2024屆上海市普陀區(qū)上海師大附中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2024屆上海市普陀區(qū)上海師大附中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語(yǔ)試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t2．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone3．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound4．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the5．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound6．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending7．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ssociation D．harmony8．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink9．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．evaluated10．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would11．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken12．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should13．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway14．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For15．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing16．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive17．We___havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t18．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall19．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which20．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright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）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance(阻力),makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthproblems.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat

“pinsandneedles”

sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?A．Itisaverybadsocialhabit.B．Itisusuallypracticedonpurpose.C．Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth.D．Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.2、Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan______.A．a(chǎn)ffectyourbloodpressureB．resistgravityeffectivelyC．leadtoheartattackseasilyD．improvethefunctionoflegs3、Inthethirdparagraph"pinsandneedles"probablymeans______.A．slightsharppainsB．beingalittlenervousC．seriousmuscleinjuriesD．beinghighlyflexible4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tocomparecommonhabits.B．Togivereaderssomeadvice.C．Toevaluateeffectsofanexperiment.D．Tointroduceresearchmethods.22．（8分）ESciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation(誘惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（學(xué)科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox(非常規(guī)的),andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooks’storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A．illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB．demonstratethevalueofBrooks’newbookC．remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD．explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A．Itsstrongbasis.B．Itsconvincingpoints.C．Itsclearwriting.D．Itsmemorablecharacters.3、Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A．Contradictory.B．Supportive.C．Cautious.D．Critical.4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Problemswiththebook.B．Brooks’slifeexperience.C．Deathofthecharacters.D．Brooks’stranslationskills.23．（8分）Everwonderedwhetherpunishmentactuallymakespeoplecooperate(合作)?Ateamofscientistscreatedanexperimenttofigureitoutandtheresultswereprettyunexpected.Tounderstandwhattheyfound,youhavetoknowwhythesescientistswerestudyingpunishment.Theyweretryingtofigureoutwhypeoplecooperatewhenit’softensoeasytoprofitatothersexpense.Whydon’tfriendsstealfromeachother?Whydoparentsbothertofeedtheirchildren?Iftheanswertothesequestionsisobvioustoyou,congratulations,youareaheadofscientists.They’restilltryingtofigureitout.Inthisexperiment,researchershad225Chinesestudentsplayagame,whereifthestudentscooperated,they’dallgetanumberofpoints.Butifonedefected(變節(jié))andeveryoneelsecooperated,thedefectorwouldgetalotofpoints,andthecooperatorswouldloseout.Thisgamerepresentsalotofreallifesituationswhereyoustrugglewithadecision:worktogetheranddoOK,orrunoffwiththerewards,ruiningeverybodyelse’sday.Thisisactuallyaprettyordinaryeconomicexperiment.Buttheresearchersaddedtwochangestoseeiftheycouldmimic(糢擬〉therealworldbetter.Changeone:somestudentsplayedmanyroundstogether,sothey’dlearnwhotheycouldtrust.Changetwo:peoplecouldpunisheachother,sacrificingapointortwotodestroyanotherplayer’sscore.Intheend,theresearchersfoundthatplayingmultipleroundsmadepeoplecooperatemore,whichdefinitelymimicshumansociety.Butthewholepunishmentthingledtoasurprise:punishingdidn’tactuallymakepeoplecooperatemore.Infact,itmadethemcooperateless.Sothescientistsstilldon’tknowwhypeoplecooperate,thoughitlookslikeithasmoretodowithgroupsstickingtogetherthanitdoeswithpunishment.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Whyfriendsdon’tstealfromeachother.B．Whyresearchersarestudyingpunishment.C．Whypeoplealwaysprofitatothers’expense.D．Whypeoplecooperateratherthantakeadvantageofothers.2、Whathappenedtoadefectorintheexperiment?A．Helostout.B．Hebenefitedmore.C．Hegotpunished.D．Hebecametheleader.3、Whatconclusionisdrawnfromtheexperiment?A．Punishinghelpspeoplerealizetheirmistakes.B．Cooperatingisawin-winpolicytoall.C．Punishmentwon’tworkasexpected.D．Peoplewhochoosetocooperateareselfless.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Doespunishingpeopleactuallywork?B．Whyispunishmentappliedtocooperation?C．Howcanpunishmentcontributetocooperation?D．Whatisthebestwaytomakepunishmenteffective?24．（8分）Mostpeopleknowthatlisteningtomusicwhentheyarefeelingdownordepressedcanencouragetheirspirits.Howeverstudieshavealsoshownthatmusic,especiallycertaintonescanreducestress.Musiccanchangebrainwavepatterns,deepenbreathing,andbringonatotallystress-freeandmoreopenmindset（心態(tài)）.Usingmusictorelaxwhenconsideringaparticularproblemmaynotonlyraiseyourmood,butalsocouldhelpyoureachthat"a-ha"momentandfindasolution.Musichasalsobeenshownnotonlytomakeyoufeelgood,butalso,tobeagreatmotivator.Forexample,duringexercise,listeningtomusiccankeepyougoing,orgetyoutoexercisemorebyhelpingyoutoignorenegativefeelingsoftirednessandfocusonthepleasurablefeelingsyougetfrombeingabsorbedinthemusic.Musicismainlyusedtorecordemotion.Whenwelistentoapieceofmusicwesharetheartist'sfeelingsonavisceral（本來(lái)的）level.Thatcanbesad,andwhoamongushasn'tputonapainfullovesongtoshareinthemiseryafterabadbreak-up?Onthecontrary,wecanshareinthedelightofsongsofjoyandhappiness,oranysongorpieceofmusicthatremindsusofaparticularhappytimeinourpast.Sonexttimeyouarefeelingdown,putonBeethoven'sOdetoJoy,Ibetyouwillfeelalotbetteraboutwhateveritwasthatwasbotheringyou!1、Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthatmusiccan.A．benefityouinmanywaysB．promoteyoutofindmorequestionsC．changethepatternsofyourlifestyleD．influenceyourattentiontoaproblem2、Theauthorwrotethesecondparagraphmainlyto.A．tellusastoryB．makesomecommentsC．giveusanexampleD．listsomefacts3、Whenweenjoyapieceofsadmusic,.A．we'llsharetheartist'sfeelingsdeeplyB．wemayrecallourmiserablepastC．wemayberemindedofparticularjoyD．we'llshowmercyontheartist'slife4、What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A．WhatmusicmeanstoamusicloverB．WhypeoplelovehappymusicC．WhatkindofmusicispopularD．Howmusicchangesyourlife25．（10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.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）HeeAhLeewasbornwithseverephysicaldisability.Shehas1fingersoneachhand.Andherlegsendatherknees.Herdoctorsdidn’texpectherto2.Butshedoeslive.Attheageofsixshestartedtoplaythepiano.Atthetime,herfourfingerswerevery3.Shecouldn’tevenholdapencil.Hermother4thatherdaughtershouldtakepianolessons.Onereasonwasthethoughtofhelpingherstrengthenherhandssoshecouldholdapencil.Theotherwas5shefeltthatifshecould6thepiano,shecouldmanageanything.Forsixmonthspianoschools7themdownandthentheonlyteacherwhodidacceptthe8gotdiscouragedandwantedto9.Itbecameathree-monthcontestof10betweenmotheranddaughterthatledtoadifficultsituationinwhichthemother11threwherdaughteronthefloorindisappointment.ShesaidLeegotbackuponthepiano12andforthefirsttimeplayedthechildren’ssongshehadbeentryingto13.ThatwastheturningpointandoneyearlaterLeewonthegrandprizeinapianoconcertforkindergartners.Itwasatage7thatLee14Korea’s19thNationalHandicapConquestContestandwas15withthemedalbythepresident.TodayLeeis32,haswonanumberof16,andisawidelytraveledconcertpianistwithmorethan20017.Leegivesthankstohermotherfor18hertomasterthepianoandsaidthatalthoughhertrainingwas19,“Astimewentby,thepianobecamemy20ofinspirationandmybestfriend.”1、A．noB．twoC．threeD．four2、A．succeedB．existC．surviveD．grow3、A．shortB．inflexibleC．weakD．fat4、A．imaginedB．discussedC．orderedD．decided5、A．thatB．becauseC．whyD．so6、A．teachB．loveC．takeD．master7、A．turnedB．lookedC．calmedD．let8、A．offerB．taskC．giftD．price9、A．hideB．quitC．restD．escape10、A．a(chǎn)chievementB．willC．habitD．quality11、A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．bravelyC．a(chǎn)ngrilyD．carelessly12、A．lessonB．classC．boardD．bench13、A．teachB．singC．hearD．learn14、A．competedB．beatC．wonD．watched15、A．presentedB．a(chǎn)wardedC．rewardedD．supplied16、A．supportsB．gamesC．prizesD．praises17、A．contestsB．meetingsC．followersD．performances18、A．challengingB．a(chǎn)llowingC．persuadingD．encouraging19、A．longB．toughC．uneasyD．pleasant20、A．sourceB．symbolC．knowledgeD．energy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）WangPengfelt1．(frustrate)inhisemptyrestaurantbecausenocustomershavecometohisrestaurantever2．hegotupearlyinthemorning.Hewantedtofindoutwhy.Hehurriedoutand3．(follow)LiChangintoanewly-openedrestaurant.Hefoundthattheowner4．(name)YongHuiwasservingslimmingfoodtomakepeoplethin.Drivenby5．(curious),WangPengcameforwardtotakeacloselookatthemenu.Hecouldnotevenbelievehiseyes.Hewasamazed6．whathesaw.Hehurriedoutsideandwenttothelibrarytodosomeresearch.7．a(chǎn)lotofreading,herealizedthatYongHui’sfoodmadepeoplebecometired8．(quick)becauseitwasnotenergy-givingfood.9．(arrive)home，WangPengrewrotehisownsign.The10．(compete)betweenthetworestaurantswason!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)的詞下劃一橫線，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。OnSundaymorning,Jackwaspaintinginthestudywhilethephonerang、Hehurriedtothephone、Hewashisworkmate,Mike、Whiletheywerechattingonthephone,buthislittlesonknockedoverpainting、Jackrushedbacktothestudy、Thepaintingwasonamessandthebabywascrying、Hequicklyclearedthemess,comfortingthebabyandthentookhimout、Tohissurprises,hiswifecamebackfromshoppingaheadoftheusuallytime、Hewasratherembarrassing、Hetoldhiswifethatitwasthecatwhichcausedthedisaster、160第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）省國(guó)際文化交流中心將組織一次各國(guó)學(xué)生參加的“儒家文化”冬令營(yíng)（ConfucianCultureWinterCamp）活動(dòng)，要求報(bào)名者提交英文個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷。假定你是李華，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示寫一篇個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷。1.個(gè)人基本信息（姓名、性別、年齡等）；2.個(gè)人優(yōu)勢(shì)。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、C5、D6、C7、D8、A9、C10、A11、B12、C13、C14、A15、B16、B17、C18、C19、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、A3、A4、B22、1、D2、C3、D4、A23、1、D2、B3、C4、A24、1、A2、C3、B4、D25、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,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysandtheoldScarlett.Shehadmadeherdecisionand,thankGod,shewasn'tafraid.Shehadnothingtoloseandh