阿拉善市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考英語(yǔ)全真模擬密押卷含解析

阿拉善市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考英語(yǔ)全真模擬密押卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)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(mǎn)分30分）1．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can2．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense3．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what4．–Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?–_______I’drathernottalkaboutit.A．Nothing. B．Allright. C．Getaway! D．Noway!5．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how6．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible7．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sthough8．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went9．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．a(chǎn)ssoonas10．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);a D．the;a11．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether12．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving13．Aftercollege,hewasemployedinamiddleschoolandthereeversince.A．wouldworkedB．hadworkedC．workedD．hasworked14．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether15．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．a(chǎn)dvocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded16．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．a(chǎn)s17．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped18．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．a(chǎn)tallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans19．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere20．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．a(chǎn)s D．but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）TheAmericandreamisthefaithheldbymanypeopleintheUnitedStatesofAmericathatthroughhardwork,courage,creativityanddetermination,theycanachieveabetterlifeforthemselves.Morespecifically,theyagreeonhowtogetaheadinAmerica:getacollegeeducation,findareliablejob,and

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JournalpollaskedparticipantsabouttheAmericandream,whatittakestoachievetheirgoal,andwhetherornottheyfeltthecontrolovertheirabilitytobesuccessful.Obviously,theresultsshowthattoday,theideaoftheAmericandreamandwhatittakestoachieveitlooksquitedifferentfromitdidinthelate20thcentury.Generallyspeaking,peoplefeltthattheiractionsandhardworknotoutsideforcedecidingtheirlives.Buttheparticipantshaddefinitelymixedfeelingsaboutwhatactionsmakeforabetterlifeinthecurrenteconomy.Inthelastsevenyears,Americanshavegrownmorepessimistic(悲觀的)aboutthepowerofeducationtoleadtosuccess.Eventhoughtheyseegoingtocollegeasafairlyachievablegoal,amajority52percentthinkthatyoungpeopledonotneeda4-yearcollegeeducationinordertobesuccessful.MiguelMaeda,42,whohasamaster’sdegreeandworksinpublichealth,wasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege,whichhasallowedhimtoachieveasenseoffinancialstability(穩(wěn)定)hisparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Whilesome,likeMaeda,emphasizedthevalueofdegreeratherthantheeducationitself,othersstillseecollegeasawaytogainnewviewpointsandlifeexperiences.ToFendley,asenseofdriveandpurpose,aswellasaneffectivehigh-schooleducation,andbasiclifeskills,likebalancingacheckbook(支票簿),arethenecessaryelementsforasuccessfullifeinAmerica.1、ItusedtobecommonlyacknowledgedthattosucceedinAmerica,onehadtohave____.A．a(chǎn)senseofdriveandpurposeB．a(chǎn)nadvancedacademicdegreeC．a(chǎn)firmbeliefintheirdreamD．a(chǎn)nambitiontogetahead2、WhatisthefindingofthelatestNationalJournalpollconcerningtheAmericandream?A．MoreandmoreAmericansarefindingithardtorealize.B．ItremainsaliveamongthemajorityofAmericanpeople.C．AnincreasingnumberofyoungAmericansareabandoningit.D．Americans’ideaofithaschangedoverthepastfewdecades.3、WhatdoAmericansnowthinkoftheroleofcollegeeducationinachievingsuccess?A．Itstillremainsopentodebate.B．Ithasprovedtobebeyonddoubt.C．Itismuchbetterunderstoodnowthanever.D．Itisnolongerasimportantasitusedtobe.4、Howdosomepeopleviewcollegeeducationthesedays?A．Ithelpsbroadentheirminds.B．Itneedstobestrengthened.C．Itwidensculturaldiversity.D．Itpromotesgenderequality.22．（8分）ToddlerWorldNurserywasdelightedtoemployatrainee---twenty-two-oldJonathanBrown—astheirfirstmalenurseryschoolteacher.Hewasalsotheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob,but,insistsMargeryBowman,headteacherofToddlerWorld,byfarthebestapplicant.“Bothboysandgirlswillbenefitfromtheexperienceofhavingamalerolemodelinthenursery.”Saysmotheroftwo,Margery.Jonathanhasalwaysbeeninterestedinchildcare.Hisownmotherisachildminderandhisfatherisateacher.“I’vealwayshelpedMumwithlookingafterallthechildren.”hesays.“I’musedtochangingnappies,feedingbabies,readingstoriesandplayingwithLego.”ButJonathanisararemaleinafemaleworld.Only2%ofnurseryteachersaremenandthishasn’tchangedfortenyears.RogerOlsenoftheNationalNurseryTrustsaid,“Menareoftenviewedwithanxietyandsuspicion(懷疑)inachildren’senvironment.Ortheyareexpectedtodothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.Butmenbringdifferentthingsintochildcareandthishastoberecoginsed.”Jonathanagrees.Heisaqualifiedunder-7sfootballcoach,andplantstointroducefootballlessonstothenurseryforboysandgirls.WhatdoJonathan’sfriendsthinkofhischoiceofcareer?“Actually,mostofthemareprettycoolaboutitnow.”hesays,“thoughtheydomakejokesaboutnappies.AndI’vefoundthatgirlsareactuallyquiteimpressed–sothat’sgood!”1、WhywasJonathanemployedbyToddlerWorldNursery?A．Hewasthebestamongalltheapplicants.B．Hewastheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob.C．Hewouldbeabletoteachkidstoplayfootball.D．Hewoulddothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“childminder”(Para.2)?A．Instructor.B．Superior.C．Baby-sitter.D．Coach.3、WhatdidRogerOlsensayaboutthejobofchildcare?A．Ithasbeenwomen-specific.B．Itrequirespeople’sunderstanding.C．Ittakestimetomakesomechanges.D．Itneedsmenteacherstobringsomethingdifferent23．（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.24．（8分）Yasudais95yearsold.LookingforeasierwaystosearchtheWebandsendemail,heboughtApple’siPad.Thecompanyhassold3.27millioniPadssincetheyenteredthemarketinApril.Althoughit’simpossibletoknowwithcertaintyhowmanyseniors(老年人)arebuyingthem,evidencesuggeststhatit’sahitwithseniors.TheiPad’sintuitiveinterface(直觀界面)makesitattractivetoseniorsaroundtheworld,saysTakahiroMiura,aresearcherattheUniversityofTokyou.“TheiPadisagoodtoolforseniorsbecauseit’sveryeasytouse,”hesays.UnlikethePC,itdoesn’trequireformerknowledge.”JamesCordwell,aresearcherinLondon,saystheiPad’spopularitywithseniorsishelpingApplereachbeyonditstraditionalbaseofyoungcustomers.“Theworld’spopulation,especiallyindevelopedmarkets,isgettingolder.It’sprobablyamarketwhereApplehasleastentered,”Cordwellsays.Seniorusersareakeysourceofgrowthfortheminthefuture.Seniorsmake.upabout22percentofthepopulationinJapan.TheymayprovethatseniorsarewillingtoaccepttheiPad.Besidesthecustomergroupunder30,theyspendmorethananyothergroupinthecountry,accordingtoareport.MotooKitamura,78,aformergassalesman,boughtaniPadtohelphimcommunicatewithhis2-year-oldgrandsonandpreventhimfromexperiencingsomeofthementalproblemsthatsometimescomewithgettingolder.“Tryingnewthingslikethatisgoodmentalexercise,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedpart“ahit”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．a(chǎn)suddenattackB．a(chǎn)heavyburdenC．veryfamiliarD．quitepopular2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageoftheiPad?A．Ithasintuitiveinterface.B．Itiseasytooperate.C．Peoplecanuseitasawaytodomentalexercise.D．Beginnerscanuseitwithoutsimilarexperiences.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．ThetraditionalcustomersofApplesproductsareusuallytheyoung.B．PeopleabovethirtyareAppleslargestcustomergroupinJapan.C．SeniorswillsoongrowintoAppleslargestcustomergroup.D．SeniorsinJapanarefondofbuyinglatesthi-techproducts.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．iPadinfluencingthecustomergroup.B．iPadleadingAppletoseniors.C．iPad’sarrivalcausingJapanesetothink.D．iPadbeatingthetraditionalPC．25．（10分）5SecretsofWebTravelSitesBookingatriponanonlinetravelsiteisconvenient,butcomeswithitsownsetofproblems.1.Theyknowwho’sonaMacandwho’sonaPCandwho’sgoingtospendmore.Lastyear,UStravelresearchcompanyOrbitztrackedpeople’sonlineactivitiestotestoutwhetherMacusersspendmoreontravelthanPCusers.Onaverage,MacuserslayoutUS$20-30morepernightonhotelsandgoformorestars,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Asaresult,onlinetravelsitesshowtheseusersmoreexpensivetraveloptionsfirst.Toavoidinadvertentlypayingmore,sortresultsbyprice.2.Theirsoftwaredoesn’talwayshookuptothehotel’ssystem.Aguaranteedreservationisalmostimpossibletocomebyanywhere–buttheriskofyourflightorhotelbeingoverbookedincreaseswiththird-partyproviders.Themiddle-man’ssoftwareisn’timmunetosystemerrors,soalwayscallthehotelorairlinetomakesureyourbookingwasprocessed.3.Don’tbefooledbypackages:Often,they’relow-enditemsgroupedtogether.Evernoticehowtravelsitesrecommendahotel,arentalcar,andtourpackageallinoneclick?Thesedealsusuallyfeaturetravelthatnoonewants,likeflightswithmultiplelayovers.Checkthefineprint.4.Youcouldmissoutonloyaltypoints.Third-partyproviderscangetbetweenyouandfrequentflyermilesorpoints.Manyhotelloyaltyprogrammesdon’trecognizeexternalsites,othersawardonlyminimumpointsandexcludespecialoffers,likedoublepointsonhotelstays.5.Onceyourtripispurchased,you’reonyourown.Anonlinetravelagencycan’tprovideassistancethesamewayanagentcanifaflightiscancelledoraroomissubstandard.Basically,whenyouarriveattheairportorhotel,you’rejustanotherclientwhobookedatthelowestrate.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Third-partyproviderscanensureyourreservation.B．MacusersarelikelytospendmoremoneythanPCusers.C．Anonlinetravelagencyfunctionsthesameasanagent.D．Packagesusuallyprovidetravelerswithsatisfactoryprogrammes.2、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragereaderstobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.B．Tomakeanadvertisementaboutseveraltravelsitesonline.C．Toconvincereadersnottobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.D．Towarnreadersofsomeproblemswithbookingtripsonline.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）Oneoftheeasiestthingsintheworldistobecomeafault-finder.However,lifecanbe1whenyouarenotbusyfindingfaultwithit.SeveralyearsagoI2aletterfromseventeen-year-oldKerry,whodescribedherselfasaworld-classfault-finder,almostalways3bythings.Peoplewerealwaysdoingthingsthatannoyedher,and4wasevergoodenough.Shewashighlyself-criticalandalsofoundfaultwithherfriends.Shebecameareally5person.Unfortunately,ittookahorribleaccidenttochangeher6.Herbestfriendwasseriouslyhurtinacarcrash.Whatmadeitalmost7todealwithwasthatthedaybeforethe8,Kerryhadvisitedherfriendandhadspentthewholetimecriticizingher9ofboyfriends,thewayshewasliving,thewaysherelatedtohermother,andvariousotherthingsshefeltsheneededto10.Itwasn’tuntilherfriendwasbadlyhurtthatKerrybecame11herhabitoffindingfault.Veryquickly,shelearnedtoappreciateliferatherthanto12everythingsoharshly(刻薄).Shewasabletotransferhernewwisdomtootherpartsofher13aswell.Perhapsmostofusaren’tasextremeatfault-finding,14whenwe’rehonest,wecanbesharply15oftheworld.I’mnotsuggestingyou16problems,orthatyoupretendthingsare17thantheyare,butsimplythatyoulearntoallowthingstobeastheyare—18mostofthetime,andespeciallywhenit’snotareallybig19.Trainyourselfto＂biteyourtongue＂,andwithalittle20,you’llgetreallygoodatlettingthingsgo.Andwhenyoudo,you’llgetbackyourenthusiasmandloveforlife.1、A．lonely B．great C．quiet D．uneasy2、A．received B．a(chǎn)nswered C．expected D．rejected3、A．threatened B．interrupted C．bothered D．spoiled4、A．a(chǎn)nything B．everything C．something D．nothing5、A．caring B．boring C．interesting D．surprising6、A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．plan C．measure D．explanation7、A．urgent B．unnecessary C．certain D．impossible8、A．occasion B．event C．a(chǎn)ccident D．a(chǎn)dventure9、A．memory B．notice C．evidence D．choice10、A．hear B．contribute C．express D．a(chǎn)dmit11、A．a(chǎn)wareof B．a(chǎn)fraidof C．curiousabout D．confusedabout12、A．discuss B．realize C．judge D．settle13、A．family B．life C．career D．education14、A．so B．or C．but D．for15、A．proud B．sure C．hopeful D．critical16、A．face B．create C．solve D．ignore17、A．rarer B．better C．stranger D．worse18、A．a(chǎn)tleast B．a(chǎn)tlast C．byfar D．sofar19、A．task B．deal C．result D．duty20、A．practice B．speech C．rest D．pity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）ThehistoryofChinesepoetrydatesbackalmost2,700yearstotheSpringandAutumnperiod(770-476BC).Recordsarerare1．thattimebecauseQinShiHuangdestroyedallthebooks2．couldbefound.Thestyles,rules,andregulationsforChinesepoetrygradually3．(change)overthecenturies4．thetimeoftheTangDynasty(618-907AD).ThisbecamethegoldenageforChinesepoetry.Duringthattimeanumberof5．(product)poetsturnedoutasmanyas50,000classicalpoems.AllaspectsofChinesesociety6．(high)regardedthesepoets.Seven-characterlinesbecameverypopular.Poetry,paintings,andcalligraphy(書(shū)法)arethreeoftheseartformsthatgoparticularlywelltogether.Manypoetswerealsoexcellent7．(paint)andcalligraphers.Apoemwouldbewrittenfor8．purposeofmatchingapaintingwithtraditionalChinesecalligraphy.Thisgivesthepaintingsdeeper9．(mean)andmoreelegance.Itiscommon10．(find)thistypeofpoetry,calligraphyarthanginginpeople’shomes.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。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(xiàn)（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，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。Lastweek,ourschoolorganizedanactivityaimingathelpingthechildreninpoorareasrealizetheirdreamforreading.Allofustakeanactivepart.Ourdonationscoveredthebooks,pens,schoolbagsandmanyotherschoolsupplies.Someofusevencontributedourpocketchangesforthechildrentobuywhatevertheyneed.Inadditiontothese,manyofusadvocatedthatwedidnothesitatetocontactthechildreninruralareasdirecttofindouttheirneeds.Theythoughtthatbythismeanscouldwequicklyhelpthemoutbutmakeourdreamscometrue.Ithinktheactivityisverymeaningful,whichwillhelpimproveourlearningconditions.Inturn,theywillbringhopeforabetterfuturetoacommunityofneed.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校足球選修課的外教Daniel請(qǐng)同學(xué)提供教學(xué)反饋，請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給他寫(xiě)一郵件。內(nèi)容包括:1.你的感受;2.你的建議。3.感謝與祝愿。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearDaniel,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、A5、D6、B7、C8、B9、B10、B11、A12、D13、D14、C15、D16、A17、D18、C19、C20、D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、B2、D3、D4、A22、1、A2、C3、D23、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.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyh