浙江省宁波市2023-2024学年高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

浙江省宁波市2023-2024学年高考冲刺模拟英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading2．Johnsonhasn’tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedtoloseweightthreemonthsago.A．for B．to C．on D．with3．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto4．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before5．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give6．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if7．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension8．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep9．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive10．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore11．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．areworn12．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme13．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder14．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost15．Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing16．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward17．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly18．Aftercollege,hewasemployedinamiddleschoolandthereeversince.A．wouldworkedB．hadworkedC．workedD．hasworked19．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task20．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered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）Thatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch,becausepricesvaryforallsortsofreasons,fromdifferencesinlabourcostsandrentstotaxes.RisingtothechallengeisanewpaperinTheEconomicJournalbyGiacomoCalzolari,AndreaIchino,FrancescoManaresiandVikiNellas,economistsattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,BolognaUniversityandtheItaliancentralbank.Theylookedatpharmacies(药房)andspecificallyatcustomerswhomaybeparticularlyeasytoripoff:newparents.Usingdatafor2007to2010coveringaboutafifthofpharmaciesinItaly,theresearchersmeasuredthewayinwhichpricesofhygieneproductsforbabieschangedasthenumberofbabiesvaried.Theytookadvantageofapeculiarlawfromthe1960s,accordingtowhichregionswithatmost7,500peopleareallowedjustonepharmacy(supposedlytokeepthequalityofserviceshigh).Theycomparedpricesinplaceswithpopulationsjustbelowthisthreshold,andjustabove.Theproductsstudiedincludedsome3,000varietiesofshampoos,bathfoams,babywipes,creamsandsoon.Manyarealsousedbyadultsonthemselves.Somepeople,forexample,prefersun-creamlabeled“forchildren”becauseofitshighlevelofprotection.Whenraisingpricesfortheseproducts,evenapharmacistwithamonopoly(垄断)mustconsidertheriskthatadultuserswillswitchtoproductsthatarenotaimedatchildren.Butariseinthenumberofbabies,andhencebuyerswhoareparents,couldtipthescalestowardspriceincreases.Bycontrast,thepharmacistshouldalreadybechargingasmuchasparentsarewillingtopayforproductswithoutadultusers,suchasnappies.Thescholarsfoundthatpharmacistsraisedpriceswhenthereweremorenewparents----butonlyinregionswithasinglepharmacy,andnotfornappies.Inmonopolyareasadoublingofthenumberofbabiesfromonemonthtothenext(notunusualinasmallpopulation)coincidedwitha5%increaseinthepriceofthebasketofbaby-hygieneproducts.Thestudyistimely.Italy’sgovernmenthasstartedtoloosensomeofthemanyrestrictionsthatstopcompetitioninthepharmacysector(thoughnotyettheonethattheresearchersreliedon).Butsuchregulationsareplentifulinmanyotherlinesofbusiness,andnotjustinItaly.Theconsumerswhopaythepriceareoftenthosewhofindithardesttotraveltoshoparound----forexample,peoplewithcryingbabiesontheirhands.1、What’sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toreviewthefunctionofthespeciallawforpharmacies.B．Tomakecleartherelationbetweencompetitionandprices.C．TocollecttheinformationonpharmacybusinessinItaly.D．TogatherthedataonhygieneproductsforbabiesinItaly.2、“tipthescales”inParagraph3means“_____”.A．Pushthemove B．KeepthelevelC．Controltherise D．Breakthebalance3、Thegovernment’snewmeasureswillgreatlybenefit_____.A．pharmacyowners B．localmerchantsC．newparents D．adultusers22．（8分）Electronicdevicescanseemlikea“thirdparty"insomerelationshipsbecausesomepartnersspendmoretimeonthemthanwitheachother.WhenAmandaGao,a26-year-oldwhite-collarworkerinBeijing,wenttoahotpotrestaurantwithherboyfriendonFridaynightseveralweeksago,sheexpectedthattheywouldhaveagoodtimetogether.Toherdisappointment,however,itdidnotturnoutthatwaylater.Assoonastheywereledtotheirseatsandshebegantoorderdishes,heburiedhimselfinhismobilephone“Itseemedthathisphonewasmakingitswaybetweenus.AdatethatshouldhavebelongedtousturnedintoonewheremyboyfrienddatedathirdpartyandIfeltleftout."Gaosaid.somepeople,likeher,havefoundthatelectronicshavebeensabotaging(破坏)theirromanticrelationships.Astudy,publishedinthejournalPsychologyofPopularMediaCultureinApril2017,questionednearly200collegeagedadultswhowereincommittedrelationshipstoreportontheirandtheirpartner’ssmartphonedependency.Theresultsshowedpeoplewhoweremoredependentontheirphoneswerelesssureabouttheirrelationships,andpeoplewhoconsideredtheirpartnersexcessively(过度地)dependentontheirdeviceswerelesssatisfiedintheirrelationship.LinYuan,arelationshipadvisorinBeijing,notedthatasmoreandmoreelectronicscomeoutandspiceuppeople’slives,theyareatthesametimebecomingathirdpartyinrelationships,especiallyforyoungpeople.Linsaidsheknewofsomepeoplewhosuggestthatelectronicsshouldbekeptoutofbedrooms,whichsheconsideredchallengingandhardtobeputintopracticeformostcouples.Sherecommendedthatifpeoplearefeelingneglectedintheirrelationship,theyneedtorespectfullylettheirpartnersknowtheirfeeling.“Communicationisalwaysthebestandthemostefficientway,”shesaid.1、WhatisGao’sfeelingwhenenteringtherestaurantwithherboyfriend?A．DisappointedB．ExpectantC．AnnoyedD．Uneasy2、WhichofthefollowingmayLinYuanagreewith?A．Gao’sboyfriendisaddictedtoplayinggamesB．MostcouplescankeepelectronicsoutofbedroomsC．PartnersshouldcommunicatemoretounderstandeachotherbetterD．Couplesshouldstopusingelectronicstoavoidtheproblemmentionedabove3、WhywasthecaseofAmandaGaomentioned?A．Toexplainwhothe“thirdparty”isB．TostresstheimportanceofelectronicdevicesC．ToencourageadvisorstotalkaboutthecaseD．Tointroducethephenomenaofexcessivelydependingonelectronics4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Aredeviceskillingromance?B．HowtobeatsmartphoneC．TheromanticstoryofMissGaoD．Therelationshipbetweenmanandsmartphone23．（8分）Wewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoment.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtoothers.Now,Frankbegan,"Itwashardmakingalivingonthesea.MyDadworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedhisfamily."Frank'svoicedroppedabit."Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hewouldpullrightupinfront,anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.HereIwastwelveyearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegood-bye!"Hepausedandthenwenton,"Iremembertheday.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,'No,Dad.I'mtoooldforagood-byekiss.I'mtoooldforanykindofkiss.'MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhimcry.Heturnedandlookedoutofthewindshield(挡风玻璃).‘You'reright,’hesaid.‘Youareabigboy...aman.Iwon'tkissyouanymore.’"Forthemoment,Frankgotafunnylookonhisface,andthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyes."Itwasn'tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback."IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain."Guys,youdon'tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek...tofeelhisrougholdface...tosmelltheoceanonhim...tofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,IwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagood-byekiss."1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．thefathercouldn'tfeedhisfamilyB．thesonisamanwithafunnylookC．thefathersenthissontoschoolsometimesD．everybodyintheschoolwatchedthesonbeingkissed2、Thereasonwhythesonrefusedtobekissedisthat.A．hehadgrownupB．hefelttooshyC．hewasafraidofbeinglateD．hisdadhadarougholdface3、Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphprobablyimpliesthat.A．thefatheradmittedhewaswrongtokisshissonB．thefatherwasangrythathissonrefusedhiskissC．thefatherfeltworriedthathissonwouldignorehimD．thefatherrealizeditandrespectedhisson'swill4、HowdidFrankfeelwhenhetoldthestory?A．Disappointed.B．Regretful.C．Hopeful.D．Embarrassed.24．（8分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopetolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscan(扫视)theentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(进化)oflife.Basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyinonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionsyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationsaremuchmoreadvancedthanours.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．15billion.B．10billion.C．5billionD．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．followC．formD．check4、WhichofthesestatementsisTruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Scientistsaretyingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.25．（10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.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）IboardedtheairplaneheadingtoBarcelona，frightenedbecauseinamatterofhoursI’dbelandinginacountrypopulatedbypeoplewhoallspokealanguagewhichwascompletelyunknowntome.Notonlythat.I’dbe1thenexttwoweeksthere.AllthebutterfliesIhadinmy2immediatelyflewawaybecauseasIarrivedatthewarm，colorfulcampus3I’dbelivingforthenextfourteendays.IfeltlikeI’dfoundmyselfasecond4.Counselorsandotherstaffmemberswelcomedusatthegate，introducingthemselves.andjustbeingallround5.Imademy6tomyassignedroomonlytofindacryinggirlandtwoothergirls7herdown.Little8IknowhowmanymemoriesI'dmake9thesethreegirls，howclosewe’dbecomeoverthenext10ofweeksandhowmanytimesthecampdirectorwouldhavetocometoourroomat3:00a.m.and11nottosendusshoppingifwedidn’tgotobed12.InthemorningswetookSpanishclassesandaguy13helearntmoreSpanishoverthesetwoweeksthanhedidforthepastyearat14.Duringtheday，Iformedlife-longrelationshipswithpeoplefromall15oftheglobe，andmostlyvisitedthebreathtakingBarcelonanbeaches.Speakingofbreakfast，themealswererestaurant—worthy，the16wereendlessandpeoplewithspecialfoodneedswerewell17.Thestaffalwaysfoundsomewayoranotherto18us，whetheritwashavingasurprisewaterpartyattenp.m.orhavinganunannouncedwatermelon—eatingcontest，theyalwayshad19uptheirsleeves.Bytheendofcamp，everyonewassosadthattheyhadtoleave，therewereenough20tofillupanOlympic—sizedpool.1、A．consumingB．spendingC．wastingD．requiring2、A．stomachB．brainC．heartD．chest3、A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where4、A．chanceB．1ifeC．homeD．1anguage5、A．nervousB．friendlyC．awkwardD．silent6、A．wayB．headC．stepD．walk7、A．1ayingB．strikingC．calmingD．attending8、A．wouldB．doC．willD．did9、A．upB．ofC．outD．with10、A．dozenB．coupleC．scoreD．decade11、A．threatenB．urgeC．promiseD．convince12、A．frequentlyB．thoroughlyC．immediatelyD．comfortably13、A．admittedB．shoutedC．rememberedD．argued14、A．workB．restC．peaceD．school15、A．sidesB．anglesC．squaresD．corners16、A．staffB．choicesC．servicesD．tables17、A．cateredtoB．adoptedtoC．dealtwithD．thoughtof18、A．encourageB．motivateC．surpriseD．awake19、A．nothingB．somethingC．anythingD．everything20、A．voicesB．cheersC．tearsD．stories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）NelsonMandelaisagreatman.TheblackpeopleinSouthAfricaaregratefulto1．(he)forwhathedid.Atonetimeblackpeoplewerenottreatedequally.Itwasnoteasyforthemtofindagoodjobandmanyfamiliesweretoopoortoaffordtheirchildren’s2．(educate).In1952Mandelasetupalawofficetohelpthepoorblackpeople3．trouble.Itwaswithhisguidancethatthose4．lostheartinlifebecame5．(hope)abouttheirfuture.As6．matteroffact,itwasMandela’sdreamtohelpblackpeoplegetthesamerights7．whitepeople.However,thegovernmentwassoangrywithhimthathe8．(sentence)toprisonforlifeonRobbenIslandforbeingoneoftheANCleaders.Hewasreleasedin1990andwasvotedPresidentofSouthAfricain1994.Nowblackpeopleinhiscountryliveamuch9．(good)lifethanbefore.Mandeladevotedallhislifeto10．(improve)thelifeoftheblackinSouthAfrica.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学们交换修改作文，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。错误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(Λ)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。Thismorning,ourschoolheldafiredrill、Wewerelisteningtotheteacherattentivelyinthemathclasswhileweheardthefirealarmfromthespeakeronthewall、Theteachersstoppedteachingimmediatelyandinstructingustoexittheclassroominorder、Whenitgotintothepassageway,wefoundweweresurroundedbyheavysmokesomewhere、Itwaschokingandourtearsrandown、Webentdown,coveredourmouthswithhandkerchiefs,andrandownstairsrapidintotheopenontheplayground,justaswehadtaughtbefore、Whenwecomebacktoourclassroom,wegaveasummaryofthisfiredrill、Ithinkthefiredisastersoftenhappen、Soweshouldknowthetipstoescapefromafireforcaseofemergency、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高二学生李华，你的美国笔友Sam发e-mail询问你的暑假计划。请你用e-mail回复他，要点如下：1.到社区或福利院去做志愿服务；2.学习有关机器人的知识；3.和家人或朋友去旅游。提示词：福利院WelfareHouse注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSam,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C3、B4、B5、D6、A7、D8、D9、C10、C11、B12、B13、A14、B15、A16、D17、A18、D19、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、C22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、1、C2、B3、D4、B24、1、C2、B3、D4、A25、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,