江苏省盐城市滨海县2024届高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

江苏省盐城市滨海县2024届高考临考冲刺英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that2．Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't3．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou4．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon5．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because6．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep7．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford8．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft9．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned10．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative11．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend12．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld13．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised14．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing15．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read16．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit17．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere18．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should19．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion20．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed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）Areyouinterestedinmoviemusicals?Herearesomebestmoviemusicalsyouneedtowatch.Singin'intheRain(1952)DebbieReynolds(theheroine)isultra-charminginthistime-honoredclassicmusicalaboutthecomingofthetalkingpicturesinmoviehistory.SheplaysawinningshowgirlwithagoldensingingvoicedesignedforHollywoodstars.YoucanalsoseehowGeneKelly(thehero)madeahitinthetimeless"Singin'intheRain".TheSoundofMusic(1965)Ithitthebigscreenin1965andbecameanearlyblockbuster.It'soneofthosemoviesthateverybodywatchesagainandagain.Whetheryou'resingingalongto"Do-Re-Mi"or"MyFavoriteThings",you'llstillthinkofthecuteVonTrappchildrenandthebeautifulAustriansetting.ChristopherPlummer(thehero)iswonderfulastheseriouscaptainmeltsintogentlenesswhensinging"Edelweiss".AndJulieAndrews(theheroine)showsheraddictivevoiceinsuchsongsas"IHaveConfidence".Chicago(2002)ReneeZellwegerandCatherineZeta-Jonessinganddanceascriminalsinthismusicalaboutfame,envy,andmurderouslove.Famoussongsinclude"CellBlockTango",wherefemalecriminalssingabouthowtheyendedupinjail.ItwonBestPicture,BestActressinasupportingrole,BestArtDirection-SetDecoration,BestCostumeDesign,BestFilmEditing,andBestSoundinOscar2003.LaLaLand(2016)StrugglingactressMia(EmmaStone)andambitiousjazzpianistSebastian(RyanGosling)beginaromanceastheybothfollowtheirheartinthepathoftheirdreamsinLosAngeles.ItwonBestPerformancebyanActressinaleadingrole,BestachievementinDirecting,BestAchievementinCinematography,BestachievementinMusicWrittenforMotionPictures,BestachievementinMusicWrittenforMotionPictures,andBestAchievementinProductionDesigninOscar2017.1、Whichmoviemusicalmarksachangeinthemoviehistory?A．ChicagoB．LaLaLandC．Singin'intheRainD．TheSoundofMusic2、Inwhichsongwillyoufeelgentlenessfromaseriousman?A．"Do-Re-Mi"B．"Edelweiss"C．"Singin'intheRain"D．"CellBlockTango"3、WhatdoChicagoandLaLaLandhaveincommon?A．TheybothwonBestPictureB．TheybothtalkaboutcrimesC．Theybothtalkaboutdream.D．Theybothwon6OscarAwards4、IfyouareinterestedinJazzmusic,whoserolewillbeyourfavorite?A．RyanGosling'sB．ReneeZellweger'sC．CatherineZeta-Jones'D．ChristopherPlummer's22．（8分）Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyousometimestakeanalmostimmediatelikingtoapersonyouhavejustmet?Weoftengetthefirstimpressionofapersonbasedonthecolorofaperson’sskinorthemannerinwhichheorshedressed.Meaningisconveyednotonlybywordsorverballanguagesbutalsobynonverbalcommunicationsystems,suchasbodybehaviors.Nonverbalcommunicationisimportantbecauseweusetheactionsofotherstolearnabouttheiraffectiveemotionalstates.Ouremotionsarereflectedinourposture,face,andeyes—beitfear,joy,anger,orsadness—sowecanexpressthemwithouteversayingaword.Forthisreason,mostofusrelyheavilyonwhatwelearnthroughoureyes.Nonverbalcommunicationissignificantinhumaninteractionbecauseitisusuallyresponsibleforthefirstimpressions.Moreimportantly,thosefirstmessagesusuallyinfluencetheperception(感知)ofeverythingelsethatfollows.Evenhowweselectfriendsandsexualpartnersisgroundedinfirstimpressionswithnonverbalcommunication.Nonverbalcommunicationisimportantbecauseitisculture-related.Itisbasedondifferentbeliefs,religions,valuesandcustomsindifferentcultures.When,where,how,andtowhompeopledisplayhisorherspecificnonverbalbehaviorsisgreatlyaffectedbycultureandcontext.Culturedetermineswhattheappropriatenonverbalbehavioris.Forexample,feelingsoffriendshipexisteverywherebuttheirexpressionvaries.Itmaybeappropriateinsomecountriesformentoembraceeachotherandforwomentoholdhands;inothercountriesthesedisplaysofaffectionmaybeshocking.Eachculturehasitsownspecificinterpretationonnonverbalcommunication.Whatisacceptableinoneculturemaybecompletelyunacceptableinanother.Oneculturemaydeterminethatsnappingfingerstocallawaiterisacceptable;anothermayconsiderthisgesturerude.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．NonverbalcommunicationandfirstimpressionB．Nonverbalcommunicationisculture-relatedC．NonverbalandverbalcommunicationD．Theimportanceofnonverbalcommunication2、Wecanknowaperson’sfeelingthroughoureyesbecause________.A．wecanseeaperson’sfeelingonhisface.B．aperson’semotionscanbereflectedthrougheyes.C．aperson’sfeelingcanbereflectedthroughhisbodylanguagesD．wecanseeaperson’sfeelingthroughhisposture3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotTrue?A．Meaningcanbeconveyedbothbywordsandbodylanguage.B．Wecanusenonverbalcommunicationtolearnaboutaperson’semotionalstates.C．Weoftengetthefirstimpressionbywhatapersonsays.D．Thefirstimpressioncanaffectwhatwewilldointhefollowing.4、Howmanyreasonsarementionedinthetexttoshownonverbalcommunicationisimportant?A．2 B．3C．4 D．55、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．wecanusedifferentwaystoexpressfriendshipB．eachculturehasitsownspecificinterpretationonnonverbalcommunicationC．snappingfingerstocallawaiterisacceptableD．learningacountry’scultureisveryimportant.23．（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.24．（8分）Millionsofgirlsgrowupwiththehopeofbecomingafamoussinger.Someevenwinlocaltalentcompetitionsaschildren,butonlyafewsuchearlysuccessesanddreamsturnintoreality.JessicaAndrewsisoneofthefewwhosedreamshavecometrue.Andrews'firsttasteofsuccesscameattheageof10.ShewonatalentcompetitioninherhometownofHuntingdon,Tennessee,singingIWillAlwaysLoveYou,originallysungbyWhitneyHouston.Houston'sversionofthesongappearedonTheBodyguardsoundtrack,whichhappenedtobethefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.Withintwoyears,talkofAndrewshadspreadtoNashvilleandcaughttheattentionofproducerByronGallimore,whosecreditsincludeworkwithTimMcGraw,FaithHill,andJoDeeMessina.WithGallimoresignedontoproduce,Andrewssoonhadarecordingcontract(合同)withDreamWorksRecords.Andrews'professionalcareerwaslaunchedwith1999'sHeartShapedWorld,recordedwhenshewas14yearsold.ThealbumincludedthecountryhitIWillBeThereForYou,whichalsoappearedonThePrinceofEgypt.ShefollowedupthereleaseofthealbumbytouringasasupportactforsuchcountrysuperstarsasFaithHillandTrishaYearwood.Withthereleaseof2001'sWhoIAm,Andrewsbecameastarinherownright.Thealbumwascertified(证明)goldforsalesof500,000copies.AndrewsreturnedinApril2003withNow,analbumthatshepromisedwouldshowanewsideoftheyoungartist."Thisalbumhasaverydifferentfeelingforme,"shesaid."It'salotmorepersonalandthere'saconfidencethatwasn'tquitethereonthefirsttwo.Ifeelespeciallyconnectedtothisgroupofsongs."1、What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"launched"inthefourthparagraph?A．Aimed B．SentC．Started D．Set2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A．TheBodyguardwasthefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.B．AfterAndrewssangWhoIAm,shebecameastarinherownright.C．IWillAlwaysLoveYouwasoriginallysungbyWhitneyHouston.D．Now,expressesanewfeelingofAndrews.3、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeAndrews'album?A．Now B．HeartShapedWorldC．ThePrinceofEgypt D．WhoIAm4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．JessieaAndrews'Life B．JessicaAndrews'DreamC．JessicaAndrews'Songs D．JessicaAndrews'SuccessasaSinger25．（10分）ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Teayson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherbeadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Ilesaidtome.“Mumsit’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharitygrouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldboytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,”hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupsuchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”Bynowparamedics(救援人员)hadarrived,andwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim.“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson,HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.1、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．OnecanneverbetoocarefulB．Actionsspeaklouderwords,C．Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.D．Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B．Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhisfather’ssupport.C．Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.D．TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?A．AcharitygroupB．AstandsellingcookedsausagesandflowersC．AflowerD．Asweetidea4、Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans.A．astonishedB．struckC．frightenedD．excited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）Idon’ttalkwithpassengersonairplanes.Myflighttimeis1forturningthepagesofagoodbook.Thatchanged,2,onaflightfromTampatoNewarkwhenIsatnexttohertheladyinSeat26B．After3myseat,Iopenedmybook.Thenshe4me.“Andwhereareyoutravelingto?Homeoronvacation?”“Headinghome,”Iclosedmybook.“You?”“Oh,home,too,”shebegan,“Icomefroma(n)5family.Ninekids!I’mtheoldest6aliveeighty-nine!”Andthenshelaughed,joyfully.Iwouldn’thave7shewasnearlyninety,though.“Goodbook?”sheasked,pointingtomypaperback.“Yes.Doyouread?”“Oh,Idon’thave8toread,”shereplied.I’msixtyyearsyoungerthan26B,yetshe’stheonewho’stoobusytoread?Whatonearthcouldshebedoingwithher9?“Well,”shebegan,“IworkatCostco.Thereare10nicepeople.Therearealsothe11ones,butIenjoythem,too!”Shelaughedagain,andI12herabilitytonotletnegativeenergiesaffecther13.IwonderedhowIcould14that,too.“What’syoursecret,”Iasked,“tosoundingso15andhealthy?”“Myhusbanddiedtenyearsago,”shesaid,16.“Ithoughttomyself,I’mnotgoingtojust17!That’swhenIgotmyCostcojob.Ibelieveinbeingactive.”“Lifeissogood,”she18,“I’mjustexcitedeverydaytoliveit!”IwantedthatplaneridetoreroutetoCaliforniasoIwouldhavemoretimetolearnaboutherenergyforlife.Ibecamemore19witheachmileweflew.Itoldmyself,ifsomeonewhoiseighty-nineyearsoldcanchoosetoliveherlifewithsuch20andpassion,Ican,too.Ifyouhavethedrive!1、A．reserved B．adjusted C．squeezed D．limited2、A．thus B．instead C．though D．rather3、A．slippinginto B．searchingfor C．clearingup D．settlinginto4、A．cameto B．bentto C．turnedto D．pointedto5、A．complex B．nuclear C．wealthy D．extended6、A．yet B．even C．still D．ever7、A．predicted B．admitted C．guessed D．doubted8、A．time B．patience C．abilities D．chances9、A．days B．talent C．books D．interest10、A．really B．actually C．seemingly D．probably11、A．learned B．weird C．ambitious D．innocent12、A．weighed B．admired C．realized D．identified13、A．aim B．fate C．taste D．mood14、A．obtain B．manage C．control D．imagine15、A．academic B．realistic C．positive D．creative16、A．sadly B．coldly C．seriously D．peacefully17、A．hangout B．sitaround C．stepback D．getaway18、A．responded B．continued C．recalled D．declared19、A．astonished B．satisfied C．delighted D．inspired20、A．desire B．wisdom C．courage D．confidence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AslongasIcanremember,I'vebeeninterestedinlearningaboutpeople,places,and1．(tradition)fromaroundtheworld.Itraveledwithmydadtoadoptmybrotherandsisteronlife­changingtriptoPeruwhenIwas15yearsold.2．(immediate)myworldexpanded：inMachuPicchuIfeltasifIhadwokenfromadream,3．mademerealizethepossibilitiesand4．(end)adventuresbeyondmyneighborhood.Incollege,Ispent5．unbelievableterminSpain,andlaterinEcuador.Thetraveldesireledtocountlesstripsabroad,fromteachingEnglishasasecondlanguagetoimmigrantsinLondon,6．travelingwithmystudentsinCostaRica.NowthatIhavemyownfamily,Ihope7．(raise)mychildrentobegloballyandculturallyaware.Ourfamilylookslikeamini­UnitedNations,withmyhusband8．(come)fromMexico,andourdaughtersandsonsfromChinaandEthiopia.9．ouroriginalintentionwassimplytoexpandourfamily,wehavebeenenrichedbyourmulticulturalbackgroundsandexperiences.Eachmemberofourfamily10．(enjoy)boththetripstohomecountriesaswellasthecelebrationsoftraditionshereathome.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(Ʌ)，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DearJoes,Iammorethandelightedtosincereinviteyoutobeajudgeforaspeechcontest、Ihopeyoucanagreetocome、Foryourreference,Iwillsharewithyouthedetailsasfollow、Firstofall,thiscontestfocusesonManandNature,thatisscheduledtostartat2p、m,andendsat4p、m、nextweekinClassroom301、Tenplayerswillattendthecontest,givetheirpreparedspeeches、Inmyopinion,notonlycanyouprovideuswithourprofessionaljudgment,butalsoyoucanenjoysceneryaroundourschool、Youwillsurelyhaveagoodtimeinthisbeautifulspringday、I'llbeverymuchgratefulifyoucanacceptmyinvitations、Iamlookingforwardtoyouarrival、YoursJenny第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文，词数不少于60。假如你是李华，你校学生会将在本周末为留学生举办联欢会。请你给Peter写一封邮件，内容包括：1.活动的时间和地点；2.活动的内容：唱中文歌；品尝北京小吃；学习包饺子；……3.邀请其参加。开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearPeter，____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C3、A4、D5、A6、B7、D8、A9、B10、D11、C12、A13、A14、C15、C16、C17、C18、D19、C20、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、C2、B3、D4、A22、1、D2、C3、C4、B5、B23、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.Iwalkedove