湖南省長沙市衛(wèi)校2022年高三英語聯(lián)考試卷含解析

湖南省長沙市衛(wèi)校2022年高三英語聯(lián)考試卷含解析一、選擇題1.SouthKorea'sdefensemimstrysaidWednesdayitwillstrengthendefensereadinessto

possibleprovocationbytheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea，especiallyinthewakeofthedeathofitstopleaderKimJong-il．A．pickup

B．figureout

C．fightagainst

D．breakinto參考答案：C略2.Hehasgoneto_________UKforfurtherstudy,hopingtofind_________jobrelatedtoEnglish.

A.an;a

B.the;a

C.a;the

D.the;the參考答案：B略3.Iwastoldthat

10:15flightwouldtakeustoShanghaiintimetoreach______FudanUniversity.

A.the;/

B.the;a

C.a;the

D./;the參考答案：A.考查冠詞,第一個(gè)空特指，第二個(gè)空不加冠詞。4.---WhatimpressedyoumostduringyourstayinBritain?---Ihadthe___________ofmeetingtheQueenwhenshevisitedourschool.A.treaty

B.privilege

C.inspiration

D.exploration參考答案：B5.Theherosaidhedidn’tthinktwice ________divingintothefreezingrivertorescuethatchild.A.before B.after C.until D.when參考答案：A6.Youngpeoplegotocollegewiththeexpectationthat

educatedpeoplegetahigherpay.A.good

B.better

C.best

D.thebest參考答案：B7.---Excusemeformyson’sbreakingyourglass.

---Forgetaboutit,foraccidents_____happen.A.shall

B.will

C.must

D.may參考答案：A略8.Thetouristswereallpushing_________oneanotherwhentheytriedtogetonthebus.A.over

B.against

C.on

D.off參考答案：B9.__________somejoggingeverymorningandyou’llfeelbetter.

A.Doing

B.Done

C.Do

D.Todo參考答案：C10.Sofarallcloned（克?。゛nimalshavesufferedfromsomedifferentseriousdisorders,______diesoonafterbirth.A.manyofwhich

B.manyofwhom

C.manyofthem

D.manyofthat參考答案：B11.—Didyoursisterpasstheexam?

—Shefailedandisinlowspirits.

—I'msorryforher.—______.A.Thankyou

B.You'rewelcome

C.Iwouldthinkso

D.Nevermind參考答案：12.OneoftheamazingpeopleIadmireisMotherTeresa,whoearnedher______forhelpingthepoorinIndia.A.revenues

B.reputation

C.discrimination

D.determination參考答案：B【詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：特蕾莎修女是我欽佩的了不起的人之一，她因幫助印度窮人而贏得了聲譽(yù)。A.revenues收入；B.reputation名譽(yù)，聲譽(yù)；C.discrimination歧視，區(qū)別；D.determination決心。根據(jù)句意可知選B。13.Hedecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A.analysisB.angleC.attitudeD.approach參考答案：D本題考查名詞辨析。A.analysis分析，B.angle角度，C.attitude態(tài)度，D.approach方法。14.---Shallwegototheartexhibitionat8o’clock?

----Great!________.Seeyousoon. A.I’vegotthat

B.It’suptoyou

C.Haveagoodtime

D.That’ssettled參考答案：D15.—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelp.I

mypassport.—Butwheredidyouloseit?A．havelost

B．lost

C．hadlostD．lose參考答案：A考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：“請問，你能幫我嗎？我的護(hù)照丟了?！薄澳闶窃谀睦飦G的？”根據(jù)句意可知，passport現(xiàn)在還沒找到，所以用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。16.Withpropermeasures,theeconomyinChinaisbeginningto_______again.

A.riseup

B.holdon

C.pickup

D.takeon參考答案：C17.Georgecouldn’trememberwhenhefirstmetMr.Anderson,buthewassureitwas_________Sundaybecauseeverybodywasat__________church.A./;the

B.the;/

C.a;/

D./;a參考答案：C18.Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A.fade B.decline C.fail D.collapse參考答案：A【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：政府聲稱，由于叛軍對平民的傷害越來越大，因此政府對他們的同情開始逐漸消失。根據(jù)后一句“由于他們對平民的傷害越來越大”可知，這種同情是逐漸消失。A.fade變淡，逐漸消失；B.decline下降，衰落；C.fail失敗，未能做到；D.collapse倒塌，倒下。故選A。二、完型填空19.Iwenttoagroupactivity,“SensitivitySunday”whichwastomakeusmore41

theproblemfacedbydisabledpeople.Wewereaskedto“

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adisability”forseveralhoursoneSunday.Somemember

43

chosethewheelchair.Otherworesound-blockingearplugs(耳塞)orblindfolds(眼罩).Justsittinginthewheelchairwasa

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experience,Ihadneverconsideredbeforehow

45

itwouldbetouseone.AssoonasIsatdownmy

46

madethechairbegintoroll.Itswheelwerenot

47

.ThenIwonderedwheretoputmy

48

,Ittookmequiteawhiletogetthemetalfootrestinto

49

,Itookmyfirstuneasylookatwhatwastobemyonlymeansof

50

forseveralhours.Fordisabledpeople,“adoptingawheelchair”isnotatemporary(臨時(shí)的)

51

.Itriedtofinda

52

positionandthoughtitmightberestful,

53

kindofnicetobe

54

aroundforawhile.Lookingaround,I

55

wouldhavetohandlethethingmyself!MyhandsstartedtoacheasI

56

theheavywheels,Icametoknowthatcontrollingthe

57

ofthewheelchairasnotgoingtobe

58

task,Mywheelchairexperimentwassoon

59

.Itmadeadeepimpressiononme.Afewhoursof“disability”gavemeonlyatasteofthe

60

,bothphysicalandmental,thatdisabledpeoplemustovercome.41.A.curiousabout

B.awareof

C.interestedin D.carefulwith42.A.cure

B.adopt

C.prevent

D.analyze43.A.inserted

B.strangely

C.asusual

D.likeme44.A.learning

B.working

C.satisfying

D.relaxing45.A.convenient

B.awkward

C.boring

D.exciting46.A.height

B.force

C.skill

D.weight47.A.locked

B.repaired

C.powered

D.grasped48.A.hands

B.feet

C.keys

D.handles49.A.place

B.action

C.play

D.effect50.A.operation

B.communication

C.transportation D.production51.A.exploration

B.education

C.experiment

D.entertainment52.A.flexible

B.safe

C.starting

D.comfortable53.A.yet

B.just C.still D.even54.A.shown

B.pushed C.driven D.guided55.A.realized

B.suggested

C.agreed

D.admitted56.A.lifted

B.turned C.pressed D.seized57.A.path

B.position C.direction D.way58.A.easy

B.heavy C.major D.extra59.A.forgotten

B.repeated C.conducted D.finished60.A.weaknesses

B.anxieties C.challenges D.illnesses參考答案：41.B 42.B 43.D 44.A

45.B 46.D 47.A 48.B 49.A 50.C 51.C 52.D

53.D 54.B 55.A 56.B 57.C 58.A 59.D 60.C 試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。講述了作者通過參加一次小組活動(dòng)來了解殘疾人所面臨問題的經(jīng)歷。通過這次經(jīng)歷作者體驗(yàn)了殘疾人每天在生活中所面臨的種種挑戰(zhàn)。41.B考查形容詞短語。A.curiousabout對……好奇；B.awareof意識(shí)到；C.interestedin對……有興趣；D.carefulwith仔細(xì)。結(jié)合空格前sensitivity的含義“感受，敏感”以及常識(shí)推斷，這個(gè)活動(dòng)的目的是讓人們對于殘疾人在生活中所面臨的問題有更多的了解。從本文結(jié)尾作者的感受中也可判斷出應(yīng)選擇B項(xiàng)。42.B考查動(dòng)詞。A.cure治療；B.adopt采納；C.prevent阻止；D.analyze分析。下文中Fordisabledpeople，“adoptingawheelchair”isnotatemporary.提到了adopt這個(gè)詞，指的是讓人們采用乘坐輪椅的方式了解殘疾人，這是一種暗示；此處指的是被要求“接受殘疾”幾個(gè)小時(shí)以了解殘疾人，因此選B。43.D考查介詞短語。A.inserted插入；B.strangely奇怪地；C.asusual照常；D.likeme像我這樣。作者以自己為例，下文中也主要是以作者本人的體驗(yàn)來展開的，故選D.44.A考查動(dòng)詞。A.learning學(xué)習(xí)；B.working工作；C.satisfying滿意； D.relaxing放松。根據(jù)下文的Ihadneverconsideredbeforehow__40__itwouldbetouseone.可知，作者從來沒有考慮過怎樣使用輪椅，所以這是一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)的過程，故選A.45.B考查形容詞。A.convenient方便的；B.awkward笨拙的，尷尬的；C.boring煩人的；D.exciting令人興奮的。既然作者沒使用過輪椅，同時(shí)結(jié)合下文也可看出作者使用起輪椅比較笨拙，不知道該怎樣弄才好，因此選B。46.D考查名詞。A.height 高度；B.force力量；C.skill技能；D.weight重量。結(jié)合前面的AssoonasIsatdown...以及后面的madethechairbegintoroll的暗示和常識(shí)可知，當(dāng)作者坐下后，應(yīng)該是作者的體重使得輪椅開始動(dòng)起來。故選D.

47.A考查動(dòng)詞。A.locked鎖??；B.repaired修理；C.powered使有力量；D.grasped抓住。此處指作者一坐下輪椅就開始動(dòng)起來，表明這個(gè)輪子沒有被鎖住。故選A.48.B考查名詞。A.hands 手；B.feet腳；C.keys鑰匙；D.handles手柄。聯(lián)系下文Ittookmequiteawhiletogetthemetalfootrest...中的footrest可知，這里指作者不知道該把腳放到哪里。故選B.49.A考查名詞。A.place地方；B.action行動(dòng)；C.play游戲；D.effect影響。聯(lián)系上句可知，作者費(fèi)了半天勁，終于把footrest放到了恰當(dāng)?shù)奈恢?，上文的where對此處的place也是一種提示。故選A.50.C考查名詞。A.operation操作；B.communication交流；C.transportation運(yùn)輸；D.production產(chǎn)品。此處指作者第一次不安地看了看將要在上面度過幾個(gè)小時(shí)的唯一的交通工具(transportation)，故選C.51.C考查名詞。A.exploration探測；B.education教育；C.experiment實(shí)驗(yàn)；D.entertainment娛樂。聯(lián)系最后一段的Mywheelchairexperimentwassoon...可知，作者進(jìn)行的只是一次坐輪椅的體驗(yàn)。句意：對那些終生在輪椅上的人們來說，卻并非是一次臨時(shí)性的體驗(yàn)。故選C.52.D考查形容詞。A.flexible靈活的；B.safe安全的；C.starting開始；D.comfortable舒適的。聯(lián)系后面的thoughtitmightberestful中的restful可知作者經(jīng)過一番周折想在輪椅上找一個(gè)比較舒適的位置來坐得放松些。故選D.53.D考查副詞。A.yet還，但是；B.just只是，僅僅；C.still仍然；D.even甚至，即使。restful和nice是一種遞進(jìn)的關(guān)系，even表示程度，意為“甚至”。故選D.54.B考查動(dòng)詞。showaround帶領(lǐng)……參觀；pusharound推著轉(zhuǎn)； drivearound四處開；guidearound四處引導(dǎo)。聯(lián)系下文的Iwouldhavetohandlethethingmyself！可知，作者原以為有人會(huì)推著自己的輪椅到處轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)。故選B.55.A考查動(dòng)詞。A.realized意識(shí)到；B.suggested建議；C.agreed同意；D.admitted承認(rèn)。聯(lián)系前面的Lookingaround“環(huán)顧四周”，作者終于意識(shí)到得自己來推動(dòng)輪椅，而不是有人推著他。故選A.56.B考查動(dòng)詞。A.lifted舉起；B.turned轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)；C.pressed摁壓；D.seized抓住。結(jié)合前面的Myhandsstartedtoache和后面的theheavymetalwheels可知，當(dāng)作者轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)輪子讓輪椅移動(dòng)的時(shí)候，因?yàn)橘M(fèi)力，所以手都疼了。turn在這里表示“轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)”，故選B.57.C考查名詞。A.path 道路；B.position位置；C.direction方向；D.way方法。此處指轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)輪椅的輪子后，下一步就是把握輪椅的方向。故選C.58.A考查形容詞。A.easy容易的；B.heavy重的；C.major主要的；D.extra額外的。此處指對于一個(gè)“新人”來說，控制輪椅的方向不是一項(xiàng)容易的任務(wù)。故選A.59.D考查動(dòng)詞。A.forgotten忘記；B.repeated重復(fù)；C.conducted管理，引導(dǎo)；D.finished完成。前文已經(jīng)提到了forseveralhoursoneSunday，聯(lián)系下文的Itmadeadeepimpressiononme.可知作者這次體驗(yàn)很快就結(jié)束了。故選D.60.C考查名詞。A.weaknesses弱點(diǎn)；B.anxieties擔(dān)心；C.challenges挑戰(zhàn)；D.illnesses疾病。句意：幾個(gè)小時(shí)的殘疾體驗(yàn)，對于作者無論在生理上還是心理上都是一種挑戰(zhàn)，而這種挑戰(zhàn)是殘疾人必須克服的，故答案為C項(xiàng)。考點(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)生活類短文閱讀。20.EversinceIcanremember,I’vebeentoldIwastheappleofmydaddy’seye.WhenIwasgrowingup,mydadhada(n)___37___athome.Itseemedhugetome,___38___darkwood.Iusedto___39___underthatdesk,hidingforhours.WhywasI___40___tothatolddesk?Besidethebooksonthedesk,therewasalsoapolishedwoodenapplewithaframe___41___apictureofme.Itwasaphysicalrepresentationof___42___myfatherfeltaboutme.This___43___howpreciousIwastomydad.Thissayingwas___44___,andI’dheardmanypeoplerefertoothersastheappleoftheireye.ManyyearslaterIbeganto___45___abouttheoriginofthissayingandlearnedtheappleoftheeyeisthepupil(瞳孔)oftheeyeandthatthissayingwas___46___awordpictureaboutrelationship.It’sapictureofbeingso___47___tosomeonethatyoucanseeyourselfreflectedinthepupiloftheireye.Thatpicturebrought___48___tomyowneyes,asIrememberedhowmuchImeanttomyfather.Howdoesthat___49___tothetimemysonspentasasoldierinIraq?Oneday,whenIwasstrugglingwithfearoverhis___50___,Ireadthepoetrywherea___51___referstohispeopleastheappleofhiseye.Itremindedmethat___52___mysonwasspecialtome,hewasconsiderablymore___53___tothecountry.AsIreadthepoetry,Ifoundmyself___54___.NotonlydidIcareaboutwhathappenedtomyson,___55___mycountrycared.Andmoreimportantly,mycountrycouldandwouldtake___56___ofmyson.37.A.desk B.picture C.frame D.apple38.A.takenon B.runinto C.rushedto D.madeof39.A.mature B.adjust C.play D.crowd40.A.known B.drawn C.exposed D.compared41.A.using B.holding C.opening D.masking42.A.how B.why C.where D.when43.A.ensured B.explained C.learned D.showed44.A.ordinary B.average C.common D.normal45.A.care B.talk C.wonder D.bring46.A.directly B.importantly C.plainly D.actually47.A.close B.familiar C.easy D.good48.A.regrets B.tears C.pleasure D.pride49.A.attend B.relate C.see D.add50.A.safety B.health C.independence D.future51.A.family B.society C.country D.company52.A.asif B.onlyif C.whatif D.evenif53.A.precious B.necessary C.admirable D.positive54.A.insurprise B.inconfusion C.atpeace D.ataloss55.A.and B.so C.or D.but56.A.advantage B.care C.note D.place參考答案：37.A

38.D

39.C

40.B

41.B

42.A

43.D

44.C

45.C

46.D

47.A

48.B

49.B

50.A

51.C

52.D

53.A

54.C

55.D

56.B這是一篇夾敘夾議文。本文主要講述作者是父親眼中的蘋果，表達(dá)了父子之間親密的關(guān)系，進(jìn)而想到了自己的孩子在伊拉克，作者相信國家能夠也會(huì)保護(hù)孩子的?！?7題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：在我成長的過程中，我父親在家里有一張書桌。A.desk桌子；B.picture圖片；C.frame框架；D.apple蘋果。根據(jù)下文tothatolddesk可知，我被那個(gè)古老的桌子所吸引，說明我的父親在家里有個(gè)古老的桌子。故選A?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。句意：我覺得它很大，是黑木頭做的。A.takenon呈現(xiàn)；B.runinto遭遇；C.rushedto沖向；D.madeof由……制成。根據(jù)下文darkwood可知，桌子由黑木頭制成。故選D。【39題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我過去常常躲在那張桌子下面玩，一玩就是幾個(gè)小時(shí)。A.mature

成熟；B.adjust調(diào)整；C.play玩耍；D.crowd擠滿。根據(jù)空后的hiding（躲藏）可知，作者在桌子下"玩耍"（play）。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：為什么我會(huì)被那張舊桌子吸引?A.known

知道；B.drawn繪制；C.exposed暴露；D.compared比較。根據(jù)上文可知，作者非常喜歡這張桌子，被這張桌子吸引，短語bedrawnto"被……吸引"。故選B。【41題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：桌子上的書旁邊，還有一個(gè)磨光了的木蘋果，鏡框里放著一張我的照片。A.using使用；B.holding握?。怀钟?；C.opening打開；D.masking掩飾。結(jié)合下文apictureofme可知，鏡框里有一張作者的照片。故選B?！?2題詳解】考查連詞辨析。句意：這是我父親對我的真實(shí)感受。A.how如何；B.why為什么；C.where在哪里；D.when當(dāng)……時(shí)候。本句為賓語從句，從句中缺少方式狀語，表示“如何”。故選A?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：這顯示了我對我父親是多么的珍貴。A.ensured確保；B.explained解釋；C.learned學(xué)會(huì)；D.showed展示。此處呼應(yīng)上一句中的representation．本句是進(jìn)一步解釋上一句：這表明（showed）了作者對父親來說是多么寶貴，也表明了父親多么愛作者。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這句話很常見，我聽到很多人把別人稱為“掌上明珠”。A.ordinary普通的；B.average平均的；C.common常見的；D.normal正常的。根據(jù)后面I'dheardmanypeoplerefertoothers

theappleoftheireye．可知，作者經(jīng)常聽到別人說這句話可知，這一句諺語是"常見的"（common）。故選C。【45題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：許多年后，我開始琢磨這句話的由來，并了解到“掌上明珠”就是“瞳孔”，而這句話實(shí)際上是一個(gè)關(guān)于關(guān)系的詞語。A.care關(guān)心；B.talk談?wù)?；C.wonder想知道；D.bring帶來。結(jié)合后文abouttheoriginofthissaying可知，許多年后，作者開始想知道這個(gè)諺語的起源。wonderabout"想知道"。故選C?！?6題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：許多年后，我開始琢磨這句話的由來，并了解到“掌上明珠”就是“瞳孔”，而這句話實(shí)際上是一個(gè)關(guān)于關(guān)系的詞語。A.directly直接地；B.importantly重要地；C.plainly明白地；D.actually實(shí)際上。結(jié)合下文awordpictureaboutrelationship．作者還了解到了這句諺語其實(shí)（actually）是用來描述人與人之間的關(guān)系的。故選D?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這是一幅如此接近某人的畫面，以至于你能從他們的瞳孔中看到你自己。A.close近的；B.familiar熟悉的；C.easy容易的；D.good好的。根據(jù)下句youcanseeyourselfreflectedinthepupilofhiseye．可知，能在對方的瞳孔中看到自己，說明兩個(gè)人離得很近（close）。故選A?！?8題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：那張照片使我熱淚盈眶，因?yàn)槲蚁肫鹞覍Ω赣H是多么重要。A.regrets后悔；B.tears眼淚；C.pleasure快樂；D.pride驕傲。作者弄清楚這個(gè)諺語的起源，明白了父親的含義，作者禁不住流淚。bringtearstosb.'seyes"使某人禁不住流淚"，故選B。【49題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：這和我兒子在伊拉克當(dāng)兵有什么關(guān)系?A.attend參加；B.relate涉及；與……有某種聯(lián)系；C.see看見；D.add添加。結(jié)合下文tothetimemysonspentasasoldierinIraq？可知作者提出這和作者的兒子在伊拉克服兵役時(shí)期（作者的感受）有怎樣的聯(lián)系？短語relateto…"與……有聯(lián)系"。故選B?！?0題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：有一天，當(dāng)我為他的安全擔(dān)憂時(shí)，我讀了一首詩，詩中一個(gè)國家稱他的人民為掌上明珠。A.safety安全；B.health健康；C.independence獨(dú)立；D.future未來。根據(jù)上句mysonspentasasoldierinIraq？可知兒子在戰(zhàn)場上，作者擔(dān)憂的是他的安全（safety）。故選A。【51題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：有一天，當(dāng)我為他的安全擔(dān)憂時(shí)，我讀了一首詩，詩中一個(gè)國家稱他的人民為掌上明珠。A.family家庭；B.society社會(huì)；C.country國家；D.company公司。根據(jù)下文mycountrycouldandwouldtake…ofmyson．可知國家會(huì)照顧我的兒子的，說明國家把人們看成是自己的掌上明珠。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查短語辨析。句意：它提醒我，即使我的兒子對我來說是特別的，但他對國家來說是更寶貴的。A.asif好像；B.onlyif

只要；C.whatif如果……將會(huì)怎么樣；D.evenif即使。在這首詩歌中，作者明白了，即使（evenif）兒子對作者來說很特別，但對于國家來說，他更加珍貴。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：它提醒我，即使我的兒子對我來說是特別的，但他對國家來說是更寶貴的。A.precious寶貴的；B.necessary必要的；C.admirable令人欽佩的；D.positive積極的。根據(jù)文中的內(nèi)容可知，國家把自己的人民看成是掌上明珠，可見每一個(gè)公民對國家來說都是非常寶貴的。故選A。54題詳解】考查短語辨析。句意：當(dāng)我讀詩的時(shí)候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己很平靜。A.insurprise驚奇地；B.inconfusion混亂；C.atpeace處于平靜狀態(tài)；D.ataloss茫然。作者一直為兒子的安全擔(dān)憂，讀這首詩歌的時(shí)候，作者發(fā)覺內(nèi)心平靜了很多。故選C?！?5題詳解】考查連詞辨析。句意：我不僅關(guān)心我兒子的遭遇，我的國家也很關(guān)心。A.and和；B.so因此；C.or或者；D.but但是。固定結(jié)構(gòu)notonly…but（also）…"不僅……而且……"，符合語境。故選D?！?6題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：更重要的是，我的國家能夠也將會(huì)照顧我的兒子。A.advantage優(yōu)勢；B.care關(guān)心；C.note筆記；D.place地方。結(jié)合上文兒子對國家來說是寶貴的，可知國家有能力且一定會(huì)照顧作者的兒子。短語takecareof"照顧"。故選B。三、閱讀理解21.USstudentVanessaTahaystandsoutfromtheotherteenagersinherschool.Herskinisdark,heraccentisthick,andifyouaskher,shewilltellyouthesearethethingssheisproudestof.Tahayisapoet,andat18shewasconsideredamongthebestinLosAngeles.Whensheisonthestage,audiencesoftengosilent.Theyalsolaugh,shoutandcry.Butthisdoesn’tcomeeasilyforsomeonewhocomesfromavillagethatsitsatthebaseofahugemountainrangeinCentralAmerica.Whenshefirstappearedatschool,shewasteasedbyothersforbeingshortanddifferent.Sheneverspoke,sotheycalledher“mouse”.“HowdoIdefendmyself?”Tahaythought.“Idon’tknowhow.”“Keepgoing,”hermotherwouldtellher.“Atsomepoint,you’lllearn.”ShespenthoursafterschoolandonweekendswatchingthesameDVDs:EnglishwithoutBarriers.Tahay’selderbrother,Elmer,persuadedhertogototheafter-schoolpoetryclub.Inthelastsixyears,herEnglishteacherLaurieKurnickhasturnedClevelandCharterHighSchool’spoetryprogramintooneofthemostrespectedinthecity.HerteamdrawsfromthelikesofD.H.Laurence,PatMoraandKendrickLamartocreatepoemsabouttheirownlives.Thepoemsfocusonmanythings—somefunny,somepainful.ThefirsttimeTahayreadthegroup’spoems,chillswentupherspine(脊柱).“IwishIcouldwritelikethat,”shethought.“Iwanttosaysomething.”ShewroteherfirstpoemaboutherfirstyearinAmerica.ShecalleditInvisible.Thedayherturncametoreciteinfrontoftheteam,shebrokedowncrying.Shecriedfor15minutes.“Ihadsomuchheldin,”Tahaysaid.“Icouldn’tevenfinishit.”Butshekeptatitdespiteherless-than-perfectgrammar,spellinganddiction(措辭).Still,shewouldn’ttellherfriendsaboutherpoetrybecausesheworriedtheywouldmakefunofher.Butwithtime,herpoemschangedher.“Theygavemepride,”Tahaysaid.“TheytoldmethatI’mwo