2025屆云南省玉溪市第二中學(xué)高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

2025屆云南省玉溪市第二中學(xué)高三第二次聯(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(rèn)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．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome2．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen3．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising4．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what5．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading6．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat7．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall8．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,9．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．a(chǎn)daptC．lead D．devote10．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know11．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．what12．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft13．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．a(chǎn)ccustomedto B．buriedinC．a(chǎn)ddictedto D．exposedto14．---_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.---I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans15．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why16．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome17．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive18．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved19．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith20．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse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）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats’strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.“Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.”hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.”Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon’thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.Cats’huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats’mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats’ownerstobettermeetcats’needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.1、AccordingtoTonyBuffington,________.A．cats’strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandB．catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans’homesC．catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewildD．cats’instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．CatsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimalsB．CatsattackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimalsC．CatsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyusuallyliveinsmallcavesinthewildD．Cats’preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstincts3、Theunderlinedword“prey”inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A．a(chǎn)nanimalthatistoolazyB．a(chǎn)nanimalthatlikeshidinggamesC．a(chǎn)nanimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD．a(chǎn)nanimalthatishunted4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A．explorethereasonsbehindcats’strangebehaviorB．describecats’pastwildexperiencetoreadersC．tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD．comparecats’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild22．（8分）Anenvironmentfullofinterestingorexcitingideasisimportantforyoungchildren,andmuchofachild’sbraindevelopsduringtheearliestpartoflife.Thevisualsystem,inparticular,developsrapidlyoverthefirstfewweeks.Asearlyasnineminutesafterbirth,babiesprefertolookatphotographsandpicturesthatmostresemblethehumanface.Newbornscanseecolor,andaone-month-oldcantellredfromgreen.At12weeksold,babiesshowpreferencesforcoloredthingsasopposedtowhiteones.Inadditiontolookingatthemselves,babiesareattractedtohighcontrastvisuals,colorfulobjects,andfaces.Thesameholdstrueforbabies,whoalsoaredrawntolookingatanimals,shinyobjects,andfamiliaritemsthatarepartoftheirworld.It’snosurprise,then,thatanartmuseumisarichsourceofvisualinspirationforbabies.Introducingbabiestoworksofartpromotesearlyneuron（神經(jīng)元）connectionsinthebrain.Andfortheverbalstudy,interactingwithanadultinnamingimagesanddescribingdifferentcharacteristicsinaworkofartlaysthegroundworkforvisualandlanguagedevelopment.FreeBabyToursWatchyourchildrespondtolargecolorfulpaintingsandlearnwaystopromoteearlyvisualskills.Joinusforalivelyandfree30-minuteBabyTour.Parentsandcaregiverswithbabiesupto18monthsarewelcome.MeetattheTMAFamilyCenteronanyoftheseFridays:January15,3:30p.m.February19,6p.m.March18,3:30p.m.April15,6p.m.May20,3:30p.m.June17,6p.m.Onechildperadult.Parkingisfreeformembers,$5fornonmembers.1、Aone-daybabymayprefertolookatpicturesof________.A．biganimalsB．humanfacesC．colorfulleavesD．whitewalls2、Whatisthebenefitforbabieswhentheyenjoyworksofart?A．Learningthehistoryofthemuseum.B．Learninghowtomasterskillsonart.C．Knowinghowtolovetheirparents.D．Layingthebasisforlanguagedevelopment.3、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toattractpeopletojoininthisbabyactivity.B．Toshowhowtodevelopbabies’interestinart.C．Tohelpparentsknowmoreaboutart.D．Topromotebabies’earlyvisualskills.23．（8分）Themoonisprovidingararetripletreatthisweek.OnWednesday,muchoftheworldwillgettoseenotonlyabluemoonanda“supermoon”,butalsoatotallunareclipse(月蝕).Havingallthreeeventstakingplaceatthesametimeisextremelyunusual.AtotallunareclipsehappenswhentheEarthcomesbetweentheSunandafullmoon.TheEarthblocksthesun’slight,makingthemoonappeardarkinthesky.Abluemoonisasecondfullmooninonemonth.ItisrareenoughthatEnglishspeakersusetheexpression“onceinabluemoon”todescribeit!Asupermoonisafullornewmoon.Itappearsbrighterandbiggerthanusualbecausethemoonisclosertotheearththanusual.Inatotallunareclipse,theEarthcoversthemoon’ssurfacewithitsshadow,givingitared-likecolor.Forthatreason,itisalsoknownasa“bloodmoon.”Somepeoplearecallingthisweek’slunareventa“superbluebloodmoon.”NoahPetroisascientistwiththeAmericanspaceagencyNASA．Heiscallingthelunarevent,“theSuperBowlofmoons.”Nomatterwhatthename,itislikelytoimpressiftheskiesareclear.JustaslastAugust’stotalsolareclipsecooledtheEarth’ssurface,alunareclipsecoolsthesurfaceofthemoon.It’sthissuddencooling-fromtheheatofdirectsunlighttoalmostadeepfreeze—thatresearcherswillbestudying.1、Whichofthefollowingpictureshowsatotallunareclipse?A．B．C．D．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2usuallyreferto?A．Somethingthatisrarelynoticed.B．Somethingthatisroundandbright.C．Somethingthatdoesnothappenoften.D．Somethingthatcanarousepeople’scuriosity.3、Whatwillthelunareclipsedotothemoon?A．Makeitabsorblessheat.B．Makeitgiveofflessheat.C．Makeitsinnerpartcooler.D．Makeitssurfaceheatgodown.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itexplainshowthelunareclipsehappens.B．IttellsusNASA’sachievementsinobservingthemoon.C．Itoffersussomeinformationaboutararetotallunareclipse.D．Itisabouttheeffectsthatthelunareclipsewillhaveonthemoon.24．（8分）LIPITORABOUTLIPITORLipitorisaprescriptionmedicine.Alongwithdietandexercise,itlowers“bad”cholesterol(膽固醇)inyourblood.Itcanalsoraise“good”cholesterol.Lipitorcanlowertheriskofheartattackinpatientswithseveralcommonriskfactors,includingfamilyhistoryofearlyheartdisease,highbloodpressure,ageandsmoking.WHOISLIPITORFOR?WhocantakeLIPITOR:.Peoplewhocannotlowertheircholesterolenoughwithdietandexercise.Adultsandchildrenover10WhoshouldNOTtakeLIPITOR:.Womenwhoarepregnant,maybepregnant,ormaybecomepregnant.Lipitormayharmyourunbornbaby..Womenwhoarebreast-feeding.Lipitorcanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby..Peoplewithliver(肝臟)problemsPOSSIBLESIDKEFFECTSOFLIPITORSerioussideeffectsinasmallnumberofpeople:?Muscle(肌肉)problemsthatcanleadtokidney(腎臟)problems,includingkidneyfailure.Liverproblems.YourdoctormaydobloodteststocheckyourliverbeforeyoustartLipitorandwhileyouaretakingit.Callyourdoctorrightawayifyouhave:.Unexplainedmusclepainorweakness,especiallyifyouhaveafeverorfeelveryfired.Swellingoftheface,lips,tongue,and/orthroatthatmaycausedifficultyinbreathingorswallowing.StomachpainSomecommonsideeffectsofLIPITORare:.Musclepain.Upsetstomach.ChangesinsomebloodtestsHOWTOTAKELIPITORDO:.TakeLipitorasprescribedbyyourdoctor..Trytoeatheart-healthyfoodswhileyoutakeLipitor..TakeLipitoratanytimeofday,withorwithoutfood..Ifyoumissadose(一劑),takeitassoonasyouremember.Butifithasbeenmorethan12hourssinceyourmisseddose,wait.Takethenextdoseatyourregulartime.Don’t:.Donotchangeorstopyourdosebeforetalkingtoyourdoctor..Donotstartnewmedicinesbeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.585、WhatisamajorfunctionofLipitor?A．Tohelpquitsmoking. B．Tocontrolbloodpressure.C．Tolower“bad”cholesterol. D．Toimproveunhealthydiet.1、WhichofthefollowingisacommonsideeffectoftakingLipitor?A．Faceswelling. B．Upsetstomach.C．Kidneyfailure. D．Muscleweakness.2、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toteachpatientswaysforquickrecovery.B．Topresentareportonascientificresearch.C．Toshowtheimportanceofagoodlifestyle.D．Togiveinformationaboutakindofmedicine.25．（10分）Forthefirsttimeeverscientistspreparetosetabouta3-year-longproject，theNektonMission，toexploretheIndianOceananddocumentchangestakingplacebeneaththewavesthatcouldaffectthesurroundingregionoverthecomingdecades.Theambitiousexplorationteamwillreachoneofthelastmajorunexploredfrontiersontheplanet，avastbodyofwaterthat’salreadyfeelingtheeffectsofglobalwarmingwithrisingwatertemperaturesdamagingitscoralreefs(珊瑚礁).UnderstandingtheIndianOcean’secosystemisimportantnotjustforthespeciesthatliveinit，butalsoforthe2.5billionpeoplelivingintheregion.TheNektonMissionissupportedbymorethan40organizations.Researcherswillspendsevenweekssurveyingunderwaterlife，maptheseafloor，anddropsensors(傳感器)todepthsofupto6，560feetintheseasaroundtheSeychelles.TheSeychellesaimstobecomealeaderinthedevelopmentofa“blueeconomy”thatdrawsontheresourcesoftheocean.Itreliesonfishingandtourism，buthaslatelyalsobeenexploitingoilandgasfrombeneaththeseafloor.“Ouroceanisundergoingrapidecologicaltransformationbyhumanactivities.TheNektonMissionisvitaltohelpusbetterknowouroceanspaceandresourcestomakewisedecisions.Onlywhenweknowwhatwehaveintheoceanandwhatisitsvaluecallweproperlydecidewhattoexploitandwhattoleaveuntouched，”saidJumeau，theSeychelles’ambassadortotheUN.ThemissionwillconductfurtherdivesinotherpartsoftheIndianOceanoverthreeyears.Theresearchersexpecttodiscovernewspeciesandsendvideostotheworldbysatellite.Theresearchwillprovideinformationforasummit(峰會)abouttheIndianOceanplannedforlate2021.1、WhydothescientistsplantoexploretheIndianOcean?A．Tosavetheendangeredcreatureslivinginthesea.B．Todiscoverthedamagemankindhasdonetotheocean.C．Tomakethebestuseofthenaturalresourcesinthesea.D．Toprotectitsspeciesandpeoplelivingaroundtheregion.2、WhichisnotincludedinthetaskstobecarriedoutaroundtheSeychelles?A．Drawingmapsoftheseafloor. B．Findingtreasuresunderthesea.C．Puttingsensorsintothedeepsea. D．Studyingunderwaterlife.3、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheNek-tonMission?A．ItwillextendbeyondtheIndianOcean.B．Itwillbenefitalotfrom“blueeconomy”.C．Itwillcontributetothe2021conference.D．Itwillfindsolutionstoglobalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefurthetext?A．ScientistsAretoExploretheIndianOceanB．TheSeychellesAimstoBuilda“BlueEconomy”C．EffectsofGlobalWarmingonMarineEcosystemD．IndianOcean:theLastUnexploredFrontieronthePlanet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）In1972,IreturnedtoMiamiBeachHighSchooltospeaktothedramaclass.AfterwardIaskedthedramateacher1anyofmyEnglishteachersarestillthere.IreneRoberts,hetellsme,isintheclass2downthehall.IwasnoonespecialinMissRoberts’class—justanotherstudentwhodidokaywork.Idon’trecallanyonespecialbitofwisdomshepassedon.YetIcannotforgether3forlanguage,forideasandforherstudents.I4now,manyyearslater,thatsheistheperfectexampleofa5teacher.I’dliketosaysomethingtoher,Isay,butIdon’twantto6herfromaclass.Nonsense,hesays,she’llbe7toseeyou.Thedramateacher8MissRobertsintothehallwaywherestandsthis32-year-oldmanshelastsawat18.“I’mMarkMedoff,”Itellher.“Youweremy12th-gradeEnglishteacherin1958.”She9herheadtoonesideandlooksatme,asifthisanglemightremembermeinher10Andthen,thougharmedwithamessageIwantto11inmanywords,Ican’tthinkupanythingmorememorablethanthis:“Iwantyoutoknow,”Isay,“youwere12tome.”Andthereinthehallway,thislovelywoman,nownearing13age,thisteacherwhodoesn’trememberme,beginstoweep;andsheencirclesmeinherarms.14thismoment,IbegintosensethateverythingIwilleverknow,everythingIwilleverpasstomystudents,isaninseparablepartofalegacy(遺產(chǎn))ofourancestors.IreneRobertsholdsme15inherarmsandthroughhertearswhispers16mycheek,“Thankyou.”Andthen,withthebriefestoflooksintomyforgottenface,she17backintoherclassroom,18towhatshehasdonethousandsofdaysthroughalltheyearsofmy19Onreflection,maybethosewere,20,justtherightwordstosaytoIreneRoberts.MaybetheyaretheverywordsIwouldliketospeaktoallthoseteachersthroughmylife,theverywordsIwouldlikespokentomeonedaybysomereturningstudent:“Iwantyoutoknowyouwereimportanttome.”1、A．that B．if C．a(chǎn)s D．when2、A．just B．a(chǎn)lmost C．nearly D．a(chǎn)bout3、A．kindness B．respect C．friendship D．love4、A．know B．learn C．realize D．believe5、A．selfish B．self-confident C．self-conscious D．selfless6、A．call B．drag C．push D．pull7、A．upset B．delighted C．interested D．a(chǎn)nnoyed8、A．brings B．takes C．fetches D．introduces9、A．bows B．raises C．rises D．puts10、A．thought B．brain C．a(chǎn)ttention D．memory11、A．a(chǎn)nnounce B．speak C．deliver D．tell12、A．useful B．important C．hopeful D．beneficial13、A．retirement B．enjoyment C．employment D．happiness14、A．Reminding B．Explaining C．Remembering D．Forgetting15、A．happily B．straight C．calmly D．briefly16、A．a(chǎn)gainst B．with C．off D．beyond17、A．escapes B．gathers C．disappears D．fails18、A．longs B．continues C．goes D．returns19、A．a(chǎn)bsence B．class C．work D．task20、A．orrather B．inaddition C．a(chǎn)susual D．a(chǎn)fterall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）Worriedaboutthe1．(prepare)forherfeast,Lalaquicklyturnedforhomewithhercollectionofnuts,melons,andotherfruit.Shehadalmostreachedherdestination2．a(chǎn)delicioussmellarrestedherprogressandshestopped.Thesmellofcookingmeatfilledtheairsurroundingher,andhersensesbecamedizzywithhunger.Abruptlyshesatdown,only3．(scoop)upbyhersisterLuna.Lalasmiledwithrelief.JustthenDahu,herhusband,cameupbehindher.Hehadalargesquareface,with4．(strong)pronouncedeyebrowsandcheekbones.Overhisshoulderhecarriedseveralfishandsomepiecesofwoodunderhisarm.LalasmiledandhandedsomestonescrapersovertoDahu,5．smiledandwentoutsidethecavetobeginhistask.Firsthelookedcarefullyatthescrapersandthenwentto6．cornerofthecaveandpulledoutsomemoretools.He7．(choose)onelargestoneandbegantouseitlikeahammerstrikingtheedgeofthescraperthatneeded8．(sharpen).NowandthenDahuwouldstop,lookatitandtryit9．hishandbeforecontinuinghistask.Hestoppedwhenhefeltthescrapersweresharpenoughtocutupthemeatandscrapethefish.Ashepassed10．toLala,thefirstoftheguestsfromtheneighbouringcavesbegantoarrivefordinner.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）短文改錯DearRon，Iamveryexcitingtohearthatyouarecomingtoourschoolsoon．Nowletmetointroduceourschooltoyou．Ourschoolisaveryfamouslyschoolwithlonghistory．Wehavemanyexperiencedteachersandexcellentequipments．Therearetwoteachingbuildings；oneisforseniorsandtheothersisforjuniors．Therearetwolabbuildingsoralibrary．ExceptChinese，maths，English，physicsandchemistry，wehavesomeoptionalcourses．Thestudentscanchoosethattheyliketoattend．Weloveourschool．Iamlookingforwardtomeetyousoon．Yourssincerely，LiHua36第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，請以“HowtoGetAlongwellwithOurParents”為主題給英語雜志的編輯寫一封信，談?wù)勀愕慕ㄗh。注意：1字?jǐn)?shù)100詞左右；2至少提出三條建議。DearEditor,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B6、D7、A8、C9、B10、A11、B12、D13、A14、D15、D16、A17、B18、C19、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、THISisanadaptedexcerpt(摘錄)fromEmanMohammed’sspeechatTED(Technology,EntertainmentandDesign),anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip(加沙地帶).WhenIwas19,IstartedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasawomanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult(侮辱)tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademefeelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman’sjob.PhotoagenciesinGazarefusedtotrainme.ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingIcouldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren’ttheretodocumenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored(裝甲的)Jeepanddroveaway,wavingandlaughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen’slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagueswereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterandaccomplishments.InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid(襲擊)destroyedthecompoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasinheaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedtobuildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation(軍事行動)inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.Nothingwasleftbutthepigeonsheraisedandabathtub.Mohammedputthebathtubonthetopoftherubble(瓦礫)andstartedgivinghiskidsabobblebatheverymorning.Myworkisnotmeanttohidethescarsofwar,buttoshowthefullunseenstoriesofGazans.AsaPalestinianfemalephotographer,thejourneyofstruggle,survivalandeverydaylifehasinspiredmetoovercome