2023-2024學年青海省西寧市大通回族土族自治縣高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學年青海省西寧市大通回族土族自治縣高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid2．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when3．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout4．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible5．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy6．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As7．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved8．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,9．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although10．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite11．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid12．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout?? B．cameoutC．gaveout?? D．turnedout13．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup14．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．a(chǎn)lthough D．once15．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding16．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular17．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall18．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for19．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why20．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that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）InthewesternLosAngelessitsthefamouscityofHollywood,knownastheglobalcenterofmoviestudiosandfilmstars.TheSeligFilmManufacturingCompanywasthefirstmajorfilmcompanytocometoHollywood,shootingitsfirstfilmentitledTheHeartofARaceToutin1908.Thenextyearthefilmcompanybuiltthefirstpermanentfilmstudio.Althoughelectriclightsexistedatthattime,nonewerepowerfulenoughtoadequatelyexposefilm.Thebestsourceofilluminationformovieproductionwasnaturesunlight.Besidesthesunnyweather,filmproducerswerealsodrawntoHollywoodbecauseofitsopenspacesandwidevarietyofnaturalscenery.AnotherreasonwasthedistanceofSouthernCaliforniafromNewJersey,whichmadeitmoredifficultforThomasEdisontoenforcehisfilmpatents.Atthattime,Edisonownedalmostallthepatentsrelevanttofilmproduction.Asaresult,intheEast,movieproducersactingindependentlyoutofEdison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanywereoftenaccusedbyEdison.ButinLosAngeles,thingsweredifferent.IfhesenthismentoCalifornia,wordwouldusuallyreachLosAngelesbeforetheydidandthemoviemakerscouldescapetonearbyMexico.In1911,asecondmoviestudio—NestorStudios,wasfounded.Ataboutthesametime,manyfilmproductioncompaniesfromNewYorkandNewJerseystartedmovingtosunnyCaliforniabecauseofthegoodweather.ThefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremonytookplacein1929intheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Ticketswere$10andtherewere250peopleattendingtheceremony.Fromabout1930,fivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudiosinHollywood,Paramount,RKO,20thCenturyFox,Metro-Goldwyn-MayerandWarnerBros,ownedalmostalllargetheatresthroughoutthecountryfortheexhibitionoftheirmovies.Theperiodbetweentheyears1927to1984wasconsideredthe“GoldenAgeofHollywood”.1、Theword“illumination”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．light B．storyC．patent D．film2、Accordingtothetext,filmproducersweredrawntoHollywoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．openspaces B．varioussceneryC．uniqueculture D．sunnyweather3、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A．ThomasEdisonmovedhisofficetoHollywoodtoenforcehisfilmpatents.B．MovieproducersworkingontheWestCoastwereneveraccusedbyEdison.C．Edison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanyownedmanystudiosinHollywood.D．MoviemakersinLosAngelescouldworkindependentlyoutofEdison’scontrol.4、WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremony?A．Itwasheldinarestaurant.B．Therewere250peoplereceivingtheawards.C．Therewere250peoplepresentattheceremony.D．Itwasheldbyfivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudios.22．（8分）Morethan10millionChineseculturalrelicshavebeenlostoverseas,lotsofwhichwerestolenandillegallyshippedoutofChinaduringthetimesofwarbefore1949.About1.67millionpiecesarehousednomorethan200museumsin47countries,whichaccountsfor10percentofalllostChineseculturalrelics,andtherestareinthehandsofprivatecollectors.MostofthesetreasuresareownedbymuseumsorprivatecollectorsintheUnitedStates,Europe,JapanandSoutheastAsiancountries.Therearemorethan23,000piecesintheBritishMuseum,mostofwhichwerestolenorboughtforpenniesmorethan100yearsago.Themajormethodtorecoverthesenationaltreasureswastobuythemback.Insomecases,privatecollectorsdonatedtherelicstothegovernment.Alsothegovernmentcanturnloofficialchannelsin)todemandthereturnofrelics.In2003,apricelessbronzepig'sheaddatingfromtheQingDynastywasreturnedtoitshomeinBeijingafteritwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmyover140yearsago.Macaoentrepreneur(企業(yè)家)StanleyHodonated6millionyuantobuyitbackfromaUSartcollectorandthendonatedittothePolyArtMuseuminBeijing.Althoughbuying-backisthemostfeasiblewaytorecoverthelosttreasures,limitedfundingisalwaysabigheadache.Inrecentyears,theChinesegovernmenthasimprovedeffortstorecoverthepreciousculturalrelicslostoverseas.Ithasstartedanationalprojectontherecoveryofthetreasuresandhassetupadatabase(數(shù)據(jù)庫)collectingrelevantinformation.Ithassignedseveralinternationalagreementswithmanycountriesonthismatter,andisalsolookingforinternationalcooperationtorecovertherelicsbyworkingcloselywithseveralinternationalorganizations.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThewaystorecoverculturalrelicsB．TheeffortstorecoverChineseculturalrelicsC．StanleyHodonatedabronzepig'sheadtoBeijing.D．ChineseculturalrelicswerestolenbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmy.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A．Chinahasenoughmoneytobuyalltheculturalrelicsback.B．theChinesegovernmenthasdonealottorecoverthelostculturalrelicsC．manycountrieshavereturnedthelostculturalrelicstoChinaforfreeD．Chinaispreparingtosetupadatabasetocollectinformationaboutthelostculturalrelics3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebronzepigsheadisNOTtrue?A．ItwasmadeintheQingDynasty.B．ItisnowinthePolyArtMuseuminBeijingC．ItwasdonatedbytheFrenchgovernmenttoChina.D．ItwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmyover140yearsago4、Theunderlinedword"feasible"inParagraph5canbereplacedby“_______”.A．possibleB．difficultC．wonderfulD．careful23．（8分）MyFavouriteTravelBooksTheOldPatagonianExpressbyPaulTherouxChoosingmyfavoritePaulTherouxbookislikepickingmyfavoriteplaceintheworld:It’simpossibletosettleonjustone.ButTheOldPatagonianExpress,whichisaboutatrainjourneyTherouxmadefromBoston,USAtosouthernArgentina,isrightupthereatthetopofmylist.Therouxhasawickedsenseofhumor.Hebringssomuchwisdomandexperiencetohistravels.WaldenbyHenryDavidThoreauIfhewerealivetoday,ThoreauwouldprobablyfrownifheheardsomeonerefertoWaldenasatravelbook.ButIregarditasatravel-writingmasterpiece.“Iwentintothewoods,”hewrites,“becauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.”That’sthesamespiritofdiscoverythatdefinessomanygreatcontemporarytravelrecords.TheDharmaBumsbyJackKerouacLikesomanypeople,IfellinlovewithKerouac’snovelsinmylateteensandearly20s.OntheRoadgetsallthepress,butIalwaysloveTheDharmaBums.KerouacbeautifullycapturestheromanceofCaliforniatrains,Berkeley,andbackpackingintheSierras.It’shardtoreadthisbookwithoutwantingtoleaveforthemountainstobrainstormbadhaikusonthetrailandcookcannedmacaroniandcheeseoveracracklingcampfire.ConfuciusLivesNextDoorbyT.R.ReidThisissortofAYearinProvenceinJapan,onlythecross-culturaldifferencesaremuchgreater.ReidandhisfamilymovedtoTokyowhenhebecamethechiefforTheWashingtonPost,enablinghimtouncovertruthsaboutthecountry.AmongthehighlightsarehisobservationsaboutJapaneseschools,includingYodobashiNo.6ElementarySchool,wherehisdaughtersweregreetedbythewholeschoolstaff.1、Whichbookenablesreaderstoexperiencegreatcross-culturaldifferences?A．TheOldPatagonianExpressB．ConfuciusLivesNextDoorC．OntheRoadD．Walden2、WhatwillpeoplefeelafterreadingJackKerouac’sTheDharmaBums?A．AstrongdesiretofollowB．AlovefornovelsC．AwishtolearncookingD．Anexcitementtowritepoems3、Whichwriterbasedhisbookonatrainjourneyfromhometoabroad?A．T.R.ReidB．HenryDavidThoreauC．PaulTherouxD．JackKerouac24．（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）Bookstoresareatraveller'sbestfriend:theyprovideconvenientshelterinbadweather,andtheyoftenhostreadingsandotherculturalevents.Hereisalookatworld’ssixgreatestbookstores.AdrianHarrington—since1971.Rarebooks;rarefirsteditions;leatherboundsetsandgeneralantiquarian(古玩).Address:64AKensingtonChurchStreet,Kensington,London,England,U.K.AnotherCountry—Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishLanguagesecondhandbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksthatyoucanbuyorborrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,socialeveningsandfilmnights.AtlantisBooks—Oía,Santorini,Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandofSantorini,Greece,foundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andtheUnitedStates.Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodoldfashioneddanceparties.Bart’sBooks—Ojai,California,U.S.A．“TheWorld’sGreatestOutdoorBookstore”,abookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregularcustomersareaskedtodropcoinsintothedoor’scoinboxtopayforanybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.10CorsoComo—Milan,Italy.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonart,architecture,design,graphicsandfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.Itwasfoundedin1990inMilan,Italy,byCarlaSozzani.TheBookworm—Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsinthreecities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloor-to-ceilingbooksoneverywallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwarmandcomfortableinwinter.1、Whichofthefollowingbookstoreshasthelongesthistory?A．AdrianHarrington. B．AtlantisBooks.C．Bart’sBooks. D．10ComoBookshop.2、WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooks?A．Attendafestival. B．Learnphotography.C．Enjoyrarebooks. D．Buybooksanytime.3、HowisTheBookwormdifferentfromtheotherbookstores?A．Itisusedasalibrary. B．Ithostsallsortsofactivities.C．Itfocusesonphotography. D．Ithasbranchesindifferentcities.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）Thesummerbeforemyhighschoolgraduation,IwenttoWestVirginiawithothersasmembersoftheAppalachiaServiceProject.Ourdutywasto1thehomesofthoseweservedwarmerandsafer.Mygroupwas2thetaskofrebuildingsectionsofahomethathadbeendamagedby3.Nosoonerhadweparkedonthehome’sdirtdriveway4wesawanexcitedlittlegirl.Shoelessandwearing5clothesandthebiggestsmileI’deverseen,sheyelled,“Ma,Ma,theyreallycame!”HernamewasDakota.Idiscoveredthatmyjobthatweekwouldbetohelp6afire-damageddiningroomintoabedroomforthislittlegirl.7thefollowingdays,InoticedDakota8atuseverynowandthenasweworked.Afewtimes,Itriedtalkingwithher,butsheremained9.BeforeIwenttoworkonherhomeonthe10morning,InoticedDakotawashidingbehindhergrandmother.Cautiously,shecameinto11,andJcouldseethatjustlikeherclothes,herfacewasstilldirty.Butnoamountof12couldhidethosebrightblueeyesandbigsmile.Iwantedsomuchto13her,butrespectinghershyness,Ikeptmy14.Slowly,shebeganwalkingtowardme.Inoticedafoldedpieceof15inhertinyhand.16,shereachedupandhandedittome.Once17,Ilookedatadrawingonthebackofanoldbookcover.Itwasoftwogirls,and18onthebottomofthepaperwerethreelittle19thatinstantlybrokemyheart:Pleasedon’tleave.Nowalmostintears,I20totheimpulse(沖動)thatI’dresistedonlymomentsbefore—Ibentdownandhuggedher.1、A．takeB．buildC．makeD．give2、A．chosenB．a(chǎn)ssignedC．organisedD．taught3、A．floodB．stormC．earthquakeD．fire4、A．thanB．thatC．whereD．when5、A．beautifulB．neatC．dirtyD．expensive6、A．changeB．translateC．divideD．Force7、A．BeforeB．AfterC．FromD．Over8、A．shoutB．knockC．glanceD．laugh9、A．happyB．shyC．calmD．nervous10、A．lastB．firstC．nextD．every11、A．beingB．playC．effectD．view12、A．waterB．soilC．a(chǎn)irD．salt13、A．loveB．kissC．hugD．cry14、A．distanceB．wordsC．silenceD．promise15、A．clothB．chocolateC．stringD．paper16、A．SurprisinglyB．SilentlyC．HelplesslyD．Patiently17、A．foundB．hiddenC．lostD．unfolded18、A．writtenB．heardC．rememberedD．produced19、A．sentencesB．giftsC．wordsD．signs20、A．gaveupB．gaveinC．gaveoutD．gaveoff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）Nooneknowsexactly1．theearthbegan.However,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniversebegan2．a(chǎn)“BigBang”.Thenthedust3．(settle)intoasolidglobe.Astheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.Many4．(science)believethatitwasthepresenceofwaterthatallowedtheearthtodissolve5．(harm)gasesandacidsintooceansandseas,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.Millionsofyearslater,thefirstsmallplantsappearedonthesurfaceofthewater.Theirdevelopment6．(follow)byearlyshellfish,allsortsoffish,greenplantsandlandanimals.Reptiles7．(produce)younggenerallybylayingeggswhilemammalsgavebirthtoyoungbabyanimals.Dinosaursexistedontheearthforover140millionyearsbeforetheysuddenlydisappeared.Thereason8．theydisappearedstillremainsamystery.Finally,humansappearedandspreadallovertheearth.Buttheyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfrom9．(escape)fromtheearthintospace.Asaresultofthis,peoplebelievetheearthmaybecometoohottoliveon.So10．lifewillcontinueontheearthwilldependonhowthisproblemcanbesolved.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每次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（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Mauritius,anislandnation,isworkingtogetridoffossilfuelsbyreplacethemwithsugarcanestalks、Anislandhasreliedonimportedgasasfuelforlongbutitpointsoutwhichitsmaincashcropisprovidingamoreeconomicalchoice、Onceasugarcanestalkhassqueezed,apileofdrystalksremain、Theseleftoversarethenburnedtogeneratepower,anditaccountsfor14percentsoftheisland’senergyneeds、Sugarcanes,thenation’smaincashcrop,continuesleadingthechargetowardsamoreenvironmentalfriendlyfuture、Currently,foursugarcompaniesrunhisownpowerstationtogetherwithgeneratingupto60%oftheisland’selectricity、However,thecarbondioxidegeneratedbytheburningprocessisthenusedtoaddtosoftdrinks、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達假如你是李華，已經(jīng)被大學錄取，即將進入大學學習。請你用英語給好友Sam寫一封信，談談進入大學后的打算。短文應包含以下要點：1、盡快適應環(huán)境;2、注重能力發(fā)展。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；書信的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSam,Howareyougettingalongwithyourliferecently?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、D5、D6、D7、C8、C9、D10、C11、D12、A13、B14、B15、A16、A17、C18、A19、C20、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、A2、C3、D4、C22、1、B2、B3、C4、A23、1、B2、A3、C24、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoN