浙江省杭州市名校2023年高考英語考前最后一卷預(yù)測卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：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．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must2．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went3．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking4．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart5．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer6．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere7．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact8．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．a(chǎn)dvocateB．distributionC．a(chǎn)llocationD．division9．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．a(chǎn)t B．inC．on D．to10．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended11．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that12．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor13．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who14．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup15．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto16．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．a(chǎn)gainst C．from D．over17．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．who D．that18．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tliberty19．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done20．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested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）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats’strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.“Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.”hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.”Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon’thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.Cats’huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats’mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats’ownerstobettermeetcats’needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.1、AccordingtoTonyBuffington,________.A．cats’strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandB．catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans’homesC．catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewildD．cats’instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．CatsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimalsB．CatsattackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimalsC．CatsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyusuallyliveinsmallcavesinthewildD．Cats’preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstincts3、Theunderlinedword“prey”inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A．a(chǎn)nanimalthatistoolazyB．a(chǎn)nanimalthatlikeshidinggamesC．a(chǎn)nanimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD．a(chǎn)nanimalthatishunted4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A．explorethereasonsbehindcats’strangebehaviorB．describecats’pastwildexperiencetoreadersC．tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD．comparecats’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild22．（8分）Therepairmantoldme,“Nocharge,ProfessorPan!”We’refriends.“I’dratherpay,’’Ireplied.“Ifit’sfree,Ican’taffordit!”Chineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservices.insisting,“We’refriendsnow!”ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglish，orgetthemintoanAmericanuniversity,andIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericans,“Thereisnofreelunch.”,meansthatthere’sapriceforeverything.AndI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighbourshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteas,neveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryears,abicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.“Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!”heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind(磨)flourforbread.Amonthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthatheandhisuncleinthecountrysidehadcarvedfromasolidblockofstone.ChinesegenerosityisarealeducationforAmericanslikeme,whowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements(糾紛)andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate(補償)forthegreatestgift—friendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetrees,sipping(呷)tea,hesaid,“Theymusthavenothingbettertodo.”“Actually,”Isaid,“theyareprofessors,withplentytodo.Butprobablyyouarerightinsayingthat,atthismoment,theyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!”AndIjoinedthegroup.WhenchattingaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearrived,onemansaid,“Theywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucamehere.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!.”Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.Theyfreelygiveofftheirtime,nevertoobusytohelpafriend.Andtheyareteachingme,slowly,tobothgiveandreceive.Sothenexttimesomeonesays,“Nocharge.We’refriends!”Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglish,I’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswell,becausethere’sstillnofreelunch.1、Whydidtheauthorinsistpayingtherepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairs?A．Becausehewasanuprightman.B．Becausehedidn’tknowtherepairmanC．Becausehethoughtitnaturaltopayforother’sservice.D．Becausehedidn’twanttohelpothersinreturn.2、Generally,theauthorthinksthat.A．ChinesearegenerousalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB．ChinesearegoodatexchangeofequalvaluesC．ChinesearefreeenoughtodrinkandchatwiththeirfriendsD．Chinesearehelpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime3、Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“”A．StillNoFreelunchB．AGoodLessonFromChineseC．TrueHelporNotD．LearntoBothGiveAndReceive4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．AlltheChinesethatoncegavetheauthorhelphaveaskedhimtotutortheminEnglishB．Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamill,hemadeonefortheauthorhimselfC．TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifeD．TheauthorthinkslittleoftheChinesewayoflife.23．（8分）AmixtureofdeepsorrowandangerhassweptBraziliansacrossthecountry—particularlyinthecityofRiodeJaneiro—withtheburningoftheirbelovedMuseuNacional,orNationalMuseum.ByMondaymorning,whenIvisitedthesite,thefiremenwerebusytryingtoenterthehuge,early19th-centuryneoclassicalbuilding.Forallweknow,everythingmayhavebeenburnedtoashes.Fortunately,noone,noteventhefoursecurityguardswhowitnessedthebeginningofthefire,hasbeeninjured.Nobodyyetknowsthecauseofthefire,butitistheofficials'irresponsibilityandthefundingshortagesinparticular,whicharebeingblamedforthistragedy.Someofthemuseum'sresearcherstoldthepressthattheyhadbeenabletosavesomethingsfromtheexhibitionroomsbeforethefiremovedin.However,weBrazilianshavelostmuchofthematerialmemoryofourshortpast.Agoodpartofour518yearsofhistory,orthatwhichhadbeentransformedintostorableobjects,disappearedinjustafewhours.ThepeopleofRiodeJaneirowerefondoftakingtheirchildren,orgrandchildrentothemuseumtoshowofftheirknowledgeoftheodd-lookingmummiesbroughtinfromEgyptbytheEmperorDomPedroII,ahugeskeletonofahumpbackwhale,orthebrightlycolouredfeathersofaheaddressoftheKayapotribe.WhenIthinkthatIcannolongertakemyyoungestdaughtertotheMuseuNacional—thatiswhatgetsmeemotional.Itisthisfeelingthathaspenetrated(穿透)oursoulsandmayleaveBraziliansfeelingemptyforalongtimetocome.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNationalMuseumofBrazil?A．Ithasahistoryof518years.B．Allofitscollectionshavebeenlost.C．Itwasbuiltintheearly19thcentury.D．Itisnotverypopularinthecountry.2、Accordingtothetext,_______causedthebigfireofthemuseum.A．theinefficientfiremen B．theirresponsibleofficialsC．thecarelesssecurityguards D．somethingunknown3、Thetextiswritteninamoodof_______.A．delight B．sorrowC．defeat D．humour4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FirePutoutinRiodeJaneiro,BrazilB．OurFondMemoriesofthePastC．WhoIstoBlamefortheAccident?D．AMuseumIsLostandMightNeverReturn24．（8分）Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship．Inordertohavefriends，youhavetobeafriend．Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool？Listen﹣Listenwhentheyaretalking．Don'tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion．Sometimesit'snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay；theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings．Helpthem﹣Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomething，betheretohelpthem．Youshouldtrytoputthemfirst，butmakesureyoudon'tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo．Trytotakeanextrapencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincasetheyforgetone．Havealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneed．Bethereforthem﹣Bethereforyourfriendstohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes．MarilynMonroe，afamousU．S．a(chǎn)ctor，oncesaid，"Ioftenmakemistakes．SometimesIamoutofcontrol，butifyoucan'tstaywithmeatmyworst，youaresurenottodeservetobewithmeatmybest．"Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon'twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey'reinhardtimes，thenyoudon'tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey'rehavingagoodtime!Makeplans﹣Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends．Goshopping，goforicecream，haveaparty，gotoamovieandsoon．Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy．Byplanningthingstogether，youbothcanhaveagoodtime．Andyou'llrememberthesethingswhenyou'reallold!1、Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelings，youshould．A．givehimorhersomeadviceB．calmhimorherdownC．justlistenunlessaskedD．shareyourfeelingsaswell2、Whenweprovidehelpforourfriends，weshould．A．putthembeforeourselvesB．trytodoeverythingforthemC．changetheirbadhabitsfirstD．ignoretheirfaults3、WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe'swords？A．Lifewithoutafriendisdeath．B．Afriendiseasierlostthanfound．C．Amanisknownbyhisfriends．D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed．4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthetest？A．Howtofindagoodfriend．B．Howtobeagoodfriend．C．Howtohelpfriendsintrouble．D．Howtomakemorefriends．25．（10分）BestSmartphoneGamesToPutYourBrainToTestIamafanofbloodsheddingMMORPGs.ButsometimesIplaybraingames.Herearefourgamesforyouthatwillsurelyputyourbraintotest.RealChessChesshasbeenburstingbrainsforover14centuries,andthisvirtualvariantofchessreallybringsanewtaste.It’sa3Dvirtualchessthatletsyouplaywithusersfromallaroundtheworld.Youcanchatwithopponents,playwithAI,getnewbietipsandmuchmore.Theanimationsand3Dstructuresarereallycoolaswell.JuiceCubesJuiceCubesisalightandcolorfulgamefulloffruityjuicecubesthatyouneedtoconnecttopopandclearlevels.Therearemultipletypesofchallenges,powerups,andover550+levelstokeepyouaddicted.Itmightseemeasyatthestart,butitwillburstyourbrainwhenyoureachhigherlevels.WordBrain2Areallyfunwordgamewhereyouneedtoguesswordsbasedonthenumberoflettersprovided.Eachwordpuzzlehasathemecategory,suchasfood,humanbody,color,orevenspace.Andyoucanalsousehintstosolvethelevelwhenyougetstuck.Yourvocabularyissuretobechallengedinit.PuzzleramaPuzzleramabasicallyjoinssomeofthetoppuzzlesinonesingleapp,makingitaperfectappforpuzzlelovers.Itletsyouplaypopularpuzzlegamessuchasflow,jigsaw,unblock,pipes,tangram,andmore.Therearehundredsoflevelsavailableforeachpuzzletypeandthingsgetreallytoughasyouadvance.Thegameinterfaceisalsoverycolorful,andsmoothanimationsmakethegamefuntoplay.1、WhatisspecialaboutRealchess?A．Itisalightandcolorfulgame.B．Itisafunnywordgame.C．Itisa3Dvirtualchessgame.D．Ithashundredsoflevels.2、Ifyou’regoodatguessingwords,whichgameisthebestchoice?A．RealChess.B．JuiceCubes.C．WordBrain2.D．Puzzlerama.3、Whichgamesarelikeytohavebrightanddifferentcolorsintheinterfacedesign?A．RealChess&WordBrain2B．JuiceCubes&WordBrain2C．WordBrain2&PuzzleramaD．Puzzlerama&JuiceCubes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）Themomenthappened30yearsagobutitwasstillfreshinmymemory.Iwasacollegefreshmanandhad1upmostofthenightbeforelaughingandtalkingwithmyfriends.Nowjustbeforemyfirst2ofthedaymyeyelidswerefeelingheavierandheavierandmyheadwasdriftingdowntomydesktomakemytextbooka3.Afewminutesnap(小睡)timebeforeclasscouldn’t4,Ithought.BOOM!Iliftedmyheadsuddenlyandmyeyesopenedwiderthansaucers.Ilookedaroundwithmy5beatingwildlytryingtofindthecauseofthe6.Myyoungprofessorwaslookingatmewithaboyish(男孩子氣的)smileonhisface.Hehad7droppedthetextbookshewascarryingontohisdesk.“Goodmorning!”,hesaidstill8.“Iamgladtoseeeveryoneis9.Nowlet’sgetstarted.”ForthenexthourIwasn’tsleepyatall.Itwasn’tfromthe10ofmyprofessor’stextbook.Itwasinsteadfromthe11discussionheled.Withknowledgeandgood12hemadethematerialcome13.Hisinsightwasfullofbothwisdomandloving-kindness.Andtheenthusiasmandjoythathe14withwerecontagious(有感染力的).I15theclassroomnotonlywideawake,butalittle16andalittlebetteraswell.Ilearnedsomethingfarmoreimportantthannot17inclassthatdaytoo.Ilearnedthatifyouaregoingtodosomethinginthislife,doitwell,doitwith18.Whatawonderfulplacethiswouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.Don’tsleepwalk(夢游)yourwaythrough19then.Wakeup!Letyourlovefillyourwork.Lifeistoo20nottoliveitwell.1、A．tookB．dividedC．stayedD．put2、A．classB．testC．taskD．lecture3、A．platformB．pillowC．carpetD．wall4、A．benefitB．helpC．lastD．hurt5、A．heartB．mindC．thoughtD．head6、A．troubleB．noiseC．failureD．incident7、A．byaccidentB．a(chǎn)tallC．onpurposeD．inturn8、A．smilingB．talkingC．complainingD．shouting9、A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．curiousC．presentD．a(chǎn)wake10、A．soundB．shockC．interruptionD．blow11、A．fascinatingB．convincingC．puzzlingD．encouraging12、A．gestureB．senseC．humorD．design13、A．strangeB．naturalC．handyD．a(chǎn)live14、A．taughtB．spreadC．combinedD．started15、A．decoratedB．filledC．leftD．entered16、A．clearerB．smarterC．quieterD．stronger17、A．discussingB．speakingC．cheatingD．sleeping18、A．joyB．speedC．a(chǎn)imD．determination19、A．workB．lifeC．journeyD．college20、A．hardB．complexC．shortD．simple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）LastsummerourfamilytookatripwestthroughArizona.Oneeveningatastop,ourfathersufferedanoldpaininhisback.1．nextdaywe2．(stop)atthePaintedDesert,inArizona.Dadtriedtogetoutoftheare,but3．(fortunate)hecouldn’tmovewithpain.Hesatinthecarforthenexthourwhiletherestofthefamilywalkedamongthegloriouslayerscolorsofthedesert.Atthevisitor’scenter,Isawasmallglassglobe4．(fill)withmulticoloredsandfromthedesert.ThenIboughtit5．a(chǎn)dollar.6．(see)ourreturningtothecar,Dadwaseagertohearabout7．we’dseen.ItoldhimIwantedhimtohavesomememoriesofthevisit,eventhoughhedidn’tgettoseeit8．(him).Igavehimtheglobe,9．hestudiedforalongtime.Thenhelookedatmewithasmile,tearsinhiseyes---althoughIpretendednot10．(notice).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）該文中共有十處錯誤,每句中最多有兩處,錯誤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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改十處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。Duringthesummerholidaysinthisyear,IthoughtIshoulddosomethingmeaningfulinsteadofstayingathome、SoIgotajobattheKFCfastfoodrestaurantandworkingthereasacleaner、Iworkedsevenhouradayforthreeweeks、Thejobwashardandboredandseemedendless,whichmademetiredthatInearlygaveituphalfway、Afterall,Istucktoitwithdetermination、EverydayIstartedofffromworkearlyinthemorningandgothomelaterintheevening、FinallyIfinishedthejobuntilthenewtermbegan、Now,Iunderstandthatlabormeans、Ithinkitisreallyasuccessfulexperience、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的筆友Jim最近沉溺與玩電腦游戲，對學(xué)習(xí)沒有興趣。請你給Jim寫一封信表示你的擔(dān)心，并談?wù)劤聊缬陔娔X游戲的危害，以及你的看法和建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100詞左右2.可以適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容使行文連貫DearJim,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、D5、C6、C7、A8、B9、C10、D11、C12、C13、C14、B15、B16、B17、B18、D19、B20、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、THISisanadaptedexcerpt(摘錄)fromEmanMohammed’sspeechatTED(Technology,EntertainmentandDesign),anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip(加沙地帶).WhenIwas19,IstartedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasawomanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult(侮辱)tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademefeelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman’sjob.PhotoagenciesinGazarefusedtotrainme.ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingIcouldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren’ttheretodocumenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored(裝甲的)Jeepanddroveaway,wavingandlaughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen’slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagueswereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterandaccomplishments.InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid(襲擊)destroyedthecompoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasinheaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedtobuildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation(軍事行動)inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.Nothingwasleftbutthepigeonsheraisedandabathtub.Mohammedputthebathtubonthetopoftherubble(瓦礫)andstartedgivinghiskidsabobblebatheverymorning.Myworkisnotmeanttohidethescarsofwar,buttoshowthefullunseenstoriesofGazans.AsaPalestinianf