江西省南昌二中、臨川一中2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

江西省南昌二中、臨川一中2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter2．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive3．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what4．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.5．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere6．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet7．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes8．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when9．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical10．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere11．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar12．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased13．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup14．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．a(chǎn)pproach B．offerC．idea D．instruction15．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when16．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved17．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative18．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．a(chǎn)rethere19．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while20．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency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）NightlifeDowntownCrestedButteishometosomefunadventurenightlife!Withmanydifferentoptionsforenjoyinganight,you’resuretohaveagreattime!Enjoythefreebussystembetweenthemountainandtowntogetaround.Kids’NightOutOnvacation,kidsandparentsdeserveaspecialnightout.Butsometimes;what’sspecialforthekidsisn’tquitewhatyouhaveinmind.WecreatedKids’NightOutsoyoucanallhavethenightyou’relookingfor.Ourfun-lovingkids’instructorshostyourkidsforaVisittotheAdventurePark,followedbydinnerandgameswhileyouheadoutofthetown.Ages8~12arewelcome,75perchild.Kids’NightOuttakesplacenightlyinthecoldest.MajesticFunItissmallandpersonalanditoffersawiderangeofmovies,fromnewreleasestoclassics,actionetc.Allnaturalsnacksandalcoholicdrinksareavailable.Formovieshowtimesandmoreinformation,call970-349-8955orvisitourwebsite.PrincessWineBarEscapetheordinaryandexperiencethePrincessWineBarindowntownCrestedButte.EnjoythecoffeehousefeaturingBelgiansnacks,bakedeggs,apple-woodsmokedbacon,andcoffeedrinks.LiveentertainmentmakesthePrincessWineBartheperfectchoice.Opendailyfrom8:00pmtomidnight,butadvancereservationsarerequired.Formoreinformationyoucancall970-349-0210.TalkoftheTownIfyouarelookingforagoodtime,theTalkoffersfootball,pinball,videogames,goodmusic,andpooltablesanynightoftheweek.LocatedinthecenterOfCrestedButteonElkAvenue,opendailyat3:00pm,theTalk’sHappyHourisfrom3:00to8:00pm.Forfurtherinformation,youcancall970-349-209.1、WhatisspecialaboutKids’NightOut?A．It’sinthetowncenter.B．Itopensonlyinwinter.C．Itoffersmanygames.D．Itgivesparentsaninterestingnight.2、WhatshouldyoudoifyouplantogotoPrincessWineBar?A．Readsomeextraordinarystories.B．Knowthenamesofdifferentsnacks.C．Contactitaheadoftime.D．Arrivebefore8:00pm.3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Topromotesomefunprograms.B．Toadvertisethefreebussystem.C．Tocomparethenightlifeitems.D．Toencouragemoreoutdooractivities.22．（8分）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔離）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.23．（8分）Alargebodyofresearchhasbeendevelopedinrecentyearstoexplainmanyaspectsofwillpower.Mostoftheresearchersexploringself-controldosowithanobviousgoalinmind:Howcanwillpowerbestrengthened?Ifwillpoweristrulyalimitedresource,astheresearchsuggests,whatcanbedonetomakeitstaystrong?Avoidingtemptation(誘惑)isaneffectivemethodformaintainingself-control,whichiscalledthe“outofsight,outofmind”principle.Onerecentstudy,forinstance,foundofficeworkerslessattractedtocandyinthedeskdrawerthanthatontopoftheirdesks,inplainsight.Theresearchsuggestingthatwepossessalimitedreservoirofself-controlraisesatroublingquestion.Whenwefacetoomanytemptations,arewetofail?Notnecessarily.Researchersdon’tbelievethatone’swillpowerisevercompletelyexhausted.Rather,peopleappeartoholdsomewillpowerinreserve,savedforfuturedemands.Therightmotivationallowsustotapintothosereserves,allowingustocarryonevenwhenourself-controlstrengthhasbeenrundown.Highmotivationmighthelpovercomeweakenedwillpower-atleasttoapoint.Willpowermayalsobemadelessvulnerable（脆弱）tobeingexhaustedinthefirstplace.Researcherswhostudyself-controloftendescribeitasbeinglikeamusclethatgetstiredwithheavyuse.Butthereisanotheraspecttothemusclecomparison,theysay.Whilemusclesbecomeexhaustedbyexerciseintheshortterm,theyarestrengthenedbyregularexerciseinthelongterm.Similarly,regularpracticesofself-controlmayimprovewillpowerstrength.Theevidencefromwillpower-exhaustionstudiesalsosuggeststhatmakingalistofresolutionsonNewYear’sEveistheworstpossibleapproach.Beingexhaustedinoneareacanreducewillpowerinotherareas,soitmakesmoresensetofocusonasinglegoalatatime.Inotherwords,don’ttrytoquitsmoking,adoptahealthydietandstartanewexerciseplanatthesametime.Takinggoalsonebyoneisabetterapproach.Onceagoodhabitisinplace,Baumeistersays,you’llnolongerneedtodrawonyourwillpowertomaintainthebehavior.Eventuallyhealthyhabitswillbecomeroutine,andwon’trequiremakingdecisionsatall.1、Fromthestudiesinthepassagewelearnthat.A．peoplehaveunlimitedself-controlB．highmotivationensuresone’ssuccessC．willpowerishardlycompletelyexhaustedD．toomanytemptationsoftenleadtofailure2、Theunderlinedphrase“tapinto”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A．makeuseof B．runoutofC．build D．increase3、Theauthorcomparesself–controltomuscles.A．toprovethelong-termeffectofwillpowerB．toshowthesignificanceofregularexerciseC．toarguethatself-controlcanheeasilyusedupD．toexplainthebenefitsofpracticingself-control4、Todevelopagoodhabit,whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprefer?A．“Iwillgiveupdessertanddoexercise.”B．“Iwillsetthreegoalsthisnewsemester.”C．“IwillreadanEnglishnoveleverymonth.”D．“Iwillkeepmyselffromanytemptation.”24．（8分）ResearchersinChinaandtheUnitedStateshavedevelopedanewcataract(白內(nèi)障)treatmentwithcellsthathasrestoredvisioninbabiesinatrialandmayeventuallybeusedinadults.Thetreatment-bydoctorsandstaffmembersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoSchoolofMedicineandSichuanandSunYat-senuniversitiesinChina-waspublishedinMarch9editionofthescientificjournalNature.Acataractisacloudingofthenormallyclearlens(晶體)ofaneye.Typicalcataractoperationinvolvestheremovalofthecloudylensandtheinsertionofanartificialone.Thenewoperationhasbeentestedinanimalsandduringasmall,humantrial.Itresultedinfewercomplications(并發(fā)癥)thanthecurrentharmfuloperation,andinregrownlenseswithsuperiorvisualfunctioninall12ofthebabycataractpatientswhoreceivedtheprocedure.Acongenitalcataract-lenscloudingthatoccursatbirthorshortlyafter-isimportantcauseofblindnessinchildren.Inthenewresearch,KandZhang,headofophthalmicgeneticsatUSSanDiego’sShileyEyeInstitute,andhiscolleaguesreliedontheregrownpotentialofendogenous(同源的)stemcells.AccordingtoZhang,endogenousstemcellsaredifferentfromotherstemcellsthataretypicallygrowninalaboratory,transplantedintoapatient,andcanhaverisksofimmune（免疫的）rejection,infectionorcancers.ZhangtoldCBSNews,“Weinventedanewoperationtomakeaverysmallopeningatthesideofacataractouslensbag,removethecataractinside,allowtheopeningtoheal,andpromotepotentiallensstemcellstoregrowanentirelynewlenswithvision.”Thehumantrialinvolved12babiesundertheageof2whoweretreatedwiththenewmethod,while25babiesreceivedthestandardoperationcare.Thelattergroupexperiencedahigherincidenceofpost-operationdanger,early-onseteyehighbloodpressureandincreasedlensclouding.Thescientistsreportedfewercomplicationsandfasterhealingamongthe12babieswhohasthenewprocedure.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewcataracttreatmentwithstemcells.B．Theconceptofthecataract.C．Badeffectsofpost-operationinthecataract.D．Thereasonswhythecataractcomesintobeing.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethenewcataracttreatmentaccordingtothepassage?A．Convenient.B．Comfortable.C．Safe.D．Cheap.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewcataracttreatment?A．Itmaybeusedwidely.B．Ithasmorerisks.C．Ithasbeenputintopracticewidely.D．Itcanonlyrestorevisioninbabies.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“congenital”inthefourthparagraphmean?A．Strange.B．Born.C．Serious.D．Dangerous.25．（10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.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）Mybeautiful18-year-olddaughterwasadmittedtopsychiatric（精神病的）care.I1hertwiceaday.Shewastheonly2whohadvisitorsateverysession.Onthecontrary,somewere3tohaveavisitoronceaweek.Iwasaskedbythepatientsto4aChristmasbasketontheirbehalfforthenursingstaff,andIwas5enoughmoneythattheyofferedmetoputtogetheraluxurybasket.My6OlivecameintoourofficewhenIwas7tomakethebasketwhilestudentswereplayingoutside.ShecouldseeIwas8andunwellasIstruggledputtingthebaskettogether.Oliveofferedto9,madeagreatjobofthebasketandthenhelpedcarryittomycar.WhenI10andbroughtthebaskettothepatientsinperson,theywereabsolutely11.Iwastherewhenthey12ittothenursingstaff;they’dneverbeengivenanythinglikethisbeforeandtheywereso13andappreciative.Itwasabeautiful14asthoseinpsychiatriccareacknowledgedthosewhocaredforthem.Afewdayslater,I15athank-youcardandaboxofchocolatesfromthepatientsfor16themwiththeirbasket.Ican’ttellyouhow17Iwasalsoatthattimewhenseeingtheirsmilingfaces.Thesewerepeoplewhowereunableto18outsidehospital.Theywere19peoplewhowereunabletolookafterthemselvesandwereonveryhighmedication,20theirheartsstillfoundloveandgratitudeforthenursingstaffandforme.2491、A．scoldedB．calledC．taughtD．visited2、A．doctorB．nurseC．patientD．teacher3、A．successfulB．luckyC．worriedD．a(chǎn)ngry4、A．prepareB．buyC．throwD．draw5、A．givenB．paidC．lentD．owed6、A．daughterB．colleagueC．studentD．teacher7、A．pretendingB．managingC．a(chǎn)ttemptingD．regretting8、A．excitedB．relaxedC．a(chǎn)mazedD．tired9、A．takeupB．takeoverC．takeoffD．takeout10、A．droveB．walkedC．ranD．rode11、A．sadB．nervousC．calmD．delighted12、A．explainedB．ownedC．presentedD．returned13、A．puzzledB．disappointedC．touchedD．frightened14、A．momentB．girlC．hospitalD．car15、A．stoleB．receivedC．borrowedD．ordered16、A．sharingB．exchangingC．fixingD．helping17、A．gratefulB．cautionsC．politeD．happy18、A．watchB．functionC．eatD．speak19、A．honestB．healthC．weakD．humor20、A．butB．ifC．becauseD．or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）Youknowwhereyourlookscomefrom—forexample,youmayhaveyowmother’snoseoryourfather’seyes.Butwhataboutthingsthatwecan’tsee,likeyouwent1．music?Isthissomethingthatyoulearned,orareyourabilitiesandpersonalitytraits2．(determine)byyourgenes(基因)?Whatmakes3．individualbehaveinacertain4．a(chǎn)nddisplaycertaintalents?Scientistsarenotclear5．theanswertothisquestionis.Those6．supportthenaturetheorybelievethathumans7．(program)geneticallytobehaveincertainways,regardlessofcultureandupbringing.Onetheotherhand,wehavethenurturetheory,which8．(argue)thataperson'sbehaviorandpersonalityaredevelopedbyteachingandexperience.Thereisevidence9．(support)bothofthesetheoriesandthedebateisstilltoberesolved.Itseemsmostprobablethatboththeorieshavetheirvalidity(正確性)andthatnatureandnurtureeachplaya10．inmakinguswhoweare.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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。WhenIwasakid,theverythingthatarousedmyinterestaboutNewYear’sEvewastryingtostaywakeuntilmidnight.Myparentsdidn’tforcemetogotobedearly.Thus,IusuallyfallasleepbeforetheNewYeararrived.Itwasn’tuntilmy10thbirthdaywhenIreachedthefinishlineandwasabletocheerwiththerestofthefamily.Iwokeuphappilynextmorning.WhenaskingifIwantedtomakeaNewYear’swish,IsaidIwouldtrytofightlesswithmybrother.Unfortunately,thewishwaslastedonlyuntildinnertime.Thereasonisthatmybrotherandmegotintoanargumentaboutwhomwouldsetthetable.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你校英文報新開設(shè)的Senses欄目正面向全校學(xué)生征稿。請你根據(jù)以下提示用英語寫一篇短文應(yīng)征。要點提示：1.感覺對人們的重要性(選擇其中的一種即可)；2.如果失去感覺該怎么做：保持對生活的信心，鼓勵自己過有意義的生活；通過練習(xí)提高自己的其他感覺。注意：1.詞數(shù)150左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)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、C3、C4、D5、C6、B7、A8、B9、B10、C11、A12、D13、A14、B15、B16、C17、D18、C19、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、1、B2、C3、A22、1、A2、C3、B4、D23、1、C2、A3、D4、C24、1、A2、C3、A4、B25、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.Acurioussenseoflig