新疆北京師范大學(xué)克拉瑪依附屬學(xué)校高三第四次模擬考試新高考英語(yǔ)試卷及答案解析

新疆北京師范大學(xué)克拉瑪依附屬學(xué)校高三第四次模擬考試新高考英語(yǔ)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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(mǎn)分30分）1．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving2．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while3．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how4．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved5．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken6．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless7．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when8．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout9．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed10．WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought11．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone12．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when13．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may14．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．a(chǎn)ppeal B．belongC．refer D．occur15．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect16．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch17．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit18．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't19．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/20．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)slongas第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）Haveyoueverbeenintoacave?Ifnot,pleasefollowusandexploresomeofthemostbeautifulcavesfromaroundtheworld!MarbleCavesLocatedinthecenterofLakeGeneralCarrera,theMarbleCavesinChico,Chile,areonlyaccessiblebyboat.Thesurroundingcrystalclearwatersallowvisitorstoseetherockformationsbeneaththemwhiletherockceilingsabovechangecolor(dependingonthewriterlevelsandtheseason).Thebesttimetovisit:duringsunriseandsunset,whenthesun’srayslightupthecavewalls,makingitanexperiencetoremember.ReedFluteCaveReedF1uteCaveknownas“thePalaceofNaturalArts”islocatedinthenorthwestofGuilininsouthernChina.Thelimestonecaveoffersagrandfairylandofstalactites(鐘乳石),stonepillars,stonecurtains,birds,plantsandanimalsinfantasticshapesandcolors.Fingal’sCaveThisincredibleseacaveislocatedontheuninhabitedislandofStaffainScotland.Thecave’ssize,shape,andnaturally—arched(拱形的)roofcombinewiththewavestocreatestrangesoundsthatenhanceitscathedral—likeatmosphere.TheBlueGrottoTheBlueGrottoisthesymbolofCapri.Itisaseacavefoundonthecoastoftheislandandisawell-knownspottoallwhovisitthearea.Thiscaveisuniqueforitsbrilliantbluelightwhichcomesfromtwosources:theentrancetothecaveandabiggerholebeneaththeentrance.Whenviewedfrominsidethecave,theentranceappearsasabrilliantwhitelightjustabovethewaterline,whiletheunderwaterhole,whichisthelargersourceoflight,providesabluelight.1、WhyissunsetthebesttimetovisitMarbleCaves?A．Becauseithasenoughlightinit.B．Becauseithasthemostbeautifulscenery.C．Becauseitissurroundedbyclearwaters.D．Becauseboatsareonlyavailableatsunset.2、Whichcavewillyougotoifyouwanttoenjoythestrangesound?A．ReedF1uteCave. B．MarbleCaves.C．TheBlueGrotto. D．Fingal’sCave.3、WhatisspecialabouttheBlueGrotto?A．C1earwaters. B．Variousbirdsandanimals.C．Brightbluelight. D．Strangeshapes.22．（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.23．（8分）Fromaninnocentchildren’scartooncharactertoatopculturalicon,PeppaPig,aBritishpreschoolanimatedTVseries,hasundergoneanamazingjourneyinadaptingtoChinesecultureandChina’smarket.2015InJune,thePeppaPigTVserieswasintroducedtotheChinesemarketbyEntertainmentOneandfirstairedontheCCTVChildren’sChannel.Shortlyafteritspublication,PeppaPigattractedbillionsofviewsonsocialmediaplatformslikeiQiyi,YoukuandTudou.2016ThePeppaPigTVserieswasbroadcastontheCCTVChildren’sChannelforasecondround.ItalsogainedmoreviewersontheGoldenEagleAnimationChannel,HunanTV.2017Thephrase“PeppaPigGirl”becameoneofthehottestbuzzwordsonChina’sInternet.Itreferstoagirlwhoholdsapositiveattitudetowardlifeeventhoughshetendstobelazyinherdailylife.Shemightlookabitsillyandoftenhavetastyfoodasatoppriorityonhermind.2018RumorsclaimedthatPeppaPigwasbannedfromDouyin,China’smajorvideosharingplatform,sayingit“violates(違反)thecommunityregulationsandhasnotpassedcensorship(審查制度)”.InMay,however,representativesfromDouyinsaidtheappwasnotforbiddingPeppaPig.2019AccordingtoEntertainmentOne,morethan40millionPeppaPigbookshavebeensoldsinceitssecondroundbroadcastonCCTV.IntheyearofthePig,morecompaniesareaddingPeppa-themedelementstotheirproductsforpromotion.1、Since________,morethan40millionPeppaPigbookshavebeensold.A．2015 B．2016 C．2017 D．20182、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．PeppaPigsjourneytobecomeaChineseculturalimage.B．PeppaPigshigheconomicvalueinChina.C．ThecausesofthegreatpopularityofPeppaPigTVseries.D．TheIntroductionofPeppaPigtothewholeworld.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutPeppaPigaccordingtothepassage?A．TheTVserieswasfirstbroadcastonHunanTV.B．FoodisthefavoriteofaPeppaPigGirl,whoissilly.C．YearofthePigwillhelppromotethesalesofthePeppa-themedproducts.D．PeppaPigwasbannedinDouyinbecauseitbrokethelaw.24．（8分）Acompanyhasdesignedawaterbottle,theMemobottle,whichisidealfortheofficeworker’sbag,becauseit’scompletelyflat.Withthesameshapeasapieceofpaper,theMemobottleisareusablewaterbottlethatslidesintoyourbagtolienexttobooksandlaptops.Thebottle,whichcanalsobewashedinadishwasher,isdesignedtohelpreducethenumberofplasticbottlesinlandfills（填埋）.TwocreativepeopleJesseLeeworthyandJonathanByrt,both28,designedthebottletobeconvenienttocarryandenvironmentallyfriendly.Itismadefromadurableanddishwasher-friendly“green”plastic.LeeworthyandByrt,fromAustralia,saymorethan600billionsingle-usebottlesweresoldgloballylastyear.InAmericaalone,studiesshowthataround1,500single-usewaterbottleareconsumedeverysecond—only20percentofthesearerecycled.Andthecostofbuyingmoreandmoreplasticbottlesaddsto—thepairsaythatbottledwatercostsapproximately1,400timesmorethantapwater.“We’vealwaysbeenpassionateabouttheenvironment,”saidLeeworthy.“Foryearswehavebeenfocusedoncreativedesignthatprovidesenvironmentalremedywhileimprovingsocialconvenience.TheMemobottlewasdesignedtoovercometwoproblemsthatweseeinoursociety:ourattachmenttotheoutdoors,andourinabilitytofitwaterbottlesinlaptopbags.”Thebottlewillbeavailableinthreedifferentsizes—A5whichholds750ml,A4whichholds1.25litresandlettersizewhichstores1.25litres.TheproductisseekingfundingonKickstarterandhasalreadysoared（飆升）pastitsprimarygoalofraising￡8,310($13,500),reachingitinjust36hours.JonathanByrtsaid,“Thefeedbackwe’vereceivedhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive!Theemailsofsupportandinterest,andsocialmediacommentshavebeenamazing!”TheproductisexpectedtobeonthemarketbyChristmasandwillbeavailableforglobaldelivery.1、Whatisthemaincharacterofthenewly-designedwaterbottle?A．Cleanandeasytowash.B．Practicalandfriendlytoenvironment.C．Flatandpopularwithhousewives.D．Cheapandconvenienttocarryinbags.2、Whatarethetwodesignersmostconcernedabout?A．Materialsandshape.B．Priceandproduction.C．Commentsandpopularity.D．Environmentandconvenience.3、Whatispeople’sattitudetowardsthewaterbottle?A．Opposed.B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Thewaytoprotectwaterresource.B．Roundwaterbottlesareoutofdate.C．Seekingfundforanidealwaterbottle.D．TwocreativeAustralianyoungdesigners.25．（10分）EventsatBrown12:00PM—1:00PM,March1,2017"Ihadnoideal"—ExportControlBrownBag(4-partseries)HoraceMannHouse,Room103,47-49GeorgeStreetBrown'sOfficeofResearchIntegrity(ORI)ishostinga4-partBrownBagserieson“ExportControlsattheUniversity”.ExportControlsarefederalgovernmentlawsandregulations.TheserieswillexplorewhenresearchactivitiesfallunderExportControllaws,why“fundamentalresearch”issoimportant,andwhytravelingtosanctioned（被制裁的）orembargoed（被禁運(yùn)的）countries,suchasIranorCuba,stillpresentsalotofchallenges.Thefirstsession,“Ihadnoidea!”,willexplorewhyexportcontrolscannotbeignoredatauniversitycampus.ThesessionsareopentotheentireBrowncommunity.Bookinginadvanceisrequired:juliane_blyth@4:00PM—5:00PM,March1,2017JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkJohnCarterBrownLibrary,ReadingRoom,94GeorgeStreetInformalweeklyafternoonpresentationintheMacMillanReadingRoomattheJohnCarterBrownLibrary(JCB).FellowsinResidencewillgiveatalkontheircurrentresearchproject.Q&Asessionfollows,alongwithadisplayofrelevantitemsfromourcollection.Allareinvitedtoattendthisfree,weeklyevent.6:30PM—7:30PM,March1,2017BrowAmateurRadioClubMeetingSaylesHall.Room305,79-81WatermanStreetTheweeklymeetingoftheBrownAmateurRadioClub.Allarewelcometoattendandlearnmoreaboutradioandjointheclub—nolicenserequired!8:00PM-9:00PM,March1,2017AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGatheringPembrokeFieldHouse,449-451BrookStreetJoinyourfellowBrownUniversityathletestolearnmoreaboutfaith,sport,andlife.Throughguestspeakers,teambuildingactivities,andsmallgroupdiscussions,weexploretheintersection（交集）ofthespiritualandthephysicalinordertomaximizeourpotential.WemeeteveryThursday8-9pminPembrokeFieldHouse.Therearenewathletesthatattendeveryweek,andmostlikelyyou'llknowanumberofthemalreadysincetherearemanydifferentteamsrepresented.Hopetoseeyouthere!1、Whicheventcanbebeneficialtothosewhodointernationalresearch?A．“Ihadnoidea!”—ExportControlBrownBagB．JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkC．BrownAmateurRadioClubMeetingD．AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering2、WhatwillthosewhoattendtheJCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkdo?A．MeetatSaylesHall.B．Chargeentrancefees.C．Sharetheirresearch.D．Collectrelevantitems.3、WhatcanyoudointheAthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering?A．Playbasketballwithnewathletes.B．Discussyourpotential.C．Playgamestodevelopteamwork.D．Watchnewathletesplaygames.4、Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext?A．Inatravelguidance.B．Onauniversitywebsite.C．Inanacademicmagazine.D．Inalocalnewspaper.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(mǎn)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）ALettertoAugustPriscillaandIwroteournewly-borndaughterAugustaletterabouttheworldwehopeshegrowsupin,andalsohopingshedoesn’tgrowuptoofast.DearAugust,Welcometotheworld!YourmomandIaresoexcitedtoseewhoyouwill1.Whenyoursisterwas2,wewrotealetterabouttheworldwehopedsheandnowyouwillgrowupin-aworldwithbettereducation,3diseases,strongercommunities,andgreaterequality.Your4shouldlivebetterlivesthanours,andwehavea(n)5todoourparttomakethathappen.6headlinesoften7what’swrong,westillbelievethese8trendswillwinout.We’re9aboutyourgenerationandthefuture.But10writeaboutgrowingup,wewanttotalkabout11.Childhoodismagical.Youonlygettobeachildonce,sodon’tspendit12toomuchaboutthefuture.We’lldoeverythingwe13canto14theworldisabetterplaceforyouandallchildreninyourgeneration.Theworldcanbeaseriousplace.That’swhyit’s15tomaketimetogooutsideandplay.Youwillbe16whenyou，reolder,soIhopeyoutaketimeto17alltheflowersandputalltheleavesyouwantinyourbucketnow.Ihopeyousleepsoundlyandtakefrequent18.AndIhopeeveninyour19youcanfeelhowmuchweloveyou.August,weloveyousomuchandwe’resoexcitedtogoonthis20withyou.Wewishyoualifeofjoy,loveandthesamehopeyougiveus.Love,MomandDad1、A．meetB．knowC．becomeD．recognize2、A．happyB．bornC．puzzledD．excited3、A．rareB．lessC．incurableD．fewer4、A．friendsB．cousinsC．generationD．classmates5、A．responsibilityB．concernC．satisfactionD．experience6、A．SinceB．WhileC．BecauseD．But7、A．dependonB．sticktoC．holdonD．focuson8、A．negativeB．normalC．positiveD．reasonable9、A．optimisticB．particularC．curiousD．concerned10、A．ratherthanB．onpurposeC．bychanceD．insteadof11、A．neighborhoodB．childhoodC．friendshipD．relationship12、A．knowingB．complainingC．a(chǎn)rguingD．worrying13、A．likelyB．occasionallyC．graduallyD．possibly14、A．makesureB．believeinC．figureoutD．buildup15、A．perfectB．difficultC．importantD．comfortable16、A．energeticB．busyC．eagerD．patient17、A．smellB．touchC．spotD．taste18、A．tasksB．picturesC．napsD．yawns19、A．realityB．dreamsC．futureD．smile20、A．vacationB．goalC．eventD．a(chǎn)dventure第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）AllChina’smajorcitieshavegoodtransport1．(network).Therearethetourbuses,minibuses,taxis,aswellaspublicbuses,BusesinChinesetownsarealways2．(crowd).Thefaredependsondistance,andispayabletothe3．(conduct)ofbuses.Ataxiisoften4．mostconvenientmeansoftravelintheCity.Theyareavailableatairports,railwaystationsandhotelsandeveninurbanareas.Thetotalfaredependsonthestartingmeterprice,5．canrangefrom5to12yuan,andthedistance.Extrafees6．(charge)forwaitingandlowspeeddrivingduringtrafficjams.Ifyoutakeataxiafter11pm,a20percentsurchargeappliesoverthebasicfare.Theminibusisacompromisebetweenthe7．(relative)expensivetaxisandfullpublictransport.Theirchargeisalittlemorethanthatofthebus,about2yuanormore8．(depend)ondistance,butitisveryconvenient,becauseitcanstop9．a(chǎn)nypointyouwantalongtheroute.Tourbuses,normally10．(equip)withairconditioningandTV,aremanagedbytravelagencies,hotelsandairportsandprovidedforshorttours.Atourguideisusuallypresentonsuchbuses.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)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(xiě)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。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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(xiě)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(xiě)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。Oneday,littleTonywenttoashoppingcenterwithhisparent、Itwasverycrowded、Tonysawatoyonashopwindow、Helikeditsoverymuchthathequicklywalkedintotheshop、Afterlooksatthetoyforsometime,heturnedaroundandfoundwherehisparentsweremissing、Tonywasscaredandbeguntocry、Awomansawhimcryingandtellinghimtowaitoutsideashop、Fiveminuteslater,Tonysawparents、Momsaid,“Hownicetoseeyouagain!DadandIwereterribleworried、”Tonypromisedherthatthiswouldneverhappenagain、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫是李華，作為高三畢業(yè)生代表，你將在學(xué)校舉辦的畢業(yè)晚會(huì)上用英文做一簡(jiǎn)短的告別演講。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：1、對(duì)三年高中生活的懷念；2、對(duì)老師的感謝；3、對(duì)母校的祝福。注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右；2、適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3、開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Dearteachersandfellowstudents,Inacoupleofweeks,we’llsaygoodbyetoourmotherschool.Howtimeflies!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-Thankyou!

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、A2、C3、D4、C5、D6、C7、C8、C9、C10、B11、D12、C13、B14、A15、A16、B17、C18、C19、D20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、A2、D3、C22、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,andtoldmeIwasagoodboyeventhoughIdidn’tfeellikeonethen.ThatmemoryjustlikemyNanny