黑龍江省齊市地區(qū)普高聯(lián)誼新高考仿真模擬英語試卷及答案解析

黑龍江省齊市地區(qū)普高聯(lián)誼新高考仿真模擬英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof2．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote3．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that4．Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．amtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish5．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it6．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected7．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade8．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what9．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended10．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether11．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where12．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown13．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof14．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup15．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo16．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking17．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving18．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What19．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how20．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone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）Peopletendtoacceptgroupsstandardsofbehaviorandthinkinginagroupwork.Manyillustrations(例證)couldbegivenofthisfromeverydaylife,butwhatisofparticularinteresttopsychologistsishowmuchpeople’sjudgmentsandopinionscanbechangedasaresultofgrouppressure.Aschandothersnoticedthatpeopleinagroupwillagreetostatementsthatarecontrarytotheevidenceoftheirsenses.Itwouldbeamistaketothinkthatonlyparticularchangeablepeoplearechosentotakepartinexperimentsofthistype.Usuallyhighlyintelligentandindependentpeopleareused.Inatypicalexperiment,thisiswhatmayhappen.Theexperimenterasksforvolunteerstojoinagroupwhichisinvestigatingvisualsense.Theparticipantsarenot,therefore,awareoftherealpurposeoftheexperiment.Eachvolunteeristakentoaroomwherehefindsagroupofaboutsevenpeoplewhoarecooperatingwiththeexperimenter.Thegroupisshownastandardcardwhichcontainsasingleline.Theyarethenaskedtolookatasecondcard.Thishasthreelinesonit.Oneisobviouslylongerthanthelineonthefirstcard.Oneisshorterandonethesamelength.Theyhavetosaywhichlineonthesecondcardisthesamelengthasthelineonthestandardcard.Theothermembersofthegroupanswerfirstbutwhatthevolunteerdoesnotknowisthattheyhavebeentoldtopickoneofthewronglines.Whenhisturncomesheisfacedwiththeconsistentopinionoftherestofthegroup—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorrect.Whatwillhedo?AccordingtoAsch,morethanhalfofthevictimschosenwillchangetheiropinion.Whatisequallysurprisingisthat,wheninterviewedabouttheiranswers,mostexplainedthattheyknowthegroupchoicewasincorrectbutthattheyyieldtothepressureofthegroupbecausetheythoughttheymustbesufferingfromanopticalillusion(視覺假象),orbecausetheywereafraidofbeingdifferent.1、Thepsychologistsareespeciallyinterestedin________.A．theevidenceoftheexperiment. B．thechangesintheattitudesofpeople.C．thedifferenceinpeople’sbehavior D．thedegreeofchangesofpeople’sopinions2、Whymorethanhalfofthevictimschangestheiropinionsintheexperiment?A．Becausetheyhadbeentoldabouttheanswer.B．Becausethoughtthegroupchoicewascorrect.C．Becausetheysubmittedtothegrouppressure.D．Becausetheireyesweresufferingfromillusion.3、Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A．illustratetheinfluenceofgrouppressureonindividualsB．encouragepeopletoactagainstanygroupsopinionC．invitemorevolunteerstojoininAsch'sexperimentD．tellthereadershowtoperformpsychologicalexperiment22．（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.23．（8分）TheTropicalParadiseHolidayWelcometoStAnna,ourtropicalparadisejustoffthecoastofLatinAmerica.Youcanspendtwoweeksinourluxuryfour-starhotel.Thecostofyourflightisincludedintheholiday,andyoucanbepickedupfromyourhomebyourspecialairportbus.Onyourarriving,ourcoachwillbewaitingtotakeyoutothehotel.AllflightsleavefromHeathrowonaMondaymorning.TheCowrieHotelisbuiltrightonthebeachfront,andmanyroomshavewonderfuloceanviews.Ifswimmingandsurfingarenotenoughforyou,thehotelalsooffershorseridesontheisland,andadiscountmembershipofthegolfclub.TheRainForestAdventureHolidayEveryyearBroughtonholidaysoffertwelvedaysofunforgettableadventureinatropicalrainforest.YoumayhaveachoiceofBorneo,Malaysia,Indonesia,oreventothegreatestrainforestofthemall,themightyAmazonianforest.Youwillflytoourspecialbasecampsattheedgeoftheforest,whereyouwillbegivenfivedaysofsurvivaltraining,andtalksonthelocalwildlife.Thenyoutakeabusintotheforest.Youwillhavetowalkthefinalfivemilestothecampsitestoavoiddisturbingthelocalecology.Allofthecampsiteshavebeencarefullybuilttocausetheminimalamountofdisturbancetothelocalwildlife.Rememberthattheseadventureholidaystakeyoudeepintothewilderness,andtheyarenotsuitableforfamilieswithyoungchildren.Alsorememberthatnomorethantwodozenguestscanstayatanycampatonetime,soifyouwanttogoononeoftheseveryspecialholidays,youwillneedtobookearly!1、Whatcanwelearnabouttherainforestholiday?A．Travelerswilllearntotalkwithwildanimals.B．Differentmeansoftransportationwillbeused.C．Theholidaywillendwithasurvivaltraining.D．Bookingearly,travelerswillgetadiscount.2、Whatkindofpeoplewillprobablychoosetherainforestholiday?A．Peoplelovingwatersports.B．Peopletravellingwithchildren.C．Peoplepreferringcomfortablehotels.D．Peopleconcernedwithenvironmentandwildlife.3、Whichofthefollowingismentionedinbothholidays?A．Transportation. B．Price.C．Reservation. D．Departuretime.24．（8分）ThenotetapedtothehoststandatthePrimeRibsaysitall.“Wefoughtthebattlethelongest,butwegivein!”itreads.“It’snowacompletelyinformalworld;theywearwhatevertheywish.Theywantawarm,easy,friendlyatmosphere,evenin“finedining.’Sowedecidedtogowiththeflow.”Yes,afteralmosthalfacentury,ThePrimeRibhasswitchedtobusinesscasual.Itisamongmostoftoday’sfinestdiningestablishments---includingCharleston,TheBlackOlive,andTheCapitalGrille---thathavedecidedtolightenup.Theyhavegivenupcaringtoomuchaboutwhattheirguestsaredressedinasbefore,adoptingacome-as-you-areattitude.Attheserestaurants,you’relikelytoseecasualclothessuchaskhakis(trousersmadeofkhakicloth)andHawaiianshirts.“We’reabusinessfirst,”saysDavidDerewicz,generalmanageroftheimpressivediningestablishment.“Andwewerelosingbusinesswithourjacketrequirements.”Hekeptalistofover20peoplewhotoldhim,“Ifyoudropthejacketpolicy,we’llcomeback.”O(jiān)ncethedresscodeshiftwasseriouslybeingconsidered,Derewiczmadedozensofphonecallstolong-timeguests.Mostsaidtheydidn’tmindthechangeaslongastherestaurantitself…withitswhitetablecloths,darkleatherchairs,grandpiano,andtuxedoedwaitstaff---stayedthesame.“Sincethechangewasintroducedlastsummer,we’venotlostaguest,”saysDerewicz.OnasecretnightatThePrimeRib,thescenewasprettymuchthesameasit’severbeen…lotsofmeninjacketsandties,someinshirtsandslacks,butnowtheoccasionalkhakisandpoloshirtsthrownin.Itturnsoutthatpeopleareprettycapableofpolicingthemselves,evenwithoutaformaldresscode.WhilesometraditionalistsmayarguethatThePrimeRib9sreputationhasbeendamagedabit,Derewiczfeelsthattherestauranthasmovedaheadandfinallystrengthenedtheirband.1、ThePrimeRib’snotemainlytellspeopleabout.A．itslonghistoryB．itspleasantatmosphereC．itschangeindresscodeD．itsbattlewithotherrestaurants2、Theunderlinedwords“l(fā)ightenup”inparagraph4probablymean“”.A．followalongtraditionB．takeamatterlessseriouslyC．makesomethingcontinueasbeforeD．helpeachothertoachievesomething3、AccordingtoDerewicz,followingtheformaldresscodemeans.A．furtherdevelopmentB．abetterreputationC．lowefficiencyD．failingprofits4、WhatdoweknowaboutThePrimeRibnow?A．Itispraisedbysometraditionalists.B．Thepolicecometoprotectitsguests.C．Mostofitsguestsstillwearformalclothes.D．Mostpeoplegothereinkhakisandpoloshirts.25．（10分）Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpower,andyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renotthere.Allthesecanbecalled“alwayson”stresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.Forsomepeople,smartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy（自主權）intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecometyrants（暴君）intheirpockets,neverallowingthemtoturnthemoff,relaxandrechargetheirbatteries.Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhone.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusage.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached（突破）.“Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,”hiswebsiteexplains.“Sometimeonyourphone,sometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.”Dr.ChristineGrant,anoccupational（職業(yè)的）psychologistatCoventryUniversity,said,“Theeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverresting,andyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou’realwaysstressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.”Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasing,soistheamountofdata.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis（癱瘓）andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanage.“Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfelltheycanneverescapetheoffice,”saidDr.ChristineGrant.1、What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thepopularityofsmartphones. B．Theprogressofmoderntechnology.C．Thesignsof“alwayson”stress. D．Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.2、KevinHoleshdeveloped“Moment”to________.A．researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesB．helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephonesC．makepeopleloveparentsandfriendsaroundD．increasethefunofusingmobilephones3、What’sDr.ChristineGrant’sattitudetowards“alwayson”culture?A．Confused. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Critical.4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,agreateramountofdatameans________.A．wewillbecomelessproductiveB．wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyC．wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledgeD．wecanworkmoreeffectively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）Asamusicteacher，Ihavealwaysknownthatmusictouchesthesoul.Itcan1allkindsofbarrierstoreachstudentsinaveryspecialway.Itcanbethe2foreachchildtofindtheirlight.Iwouldliketo3astoryaboutit.ForafewyearsIwas4withtheopportunitytoteachdisabledstudents.Oneofmymost5studentswasafive-year-oldgirlcalledVanessa，whohaddifficultywalking，andcouldnotspeak.We6satonthefloorforourmusiclessonsandVanessalikedto7onmylap．OneofherfavoritesongswasJohntheRabbit.ItwasacallandresponsesongwhereIsangthecallandthestudents8twicewhilesingingtherepeatingphrase，“Oh，yes！”Vanessalikedto9herhandstogetherwithmineandclapwithme.Weprobablyperformedthatsongduringeveryclass，VanessaandIclappingtogether.Butshe10saidorsangaword.Oneday，whenthesongwasfinished，Vanessaturnedaround，11meintheeyes，clappedhertinyhandstwiceandsaidthewords“Oh，yes！”Iopenedmymouthin12andforthatmomentIwastheonewhocouldnotspeak.Whenmyheart13startedbeatingagain，Ilookedoverattheassistantteachertofindheralso14Throughmusic，wehadmadeanawesomeconnection.Severalyearslater，ImetVanessaonthestreetintown.Shewavedwithabig15onherfaceandthenclappedherhandstwice，imitatingthesongwehad16somanytimesinourmusicclass.Thelittlegirl，17herconnectionwithmusic，leftanimpressiononmethatwilllastforever.Everychildhasthe18tolearnandgrow.Itisuptousto19thewaytoreacheachandeveryoneofourstudents.Weallmustfindeachchild's201、A．getacrossB．putawayC．takeoverD．breakthrough2、A．meansB．directionC．processD．effort3、A．addB．talkC．shareD．write4、A．blessedB．tiredC．coveredD．filled5、A．troublesomeB．HardworkingC．memorableD．sensitive6、A．mostB．almostC．nearlyD．mostly7、A．standB．sitC．lieD．jump8、A．sangB．saidC．followedD．clapped9、A．strikeB．putC．giveD．shake10、A．everB．neverC．stillD．even11、A．lookedB．sawC．glaredD．noticed12、A．horrorB．delightC．astonishmentD．embarrassment13、A．immediatelyB．fortunatelyC．slowlyD．finally14、A．happyB．gratefulC．speechlessD．hopeless15、A．greetingB．smileC．expressionD．sign16、A．performedB．operatedC．trainedD．organized17、A．uponB．throughC．fromD．beyond18、A．standardB．abilityC．planD．freedom19、A．discoverB．inventC．testD．make20、A．strengthB．dreamC．lightD．weakness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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Smokejumpersareaspecialtypeoffirefighter.Theyjumpfromplanesintoareasthataredifficulttoreachbycaroronfoot.Whentheyarrivethere,theyfirstexaminethelandanddecide1．tofightthefire.Theirmaingoalistostopafirefrom2．(spread).Theywillusebasicequipmenttoclearlandofplantsandotherdrymaterials.Theworkisdangerous,3．theylovebeingabletojumpoutofplanes,fightfires,andliveintheforest.As38-year-oldAlexiTishin,who4．(work)asasmokejumperfor15years,says,“Thisisthebestjobfortoughguys.”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）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不計分。Ted,aBritishboy,alongwithhisparentswereinvitedtovisitaChinesecalligraphyexhibitioninLondononlastSaturday.TheywereexcitingtohavesuchagoodchancetohaveacloselookatthetraditionalChineseculture.Ontheshowtheyenjoyedvariousfineworkwithgreatadmiration.Totheirjoy,theysawsomeChineseartistsgivingliveperformanceswithbrushpens.Tedcouldn’thelpapproachanelderlyChineseartist,whichwaswritingattentivelywithabigbrushpen.Tedwatchedwithgreatinterestbutaskedtheartisttoshowherhowtousethebrushpen.Theartistagreedandgavehimsomeinstructionpatiently.ThenTedcouldn’twaittohavetry.HeadmithewasdeeplyattractedbytheChinesecalligraphy.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）最近，不少動物園都發(fā)生了動物襲擊游客的事件，原因是游客惹惱動物。假設你是李華，請你就這一問題給某報社寫一封建議信，呼吁人們在動物園玩時學會保護動物。要點如下：1.沒有受到威脅，大多數(shù)動物不會主動攻擊人；2.不要喂食動物或惹怒動物；注意：(1)可根據(jù)內容需要適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；詞數(shù)：100左右（開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）參考詞匯：襲擊attack；惹惱disturbDearsirormadam,I’mwritingtoappealtothevisitorsinthezootobehavethemselvesthere.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully,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、C4、B5、B6、C7、A8、C9、D10、C11、D12、C13、C14、A15、C16、B17、D18、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、C3、A22、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.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeher