2025屆吉林省高中英語高三第一學期期末教學質量檢測試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed2．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond3．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may4．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．amtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking5．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut6．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.7．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem8．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom9．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly10．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought11．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas12．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling13．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where14．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter15．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted16．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas17．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright18．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom19．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/20．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem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）Weallthinkbestwhenwe'rewellrested．Aclear，alertbrainallowsustofocus，learnandrememberinformation，andtobecreative．Ontheotherhand，whenwe'resleepy，wemakemoremistakesandarelessproductiveinschoolandatwork．InareportfromPsychologicalScience，researchersattheUniversityofParisreportsleepingbetweentwolearningsessionsimproveyourlearning．Inthisstudy，60Frenchadultswererandomlydividedintoa"sleep"or"wake"group．Theyallweregiven16French-Swahiliwordsinpairsinrandomorder．Afterstudyingapairforsevenseconds，theSwahiliwordappearedonascreenandtheparticipantswereaskedtotypetheFrenchtranslation．Iftheymadeamistake，thewordsappearedagainuntileveryword-pairwascorrectlytranslated．Twelvehourslater，theydiditagain．Thewakegroupdidtheirtestsfirstinthemorningandthenintheeveningsotheyhadnotimetosleepinbetween．Thesleepgroupmembersdidtheirfirstsessionintheeveningandthesecondcamethenextmorning，afteragoodnight'ssleep．Thesleepgroupmembersdidmuchbetteratrecallingthecorrecttranslationsandwerequickertolearnwhentheymakeamistake．Bothgroupswereeventuallyabletolearnalltheword-pairsbutgettingsomesleepallowedthesleepgrouptolearninlesstimeandwithlesseffort，Afollow-upshowedthatthesleepgroupstilldidbetterthanthewakegroupaweeklaterandevensixmonthslater，So，ifyouhavetolearnsomething，studyandthengetagoodnight'ssleep．1、Whatisthedifferenceofthetwogroups'tasks？______A．Whotolearn．B．Whattolearn．C．Howtolearnthewords．D．Whentolearnthewords．2、Howdidtheparticipantsdealwithatypingmistaketheymade？______A．Translatingthesamewordagain．B．Leavingthewrongwordalone．C．Askingforacorrectanswer．D．Redoingthetypingtwelvehourslater．3、WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinPara．2referto？______A．Correctingthemistakes．B．TypingtheFrenchtranslation．C．TypingtheSwahiliwords．D．ShowingtheSwahiliwordonthescreen．4、Comparedtothewakegroup，thoseinthesleepgroup______．A．typedmorequicklyB．madefewertranslationmistakes．C．learnedwithmoreeffort．D．learnedalltheword-pairs．22．（8分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouthChintigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats(棲息地),ashumansclearforeststogathertimber（木材）andbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and413000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whatisthetotalpopulationoftigerslivinginthewild?A．Around3890.B．50000.C．124000.D．413000.2、Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?A．Tigers.B．Giraffes.C．Groundsquirrels.D．Asianelephants.3、Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?A．Illegalhunting.B．Disturbedhabitat.C．Developingtourism.D．Unnecessaryconstruction.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethepresentsituationforprotectingwildanimals?A．Satisfactory.B．Optimistic.C．Urgent.D．Stable.23．（8分）ChildreninruralareasofCambodiaoftensufferfromorevendieofpreventableillnessesbecausethereisnotanysoapavailable.In2014，SamirLakhani，anAmericancollegestudent，sawtheissuewhilevolunteeringinaCambodianvillage.“Irememberquitevividlyamotherbathinghernewbornbabywithlaundrypowder，whichissoharmfultotheskin，”saidLakhani.“It’sdifficultforruralCambodianstoaccesssoap.Firstisaffordability.Ifyouearnonly$1.50everyday，youwon’tspend$1onabarofsoap.Thencomesaccess.Thedemandissolowthatlocalshopsdon’tstocksoap.Thelastreason，becausemanyCambodiansdon’treallyunderstandwherediseasescomefrom，theydon’tknowhowtopreventthem，includingusingsoap.”Afterfiguringoutasolutiontotheproblem:thebarely-usedsoapinhotels，Lakhanistartedaskinghotelstodonateleftoversoap.“Theywerealleagertohelp，”heexplained.LakhaniregisteredEco-SoapBankshortlyafterwards.Soon，hereceivedenoughfundstohiredisadvantagedCambodianwomentocollectandreproducetheusedsoap.Today，theorganizationhasfourrecyclingcentersacrossthecountry，providingjobsto35localwomen.Andsofar，some174，000barsofsoaphavebeendonated，about24，000poundsofsoaphasbeenrecycled，andhygiene(衛生)hasbeenimprovedforabout661，000people.“Wearekillingthreebirdswithonestone，”Lakhanisaid.WhenitcomestothefutureofEco-SoapBank，Lakhanisaid，“We’vejustscratchedthesurface.LackofhygieneisnotsomethinguniquetoCambodia.Thedemandforimprovedhygieneinthedevelopingworldishuge，andmuchremainstobedone.We’relookingatsevencountriestoexpandtointhenearfuture.”1、WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthereasonwhyruralCambodiansdon’tusesoap?A．Poverty. B．Inaccessibility. C．Unawareness. D．Tradition.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“killingthreebirds”inParagraph5referto?A．Savingsoap，curingdiseasesandprovidingeducation.B．Stoppingpollution，provingjobsandinspiringdonation.C．Reducingwaste，providingemploymentandimprovinghealth.D．Recyclingwaste，helpingcharityandimprovingcommunityhygiene.3、WhatcanweinferaboutEco-SoapBank?A．Itwon’tbelongbeforeitexpandstothewholeworld.B．There’slittleitcandowithoutothercountries’assistance.C．Itwillmakegreatercontributionstothedevelopingworld.D．ItwillsoonsettletheproblemofpoorhygieneinCambodia.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Eco-SoapBankhelpsimprovehygiene.B．Cambodianwomenhaveabrightfuture.C．AUSyoungmancallsforhelpingpoorcountries.D．Lackofhygieneremainsaseriousproblemintheworld.24．（8分）PengLiyuan,wifeofPresidentXiJinping,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharismaandgrace.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanexhibitedgracefuldemeanor,apleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,promptingpeopletocointheterm“Liyuanstyle”.PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyrepresentativeofafashionidol,butalsooverpassculturalanddiplomaticbarriers.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantanddelicatedressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothingandawoman’sparaphernalia.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenestranged(疏遠)fromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostriveforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.SomeobservershavealreadystartedsayingthatPeng*sactivitieshavebecomepartofpublicdiplomacyinChina.Also,“Liyuanstyle”hasboostedtheconfidenceoftheChinesepeople.Modembutnotflashy,elegantbutnotarrogant,PenghasallthevirtuesofaChinesewomanandcarriesthemtotheinternationalstage.Sincethe18thPartyCongressandtheannualsessionsoftheNPCandCPPCC,thecountry’snewleadershiphasvowedtoadoptadown-to-earthworkstyletoconnectwiththepeople.Peng’splainbutelegantstyleshowsthatthriftinessandanearthystyleneednotbedrabandboring.SoitcanbesaidthatPeng’sfirstappearanceontheinternationalstagehaskickedoffwell.1、Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”?A．Herattitudestowardslife B．ThingsshecarriedwithC．Herdiplomaticmeasures D．Hersupporttoherhusband2、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．PresidentXi’swifeandhisfamilyB．PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterC．theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.D．aculturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUR?A．“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.B．PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.C．PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeananambassadorofWHO.D．Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.25．（10分）JoiningUsasaGamesVolunteer！Thesuccessofthe2020TokyoOlympicGamesdependsonyourcontribution！JoinusasaGamesVolunteer！GamesvolunteerswillbedirectlyinvolvedinassistingGamesoperationsbefore.duringandaftertheTokyo2020Games,Gamesvolunteerswillguideathletesaround,welcomeimportantpeopleandhelplostvisitorsNumberofVolunteeringDaysandDailyHours※TheTokyoOlympicGameswillbeheldfromFriday24JulytoSunday9August2020.Inprinciple,Gamesvolunteerswillberequiredtoworkforatleastafortnightbefore,duringandaftertheOlympicGames.※Gamesvolunteerswillworkapproximatelyeighthoursperdayincludingrestbreaks.Actualshiftlengthsdependoneventschedules,activities,activitysites,etc.AgeandResidentialRequirementsApplicantsmustfulfillthefollowingtworequirements:※BornonorbeforeApril1,2002※JapanesenationalorpersonwithvalidvisapermittingresidenceinJapanduringthevolunteerperiod(temporaryvisitorsincluded).NativespeakersofEnglishwillbepreferredNumberofGamesVolunteerOpportunities80,000MethodandApplicantCategories※Applicationswillbesubmittedonline※IndividualsonlyOffersandConfirmationThoseapplicantswhoattendthetrainingsessions(會議)andareassignedavolunteerrolewillbeofferedtobecomeaTokyo2020Gamesvolunteer.Pleasenotethattheaboveofferwillbecancelledintheeventofanyofthefollowing:※IfthevolunteerengagesinanyactivitythatdamagestheimageoftheTokyo2020Games※Ifthevolunteerengagesinanyactivitythatseverelydamagesteamwork※IfanyinformationcontainedintheoriginalapplicationformisclearlyfoundtobefalseItemsandWelfaresProvidedtoVolunteersVolunteerswillbeprovidedwithasetoffreeOlympicGamesvolunteeruniformsandmealsduringtheworkday1、AGamesvolunteerwillberequiredtoworkforatleast__________.A．oneweek B．twoweeks C．threeweeks D．fourweeks2、WhowillbemorelikelytobeacceptedasaGamesvolunteer?A．AChinese B．ARussian C．AnAustralian D．AGerman3、WhatwillGamesvolunteersbeprovidedwithforfree?A．Accommodation. B．Clothing. C．Transportation. D．Amusements.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Longlongago,acirclemissedonepieceofitsown.Thecirclewantedtobewhole,soitwentaroundlookingforits1piece.Butbecauseitwas2andthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowly,it3theflowersalongtheway.It4withtheworms.Itenjoyedthesunshine.Itfoundlotsofdifferentpieces,but5ofthemfitted.Soitleftthemallbythesideoftheroadand6searching.Thenonedaythecirclefoundapiecethatfitted7Itincorporatedthemissingpieceintoitselfandbegantoroll.8itwasaperfectcircle,itcouldrollveryfast,9fasttonoticetheflowersortalktotheworms.Afteritrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquickly,it10,leftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway.The11ofthestory,Isuggest,isthatinsomestrange12wearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohas13isinsomewaysapoorman.Hewillneverknowwhatit14liketonourishhissoulwiththedreamofsomething15Whenweacceptthat16ispartofbeinghumanandwhenwecancontinuerolling17lifeandappreciateit,wewillhave18awholenessthatotherscanonlydesire,which,Ibelieve,is19Godasksofus—not“Beperfect”,not“Don’tevenmakeamistake”,20“Bewhole”.1、A．other B．missing C．rest D．remaining2、A．incomplete B．ugly C．ordinary D．unusual3、A．picked B．watered C．admired D．planted4、A．played B．chatted C．sang D．danced5、A．neither B．each C．all D．none6、A．carriedout B．puton C．workedout D．kepton7、A．especially B．permanently C．perfectly D．constantly8、A．Although B．Nowthat C．Unless D．Aslongas9、A．very B．too C．so D．how10、A．stopped B．continued C．hesitated D．cried11、A．lesson B．root C．reason D．cause12、A．degree B．level C．sense D．manner13、A．nothing B．something C．little D．everything14、A．smells B．feels C．looks D．sounds15、A．better B．common C．impractical D．worse16、A．strength B．kindness C．imperfection D．benefit17、A．behind B．at C．of D．through18、A．recognized B．searched C．achieved D．founded19、A．which B．how C．that D．what20、A．but B．while C．and D．otherwise第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ifyouneedanotherreasontodrinkbeer,sciencecangiveittoyou.ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)justdevelopedanewtypeofprobiotic(益生菌)beerwhichcoulddogreatgoodtoyour1．(healthy).2．ideacamefromMissChanMeiZhiAlcine,afourth-yearstudentfromtheFoodScienceandTechnologyProgrammeattheNUSFacultyofScience.When3．(work)withAssociateProfessorLiuShaoQuan,sheusedastrainofLactobacillusparacasei(活性副干酪菌)calledL26,4．seemstobeparticularlypopular.Theprobioticgivesastrongtastewithpleasantsmell,andthebeer5．(it)isquitelight—withonly3.5%alcohol.Alcineisconfidentthatprobioticbeerwillbewell-receivedbybeerdrinkers,astheycannowenjoytheirbeersandbehealthy.Thegeneralhealthbenefits6．(connect)withconsumingfoodanddrinkswithprobiotichavedrivendemand7．(great).Inrecentyears,consumptionofspecialtybeers8．(gain)popularitytoo.Alcine’sinventionisplacedinauniquepositionthatcaterstothesetwo9．(stream).Liualsoshowsgreatconfidence10．thefutureofthiskindofdeliciousandhealthybeerandheexpectspeopletoenjoyit.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。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(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。DearJohn,Thankyouforyourinvitationtodinneratyourhometomorrowevening.Unfortunately,itismuchtomyregretwhichIcannotjoininyouandyourfamily.Iwillbefulloccupiedwithanimportantexamcomethedayaftertomorrow.Ifeltterriblysorryformissingthechanceofsoahappyget-together.Ihopethatallofyouenjoyingagoodtime.IsitpossibleforyouandItohaveaprivatemeetingafterward?Ifso,pleasedon’thesitatetotellmeyourpreferabledates.Iameagerforapleasantchataboutyou.Pleaseallowmesaysorryagain.Yours,LiHua第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是高二學生李華，你校學生會為幫助高三學生緩解緊張學習所帶來的心理壓力，將于下星期舉辦以“如何緩解心理壓力”為主題的“心理健康周”(PsychologicalHealthWeek)活動。請你給與你同年級的美國朋友Jack寫信介紹這一活動計劃，要點如下：1.描述活動的主題與形式；2.闡述你對此活動的看法；3.詢問他們是否也有類似的活動。DearJack,Howareyoudoing?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、A3、B4、D5、C6、D7、B8、C9、B10、A11、B12、D13、B14、A15、D16、D17、B18、A19、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、D2、A3、B4、B22、1、A2、D3、B4、C23、1、D2、C3、C4、A24、Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher...shewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.Shecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosell...anythingforthemoneyweneededshewassuchanembarrassment.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.Irememberthatitwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool...“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”andtheytauntedme.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymom.“Whydon’tyoujustdie?”Mymomdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,itfeltgoodtothinkthatIhadsaidwhatI’dwantedtosayallthistime.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,butIdidn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.Thatnight...Iwokeup,andwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.Mymomwascryingthere,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemightwakeme.Ihatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeye.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,becauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyhard.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudied,andgotacceptedintheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhad.Then,Igotmarried.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowI’mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymom.Thishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,whensomeoneunexpectedcametoseeme“What?!Who’sthis?!”Itwasmymother...Stillwitheroneeye.Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.AndIaskedher,“Whoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!”asifItriedtomakethatreal.Iscreamedather“Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!!”Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappeared.Thankgoodness...shedoesn’trecognizeme.Iwasquiterelieved.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocare,orthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylife.Thenawaveofreliefcameuponme...oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,thatIusedtocallahouse,justoutofcuriositythere,Ifoundmymotherfallenonthecoldground.Shehadapieceofpaperinherhand.Itwasalettertome.Shewrote:Myson,Ithinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.Foryou...I’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarrassmentforyou.Yousee,whenyouwereverylittle,yougotintoanaccident,andlostyoureye.Asamother,Icouldn'tstandwatchingyouhavingtogrowupwithonlyoneeye…soIgaveyoumine...Iwassoproudofmysonthatwasseeingawholenewworldforme,inmyplace,withthateye.Iwasneverupsetatyouforanythingyoudid.ThecoupletimesthatyouwereangrywithmeIthoughttomyself,‘it’