陜西省西安三中2025屆高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

陜西省西安三中2025屆高三一診考試英語(yǔ)試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious2．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．a(chǎn)s D．until3．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof4．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a(chǎn);the D．/;a5．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion6．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a(chǎn);the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填7．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive8．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit9．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before10．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding11．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway12．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear13．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should14．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant15．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check16．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome17．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment18．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely19．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith20．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．a(chǎn)ctonC．hangonD．centeron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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Theresearcherssayapersonlosestwomonthsforeverykilogramoverweighttheyare—andsevenyearsforsmokingapacketofcigarettesaday.Unusually,theEdinburghuniversityteamfoundtheiranswersbyanalysingdifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcodeorDNA．Finallytheythinkitwillshownewwaysofhelpingustolivelonger.Thegroupusedthegeneticcodeofmorethan600,000peoplewhoaretakingpartinanaturalexperiment.Ifsomeonesmokes,drinks,dropsoutofschoolandisoverweight,itcanbedifficulttoidentifytheimpactofonespecificunhealthybehavior.Instead,theresearchersturnedtothenaturalexperiment.Somepeoplecarrymutations(變異)intheirDNAthatincrease(食欲)ormakethemmorelikelytoputonweight,soresearcherswereabletocomparethoseprogrammedtoeatmorewiththosewhowerenot.TheresearchteamalsofoundspecificmutationsinhumanDNAthatalterlifespan(壽命).●Mutationsinagene(asetofinstructionsinDNA)thatisinvolvedinrunningtheimmunesystemcouldaddsevenmonthsoflifeonaverage.●Peoplewithamutationthatincreasedlevelsofbadcholesterolknockedeightmonthsofflifespan.●Araremutationinagene—APOE—linkedtodementiareducedlifespanby11months.●Andonethatmadesmokingmoreappealingcutlivesbyfivemonths.DrJoshisaysthatwhilegenesdoinfluencelifespan,“you’vegotevenmoreinfluence”throughthechoicesyoumake.DrJoshisaid,“Wehopetodiscovergenesaffectinglifespantogiveusnewinformationaboutageingandconstructtreatmenttorageing.”Therearealsosomediseasemutationsthatclearlyaffectlifespanandtodestructiveeffect,suchastheHuntington’sgene.PeoplewithHuntington’softendieintheir20s.However,inordertofollowpeopleuntiltheendoftheirlives,manyofthepeoplestudiedwerebornbefore1940.1、Whatisthemostdifficultfortheresearcherstofind?A．Thedifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcode.B．Thereasonswhypeopleputonweightveryeasily.C．Theresultsofmanynaturalandmassiveexperiments.D．Onebadbehaviour’seffectonpeoplewithmanybadbehaviours.2、Whichofthefollowingmutationsaffectslifespanmostgreatly?A．Onelinkedtocontrollingimmunesystem.B．Oneincreasingunhealthycholesterol.C．OnecalledAPOEinvolvedindementia.D．Onemakingsmokingmoreattractive.3、What’sthemeaningofDrJoshi’sstudy?A．Tohelpstopmutations.B．TOfinddiseasesearlier.C．TOmakepeoplelivelonger.D．TOreducetheeffectsofgenes.4、Whydidresearchersmainlystudypeoplebornbefore1940?A．Tofollowthemuntiltheydie.B．TOeducatethemanextrayear.C．Toshowtheyaremoreimportant.D．Tomakethemlivehappier.22．（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）Anyactorwouldadmitthatit’strickytoplayrolesbasedonrealpeople.Theyneedtodomountainsofresearchtomakesurethey’restayingastruetolifeaspossible.Besides,theytrytoaddtheirowntouchestotheperformancesothattheirworkcanbecalledtheirown.AmericanactorAndrewGarfield,33,facedthatdilemmawhenplayingDesmondDossinthefilmHacksawRidge.DosswasaUSarmydoctorduringWorldWarIIwhorefusedtocarryagunbecauseofhisbeliefs,butsaved75liveswithoutfiringasingleshot,Hisactionsmadehimthefirstconscientiousobjector—apersonwhoobjectstoservinginthearmedforcestormoralorconsciencereasons—tobepresentedwiththeMedalofHonor,theUS’shighesthonorawardedforpersonalactsofbravery.Garfield’sfirststageofresearchwastostudyasmanydocumentaries(紀(jì)錄片)ofDosshecouldgethishandson.ButGarfieldsoonrealizedthatheneededtolearnnotonlytheDoss’outercharacteristics,butalso“thedeepestpartofhimself”,hesaid.HetraveledtoDoss’hometown.TheactorwantedtowalkwhereDosswalkedandhandlethetoolsDosshandled,whileallthetimekeepinginmindhowtheresearchwouldaffecthisperformance.“Idon’tthinkIcouldhavegonetoofarintermsofgettingtoknowwhoDosswas,”Garfieldsaid.“Butitcan’tbeanimpressionofhim.Thatdoesn’tinterestme.Garfieldexplainsthatit’slikethedifferencebetweenslippingintosomeone’sclothesandsteppingintotheirskin,Untilhegoesdeepinsidearolebasedonarealperson,hedoesn’tfeelhe’sdonetheworkjustice.Andit‘snotuntilhefullyunderstandsthecharacterthatGarfieldfeelsconfidenthecandothethingsaskedoftheroleinthescriptwithouthesitationorthought,1、Whatmakesitdifficultforactorstoplayrolesbasedonrealpeople?A．Mixingtheactwiththeirownfeelings.B．Resemblingtherolesinappearance.C．Lifelikeperformanceswithpersonalstyles.D．Massesofacademicresearchintotheroles.2、WhywastheMedalofHonorawardedtoDesmondDoss?A．Torecognizehisbraveactions.B．Toattractpeopletojointhearmy.C．Toadmitthevalueofconscience.D．Toencouragedoctorstofollowhissuit.3、WhatdidGarfieldhopetodoinDoss’hometown?A．KnowaboutDoss’livingconditions.B．FindouttheinsidesofDoss.C．DoresearchonDoss’earlylife.D．ExperienceDoss’lifeatfirsthan4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BeaGoodActorB．AMoralDilemmaC．GarfieldandDossD．GarfieldGetsDeep24．（8分）BestLondonwalkingtoursSandemansNewLondonToursGainanattractiveinsightintoLondon'shistory.VisittheCityofLondon,stoppingatStPaul'sCathedralandtheTowerofLondon;exploreEastLondoncoveringBrickLane,Cockneycultureandthecriminalunderworld;learnaboutJacktheRipper;orboardonafive-venuepubcrawl.OpeningTimes:Dailyat11:00and14:00CityVisitorTrailTheCityVisitorTrailtakesyouonajourneythroughtheheartofLondon.TakeinfamousattractionssuchasSt.Paul'sCathedral,Guildhall,theBankofEnglandandtheTowerofLondonortrythethemed"side-tracks",eachonemovingawayfromthemainpathtogiveamorein-depthlookatonepartofthecity.OpeningTimes:Available24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Checkwithindividualattractionsforentryrequirements.BritMovieToursJoinauniquemovieandTVsightseeingwalkingtourexperienceinLondonandgoonlocationtoseeincredibLesetsandfascinatinglandmarks.Localguidesprovidefascinatinginsightsintotheindustryandtherearemultipletoursavailable,inctudingDoctorWho,GangsterLondonandHarryPotterTourofLondonlocations.OpeningTimes:MondaytoFriday9:OOamt05:30pmRoyalTourofLondonVisitthreeroyalpalacesasyoujourneyfromBigBentoBuckinghamPalaceandTrafalgarSquare.AlongthewayyouwilldiscoverplotstodestroyParliament,Churchill'shiddenshelter,veryexpensiveclubsfortherichandfamous,andmore.Andifthat'snotenoughexcitement,Iistencloselyforincredibletalesofman-eatingpelicans(鵜鶘)andcrazylosttourists.ThiswalkingtourisrunbyStrawberryTours.OpeningTimes:Thetourstartsat10ameveryday.1、Whichtourcanyoujoinatanytime?A．SandemansNewLondonTours B．CityVisitorTrailC．BritMovieTours D．RoyalTourofLondon.2、Whatcanyoudoonamoviesightseeingtour?A．LearnsomeLondon'shistory.B．Participateinmakingfilms.C．Visitsomefilm-makinglocations.D．Actasalocalguide.3、What'sthrillingontheRoyalTourofLondon?A．Visitingplacesofinterest.B．Meetingfamouspeople.C．Exploringnewspots.D．Listeningtoamazinglegends.25．（10分）HikingEnglandDAY1:ST.BEESTOENNERDALEBRIDGEOurjourneysetsoutearlythismorningwithaCoasttoCoasttraditionapproachingtheIrishSea.ThensetoffalongtherocksofSt.BeesHead.Turninginland,we’llpauseforatypicalpublunchonourwaytoEnnerdaleBridge,locatedatthefootoftheLakeDistrictmountains.(15mileshiking,8hours)Accommodations:EnnerdaleCountryHouseHotelDAY2:ENNERDALEBRIDGETOHONISTERTodaywe’llwalkintoimpressiveLakeDistrictNationalPark,whereglass-likelakesreflectmountainsthatrisefromtheirshores.OurpleasantwalkcoversthesouthernedgeofEnnerdaleWater,thepark’smostwesternlake.AfterlunchneartheBlackSailHut,climba2,000footmountainandtakeinthebeautifulviewsoflakesandpastures(牧場(chǎng)).WefinishinBorrowdale,ashorttransfer(轉(zhuǎn)乘)fromourhotel.(13mileshiking,9hours)Accommodations:InnontheLakeDAY3:GRASMERETOGLENRIDDLNGTakeashortdrivetoGrasmere,wherethegreatpoetWilliamWordsworthwrotesomeofhismostwell-knownworks.Visitthepoet’shome,andwalkthroughthevillagewherehefoundinspiration.ThenclimboverGrisedaleHauseenjoyingviewsofHelvellyn,England’sthird-highestmountaintop.HikedownthevalleytowardLakeUllswaterandspendthenightinGlenridding.(9mileshiking,5hours)Accommodations:GlenriddingLakeHotelDAY4:LAKEULLSWATERTOSHAPThedaybeginswithascenicjourneyonLakeUllswatertoHowtown.Fromhere,wecrossahistoricRomanroadonourwaytoBampton.Hiketothe12th-centuryShapAbbey.AshorttransfertakesustoourhotelinthetypicalEnglishvillageofRavenstonedale.(12mileshiking,7hours)Accommodations:TheBlackSwan1、Whendotravellerswalkthelongestdistance?A．OnDay1.B．OnDay2.C．OnDay3.D．OnDay4.2、WhereisWilliamWordsworth’shome?A．AtGrisedaleHause.B．AtHelvellyn.C．AtGrasmere.D．AtGlenridding.3、WhatisspecialaboutRavenstonedale?A．Itofferstravelersanicepublunch.B．Itpresentsbeautifulviewsofpastures.C．IthasEngland’sthird-highestmountaintop.D．ItisanexampleoftraditionalEnglishvillages.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）Iwasbornanalbino(白化病人)inPennsylvaniain1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhad1knownwhatanalbinowasandwhatitmeanttobeanalbino.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn’t2methatmuch.Kidswouldteaseme,callingme“Whitey”.People3atmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetip(尖)ofmy4sothatIcouldseeitwellenough.The5partformewasthatbecausemy6wassobad,Icouldn’tplaysportsverywell.Ididn’tgiveuptrying,7.Ishothoops(投籃)everyday.AndIstudiedharder.8,Igotbelteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdouble9,goingtosummerschoolandbusying10witheveryactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Ididmybesttomake“albino”a11word.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyesandin12.Icouldn’tseeverywelltoplaysports,butwithsolideducationand13todoit,Icouldmakealiving14intheareaIloved.I’vedoneitnowforoverthirtyyearsin15andinvideo,andnowontheInternet.Peoplemakejokesabout16Icanbea“blindeditor”,butthejokesare17,andsomeofthemshow18.IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inow19thatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmeovercomedifficulties,gainconfidenceandbeproudofmypersonal20.1、A．stillB．everC．onlyD．a(chǎn)lways2、A．offerB．convinceC．a(chǎn)ssistD．bother3、A．cameB．threwC．staredD．a(chǎn)mazed4、A．noseB．fingerC．headD．knee5、A．strongestB．worstC．proudestD．cleverest6、A．a(chǎn)ppetiteB．mindC．studyD．eyesight7、A．insteadB．besidesC．thoughD．moreover8、A．EventuallyB．SuddenlyC．QuicklyD．Frequently9、A．workingB．majoringC．playingD．writing10、A．yourselfB．ourselvesC．themselvesD．myself11、A．relativeB．creativeC．positiveD．objective12、A．spoilsB．familiesC．difficultiesD．books13、A．wayB．determinationC．chanceD．method14、A．decidedB．plannedC．a(chǎn)ttemptedD．involved15、A．printB．schoolworkC．businessD．medicine16、A．whatB．whereC．whyD．when17、A．carefulB．friendlyC．considerateD．moderate18、A．disgustingB．sympathyC．envyD．respect19、A．believeB．claimC．realizeD．state20、A．a(chǎn)chievementsB．choicesC．wishesD．promises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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheForbiddenCityinBeijing,hometothePalaceMuseum,housesmorethan1.8millionculturalrelicsandisoneoftheworld’smostvisitedtouristattractions.1．(mark)the600thanniversaryoftheForbiddenCity,thePalaceMuseumwillholdaseriesofeventsthroughout2020.

Over20exhibitionswillbeheld,2．(cover)differentareassuchashistory,art,festivals,andsoon.

Forthespecialoccasion,AlongtheRiverduringtheQingmingFestival,oneofChina’smost3．(wide)knownmasterpieces,willgoondisplayinSeptember2020.For4．(it)bestpreservation,thistreasuredartworkisseldomfullyexhibited.Thepainting5．(display)forthefirsttimebackin2005tocelebratethemuseum’s80thanniversary.Such6．raresightisexpectedtodrawhugecrowds.

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themuseumwillalsodisplayexhibitsfromother7．(country).Duringthepastfewyears,thePalaceMuseumhasbeenworkinghardtogetthepublicfamiliar8．thehistoryandcultureoftheForbiddenCity.Anditseemsthattheseeffortshavebeenpayingoff,withits9．(popular)reachinganewheight.Over17millionpeoplevisitedthemuseumin2018,of10．40percentwereunder30yearsold.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定以下是某同學(xué)的一篇習(xí)作，請(qǐng)你幫助修改。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(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)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。OurclasshadanexcitingbasketballmatchwithourneighborClassfour、Ihadthoughtthatourteamwasconsistedofstrongandableplayers,meincluding,whileoppositeteamwasnomatchforus、Andwhenthematchstarted,Iwasamazedtofindthateachmemberoftheotherteamwasfightinghardly,regardlessuponthefactthattheywerefarleastcapablethanus、Therefore,itcameasnosurprisedthatwebecamethewinnerinthematch,buttheloserwonourrespectfortheirfightinthematch、Theresultofwhichhastaughtme,howevertheoutcomeis,whatcountsisthatwehavetriedourbest、Onlyinthiswaycanwemakeanimprovementinlife、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你曾是一名失學(xué)兒童，名叫李華，你有幸得到在中國(guó)工作的Peter先生的資助得以重返校園。你給Peter先生寫(xiě)一封感謝信，內(nèi)容如下：收到錢(qián)和書(shū)后重返校園，非常感激。在老師的幫助和鼓勵(lì)下學(xué)習(xí)有了很大的進(jìn)步，決定更加努力，未來(lái)要向Peter先生學(xué)習(xí)。再次表達(dá)感謝并盼望見(jiàn)到Peter先生。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；3.倌的開(kāi)頭和落款已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Peter,Ioftenthinkofyou.Howhaveyoubeenrecently?I'mLiHua.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、D3、C4、A5、A6、D7、D8、B9、D10、A11、C12、C13、C14、B15、D16、A17、B18、D19、A20、D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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、C4、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.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysandtheoldScarlett.Shehadmadeherdecisionand,thankGod,shewasn'ta