廣西壯族自治區(qū)百色市田東中學2024年高考英語二模試卷含解析

廣西壯族自治區(qū)百色市田東中學2024年高考英語二模試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported2．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although3．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup4．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need5．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what6．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．a(chǎn)mostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．a(chǎn)morebeautiful D．a(chǎn)beautiful7．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall8．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who9．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone10．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．a(chǎn)t B．inC．on D．to11．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s12．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which13．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat14．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．a(chǎn)nyone C．who D．whomever15．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.16．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures17．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses18．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn19．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone20．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！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）“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.22．（8分）72hoursinBeijingTravelingtoChinaisnolongeraluxuryformanyforeignpassportholders.TheChinesegovernmenthaspermitteda72-hourvisa-freepolicythatoffersaccesstovisitorsfrom53countriesincludingtheUS,FranceandAustria.Let’sstartwiththecapitalofChina,BeijingHere'sapickofthebestinBeijing!MutianyuGreatWallYourtriptoBeijingisn'treallycompletewithoutseeingoneofthe“NewSevenWondersoftheWorld”,theGreatWallofChina,TheMutianyusectionoftheGreatWallisbyfarthemostwell-preservedofall.Takingaonehourbusride,Mutianyuwouldbeyourideallocationforahalf-dayofhikingawayfromthelargecrowdsinthecity.Also,theauthoritieshaveallowedtouriststopaintgraffitionaspecificsectionoftheGreatWallsince2014.TheGreatWallwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987.798ArtZoneThiswouldbeonthetopofmylist!Namedafterthe798factorythatwasbuiltinthe1950s,theartzoneishometovariousgalleries,designstudios,artexhibitionspaces,fashionableshopsandbars.Youcouldeasilyspendhalfyourdaywanderingaroundthecomplex,feelingthecontrastofthepresentandthepast.SummerPalaceLocatedinnorthwesternBeijing,theSummerPalaceisbyfarthecity’smostwell-preservedroyalpark.Withitshugelakeandhilltopviews,thepalaceoffersyouapastoralescapeintothelandscapeoftraditionalChinesepaintings.TheSummerPalacewasaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1998.SichuanProvincialRestaurantWhileinBeijing,apartfromtryingthecity’sbest-knownPekingduck,theSichuanprovincialrestaurantisoneofplaceswhereyoucanenjoyregionaldeliciousfood.ItoffersoneofChina’seightgreatcuisines,Sichuan,whichrangesfromMapotofutospicychicken.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMutianyuGreatWall?A．Itisthemostwell-preservedpartoftheGreatWall.B．YoucanpaintgraffitianywhereC．Youneedahalf-daytogetthere.D．ItwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein20142、WhenwastheSummerPalaceaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList?A．In1950. B．In1987C．In1998 D．In2014.3、WhichplaceistheauthorsfirstchoicewhenvisitingBeijing?A．MutianyuGreatWall. B．SummerPalace.C．798ArtZone D．SichuanProvincialRestaurant.23．（8分）Onaverage,primaryschoolchildreninEnglandhaveatleastthreesugarysnacksaday,PublicHealthEngland(PHE)found.Thismeansthatthesugartheyconsumeisthreetimesmorethantherecommendedmaximum.Childrenbetweentheagesof4and10consume51.2%ofsugarfromunhealthysnacks.PHEhaslaunchedacampaign,Change4Life,toencourageparentstolookforhealthiersnacksofnomorethan100calories,andtolimitthemtotwoaday.Thecampaignadvisesparentstogivetheirchildrenamaximumoftwosnacksaday,witheachcontainingnomorethan100calories.Thecampaignwillalsoofferparentsspecialsuggestionsonarangeofhealthiersnacks—oneswith100caloriesorfewer—atselectedsupermarkets,PHEsaid.PHEsaidithadalsoimproveditsappsothatitcouldmarkthecontentofsugar,saltandfatinfoodanddrinks.DrAlisonTedstonetoldtheBBCshehopedthecampaignwouldhelpparentstochoosehealthiersnacksfortheirchildren.“Ifyouwanderthroughasupermarket,youcanseemuchmoregoodsbeingsoldassnacksthaneverbefore,”shesaid,“It’sacommonphenomenonthatkids’lunchboxesarefullofsnacks,leadingtoalotofcaloriesforlunch.Ourresearchshowsthatparentsusuallyappreciatearuleofthumb(經(jīng)驗法則).However,theyaresurprisedtoknowhowmuchsugartheirchildrenareconsuminginsnacksnow.”JustineRoberts,founderofMumsnet,said,“Theintake(攝入量)ofsugarthatkidsaregettingfromsnacksandsugarydrinksaloneisprettyastonishing,anditcanoftenbedifficulttodistinguishwhichsnacksarehealthyandwhicharenot.TheruleofthumbfromChange4Lifecanhelpparentsmaketheirdecisioncorrectlyandwisely.”1、Intermsofsnacks,theChange4Liferecommendsthatchildrenhaveatmost________.A．onesnackaday B．threesnacksadayC．100caloriesaday D．200caloriesaday2、WhatcanPHE’simprovedapphelpparentsdo?A．Testthecaloriesofsnacks.B．Choosedelicioussnacks.C．Knowtheexactcontentinsnacks.D．Savemuchmoneybuyingsnacks.3、WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromJustineRoberts’words?A．Mostparents’formerexperienceaboutsnacksispractical.B．Itiseasytotellhealthysnacksandunhealthysnacksapart.C．Childrenonlytakeinlotsofsugarfromsnacksanddrinks.D．Change4Lifeismeaningfulforparents’decisionsonsnacks.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．SolvetheHealthProblemsofChildrenB．ChangetheEatingHabitsofChildrenC．LimitChildren’sIntakeofCaloriesD．EnsureChildren’sHealthyLifestyle24．（8分）ManyofusknowaboutRussia’sLakeBaikalfromourtextbooks,orbylisteningtoChinesesingerLiJian’shitsong,LieBaikal.Butoverthepastdecade,theworld’sdeepestfreshwaterlakehasbeeninthespotlightforanextremesport.EachMarchsince2005,about150peoplefromaroundtheworldsignupfortheBaikalIceMarathon.Theycometoexplorethelake’sbreathtakingbeautyandchallengethemselvesinunpredictableconditions.The26-mile(41.84-kilometers)journeystartsonthelake’seasternshore.InMarch,theiceisameterthickandiron-hard.Runnerscrossthisfrozensurface,finishingonthewesternsideofthelake.Knownasthe“blueeyeofSiberia”,LakeBaikalhasexceptionallyclearwaters.Thismeansitsiceisalmostperfectlytransparent(透明的).“Seenfromabove,arunnerontheicelooksasifheorshewerejoggingthroughspace.”TheNewYorkTimesnoted.Thelandscapemightbebeautiful,butit’salsoharsh.Strongwindsblast(侵襲)acrossthelakeandfrostbitecanoccurwithinhalfanhour.Runnerssaythecoldclimateiswhatdrawsthem.Theywanttotesttheirlimits.“Whenyouareinsuchanenvironment,youdon’thavecarsaroundyou,andyoudon’thavethenoisearound.Ithinktheseextremeracesallowyoutobealonewithnature.”AlicjaBarahona,a64-year-oldrunnerfromtheUS,toldABCnews.Thelocationofferssomestrangeanduniquecharacteristicsforthismarathon.Thefinishinglineisvisiblefromthestart,buttheendlesswhiteoffersnoprogressmarkers.Theracealsoendswithlittlefanfare(隆重的歡迎).Touristscrowdingtheicearemostlyaddictedtosnappingselfies(自拍)andjustignoretherunners.Forsomerunners,theabsenceofspectatorsmakestheracemorechallenging,becauseit’slonely.Theymustfightwiththemselves.“YouarealoneonBaikal.Itisyourrace.Youarealonewithyourself.Allyouneedtodoistodefeatyourself.”VeroniqueMessina,aFrenchrunner,toldtheTelegraph.1、WhatcanweknowabouttheBaikalIceMarathonfromthearticle?A．Ittakesrunnersfromthenorthernendtothesouthernendofthelake.B．Itinvolvesextremeweatherandbeautifulscenery.C．Itattractsmoreandmoreparticipantseachyear.D．Itisabout26kilometersinlength.2、HowdoestheBaikalIceMarathondifferfromothermarathons?A．Onlymenareallowedtoruninthisrace.B．Therunnersareoftendistractedbytourists.C．Therearemanyprogressmarkersontheice.D．Therunnerscanseethefinishinglinefromthestart.3、WhatisthemostchallengingpartoftheraceforMessina?A．Thecoldclimate. B．Thelongdistance.C．Noisysurroundings. D．Loneliness.4、Howmanyreasonsarelistedtoshowtheloneliness?A．5. B．4.C．3. D．2.25．（10分）PeopleYou'veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisbloodl,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗體)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳燈絲),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients'roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn'tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives-thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．LewisLatimer. B．AlexanderGrahamBell.C．ThomasEdison. D．NilsBohlin.2、What'sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.B．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.C．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.D．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilvmembers.3、Whatwasdrivers'initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theywerecontentwithit. B．Theyrefusedtouseit.C．Theyaccepteditcalmly. D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.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）Thesedays，upcycling(升級改造)ispopularwithpeople．They1somethinguniquefromexistingmaterialsratherthanbuymore．Mygranny，Bobohasspent92yearsdoingjustthatoutofnecessity．Wastingtimeandresourceswas2anoptionintheworldshegrewupin．Withsevenchildrento3，shelivedahardandeconomicallife．Bobohasbeenupcycling4thedayGreat-GrannyAnnieputaneedleinherhandandtaughtherhowtogivenew5toeveryfabric(織物)intheirfarmhouse．JustlikeBobo，mymother，Cindy，6makingherclothes．She7herhomecomingdressandboughtthefabricwithmoneysheearned8atthecanfactory．Onegenerationpassedontothenextthe9ofcreatingsomethingbeautifulandusefulbyhand．Granny’sandMom’ssewingskillsmeantthatnomatterthebudget，Christmas，birthday，andweddinggiftswere10．Fromababyblankettoabib(圍嘴)，eachtreasure11aspecialqualityofpersonalization．InmyhomeIam12byupcyclingatitsbest．ThankstoBobo’s13ways，theartistryofhandworklivesoninfour14ofcrafters．GrannyBobolivedit．Momcarriediton．Iampickingitupbylisteningand15．Nowmydaughter，Greta，isalsolearningtousethose16．Isitandwatch17asBobo’shandsweaveneedleandthread．In92years，herhandshaveknownand18life，homeandfamily．Agehasbroughtthe19ofsomememories．Butifyoulistentoherstorieswhileshe20，you’lljourneybacktotheoldfarmwithher．1、A．changeB．createC．chooseD．replace2、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．everC．neverD．usually3、A．feedB．teachC．protectD．encourage4、A．a(chǎn)fterB．sinceC．beforeD．until5、A．1ifeB．natureC．willD．power6、A．turnedupB．grewupC．settleddownD．calmeddown7、A．borrowedB．spreadC．designedD．exchanged8、A．bargainingB．workingC．inspectingD．wandering9、A．a(chǎn)rtB．dutyC．typeD．task10、A．impossibleB．preciousC．worthlessD．a(chǎn)ccessible11、A．carriesB．1osesC．demandsD．extends12、A．filledB．controlledC．disturbedD．surrounded13、A．modernB．strangeC．traditionalD．regular14、A．decadesB．scenesC．occasionsD．generations15、A．a(chǎn)rguingB．observingC．complainingD．photographing16、A．detailsB．hintsC．skillsD．outlines17、A．closelyB．randomlyC．carelesslyD．secretly18、A．betrayedB．evaluatedC．wastedD．treasured19、A．1ossB．recoveryC．strengthD．storage20、A．chatsB．cooksC．jogsD．sews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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Martyisadisabledboy1．suffersfromamuscledisease.Sometimesheistooweak2．(run)orclimbstairsasquicklyasotherpeople.Thedoctorsdon’tknow3．(exact)whatiswrongwithhim.Luckily,Martyhaslearnedtoadapt4．hisdisability.Inordertomakehislifehappyand5．(satisfy),Martykeepsbusydoingthingsthatdonotrequirephysicalstrength.Hehasfriendswith6．hecangotomoviesandfootballmatchesandhehaslotsofpets.Heusedtodreamofonedaybeingafamousfootballplayerand7．(represent)hiscountryintheWorldCup.Evenwhenheismadefunof,hedoesn’tget8．(annoy).Disabled9．heis,Martyhasbecomestrongerandmoreindependent.Heneverfeelssorryforhimselfandheenjoysasrichandfullalifeaseveryoneelse.Hesuggeststhatwenormalpeopleshouldgivethedisabled10．(encourage)ratherthanlaughatthem.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短文。短文中共有10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:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧),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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,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10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。Itwasraininghardlyoutside,thatmadeitdifficultformetogohomeforlunch、JustasIwaswonderingwhatIshouldeatatnoon,Isawafamiliarfigurepassedbyourclassroom、Irushedoutanditwasmymother,whoisalreadyinthefifties,thatbroughtmelunch,inspitetheheavyrain、InChina,manyparentsmakegreatsacrificesforourchildren、Butwhathadthechildrendoneinreturn?Alltoooften,mostchildrenjusttakeitforgrantedthattheirparentsshouldserveforthemunconditionally、Mydearmumordad,thankyouverymuchforbringingmeup、HowshallIdoforyou?124第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校的交流生Lucy下周打算去老師家做客，但是她不知道中國人做客有哪些傳統(tǒng)，她給你發(fā)了一封電子郵件，請你給她一些建議。請你依據(jù)下列要點，給她回復一封電子郵件。要點如下：1.適當?shù)厮鸵恍┒Y物；2.介紹中國的餐桌禮儀。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。（開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearLucy,Ihavereceivedyouremail.YouaskedmeforsomesuggestionsonhowtobeaguestinChina.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Idohopeyouwillenjoyyourselfinyourteacher’shome.YoursSincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、A5、D6、C7、C8、B9、B10、C11、D12、D13、C14、A15、D16、B17、B18、A19、D20、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、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.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysand