山東省德州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題含解析

山東省德州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題考生須知：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在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative2．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what3．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive4．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup5．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since6．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.7．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied8．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf9．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall10．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．a(chǎn)nxiety11．Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisunder____control,but____spreadofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;/ C．/;the D．a(chǎn);/12．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't13．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup14．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon15．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/16．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone17．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which18．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which19．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs20．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular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）WhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan8-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,60,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.22．（8分）AfterIvisitedmyeldersister’shouse,Iwasremindedjusthowdifferenttheapartmentlivingwithachildwas.Shehasanicebighousewithafewfloors,abigbackyardandlotsoftoys.HerhouseismysonTom’slittlepieceofheaven.Atherhousetherearelittletoys,bigtoys,adollhouse,aplayhouseandmore!Therearebedroomstockedwithtraintables,ride-ontoysandbigtrucks.Themaindifferenceaboutbeinganapartmentmomisthatyoucannotbecomeacollectorof“things”.Icontinuallygetridofanythingtoolarge.WhenTomwasborn,wemadearulethattherewouldneverbeanystuffedanimalsinourapartmentthatwerelargerthanhimatthattime.Wealsomadearulethatwewouldonlyeverhaveatmostfivestuffed“anything”atonetime.Sofarthishadworkedoutwellforus.TheserulesleftTomwithafewspecialsoftcreaturestoplaywith,butthatcanbeeasilyputaway.Sincewewanttokeeptheappearanceofbeingcleancitydwellers,wehavelimitedTom’splaythingstoonetoybasketinthemainlivingspaceandonebigstoragebininhisbedroom.IamconstantlythinkingaboutlivingspacewhenIbuyanythingforourlittleTom.WelovethestoragebininTom’sroom.Itisfilledwithfunplaythings.Itisaplacetokeephistoysandeverythinggetspulledinandoutdaily.Anythingthatdoesn’tfitisoftenweededouttocreatespace.Tomabsolutelylikesgoingtohisaunt’shouseandpullingouteverysingletoyavailabletohim.Ofcourse,Tomdoesnotnoticethatwhenhereturnshomeheonlygetsonebasketoftoysinsteadofmanyroomsoftoys.RightnowTomlivesfullyinhis1,100-square-footapartmentandseemsverysatisfiedwithhisbasketoftoys.1、ByParagraph1thewritermainlywantstotellusthathersister________.A．lovesbuyingtoysforherselfB．hasseveralchildrenC．livesinahousewithmanytoysD．doesn’tkeepherhousetidy2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“weekendout”inparagraph3mean?A．removedB．washedC．storedD．played3、Thelastparagraphshowsthat________.A．thewriterwantstoliveinabighouseB．Tomdoesn’tlikethetoysinhistoybasketC．Tomdoesn’tlikethetoysinhisaunt’shouseD．thewriter’srulesabouttoysworkoutverywel23．（8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'sattitudetoAmazon24．（8分）Resume(簡歷)writingisaskill,butnoteveryoneisbornwithit.Fortunately,on,youwillfindfreeresumesamplesfordifferentjobneedsApartfromgivingyouready-madesamplesforthevariousposts;wealsoprovideinformationandtipsonhowtowriteaparticularjobresumesothatyoucandraftyourcopyonyourown.Byprovidingyouwithcareertipsandjobinformationalongwithsamplesofresumesandapplicationletters,wehavemadeanattempttomakeyouaneffectiveWriter,whocancomfortablywritehisjobsummary,skillsandexperienceinthemostappealingway.YoumaybeanAccountant,FashionDesigner,Doctororanyotherimaginableprofessional,andourwritingteamhasmadesurethatyouhavearesumethatistailor-madejustforyou.Everyjobhasdifferentrequirements,andthatmakeseveryresumedifferent.Ifyouarelookingforasampleforaspecificjob,seethecategoriesandclickontheparticularsectiontoviewtheexamplesformanagement,nursing,sales,medical,lawyer,andothers.Rememberthatcorrectandeffectiveresumeisthekeytogettingtheinterviewcall.Writingagreatresumeisfarfromfollowingspecificrulesandadviceyouhearfromothers.Somecommonbeliefslike,itshouldjustbeapagelong,aremisleading.Resumeisatooltosellyourskillstothepotentialemployer.Thus,itshouldbeappropriatetothepostappliedfor.Usethesamplesprovidedheretodescribeyourskills,personality,andexperienceeffectively.Letyourcreativityflowthroughyoutomakeyoursummaryofpersonalandprofessionalhistorylookunique.Ifyouattachabriefapplicationletteralongwithit,youcanhaveyetanothergreatsellingpointupyoursleeve!Sincearesumehasthepowertomakeorbreakyourchancesofearninganinterviewcall,youprobablywouldhavealotofquestionsinyourmind.Toeaseoutthetensionandanswerallthequestions,wehavelistedalistofFAQs,whicharesuretomakeyourlifeeasier.1、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetajobinterviewaccordingtothetext?A．Previousworkingexperiences. B．Anappealingresume.C．Yourcommunicationskills. D．Yourcreativityandpersonality2、Whatdoyouhavetodowhenwritingaresume?A．Copy-pastesomepartsfromthiswebsite.B．Strictlyfollowspecificrules.C．Makeitonepagelong.D．Makesureitisappropriateandunique.3、Whatdoyouthinktheletters“FAQs”inthelastparagraphstandfor?A．frequentlyaskedquestions. B．firstaidquestions.C．factoryautomationqualities. D．fairaveragequalities.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeasepeopleoftheirtensioninlife.B．Tomakepeopleaneffectivewriter.C．Torecommendjob-huntersawebsiteaboutresumewriting.D．Togivejob-huntersready-madesamplesfortheirposts.25．（10分）ThephilosopherRobertNozickusedtheideaofan“experiencemachine”torefutetheviewthatgoodexperiencesareallwewantfromlife.Hethoughtthatmostofuswouldnotchoosethemachineandpreferreality.“Butwhy?”heencouragedustoask.Therewasnosuchthingasvirtual（虛擬的）reality(VR)whenhewaswriting.Butnowwecangiveourselvescomputergeneratedexperiencesthatareliketherealthing.ThequestionraisedbyNozickhasbecomearealissue.WhyshouldyoupreferthetroubleandexpenseofactuallyvisitingAngkorWatorNiagaraFallswhenyoucangetalltheexperiencesofbeingtherebyputtingongogglesandabodysuit?Oneansweristhattheemotionsyoufeelwhenyouhaveavirtualexperiencearenotasvaluable.WhenyouactuallyseeNiagaraFalls,youfeelaweandevenfearinthefaceofanoverpoweringforceofnature.Beinginthepresenceofsomethingthatcausesyouthesefeelingsispartofthepleasure.VisitingavirtualNiagaraFallsmayalsocauseyoufeelingsofaweandfearbuttheyarecheapenedbyyourknowledgethatthedangerisnotrealandthatyourmindisbeingtrickedintothinkingthatitis.Realityalsoholdsapotentialformakingdiscoveriesthatvirtualrealitylacks.ThosewhovisitAngkorWathopetoseemorethantheyexpectedfromtouristinformation,perhapsevendiscoverwhathavebeenmissed.Computersimulations（模擬）,howevergood,containonlywhathavebeenputintothem.Thereisafurtherreasonforpreferringarealexperience.Realexperiencesconnectustothedeedsofpastpeopleandplaceusincontextswherehistorywasmade.ViewinganactualpainingbyRembrandtisamorevaluableexperiencethanviewingacopy,howevergood.Thegenuinepaintingwastheworkofthemanhimself.Weseehisbrushstrokesonthecanvas.Weareinthepresenceofgenius.Virtualrealitycantakeustoplaceswecannevergo.Itcanbeexciting,amusingandagoodwayofspendingleisuretime.Butitwillbeasubstituteforconnectionswiththerealthing.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refute”inParagraph1mean?A．Contradict.B．Express.C．Prove.D．Correct.2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvirtualreality?A．Itcanbenefitpeopleincertainaspects.B．Itwillbesmartenoughtosatisfyourneeds.C．Itcannotcausefeelingoffearorhappiness.D．Itcannothelpusunderstandwhathashappened.3、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatVRCannotOffer.B．HowVRChangeOurLife.C．HowVRIsDifferentfromReality.D．WhyVRCannotMatchtheRealThing.第三部分語言知識運(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）PassYourLoveOnWaitingfortheairplanetotakeoff,Iwashappytogetaseatbymyself.Justthen,anairhostessapproachedmeandasked,“Wouldyoumind1yourseat?Acouplewouldliketosittogether.”Theonly2seatwasnexttoagirlwithherarmsincasts(石膏繃帶)，ablack-and-blueface,andasadexpression.“3amIgoingtositthere,”Ithoughtimmediately.Butasoftvoicespoke,“Sheneedshelp.”Finally,I4tomovetothatseat.ThegirlwasnamedKathy.She5inacaraccidentandnowwasonherwayfor6.Whenthesnackandjuicearrived,itdidnottakemelongto7thatKathywouldnotbeableto8herself.Iconsidered9tofeedherbuthesitated,asitseemedtoo10toofferaservicetoa11.ButthenIrealizedthatKathy’sneedwasmore12thanmydiscomfort.Iofferedtohelphereat,and13shewasuncomfortabletoaccept,she14asIexpected.Webecamecloserandcloserinashortperiodoftime.Bytheendofthefive-hourtrip,myheart15,andthe16wasreallybetterspentthanifIhadjustsatbymyself.IwasverygladIhadreached17mycomfortzonetositnexttoKathyandfeedher.Love18flowsbeyondhumanbordersandremovesthefearsthatkeepus19.Whenwe20toserveanother,wegrowtoliveinalargerandmorerewardingworld.1、A．losing B．changing C．taking D．giving2、A．comfortable B．suitable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．favorable3、A．Noproblem B．Noway C．Nowhere D．Nodoubt4、A．decided B．wanted C．regretted D．promised5、A．was B．wouldbe C．usedtobe D．hadbeen6、A．treatment B．travel C．pleasure D．business7、A．know B．say C．realize D．recognize8、A．eat B．feed C．choose D．support9、A．offering B．needing C．stopping D．trying10、A．impolite B．far C．close D．fast11、A．girl B．neighbor C．passenger D．stranger12、A．unusual B．direct C．important D．shameful13、A．when B．a(chǎn)lthough C．since D．a(chǎn)s14、A．refused B．wondered C．cried D．did15、A．hadwarmed B．hadjumped C．hadbroken D．hadcheered16、A．life B．money C．time D．energy17、A．below B．through C．a(chǎn)cross D．beyond18、A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．sometimes19、A．separate B．independent C．silent D．upset20、A．happen B．stretch C．wait D．continue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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）“Whatwouldyoudoifyou1．(know)thiswasthelastnightoftheworld?”Thetwosmallgirls2．(play)blocksontherugwhenMr.Johnsonasked3．wifethequestion.Therewas4．easy,cleansmelloffreshcoffeeintheeveningair.Heputforwardthatquestion,stirringhiscoffeeslowlyand5．(stare)intoits6．(deep).“It’sjustafeeling;sometimesit7．(fright)me;sometimesI’mnot8．(scare)9．you.Itfirsthappenedaboutfour10．(night)ago.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）下面是一段短文，請你對其進(jìn)行修改。文中共有10處錯(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)漏詞符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。WhenIwasatsecondaryschool，Ioftenplayedthefootballwithmyfriendsontheplayground．Weusedtotakingthesegamesveryserious，becausewedidn’tknowwhetherthesportsteacherwaswatching．Maybeoneofuswouldgetpickfortheschoolteam!Thenonedayithappens．AfterasportslessontheteacheraskedmeIwantedtoplayfortheteamthefollowingSaturdays．Hewasn’tpromisingthatIwouldplayandhesaidIwouldcertainlybeasubstitute．Hefeltsoproudandexciting．IactuallyplayedthatSaturdayandsoongotaregularplaceintheteam．91第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國筆友Hawking所在的中學(xué)將舉辦中國文化周活動(dòng)，他來信向你尋求活動(dòng)相關(guān)建議。請你給他回信，內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)包括：1.活動(dòng)內(nèi)容及形式；2.說明推薦理由；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.可能用到的詞匯：剪紙paper-cutting書法calligraphy____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、A5、A6、C7、A8、D9、D10、D11、C12、B13、B14、B15、B16、C17、D18、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、A3、C4、B22、1、C2、A3、D23、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,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresiden