山東濟南市新高考英語全真模擬密押卷及答案解析

山東濟南市新高考英語全真模擬密押卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．a(chǎn)mreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed2．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so3．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general4．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover5．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before6．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld7．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending8．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that9．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis10．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom11．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done12．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before13．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what14．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible15．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang16．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for17．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI18．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes19．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen20．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension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）USscientistssaytheyhavepouredcoldwateronthetheorythatwashinghandswithhotwaterkillsmoregerms(細菌)thanunheatedwater.Thesmallstudyof20peoplefoundusingwaterat15℃(59F)lefthandsascleanaswaterheatedto38℃(100F).NationalHealthService(NHS)recommendsthatpeoplewashtheirhandsineithercoldorwarmwater.Inthisstudy,scientistsatRutgersUniversity—NewBrunswickwantedtofindoutifpopularassumptionsaboutthebenefitsofwarmorhotwaterandofficialguidanceonhotwater—giventothefoodindustryintheUS—heldtrue.Theyasked20peopletowashtheirhands20timeseachwithwaterthatwas15℃(59F),26℃(79F)or38degrees(100F).Volunteerswerealsoaskedtoexperimentwithvaryingamountsofsoap.Beforetheystartedthetests,theirhandswerecoveredinharmlessbugs.Researcherssaytherewasnodifferenceintheamountofbugsremovedasthetemperatureofthewaterortheamountofsoapchanged.ProfDonaldSchaffnersaid,“Peopleneedtofeelcomfortablewhentheyarewashingtheirhandsbutasfaraseffectivenessgoes,thisstudyshowsusthatthetemperatureofthewateruseddidnotmatter.”However,theresearchersaccepttheirstudyissmallandsaymoreextensiveworkisneededtodeterminethebestwaystoremoveharmfulbacteria.IntheUK,NHSexpertssaypeoplecanusecoldorhotwatertowashtheirhands.Theysayhandsshouldbewashedforatleast20secondsandstresstheimportanceofusingenoughsoaptocoverthewholesurfaceofthehands.Theirguidancefocusesonrubbinghandstogetherinvariouswaystomakesureeachsurfaceofeachhandisclean.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pouredcoldwater”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Proved.B．Contradicted.C．Created.D．Accepted.2、Aftertheywashedtheirhandswitheitherhotorcoldwater,_______.A．volunteersalldidn'tfeelverycomfortableB．volunteersalltalkedaboutAmericanfoodindustryC．volunteersstillhadmuchgermontheirhandsD．volunteersnearlyhadthesameamountofgermremoved3、Howdoresearchersfeelabouttheirstudy?A．Itispopular.B．Itisconvincing.C．Itisincomplete.D．Itisabstract.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．UsingColdWaterInsteadofHotWaterB．HowtoUseColdWatertoWashHandsC．It’sBettertoWashHandsinColdWaterD．WashingHandsinColdWaterasGoodasinHotWater22．（8分）Persuasionistoconvincesomeonetoagreewithyou,justlikeartwhichalsocallsforspecialtechniquestoaccomplish.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:ethos,pathosandlogos.Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationhehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemwanttovoteforhim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcatstomaketheeviewersfeelpity,sotheywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts,statisticsorotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme”.Althoughethos,pathosandlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.So,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercialorlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whatisthepurposeofpersuasion?A．Toadvisesomebodytosupportyou.B．Tohelpsomeonehavespecialskills.C．Toconvincesomebodytorealizehisaim.D．Totalksomeoneintobeinghonest.2、Whatisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencetotrusthim?A．Pathos.B．Ethos.C．Logos.D．Education.3、Whatdoapoliticianandananimalcharityhaveincommon?A．Bothpreventthemselvesfrombeinghurt.B．Bothsavepeoplefromterriblewars.C．Bothmaketheaudiencesupportthem.D．Bothpersuadepeopletodonatemoney.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ConvincetheAudience.B．ThreeBasicToolsofPersuasionC．BelieveMe.D．StrengthofPersuasion23．（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.24．（8分）Australianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinordertocutthegreenhousegasestheysendout,whichisthoughttoberesponsibleforglobalwarming.Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangarooflatulence(腸胃氣脹)containsnomethaneandscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoproducelargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestack,pushingoutcarbondioxide,farmanimals’passingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries.“FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaarefromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththegreenslandstategovernment.“AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,theyareactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.Butitwilltakeresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolatethebacteriabeforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep.Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,havesuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.Andabout20percentofhealth-consciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready.It’slowinfat,it’sgothighproteinlevelsanditisverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyitisfree-range(放養(yǎng)的)animal,”saidPeterAmptoftheUniversityofNewSouthWales’instituteofenvironmentalstudies.1、Scientistsintendtoputbacteriaintocattleandsheep________.A．tohelpAustralianfarmerstoearnmoremoneyB．topreventthemfromsendingoutharmfulgasesC．sothattheycanprotectAustralianecosystemD．sothattheycanmakefulluseofspecialbacteria2、AtholKlieveseemstobelievethat_________.A．farmanimalsaretoblameforgreenhousegasesB．lesscattleandsheepareraisedinNewZealandC．cattleandsheepproducelesscarbondioxideD．NewZealandhasthemostanimalsintheworld3、TheadvantagesPeterAmptlistsaboutkangaroosdon’tinclude________.A．itisrichinproteinB．itislowinfatC．itischeaperthanbeefD．itiscleanerthansheep4、Themainideaofthepassageisto________.A．discussabetterwaytoprotecttheearthB．warnfarmersofthedangerofanimalwasteC．explainthepossiblesolutionstopollutionD．presentarecentstudyonglobalwarming25．（10分）TheCrownePlazaHotelinCopenhagenisofferingafreemealtoanyguestwhoisabletoproduceelectricityforthehotelonanexercisebikelinkedtoagenerator(發(fā)電機).Theideaistogetpeoplefitandreducetheircarbonfootprint.Guestswillhavetoproduceatleast10watthoursofelectricity—roughly15minutesofcyclingforsomeoneofaveragefitness.GuestsstayingatPlazaHotelwillbegivenmealticketsworth$36oncetheyhaveproduced10watthoursofelectricity.Thebicycleswillhavesmartphonesattachedtothehandlebarsmeasuringhowmuchpowerisbeinggeneratedforthehotel.Theplan,aworld-first,willstarton19Aprilandrunforayear.Onlyguestsstayingatthehotelwillbeabletotakepart.FrederikkeToemmergaard，hotelspokeswoman,said,“Manyofourvisitorsarebusinesspeoplewhoenjoygoingtothegym.Theremightbepeoplewhowillcyclejusttogetafreemeal,butgenerallyIdon’tthinkpeoplewilltakeadvantageofourprogramme.”Copenhagenhasalong-standingcyclingtraditionand36%oflocalscycletoworkeachday,oneofthehighestpercentagesintheworld,accordingtothewebsitevisitcopenhagen.dk.USenvironmentalwebsitetreehugger.comrecentlyvotedCopenhagentheworld’sbestcityforcyclists.“BecauseCopenhagenisstronglyconnectedwithcycling,wefeltthebicyclewouldworkwellasasymbolofthehotel’sgreenprofile(形象).”Ifsuccessful，theelectricbicyclemealprogrammewillbespreadtoallCrownePlazahotelsintheUK,thehotelsaidinastatement.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofthefreemealprogramme?A．Topromotethehotel’sgreenconcept.B．Tomakethecityknowntotheworld.C．Toattractpeopletothehotelrestaurant.D．Togetgueststostaylongeratthehotel.2、Howcanaparticipantgetafreemeal?A．Bybecomingaprofessionalcyclist.B．Bycyclingtoproducesomeelectricity.C．Bylinkingasmartphonetoabicycle.D．Bymonitoringhisorhercarbonfootprint.3、Whoaremostlikelytoenterfortheprogramme?A．Thepoorlocalpeople.B．Theenvironmentactivists.C．Health-conscioushotelguests.D．VisitorsfondofCopenhagenfood.4、AccordingtoParagraph3,Copenhagenhasoneoftheworld’s.A．bestchainhotelsB．greenestnaturalenvironmentsC．longestbikepathsD．highestratesofpeoplecyclingtowork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）AverylittleboywasspendinghisSaturdaymorningplayinginhissandbox.Hehadwithhimaplasticpail(桶)andashiny,redplasticshovel(鏟).Inthe1ofcreatingroadsandtunnelsinthesand,he2alargerockinthemiddleofthesandbox.Theboydugaroundtherock,3tomoveitoffthedirt.Atfirst,hewantedtocarryitoutofthesandboxwithhishands;however,itwastooheavy.Later,withmuch4,hepushedtherockacrossthesandboxby5hishands.Whentheboygottherocktothe6ofthesandbox,hefoundthathecouldn’trollitupand7thelittlewall.8,thelittleboypushed,buteverytimehethoughthehadmadesome9,therocktipped(翻滾)andthenfellbackintothesandbox.Thelittleboypushedandpushed,buthisonly10wastohavetherockrollback.Finallyhe11tears.Allthistimetheboy’sfatherwatchedfromhislivingroomwindow12thedramawasunfolded.Themomentthetearsfell,alarge13appearedacrossthesandbox.Itwastheboy’sfather.Gentlybut14,hesaid,“Son,whydidn’tyouuseallthestrengththatyouhad?”Defeated,theboy15back,“Idid!Idid!IusedallthestrengththatIhad!”“No,youdidn’t.Youdidn’taskmeforhelp.”Thefather16down,pickeduptherockanddroppeditoffthesandbox.Doyouhave“rocks”inyourlifethatneedtobe17?Areyoudiscoveringthatyoudon’thave18ittakestoliftthem?Thereissomeonewhoiswillingtogiveusthe19weneed.Maybe,it’ssometimesagoodideatoaskothersfor20whenwemeetdifficultieswecan’tovercome.1、A．methodB．stepC．practiceD．process2、A．createdB．setC．discoveredD．brought3、A．tryingB．managingC．decidingD．competing4、A．thoughtB．struggleC．movementD．worry5、A．touchingB．shakingC．usingD．controlling6、A．bottomB．centerC．edgeD．front7、A．overB．downC．throughD．into8、A．DoubtedB．SurprisedC．PleasedD．Determined9、A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．progressC．effortD．decision10、A．hopeB．rewardC．pointD．purpose11、A．madeoutB．brokeoutC．burstintoD．rushedinto12、A．soB．a(chǎn)sC．untilD．before13、A．rockB．pictureC．figureD．shade14、A．surprisinglyB．doubtfullyC．kindlyD．firmly15、A．shoutedB．smiledC．calledD．a(chǎn)sked16、A．reachedB．lookedC．fellD．put17、A．pushedB．droppedC．carriedD．removed18、A．whoB．whatC．whichD．where19、A．mindsB．spiritsC．forceD．strength20、A．helpB．tipsC．a(chǎn)dviceD．ideas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）Itwas1978,Iwas10yearsoldandlivedinCalcutta,acityofEastIndiawithmyfamily.Icouldnotforget1．yearasthiscityfacedadisaster.AheavyfloodinGangersriverpreventedthepeople2．(live)thenormalcitylife.Atthattime,ourschoolremainedclosed.OneofschoolfriendsSandhyausedtostayinSubhasNagar,3．wassituatedinalittle4．(low)areaacrosstherailwayline.Thearea5．(cover)withwater,justthenmyfriend’sgrandfatherbecamesick.Theoutercityconnectionwiththisareawascut6．,somyfriend’sfathercrossedthewaterypathwiththehelpofbamboobasedboatinordertocalladoctor.Goingouttoattendhospital7．(be)impossiblefortheagedgrandfather,becauseitrainedheavilyand8．(end),andnodoctordaredtovisittheareaatthatmoment.Finallymyfriend’sfatherbuiltatenttypedshadeontheboatand9．(take)myfriend’sgrandfathertothehospital.Ifwearedeterminedandhavegreatconfidenceinour10．(able),wecanovercomeanyobstacletoreachourgoals.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問交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多兩處。每處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限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多肯（從第11處起）不計分。Somequestionshaveonlyonecorrectanswer、Thesetypesofquestionarecalledclosedquestions、Ittestyourunderstandingatbasiclevel、、、、Otherquestionshavemorethanonerightanswer,ordonothaveanywronganswers、Thesearecalledopen-endedquestions、Theyhelpyoutothinkmoredeepaboutwhatyoulearnedandtomakepessonaljudgements、TheyencouragediscussionwithotherstudentsorhelpyoudevelopyourEnglishbynewandchallengingways、Bothtypesofquestionareuseful,soyoushouldtakebothkindofsentenceseciously、Whenansweropen-endedquestions,don’tworrywhetheryouranswerisrightorwrong、Everyofanswerthathasbeenwellthoughtoutisacorrectanswer、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）某英文雜志開展以Mybeautifulcommunity為主題的征文活動，請你根據(jù)以下要點寫一篇短文參賽。1.生活環(huán)境優(yōu)美，居民相處融洽；2.新建了一個大型地下停車場，兩個室內(nèi)體育場和一個數(shù)字圖書館；3.歡迎參觀；注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、D5、B6、D7、C8、A9、B10、C11、B12、D13、A14、D15、A16、D17、D18、D19、A20、D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、B2、D3、C4、D22、1、A2、B3、C4、B23、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,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldme