2023届江苏省锡山高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for2．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat3．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous4．HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where5．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives6．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．addupto D．holdonto7．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted8．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise9．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose10．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome11．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether12．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving13．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering14．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept15．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can16．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent17．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant18．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe19．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon20．---Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.---Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists（人类学家）.Descriptionslike“Paleolithic(旧石器时代)Man”,“Neolithic(新石器时代)Man”,etc.,neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwenty-firstcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel“LeglessMan”.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:“Inthetwenty-firstcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailways,ski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.”Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatwelosttherightofusingoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworldorevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,theunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlyslidesoverthewindow.Whenyoumentionthemostimpressiveplace-namesintheworld,thetypical21stcenturytraveleralwayssays“I’vebeenthere.”—meaning“Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.”Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,youskipallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistsnamemannowadays“LeglessMan”because_________.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopletravelwithoutusinglegsC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopleusetheirlegslessandless2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．Themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_________.A．appreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.22．（8分）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.23．（8分）OnthemorningofMay20,1927,CharlesA．LindberghJr.tookofffromamuddyairfieldinNewYorkandheadedforParis.Duringthefirstfourteenhoursofflying,hehadhadsomeanxiousmoments.Sleethadgatheredonthewingsoftheplaneandthefogwassothickthathecouldhardlyseethetipsofthewings.However,hehadcomeacrossequallydangerousflyingconditionsbefore.Ofcourse,nowthathewasovertheocean,hisparachute（降落伞）wasuseless.Hehadonlyonechoice:hehadtogoon.Althoughhehadwaitedalongtimetomakethistrip,hedidnotfeelstrangeornervous.Hewasaccustomedtoflyingalone,andhehadflownthisrouteinhisimaginationmanytimes.TheideaofflyingacrosstheAtlantichadoccurredtohimonenightwhenhehadbeencarryingthemailbetweenSt.LouisandChicago.Thatnight,hetoldhimselfthatasolonon-stopflightbetweenNewYorkandPariswaspossible.Heknewthatairplanescapableofmakingthelongflightovertheoceancouldbebuilt.Amanofskillandendurancecouldmakehisdreamcometrue.Ashewasrecallingthatnight,hereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.Closetothesurfaceoftheocean,hefoundthattheiceonthewingsbegantomeltandthefogdisappeared.Forthetimebeing,atleast,hewassafe.Thesteadysoundofthemotorseemedlikemusicinhisears.Hehadperfectconfidenceinhisplanebecauseheknewthattherewasnotamoredependableplanethanhis.TheRyanAircraftCompanyhadconstructedtheplanetomeethisspecialneeds.Hehadworkedwiththechiefengineerofthecompany,DonaldHall,toproducetheairplaneasrapidlyaspossible.AlthoughHallhadworkedwiththebasicdesignoftheRyanairplane,hehadhadtomakemanymodifications.Asaresult,itwasaveryspecialairplane.Hehadnamedit“TheSpiritofSt.Louis,”inhonouroftheSt.Louisbusinessmenwhosefinancialbackinghadmadethetrippossible.Besidestheirmoney,hehadinvestedallofhisownsavings,whichcametotwothousanddollars,intheventure.At12:10ontheafternoonofMay21,LindberghcaughtsightofthecoastofIreland.Nowthattheflightwasalmostover,hebegantorelaxalittle.Finally,afterthirty-fourhoursintheairwithoutsleep,hearrivedatLeBourgetField,inParis.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,LindberghJr.didn’tfeelnervousabouttheflightbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_________.A．hewasusedtoflyingaloneB．hehadwaitedalongtimeforthetripC．hehadimaginedflyingtheroutemanytimesD．hisplanewasspeciallydesigned2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A．Thepilotlistenedtomusicashereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.B．Thetripwasmadepossiblethankstothefinancialsupportfromsomebusinessmen.C．Theplanegotitsnameinmemoryofanon-stoptrip.D．Thechiefengineerdesignedtheairplaneindependentlytomeetthepilot’sneeds.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?A．beautifuldecorationsB．regularrepairsC．smallchangesD．carefularrangements4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?A．WingsAcrosstheAtlanticB．ASoloNon-stopFlightof24HoursC．TheSpiritofSt.LouisD．AnOutstandingPilot—CharlesA．LindberghJr.24．（8分）Roughlythesizeofasodacan,sittingonabookshelf,arelativelyharmlessdevice(设备)maybeturningfriendsawayfromyourhome.TheelephantinyourlivingroomisyourInternet-connectedcamera,adevicepeopleareincreasinglyusingforpeaceofmindintheirhomes.Butfewstoptothinkabouttheeffectthesedevicesmayhaveonhouseguests.Shouldyoutellyourfriends,forinstance,thatthey’rebeingrecordedwhileyouallwatchthebiggametogether?"It’scertainlynewterritory,especiallyashomesecuritycamerasbecomeeasiertofix,"saysLizziePost,presidentoftheEmilyPostInstitute,America’sdistinguishedmannersadvisors."Ithinkitwillbeveryinterestingtoseewhatmannersappearintermsofwhetheryoutellpeopleyouhaveacameraornot,andwhetherguestshavearighttoaskthatitbeturnedoff,ifit’snotasecurityissue."Postwantstomakeclearthatshe’snottalkingaboutlegalrights,butratherpersonalpreference.Whenitcomestosecuritycameras,Postsaysit’sahost’sresponsibilitytomakesureguestsfeelcomfortablewithintheirhome.Ifthehostcasuallyacknowledgesthatthereisacameraintheroombytellingastoryaboutit,thatmaybeenoughtoprovideanopeningforaguesttosayiftheyareuncomfortable.However,ifacontractor(合约工)isworkinginyourhome,youdon’tneedtotellthemthattherearecameraswatching.Thenagain,thecameracanalsoworkincontractors’favor."Ifanythingdoesgowrongwhilethey’reinthehouse,theydon’twanttobeblamedforit,"shesays."Infact,thecameracouldbethethingthatprovesthattheydidn’tstealthe$20,orknockthevaseoffthetable.1、Thevisitorsareconcernedthatthesecuritycameramay.A．threatentheirhealth B．spoiltheirpeaceofmindC．disturbtheirprivacy D．affecttheirpreference2、Whatisahost’sresponsibilityconcerningthesecuritycamera?A．Indicatingitsposition. B．MakingtheirguestsfeelateaseC．Turningitoilintime. D．Havingacasualtalkwithguests.3、Howcanthehomesecuritycamerabenefitcontractorsworkinginyourhome?A．Itcanpreventtheaccidentshappening. B．Itcanprovetheirinnocence.C．Itcanrecordtheirworkingprogress. D．Itcanmaketheirworkmoreenjoyable.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesecuritycamera?A．Negative. B．Pessimistic. C．Favorable. D．Objective25．（10分）Themorningafteraneveningstruggletocareformythree-year-olddaughter,Icouldn’twaittogethertoschool.I,asamother,wastiredfromtheangerandherinabilitytocommunicatebecauseofherslowedlanguagedevelopment.AsIaccompaniedherintothecar,Ifeltdesperate.Nothingwasrightwithourworld.She’dbeenbornaroundthesametimewhenthenationwaswitnessingthebirthofanotherGreatRecession.Myjobandmyhousehadbeenvictims.Thenthishappened.Mychild’slanguagedelaywasidentified,butdoctorsstruggledtoproperlyhelpher,Ifeltlikewebothneededtoherescued.Ireturnedthatafternoonasdisenchantedwiththelittlegirl1lovedaswhen1left.Walkingslowlytowardtheschool’splaygroundgate,Ifoundherpreschoolteacherracingtogreetme.“Youshouldhaveseenhertoday!”Hisbreathywordsweresupportedbyexcitement.Ididn’tinterrupt.“Seethatclimber.”Hepointedtoawoodenpieceofplaygroundequipmentthatlookedlikearockwall.Inodded.“Well,everydaysinceshestartedschool,she’striedandfailedtomakeittothetop.”Hetookabreath.“Andtodayshedidit!”Heexpressedhisjoyjustashe’dwitnessedherconqueringMountEverest!“Shecheeredandcelebrated!IwishI’drecordedit!”Hiswordscomfortedme.Mydaughterhadconqueredhermountain.Assherantowardme,IrecognizedsomethingIhadn’tbefore.Isawherperseverance(毅力).Isawherstrength.IsawaHero.Everydaygreatnesscelebratesordinarypeoplewhodounusualthingsinbigandsmallways,showingcourage,kindness,loveandselflessness.Weencourageyoutoclickthesebriefaccountsandinviteyoutoshareyourownstory.1、Whydidtheauthorrushherdaughtertoschool?A．Shewasbusywithherworkasadoctor.B．Shehadafightwithherdaughterlastnight.C．Shebrokedownwhendealingwithherdaughter.D．ShehadtoselltheirhouseduetoGreatRecession.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“disenchanted”underlinedinparagraph3?A．Happy. B．Concerned.C．Careful. D．Disappointed.3、Whydidthelittlegirl’spreschoolteacherfeelexcited?A．ShesucceededinstandingonMountEverest.B．Shemanagedtoclimbupthewoodenequipment.C．Shegotthefirstplaceintheschoolsportsmeet.D．Shebegantocommunicatewithothersnormally.4、Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?A．Theradio. B．Amagazine.C．Anewspaper. D．TheInternet.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Anoldwomanwalkedaroundasshepushedhershoppingcartfullofmanythings.Shewas1Herhairwasuntidy.Herclothesweretorn.Andsomeofherteethweremissing.She2andaskedmeforchange.Insteadofgivingherchange,I3hertoeatoutandshe4Wewentacrossthestreettoanoutdoorcafésoshecould5hercartwhilewehadlunch.The6wassurprisedwhenthiswomanappearedanddidnotwanttoserveus,7sheforcedherself.Weateourlunch.Shewasvery8andthefooddisappearedalmostassoonasitarrived.Whenwewerereadyto9,Iwasfeelingverygoodaboutmyselfandthensheaskedfora10ItwasthenthatIhadto11myselfandallthehiddenbias(偏见)thatIhadtowardsthis12Shewasn’twrong,butmyreluctance(不愿)musthave13.Iheldherinmyarmscarelesslyand14Ifeltshame.Shethankedmeforlunchandthenleft.I15thereforamomentandrealizedthatIhad16togivethiswomantheonethingthatcost17—love.IranafterthewomanandcaughtupwithherandaskedherifIcouldgivehera18hugandsheagreed.IgavethewomanthebestoneI’veevergivenanyone.“That’sgettingitright,”shesaidandherbig19litmypathasweparted.The20Ilearnedwasthatifyou’regoingtogive,thengiveityourallandgetitrightthefirsttime.1、A．happy B．dirty C．nervous D．small2、A．ran B．arrived C．stopped D．hid3、A．invited B．pushed C．forced D．wished4、A．refused B．returned C．left D．agreed5、A．watchover B．getholdof C．reachfor D．catchupwith6、A．customer B．shopper C．waitress D．traveler7、A．and B．but C．or D．so8、A．thirsty B．sleepy C．tired D．hungry9、A．leave B．rest C．move D．apologize10、A．break B．gift C．hug D．partner11、A．believe B．face C．hurt D．introduce12、A．behavior B．nation C．person D．district13、A．gone B．shown C．resulted D．remained14、A．slowly B．again C．gradually D．soon15、A．stood B．cried C．lay D．drank16、A．decided B．hoped C．tried D．failed17、A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything18、A．real B．quiet C．brave D．safe19、A．teeth B．smile C．feet D．mouth20、A．fact B．information C．lesson D．expression第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Traditionally,robotshavebeenhard,madeofmetalandotherrigidmaterial.ButateamofscientistsatHarvardUniversityintheUShasmanagedtobuildan1．(entire)softrobot—the“Octobot”.2．(describe)insciencejournalNature,the“Octobot”couldpavethewayfor3．(effective)autonomousrobotsthatcouldbeusedinsearch,rescueandexplorationthanthetraditionalones.“TheOctobotisaminimalsystemwhichmayserve4．afoundationforanewgenerationofcompletelysoft,autonomousrobots,”thestudy’sauthorswrote.Researchers5．(work)onbuildingsoftrobotsfordecades.They’vetaken6．(inspire)fromnature,lookingtoanimalsfromjellyfishtocockroaches,whichareoftenmadeupofmoreflexiblematter.However,creatingacompletelysoftrobot7．(remain)achallenge.Evenifengineersbuildasilicone(硅酮)body,8．isstillagrandchallengetoconstructflexibleversionsofessentialparts,suchasasourceofpower.“9．softroboticsisstillinitsearlystage,itholdsagreatpromiseforseveralapplications,suchassearch-rescueoperationsandexplorations,”BarbaraMazzolaiofTechnology’CenterforMicro-BioRobotics,wroteinacomment.“Softrobotsmightalsoopenupnewapproachesto10．(improve)wellnessandqualityoflife.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Someinternationalstudentsvisitedourschoolinlastweek、Tohelpthembetterunderstandourtea-drinkingculture,Itakethemtothetearoominourschoolbutintroducedthehistoryoftea-makingandteaculturetothem、Alltheinternationalstudentswasquiteinterestedinmyintroduction、ThenIshowedthemwhattomaketea、Isatatatable,slowlyexplaineverystepoftheprocesswhilemakingtea、Allofthemweresoamazingthattheycouldn’twaithaveatrythemselves、Soontheatmosphereinthetearoombecamelivelyandwehadalotoffunspractisingmakingtea、Intheend,wetookagroupphototomemorizethisforgettablemoment、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，今天下午在回家的公交车上，你不慎将从留学生Steve那里借来的一本英语小说弄丢了。请你给你写一封电子邮件表示歉意并提出弥补措施。注意：1.词数80左右；2.首尾句已经给出，不计入总词数。DearSteve,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、B5、B6、A7、C8、C9、C10、B11、C12、D13、D14、B15、C16、B17、A18、C19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、A3、C4、D22、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.It