广西大学附属中学2024年高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

广西大学附属中学2024年高三压轴卷英语试卷考生须知：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．_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans2．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly3．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.4．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？5．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis6．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where7．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken8．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving9．IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what10．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare11．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before12．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading13．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned14．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup15．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though16．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．as17．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing18．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead19．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished20．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented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）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二维码).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反垄断)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon22．（8分）AskpeopleintheUKwhatthewords“Sundayroast”meantothem,andthey’llprobablytakeyoubacktotheirgrandmothers’diningrooms--–maybewithafewstoriesof“thegreatestpuddings”and“thebesteversteak”.ButnowthetraditionalSundayroastseemstohavebeenleftbackintheolddays.AccordingtotheDailyMail,justonein50Britishfamiliessitsdowntothisweeklymealtogether.Therearemanyreasonswhytheroastisbecominglesspopular.Inthebusymodernworld,wherebreakfastisasliceoftoasteatenonthewaytoworkorschoolandlunchisaquicksandwichinfrontofthecomputerscreen,peoplejustdon’tseemtohavethetimeorpatiencetomakearoast.AndSundaywasonceadaywhenpeoplecouldeasilygotothekitchentocook.Nowadays,peopleareoftenoutshoppingoratthecinemauntilit’sfartoolatetostartthinkingaboutheatingtheoven(烤箱)up.However,arecentarticlefromTheTelegraphwarnedagainstbeingcarriedawaybyourtightschedules:“Itwouldbeashametoletthisfineoldtraditiondisappear.”TheGuardianfurtherexplainedthattheeatingofthebigmealisonlythehalfofit.TheSundayroastalsomakesforrelaxedmorningactivitiesinthekitchen,andthetablebecomestheperfectplacetosharegoodfoodandchatwithfamilyandfriends.“Forbusymomsanddads,evenifyoucanmanagetoturnoffyourmobilephoneandtheTVonlyonceaweekandturntheSundayroastintoarealfamilyevent,childrencanhavefuncookingthefoodandclearinguptogether.”1、Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_____.A．Sunday—BestTimeforFamilyB．SundayRoastDyingOutC．It’sthePerfectTimeforUsD．Let’sSitDownTogether2、WhydopeoplepaylessattentiontoSundayroast?A．Theyhaveabusylifestyle.B．Theyhavenointerestincooking.C．Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.D．Theyarelivinginthemodernsociety.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Arecentarticle.B．Atraditionalkitchen.C．Thefineoldtradition.D．Sundaymorningactivity.4、HowdoestheauthorfeeltowardsSundayroast’sdyingout?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Sorry.D．Uncertain.23．（8分）OnNovember24,1868,ScottJoplinwasborninTexas.Hebecamefamousasaragtime(拉格泰姆音乐)composerandpianoplayer.Ragtimemusicwasanearlyformofjazz.ThismusichasalivelybeatandwasdevelopedfromthemusicofAfricanAmericans.Ragtimebecamepopularintheearly1890s,andthemusicwasplayedonthepiano.Thepianoplayerusuallymadeupamelody,thenchangeditalittlebiteverytimeheplayed.ScottJoplinwasverygoodatcomposing,ormakingupmusicandplayingthepiano.Whenhewasgrowingup,Joplin’shomewasfilledwithmusic.Still,Joplin’sfatherdidnotwanthimtobeamusician.Whenhewasabout14yearsold,Joplinlefthometotravelandstartalifeofhisown.HetraveledallovertheMidwestplayingthepianoandcomposingmusic.Sometimesheplayedwithmusicgroups.Othertimeshesangbyhimselfinnoisysaloonsandbars.In1899,JoplinwroteMapleLeafRag,aragtimesongthatbecameabighitandearnedJoplinthetitleofTheKingofRagtime.Inall,hewrotemorethan500songs.Joplin’sbiggestdreamwastocomposearagtimeopera.Finally,after10years,JoplincompletedaragtimeoperawhichhecalledTreemonisha.Thisoperawasaboutayoungblackwomanwhobecamealeaderofherpeople.Shetriedtohelpherpeoplegaintheirfreedomandtheirrights.1916,Joplinbecameverysick.Hehadadiseasethatmadehimforgetthingsandbecomeeasilyafraidofthings.In1917,hewasputinthehospital.HefinallydiedthereonApril1,1917.ScottJoplin’smusicbecamepopularagainintheearly1970swhenitwasusedinamoviecalledTheSting.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesragtime?A．Itisakindofjazzmusic.B．ItwasborninTexas.C．Itsoundsslowandsad.D．Itisplayedontheguitar.2、Joplintookupragtime.A．withstrongfamilysupportB．againsthisfather’swillC．foraricherandhappierlifeD．withthehopeoftraveling3、WhatcanweknowMapleLeafRag?A．Itwasaragtimeopera.B．Itwasattackedbyothercomposers.C．Itwasusedinamovie.D．Itwonthecomposergreathonor.4、WhichofthewordscanbestdescribeScottJoplin?A．Talentedandtraditional.B．Determinedandproductive.C．Stubbornandcautious.D．Patientandgenerous.24．（8分）Ifwelookaroundusatthethingswehavepurchasedatsomepointinourlives,wewouldnodoubtnoticethatnoteverythingweownisbeingputtogooduse:thethickwoolencoatwhichwethoughtlookedtrendydespitethefactthatweliveinatropicalcountry.thesmartphonethatgotputawaywhenweboughtourselvesthenewestmodel,oreventheguestroominourhousethatsomehowgotturnedintoastoreroom.Thoseunderutilized(未充分使用的)itemsmayseemuselesstosome,butcouldbeofvaluetoothers.WiththeoccurrenceoftheInternet,onlinecommunitieshavefiguredoutawaytogenerateprofitfromthesharingofthoseunderusedproperty,Usingwebsitesandsocialmediagroupsthatfacilitatethebuyingandsellingofsecond-handgoodsitisnoweasierthaneverforpeer-to-peersharingactivitiestotakeplace.Andthisisknownasthesharingeconomy.Thesepopularonlineplatformsareprovidingachanceforpeopletomakeaquickfortune.Togiveanexample,busyparentspreviouslymightnothavebotheredwithsettingupastallatthelocalmarkettoselltheirchildren’soldequipment,butwithonlinemarketplaces,parentsarenowabletosellonthosehardlywornbabyclothesthattheirchildrenhaveoutgrownsoastoputsomecashbackintotheirpockets.Businesseshavealsocaughtontotheprofitabilityofthesharingeconomyandareseekingtogainfrommakinguseofthoseunderutilizedresources.CompanieslikeAirbnbactasamiddlemanforpeopletocashinontheirunusedroomsandhousesandletthemoutasprofitableaccommodation.AnotherexampleisUber,whichencouragespeopletousetheirownpersonalcarsastaxistomakesomeextracashintheirfreetime.Thismovetowardsasharingeconomyisnotwithoutcriticisms.Unlikebusinesses,unregulatedindividualsdonothavetofollowcertainregulationsandthiscanleadtopoorerandinconsistentqualityofgoodsandservicesandahigherriskoffraud.Nevertheless,intheconsumeristsocietyweliveintoday,theincreasedopportunitiestosellonourunwantedandunderusedgoodscanleadtoalesserimpactonourenvironment.1、Whycanpeoplenowsellthingsmoreeasily?A．Peoplenowadaysbuymorethings.B．Businesseswanttobuythethingstheydontuse.C．Therearenowmoremarketstalls.D．Therearenowonlineplatformstodobusiness.2、Whichoftheseissomethingthatwemightunderutilize?A．Thickcoatinacoldcountry.B．Clothesourbabiesdon'torcan'twearanymore.C．Thelatestsmartphone.D．Thestoreroominourhouse.3、Itmightbeaproblemforunregulatedindividualstoselltoothersbecause_____.A．whattheysellmightbeofalowerquality.B．theyhavetofollowcertainregulations.C．theydon'thaveabusinesslicense.D．theyliketocriticizetheirbuyers.4、Whatmightbeagoodtitleforthisarticle?A．Theconsumeristsociety B．ParentswhoneedmoneyC．Theriseofthesharingeconomy D．Whywebuythingswedon'tneed25．（10分）Theresearcherssayapersonlosestwomonthsforeverykilogramoverweighttheyare—andsevenyearsforsmokingapacketofcigarettesaday.Unusually,theEdinburghuniversityteamfoundtheiranswersbyanalysingdifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcodeorDNA．Finallytheythinkitwillshownewwaysofhelpingustolivelonger.Thegroupusedthegeneticcodeofmorethan600,000peoplewhoaretakingpartinanaturalexperiment.Ifsomeonesmokes,drinks,dropsoutofschoolandisoverweight,itcanbedifficulttoidentifytheimpactofonespecificunhealthybehavior.Instead,theresearchersturnedtothenaturalexperiment.Somepeoplecarrymutations(变异)intheirDNAthatincrease(食欲)ormakethemmorelikelytoputonweight,soresearcherswereabletocomparethoseprogrammedtoeatmorewiththosewhowerenot.TheresearchteamalsofoundspecificmutationsinhumanDNAthatalterlifespan(寿命).●Mutationsinagene(asetofinstructionsinDNA)thatisinvolvedinrunningtheimmunesystemcouldaddsevenmonthsoflifeonaverage.●Peoplewithamutationthatincreasedlevelsofbadcholesterolknockedeightmonthsofflifespan.●Araremutationinagene—APOE—linkedtodementiareducedlifespanby11months.●Andonethatmadesmokingmoreappealingcutlivesbyfivemonths.DrJoshisaysthatwhilegenesdoinfluencelifespan,“you’vegotevenmoreinfluence”throughthechoicesyoumake.DrJoshisaid,“Wehopetodiscovergenesaffectinglifespantogiveusnewinformationaboutageingandconstructtreatmenttorageing.”Therearealsosomediseasemutationsthatclearlyaffectlifespanandtodestructiveeffect,suchastheHuntington’sgene.PeoplewithHuntington’softendieintheir20s.However,inordertofollowpeopleuntiltheendoftheirlives,manyofthepeoplestudiedwerebornbefore1940.1、Whatisthemostdifficultfortheresearcherstofind?A．Thedifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcode.B．Thereasonswhypeopleputonweightveryeasily.C．Theresultsofmanynaturalandmassiveexperiments.D．Onebadbehaviour’seffectonpeoplewithmanybadbehaviours.2、Whichofthefollowingmutationsaffectslifespanmostgreatly?A．Onelinkedtocontrollingimmunesystem.B．Oneincreasingunhealthycholesterol.C．OnecalledAPOEinvolvedindementia.D．Onemakingsmokingmoreattractive.3、What’sthemeaningofDrJoshi’sstudy?A．Tohelpstopmutations.B．TOfinddiseasesearlier.C．TOmakepeoplelivelonger.D．TOreducetheeffectsofgenes.4、Whydidresearchersmainlystudypeoplebornbefore1940?A．Tofollowthemuntiltheydie.B．TOeducatethemanextrayear.C．Toshowtheyaremoreimportant.D．Tomakethemlivehappier.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）Iquitmyjobtostartmyownbusinessbeforemysonwasborn.Luckily,fourmonthslater,abiginvestmentcompany1meaboutthecooperationbetweenus,promisingthatitcouldtakemycompanytothenextlevel.Thensomething2happened.Ireceivedanemailfromtheinvestorthatread:“We’regoingtoendourcooperation.”Iwas3.Thenextfewdays,whenIthoughtofthisdiscouragement,I4howhelplessItrulywas.AndIalsobecameawarethatIhadafearof5.IfIwasgoingtokeepmovingforwardwithmycompany,I’dhaveto6thisfear.So,IturnedtoGoogleforan7andIfoundagamecalledRejectionTherapy.It8tohelpyouovercomeyourfearofrejectionby9seekingoutrejection.Iloveditand10tohaveatry.Asmyrejectionjourneycontinued,Ibegantofeelmoreandmore11whenaskingforthings.IrealizedIcould12whatIcandotoovercomemyfear,andbytheendofmy100-dayjourneyitactuallybecame13formetoreceive“no”.Ievenmadeshocking14onpurpose,suchasaskinga15ifIcouldplaysoccerinhisbackyard.Thecrazything?Theyallsaidyes.Intheend,my10-dayjourney16with51yesesand49noes.Inthe17ofmyrejectionjourney,Ilearnedthatwhenweshyawayfromrejectionwerejectourselvesandourideasbeforetheworldeverhasa18topayattentiontoandrejectus.Thatcomestobethegreatest19I’velearned—nomatterwhat,don’tbe20bytheworld.1、A．employed B．impressed C．refused D．approached2、A．unfamiliar B．unexpected C．unusual D．unforgettable3、A．discouraged B．frightened C．astonished D．excited4、A．confused B．realized C．guessed D．revealed5、A．connection B．invitation C．rejection D．communication6、A．getover B．turnover C．getoff D．turndown7、A．explanation B．access C．inspiration D．answer8、A．arranges B．offers C．aims D．prepares9、A．deliberately B．sincerely C．violently D．secretly10、A．managed B．decided C．demanded D．hesitated11、A．ashamed B．guilty C．fearless D．embarrassed12、A．focuson B．getdown C．setaside D．takeover13、A．easy B．difficult C．boring D．interesting14、A．suggestions B．comments C．requests D．improvements15、A．acquaintance B．friend C．relative D．stranger16、A．used B．concluded C．missed D．abandoned17、A．process B．way C．measure D．challenge18、A．struggle B．choice C．plan D．chance19、A．subject B．truth C．lesson D．note20、A．respected B．loved C．judged D．ignored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）DragonHeadRaisingDay,1．fallseachyearontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth,isoneoftheChinesetraditionalfestivals.Astheproverbgoes:“Thedragonisawaked,2．(raise)hishead”.Onthisday,dragons,aprominenttotem(图腾)inChinesecultureraise3．(they)headswiththesoundofthunder.Aroundthistime,theearth4．(burst)withlifegrassandtreesarebeginningtoshootup.InancientChina,people5．(pray)tothedragongodbesideariveroralakeforthepreciousspringrainstobreedtheircrops.6．(tradition),foodeatenonthisdaywasrenamedafterpartsofthedragon.Forinstance，wontonswerecalled“dragon’seyes.”Thespecial7．(food)usuallyeatenonthisdayinclude,dragon’sscales，popcornandpig’sheadInShanxi,peoplegettheirhair8．(cut)inasymbolicmovetoremovetheoldandembracethenew.In9．countrysideinHebeiProvince,peoplewouldfetchwaterfromawellatdawn.Itwasbelieved10．onthisdaythewellwasfullofdragoneggswhichwouldbringthecollectorgoodharvest.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问交换修改作文，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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多肯（从第11处起）不计分。Somequestionshaveonlyonecorrectanswer、Thesetypesofquestionarecalledclosedquestions、Ittestyourunderstandingatbasiclevel、、、、Otherquestionshavemorethanonerightanswer,ordonothaveanywronganswers、Thesearecalledopen-endedquestions、Theyhelpyoutothinkmoredeepaboutwhatyoulearnedandtomakepessonaljudgements、TheyencouragediscussionwithotherstudentsorhelpyoudevelopyourEnglishbynewandchallengingways、Bothtypesofquestionareuseful,soyoushouldtakebothkindofsentenceseciously、Whenansweropen-endedquestions,don’tworrywhetheryouranswerisrightorwrong、Everyofanswerthathasbeenwellthoughtoutisacorrectanswer、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，最近在你校组织的中英文化知识大赛中获得一等奖，这很大程度上得益于外教Ms.Jenkins的悉心指导。请你用英语给她写一封感谢信，要点包括：1.写信目的；2.回顾过程；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMs.Jenkins,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、D3、C4、A5、A6、D7、D8、D9、C10、C11、D12、B13、C14、A15、A16、B17、D18、B19、B20、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、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗礼)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveringapublicspe