2023-2024學(xué)年福建省晉江市永春縣第一中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年福建省晉江市永春縣第一中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷考生請(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．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit2．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound3．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown4．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show5．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone6．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where7．Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！8．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the9．Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame10．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected11．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．a(chǎn)ttheriskof B．a(chǎn)tthecostof C．a(chǎn)ttheendof D．a(chǎn)tthemercyof12．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed13．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone14．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean15．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．a(chǎn)reweB．isitC．weareD．comesit16．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark17．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep18．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop19．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou20．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded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）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二維碼).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反壟斷)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon22．（8分）Themoonisprovidingararetripletreatthisweek.OnWednesday,muchoftheworldwillgettoseenotonlyabluemoonanda“supermoon”,butalsoatotallunareclipse(月蝕).Havingallthreeeventstakingplaceatthesametimeisextremelyunusual.AtotallunareclipsehappenswhentheEarthcomesbetweentheSunandafullmoon.TheEarthblocksthesun’slight,makingthemoonappeardarkinthesky.Abluemoonisasecondfullmooninonemonth.ItisrareenoughthatEnglishspeakersusetheexpression“onceinabluemoon”todescribeit!Asupermoonisafullornewmoon.Itappearsbrighterandbiggerthanusualbecausethemoonisclosertotheearththanusual.Inatotallunareclipse,theEarthcoversthemoon’ssurfacewithitsshadow,givingitared-likecolor.Forthatreason,itisalsoknownasa“bloodmoon.”Somepeoplearecallingthisweek’slunareventa“superbluebloodmoon.”NoahPetroisascientistwiththeAmericanspaceagencyNASA．Heiscallingthelunarevent,“theSuperBowlofmoons.”Nomatterwhatthename,itislikelytoimpressiftheskiesareclear.JustaslastAugust’stotalsolareclipsecooledtheEarth’ssurface,alunareclipsecoolsthesurfaceofthemoon.It’sthissuddencooling-fromtheheatofdirectsunlighttoalmostadeepfreeze—thatresearcherswillbestudying.1、Whichofthefollowingpictureshowsatotallunareclipse?A．B．C．D．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2usuallyreferto?A．Somethingthatisrarelynoticed.B．Somethingthatisroundandbright.C．Somethingthatdoesnothappenoften.D．Somethingthatcanarousepeople’scuriosity.3、Whatwillthelunareclipsedotothemoon?A．Makeitabsorblessheat.B．Makeitgiveofflessheat.C．Makeitsinnerpartcooler.D．Makeitssurfaceheatgodown.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itexplainshowthelunareclipsehappens.B．IttellsusNASA’sachievementsinobservingthemoon.C．Itoffersussomeinformationaboutararetotallunareclipse.D．Itisabouttheeffectsthatthelunareclipsewillhaveonthemoon.23．（8分）ManyforeignstudentsreportfeelinglonelyorunwelcomeinAustralia.ThosefeelingsareamongthereasonswhyAustraliaistakingacloselookatitsinternationaleducationindustry.Butwhereverinternationalstudentsgo,makingfriendsmaynotalwaysbeeasy.ElisabethGareisofBaruchCollegeinNewYorksurveyed454internationalstudents.Theywereattendingfour-yearcollegesandgraduateschoolsintheAmericanSouthandNortheast.StudentsfromEnglish-speakingcountriesandfromnorthernandcentralEuropeweremorelikelytobehappywiththeirfriendships.But38%oftheinternationalstudentssaidtheyhadnoclosefriendsintheUnitedStates.AndhalfofthestudentsfromEastAsiasaidtheywereunhappywiththenumberofAmericanfriendstheyhad.Thirtypercentsaidtheywishedtheirfriendshipscouldbedeeperandmoremeaningful.ProfessorGareissays,“StudentsfromEastAsiahaveculturesthataredifferentonmanylevelsfromthecultureintheUnitedStates.Therearealsolanguageproblems,andmaybesomesocialskills,suchassmalltalks,whicharepossiblynotasimportantintheirnativecountries,whereit’snotasimportanttostartfriendshipswithsmalltalks.ManyEastAsianstudentsblamedthemselvesfortheirlimitedfriendshipswithAmericans,fornotspeakingthelanguagewellenoughandfornotknowingtheculturewellenough.”VOA’sStudentsUnionbloggerJessicaStahldidherownsurveytofindouthowAmericanstudentsandforeignstudentsrelatetoeachother.Morethan100students,abouthalfofthemAmerican,answeredheronlinequestions.Halfoftheinternationalstudentsand60%oftheAmericanssaidtheyrelatedaswellorbettertotheothergroupthantotheirowngroup.ProfessorGareissays,“Internationalstudentswhomakefriendswithhostnationalsare,overall,moresatisfiedwiththeirstayinthehostcountry.Theyhavebetterlanguageskills,betteracademicperformanceandbetterattitudestowardthehostcountry.”1、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MakingFriendsIsNotAlwaysEasyforForeignStudentsB．StudentsfromEastAsiaAreNotGoodatMakingFriendsC．InternationalEducationIndustryinAustraliaandAmericaD．TheRelationbetweenForeignStudentsandHostCountries2、ProfessorGareistendstothinkthat.A．cultureshockshouldbeblamedformanylevelsofAmericancultureB．foreignstudentsdon’tknowsmalltalksmeanalottoAmericansC．foreignstudentsshouldlearnsomebasicsocialskillsfirstofallD．foreignstudentshavedifficultymakingfriendsfordifferentreasons3、HowdidJessicaStahlcarryouthersurvey?A．BydoingquestionnairesfromStudentsUnion.B．ByaskingquestionsontheInternet.C．Byformingthestudentsintogroups.D．BydoingasurveythroughVOA．4、Whichofthefollowingstatementswillthewriterprobablyagreewith?A．Internationalstudentsliketomakemorefriendsintheirowngroup.B．Internationalstudentsaremorelikelytoremaininthehostcountryaftergraduation.C．Studentswhomakemorefriendsathomehavebetteracademicperformance.D．Studentswhomakefriendsintheirhostcountriesfeelhappierwiththeirexperience.24．（8分）WhenShakespearewastwenty-one,hewenttoLondon,averyinterestingplace,totryhisfortune.TherewasthefamousLondonBridgeandSt.Paul’sCathedral,andpalacesandmarketsandlongstreetsfullofshops.Then,too,therewerethedailycrowdswherecouldbeseenpeoplefromallovertheworld.Knights,scholarsandthehighwayman(攔路強(qiáng)盜）orthieves,whohadbeeninfamousfortheircleverrobberies,passedbyeachother.Here,also,werenoblemendressedingold,fromItalyandSpainandFrance;slavesfromSpanishAmerica,seacaptainsandministers,soldiersandservants—allheldbychancesorinterestswithinthegraywallswhichcircledLondon,andwhosegatesgavewelcometoasstrangeacrowdascouldbefoundintheworld.IntothiscuriouscrowdcameShakespeare,quicktoseeandeagertolearn.Andbeforelongallthesestrangesightswereasfamiliartohimasthefacesofhisowntown’sresidents.Eachonetolditsstorytohimsoplainlythat,asbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoods,sonowhelearnedmenandmen’sintereststhatmakeupthegreatworld.Andhelearnedtheselessonssowellthatwhenhecametowritehisplays,hemadesuchuseofthemasnowriterevermadebeforeorsince;foritistheuseofthisknowledgeoftheworld,combinedwithhisowngenius,thatmakesShakespearethegreatestdramatistthathaseverlived.1、WhatwasLondonlikeinShakespeare’seyeswhenhefirstwentthere?A．Dirtyandsmall. B．Strangeandinteresting.C．Infamousandterrible. D．Familiarandmodern.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShakespeare?A．Shakespearegotinspirationtowritefromhishometown,London.B．ShakespearewaseagertomakefriendswiththenoblemeninLondon.C．Shakespearewasgoodatobservingandlearningfromthedailylife.D．Shakespearebecamethegreatestdramatistowingtohisowngenius.3、Whatdoestheword“one”inparagraph5referto?A．Crowd. B．Resident.C．Face. D．Sight.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom______.A．a(chǎn)poster B．a(chǎn)textbookC．a(chǎn)nadvertisement D．a(chǎn)nannouncement25．（10分）ProfessionaldevelopmentcoursesinLondon●BusinesswritingDeliverymethod:Online,VideoPrice:￡49Aboutthecourse:Manypeoplegetblockedwhenforcedtoputtheirthoughtsintowordsatwork.Thiscoursegivesyouthetoolsandtechniquestoimproveyourwriting,whetherit'satwo-lineemailoratwo-hundredreport.●TravelwritingcoursesDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:￡115(fullday);￡125(eveningclasses)Aboutthecourse:Doyouwanttobeatravelwriter?Thencomealongtoaone-daytravelwritingworkshoporafour-weektravelwritingeveningclass.Thecourseshelpparticipantstowritetravelfeaturesandpublishtheminnewspapers,magazinesoronwebsites.●Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom￡1,250Aboutthecourse:Ourfivepre-sessionalprogrammesinEnglishforacademicpurposesareintendedforinternationalstudentswhoplantostudyatAstonUniversity.Theseprogrammesaimtoequipyouwiththelanguageandacademicskillsnecessaryforsuccessinyourfuturechosensubjectarea.●MasterclassDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom￡335Aboutthecourse:Whetheryouwritefundraisingletters,orforyourwebsite(s),thiscoursewillhelpyougaintheideas,knowledgeandskillsyouneedtowritefundraisingcopythatproducesmoreimpressiveandprofitableresults.1、Howisthebusinesswritingcoursedifferentfromtheothers?A．Itisdeliveredonline.B．Itofferseveningclasses.C．Itfocusesonreportwriting.D．ItishostedbyAstonUniversity.2、Whatcanpre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPhelpstudentsdo?A．Chooseasuitablecollegesubject.B．Preparethemselvesforuniversity.C．Gotoworld-classuniversities.D．Onlyimprovetheiracademicskills.3、WhichcoursefitsJohnifhehopestowriteinspiringwordsforfundraisingactivities?A．Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAP.B．Travelwritingcourses.C．Businesswriting.D．Masterclass.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）Everynight,mymotherwouldcometomyroom,leandownandpushmylonghairoutoftheway,thenkissmyforehead．Idon'trememberwhenitfirststarted1me--herhandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidmakemeannoyed,fortheyfeltwork-wornand2againstmyyoungskin．Finally,onenight,Ishoutedather:“Don'tdothatanymore--your3aretoorough！”Shedidn’tsayanythingin4．Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththat5expressionofherlove．Timeaftertime,withthe6years,mythoughtsreturnedtothatnight．I'mnotalittlegirlanymore．Momisinhermid-seventies,andthosehandsI7thoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmy8Now,myownchildrenare9.MomnolongerhasDad.ItwaslateonthatThanksgivingEve,asIwenttosleepinthebedroomofmyyouth,afamiliarhand10beforestealingacrossmyfacetobrushthe11frommyforehead.Thenakiss,everso12touchedmybrow．Inmy13,thousandsoftimes,I14thenightmyyoungvoicecomplained.15Mom'shandinmyhand,Isaidhow16Iwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe'dremember,asIdid,17Momdidn'tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadforgotten—and18—longago.Thatnight,Ifellasleepwithanew19formygentlemotherandhercaringhands.Andthe20Ihadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound．1、A．surprising B．hurting C．a(chǎn)nnoying D．a(chǎn)mazing2、A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong3、A．noises B．words C．feelings D．hands4、A．a(chǎn)nger B．silence C．reply D．fear5、A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect6、A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing7、A．often B．even C．never D．once8、A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home9、A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten10、A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled11、A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses12、A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly13、A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary14、A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled15、A．Beating B．Picking C．Catching D．Stopping16、A．happy B．sorry C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．a(chǎn)mused17、A．a(chǎn)nd B．while C．because D．but18、A．remembered B．faded C．forgiven D．a(chǎn)pologized19、A．hope B．a(chǎn)ppreciation C．thought D．a(chǎn)pproval20、A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．Failure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）China'sfirstartificialintelligence(Al)textbookforhighschoolstudents1．(bring)outlastweek,followingaplanbycentralgovernment2．(include)Alcoursesinprimaryandsec-ondaryschool.Thenine-chaptertextbook,3．(name)"FundamentalsofArtificialIntelligence",waswrittenbyoutstanding4．(scholar)fromwell-knownschoolsnationwide,underthejointeffortsbytheresearchcenterforMOOCatEastChinaNormalUniversityandAlstartupSenseTime.ItincludesthehistoryofAlandhowthetechnologycanbeappliedinareassuchasfacialrecognition,autodrivingandpublicsecurity."ThetextbookfocusesnotonlyonbasicsofAl,buton5．(practice)useofAlindailylife,”saidChenYukun,aprofessoratEastChinaNormalUniversity,6．isalsoacontributortothebook.Uptillnow,about40highschoolsacrossthecountry7．(undertake)thetaskofbeingthefirstgroupofAlhigheducationpilotprogram8．introducingthetextbookinthecurriculum."TheAlsectorisfacingatalentshortage9．(global).Thepublicationofthebookis10．breakthroughasittakesAltechnologyoutofthe'Ivorytower'andmakesitpartofhighschoollearning,"saidLinDahua,aprofessorattheChineseUniversityofHongKong.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)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Theotherday,Iaswellasmyparentswereeatinginarestaurantwhenwenoticedaforeignercomingin、Heseatshimselfatatablebythewindow、Soonawaitresscameandwantedtotakeorder、However,theforeignercouldn’tgothisneedsacross、Seeingthis,Iwentupimmediatetooffersomehelps、WecommunicatedwithsimpleEnglishforawhilebutIlaterknewwhythewaitresscouldn’tunderstandhim、TheforeigneractuallywantedaroastBeijingduck,buthehadawrongChinesepronunciation、Heardmyexplanation,thewaitresscouldn’thelptolaughing、Theforeignerhimselfalsolaughed、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國(guó)網(wǎng)友看完“哪吒之魔童降世”（Nezha）電影海外版之后非常喜歡，寫信想請(qǐng)你再推薦一部中國(guó)電影，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容給他回信。內(nèi)容包括：1.表示高興;2.推薦一部電影(電影名字可用拼音表達(dá));3.推薦的理由。（至少2條）注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，已使行文連貫；2.開(kāi)頭及結(jié)尾為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearDavid,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、B3、B4、B5、B6、C7、C8、D9、D10、A11、B12、A13、C14、A15、C16、C17、B18、D19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗禮)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveringapublicspeechonthesubjectinNovember1946thatreceivedcoverageonthefrontpageofsever