2022届湖北十堰市高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirthersonwipeshisdirtyhands.

A.thatB.where

C.whichD.when

2.Tedcouldn'tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasat__

church.

A./,theB.a,/

C./,aD.the,/

3.Theoldcouple,countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.

A.accustomedtoB.buriedin

C.addictedtoD.exposedto

4.Theyfeltitwashightaxandlowincomecontributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeople

atthebottomoftheladder.

A./；thatB.that;which

C.that;whatD./;which

5.Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworkingtheyare,havetheirtimeforplay.

A.becauseB.whileC.asD.where

6.—You'vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven'tyou?

—Yes,butmuch.

A.remainstodoB.isremainedtodo

C.remainstobedoneD.isremainedtobedone

7.Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproductswithouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.

A.growingB.grown

C.beinggrownD.havingbeengrown

8.Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.

A.whichB.where

C.whenD.that

9.Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewprojectattheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecuein

honourofthefantasticmoment.

A.toapproveB.beingapproved

C.havingapprovedD.havingbeenapproved

10.yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.

A.IfIreadB.ShouldIread

C.HadIreadD.IfIcouldhaveread

11.-Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?

-,Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.

A.ThatsuitsmefineB.Whynot

C.ItdependsontheweatherD.Well,thafsthelastthingIwilldo

12.—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.

一Cheerup!Youhavetoyourselftohavethelastlaugh.

A.open;upB.pick;upC.knock;upD.do;up

13.thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobftnished.

A.GivingB.GivenC.HavinggivenD.Togive

14.Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,whichmanyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.

A.coversB.writes

C.printsD.reads

15..WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere'stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.

A.whyB.whereC.thatD.how

16.Childrenarelikelytosomebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon'thaveproperlessons.

A.keepupB.catchup

C.pickupD.giveup

17.Mymotherangrywithme,butIcouldn'tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!

A.wasn'tB.wouldn'tbe

C.wouldn'thavebeenD.hadn'tbeen

18.Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanetlifehasdevelopedgradually.

A.thatB.why

C.whereD.whose

19.studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool.

A.WhatB.WhyC.WhetherD.That

20.Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,madehimembarrassed.

A.itB.whichC.thatD.why

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）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you'llknowthatcats

haveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand-theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fit

themselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.

Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.Accordingto

TonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats'strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayof

lifebackinthewild."Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts（本能）thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildfor

millionsofyears/9hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.”

Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetter

lookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon'thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitof

viewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator

Cats'huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhunt

whatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.

However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashing

machinestheyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatsprefera

cleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.

Knowinghowcats'mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats9ownersto

bettermeetcats'needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniture

around.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.

1、AccordingtoTonyBuffington,.

A.cats9strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstand

B.catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans9homes

C.catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewild

D.cats9instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Catsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimals

B.CatsattackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimals

C.Catsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyusuallyliveinsmallcavesinthewild

D.Cats9preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstincts

3、Theunderlinedword"prey"inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.ananimalthatistoolazy

B.ananimalthatlikeshidinggames

C.ananimalthatkeepsitselfclean

D.ananimalthatishunted

4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento,

A.explorethereasonsbehindcats'strangebehavior

B.describecats'pastwildexperiencetoreaders

C.tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcats

D.comparecats'behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild

22.（8分）ThesummerbeforeseventhgradeourfamilymovedandIsaidgoodbyetoeverythingthatwasfamiliar.

Formyparentsitwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantowningahomeforthefirsttime.ButitmeantthatIdhaveto

changeschoolsandthatcutsomebutterfliesinmystomach.

Onthefirstdayofschool,kidsjammedtheschoolgrounds.ThafswhenImetBarbara.Wemadeanervous

conversationandsoonlearnedvvewereinthesameclass.Shewasfunnyandwehadalotincommon.Butshewasvery

criticalofothersandsometimesofme.Shemadefunofmybushyhair;mybigglassesandtheclothesIwore.Butit

seemedasthoughthethingswehadincommonweremoreimportantthantheannoyances.

Thegirlsinthe"popular”crowdhadalsobeenexposedtohersharptongue.Oneday,oneofthegirlsapproached

mewhile1gatheredmybooks.wWereallylikeyou,“shesaid.uTheonlywayyoucanplaywithus,though,isifyoukeep

yourdistancefromBarbara.”

Werethosegirlsonlytryingtomaketroublebetweenthetwoofus?Wouldtheywatchmedump（抛弃）Barbara

andthendumpmeforlaughs?

FromthecomerofmyeyeIfoundtwooftheothergirlsfromthegroup.Theywerewatchingmeandgiggling（咯咯

地笑）・IwonderedifIwascoolenoughforthem.Ididn'twanttomakethechoicetheywereforcingmetomake.SoI

shookmyheadandsaid,"Idon'tthinkso.IlikeBarbaraandwe'regoodfriends.”ThenIgatheredmybooksandran

away.

EventhoughBarbarastillannoyedmeattimes,IknewFddonetherightthing.I'dmademyowndecisionabouta

girlwhohadbefriendedmewhenIbadlyneededafriend.WhenshemovedthefollowingyearImissedherfriendship

terribly.ButwhatIkepthasneverleftme—myself-respect.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?

A.Gotmetofeelmoreexcited.B.Leftmeinastateofdesire.

C.Broughtmemoreexpectation.D.Mademehaveanervousfeeling.

2、WhatdovveknowaboutBarbara?

A.Shewasagirlwithasharptongue.B.Shewaspopularwithkidsatschool.

C.Sheofferedothershelpincriticalmoments.D.Shewasverycriticalofherowndress.

3、Whatwasthewriteraskedtodobyonegirl?

A.Tojointhe“popular"crowd.B.ToendherfriendshipwithBarbara.

C.ToinviteBarbaratohangoutwiththem.D.Topretendtobecoolinthe“popular”crowd.

4、Whatlessondidthewriterlearnfromherexperience?

A.Keepfarawayfromthe"popular”group.

B.Avoidmakingfriendswithanannoyingperson.

C.Keepself-respectinmakingyourowndecisions.

D.Sharecommoninterestwithyourfriends.

23.（8分）Amsterdamisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworldandfamousforitsbeautifulcanals,

topartmuseums,andcyclingculture.ItisthecapitalandmostpopulouscityintheNetherlandsandoftenreferredtoas

the“VeniceoftheNorth”becauseofitswidesystemofbridgesandcanals.Herearesomeofthekeypointstoremember

asyouplanyourtriptoAmsterdam.

Must-SeeAttractions

MostvisitorsbegintheirAmsterdamadventureintheOldCentre,whichisfulloftraditionalarchitecture,shopping

centers,andcoffeeshops.ThetopmuseumstovisitaretheRijksmuseum,theAnnFrankHouse,andtheVanGogh

Museum.TheCanalRingisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatwasoriginallybuilttoattractwealthyhomeowners

andanareaforcelebrityspottingandnightlifetoday.

Transportation

TravelersshouldbeawarethatAmsterdamAirportSchipholisoneofthebusiestairportsintheworld.Thisairport

islocatedabout15kilometerssouthwestofthecitycenter.YoucancatchatrainfromSchipholtoAmsterdamCentral

Station,whichhasmanyconnectingroutes.Ifstypicallynotagoodideatodriveacartothecitycenter.Cyclingis

incrediblypopularhere,andifseasytofindcheapbikerentalsaroundthetown.Amsterdamhasaflatterrain（地形）

andit'sagoodchoicetoexplorethecityonfoot.

Money-savingTips

•LookforaccommodationsinAmsterdam'sSouthDistrict八whereratesaregenerallycheaperthaninthecity

center.

•Buytrainticketsatthemachineinsteadofthecountertosaveabitofmoney

•Insteadofhiringatourguide,jumpontoacanalboat.They'reinexpensiveandwillgiveyouauniquepointof

viewofthecity.

Checkathttp://wmv,save70,comtoviewpricecomparisonsforflights,hotels,andrentalcarsbeforeyoubook.

1、WhatcanvisitorsdointheOldCentre?

A.Dosomeshopping.B.Visitamuseum.

C.Runacoffeeshop.D.Comeacrossmanyarchitects.

2、Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertouristsinthetext?

A.Hiringatourguide.B.Visitingthecityonfoot.

C.Buyingticketsatthecounter.D.Goingtothecitycenterbycan

3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toencouragemoreoverseastravelling.

B.Tocomparesometouristattractions.

C.Topromotesomefamousmuseums.

D.Toadvertisetravellinginformation.

24.（8分）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn9tbeenmuchresearchto

provethepointuntilnow.

SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethat

flowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumans

aresoattachedtothem.

Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113got

flowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyou

canguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.

Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedinto

growingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional（情感上的）satisfaction.Naturewon'tevenpollinate（授粉）

manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowers

aren'twhattheyusedtobe.Butit'slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.

Geneticist（遗传学家）TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature'sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwell

becausepeopledidn'tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingso

forover5,000years.^Becausethey'reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey'relikedogs.They

arethepetsoftheplantworld/9McGuiresays.

Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:

Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.

“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeen

toleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestofthese

flowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”

1、Theunderlinedword"theirs“probablymeans.

A.flowersB.notebooks

C.flowersandnotebooksD.asecondbunchofflowers

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.

B.Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.

C.Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.

D.Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.

3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis・

a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosen

b.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowers

c.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginning

d.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearingland

A.c,d,b,a,B.c,b9d,a

C.c,d,a,bD.c,b,a,d

4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.MoreFlowers,MoreSmilesB.Flowers:PetsofPlantWorld

C.Human'sAffection&Flowers'EvolutionD.Human'sLoveTowardsFlowers

25.（10分）RichasaKing

William1,whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwas

veryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet（抽水马桶），papertowels,orridinglawnmower

（除草机）.Howdidhegetby?

Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdid

not.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn'tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectric

saw.

GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you'dthinkI'dbecontentThetroubleisthat,

likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingperson:neighbors,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.The

greedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward'snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactthatnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwith

glassdoors.

Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeel

sadabout.You'dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butnowewantahotbathtoo.

Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday'sstandardsthethingsIownare

prettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthan

mywifeandIcankeepclean.

Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers5fancycountertops

andmyawnwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby,Ican'tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.

1、Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Succeedasaking.

B.Dealwithcomplains.

C.Getsomeextramoney.

D.Liveinasatisfactoryway.

2、Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?

A.3.B.4.

C.5.D.6.

3、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorintendsto.

A.tellustobecontentwithlife

B.warnustoliveinasimpleway

C.leachustolearnlessonsfromlife

D.encourageuslostruggleforwealth

4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardslife?

A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.

C・Uncaring.D.Cautions.

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）WhenIthinkaboutwhatmyheromeanstome,Irealizethatmostofmyspecialmemoriesandfeelings

towardmyherocomefromthelittlethingshedoeseveryday.Myheroisnotacelebrityorsucharecognizableface.My

heroisnotanationalherooramulti-millionaire.Hehasneversavedmefromaburningcastleoranavalanche（雪崩）,

buthedoes]meandtellmetohaveagoodday.Heisjustan2quietman,whomIhonor.

Mydadismyherobecauseheisbrave,skilled,and3,Iknowmanypeoplesaytheirdadsaretheirheroes,

butmydadteachesmeaboutbecomingaman,whichisextremelyimportantforayoungboy.

Respectgoesalongwaywithmydad,asdoespatience.Asa（n）4mydadmustdealwithpeopleeveryday,

someofwhomareniceandsomearenot.Eitherway,he5hiswell-manneredattitude.

Dadisnotafraidofmanythings,orifheis,hedoesn'ttellme6hewantstoseemtough.Hemaynotbea

bigguybutsinceheworkswithhis7allday,heisverystrong.Dadworksoutdoorsinallkindsof8but

theworstthinghehastodois9upandworkinanattic（顶楼）inthemiddleofthesummer.Trustme,thisisthe

10placeyouwillexperienceasanelectricianandwhenyoucomebackH,whatisinyourlungswillmake

you12forhours.

MydadandIhaveaverygood13・Wetalkaboutalmosteverything.Wegohunting,fishing,andeverything

adadandsonwoulddo.MydadandIenjoy14mostbecauseitgivesustimeoutdoorstogetherandthereis

nothinglikethat.Hehas15andtaughtmeeverythingIneedtoknowabout16,

Iam17tobethesonofMikeC.,andwouldnothaveitanyotherway.Peoplecomeuptomeailthetimeto

18meIhaveagooddad.Itmakesmefeel19thatalotofpeoplethinkso20ofhim.Heisagood

teacherofmylifeandwoulddoanythingforme.Thisiswhymyfatherismyhero.

1、A.ignoreB.hugC.followD.remind

2、A.ableB.averageC.allergicD.active

3、A.specialB.enthusiasticC.respectfulD.strict

4、A.teacherB.officerC.electricianD.engineer

5、A.offersB.makesC.HidesD.keeps

6、A.howB.unlessC.untilD.because

7、A.HandsB.mouthC.brainD.legs

8^A.subjectsB.aspectsC.conditionsD.destinations

9、A.climbB.lookC.getD.stand

10、A.coldestB.highestC.bestD.hottest

11、A.downB.overC.insideD.through

12、A.restB.coughC.hesitateD.sleep

13、A.relationshipB.dreamC.adventureD.habit

14、A.writingB.performingC.hikingD.eating

15、A.shownB.boughtC.fetchedD.paid

16、A.familyB.natureC.studyD.trouble

17、A.excitedB.eagerC.surprisedD.proud

18、A.askB.warnC.tellD.promise

19、A.surprisedB.goodC.nervousD.anxious

20、A.easilyB.seriouslyC.speciallyD.highly

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）Teamworkisveryimportantnowadays.WeknowthatL_tasksyourgroupisgiven,afewrulesneedto

befollowed,accordingtosomeexperts,2,(ensure)aproductiveandsuccessfulexperience.

Whatcomesfirstistotakeeveryone'sideasinto3,(consider),becauseeachgroupmembercanmakehisorher

owncontribution.Secondly,ifyoudon'twanttowastetime,dividethegrouptaskamongallgroupmemberstomake

thejob4^_(easy).Thirdly,alwaysworktogether,taketurns,andencourageeachotherbylistening,clarifying,and

trustingoneanotherwhen5^_(discourage),anditcannevermake6.difference.Keeptheserulesinmind.Inaddition,

itisalwayswisetocompareyourresultswith7,ofothergroupmembers,andtokeeprecordsofthesourcesusedby

eachperson,without8・youcan'ttracebacktotheoriginoftheproblemsthatmayhappen9・(expect).

Inbrief,whenthetimecomestomakeadecisionandtakeapositiononanissue,rememberwhatagroupcan

achievelO.(lie)ineachmember'scontribution.

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(八)，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。

Myfavoriteproverbis“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed>“Itmeanthattruefriendsalwayscometoyouwhenyou're

introuble、Lastterm,myfathermetwithatrafficaccident,buthisrightleggotinjuredseriouslyConsequently,he

receivedtheoperationandIhadtolookafterhiminthehospitaRLearnedaboutthis,LiLeiwasofferedtotakecareof

myfatherwithouthesitation>HealsohelpedmemakeupformylessonsThanktohishelpandinspiration,Iwent

throughthedifficultyperiodandregainedconfidence、However,atruefriendalwayssparesnoefforthelpyouwhen

youareintrouble>Weallshouldtrytomakesogoodfriends、106

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

29.(25分)假如你是李华，你的笔友Mike从媒体上得知前段时间全国多地包括宁波等地出现雾霾，非常担心，写

E-mail询问有关情况，请你回复。回复应包括以下要点：

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注意：1.词数：100-120词。E-mail的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

2.生词:雾霾haze

DearMike,

Thankyouvervmuchforvourconcern.

Yours,

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参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、B

2、B

3、A

4、A

5、C

6、C

7、B

8、B

9、D

10、C

11、D

12、B

13、B

14、A

15、C

16、C

17、C

18、C

19、D

20、B

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、THISisanadaptedexcerpt（摘录）fromEmanMohammed'sspeechatTED（Technology,Entertainmentand

Design）,anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip（加沙地带）.

WhenIwas19,1startedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasa

womanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult（侮辱）tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademe

feelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman'sjob.PhotoagenciesinGaza

refusedtotrainme.

ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingI

couldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren'tthereto

documenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored（装甲的）Jeepanddroveaway,wavingand

laughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.

Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.

Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen'slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagues

wereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterand

accomplishments.

InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid（袭击）destroyedthe

compoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasin

heaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.

MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedto

buildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation（军事行动）inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.

Nothingwasleftbutthepigeonsheraisedandabathtub.Mohammedputthebathtubonthetopofthenibble（瓦砾）and

startedgivinghiskidsabobblebatheverymorning.

Myworkisnotmeanttohidethescarsofwar,buttoshowthefullunseenstoriesofGazans.AsaPalestinian

femalephotographer,thejourneyofstruggle,survivalandeverydaylifehasinspiredmet