河南省九師聯(lián)盟高三最后一卷新高考英語試卷及答案解析

河南省九師聯(lián)盟高三最后一卷新高考英語試卷注意事項：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。回答非選擇題時，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．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad2．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having3．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen4．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance5．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom6．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody7．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore8．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe9．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept10．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped11．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve12．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror13．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic14．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.15．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless16．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted17．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup18．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when19．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．a(chǎn)few20．WolfWarrior2,_______directorWuJingalsostarredintheleadrole,isafirst-classproduction,evenbyHollywoodstandards.A．where B．whichC．whom D．a(chǎn)s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）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whycansittingwithyourlegscrossedincreaseyourbloodpressure?A．BecauseitstopsthebloodcirculatingB．Becauseitpressthenervesinourlegs.C．Becausewewillbeinatwistedpositionwhenwesitlegscrossed.D．Becauseitpreventsthebloodinyourlegsfrompumpingbacktoheart.2、Whichkindofhealthproblemswillwehaveifwecrossthelegsforalongtime?A．ourbloodpressurewillincrease.B．Ourneckandbackwillpain.C．Ourfeetandlegsmaygettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.D．BothA,BandC．3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusdowhenwesitdown?A．Weshouldwalkoutsideatleastonceeveryhour.B．Weneedputonelegonthetopoftheother.C．We’dbettersitwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.D．Weshouldchoosethemostcomfortablewaytosit.22．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit，whichmostpeoplealwaysignore.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure，becausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,andcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Certainly,youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butyoushouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossed,yourhipsareinatwistedposition.Notonlydoesitcauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotatebutalsoaddspressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Soideallyit’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.Moreover,yourfeetandlegsmightgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleepwhenyoucrossyourlegsforlongperiodsoftime.Sincetheveinsandnervesarepressed,itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichproblemwon’tsittingwithyourlegscrossedcause?A．IncreasedbloodpressureB．NeckandbackpainC．NumbnessD．Curvinglegs2、Howsooncanwebenefitfromsittingwithbothofourfeetonthefloor?A．Inlessthan15minutesB．OnlyinaminuteortwoC．ForquitealongtimeD．Inamonth3、Whereisthetextlikelytobeselectedfrom？A．AfictionB．ApieceofnewspaperC．AtextbookD．Ajournalofmedicine23．（8分）NASAhasanewjoblisting,andit’snojoke.TheUSspaceagencyislookingfora“joker”tojointheirplannedmissiontoMars.AmissiontoMarsisnolaughingmatter.Onaverage,theredplanetis140millionmiles(225millionkilometers)awayfromEarth.Atriptherewouldtakearoundeightmonthsinasmallspacecraft.AndMarshasacommunicationsdelayof20minutes.Thismeansthatastronautswillhavetowait20minutesforareply,whenanemergencyhappens.“Whenyou’relivingwithothersinaconfinedspaceforalongperiodoftime,suchasonamissiontoMars,problemsarelikelytooccur,”JeffreyJohnson,ascientistattheUniversityofFlorida,toldtheGuardian.ThisisprobablywhyNASAwantsanastronautwithasenseofhumor.“Thesearepeoplethathavetheabilitytopulleveryonetogether,”Johnsonsaid.Instressfulsituations,perhapshumorisawaytoknowwearen’talone.Bylaughingtogether,weshareourstress.Thenwecanfocusonourjobsinsteadofjustworrying.Thereareotherexamplesofteam“clowns”.OneexampleisthejourneytotheSouthPoleledbyNorwegianexplorerRoaldAmundsen.Itwasadifficultjourney,fullofdanger.AdolfLindstrom,acookatAmundsen’steam,wasa“clown”.Hemadepeoplelaughthroughthewholejourney.AmundsenlaterwrotethatLindstromwasthemostvaluablememberoftheteam.Butifyou’rehopingthatyourfavoriteTVcomedianwillflytoMars,thatprobablywon’thappen.“Beingfunnywon’tbeenoughtolandsomebodythejob,”Johnsonsaid.“Theyalsoneedtobeanexcellentscientistandengineer.”Besides,theymustbeintopphysicalcondition.1、WhatisNASA’snewjoblisting?A．Afunnyengineer. B．Atalentedclown.C．Agoodcook. D．Apopularcomedian.2、Whatdoes“aconfinedspace”inParagraph3referto?A．Acrowdedspace. B．Anemptyspace.C．Anopenspace. D．Asmallspace.3、Howdoestheauthorthinkhumorcanhelpastronauts?A．Itcanstopthemfromfeelingworried.B．Itcanencourageteamworkonamission.C．Itcanhelpthemfeellesshomesick.D．Itcanhelpthemknowthemselvesbetter.4、Whatpointdoestheauthorwanttomakewiththeexampleofthecook?A．Whatexplorerseatontheirjourneyisveryimportant.B．Anamateurcanplayamoreimportantrolethanaprofessional.C．Humorouspeoplecancheerpeopleupindifficultsituations.D．AmissiontoMarsismoredifficultthanajourneytotheSouthPole.5、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．KeepingtheSpiritsUpB．AMissiontoMarsC．ANewJobListingofNASAD．HumorousAstronautsinNASA24．（8分）DutchdesignerDaanRoosegaardehasspentmuchofhistimeseekingartisticsolutions(解決方案)tosolveourenvironmentalproblems.Hispastprojectsinclude"Bioluminescent(生物發(fā)光)Trees"tolightstreets,a"Smog-FreeTower"tocleanBeijing'spollutedair.and"GatesofLight".whichusestheheadlampsofpassingcarstolightupthe60floodgatesoftheAfsluitdijk,amajordamintheNetherlands.Now,heishopingtousehisskillstosolveapressingglobalproblem-spacejunk!Scientistsguessthatthereareover500，000bitsoflargerubbish.Todealwiththeproblem,Roosegaardeintendstoachievehisgoalbyeducatingthepublicabouttheneedofthesituationandcomingupwithpossiblesolutions.Theplan.calledtheSpaceWasteLab.startedinOctober2018withalaser(激光)showintheNetherlands.TheuniqueoutdoorartworkofLEDsusedreal-timetrackinginformationtopointatpiecesofspacejunkfloatingataltitudesof200to20,000kilometers.Theexperiencewasdesignedtomakethepublicknowmoreabouthowmuchspacejunkthereare.Tofindasolution,thedesignerhasbeenthinkingwithexperts.Oneoftheprojectsbeingconsideredis"ShootingStars"，whichattemptstoreintroducethetrashtotheatmosphereinacontrolledway.Uponreentry.thewastewouldburnintheatmospherelikeashootingstar.Roosegaardeenvisagesthatifsuccessful.burningspacetrashcouldsomedayreplacefireworksatlargepublicevents!InSeptember2018。theRemoveDEBRISsatellitesuccessfullysentanettocatchatargetwhileorbitingatanaltitudeofabout300kilometers(190miles).Sometimethisyear.thecapsulewillsetfreeaharpoonthathasbeendesignedtoremovespacetrash.Attheendofitstask，RemoveDEBRISwillletgoasailtobringthesatelliteitself.and.hopefullysometrash,backintotheatmosphere.whereitwillburnup.1、WhatcanweinferaboutDaanRoosegaarde?A．Heistooaggressivetoputforwardgoodplans.B．Heiscreativeinsolvingenvironmentalproblems.C．Heisfondofspendingallofhistimeseekingartskills.D．Heissensitivetoartreflectedinenvironmentalprojects.2、WhywasalasershowheldinOctober2018?A．Toconfirmreal-timeinformationaboutspacetrash.B．ToshowthegreatbeautyofLEDstocommonpeople.C．Toraisepublicawarenessoftheamountofspacetrash.D．Toinspirepeopletoconsiderthesolutiontospacetrash.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"envisage"inparagraph3probablymean?A．Suspect. B．Demand.C．Advise. D．Imagine.4、Whatisthefunctionofasail?A．Bringingthesatellitetoatmospheretoburn.B．Keepingtrashtravelingalongitsownorbit.C．Takingthesatelliteawayfromatmosphere.D．Removingspacetrashoutofthecapsule.25．（10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'sattitudetoAmazon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）Theboyshadbeenshoppingallmorningandstillweren’tdone.I1,standinginthestore.Justninedaysbefore2,Caitlin’shousehadburnedtotheground.ButCaitlinandherfamilyall3escaped.Allthefamily4waswhattheywerewearingandeachother.Theschoolwasreplacingtheirbooksanduniformsandnow,twodaysafterthe5,allthegirlsinCaitlin’sclassweretakinghershoppingforclothesandshoes.Theboyswereshoppingfor6likescarves,socksandhairties,allthethingstheydon’teven7.Afteranotherhour,Ihadfinishedmy8andhadhelpedtheboys9everythingtheywantedtogetforCaitlin.Whenwegothome,mybrotherbroughteverythinghehad10forCaitlintomyroomtomakesureIthoughtshe’d11everythingbeforehe12them.“Ithinkshe’llloveeverything,”Isaid,andhesmiledhisbigsmile.Ihuggedhim,13hetriedtopushmeaway.Iwasso14ofhimatthatmoment.Helovesgivingandmakingothers15.He’sanhonestkidwhoseesonlythegoodintheworld.Iusedtowonderhowhecould16seethegoodwhentherewassomuchbad,butnowI17why:thereissomuchgood18him.Heselflesslygaveupallhis19forCaitlin.Hehad,throughthisactofapureheart,gotthetrue20ofChristmas.1、A．waitedB．hesitatedC．shoutedD．observed2、A．ChristmasB．graduationC．schoolD．departure3、A．graduallyB．obviouslyC．successfullyD．hopefully4、A．belongedB．possessedC．likedD．desired5、A．rescueB．discoveryC．floodD．fire6、A．decorationsB．itemsC．productsD．tools7、A．thinkaboutB．hearofC．careaboutD．dreamof8、A．homeworkB．interviewC．shoppingD．project9、A．tryonB．prepareforC．experimentwithD．pickout10、A．keptB．ownedC．purchasedD．demanded11、A．useB．likeC．donateD．get12、A．wrappedB．rolledC．changedD．bought13、A．becauseB．incaseC．eventhoughD．before14、A．confidentB．proudC．carefulD．a(chǎn)fraid15、A．happyB．comfortableC．excitedD．calm16、A．evenB．seldomC．everD．just17、A．doubtB．distinguishC．realizeD．judge18、A．besideB．insideC．beforeD．a(chǎn)round19、A．toysB．joyC．timeD．savings20、A．spiritB．originC．a(chǎn)imD．story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）TheAgriculturalFeast1．(take)placeaftertheIndependenceDay.Itisnotaworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexicolookforwardtoitsarrivalforits2．(religion)origin.Longago,man’sancestorswerebad.Theyfooledandplayedtricksoneachotherandneverkept3．word.SoGodturnedupanddrownedalltheircrops.4．(human)starveddayandnight,weeping.InordertogainGod’sforgiveness,awomanpoetsetofftoseeGod.SheadmiredGodandmadeapologies,God5．(move).WithGod’spermission,humanbeingsfinallyhadgoodharvestsagain.Thustowipesadnessandremindthemselvesofthebelief6．God,peoplebeganthefestival.Onthefestival,peoplegatherin7．openair,suchasplaygroundsandparkinglots,andhavefunwitheachother8．(energetic)allnightlong,asthoughtheywerenevertired.Whenabeauty9．(dress)upinlovelyclothingreadspoemsinmemoryofthepoet,everyoneholdstheirbreath.Then,itisthecustom10．theboneofaroosterheadisgiventoherasanaward.Obviously,thestorymaynotbetrue,butthefestivalisinteresting.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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Itwasmy17thbirthdayandIwaslookingforwardtoseemyfriends、Iarrivedatmyfavoriterestaurant,waitingforhim、Wewouldhavethespecialbirthdaydinner、Ilookedforafamiliarfacebutfailed、Soontherestaurantwasfilledcustomers,noneofwhichweremyfriends、Anhourlater,Iwentbackhome,lonelyanddisappointing、Tomygreatsurprise,IfoundthedoorwaswideopenwhileIarrivedhome、Nervously,Iwalkintothedarkroom、Suddenly,allthelightwentonandmyfriendswereappearedshouting‘‘surprise”、Ihadanunforgettablebirthday、1第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，正在加拿大訪學。你看到雜志上有一篇介紹中國端午節(jié)的文章，發(fā)現(xiàn)文中配圖是賽艇而不是龍舟。請你給編輯部寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括：要點如下：1.贊賞對方介紹中國文化；2.指出錯誤；3.希望更正；4.詞數(shù)100左右。參考詞匯：賽艇—rowingboat龍舟—dragonboat__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、A5、D6、A7、A8、B9、B10、A11、D12、C13、A14、C15、D16、A17、A18、B19、C20、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、D3、C22、1、D2、C3、D23、1、B2、D3、B4、C5、C24、1、B2、C3、D4、A25、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,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformo