廣東省佛山市佛山三中2023-2024學年高考英語考前最后一卷預測卷含解析

廣東省佛山市佛山三中2023-2024學年高考英語考前最后一卷預測卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?2．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking3．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend4．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know5．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith6．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe7．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though8．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before9．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen10．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited11．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．a(chǎn)bove C．a(chǎn)bout D．beyond12．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a13．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking14．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly15．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade16．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．becauseD．though17．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．a(chǎn)rechanging18．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting19．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would20．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what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）Thetopfournovelsof2018arebasedonChristmasselectionsinnationalnewspapers---theLondonStandard,theTLS,heSpectatorandtheNewStatesman.NormalPeoplebySallyRooneySallyRooney’sfirstnovel,ConversationswithFriends,wasoneoflastyear’smosttalked-aboutbooks,responsetotheIrishwriter'sfollow-uphas,ifanything,beenevenmoreexcited.The27-year-oldwaspraisedforherabilitytoconveysubtleadjustmentofemotion.ThenovelwaslonglistedfortheManBookerPrize—butmanyfeltthatitshouldhavedonebetter.VietnambyMaxHastingsThislong-awaitedhistoricalnovelisarealhitwhichfollowstheVietnamWaroverthreedecades.Hastings,whoreportedfromthebattlefieldinVietnamasajournalistinhisthirties,waspraisedforhisprofoundknowledgeoftheconflict.TheSilenceoftheGirlsbyPatBarkerPatBarker’snovelisaretellingofThelliad—butwithwomenattheheartoftheaction.ThecentralcharacterisBriseis.Best-knownforherFirstWorldWarSetRegenerationTrilogy(1997),Barker,inherfifties,againfocusesontheharmfuleffectsofwar.ACertainIdeaofFrancebyJulianJacksonThisbiographybyBritishhistorianJulianJacksonbornin1954recordsthelifeofCharlesdeGaullewhoisregardedasoneofthegreatesteverFrenchmen.WhileacknowledgingthatCharlesdeGaullewasn’tverylikeable,Jacksonrespectshisimaginationandboldness---qualitiesthathelpedhimleadFrancethroughitsliberationfromtheNazisandthewarinAlgeria.Criticssuggesteditwouldbecomethestandardbiography.1、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Topersuadepeopletobuythefournovels.B．Torecordthelifeexperiencesofthefourgreatnovelists.C．Tointroducetheyearlytopfournovels.D．Tostresstheimportanceofthefournovelists.2、Whichauthoristheyoungestaccordingtothetext?A．SallyRooney B．MaxHastings C．PatBarker D．JulianJackson3、Whichbookmayappealtopeopleinterestedinapoliticalleader’slife?A．NormalPeople B．ACertainIdeaofFranceC．TheSilenceoftheGirls D．Vietna22．（8分）SpecialKidsTherapy（治療）（SKT）,isacharitableorganizationdevotedtoimprovingthequalityoftheindividualswhostrugglewithphysical,mentaloremotionaldisabilities.ExamplesofwhatSKTcando:SKToffersthefamiliesofchildrenwithspecialneedspracticalhelpinbuyingspecialmedicalequipment,suchaselectrically-poweredwheelchairsandothercommunicationequipmentthatarenotcoveredbyinsurance.SKTorganizessummercampactivitiesforchildrenwithspecialneeds,providingthemwithachancetoenjoytheirsummerandexperiencethetraditionalsummercampthatfitstheirabilities.Howyoucanhelp:SKTisanall-volunteercharitableorganization,whichisstaffedbyvolunteersanddependsondonationsthatmakeitpossibleforustoserveandhelpthesespecialchildren.SKTreliesonpeoplelikeyoutohelpmakegoodthingshappenforthesespecialchildren.Yourcontributionissincerelyappreciated.Yourdonationshelpmakechildrenwithspecialneedsabletohavealternativetherapiessuchasanimal-assistedtherapy,art＆musictherapy,massagetherapyandwatertherapy.Thesearejustafewofthemanyprovenalternativetherapiesthatbringjoyandbuildself-respectofthechildrenwithspecialhealthcareneeds.Althoughthesetherapiesarenotcoveredbyinsurance,theyenhancethemental,physicalandemotionalaspectsofachild’slife.SKTknowsthatyourtimeisvaluableandweappreciateyourvolunteerinterest.Therearemanychancestovolunteertoworkwiththechildrenandtheirfamiliesatoureventsorprograms.Donationsmaybemailedto:BosseFinancialAttn:SpecialKidsTherapy,IncPOBox1024Findlay,Ohio45839PleasewritecheckstoSpecialKidsTherapyPhone:419-422-5607Email:care@1、FromthepassagewecanknowthatSKT_______.A．EarnsverylittlebyitsalternativetherapiesB．OffershelptothechildrenwithdisabilitiesC．IspartlysupportedbythelocalgovernmentD．Paysinsuranceforchildrenwithspecialneeds2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“enhance”meaninthetext?A．AcceptB．DamageC．ReduceD．Improve3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．SKTisanon-profitableorganization.B．ThedisabledcanaskpracticalhelpfromSKT.C．Donationsareusedtopayinsuranceforchildren.D．Familiesofchildrenwithspecialneedsareallpoor.4、Thetextiswrittento________.A．encouragefamiliestogetdonationsB．tellushowchildrencanliveanormallifeC．makeanintroductionofthespecialchildrenD．CallonpeopletojoinSKTtohelpdisabledchildren23．（8分）NormanGarmezy,adevelopmentpsychologistattheUniversityofMinnesota,metthousandsofchildreninhisfourdecadesofresearch.Anine-year-oldboyinparticularstuckwithhim.Hehasanalcoholicmotherandanabsentfather.Buteachdayhewouldwalkintoschoolwithasmileonhisface.Hewantedtomakesurethat"noonewouldfeelpityforhimandnoonewouldknowhismother’sincompetence.”TheboyexhibitedaqualityGarmezyidentifiedas“resilience”.Resiliencepresentsachallengeforpsychologists.Peoplewhoareluckyenoughtoneverexperienceanysortofadversity(逆境)won'tknowhowresilienttheyare.It'sonlywhenthey'refacedwithobstacles,stress,andotherenvironmentalthreatsthatresilience,orthelackofit,comesout.Somegiveinandsomeconquer.Garmezy'sworkopenedthedoortothestudyoftheelementsthatcouldenableanindividual’ssuccessdespitethechallengestheyfaced.Hisresearchindicatedthatsomeelementshadtodowithluck,butquitelargesetofelementswaspsychological,andhadtodowithhowthechildrenrespondedtotheenvironment.Theresilientchildrenhadwhatpsychologistscallan“internallensofcontrol(內(nèi)控點)”.Theybelievedthatthey,andnottheircircumstances,affectedtheirachievements.Theresilientchildrensawthemselvesasthearrangersoftheirownfates.CeorgeBonannohasbeenstudyingresilienceforyearsalColumbiaUniversity'sTeachersCollege.Hefoundthatsomepeoplearefarbetterthanothersatdealingwithadversity.Thisdifferencemightcomefromperception(認知)whethertheythinkofaneventastraumatic(創(chuàng)傷),orasanopportunitytolearnandgrow.“Stressful”or“traumatic”eventsthemselvesdon'thavemuchpredictivepowerwhenitcomestolifeoutcomes."Exposuretopotentiallytraumaticeventsdoesnotpredictlaterfunctioning,”Bonannosaid."It'sonlypredictiveifthere'sanegativeresponse.”Inotherwords,livingthroughadversitydoesn'tguaranteethatyou'llsuffergoingforward.Thegoodnewsisthatpositiveperceptioncanbetaught."Wecanmakeourselvesmoreorlesseasilyhurtbyhowwethinkaboutthings,"Bonannosaid.InresearchatColumbia,theneuroscientistKevinOchsnerhasshownthatteachingpeopletothinkofadversityindifferentways--toreframeitinpositivetermswhentheinitialresponseisnegative,orinalessemotionalwaywhentheinitialresponseisemotionally“hot”---changeshowtheyexperienceandreacttotheadversity.1、Accordingtothepassage,resilienceisanindividual'sability________.A．tothinkcritically B．todecideone’sownfateC．toliveabetterlife D．torecoverfromadversity2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A．Thepsychologists B．TheresilientchildrenC．Positiveelements D．Internallocusofcontrol3、AccordingtoParagraph4,wecanlearnthat____________.A．yourpositiveperceptionmayturnadversityaroundB．stressfuleventsaremorepredictivethandelightfuleventsC．experiencingadversitypredictsthatyouwillgoonsufferingD．a(chǎn)negativeresponsedoesn'tguaranteeyouwillsufferallthetime4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．ToteachpeoplehowtoberesilientB．ToencouragepeopletolivethroughadversityC．Toindicatepeople’sperceptionvariesfromeachotherD．Tocomparedifferentresearchfindingsaboutresilience24．（8分）IwentuptoPeet’sCoffeetheothermorningandtherewasayoungman,Mike,probablymyage.Withhimhehadallhisphysicalbelongingsonasmallrollcart.Ifirstthought,hownicetohavesofewpossessions.Thatwasfollowedwiththethoughtofhowironic(諷刺的)itisthatweliveinoneofthefinanciallywealthiestareasoftheU.S.,ifnottheworld,yetwecan’t,ordon’t,takecareofthebasicneedsofhumanbeings.Yes,wearefinanciallywealthy,butwelackinwealthofcompassion(同情),kindness,andunderstanding.ItearupasIpondertheinequalityandinjusticethatexists.Anyway,IinvitedMikeinforabitetoeatandheeagerlyaccepted.Hetalkedaboutlookingupafriendforaplacetostaythatnight.OnChristmasEveasmanyeagerlyandgreedilystufftheirbellieswithfoodinnice,warmhomesandthenopenpresents,Mikejustwantedaplacetospendtheevening.ThenIwasreallyblownaway.Ashewaitedforhissandwich,Mikebegancleaningupthecondiment(佐料)area.Hetooksomepaperandwipedupthespillsofothersandrearrangedthemilksandothercondiments,makingeverythingneatandorderly.Hereisapersonwithverylittleandhe’sservingothersinawaythat’sjustnaturaltohim.IspokewithMikeaboutthisafterward,thankinghim.Hesaidhealwaysdidthatsortofthing—straighteningup.Tohim,itwasjustcommonpoliteness.Ijustaskedhimforahugandwepartedtogoourseparateways.Thereisalotforus...me...tolearninthemostunlikelyplace.1、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“ponder”inParagraph1?A．ignore B．reduceC．fight D．consider2、WhatdidMikehopetodoonChristmasEve?A．Payavisittohisparents. B．Findaplacetosleep.C．Fillhisstomachwithfood. D．Havedinnerwiththeauthor.3、Whatimpressedtheauthormost?A．Mike’spoorsituation. B．Mike’sfriendship.C．Mike’sgoodcharacter. D．Mike’shonesty.4、WhatdidMikethinkofhisownbehavior?A．Normal. B．Proud.C．Shy. D．Unique.25．（10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.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）Youmaybesurprisedtosee“makingsurechildrenneversuffer”asamistake.Thefollowingmayhelpyouunderstandhowrescuingchildrenfromallsufferingweakness.Alittleboyfeltsorryforabutterflystrugglingtofromitschrysalis.Hedecidedtothebutterfly.Sohepeeledthechrysalisopenforthebutterfly.Thelittleboywassotowatchthebutterflyspreaditswingsandflyoffintothesky.Thenhewashorrifiedhewatchedthebutterflyfalltothegroundanddiebecauseitdidnothavethemuscletokeepflying.Infact,thebutterfly’sstruggletothechrysalishelpsthebutterflybecomestronger.Likethelittleboy,toooftenwanttoprotecttheirchildrenfromstruggleintheoflove.Theydon’trealizethattheirchildrenneedtostruggle,toexperience,todealwithdisappointment,andtosolvetheirownproblems.Onlyinthiswaycanchildrentheiremotionalstrength,becomeanddeveloptheskillsnecessaryfortheevenbiggerstrugglestheywillmeetthroughouttheirlives.Childrenexperiencingsufferingscantheupsanddownsoflife.However,itisn’thelpfuleitherinthiscasewhenparentslectures(訓斥),blameandshametowhatthechildisexperiencing.Motherstosay,“Stopcryingandactinglikeaspoiledboy.Youcan’talwaysgetwhatyouwant.”Thesewordsshouldbeavoided.Instead,parentscanofferlovingsupport.Youcansay,“Don’tlose.Bebrave!Youwillsucceedifyoutryagain.”Thencomesthetoughpart—noanolectures.Simplyallowhimtodiscoverthathecangetoverhisdisappointmentandwhathecandotogetwhathewantsinthefuture.1、A．story B．proverb C．saying D．Experiment2、A．damages B．burns C．creates D．experiences3、A．hear B．suffer C．date D．emerge4、A．kill B．feed C．help D．rescue5、A．excited B．moved C．puzzled D．depressed6、A．a(chǎn)s B．since C．before D．until7、A．power B．energy C．strength D．force8、A．comeup B．doawaywith C．getalongwith D．breakawayfromwith9、A．teachers B．parents C．relatives D．friends10、A．case B．charge C．name D．course11、A．friendships B．scholarships C．relationships D．hardships12、A．strengthen B．require C．get D．a(chǎn)chieve13、A．warm-heartedB．strong-willed C．a(chǎn)bsent-mind D．cold-blooded14、A．expect B．predict C．survive D．a(chǎn)void15、A．a(chǎn)dd B．a(chǎn)dapt C．devote D．contribute16、A．pretend B．happen C．tend D．seem17、A．discouraging B．inspiring C．interesting D．touching18、A．heart B．face C．sight D．weight19、A．parking B．smoking C．drinking D．rescuing20、A．figureout B．carryout C．ruleout D．dropout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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空。AdamHarperdrinksalotofcoffeetostayupforstudy.Recently,Adam____1．____(feel)thatdrinkingthismuchcoffeewasmaking____2．____hardforhimtosleepatall.Healsocomplainedofstomachaches.Sohedecidedtostopdrinkingcoffee.WhenAdamgotuponOctober3,hebeganhisday____3．_____thismorningcoffee.By11:00a.m.,Adamwasina___4．_____(terribly)condition.Hewastiredandhadaheadache.At11:30,inthemeetingwithhisstudentadvisor,hefoundit___5．____(possible)toconcentrate.Whatwasgoingon?Caffeine(咖啡因),achemical____6．___(find)incoffee,wasmostlikelythereasonforhowAdamfelt.Caffeineisastimulant(刺激物)____7．____improvesenergylevelsandconcentration.Theresultofloweringcaffeineuseisa“coffeeheadache”andthe____8．___(lose)ofconcentration.Thegoodnewsisthatthesefeelingsusuallypassafterfourtofivedays.Doctorssuggest____9．_____(take)somemedicinefortheheadache.So,ifAdamcanwait,inlessthanaweek,hemaybefeelingmuch____10．_____(well).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）假如英語課上老師要求同臬之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處錯誤。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺問處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的同用斜線(\)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同。注意：1、每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Thismorningourschoolorganizedusstudentstopayingastudyvisit、WerodethebusattheschoolgatethengotoffatCityRevolutionaryMemorialat7：50．Therewelistentostoriesaboutrevolutionariesandpresentedflowers、At9:30wearrivedatthehomefortheold,andplayedmusicforthemhappy、Theneveryonechattedwithelderlypeoples,bringingthemjoy、Laterwereachedatourcity’sspecialeducationschool,whichwesawdeafandblindstudentstaughtindifferentmethods、Wegavetheirgiftsdonatedbyourclass、Alsoweplayedgameswiththem,hopedwecoulddomore、At11:30wereturnedtoourschool、Whataimpressiveexperience!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）去年以來，諸如抖音(TikTok/Douyin)等拍攝和發(fā)布短視頻的手機應用程序在年輕人中頗受歡迎。假如你是李華，英國筆友May來信向你了解中國學生玩抖音的情況，并請你談談它的利與弊。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)DearMary,Sogladtohearfromyou!_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!YourssincerelyLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、A5、D6、D7、A8、A9、D10、D11、D12、D13、C14、A15、D16、B17、A18、D19、A20、A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、C2、A3、B22、1、B2、D3、A4、D23、1、D2、B3、A4、A24、1、D2、B3、C4、A25、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttime