湖北省武漢市2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

湖北省武漢市2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷請考生注意：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．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw2．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken3．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution4．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone5．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave6．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme7．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation8．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught9．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that10．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart11．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom12．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．a(chǎn)ddictedC．seized D．trapped13．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped14．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor15．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though16．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．since17．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup18．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone19．Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．a(chǎn)rtificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually20．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall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）Brrriiinnng.Thealarmclockannouncesthestartofanotherbusyweekdayinthemorning.Youjumpoutofbed,rushintotheshower,intoyourclothesandoutthedoorwithhardlyamomenttothink.Astressfuljourneytoworkgetsyourbloodpressureclimbing.Onceattheoffice,youglancethroughthenewspaperwithdepressingstoriesorreportsofdisasters.Inthatsortofmood,whocangetdowntowork,particularlysomecreative,originalproblem-solvingwork?Thewaymostofusspendourmorningsisexactlyoppositetotheconditionsthatpromoteflexible,open-mindedthinking.Imaginativeideasaremostlikelytocometouswhenwe’reunfocused.Ifyouareoneofthoseenergeticmorningpeople,yourmostinventivetimecomesintheearlyeveningwhenyouarerelaxed.Sleepypeople’slackoffocusleadstoanincreaseincreativeproblemsolving.Bynotgivingyourselftimeto______________,you’remissingoutonthesurprisingsolutionsitmayoffer.Thetripyoutaketoworkdoesn’thelp,either.Thestressslowsdownthespeedwithwhichsignalstravelbetweenneurons(神經(jīng)細胞),makinginspirationslesslikelytooccur.Andwhileweallshouldreadalotaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld,itwouldnotmakeyoufeelgoodforsure,soputthatnewswebsiteornewspaperasideuntilaftertheday’sworkisdone.Sowhatwouldourmorningslooklikeifwewantedtostartthemwithafullcapacityforcreativeproblemsolving?We’dsetthealarmafewminutesearlyandlieawakeinbed,followingourthoughtswheretheylead.We’dstandalittlelongerunderthewarmwateroftheshower,stoppingthinkingabouttasksinfavorofafewmoreminutesofrelaxation.We’dtakesomedeepbreathsonourwaytowork,insteadofcomplainingaboutheavytraffic.Andonceintheoffice—afterwegetacupofcoffee—we’dclickonlinksnottothenewsofthedaybuttothefunniestvideosthewebhastooffer.1、Accordingtotheauthor,wearemorecreativewhenweare_______.A．focusedB．relaxedC．a(chǎn)wakeD．busy2、Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutnewspapers?A．Theyaresolutionproviders.B．Theyareasourceofinspiration.C．Theyarenormallyfullofbadnews.D．Theyaremoreeducationalthanwebsites.3、By“tuneintoyourwanderingmind”(inPara.2),theauthormeans“_______”.A．wanderintothewildB．listentoabeautifultuneC．switchtothetrafficchannelD．stopconcentratingonanything4、Theauthorwritesthelastparagraphinorderto_______.A．offerpracticalsuggestionsB．summarizepastexperiencesC．a(chǎn)dvocatediversewaysoflifeD．establisharoutineforthefuture22．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.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）Theytrainfourhoursaday,oftenwakingupat4:30or5forbefore-schoolpractices.Theireveningsandweekendsareeatenupbytwice-weeklytravelgames.Everydayisthesame;there’snobreak.No,thesearen’tOlympicathletes;they’rekids.Thebenefitsofsportsareobvious.So,it’snotsurprisingthat,accordingtoCNN,41millionAmericanchildrenplaycompetitivesports.Butwhendoesthisbecometoomuchofagoodthing?Sevenyearsago,asurveyinSportingKidmagazinefound84percentofathletes’parentshadobservedbelligerentbehaviorinotherparentsatgamesandthat2percenthadbeentargetsofthisbehavior.Whatdoesthissayaboutsportsculture,andourcultureasawhole?Someparentshavebecomesocrazyabouttheirchildren’swinningthattheydon’tstoptothinkaboutwhatexampletheyaresetting.Ifathletesareconstantlysurroundedbyadultswhoscreamatcoachesandattacksportsofficials,theymaythinkthatthisisacceptablebehavior.They’lltrytowinatallcosts.Inotherwords,theywon’tknowhowtoacceptdefeat,andlearnfromit.Theamountoftimesomeathletesspendpracticingcanbedangerous.AccordingtoSportsIllustrated,over3.5millionathletesyoungerthan15sufferedfromasports-relatedinjury—that’snearlyoneinten!Manyinjuriescausepermanent(永久的)damageifnottreated.Sowhatcanwedoaboutthissituation?Somearguethatthereisnoproblem,becausesportshasalwaysbeenandwillalwaysbecompetitive.Butdidyourgrandparentsspendhourseachdaypracticingtennisorvolleyball?No,theyprobablyplayedwiththeneighborhoodkidsafterschool,notworryingaboutwinning.Alltheywantedwastohavefun.Andthat’swhatweneedtochangeinyouthsports—focusonenjoyment.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belligerent”referto?A．Aggressive.B．Mild.C．Elegant.D．Reasonable.2、What’stheconsequenceofadults’badexamples?A．Youngathletes’scoreswillbeaffected.B．Youngathletes’performancewillsuffer.C．Youngathleteswon’tknowhowtosucceed.D．Youngathleteswon’tdealwithfailureproperly.3、Whatisthetoneofthetext?A．Relaxed.B．Critical.C．Objective.D．Humorous.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Morepractice,lessfailureB．FightforvictorytothelastsecondC．Enjoymentfirst,competitionsecondD．Prohibitkidsfromcompetitivesports25．（10分）TheNewYorkSeeItAllTourisexactlywhatitsoundslike:anall-inclusiveguidedtourofNewYorkCity.CentralParkOneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,CentralParkisaman-madewonder.NotonlyisitthefirstpublicparkbuiltinAmerica,butitisalsooneofthemostfrequentlyvisitedparks,withover25millionguestsperyear.SetinthemiddleofbusyManhattan,itsgroundsserveasasafeharbor,notonlyforathletes,andmusiciansbutalsoforlotsofmigratorybirdseachyear.Onecanspendanentirepeacefuldaywanderingitsgrounds,gazinguponnearly50fountains,monuments,andsculpturesoradmiringits36bridges.HudsonRiverParkHudsonRiverParkisawatersideparkontheHudsonRiverthatextendsfrom59thStreetsouthtoBatteryParkintheNewYorkCitydistrictofManhattan.Bicycleandpedestrianpaths,includingtheManhattanWaterfrontGreenway,spantheparknorthtosouth,openingupthewaterfrontforthepublictorelax.Theparkincludestennisandsoccerfields,children’splayground,dogrun,andmanyotherfeatures.WashingtonSquareParkWashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartofGreenwichVillage,isaverypopularandoftencrowdedsquare.Peoplefromallbackgroundsgathertothislargesquaredottedwithtrees.CentralParkZooTheCentralParkZooisasmall6.5-acrezoolocatedonCentralParkinNewYorkCity.Thezoobeganinthe1860s,makingitthefirstofficialzootoopeninNewYork.Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withtheadditionofmanynewbuildingsrangedinaquadranglearoundthesealionpool.Finally,thezoowasrepairedinthemid-1980sandreopenedin1988,replacingtheold-fashionedcageswithnaturalisticenvironments.1、WhichparkissetintheheartofGreenwichVillage?A．CentralPark.B．HudsonRiverPark.C．CentralParkZoo.D．WashingtonSquarePark.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCentralPark?A．Itisprimarilyanartificialpark.B．Itisthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheworld.C．Itwasthemostcrowdedparkwhenfirstbuilt.D．Itespeciallyattractspedestrianandartists.3、WhenwasthefirstofficialzooinNewYorkrepairedforthefirsttime?A．Inthe1860s.B．In1934.C．Inthemid-1980s.D．In1988.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）OnedaywhenIwas15yearsold,Ihadsomefriendsovertohangout.Whileweweremakingfoodinthekitchen,mybrothercamein.Heplacedhisbeefnexttomy1oneandsaid,“Courtney,yourbeefisbiggerthanmine.Youdon’tneedto2;you’realreadyfatenough.”Thenhewalkedoutlaughing.Unpleasant3onmyphysicalappearancewerenothingnew.Somethinginsidemegaveintohisideathatmylegswere4,andthatbecamethelastdaythatIeverwillinglywore5untilIwas30yearsold.Forthenext15years,Ispentsummeraftersummer6inlongpants.ButthenImetRagenChastain,andshe7everything.Icouldn’tbelievethatthiswomanwho,likemyself,weighedalmost300poundswasso8andhappyinherownskin.I9asshesharedherownjourneytorecoveryandself-love.Shetalkedabouthowamazingour10are,simplybecauseofthethingstheydoeveryday—likebreathing,11bloodtoeverycell,blinkingandwalking.Walking!Iwassuddenly12howfoolishI’dbeenforsolong.There’repeoplewhoarebornwithoutlegs,orwholack13workinglegs,orwholosetheirlegs,andI’dbeenhidingmyperfectlystrong,healthy,beautifullegs14becauseIhad15someonetoconvincemethattheyweren’tgoodenough.Thenextday,Iboughtthreepairsofshortsandasundressandspenttheentiresummerlettingmylegs16thesunandfeelthebreeze.Thenexttimeanyonecommentsonyourbodyina17way,lookthemstraightintheeye,smileandsay,“Ifwhatyousee18yousomuch,feelfreetopracticetheancientartoflooking19else.”That’sRagen’sown20,butIdon’tthinkshe’llmindifyouuseit.1、A．small B．plain C．thick D．slim2、A．walk B．eat C．talk D．cry3、A．reports B．suggestion C．reflections D．comments4、A．unnecessary B．unacceptable C．unique D．pants5、A．shorts B．T-shirts C．socks D．pants6、A．sleeping B．roasting C．driving D．running7、A．changed B．solved C．believed D．explained8、A．sensitive B．generous C．tiresome D．energetic9、A．laughed B．expected C．waited D．listened10、A．legs B．weights C．bodies D．images11、A．pulling B．putting C．preventing D．pumping12、A．a(chǎn)fraidof B．a(chǎn)bsorbedin C．a(chǎn)wareof D．a(chǎn)nxiousabout13、A．properly B．regularly C．a(chǎn)ccidentally D．possibly14、A．inshame B．inpanic C．inpride D．indelight15、A．begged B．a(chǎn)llowed C．refused D．invited16、A．a(chǎn)void B．see C．cover D．kick17、A．normal B．special C．different D．negative18、A．a(chǎn)muses B．excites C．bothers D．hurts19、A．somewhere B．a(chǎn)nywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere20、A．decision B．question C．creation D．requirement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）PresidentXiJinping1．(take)hisplaceontheTian'anmenRostrum（觀禮臺）onOctlatagrandcelebrationmarking2．70thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaXi,thefirsttopChineseleaderbornafter1949,isleadingthecountrythroughwindandwaves.3．a(chǎn)brighterfutureinanewera.Chinaaimsto4．(basic)achievesocialistmodernizationby2035andbuild5．(it)intoamodernsocialistcountrybythemiddleofthecountry,XihassaidChinatodayiscloserthaneverbeforeto6．(nation)rejuvenation（復(fù)興），7．ispartofthefoundingmissionoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC).Meanwhile,Chinaisincreasinglyconnectedtotheworld.In2015,Xitookthepodium（講臺）attheUN，8．(discuss)“acommunitywithasharedfutureforallmankind”.Heexplainedthatthedesiredworldwouldbeonethatissafe，prosperous，open，inclusiveandbeautiful.TheBeltandRoadInitiative，9．(propose)byXi，showsthekindofinternationalrelationsenvisioned（構(gòu)想）byhim-mutualrespect，fairness，justice，andwin-wincooperation.“TheCPCregardsmakingagreater10．(contribute)tohumanityasitsmission，”Xisaid.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、刪減或修改某個單詞。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。Asthesayinggoes,“Chancefavoredthepreparedmind、”Ilearnedthisfromoneofmyexperience、Iwasnotchosenasmemberofthevolleyballteamofourschool、Becauseofthis,Idecidedtogiveupplayvolleyball、Luckily,mybestfriendstoppedmebutpointedoutthatitwasmylazinessandpoorpreparationwhichledtomyfailure、Afterthat,Ipracticedplayingvolleyballoneveryday、Whenanothertryoutarrived,Iwasfullpreparedandtriedmybest、Asaresult,Iwasselectedandbecameanimportantplayeronourschoolteam、Fromthis,IamfirmlyconvincingthatweareabletoseizeachanceaslongasIgetwellprepared、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華,你的英國筆友Chris寫信告訴你由于他常在手機上玩在線游戲上癮,導致學習成績下降,而且為此和父母發(fā)生了爭吵,心里很煩惱。你回信勸說他正確解決這個問題。內(nèi)容包括：1.表示理解：2.指出玩手機在線游戲上癮的危害3.提出建議,例如跟父母親好好溝通等。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearChris,I’msorrytohearthatyou’resufferingfromonlinegameaddiction._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、C3、A4、A5、D6、A7、A8、D9、C10、D11、C12、D13、C14、A15、B16、B17、C18、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、1、B2、C3、A4、D22、1、A2、C3、D23、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