2023学年浙江省温州市普通高中高三压轴卷英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why2．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed3．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed4．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.5．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed6．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday7．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink8．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once9．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded10．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through11．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown12．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose13．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went14．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it15．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general16．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter17．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating18．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes19．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where20．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen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）FourappsforstudentstolearnEnglishQuizletQuizletisalearningapp—acomputerprogramyouuseonyourmobiledevice.ItcanhelpusersbuildandtesttheirknowledgeofEnglishwordsandterms.Quizlethaswordsetsformillionsofsubjects.And,itisquicklybecomingausefulmobiletoolforlanguagelearners.SocrativeInSocrative,teacherscancreatetimedlearninggames.Inclass,studentscompeteindividuallyoraspartofateamagainstclassmates.OnegamestudentsloveiscalledspaceRace.Inthisgame,ifateamanswersaquestioncorrectly,theirrocketmovesforward.Thisteamwhoserocketgetstotheendfirstwins.Also,teacherscanuseSocrativeasan“exitticket,”aquestiontheycanaskstudentsaboutwhattheylearnedinthatday’sclass.Studentswritetheiranswersontheirmobiledevices.Then,theteachercanshowtheanswersonasharedvideoscreen.QRCodesAQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmartphonecanreadwithitscamera.WhenyourphonecamerareadsaQRcode,ittakesyoutoawebsite,image,videooranythingyouwanttoshare.Forexample,onewilltakeyoutotheVOALearningEnglishwebsite.EvernoteEvernoteletsusersstoreandsharenotes,imagesandrecordingsinoneplace.TeacherscanalsouseEvernotetogivehomework.1、Whichisthebestforstudentstobuildupvocabulary?A．Quizlet.B．QRCodes.C．Evernote.D．Socrative.2、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakeanadvertisement.B．Toencourageusingmobilephones.C．ToimproveEnglishlearning.D．Tointroducesomelearningapps.22．（8分）DevonGallagher,acollegegraduatefromPhiladelphia,wantstheworldtoknowexactlywhereshe’sbeenduringherworldwidevacationinaspecialway.Thetraveler,whowasbornwithabonedisease,hadherrightlegamputated(截肢)attheageoffour.AlthoughtheamputationcausedsetbacksforGallagherearlyon,shenowseesitasnothingshortofinspirationforlivingherbestlife.Tospreadthatmessage.Gallagherhastakentosocialmedia,whereshesharesphotosofhertravelsacrosstheglobe,butinsteadofsimplyusingageo-tag,shewritesherlocationacrossherartificiallegbeforetakingapicture.NowshehasbeentakingpicturesacrosstheContinent,whichshowhercyclingoverthecanalinAmsterdamrelaxingonawalloverlookingthecityofBarcelona,posingwithawaffleinBrussels,takinginthespectacularParthenontempleinAthensandenjoyingarivercruiseinBudapest,allwiththewell-knownlocationswrittenonherartificialleg.“IgetanewlegeverytwoyearsandIcanchoosethedesignonit.OnedayIhadasuddenthoughttogetachalk-board,”Gallaghersaid.“Mymumandgrand-motherweren,’ttookeenontheidea,butmyfriendsthoughtitwasgreatandtoldmetogoforit,soIdid.”Gallaghersaidpeopleoftenstarewhenshe’swritingonherleg,butonceshesharesthephotos,shereceivesonlypositivefeedback,“Myleghasn’tstoppedmefromdoinganythingI’vewantedtodo,”shesaid.“Idon’tknowifit’smydeterminationtoprovetomyselfthatIcandoit,butregardless,I’vebeenabletokeepupwithmypeersandleadaprettygreatlife.”Gallaghershowsusthatyoushouldneverletanythingstandinthewayofyourdreams.Andiflifegivesyouanartificialleg,makeart.1、WhatmessagedidGallapherwanttospreadinherspecialway?A．Sheenjoyshertravellingacrosstheglobe.B．Shesufferslittlefromherlegsamputation.C．shelooksonhermisfortuneasanotherformofblessing.D．Shehasexactlyfalleninlovewithpostingphotosonline.2、Whatdoestheword“which”underlinedinparagraph4referto?A．thecontinent B．thepictures C．theleg D．thelocation3、Gallaphercanbestbedescribedas________.A．helpfulandambitious B．friendlyandgenerousC．determinedandcreative D．independentandsensible4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NeverTooLatetoshare B．ASpecialArtificialLegC．AnOutstandingPhotographer D．Gallagher’sSummerHolidays23．（8分）In1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.1、AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere________.A．morestableB．moresociableC．moreintelligentD．morehardworking2、Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto?A．Thedata.B．Theanalyses.C．Thepreviousstudies.D．Thestatisticalmethods.3、WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A．Itinvolvedawideragerange.B．Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C．Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D．Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.4、WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A．ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B．TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.C．TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D．ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.24．（8分）TheWorld’sGreatestBookstoresCafebreriaElPéndulo,MexicoCity,MexicoPartcafe,partcoffeehouse,partbarandpartbookstore,CafebreriaElPénduloislocatedinMexicoCity.Bookslinetheshelvesfromtheceilingtothefloor,andliveplantsaddlotsofgreen.Thestoreisnamedforahugependulum(钟摆)hangingfromitsceiling.Stanfords,LondonandBristol,EnglandEstablishedin1853,Stanfordsboaststhatitofferstheworld'slargestselectionoftravelbooksandmaps.Italsosellstravelaccessories.LookfortheenormousNationalGeographicMapoftheWorldintheflagshipstoreinLondon;itwascreatedin2003tocelebratethestore’s150thbirthday.Rizzoli,NewYorkCity,NewYorkForalmostahalfcentury,RizzolihasbeenconsideredasoneofthebestindependentbookstoresintheUS.Itspecializesinillustrated(有插图的)booksaboutthewaypeopleworksandlives,suchasfashion,photography,decorationdesign,cookingandarchitecture.Takeamasterclassinflowerdesign,attendalectureandbooksigning,ordropinforacookingshoworbookalaunchparty.ElAteneoGrandSplendid,BuenosAires,ArgentinaOftendescribedasoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulbookstores,ElAteneoishousedinanhistorictheatermuchasitwaswhenthetheateropenedin1919.Aftercustomersbrowsetheshelves,theycandrinkcoffeeandlistentomusicfromastagehiddeninredcurtainswheretangodancersonceperformed.Whilemostofthestore’sbooksareinSpanish,theyareavailableinarangeofsubjects.1、WhatisCafebreriaElPendulonotedfor?A．Thelargershelves. B．Itsuniquesymbol.C．Thetastycoffee. D．Itsinterestinglocation.2、Whichbookstoreisthebestchoicefortravellerstobuyatouristhandbook?A．Rizzoli. B．Stanfords.C．ElAteneoGrandSplendid. D．CafebreriaElPendulo.3、WhatsubjectarebooksinRizzoliabout?A．History. B．Cartoon. C．Lifestyle. D．Literature.25．（10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．ananimalthatistoolazyB．ananimalthatlikeshidinggamesC．ananimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD．ananimalthatishunted4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A．explorethereasonsbehindcats’strangebehaviorB．describecats’pastwildexperiencetoreadersC．tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD．comparecats’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild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）MydaughterJulieandIwentshoppingthismorning.Alittlepartofmethoughtaboutgoingtoanothercheckoutline.Thisonehadtheshortestqueue,therewasonlyoneguyinit,buthewasina1andthereseemedtobesomecomplicationsgoingon.Well,Istampedonthatlittlepart,andwesteppedin2him.Atfirst,heseemedtobehaving3gettinghisgroceriesontotheconveyorbelt(输送带).Butafterawhile,I4thatwhathewasactuallydoingwasdividingthemintotwolots.Still,gettingthestuffuptherewasno5taskinitself.I6tohelp,butheandthecheckoutladyhaditunder7HeaskedJulieifshewould8puttinghisemptybasketaway.Thenhe9forhiswalletwhichwasinapouch(小袋子)ononesideofhischair.Thewayhewaspositionedandthefactheonlyhadoneusable10madethisquiteastretchforhim,soIhelpedthere.Whatmustitbelike,I11,tobesodependentonotherpeoplelikethat?Thecheckoutoperatorcamearoundandgavehimhis12andtheitemsheneededtohavetohand.Iofferedtoget13biggerbagandhesaid,“No.butyoucoulddomeafavor.TakethatlotalongtotheentranceandgiveittoAngela.”I14didthat,leavingJuliewithourshopping.Angela,itturnedout,wascollectingfoodforpeoplewhomightotherwisego15Ihadn’tevennoticedherbefore.Thisguy,despitethelimitationthathis16conditionimposed(强加于)onhim,hadboughtmorethantwiceasmuchshoppingasheneeded.Hemayhavebeen17physically,buthisheartwasmorethancapableof18allthat.Anditchangedmyideaof19whenIrealizedthatthehelphehadgivenwas20thehelphehadreceived.1、A．taxi B．wheelchair C．grocery D．bench2、A．before B．behind C．near D．beyond3、A．difficulty B．potential C．doubt D．ability4、A．regretted B．recognized C．requested D．realized5、A．special B．obvious C．easy D．necessary6、A．struggled B．offered C．forced D．preferred7、A．control B．consideration C．repair D．attack8、A．mind B．finish C．enjoy D．escape9、A．hoped B．chose C．reached D．begged10、A．leg B．knee C．foot D．arm11、A．warned B．wondered C．feared D．insisted12、A．change B．bill C．note D．coin13、A．more B．another C．other D．theother14、A．desperately B．faithfully C．sadly D．Gratefully15、A．thirsty B．tired C．hungry D．crazy16、A．mental B．natural C．official D．physical17、A．admired B．limited C．forgotten D．accepted18、A．overcoming B．keeping C．passing D．destroying19、A．pride B．patience C．dependence D．bravery20、A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan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）语法填空Anewreportshowsthatelectronicbanking,Internetmarketingandotheronlineactivitiesarenolongerjustforpeopleinrichcountries.Thereport1．(come)fromtheInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU),2．isanorganizationoftheUnitedNations.TheITUsaidthatall47oftheworld’sleastdevelopedcountriesaremakingprogressinincreasingInternetaccess3．theircitizens.Andmorethan60percentofthepeoplethereareabletousea3Gnetwork.Theterm3Gmeansthe4．(three)generationofwirelessmobiletelecommunicationstechnology.Thereportsaidthatbytheendof2017,about700millionpeopleintheleastdevelopedcountries5．(sign)upforaplanwithamobilephoneserviceprovider.Inthoseareas,80percentofthepopulationliveswithintherange(范围)ofamobilecellularnetwork.Giventhisprogress,theITUpraisedthegrowthofdigitaltechnology.Itsaidtheworld’sleastdevelopedcountriesareontheirwayto6．(meet)theUN’sSustainableDevelopmentGoalsonuniversal(全体的)andaffordableInternetaccessby2020.TheITUsaiduniversalandlow-costInternetaccesscanhelp7．poorestcountriesmoveforwardinfieldslike8．(educate),healthandtrade.Whilethefindingssound9．(hope),thereportregardedthelackofdigitalskillsasabarrier(障碍)toinformationcommunicationtechnologyandInternetuseinpoorareas.TheITUcalledonpolicymakers,industryleadersandeducatorstoworktogether10．(increase)digitalskillsacrosstheleastdevelopedcountries.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定以下是某同学的一篇习作，请你帮助修改。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。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。OurclasshadanexcitingbasketballmatchwithourneighborClassfour、Ihadthoughtthatourteamwasconsistedofstrongandableplayers,meincluding,whileoppositeteamwasnomatchforus、Andwhenthematchstarted,Iwasamazedtofindthateachmemberoftheotherteamwasfightinghardly,regardlessuponthefactthattheywerefarleastcapablethanus、Therefore,itcameasnosurprisedthatwebecamethewinnerinthematch,buttheloserwonourrespectfortheirfightinthematch、Theresultofwhichhastaughtme,howevertheoutcomeis,whatcountsisthatwehavetriedourbest、Onlyinthiswaycanwemakeanimprovementinlife、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jerry想了解中国人起名字的习惯(practice),并请你帮他起一个中文名字。请你根据以下提示给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.介绍中国人起名字的习惯；2.名字常表达的意义（至少两点）；3.给Jerry起一个中文名字并说明起此名字的理由。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。DearJerry,IamgladtotellyousomethingabouttheChinesenamingpractice.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、C4、B5、C6、C7、B8、C9、D10、B11、B12、B13、B14、C15、B16、A17、D18、B19、C20、D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、A2、D22、1、C2、B3、C4、B23、1、D2、D3、B4、B24、1、B2、B3、C25、THISisanadaptedexcerpt(摘录)fromEmanMohammed’sspeechatTED(Technology,EntertainmentandDesign),anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip(加沙地带).WhenIwas19,IstartedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasawomanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult(侮辱)tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademefeelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman’sjob.PhotoagenciesinGazarefusedtotrainme.ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingIcouldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren’ttheretodocumenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored(装甲的)Jeepanddroveaway,wavingandlaughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen’slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagueswereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterandaccomplishments.InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid(袭击)destroyedthecompoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasinheaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedtobuildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation(军事行动)inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.Nothingwasleftbutthepigeonsheraisedandabathtub.Mohammedputthebathtubonthetopoftherubble(瓦砾)andstartedgivinghiskidsabobblebatheverymorning.Myworkisnotmeanttohidethescarsofwar,buttoshowthefullunseen