2023屆貴州省銅仁市碧江區(qū)銅仁一中高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：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．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken2．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent3．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what4．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one5．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why6．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should7．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized8．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use9．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.10．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied11．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof12．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both13．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted14．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible15．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught16．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check17．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich18．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held19．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose20．IntheNameofPeople,apopularTVdrama,showsadeep________onthefightagainstcorruption.A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．themeC．reflectionD．impression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）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.22．（8分）Foryearsgoinghomefortheholidayshasbeenbittersweet.Iappreciatetheopportunitytospendqualitytimewithmymombutitispainfulformetoseeherhouselitteredwithstuff(物品).Clothesboughtbutneverworn,andnewitemsintheiroriginalpackagingcarelesslypurchasedandneverused.It’sevidentthatseeingthestuffonadailybasisremindsmymomofatimewhenshoppingwasherwayofspendingmoney.Ididn’tfullyunderstandtheextenttowhichmymomwassufferinguntilthisweek,whenIsawpilesofclothesonherbed,“Howdoyoumanagetosleepeverynightwithallthatstuff,Mom?”Iasked.Tomyhorror,sherepliedtoitbecauseIknowIhavetogetridofallthisstuffeventually;IampunishingmyselfbysleepingwiththemuntilIdothat.”Shockedandupset,Igentlyexplainedtoherthatpunishingherselfwasonlytomakethingsworse,andthateverybodydeservesaplacetosleepinpeace,nomatterwhatmistakesthey’vemade.Isuggestedshemoveallthestuffupstairs,leavingherroomcomfortabletosleepin.Withpatienceandherslowbutsteadyguidance,Ihelpedhergothroughsomeofthepilesandmovethemupstairs.FortherestoftheweekIstayedthere,shewasinabettermoodandwasexcitedaboutgoing-throughtherestofthehousetofinallygetridofherstuff—pastmistakesandpainfultimes.Theitemsbroughtbackpainfulmemoriesasweinspectedandmovedthem,butIkeptremindingherthatremovingthemwouldallowhertomoveonandheal.Wefinallysoldsomanythingsandtookbagafterbagtocharity.Thestuffisjustasignofthedestructivepatternsofself-hatredonpastmistakes.Onlythroughtheactofself-forgivenesscanwebringaboutachainreactionofreorganizing—bothofthehouseandheart.1、Whatmadetheauthorfeelbitter?A．Shecouldn’tunderstandhermom’ssorrows.B．Hermomwasstuckinthepainfulmemories.C．Hermomwasalwaysleftaloneathome.D．Hermomwastedmoneyonuselessthings,2、Theunderlinedword“that”inthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A．gettingridofthestuff.B．buyingthestuffC．openingthestuffD．movingthestuff3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．theauthorneverboughthermomanythingB．theauthor’smomhasnomoneytopurchasenowC．theauthorsmomregretsbuyingsomanythingsD．theauthorknowshermom’ssufferingonlythisweek4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtodoshoppingwiselyB．Theimportanceofself-forgiveness.C．Keepaneyeontheelderly’sbehaviorD．Clearancehelpsremovesuffering23．（8分）Dogsmayactuallyunderstandwhattheirownersaretryingtosay,accordingtoanewstudy.Moreover,whendogslistentosomeonetalking,theymayusebrainregionsthatareequaltothosethathumansusetounderstandwhatotherssay,theresearchersfound.Inotherwords,thenewstudyshowsthatthebrainmechanisms(結(jié)構(gòu)）involvedintheprocessofunderstandinghumanspeecharesimilarindogsandhumans.Thismeansthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeecharenotuniquetohumans.Toconveyinformationthroughspeech,peopleusebothwordsandintonation(語調(diào)）,whichisthewayaperson'svoicerisesandfallstoexpressanemotionormeaning,suchaspraiseordisapproval.Similarly,tounderstandwhatsomeoneistryingtosay,peoplehavetopayattentiontoboththeirwordsandtheirintonation.Inthestudy,theresearcherswantedtoseewhetherdogsalsopayattentiontobothwordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandwhatahumanistryingtosaytothem.Toconductthestudy,theresearcherslookedat13dogs.Theresearchersmeasuredthedogs’brainactivitywithabrainscannerwhilethedogslistenedtorecordingsoftheirtrainersspeakingdifferentcombinationsofwordsandintonations.Theresearchersfoundthatthedogspaidattentiontoboththewordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandhumanspeech,justashumansdowhentheytrytounderstandhumanspeech.Thisfindingmeansthatdogsmayunderstandboththewordsandtheintonationthathumansusewhentheytalktodogs.Thebrainscansalsosuggestedthatthedogsusedtheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryinglounderstandwordshutusedtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.Similarly,humansusetheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandthemeaningsofwordsandtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．YourDogUnderstandsWhatYou’reSayingB．ABigChallengetoHumanBeingsC．OurBestFriends—DogsD．TheDogsintheFuture2、Whatdopeopleusetoconveyinformationthroughspeech?A．Emotionormeaning.B．Voicerisingandfalling.C．Wordsandintonation.D．Praiseordisapproval.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dogsarethecleverestanimals.B．Itisgenerallybelievedthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeechareuniquetohumans.C．Withthebrainmechanismslikehuman's,dogscanspeakashumandointhenearfuture.D．Dogsarealsogoodallearninglanguages.24．（8分）Theymaybeteenagers,but17-year-oldBrittanyBulland16-year-oldSesamMngqengqiswahavegrandambitions(雄心)—tolaunchAfrica’sfirstprivatesatellite(衛(wèi)星)intospace.TheyarepartofateamofhighschoolgirlsfromCapeTown,SouthAfrica,whohavedesignedandbuiltequipmentforasatellitethatwillorbitovertheearth’spolesscanningAfrica’ssurface.Onceinspace,thesatellitewillcollectinformationonagriculture,andfoodsecuritywithinthecontinent.Usingthedata/wecantrytodetermineandpredict(預(yù)測)theproblemsAfricawillbefacinginthefuture”,explainsBull,astudentatPelicanParkHighSchool.“Whereourfoodisgrowing,wherewecanplantmoretreesandvegetationandalsohowwecanmonitorremoteareas,”shesays.“Wehavealotofforestfiresandfloodsbutwedon’talwaysgetoutthereintime.’’Informationreceivedtwiceadaywillgotowardsdisasterprevention.It’spartofaprojectbySouthAfrica’sMetaEconomicDevelopmentOrganization(MEDO)workingwithMoreheadStateUniversityintheUS.Thegirls(14intotal)arebeingtrainedbysatelliteengineersfromCapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnology,inanefforttoencouragemoreAfricanwomenintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics).ScheduledtolaunchinMay2017,ifsuccessful,itwillmakeMEDOthefirstprivatecompanyinAfricatobuildasatelliteandsenditintoorbit.Mngqengqiswacomesfromasingleparenthousehold.Hermotherisadomesticworker.Bybecomingaspaceengineerorastronaut,theteenagerhopestomakehermotherproud.“DiscoveringspaceandseeingtheEarth’satmosphere,it’snotsomethingmanyblackAfricanshavebeenabletodo,orgettheopportunitytolookatIwanttoseeandexperiencethesethingsformyself,”saysMngqengqiswa.HerteammateBullagrees,“Iwanttoshowtofellowgirlsthatwedon’tneedtositaroundorlimitourselves.Anycareerispossible-evenaerospace.”1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Informationprovidedbythesatellite.B．Thebenefitsbroughtbythesatellite.C．ProblemsAfricanagriculturefaces.D．Thewaythesatellitecollectsinformation.2、Whyaretheexpertsteachingthegirlssatellitetechnology?A．Toturnthemintogoodfarmers.B．TohelpAfricanwomentolivebetter.C．Totrainemployeesforaprivatecompany.D．ToattractmoreAfricanwomentosci-techfields.3、Whatdoyouthinkofthegirlsinthetext?A．Ambitiousandpioneering.B．Generousandstrict.C．Independentandmodest.D．Braveandserious.25．（10分）Ifsomepartsofabodyareverysickordamaged,thendoctorsmightneedtoremovethem.Anotherwaydoctorscanhelpistogrownewtissuetoreplacewhatissickordamaged.Thisiscalledregenerativemedicine(再生醫(yī)學(xué)).Regenerativemedicinesoundslikesomethingfromasciencefictionmoviebutitisnotanewidea.Insideourbones,wehavesomethingcalled‘marrow’,whichmakesourbloodandkeepsushealthy.Doctorshavebeengivingsickpeoplethebonemarrowfromotherhealthypeopleforthelast30or40years,andthisisakindofregenerativemedicine.Newerdevelopmentsinregenerativemedicineincludegrowingnewskininalaboratoryandusingittohelppeoplewhohavebeenhurtinfiresoraccidents.Anotherexampleofregenerativemedicineisatechniquedevelopedfromstudyingfrogsandmice.Whencellsareold,likeinadults,theycan’tchangewhattheydoinourbodies.Forexample,askincellcan’tchangeintoaneyecell.Butwhencellsareveryyoung,theycanbecomeanycelltype.Theseyoungcellsarecalledstemcells,anddoctorscanusethemtogrowanytypeoftissue,suchasskin,heartoreye.JohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizefortheirstudiesinthisarea.ProfessorFionaWatt,fromtheCentreofRegenerativeMedicineatKing’sCollege,London,believesthatregenerativemedicineissoexcitingbecausemanydifferentkindsofexpertsneedtoworktogether.3Dprintersmaybeusedtoprintnewbonesbyexperts,whoneedtoworkcloselywithuniversityscientistsandthesurgeonswhodotheoperationsinhospitals.Wecannotyetgrownewarmsorlegsforpeople,butthesciencefictiondreamofregenerativemedicinemaybecloserthanwethink.Perhapsinthefuture,doctorswillbeabletogrowwholenewbodiesforus.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Howtohelpverysickordamagedpeople.B．Regenerativemedicineandsciencefiction.C．Wecangrowournewbodiesinthefuture.D．Regenerativemedicineanditsdevelopment.2、Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothispassage?A．Marrowcanhelpgrownewbones.B．Stemcellcanbeusedtogrowanytypeoftissue.C．Surgeonsnowuse3Dprinterstoprintnewbones.D．Regenerativemedicineisanewscienceinmedicine.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetothedevelopmentinregenerativemedicine?A．Pessimistic.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Indifferent.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）Yesterday,IpostedastoryandafterwardsdonatedalittlemoneyafterIreadothers’sadstories.Later,asIgotintobedandcompletedmy1andself-examinationontheday,Icametotherealizationthat1was2money.Wow!Itwasjusta3toseethisinmyself.Itis4enoughthatintherealworldIhavemoneyinthebankbutdon’tgiveaway5.Idon’thavealotofmoney,6enoughtopaymybillsandhelpmydaughters.AlsoIsavesomemoneyfora7day.IknowIcouldgivemorebut8andfedsomecomfortinalittlepileofmoney.I’mquite9toseeinmyselfthatitishardtopracticethebeautiful10intherealworld.Thebeliefisthattheneedsofpeople11aremoreimportantthanhavingalittlepileofmoneytofeel12with.SohereIwasdoingthesame13thing-savingbutnotgivingawaymuchmoney!Withsomanypeoplewaitingtobehelped,itwasprettyterribleformeto14howmuchI15seeingthatlittlepileofmoneyinmyhands.Ihavealready16todaythatevenifitishardtogiveitallawayintherealworld,Iamgoingtoguaranteemore17willcomemyway.Therewillalwaysbeenoughmoneyforme.Iamnotgoingtolet18pileupanymore.IamgoingtogiveitawaywhenI19itbecauseloveis20whatmakestheworldgoround.1、A．sufferingB．strengthC．reflectionD．forecast2、A．savingB．earningC．borrowingD．wasting3、A．coincidenceB．wisdomC．pleasureD．shock4、A．rudeB．badC．beneficialD．harmful5、A．a(chǎn)notherB．a(chǎn)nythingC．lessD．more6、A．butB．forC．a(chǎn)ndD．so7、A．brightB．sunnyC．luckyD．rainy8、A．gooutB．showoffC．holdbackD．hideaway9、A．peacefulB．fairC．a(chǎn)shamedD．exciting10、A．dilemmaB．beliefC．figureD．future11、A．ondutyB．introubleC．a(chǎn)swellD．indebt12、A．safeB．riskyC．gratefulD．funny13、A．uselessB．necessaryC．intelligentD．foolish14、A．refuseB．improveC．realizeD．a(chǎn)bandon15、A．missedB．enjoyedC．hatedD．regretted16、A．evaluatedB．guessedC．decidedD．ignored17、A．donationsB．itemsC．wishesD．surveys18、A．foodB．moneyC．booksD．things19、A．getB．eatC．deliverD．obey20、A．hardlyB．merelyC．sincerelyD．truly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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Apainterhangshisorherfinishedpicturesonawall,andeveryonecanseeit.Acomposerwritesawork,butnoonecanhearit1．itisperformed.Professionalsingersandplayershavegreatresponsibilities,forthecomposerisabsolutelydependentonthem.Astudentofmusicneedsaslongandastoughatrainingtobecomeaperformerasamedicalstudentneeds2．（become）adoctor.Mosttrainingisconcerned3．technique,formusicianshavetobeasmuscularlyskillfulasanathleteoraballetdancer.Singerspracticebreathingeveryday,astheirvocalchords（聲帶）wouldbeinadequatewithout4．（control）muscularsupport.Stringplayerspracticemovingthefingersofthelefthandupanddown,whiledrawingthebowbackandforthwiththerightarm,5．a(chǎn)retwoentirelydifferentmovements.Singersandinstrumentshavetobeabletogeteverynoteperfectlyintune.Pianists6．（spare）thisparticularanxiety,forthenotesarealreadythere,anditisthepianotuner’sresponsibilitytotunetheinstrumentfor7．.Buttheyhavetheirowndifficulties;thehammersthathitthestringmustbedealtwithcarefullynottosoundlikedrumorbass,andeachtone,evenifplayedveryfast,hastosoundclear.Theproblem8．（face）studentconductorsisthattheyhavetolearntoknoweverynoteofthemusicand9．itshouldsound,andtheyneedtoaimatcontrollingthesesoundwithenthusiasticbutselflessauthority.Techniqueisofnouseunlessitiscombinedwithmusicalknowledgeandunderstanding.Greatartistsarethosewhoaresothoroughlyathomeinthelanguageofmusic10．theycanenjoyperformingworkswritteninanycentury.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）下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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)不計分。Hello,boysandgirls!Today,Iamgoingtotalkwithwhatyoushoulddowhenafirealarmgooff、Ifyouhearthealarm,standinlineatthedoorandwaityourteachertoleadyououtside、Stayclosetoyourteacherandclassmate、Don'tpanicorgetoutofline,andtryingtoremainquietandcalmly、Soonthefirefighterswillcomeandputoutafire、Ifit'safalsealarmandthereisnofire,yourteacherwillleadusbacktotheclassroom、Ifyounoticethatwhensomeoneismissingandhurt,tellyourteacherimmediately、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Chris來信詢問你校開展“最美校園”活動的情況。請給他回信，內(nèi)容包括:1.活動目的；2.活動內(nèi)容(打掃衛(wèi)生、辦墻報、禮貌待人……)；3.活動意義。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細節(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、D7、Ｂ8、B9、B10、A11、C12、B13、B14、A15、D16、D17、C18、A19、C20、C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、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawth