2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項：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．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．a(chǎn)ccelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile2．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．a(chǎn)vailable C．possible D．personal3．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch4．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse5．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will6．Davewasa________.Becauseofhismisconductinclass,thewholeclasshadtostayafterschool.A．wetblanketB．leadinglightC．blacksheepD．darkhorse7．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t8．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto9．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．a(chǎn)mspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent10．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.11．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed12．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a(chǎn);/13．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when14．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether15．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood16．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening17．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．a(chǎn)rgument D．privilege18．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact19．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld20．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though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）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’stwogreatnovelsreallydealwith22．（8分）Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources,theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable（可持續(xù)的）ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecades.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil（棕櫚油）,whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions（排放）andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsifthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.1、ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_________________A．ItmakestheworldwarmerB．itconsumesnaturalresourcesC．itbringsseveredamagetoforestsD．itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B．Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.C．High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.D．Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.3、Tofulldevelopthelow-carbonmarkets,governmentcan_________________.A．cutpublicexpensesB．forbidcarbonemissionC．developpublicresourcesD．encourageenergyconservation4、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto_________________.A．developsustainableproductsB．explorenewnaturalresourcesC．makefulluseofnaturalresourcesD．dealwiththemajorchallenge5、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.B．Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.C．Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.D．Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.23．（8分）“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.1、94．Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?A．Goodfriendties.B．Easyhealthexercises.C．Commonfamilyrelations.D．Personalrelationknowledge.2、96．Howistheresearchcarriedout?A．Bydoingtwoexperiments.B．Byinterviewingallatonce.C．Byconductingtwosurveys.D．Bytakingpartinactivities.3、98．Whatcanthepeoplewithweakfamilytiesdo?A．Developstrongerfamilyrelations.B．Makeasmanyfriendsaspossible.C．Getmoresupportivefriends.D．Staywithfamilymembers.4、100．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Friendsandfamilymembersareequallyimportant.B．Whenwegrowolder,friendshipmattersmore.C．Asweage,familymembersaremorevaluable.D．Wealwaysneedfriendsandfamilymembers.24．（8分）EXPERIENCECOLUMBIAHOTATTRACTIONS◆RIVERBANKSZOO&GARDENItishometomorethan2.000animalsandoneofthenation'smostbeautifulbotanicalgardens.Withmorethan350speciesfromaroundtheworld,Riverbanksisoneofthelargestmid—sizedzoosinthecountry.Hours:9:00a.m．一5:00p.m.daily.Admission:Adults(13—61)一$19.95Children(2—12)——$16.95◆EDVENTURETheSoutll'slargestchildren'smuseumhas300exhibitstomspirechildrentoexpenencethejoyoflearning.whereelsebutEdVenturecanchildrendrivearealfiretruck,anchorthenewsorvisitanothercountry?Hours:Monday-Sunday:9a.m.-5p.m.Admission:MembersFreeChildrenandAdults-$11.95◆SOUTHCAROLINASTATEMUSEUMThestoriesofSouthCarolinacomealivethroughtheexhibitsandcollectionsoftheStateMuseum.Plus,anew4-Dtheaterprovidespopularmoviesthatexciteallages.Museummembersareinvitedtonight-skyobservingandmoreonTuesdaynights!Hours:Mon.,Wed.-Fri.:10a.m.-5p.m.,Tues.:10a.m.-10p.m.,Sat.:10a.m.-6p.m.,Sun.:Noon-5p.m.Admission:Adults(13-61):$8.95Children(3-12):$6.95◆SALUDASHOALSPARKSaludaShoalsParkisasensitiveriverfrontparkthatinvitesvisitorstoexperiencethetreasuresoftheSaludaRiverthroughexceptionaleducationalandculturalopportunities.Fun-filledFamilyActivitiesNightly!(exceptThanksgiving,ChnstmasEveandChristmasnight)Freeforactivities:applywithHolidayLightsadmission($20/car;$40/15-passengervehicle;$60/bus).1、Whichattractionbestsuitsachildinterestedinbroadcastingnews?A．EdVenture.B．TheStateMuseum.C．SaludaShoalsPark.D．RiverbanksZoo&garden.2、Howmuchshouldayoungcouplewitha4-year-oldsonpaytoenjoyvariousplantsandanimals?A．$24.85.B．$20.C．$56.85.D．$35.85.3、WhichofthefollowingisavailabletoalltouristsintheStateMuseum?A．Havingafantasticvisualfeastatl:00p.m.B．VisitingtheexhibitsonSundaymorning.C．Enjoyingfreefamilyactivitieseverynight.D．ObservingtheamazingnightskyonTuesdaynights.25．（10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.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Onenight,whenIwaseight,mymothergentlyaskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget.“Sweetie,mycompanywantsto1mebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil.Thisislikeyourteachertellingthatyou’vedone2andallowingyoutoskipagrade(跳級),butyou’llhaveto3yourfriends.Wouldyousayyestoyourteacher?”Shegavemeahugandaskedmetothinkaboutit.Iwaspuzzled.Thequestionkeptme4fortherestofthenightIhadsaid“yes”butforthefirsttime,Irealizedthe5decisionsadultshadtomake.Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwouldcallusfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningI’d6waitforthephonetoringandthentellhereverydetailofmyday.Aphonecall,however,couldneverreplaceher7anditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.Duringmyfourth-gradeChristmasbreak,weflewtoRiotovisither.Lookingatherlarge8apartment,Ibecame9howlonelymymothermusthavebeeninBrazilherself.Itwasthen10Istartedtoappreciatethetoughchoicesshehadtomakeon11familyandwork.12difficultdecisions,sheusedtotellme,youwouldn’tknowwhetheryoumaketherightchoice,butyoucouldalwaysmakethebestoutofthesituation,withpassionanda13attitude.Backhome,I14myselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo,Icould,too.Ifshe15toliveinRioallbyherself,I,too,couldlearntobe16.Ilearnhowtotakecareofmyselfandsethighbutachievable17.Mymotherisnowbackwithus.ButIwillneverforgetwhatthe18hasreallytaughtme.Sacrifices19intheend.Theseparationbetweenushasprovedtobe20forme.1、A．a(chǎn)ttract B．promote C．surprise D．praise2、A．little B．much C．well D．wrong3、A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive4、A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting5、A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough6、A．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously7、A．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．Influence8、A．Comfortable B．Expensive C．Empty D．Modern9、A．Interestedin B．a(chǎn)wareof C．doubtful D．satisfiedwith10、A．when B．where C．which D．that11、A．a(chǎn)bandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing12、A．Dependingon B．suppliedwith C．Facedwith D．Insistingon13、A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general14、A．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded15、A．managed B．offered C．a(chǎn)ttempted D．expected16、A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical17、A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals18、A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion19、A．payoff B．comeback C．runout D．turnup20、A．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure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）Amanwasreallyworriedabouthisson,1．wassixteenyearsoldbuthadnocourageatall.SothefatherdecidedtocallonaBuddhistmonk2．(train)hischild.TheBuddhistmonksaidtotheboy’sfather,“Youshouldleaveyoursontome.Iwillmakehimamanof3．(brave)withinthreemonths.However,youcan’tcometoseehimduringthatperiod.”Threemonthslater,theboy’sfatherreturned.TheBuddhistmonkarrangedaboxingmatchbetweenthechildanda(n)4．（profession）boxer（拳擊手）.Eachtimetheboxerhittheboy,hefelldown,butatoncetheboystoodup.Severaltimeslater，theBuddhistmonkasked，“5．doyouthinkofyourchild?”“What6．shame!”theboy’sfathersaid."Ineverthoughthecouldbeso7．(easy)knockeddown.Ishouldn’thavelefthimhereatall.”“I’msorrythat'sallyousee.Don’tyousee8．eachtimehefallsdown,hestandsupagaininsteadof9．(cry)?That'sthekindofcourageyouwantedhimtohave.”Ifeachtimeyouareknockeddownandyouhavethecouragetostandupagain,thenyoucanbeproud10．yourself.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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。YesterdaywewenttoHappinessNursingHousetohelptheoldpeople.Wesetoutearlierinthemorningandbroughtthemlotsofgift.Whenwearrived,wewerewarmlywelcomebythem.Firstweintroducedmyself.Thenweweremakingdumplingstogetherwiththeold,talkingandlaugh.Afterlunch,weperformedandsangsongswiththemhappy.Finallyalltheoldpeoplesaygoodbyetousatthegate.Wewereveryhappybecauseofwedidagooddeed.Ithinkthisnecessaryforusteenagerstolearnwhattorespectandtakecareofothers,especially,theold.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，經(jīng)常和美國朋友Tom通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流，你的英語進(jìn)步很大。在Tom髙中畢業(yè)之際，請你給他寫封郵件,內(nèi)容包括：1.表示祝賀；2.詢問他的暑期計劃；3.感謝他的幫助。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTom,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!YoursLiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、D5、C6、C7、D8、C9、D10、D11、A12、B13、B14、A15、B16、B17、B18、C19、A20、B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、B4、A22、1、B2、C3、D4、A5、D23、1、94．A2、96．C3、98．C4、100．B24、1、A2、C3、A25、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.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhunge