2023学年云南省云大附中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth2．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.3．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating4．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what5．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account6．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare7．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource8．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught9．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless10．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing11．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy12．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired13．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring14．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where15．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom16．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express17．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif18．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame19．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized20．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that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）Canyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbecomeascommonplaceasthemicrowave.Scientistssaythattheyareeasytouse:yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood"inks"intotheprinter.Youcanalsochangetheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Theysaythatifpeopleused3Dprinterstocreatemealstherewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealoteasier.Forexample,alternativeingredients(原料)suchasproteinsfrominsectscouldbechangedintotastyproducts.Andasisknown,thosetraditionalactivitiesarenotbeneficialtooursurroundings.Thistechnologycouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphagia(aswallowingdisorder).Thepatientscouldprogramtheprinterandsofterversionswouldbemadesothattheywouldnothavetroubleswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthatusing3D-printedfoodswouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthoseforgrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw"foodink".Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletogetthenutrientsweneedfromfood-basedinks?What'smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepastimeofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.1、Whatdoscientiststhinkof3Dfoodprinting?A．Itischeaptouseit.B．Itisenvironment-friendly.C．Itisadvancingquickly.D．Itneedsimproving.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?A．Theprintedfoods.B．Theirfavoritefoods.C．Themorenutritiousfoods.D．Themoretastyfoods.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheprintedfoodsfromParagraph4?A．Theirraw"foodinks"aremorenutritional.B．Peoplewouldgetmorejobsproducedbythem.C．Peopleneedmoreevidenceabouttheirnutrition.D．Theywouldbeboughtintraditionalrestaurants.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Thegrowthof3DfoodprintingB．Thefutureof3DfoodprintingC．The3DfoodprintingbusinessD．Thetwosidesof3Dfoodprinting22．（8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’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild23．（8分）Mostpeopleknowthatlisteningtomusicwhentheyarefeelingdownordepressedcanencouragetheirspirits.Howeverstudieshavealsoshownthatmusic,especiallycertaintonescanreducestress.Musiccanchangebrainwavepatterns,deepenbreathing,andbringonatotallystress-freeandmoreopenmindset（心态）.Usingmusictorelaxwhenconsideringaparticularproblemmaynotonlyraiseyourmood,butalsocouldhelpyoureachthat"a-ha"momentandfindasolution.Musichasalsobeenshownnotonlytomakeyoufeelgood,butalso,tobeagreatmotivator.Forexample,duringexercise,listeningtomusiccankeepyougoing,orgetyoutoexercisemorebyhelpingyoutoignorenegativefeelingsoftirednessandfocusonthepleasurablefeelingsyougetfrombeingabsorbedinthemusic.Musicismainlyusedtorecordemotion.Whenwelistentoapieceofmusicwesharetheartist'sfeelingsonavisceral（本来的）level.Thatcanbesad,andwhoamongushasn'tputonapainfullovesongtoshareinthemiseryafterabadbreak-up?Onthecontrary,wecanshareinthedelightofsongsofjoyandhappiness,oranysongorpieceofmusicthatremindsusofaparticularhappytimeinourpast.Sonexttimeyouarefeelingdown,putonBeethoven'sOdetoJoy,Ibetyouwillfeelalotbetteraboutwhateveritwasthatwasbotheringyou!1、Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthatmusiccan.A．benefityouinmanywaysB．promoteyoutofindmorequestionsC．changethepatternsofyourlifestyleD．influenceyourattentiontoaproblem2、Theauthorwrotethesecondparagraphmainlyto.A．tellusastoryB．makesomecommentsC．giveusanexampleD．listsomefacts3、Whenweenjoyapieceofsadmusic,.A．we'llsharetheartist'sfeelingsdeeplyB．wemayrecallourmiserablepastC．wemayberemindedofparticularjoyD．we'llshowmercyontheartist'slife4、What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A．WhatmusicmeanstoamusicloverB．WhypeoplelovehappymusicC．WhatkindofmusicispopularD．Howmusicchangesyourlife24．（8分）WhilevisitingtheNorthpoleinwintermaynotbeatthetopofyourbucketlist，theever-changingICEHOTEL，whichopeneditsdoorstovisitorsonDecember14thisyear，maychangeyourmind.200kmnorthoftheArcticCircleintheSwedishvillageofJukkasjārvi，thehotel，whichiscarvedentirelyfromice，isrebuiltannually.The35rooms，builttoaccommodatevisitorsonallkindsofbudgets，varyfromexpensivesuitestobasicroomsthatarefurnishedwithjustanicybedandareindeerskin.Amongthehighlightsthisyearisthe“SpruceWoods”suite.SculptedbyChristopherPascoeandJennieO’KeefeofCanada，itdescribesacampingscenecompletewithaclassicmicrobus，aforest，andevenanartificialcampfire.Thereisalsotheartfully-carved“LivingOcean”suitetoremindvisitorsoftheimportanceofsavingouroceans.Theroomisfullofcarvedsealifethatincludescoralandashark“swimming”rightovertheicebed.“Thesuiteisinspiredbyglobalwarmingandtheoverfishingthataffectsouroceans.”saysartistJonathanPaulGreen.“IalsothinktheideaofusingfrozenwaterfromariverinnorthernSwedentocreateanoceanwithshells，fish，andcoralsisexciting.”Thenearby“Haven”suiteisa“magicalgateofice”guardedbytwolargeanimals.“Weareinspiredbythemeetingbetweenpeopleandwanttocreateanexperiencethatinvitescuriosityandcreativity，”saysartistJonasJohansson.“Itfeelslikeadreamtogettoworkwithicethatallowsourloveforlight，shine，andreflectiontowanderfreelyfromthoughttocreation.”Regardlessofwhethervisitorsselectthecarvedsuitesorthebasicicerooms，thetemperatureisalwayssettoabone-chilling－5℃!Thatiswhyguestsareadvisedtosnuggle(蜷缩)upinsidesleepingbagsandwearglovesandwinterhatsallnight.Notsurprisingly，mostendupspendingjustasinglenightatthisuniquehotelbeforemovingontotheconventionalandwarmerhotelsnearby.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bucketlist”meaninthetext?A．Ashoppinglistofbuckets. B．Alistoftravellingdestinations.C．Alistofexpensivehotels. D．Alistofexcitingideas.2、Whatcanweknowabouttheicehotel?A．Itisrebuilteveryyear. B．Itsroomsareexpensive.C．Itorganizescampingactivities. D．Itliesinacoastalcity.3、Wheredoestheinspirationof“LivingOcean”suitecomefrom?A．Artandliterature.B．Oceanlifeandvoyage.C．Climatechangesandhumaninfluence.D．Themeetingofpeople.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAdventuretotheNorthPoleB．AnExperienceClosetoNatureC．ATasteofCold:ANightinaVillageD．AWinterDestination:Sweden’sIceHotel25．（10分）Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.It’sverylikelythatyou’llwanttohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization’sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.Let’sbeginwiththequestionofwhypeoplevolunteer.Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.Toselectvolunteers,youmayneedtounderstandthemotivationsofthepeopleyouwishtoattract.Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople’swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor(e.g.“Ivolunteerbecauseit’simportanttome”)toanexternalfactor(e.g.“IvolunteerbecauseI’mrequiredtodoso”).Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudiesinwhichtheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswastheamountofsufferingtheyexperiencedintheirvolunteerpositions.Althoughthisresultmaynotsurpriseyou,itleadstoimportantpracticaladvice.Theresearchersnotethatattentionshouldbegivento“trainingmethodsthatwouldpreparevolunteersfortroublesomesituationsorprovidethemwithstrategiesforcopingwiththeproblemtheydoexperience”.Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegreetowhichpeopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.Itwasassumedthatthosepeopleforwhomtheroleofvolunteerwasmostpartoftheirpersonalidentitywouldalsobemostlikelytocontinuevolunteerwork.Participantsindicatedthedegreetowhichthesocialrolematteredbyrespondingtostatementssuchas“VolunteeringinHospitalisanimportantpartofwhoIam.”Consistentwiththeresearchers’expectations,theyfoundapositivecorrelation(正相关)betweenthestrengthofroleidentityandthelengthoftimepeoplecontinuedtovolunteer.Theseresults,onceagain,leadtoconcreteadvice:“Onceanindividualbeginsvolunteering,continuedeffortsmightfocusondevelopingavolunteerroleidentity....ItemslikeT-shirtsthatallowvolunteerstoberecognizedpubliclyfortheircontributionscanhelpstrengthenroleidentity”.1、Peoplevolunteermainlyoutof__________.A．academicrequirements B．socialexpectationsC．financialrewards D．internalneeds2、WhatcanwelearnfromtheFloridastudy?A．Follow-upstudiesshouldlastforoneyear. B．Volunteersshouldgetmentallyprepared.C．Strategytrainingisamustinresearch. D．Volunteersareprovidedwithconcreteadvice.3、Whatismostlikelytomotivatevolunteerstocontinuetheirwork?A．Individualdifferencesinroleidentity. B．PubliclyidentifiablevolunteerT-shirts.C．Roleidentityasavolunteer. D．Practicaladvicefromresearchers.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtoGetPeopletoVolunteer B．HowtoStudyVolunteerBehaviorsC．HowtoKeepVolunteers’Interest D．HowtoOrganizeVolunteerActivities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）IplayedaracquetballgameagainstmycousinEdlastweek.Itwasoneofthemost1andtiringgamesI’veeverhad.WhenEdfirstphonedand2weplay,Ilaughedquietly,figuringonan3victory.Afterall,Ed’sideaof4hasalwaysbeennothingmore5thanliftingaforktohismouth.6Icanremember,Ed’sbeentheleastphysicallyfitmemberinthefamily,and7proudofhimself.HisbigstomachhasalwaysballoonedoutbetweenhisT-shirtandtrousers.Althoughthefamilyoften8aboutthat,Edrefusedtobuya9T-shirtortoloseweight.SowhenEd10forourgamenotonlywiththebottomofhisshirtgatheredinsidehistrousersbutalsowithastomachyoucouldhardly11,IwassosurprisedthatIwas12.Mycousinmusthavemadeanefforttogethimselfintoshape.13,atthepointinourgamewhenI'dhavepredicted（预计）thescoretobeabout9to1inmyfavor,itwas147to9—andEdwas15.Thesuddenrealizationwaspainful.We16toplayliketwomadmen.Whenthescorewas16up,Iwashavingserious17aboutstayingaliveuntil21yearsold,letalone(更不用说)18thatmanypoints.Whenthegamefinallyended,bothofuswerelyingflatonourbacks,tootiredto19.Inaway,Ithinkwebothwon:Ithegame,butcousinEdmy20.1、A．encouraging B．hopeless C．surprising D．regular2、A．declared B．mentioned C．persuaded D．suggested3、A．unforgettable B．unexpected C．easy D．early4、A．exercise B．preparation C．joy D．fitness5、A．time-saving B．comfortable C．suitable D．effort-making6、A．Assoonas B．Aslongas C．When D．Since7、A．strangely B．personally C．reasonably D．eagerly8、A．cared B．forgot C．quarreled D．joked9、A．clean B．larger C．straight D．darker10、A．setout B．gotready C．arrived D．returned11、A．notice B．admire C．believe D．measure12、A．nervous B．curious C．careless D．speechless13、A．Afterall B．Asaresult C．Aboveall D．Atlast14、A．mistakenly B．then C．instead D．naturally15、A．leading B．coming C．waiting D．counting16、A．pretended B．stopped C．continued D．decided17、A．thoughts B．doubts C．situations D．problems18、A．scoring B．completing C．receiving D．keeping19、A．play B．start C．sleep D．move20、A．friendship B．respect C．support D．favor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）Petsaren’tjusthairytoysforyourchildren.Recentlyit1．(prove)thatanimalsplayagreatroleinthechild’sidentitydevelopment.Theygetonwellwithchildrenandlovethemsincerely,becausetheyaren’tsoimpatient2．manyadultscanbe.Itseemstomethatthere3．(be)somekindoflinkbetweenpetsandkids.Petscanhelpparentstrain4．(responsible),self-confidenceandcarefulnessinchildren.Petsoftenactas5．caringfamilymember.Thosechildren6．familyhasnobrothersorsisterssometimesfeellonely,especiallywhenparentsareatworkorbusywiththeirhousework.Childrenhaveachance7．(talk)tothepetorsharetheirfeelings,whichgives8．(they)abigrelieffromstressandworries.Thechildrenattachgreatimportance9．beingtogetherwithpets.Letyourchildgrowupwithaniceand10．(devote)pet.Itdoesn’tmatter,whetherit’sadog,catorfish.Everythingdependsonthetypeofthechild’scharacter.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。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:在错的词下划一横线,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。Iliveinadistantvillageinthemountains,whichpeoplelikeraisingdogs、Ihaveanadultdogandhewasnotverybiginsize、Lastweek,therelativesenttwolittledogstome、Theywereunabletowalkwell,evenfalltothegroundnowandthen、Theymovedliketwofurballs,funnyandlovely、However,Ifearedthatiftheadultdogmightdislikethemandevenattackthem、SoIkeptthetwolittleoneinabox、Oneday,Iwasastonishingtoseetheadultdoglyinginthebox、Underthemcomfortablylaythetwolittledogs!Nowthethreedogsgetalongwelloneanotherandlivehappytogether、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：1.介绍你的基本信息；2.说明你的优势；3.表示你希望被录用。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearSirorMadam，___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerely，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、C4、A5、C6、C7、A8、B9、A10、A11、B12、C13、B14、A15、C16、B17、C18、B19、B20、C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、B2、A3、C4、D22、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.B