四川省武勝中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷含解析

四川省武勝中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)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(yīng)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(yīng)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(zhǔn)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(jié)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．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation2．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently3．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout4．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted5．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved6．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere7．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what8．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable9．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．a(chǎn)sif10．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch11．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted12．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what13．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder14．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though15．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof16．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which17．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout18．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what19．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup20．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a(chǎn);the;X B．X;the;a C．a(chǎn);X;the D．the;the;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．（6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.22．（8分）ASafePersonalAlarmMOSTEFFECTIVEDEFENSELoud:125dBear-piercing(刺耳的)panicalarmthatscaresawayattackersProventobemoreeffectivethanpeppersprayasadefensetoolAlsocommonlyusedbyseniorstocallforhelpincaseoffallingSUPEREASYTOUSESimplypullthepin,andthisear-piercingalarmwillworkforuptoahalfhourofcontinuoussoundPlugthepinbackintostopthealarm．(Canbere-usedoverandoveragain)Easilyattachestokeys,purses,backpacksorbeltsWHATPEOPLEARESAYING“Extremelypleasedwithmypersonalalarmsystem．Ifeelmuchsaferinmyeverydaylifehavingitinmypocketorhandbag．Afriendrecentlyhadanunsettlingexperienceinanoutdoorparkinglotofagrocerystore,soIorderedthisproductforher．Shewasdelightedtoreceiveitandtohavetheaddedprotectionandpeaceofminditoffers.”—JillianThompsonfromChicago,IL“OhmyWORD!ThisisSOloud!It’sperfecttocallattentiontoanunwantedsituationortocallattentiontoanythingwhereyoumayneedassistance．Igotmyselfoneandoneforeachofmykids．ThepinreleaseseasilyBUTitdoesn’tseemtojustfallouteithersoyoucancarrywitheaseandwon’thavetoworryaboutsettingitoff．Butifyoudo,it’seasytoslipitrightbackin．Haha!Alittlepullwillgiveyouarealgoodideawhatit’scapableof,Ipromise.”—AngelaKelleyfromPaloAlto,CA“Boughtthreefortheyoungwomeninourfamily．TheywereallveryhappywiththeeaseofuseandhowLOUDitis．Woulddefinitelybuyagain.”—BillyPerkinsfromIndianapolis,INAreyoureadytoprotectyourselfandyourlovedonesfromthebadguys?1、Howdoesthesafepersonalalarmwork?A．Loudandcontinuousnoisegiveswarningorcallsforhelpwhensomeoneisindanger．B．Itcanbeusedasasharpknifetodriveawayattackersandeffectivelyprotectitsuser．C．Intimesofdanger,itcangooffautomaticallyandlastuntilassistanceissuccessfullygiven．D．Apullcanhelpitsusertoavoidanunwantedsituationorwarnitsuserofpossibledanger．2、Thesafepersonalalarmisparticularlyusefulfor．A．someonewhoislookingforagiftforhisfamilyB．a(chǎn)studentwhohastroublewakingupforschoolC．kids,ladies,orseniorsintimeoftroubleD．a(chǎn)nyonewhohasadeeploveforhisfamily3、“WHATPEOPLEARESAYING”isattachedheremainlyto．A．explaintheuseoftheproductB．promotetheadvertisedproductC．showgreatthankstotheproducerD．shareexperiencewithreaders23．（8分）Weshouldallletthesunshineinasmuchaspossible--notjustbecauseitmakesusfeelgood.ExposuretosunlightproducesvitaminDinourskin.ThisiswhywecallvitaminDthe“sunshinevitamin.”VitaminDisgoodforeverybody.Infact,researchshowsthis"sunshinevitamin"couldhelpwomenwithbreastcancerlivelonger.BreastcancerpatientswhohavehighbloodlevelsofvitaminDhaveabetterprognosis(/a)thanwomenwhodon't.Aprognosisishowquicklyadoctorexpectsapatienttorecoverorhowlongadoctorexpectsapatienttolive.Researchersfoundthatthesewomenhadlessaggressivecancers.Theywerealso30percentlesslikelytodiefromthecancerortogetitagain.ResearcherSongYaoledthestudyfortheRoswellParkCancerInstitute.HesaidthestudyshowedthathighvitaminDlevelsimprovedthepatients'prognosisnomatterwhattypeorhowadvancedtheircancerwasBesidesfightingbreastcancer,vitaminDhelpsthebodyinotherways.Mostimportantly,vitaminDcontrolshowthebodyabsorbscalcium.Italsomakessurethebody'simmunesystemworksnormally.SeveralstudiesshowthatvitaminDalsostrengthenstheimmunesystemandhelpsthebodyfightdiseaseVitaminDmayhelpreduceyourriskofdevelopingheartdisease,accordingtoa2008studypublishedinthejournalCirculation.Anditmayalsohelpprotectyouagainstgettingtheflu.OtherstudieshaveshownthatvitaminDmighthelppeoplesufferingfromdepression.Factorsintheenvironmentmaylimitourexposuretosunlightand,therefore,vitaminD．Thesefactorsincludepollution,usingtoomuchsunscreen,spendingtoomuchtimeinsideandlivinginareaswithlittlesunlight.Soifyoucan'tgetenoughsunshine,eatfoodsthatarerichinvitaminD:eggyolks,cheeseandfattyfishhassalmon,sardines,tunaormackerelHowmuchvitaminDyouneedisamuch-debatedtopic.ThebestwaytoknowifyouneedmorevitaminDistogettestedbyadoctor.1、Accordingtotheresearch,womenwithhighbloodlevelsofvitaminD______.A．livelongerthanwomenwithoutB．nevergetcanceragainC．havelessaggressivecancersD．canrecoverfromcancerearlier2、ThebenefitsofvitaminDare_______.a.strengtheningtheimmunesystem

b.killingcancercellsc.promotingtheabsorptionofcalcium

d.protectingagainstgettingthefluA．a(chǎn)bc.B．a(chǎn)cdC．a(chǎn)bd.D．a(chǎn)bcd.3、TogetmorevitaminD,peoplecan__________.A．eatmorefoodanddomoreexerciseB．getexposuretomoresunlightandeatfoodsrichinitC．drinkmorewaterandeatmorefoodsrichinitD．eatmorefoodandkeeppositive4、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthepassage?A．ByprovidingresearchresultsB．BystatingargumentsC．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.24．（8分）LOSANGELES—KobeBryantisawinnerinretirement,too.TheformerLosAngelesLakersstarwonanOscarintheanimatedshortcategoryfor“DearBasketball,”apoemhewroteafterendinghis20-yearcareeronthecourtin2016.He’lladdittoanalreadyjammedtrophycollectionthatincludesfiveNBAchampionshipswiththeLakers,twoOlympicgoldmedals,NBAFinalsmostvaluableplayerawards,aleagueMVPawardandfourAll-StargameMVPawards.Asexecutiveproducer,BryantacceptedhisgoldenOscarstatuefrom“StarWars”starMarkHamillonSundaynight.HesharedtheawardwithDisneyanimatorGlenKeane.AmongthoseofferingtheircongratulationsviaTwitterwereHallofFamersMagicJohnson,BillRussellandShaquilleO’Neal,Bryant’sformerLakersteammatewhoadmitted,“I’mjealous!”Sincehanginguphisbasketballshoes,Bryanthasthrownhimselfintobusiness(anewNikeshoe)andvariousformsofstorytelling.“Asbasketballplayers,we’retoldtoshutupanddribble,”Bryantsaidonstage.“I’mgladwedidalittlebitmorethanthat.”Hethankedhiswife,Vanessa,andhisthreedaughters,namingeachofthem.HespokeafewwordsofItalian—alanguagehelearnedasachildgrowingupinItaly—andclosedbytellingthem,“Youaremyinspiration.”1、Accordingtothepassage,KobeBryantwontheOscarbecauseof_________.A．histakingpartintheanimationmovieB．hisfamousreputationinbasketballC．hispoemwrittenafterhisformercareerD．hiswinningintheanimatedshortcategory2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“trophy”?A．a(chǎn)wardB．presentC．harvestD．possession3、Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A．ApersonaldiaryB．AsciencereportC．AnewspaperD．Atextbook25．（10分）ApplicationWorkshopJoinCitizensCommitteeforNewYorkCityandtheNYCDepartmentofSanitationforaworkshopontheGreenTeamMini-GrantapplicationonFebruary2,whichlastsfrom4:00PMto5:30PM!Theworkshopwillcover·ApplyingfortheGreenTeamMini-Grant·HowtousetheZeroWasteschoolswebsiteCreativeCodingWearehostingafreedesignworkshopjustforgirlsonMarch7from4:30PMto6:00PM,insupportofInternationalWomen’sDay!ThefocusoftheworkshopisonCreativeCoding,withartandtechnology,butwe’llalsohaveafewfemaledesignerstosharetheiruniqueworkwiththeattendees.Noexperiencenecessary,thiseventisforgirlsbetweentheagesof9-12.SAT&ACTRoadmaptoSuccessInthisfree1-hourworkshop,parentswilldiscovertheroadmaptoSAT&ACTsuccess.Topicsincluded:Reviewof“goalscores”forSAT/ACTcollegeadmissions,nationaltrendsincollegeadmissions,howtodeterminewhethertheSATortheACTisthebesttestforyourstudent,stepstopreparefortheSatorACT,besttimetotaketheSatorACT.JoinusonMarch23.SquareSchoolFamilyInformationNightJoinusforourFamilyInformationNightonMarch14!We’llgatheratthefuturehomeforSquareSchoolforanintroductiontotheschoolmodelat6:30pm.Thiseventisintendedforfamilieswithyoungpeopleenteringgradessixorsevenin2019thatwanttobeapartofaschoolcommunitythatattachesimportancetoalifestyleoflearning.JoinusforthisFamilyInformationNighttoseeifSquareSchoolistherightchoiceforyourfamily.1、Whichactivityoffersinformationabouttests?A．CreativeCoding B．SAT&ACTRoadmaptoSuccessC．PublicSchoolGreenTeamMini-Grant D．SquareSchoolFamilyInformationNight2、WhatisspecialaboutCreativeCoding?A．Itisafreeworkshop. B．IttakesplaceinMarch.C．Itishostedbyfemales. D．Itisdesignedforgirls.3、WhomightbeinterestedinFamilyInformationNight?A．Designers. B．Teachers.C．Parents. D．Students.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）Ifeltgloomy(沮喪的)theotherday.Theweatherhadbeendarkandrainy,andIjustdidn’tfeelso1.AsIwassittingatmydeskI2itwasthebirthdayofadearlong-timefriend—asinglemiddle-agedwomanwhohasdevotedthepast30yearstonursingandlovesher3.Knowingthatshedoesn’thavefamilyintownI4togiveheracall.SureenoughshewasonB-shift,5toworklateintotheeveningandwouldn’thavemuchofabirthdaythisyear.Asalways,6,shesoundedcheerfulandwashappythatI7.AfterIhungupIcouldn’t8thefeelingthatshewouldreallyappreciatealittleattentiononherspecialday.9feelingalittlegloomymyself,Itriedtoputitoutofmy10,butasthedaypassedIcouldn’tshakethethought.I11gavein,andthateveningsetofftothehospitalwithacard,acheesecake,andsomeballoons.Myfriend’sgratefulsmileandjoyfulsurprise12meI’ddonetherightthingandwereagenerous13forthelittleeffortithadtaken.WhenIgothomeIrealizedthatnotonlyhadIcheeredupa14friendonherbirthdaybutmyowngloomyfeelingshadalso15.Makingherdayhadmademyown!That’strue16wetakethetimeandmaketheefforttodosomethingforsomeoneelse.It’slikethelittlesaying“Lovingkindnessistwiceblessed;itblesseshimwhogives,andhimwho17.”Cheeringuppeopleontheirbirthdaysisn’ttheonlythingwecandotomaketheirday.Lifeconstantlypresentsuswith18totakeanextrastepordoakinddeedthatwillmakea19tosomeone.Andthe20thingisthataswedo,itchangesthingsforthebetterforustoo.1、A．special B．positive C．nervous D．proud2、A．explained B．complained C．remembered D．informed3、A．family B．study C．life D．work4、A．decided B．continued C．failed D．refused5、A．surprised B．disappointed C．bored D．prepared6、A．though B．besides C．therefore D．otherwise7、A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．called C．succeeded D．a(chǎn)pologized8、A．getonwith B．putupwith C．getridof D．takeholdof9、A．Almost B．Even C．Never D．Still10、A．opinion B．image C．mind D．expectation11、A．luckily B．finally C．unhappily D．hardly12、A．convinced B．a(chǎn)dvised C．promised D．reminded13、A．demand B．desire C．reward D．share14、A．guilty B．lonely C．weak D．curious15、A．existed B．deepened C．wasted D．disappeared16、A．when B．because C．though D．if17、A．tries B．receives C．loves D．cares18、A．experiences B．dreams C．choices D．opportunities19、A．difference B．connection C．discovery D．decision20、A．normal B．similar C．wonderful D．practical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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Coffeeisan1．(importance)partofItalianculture.IhavedrunkalotofitsinceIarrivedheresixmonthsago.ThecoffeecultureinItalyis2．(complete)differentfromthatintheUK.InItaly,whenyouorder3．cupofcoffeeinacafe,youarepresentedwithatiny,bitterespresso(濃咖啡).TakeawaycoffeeisverypopularamongtheBritish,butitisnotcommoninItaly,espe-ciallyinthose4．(area)wheretherearefewtourists.Generally,peopleinItalyprefertodrinktheirtinycoffeewhiletheyarestandingatthebar.Formanyof5．(they),thisshortbreakisapartoftheirday.BreakfastinabarinItaly6．(include)acoffeeandapastry(糕點).Cappuccinos(卡布奇諾咖啡)areverypopularatbreakfast.Acupofcappuccinoistheperfectwayof7．(start)thedayforme.Ithinkit’sniceforpeople8．(go)toabartohaveacoffeeforbreakfastbeforework.Finally,athing9．hasbeenfoundbymeisthatcoffeeinItalyismuchcheaper.ThatmeansinItalyitispossibletogooutforcoffeeeveryday10．spendingmuchmoney.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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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，多者(從第11處起)不計分。DearJoy,Howareyoudoing?Hereisanexcitingnewsforyou、Therewillbeaninventioncompetitioninourschoolinthe20thofOctober、However,thereisaruletheparticipantsshallbeinagroup、ButI’dliketoinviteyoutobemypartners、Iknowthatyouhavebeenlongedtodesignatinycoolerthatpeoplecanweararoundthewrist、Ithinkitwillbeawonderfullyideaforthecompetition、Wecanmakeasmallairconditionertocontrollingthetemperatureofthewearer、Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Lookingforwardtoyoureply、Yours,ZhangXi42第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，將參加學(xué)校舉行的英文演講比賽，已寫好演講鎬。給外教Mr.Daniel寫封郵件，請他幫你審核稿件并做出必要的修改。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(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、D4、B5、C6、一、分割分割文件路徑分割后的文件路徑B分割帶有小題的分割路徑分割后的路徑二、單個文件有標(biāo)題去重復(fù)排序有標(biāo)題去重復(fù)排序號的文件路徑三單個文件無標(biāo)題去重復(fù)排序需要去重復(fù)題號排序的文件路徑四、多個文件夾去重不含題大文件夾路徑另存為的文件夾四、替換9分處理語文英語路徑五、轉(zhuǎn)docx原始路徑轉(zhuǎn)好的路徑7、B8、B9、B10、C11、A12、D13、B14、A15、C16、C17、A18、B19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、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