*Controlkeylessaccess.Itlocksautomaticallybehindyou,andunlocksasyouapproach.*Installinabout10minuteswithjustascrewdriver(螺絲刀).1、Whatdothefourgadgetshaveincommon?A．UsefulPhilipsHueApp. B．Beautifullightingscenes.C．Easyinstallationandsimpleset-up. D．Pleasanttemperature.2、Thispassageisintendedto________.A．introducethegadgetsofsmarthome B．provideadviceforhomedecorationC．comparethegadgetswithothers D．showthepopularityofthegadgets22．（8分）EXCURSIONDETAILS$109.99/Adult(ages13andover)$79.99/Child(ages8-12)*PricesmayvarywithseasonsThisadventurebeginswithamotorcoachridealongtheKlondikeHighway,parallelingtherouteusedbytheexplorersduringthe1898KlondikeGoldRush.You’llascendtothe3,290-footKlondikeSummit,whereyoucanphotographmajesticmountainsandwaterfalls.YourridecontinuesasyoutravelnorthtothefamousYukonSuspensionBridge.Feelthethrillingsensationofaswayingwalkway65feetabovethechurningrapidsoftheTutshiRiver.Finallywalkthroughthemuseum-qualitydisplaysdemonstratingthearea’suniquehistory.Bynowyou’veworkedupanappetite,andtheheartysalmonbuffetattheLiarsvilleTrailCampissuretotameeventhehungriestbeast.SavorwildAlaskansalmongrilledoveranopenalderwoodfire,avarietyofsalads,cornbreadanddessert.Afteryourmeal,youmayreturnorbedroppedoffinSkagwayforshopping.GuestReviews(4)PalpfromVancouver★★★☆☆GreatonehourstopattheSuspensionBridge.ThesalmonbakeinLiarsvillewasthebestpart!ItwasabuffetofUNLIMITEDsalmonthatwasbeingfreshlycookedoveranopenfire.Overallgoodexcursion,justalittletooexpensiveforwhatitis.DragonfromLosAngles★★★★☆DidthisonMay1,2019.Ourguide,Glenn,wasveryenthusiasticandknowledgeable,keepingusentertainedallthewaybymakingjokesandexplainingthehistoryofthelandmarks.Therewereonly12people,soweallhadwindowseats!!TheviewswereGREAT!Tooklotsofpics.PlutocratfromEdmonton★★★★★Enjoyedthedrive,enjoyedthefeesandenjoyedLiarsville,wherethefoodwasAMAZING.Can'tbelievehowmuchweenjoyedwalkingacrossthesuspensionbridge.RodfromRegina★★☆☆☆“TotheSummit”givestheimpressionyouaregoingtothebigsummit.Thiswasnotthecase.Thesummitinquestionwasjustasmallhill.Theviewsatthesuspensionbridgeareokbutnotincredible.ThelunchatLiarsvillewasnotbad,though,andthatstopwasbestoftheday.150、Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrecttouringorderintheexcursion?A．Skagway→SuspensionBridge→KlondikeGoldRushB．LiarsvilleTrailCamp→KlondikeHighway→TutshiRiverC．KlondikeSummit→SuspensionBridge→LiarsvilleTrailCampD．KlondikeGoldRush→LiarsvilleTrailCamp→SuspensionBridge1、Afterreadingthefourreviews,welearnthat______________.A．PalpthoughtthepricefortheexcursionisreasonableB．DragonthoughthighlyofhishumorousandlearnedguideC．PlutocratwasnotcontentwiththefoodinLiarsvilleD．Rodfelttheviewaroundthesuspensionbridgewasgreat23．（8分）Whilethereareafewwaystomakeuseofyouroldsmartphone,oneofthebetterwaysistoconvertintoadashcam（行車記錄儀）thatyoucanuseonyourbicycle.Withthecamera,youcanrecordyourrides,whichisespeciallyhelpfulifyouareinvolvedinacrashwithanothervehicle.Touseyoursmartphoneasadashcamonyourbike,youwillneedtomakesureitisproperlysecuredtoyourbike.Todothiscorrectly,youmusttaketwostripsofheavy-dutyVelcro(akindofclothusedasfastening)alongwithtwopipeClamps（管夾）andaflatcornerbrace（角撐）toproperlyattachit.Youwillstartbyattachingthecomerbracetoyoursmartphone.Next,attachaVelcrostriptoyourphonedback.YouwillputthesecondstripontheendofthebracecomerandcutanyextraVelcrooffandawayfromthebrace.Byusingheavy-dutyVelcro,youshouldn’thavetoworryaboutthecamerabracemustbeattachedtothebicycledirectly.Taketwopipeclampssoyoucanattachthepartofthecornerbracesothephonecanbeheldupandused.Thepipeclampsmustbepositionednearthecenterofthehandlebar,whichwillenableyoutogetabetterpicturewhenvideotaping.Torunadashcampapponyouroldphone,youwilljustneedtodownloadadashcamappontotheoldphone.Youwillthenjuststarttheappatanytimeyouheadoutontheroad.Thereisalwaysthechanceofflaws,butyouwillbegivingyourselfawaytoprotectyourselfinafriendly,eco-fiendlymannerthatismuchlessexpensivethanpurchasingadashcam.1、Whatisthepurposeofbuildingadashcamonyourbike?A．Tomakefulluseofanoldsmartphone.B．TorecordthescenerywhiletravellingC．Toreduceanunexpectedcrashontheroad.D．Toavoidunnecessaryargumentsinanaccident.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thebike.B．Thepipeclamp.C．Thesmartphone.D．Theflatcornerbrace.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutaVelcrostrip?A．Itwillfixthecamerafirmly.B．Itisbettertokeepitaslongaspossible.C．Itisimportantfortheflatcomerbrace.D．Itisbestputinthecenterofthesmartphone.4、WhatcanbeinferredabouttheDIYdashcamfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisaperfectalternativetoapurchasedone.B．Itisbeneficialtoenvironmentinsomeway.C．Itisamuchmoredemandingjobfortheuser.D．Itmakesitsownerfriendlytootherpeople.24．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”O(jiān)bviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.25．（10分）PreparingfortheNextPandemic(大流行病)Influenzapandemicshavehistoricallytakentheworldbysurprise,givinghealthserviceslittletimetopreparefortheabruptincreasesincasesanddeathsthatcharacterizetheseeventsandmakethemsodisruptive.Sincelate2003,theworldhasmovedclosertoapandemicthanatanytimesince1968,whenthelastofthepreviouscentury’sthreepandemicsoccurred.Whileneitherthetimingnortheseverityofthenextpandemiccanbepredicted,evidencethatthevirusisnowendemicinbirdpopulationsmeansthatthepresentlevelofriskwillnotbeeasilydiminished.Theadvancewarninghasbroughtanunheard-ofopportunitytoprepareforapandemicanddevelopwaystomitigateitseffects.Morecountriesnowhavepandemicpreparednessplans:aroundonefifthoftheworld’scountrieshavesomeformofaresponseplan,butthesevarygreatlyincomprehensivenessandstageofcompletion.Accesstoantiviraldrugsand,moreimportantly,tovaccines(疫苗)remainsachallengingproblembecauseoflimitedmanufacturingcapacityaswellascosts.Theriskthatapandemicviruswillemergedependsonopportunitiesforhumanexposureandinfections.TheseopportunitieswillpersistaslongastheH5NIviruscontinuestocirculateinanimals.Controlofthediseaseinanimalsisthemainwaytoreduceopportunitiesforhumaninfectionandthusreduceopportunitiesforapandemicvirustoemerge.Whileneitherthetimingnortheseverityofthenextpandemiccanbepredicted,historyshowsthattheseeventsconsistentlybringanexplosiveincreaseinthenumberofillnessesanddeathssufficienttotemporarilyparalysepublicservicesandeconomicproductivity.1、Fromthefirstparagraphweknow.A．Therewerethreepandemicsintheworldlastcentury.B．Atleastthreepandemicsoccurredtotheworldlastcentury.C．Wearenotsurehowmanypandemicstherewereintheworldlastcentury.D．Wearesuretherewerefourpandemicsintheworldlastcentury.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mitigate”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Increase.B．Reduce.C．Evaluate.D．Predict.3、Accordingtotheauthor,howdowepreventthenextpandemic?A．Toproduceantiviraldrugs.B．Toproducevaccines.C．Tocontrolthedisease.D．TogetridoftheH5N1virus.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetothenextpandemic?A．Negative.B．Indifferent.C．Considerate.D．Objective.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Anoldwomanhadlosthereyesightcompletely,soshewenttoa1tohelpherseeagainandmadeabargainwithhim:ifhecouldcureher,hewouldbepaidwell.Butifhecouldn’t,shewouldnotpayhimanything.Thedoctorhada(an)2ointment(藥膏).Whenitwasputontheeyesforaperiodoftime,itrestoredtheeyesightofanyonewhowassightless.Thedoctorbeganto3hispatientdaily.Butknowingthatshecouldn’tsee,hestarted4thevaluablesinherhouse.Whentherewasnothingleft,hedecidedtocureherand5hispayment.Whenthewomanrecoveredhereyesight,shesawthathervaluableshadgoneand6thedoctorwasthethief.So,sayingthatshewas7cured,sherefusedtopayhim.Thedoctorwas8andheinsistedonhisfees.Buttheoldwomanrefusedandthetwowenttothe9Thejudgeaskedtheoldwoman10sherefusedtopaythedoctor.Shesaid,“Idid11togivehimthemoneyifIrecoveredmyeyesight.However,ifIremainedblind,Iwastogivehim12Nowhe13thathehascuredme,butIam14blind.”Everyonetherelookedather15.“Howcanyousaythat?Everyonecanseethatyoureyesighthasbeenrestored,”saidthejudge16.Theoldwomanreplied,“I17can’tsee.BeforeI18myeyesight,Ihadseenmanyvaluablethingsinmyhouse.Butnow,Iamnotabletoseeathingof19init.”Thejudge20thatshewasindeedblindandlethergo.1、A．friend B．doctor C．teacher D．professor2、A．special B．expensive C．regular D．poor3、A．visit B．call C．expect D．question4、A．cleaning B．counting C．stealing D．a(chǎn)ppreciating5、A．dependedon B．caredabout C．gaveup D．a(chǎn)skedfor6、A．explained B．hoped C．guessed D．forgave7、A．nearly B．once C．not D．well8、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．surprised C．touched D．encouraged9、A．playground B．street C．house D．court10、A．why B．whether C．how D．when11、A．pretend B．promise C．refuse D．manage12、A．everything B．something C．nothing D．a(chǎn)nything13、A．wishes B．a(chǎn)dmits C．realizes D．declares14、A．quite B．ever C．even D．still15、A．insurprise B．inpeace C．a(chǎn)susual D．onpurpose16、A．friendly B．seriously C．proudly D．carefully17、A．slowly B．finally C．really D．a(chǎn)lmost18、A．lost B．failed C．had D．hurt19、A．price B．meaning C．use D．value20、A．reported B．a(chǎn)greed C．worried D．doubted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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectivewaystoimproveourEnglishwritingability.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakes1．(little)time.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifwepersistinthispractice,graduallywe’lllearnhow2．(express)ourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmany3．(difficult).Inthefirstplace,itoftenhappensthatwehavetroublein4．(find)appropriatewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,there5．(be)manyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglish6．(proper).AsfarasIam7．(concern),mysuggestionis8．weshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionary.WecanalsoaskourEnglishteacher9．help,ifnecessary.Inshort,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor10．developmentofourwritingskills.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。IamoneofthefewmanwhoworkasanurseryschoolteacherinLondon.Mostofmykidscomefromfamiliesonproblems.It'ssurprisedhowveryyoungchildrenunderstandorareawareofthingsthatgowronginhome.This,ofcourse,affectsthemandsometimesmakethemverydifficulttodeal.Atsuchtimesyouhavetobeverypatientwiththem.Idon'tthinkthatwomenarenaturalbetterwithchildrenthanmenare.Anybodywhoispreparingtounderstandandhelpchildren,andwhohastherightqualitiescanlookafterthemandteachthem.Thequalitiesarethere,inallmenandwomen,butmostmendon'tusethem.Ithinkmygroupofchildrenratherlikebeingwithamanforthechange,especiallysincetheydon'tseetheirfathersverymuch.SoIdon'tfeelI'mdoinga‘woman'sjob’;infact,asaman,IfeelIcanbringsomethingextratothejob.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是紅星中學(xué)學(xué)生會主席李華，學(xué)生會打算下周三在學(xué)校舉行慈善表演，你打算寫email邀請你班外教John去現(xiàn)場觀看演出。1.慈善表演活動的目的2.慈善表演活動的內(nèi)容3.表演的時間、地點4.購票方式參考：慈善表演charityshowDearJohn,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、D5、C6、D7、B8、C9、A10、A11、D12、B13、A14、B15、A16、C17、C18、B19、B20、B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、C2、A22、150、C1、B23、1、D2、C3、A4、B24、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatsheh