2025屆貴州省畢節(jié)市威寧縣黑石中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考試題含解析

2025屆貴州省畢節(jié)市威寧縣黑石中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考試題考生須知：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(zhǔn)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．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad2．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when3．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses4．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which5．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught6．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why7．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.8．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain9．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster10．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing11．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift12．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t13．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once14．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated15．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize16．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why17．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion18．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem19．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling20．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines,“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofhismostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(認(rèn)識的)abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.1、Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.2、Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Bygivingfoodrewards.B．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.D．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.C．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.D．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AWonderfulScientistB．TheLifeofSheepC．ANewDiscoveryaboutSheepD．HowSheepRecognizeEachOther22．（8分）Whatmakesapersonagiverortaker?Theidea“givevs.take”takesshapeinallinteractions(互動)andrelationshipsofourlives.We’reeithergivingadvice,makingtimeforpeople,orwe’reonthereceivingend.Wekeepchangingbetweenthetwobasedondifferentsituationsonadailybasis,ifnotanhourlyone.AccordingtoAdamGrant,aprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania,mostpeoplearematchers.Theymakecarefulobservationsontakersandmakeitapointforthemtopaysomethingback.Theyhatetoseepeoplewhoactsogenerouslytowardsothersnotreceiveanyrewards.Actually,mostmatcherswilltryhardtopromoteandsupportgiverssothattheycangetthegoodtheydeserve.Isthereagenderfactor(性別因素)thatplaysapartinthis?AstudyledbyHannahRileyBowles,aprofessoratHarvardUniversity,focusedonthisquestion.Sheasked200seniormanagerstositdowninpairswhereonepersonwouldactasthebossandtheotherasanemployeetodiscusssalarypromotions.Male“employees”askedforanaveragesalaryof$146kwhilethefemalesaskedforonly$141k.Butwhydidtheynotbargainashardasthemen?Simplybecausetheyweremorelikelytobegivers.Asawoman,Idoenjoytheactofgivingupmytime,myknowledge,andmycareandmyattentiontoothers.Idon’texpectanythinginreturn,butIdotendtopullmyselfawaywhenIfeellikeI’mbeingtakenforgranted.IalsotendtogetupsetwhenIseealovedone’scontinuousactionsofkindnessgounnoticed.So,it’ssafetosayI’m50%giver,35%matcherand15%taker.Idoknowsomeone,however,whois99%giver.They’reconstantlydevotingtheirtime,sharingvaluableinsights(洞察力)andgoingoutoftheirwayforeveryonewhocrossestheirpath.Althoughthey’rechangedthelivesofmanypeople,theyrarelyseeanyofitreturned.Buttheuniverseisslowlyrepayingthem;they’renowextremelysuccessful,wellknownforwhattheydo.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．mostpeoplethinktheyaregiversB．peoplearenotalwaysgiversortakersC．a(chǎn)nindividualisborntobeagiveroratakerD．fewdifferencesexistbetweengiversandtakers2、InAdamGrant’sopinion,mostpeople________.A．hatetakers B．prefergivingtotakingC．enjoyrelyingonthemselves D．balancegivingandtaking3、Hannah’sstudyfocusedon________.A．theroleofgivingandtakinginjobsB．thegenderdifferenceingivingandtakingC．theroleofmenandwomeninsocietyD．thesalarydifferencebetweenwomenandmen4、Theauthortendsto________.A．thinkactsofkindnessshouldbevaluedB．expectsomethinginreturnforgivingmostofthetimeC．takegivingforgrantedD．beacompletematcher5、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Givingistheshortestpathtosuccess.B．Sharingisthegreatesthumanquality.C．Nogooddeedgoesundone.D．Giversareworthrespecting.23．（8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.24．（8分）ChineseaudiencesseemednottohavebeensatisfiedwiththethirdseasonofthehighlyanticipatedfooddocumentaryABiteofChina.Eventhoughtheserieshasmaintainedhighviewershipratingssinceitscomebacklastweek,muchhigherthanotherprogramsairedatthesametime,therankingonDouban,asocialnetworkingwebsitefeaturingfilms,literatureandevents,slippedto4.2outof10,asofTuesday,comparedwith9.3and8.4,respectively,forthefirsttwoseasons.Pickyviewerscomplainthatsomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate,whileotherspinpointmisleadingcontent.Atthesametime,foodblogger@barbaraquestionedwhetheritisappropriatetogiveaclose-upshotofthepoisonousplantNandina（南天竺）inafoodprogram.ABiteofChina,whichdebutedin2012,becamehugelypopularnationwideforitsqualityintroductionofsomerarely-knownandmouth-wateringdomesticcuisine.Inthenewshow,however,watchersarenotsatisfiedwith“irrelevant”foodreferences,suchaslipsticksmadeofChinesetraditionalmedicineandmartialartsmaster.Thefirstepisodeintroducedahand-madeironfryingpanfromeastChina’sShandongprovince,whichpromptedthousandsofChineseInternetuserstobuyonefromChina’sleadinge-commercewebsiteTmallinthenextfewdays.Salesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”surged6,000timescomparedwithayearago,accordingtoBeijingYouthDaily.Inresponsetooverwhelmingcriticismandquestions,ABiteofChinaproductioncrewrespondedonWeibothattheyseekinnovationdespitetherisksfollowingthefirsttwophenomenalseasons.“Itisunavoidabletomakecomparisonswiththefirsttwo,andsomeaudiencesmaynotacceptthechanges,”thecrewsaid.“Weexplorethecultureandcivilizationbehindfood,andgivefoodahistorictouch.That’swhywefeatureculinary（烹飪的）tools,feastandrituals,aswellasahealthydiettoshowChinesewisdomandphilosophy,whichhasnotbeenshowninanyfoodprogramsbefore.”1、WhydoesthepassagementionNandina?A．Becausesomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate.B．Becauseitmaybeimpropertogiveaclose-upshotofapoisonousplant.C．Becauseitismisleadingcontent.D．Becauseitisnotattractiveatalltomostpickyviewers.2、Whichofthefollowingelementsleadstoviewers’dissatisfactionwiththenewshow?A．somemouth-wateringdomesticcuisinesB．food-unrelateditemsC．somerarely-knowncuisinesD．theincreasingsalesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”3、Accordingtoitsproductioncrew,whatisuniqueto‘ABiteofChinaIII’?A．Itmakescomparisonswiththefirsttwoepisodes.B．Ittellsthestoryofsomemartialartsrelatedtofood.C．Itreceivesoverwhelmingcriticismandquestionsfromaudience.D．Itfocusesoncookingtools,ritualsandhealthyeating.4、Whatisthebestthetitleforthepassage?A．'ABiteofChinaIII'DrawsCriticismfromAudiencesB．'ABiteofChinaIII'MaintainsHighViewershipRatingsC．'ABiteofChinaIII'ChangesfortheWorseD．'ABiteofChinaIII'ExplainsitsPurposes25．（10分）1、Whatisthepurposeofthisemail?A．Tointroducethehoteltotheguest.B．Totelltheguesthowtocancelthereservation.C．Toshowthehotel’sappreciationforthereservation.D．Toinformtheguestofcancellationrulesandrequestconfirmation.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcancellationpolicy?A．Youcan’tcancelthereservation.B．Youcancalltocancelthereservation.C．Youcan’tgetanyrefundifyoucancelthereservationatarrival.D．Youcangetfullrefundifyoucancelthereservationbeforearrival.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthereservationstatus(狀態(tài))?A．Ithasbeenconfirmed. B．Itneedstobeconfirmedwithin3days.C．Ithasbeencancelled. D．Itwillbecancelledwithin3days.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Justseveraldaysago,aviolentstormhitourcommunity.Ilookedoutofthewindowandwitnessedatreebeing1bythefiercewinds.Thebranchesbent,andswayedbackandforth,thankstotheir2toavoidbreaking.Theleavesdesperatelystucktothebranchesbecausetheirlife3thetree.Thepowerfultrunkthat4thetreeuprightbentslightlybackwardsfromtheforceinabattleto5itsposition.Afterthestormhadpassed,thetreegracefullyreturnedtoits6positionstandingtallamongthechaos.Itmanagedto7thestorm.Itdidn’tlookthesameasleaveshadshedfromitsbranchesandthesoilhadloosenedabit,butwhat8isthatthetreewonthefightforitslife.ForalongtimeIcouldn’tunderstandwhythistree9myattentionthewayitdid.Astimepassed,itbecame10thatitwasn’tjustaboutthetreebutabouttheroots,which,althoughunseen,digdeepintothesoilproviding11andnutrition.Therootsallowthetreetobeabletotakea12becausetheyaretheretosupportthem.Icouldn’tbutaskmyselfhowdeeptherootsareinmylife.13,thenexttimeyoucatchyourkids14,whenthejobisdrivingyoucrazy,whenyouareunderpaidandthe15istight,andwhenthestormsoflifeareraging,gobacktoyourroots.Lifeisfullof16.Theywillmakeyousway,makeyou17,makeyoulosesomeleavesbutthedeeperyourrootsthestrongeryoustand.Facedwith18youmightbendbutdon’tbreak.Nomatterhowhardthewindblowsdon’tletlife19youintoanuncomfortableposition.Your20liesinyourroots.1、A．crushedB．a(chǎn)busedC．brokenD．removed2、A．heightB．thicknessC．flexibilityD．outline3、A．a(chǎn)nsweredforB．dependedonC．cateredforD．touchedon4、A．heldB．tiedC．pulledD．raised5、A．a(chǎn)chieveB．reachC．establishD．maintain6、A．currentB．finalC．originalD．comfortable7、A．exploreB．a(chǎn)voidC．chaseD．survive8、A．countsB．differsC．concernsD．reveals9、A．fixedB．transferredC．escapedD．caught10、A．strangeB．obviousC．possibleD．reasonable11、A．surroundingsB．resourcesC．probabilityD．stability12、A．beatingB．standC．chanceD．turning13、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．NeverthelessD．Besides14、A．misbehavingB．strugglingC．withdrawingD．misunderstanding15、A．securityB．deadlineC．moneyD．community16、A．surprisesB．choicesC．stormsD．changes17、A．smileB．bendC．hesitateD．a(chǎn)dvance18、A．opportunitiesB．challengesC．tasksD．differences19、A．trickB．a(chǎn)rgueC．forceD．a(chǎn)dmit20、A．courageB．a(chǎn)mbitionC．valueD．strength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）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsortheproperformsofthegivenwords.August18,2016(Riolocaltime)isadate1．willgodowninChinesesportinghistoryafterChinabeattheNetherlands3:1duringthewomen’svolleyballsemi-finalattheRioOlympicGames.After12years,theChineseteamhasfinallymade2．onceagaintotheOlympicfinal.Afterthesemi-finalmatch,headcoachLangPingsaidshecouldbarely3．(breath)asthematchprogressed.“Ikeptthinkingabouthowtodealwiththeopponents.Bothofourscoresincreasedalternately(交替地).Ihaveneverseensuchintensity(緊張),”sheremarked.Langsaidsheknewitwouldbe4．(challenge)toplayagainsttheNetherlands,sincetheteamisquite5．(compete).“Ialwaystoldtheplayerstheywouldcomeacrossmanydifficulties,butallwecoulddowastryourbest.TheChinesewomen’svolleyballteamistough.”DingXia,aplayer,explainedthatthey6．(analyze)theirexperiencesbeingdefeatedbytheNetherlandsingroupgames,andthenpreparedtactics(戰(zhàn)術(shù))basedonthoseexperiences.Moreover,themostimportantthingtotheChineseplayerswasmaintainingapositiveattitude.Dingexplained,“Toimproveourskillsinjustafewdaysis7．(possible),butweusedourconfidenceandmoraletobetterourperformance.”Asforthevictory,Langisvery8．(pride)oftheteam’sperformance,boastingthattheirwinwasbasedon“willpower.”9．,justtwodaysago,fewpeoplebelievedtheChineseteamwouldbeabletodefeattheBrazilians,letalonemakeittothefinals.EvenLangadmittedthattheBrazilianteamwasatoughopponentintermsofbothexperienceandskill.

Onthesubjectofthatmatch,Langsaidthatshedidn’tputtoomuch10．(press)ontheChineseteam,“Wedidn’tthinkmuchaboutsuccess,butjustplayedthebestgamewecould.Ourplayersarereallybrave.”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一下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（∧），并在其下面寫出改加的詞。刪除：在錯的詞下面一橫線，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。Ourschoolhasstartedthenumberofclubstomeetthestudents’demand、Theartclubwasfirstlystartedin1968andhas90membersnow、EveryThursdayafternoon,theygettogethertodrawsomepictureintheartclassroom、Whetheryouareamusiclover,cometoourmusicclub、Itmadeupof85members,whousuallymeetonSaturday、Sometimestheywenttoconcertstogetherandsometimestheygiveperformancesthemself、Forthosewhoenjoysoutdoorsports,thebicycleclubmaybeagoodchoose、Tripsareorganizedfrom9:00amto11:00amonWednesday、Therearemanyofotherclubsinourschool、Formoreinformation,pleasedial33765592、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華,你的英國好友Felix來信說他對中國古代名人很感興趣,請你就此給他回一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.簡要介紹你最喜歡的古代名人；2.你喜歡他/她的理由;3.邀請F(tuán)elix來華感受中華文化。注意1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，,以使行文連貫。參考詞匯:名人celebrity______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、B4、B5、B6、D7、D8、D9、B10、D11、C12、C13、B14、C15、C16、A17、A18、D19、D20、D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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、B2、D3、B4、A5、C23、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.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercould