湖北省孝感中學(xué)2025屆高考英語三模試卷含解析

湖北省孝感中學(xué)2025屆高考英語三模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should2．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome3．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat4．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome5．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen6．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what7．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which8．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown9．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat10．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which11．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding12．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.13．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re14．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone15．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted16．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld17．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto18．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled19．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．a(chǎn)teherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg20．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout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）Thatoldsaying“Neversaynever”cametomindwhenIreadthatHarperLee,theauthorofthebeloved,PulitzerPrize-winningnovel,ToKillaMockingbird,hasanewbookcomingoutinJuly,2015—55yearsafterMockingbirdwaspublished!TheveryprivateMs.Leehadneverfollowedupherhighlypraisedfirstbook,withasecondnovel.Instead,she’sfollowingitupwithafirstnovel.Confused?SowasI!Allowmetoexplain.GoSetaWatchman,wasactuallywrittenbeforethatclassicvolume.Inthemid-1950s,LeehadcompletedWatchman,whichfeaturesScoutFinchasayoungwomanfromAlabamalivinginNewYork.ThestoryfollowsScoutasshereturnstovisitherfather,Atticus,thelawyerwhofoughtracialinjusticeinMockingbird.ButasLeeherselfputitinarecentannouncementthroughherpublisher,“myeditor,whowastakenbytheflashback(倒敘)toScout’schildhood,persuadedmetowriteanovelfromthepointofviewoftheyoungScout.Iwasafirst-timewriter,soIdidasIwastold.”Thatbookwas,ofcourse,ToKillaMockingbird,andafteritwasreleasedtogreatpraise,LeeneverreturnedtoGoSetaWatchman.Infact,thatearlierworkwasconsideredlostuntilLee’slawyerfoundamanuscript(手稿)ofit.“AftermuchthoughtandhesitationIconsidereditworthyofpublication.”saidLee.“Iamamazedthatthiswillnowbepublishedafteralltheseyears.”SothebookthatgavebirthtoToKillaMockingbirdwillnowserveasitssequel(續(xù)集).It’ssafetosaythat,decadesafterthepublicationofMockingbird,millionsofreaderswhoweresotouchedbyMs.Lee’ssecondnovelwillbecountingthedaysuntilthereleaseofherfirstone.1、WhenwasMockingbirdpublishedaccordingtothetext?A．In1950.B．In1960.C．In1970.D．In1980.2、WhatcanweknowaboutthebookofWatchman?A．Atticusfoundamanuscriptofthewriter.B．Atticuswasalawyerfightingracialinjustice.C．ScoutFinchgottoAlabamatoseeAtticus.D．ScoutFinchlostoneofAtticus’manuscripts.3、Whatdoes“thebook”inthefourthparagraphrefertointhewriter’sopinion?A．ToKillaMockingbird.B．GoSetaWatchman.C．Theclassicvolume.D．Ms.Lee’ssecondnovel.4、Thetextmainlytalksabout.A．whyMs.Lee’sfirstnovelwillbecomehersecondoneB．howMs.Lee’sfirstnoveldiffersfromhersecondoneC．whenGoSetaWatchmanwasactuallywrittenD．whatMs.Lee’stwogreatnovelsreallydealwith23．（8分）Ifonlythingswerethatsimple.Supportersoftheso-calledStoneAgedietarguethatfarmingpracticesintroducedabout10,000yearsagoareharmfultohumanhealth,andthatweshouldn'teatgrainsorfoodmadefrommilksuchasbutterandcheese.Instead,theysay,weshouldonlyeatplentyofleanmeat(瘦肉)andfish,withfruitandrawvegetablesontheside.Theidea,alsocalledthecaveman,orhunter-gathererdiet,hasbeenaroundfordecadesandwasdiscussedatameetingoftheBritishSocietyforAllergy,EnvironmentalandNutritionalMedicine.AccordingtoLaurenCordain,anutritionistatColoradoStateUniversitywhopresentedtheideatothemeeting,thosefollowingthemeat-centeredmenu“l(fā)oseweightandgethealthybyeatingthefoodyouweredesignedtoeat”.Hesaysthereisincreasingevidencethatacavemandietcanpreventandtreatmanycommonwesterndiseases.StudiesofislandersinPapuaNewGuineawhostillliveahunter-gathererlifestyleshowtheyrarelysufferfromheartdisease.Butothernutritionistsarguethatcuttingoutwholefoodgroupssuchasgrainsisjustnotagoodidea.“Iwouldrecommendanybodytoeatleanmeatandrawvegetables,”saysToniSteeroftheMRChumannutritionresearchunitatCambridge.Butwhatyou'reaskingpeopletodoiscutoutafoodgroupwhichisgoodforyourhealth.Archaeologistssayit'snotevenclearexactlyhowmuchofthevariousfoodspeopleactuallyateduringtheStoneAge.“TherewasnooneStoneAgediet;dietsofthepastvariedgreatly,”saysJohnGowlett,anarchaeologistattheUniversityofLiverpoolwhoalsoattendedtheconference.PrehistoricpeopleinAfricaprobablyatelessmeatthanmanypeoplethink,hesays,whilethoseinthenorthern,icyareaswereforcedtoeatonlywhateveranimalstheycouldcatch.“I'mnotconvincedthatweknowwhatStoneAgemanate,”agreesAndreMillard,whoresearchesancienthealthanddietatDurhamUniversity.“Theevidencewehaveonlysuggeststhemeatcomponentofthediet.Wegetbonesfromanimalstheyhaveeatenbutwedon'tgettheremainsofanyvegetablestheyhaveeatenbecausetheyrot(腐爛)away.1、Toimproveyourhealth,Cordainsuggests______.A．losingweightfirstB．eatinglessmeatandfishC．goingontheStoneAgedietD．eatingmorefruitandvegetables2、WhatisSteer'sattitudetowardseatinggrains?A．Doubtful.B．Cautious.C．Tolerant.D．Supportive.3、InMillard'sopinion,theevidencefortheStoneAgediet______.A．showsnothingaboutthediet'svegetablecomponentB．tellsusaboutancientpeople'scookingmethodsC．hasproventobereliableandconvincingD．a(chǎn)greeswithhisresearchresults4、Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A．HowtheStoneAgeevolved.B．WhentheStoneAgedietstarted.C．WhethertheStoneAgedietishealthy.D．WhytheStoneAgetopicisgettingpopular.24．（8分）ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtd,thelargestglobalgamingproviderandtheoperatorofQQ,aninstantmessagingsoftwareservice,haslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsaimedatencouragingyoungpeopletoexploretheoutsideworld,insteadofbeingcontinuouslyabsorbedonline.“QQhasbeeninthemarketfor18years,butitisnotaging,anditsapplicationhasbecomeyoungerandtrendier.WehopethatmoreyoungChinesecanusetheapptoconnectwithdifferentpeopleandviewsworldwide.Weneverworryaboutlosinggameplayers.Instead,wehopethatplayerscanactuallygoouttolearnmore,”saidLiDan,generalmanagerofmarketingdepartmentofthesocialnetworkgroupatTencent.China’sgamingmarketnetted(凈賺)salesrevenuesof218.96billionyuan($33.75billion)in2017,jumping23.1percentyear-on-year.Meanwhile,thenumberofmobilegainplayersinChinareached462million,adding10percentoverthelastyear.AccordingtoTencentthenumberofactiveusersofQQ,whoare21yearsoldoryounger,hasbeenincreasing,andtheytendtousetheappforalongertime.StartingMay22oflastyear,QQorganizedfreetripsforyoungpeopletoGalapagos,Namibia,SpainandtheAntarctic,butitdidn’trevealthespecificamountitcontributedtothosetrips.Duringeachtrip,itselectedthreetofourparticipantsfromthosewhouploadedvideosandmadespecifictravelplansonline.Thefinalistsstandoutwiththeirclearvideostatementsandtheirenthusiasmaboutgoingonadventures.“Tencent’sapproachappearstobecontradictorywithitsowninterests.But,infact,thisisconsistentwiththecompany’slong-termgrowthstrategyandwillpromoteitsbusinessbyestablishingagoodsocialimage,”saidNeilWang,presidentofconsultingfirmFrost&SullivaninChina.1、Tencenthaslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsto_______.A．bringinmoreprofitsB．increasethenumberofitsgameusersC．makeyoungChineseuseitsappwhileexploringnatureD．encourageyoungsterstoconnectmorewiththeoutsideworld2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．QQwasstartedintheearly1990s.B．Tencentisnotworriedaboutthelossofgameusers.C．ThepublicknewhowmuchTencentspentontheexploringtrips.D．ThenumberofmobilegameplayersinChinalastyearwasabout462million.3、ThosechosentogoonthetripsbyTencent________.A．a(chǎn)repeoplefromdifferentagegroupsB．canbeofferedachancetogoabroadC．shoulduploadvideostointroducethemselvesD．havetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation4、Fromthelastphragraph,wecaninfertheattitudeofNeilWangtowardsTencent’sapproachis________.A．a(chǎn)pprovingB．criticalC．unclearD．skeptical25．（10分）Adultsalwaysthinkitsurprisingthattheycanrememberwellwhattheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(嘗試)increasethelengthoflimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar’’andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口訣表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninourchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突擊學(xué)習(xí))foranexamination,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,however,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.B．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.C．Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.D．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.2、Howdidtheauthorexplainthelawofoverlearning?A．Givingexamples.B．Settingdowngeneralrules.C．Makingacomparison.D．Presentingresearchfinding.3、Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis.A．a(chǎn)specialcaseofcrammingB．a(chǎn)skilltodealwithmathproblemsC．a(chǎn)resultofoverlearningD．a(chǎn)basicsteptowardsadvancedstudies4、Whatistheauthor’sviewpointoncramming?A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B．Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.C．Ifspossibleloresultinpoormemory.D．It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.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）ItwasThanksgivingmorning.InthecrowdedkitchenofmysmallhomeIwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetherinsidethestormdooronthetopstep."Anyoldpapers,lady?"askedoneofthem.Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay“no”1lookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinscandals(涼鞋),wetwithheavysnow.“ComeinandI'112youacupofhotcocoa.”Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetshoesleft3onthefloor．I4themcocoaandtoastwithjam5thecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedagainonmyhouseholdbudget.Thesilenceinthefrontdoor6me.Ilookedin.Thegirl7theemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflat8,"Lady．．．a(chǎn)reyourich?""AmIrich?Mercy,9"Ilookedatmyshabbyslipcover(家具套)．Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer（茶碟）10.“Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers．”Hervoicewas11withaneedthatnoamountoffoodcouldsupply．Theyleftafterthat,holdingtheir12againstthewind．Theyhadn'tsaidthankyou．Theydidn’t13to.Theyhaddonemorethanthat.Plainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence.Butthey14Itastedthepotatoesandstirred(攪動)themeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,a15overourheads,mymanwithagoodsteadyjob—thesethingsmatched,too．Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireand16thelivingroom．Themuddyprintsofsmallscandalswerestill17onmyfloor.“18thembeforawhile,”Ithought.Just19Ishouldbegintoforgethow20Iam.1、A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．while D．until2、A．make B．provide C．do D．cook3、A．signs B．signals C．marks D．symbols4、A．showed B．served C．carried D．supplied5、A．a(chǎn)gainst B．from C．on D．in6、A．beat B．struck C．got D．noticed7、A．watched B．lifted C．held D．put8、A．word B．method C．state D．voice9、A．yes B．sure C．no D．a(chǎn)lways10、A．suddenly B．carefully C．quickly D．a(chǎn)nxiously11、A．hungry B．satisfied C．pleased D．curious12、A．books B．papers C．dishes D．drinks13、A．dare B．plan C．want D．need14、A．shone B．matched C．broke D．equaled15、A．house B．ceiling C．roof D．curtain16、A．washed B．rubbed C．wiped D．tidied17、A．dry B．gone C．wet D．new18、A．Made B．Let C．Got D．Kept19、A．incase B．a(chǎn)sif C．ifonly D．onlyif20、A．nice B．free C．busy D．rich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）Asweallknow,theGreatWallofChinaisoneofthegreatest1．(sight)intheworld---thelongestwallintheworld,which2．(consider)thesymbolofChinaandthewisdomofChinesepeople.With3．longhistoryofmorethan2300years,the“LongWall”wasbuiltindifferentareasbydifferentdynasties4．(protect)theirterritorial（領(lǐng)土的）borders.DuringtheconstructionoftheGreatWall,thereweremany5．(interest)legendsandstories,suchasMengJiangNüweepingovertheGreatWall,asad6．romanticlovestory.Today,theGreatWallhasbecomeaplace7．interestnotonlytotheChinesebutalsotopeopleallovertheworld.Perhapsthemost8．(wide)famousadvertisingwordsinhistorycomefromthepoeticpenofChairmanMao:“He9．hasneverbeentotheGreatWallisnotatrueman,”Actually,sincetheGreatWallwasopenedtothepublic,hundredsofmillionsofvisitors10．(be)toitsvarioussections.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作文。作文中共有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：在缺詞處加一個漏子符號（∧)并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：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10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Hello,I'mLihua,chairmanofStudentUnion.We'regoingtoorganizeabicycletriptoourschoolfarmonthisSunday.Itwaslocatedinthewesternsuburb,coveredanareaofabout50acres.Therearedifferentkindsofcattleraisedandvariousvegetableplanted,withoutsomeharmfulthingsinthefeedorthefertilizer.Theproductsareprovidedfortheschoolcanteen，whichweenjoyahealthdiet.OnthefarmyoucancombineyouhavelearnedwithpracticetothefullestYouareexpectedtoarrivethereatabout9o'clock,Remember:followingtheworkersanddon'ttrytodoanythingstrangetointeresttheanimalsordodamagetotheplantsduringmyvisit.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）水是生命之源,但水資源短缺和水污染已成為世界最嚴(yán)重的資源環(huán)境問題之一，需要引起極大關(guān)注。假如你是李華,請你給ChinaDaily投稿,表達一名中學(xué)生對此問題的關(guān)心。要點如下：1.世界人口增多，工農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展需_要越來越多的水；2.河流、湖泊污染嚴(yán)重；3.全民動員，保護水資源。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。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、B5、C6、D7、B8、C9、D10、C11、A12、B13、A14、A15、C16、D17、D18、C19、C20、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、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,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysandtheoldScarlet