2024届天津五区县高三英语试题下学期第三次模拟考试试题含解析

2024届天津五区县高三英语试题下学期第三次模拟考试试题

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.Reportersaskedhimtohispositiononwelfarereform.

A.clarifyB.divideC.instruct

2.Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostandtolivewith

thatloss.

A.learningB.learned

C.tolearnD.havinglearned

3.Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewasleft.

A.noneB.nooneC.anyD.some

4.Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,soheyourlecture.

A・shouldn'thaveattendedB.couldn'thaveattended

C.mustn9thaveattendedD.needn9thaveattended

5.Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.

A.hitoutB.knockedover

C.runacrossD.pickedup

6.Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn'treceive.

A.itB.oneC.thatD.theone

7.IwishIphotographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.

A.studiedB.hadstudied

C.havestudiedD.willstudy

8.volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.

A.SinceB.Once

C.UnlessD.While

9.—DoyouknowhowIcanhim?

—Onhismobilephone.

A.learnB.reachC.seekD.touch

10.Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeofmanagershavealreadybeenarrested.

A.whoseB.that

C.whichD.where

11.Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,butwaspractical.

A.nothingB.none

C.neitherD.noone

12.—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?

—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.Butforyourrecommendation1it.

A.hadmissedB.wouldmissC.wouldhavemissedD.musthavemissed

13.Perhapsyoustopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.

A.willB.mustC.shouldD.can

14.It'shardforelderlypeopletoseeconvenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.

A.whatB.whichC.whoseD.how

15.Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.

A.hadn9tdoneB.didn'tdo

C.haven'tdoneD.don'tdo

16.-Whichdriverwastoblame?

-Why,!Itwasthechild'sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.

A.bothB.each

C.eitherD.neither

17.ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandheasaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.

A.servedB.hadserved

C.isservingD.wouldserve

18.-Whafsthatnoise?

-Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine.

A.wastestedB.willbetested

C・isbeingtestedD.hasbeentested

19.Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.

A.brokeoutB.cameout

C.gaveoutD.turnedout

20.Childrenarelikelytosomebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon'thaveproperlessons.

A.keepupB.catchup

C.pickupD.giveup

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）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwas

watchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.I

wassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserable

almostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom'ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthat

theywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.

Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix.UncleJesse

wasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstill

clungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.

ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.Ispentalotoftimealone

becauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatand

funnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.

WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIam

today•-partofabig,happyfamily.Ican'timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn'ttakenmein.

Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofme—nomatterwhat-andshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedabout

strength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI'msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportme

whenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe'lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeena

motherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.

1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?

A.Becauseherdaddidn'twanttoraiseher.

B・Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.

C.Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.

D.Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.

2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat・

A.AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathome

B.AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmother

C.thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessedied

D.David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily

3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MyUnusualChildhoodB.ThankYou,MyMom!

C.MyNewDadandMomD.AMotherlessChild

22.（8分）Doyouwanttoreadsomenewbooks?HereareafewofBillGates9favoritesin2018.

21Lessonsforthe21stCentury

Author:YuvalNoahHarari

Price:$20.2

Theauthor,whoisareallystrongthinker,makesitclearthatbigproblemsarenotsolvablebyasinglecountry.He

findsthathumanmindwantstoworryaboutthedilemmaswefacetoday.Thebookisabetterframeworkforallthe

problemsthatpeopleareworryingabout.

MeditationandMindfulness

Author:AndyPuddicombe

Price:$18,5

Whenyoumeditate,theysometimessayyoushouldemptyyourmind,butthatreallyneverhappens.Sothe

author'sanalogy（比喻）isideasthatarelikecloudscomingacrossyourhead.Youshouldjustpushawaygently.Ifthe

bookcangetpeopledoing10minutesdailymeditation,thatisfantasticforrelaxingyourmind.

ArmyofNone

Author:PaulScharre

Price:$46.1

Itisaboutwhatarmiesaregoingtolooklikeinthefuture.Shouldadrone（无人机）beabletogooutandfind

enemiesandattackthem?Shouldthesoftwarebelettingthehumansmakethedecisionsornot?Theauthoriswarning

thatweneedtoholdbackandnotgoallthewaytoroboticwarfare.Theauthorthinksweshouldnotgiveuphuman

involvementintheseweapons.

BadBlood

Author:JohnCarreyrou

Price:$43.4

ItisastoryofsecretsandliesinaSiliconValleystart-up.Theranos,thefoundersweredoingdiagnostics（诊断）that

canbeverycheap,notneedasmuchblood,readoutevenyourDNA.Butwhenitallwasrevealed,theyreallydidn't

havewhattheyweretalkingabout.Infact,theyhadbeengivingpatientsdiagnoses,whichwereactuallydangerous

becausetheyweresowrong.Itisathrillerwithatragicending.

1、Whichbookissuitableforapersonwhowantstofindawaytogetrelaxed?

A.21Lessonsforthe21stCentury.B.MeditationandMindfulness.

C.ArmyofNone.D.BadBlood.

2、Whowroteathrillerin2018?

A.YuvalNoahHarari.B.AndyPuddicombe.

C.PaulScharre.D.JohnCarreyrou.

3、HowmuchwillyoupayforArmyofNoine?

A.$20.2.B.$18.5.

C.$46.1.D.$43.4.

23.(8分)Inbusiness,there'saspeeddifference:Ifsthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm'sleaderssayspeed

istotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessof

industryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoney

lookingforwaystopickupthespeed.

Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytoeainanedgeendedupwithlowersales

andoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What'smore,

thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup,9improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%

higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.

Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?They

thoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower"and"faster"mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetween

operationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasing

thespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadsto

reducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.

Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopen

toideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.By

contrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,

stucktotestedmethods,didn'tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.

Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanplough

aheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge“inParagraph2mean?

A.Getanadvantage.B.Increasethespeed.

C.Reachthelimit.D.Setagoal.

2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics55inParagraph3means.

A.spendingmoretimeandperformingworse

B.spendingmoretimeandperformingbetter

C.spendinglesstimeandperformingworse

D.spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter

3、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）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationofanycomingsevereweather.Thefirstalertmy

husband,JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heran

upstairstoAndmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.

Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thewindbegantoroar,thebonesofthe

houseshook,andthepowerwentout.Weneedtoreachthestrongestplace—theclosetonthefirstfloor,whichiswedged

underneathabrickstaircase.

1didn'tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewind

liftedmeoffmyfeet.Iheldthebanistertightlyandtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace,

witheverythingrattlingandmoving.

Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewoutandthebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtore

offintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmy

pushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn'tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy'sarm,

tryingtobringJimmywiththenever-fully-shutdoor.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthe

houseandintothebay.

“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoff

hisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhis

feet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn'tbelieveitwasover.

Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.

Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjuredandwedidn't

loseanyneighbor.

INTheoccurrenceofthetornadowasconfirmedthrough.

A.somescrollingtext

B.thelocalPensacolaFloridastation

C.arelative

D.observingthetopoftheirhouse

2、Whycouldn9tJimmygetinside?

A.Becausehehadtopushhiswife.

B.Becausehehasrunoutofallthestrengths.

C.Becausethedoordidn'tshut.

D.Becausethewindwastoostrong.

3、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor'sfeelingduringthetornado?

A.grateful

B.frightened

C.upset

D.unexpected

4、Whatcanweinferformthepassage?

A.Thetornadoestookplaceatmidnight.

B.Peopleintornadoesliketoliftofftheirfeetinthemovie.

C.Therewasabayinfrontofthecouple'shouse.

D.Thedisastercausedpropertylossbutnodeath.

25・（10分）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergy

intheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideof

theyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecause

insteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurryto

finish.

Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehad

leftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoallof

theyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.

LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediately

identify,IknewIdidn'tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn'teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwe

couldfigureoutwhatitwas.

WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinny

stalk（茎，杆）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareato

gettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactually

hadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.

That'swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn'tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohave

theabilityofdoingthesamething.Onceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittle

Sunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（营养）andgrowthaswell.

StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.

Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.

1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat・

A.theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedly

B.theauthor'sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyears

C.theauthor'shomeismadeofrockwalls

D.thereisawallalongthesidewalk

2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat.

A.themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflower

B.theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyonehead

C.theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrock

D.theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen

3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?

A.BraveandstubbornB.Confidentandpersistent

C.OptimisticandmodestD.Mysteriousanddevoted

4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.Humanbeingsareabletoremoveobstacles

B.Theuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurvive

C.Abigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflower

D.Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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）MissBessiewasonlyfivefeettall,butshewastheonlywomanstrictenoughtomakemereadBeowulf.

Ishallneverforgetthedayshe1meandpersuadedmetoreadit.

“ButMissBessie,MIcomplained,"Iain'tmuch2it.”

“Boy,"shesaid,"howdareyousay'ain't'tome!I'vetaughtyoubetterthanthat.”

“MissBessie,MIresponded,wI9mtryingtobethe3ofthefootballteam,andifIgoaroundsayingMtisn't'

and'theyaren't',myfriendsaregoingtolaughatme.”

“Boy,"shesaid,“youwanttobetheleader4youhavecourage.Butdoyouknowwhat5takes

courage?It's6toloweryourstandardstothoseofthecrowd.”

Then,I7saying"itisn't”and"theyaren't,"andI8becametheleader,withoutlosingmyfriends'

9.

Bornin1895inpoverty,MissBessiegrewupinAthens,Alabama.Sheneverattendeduniversitybecauseshecould

not10it.Inthelocalhighschool,she11alotaboutShakespeareandthegreatimportanceof12.

“Whatyouputinyourhead,”sheoncesaid,“canneverbe13byanybody.”

Duringher1444-yearcareer（职业生涯），MissBessietaughthundredsofyoungsters.Irememberhernow

with15andaffection.MissBessienoticedthingsthathadnothingtodowithschoolwork,butwereimportantto

ayoungster's16,Onceafewclassmates17myworn-outovercoat,andasIwasleavingschool,Miss

Bessie18me,”Carl,neverworryaboutwhatyoudon'thave.Justmakethemostofwhatyoudohave-a

brain.

WhenMissBessiediedin1980,hundredsofherformer19mourned.Manyofthem,20byMiss

Bessie'sexample,becameexcellentteachers.

1、A.praisedB.scoldedC.understoodD..cheated

2、A.worriedaboutB.tiredofC.satisfiedwithD.interestedin

3、A.memberB.friendC.leaderD.coach

4、A.becauseB.soC.orD.when

5、A.naturallyB.unexpectedlyC.reallyD.directly

6、A.pretendingB.refusingC.wishingD.remembering

7、A.startedB・preferredC.suggestedD.minded

8、A.alsoB.stillC.neverD.even

9、A.controlB.helpC.trustD.respect

10、A.affordB.finishC.manageD.change

11、A.wroteB.learnedC:.thoughtD.talked

12、A.knowledgeB.courageC.wealthD.confidence

13、A.usedupB.givenawayC.brokendownD.takenaway

14、A.boringB.difficultC.greatD.independent

15^A.powerB.patienceC.excitementD.gratefulness

16、A.intelligenceB.experienceC.healthD.development

17、A.checkedB.madefunofC.paidattentiontoD.mended

18、A.challengedB.promisedC.encouragedD.warned

19、A.studentsB.colleaguesC.familiesD.relatives

20、A.supportedB.followedC.guidedD.replaced

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)Brightonisthe(health)cityinBritainwiththehighestlevelofpersonaltrainers,yogaclubsand

healthfoodstores,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonFriday.

Thesurvey,2.looksat19statisticscoveringhealth,3.(tit)andenvironment,saysBrightonhasthehighestnumberof

residents4^_(eat)atleastfivekindsoffruitandvegetablesaday.

Thesurvey,5^_(conduct)fortheSkyTravelchannel,hascompared15citiesacrosstheUK.ItsaysBrightonresidents

live6.anaverageageof78yearsold.Theyaretwiceaslikely7・(walk)orcycletoworkasthepeoplelivinginother

partsofBritain.

In8.(compare)withthenationalaverage,Brightonhasnearlyathirdmorehealthfoodstoresandpersonaltrainers

than9.inanyothercityinBritain.Ithastwicemanyyogaclubs,andtheleveloffatresidentsisbelowthenational

average.

Meanwhile,10.surveyalsofindsthatBrightonresidentshavethebestlevelsofcholesterol（胆固醇）andbloodpressure

inBritain.

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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（入），并在其下而写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在其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。

DearSally,

Doyourememberme?

WewereusedtogotoAllendalesSchooltogetherYouwerethefirstpersonIgettoknowthere.Wesatnexteach

otherinclass,butlatertheteachermademesitapartbecausewewere,alwayschattingsomuch.Wealwayswentto

yourhouseafterschoolandlistenedtomusicforhours.We'dgetalltheBeatlesrecordassoonastheycameout.Once

weateallthefoodinyourfridgeandyourmotherwasanger.

IstillseePenny,andstillasmadlyasever.She'salwaystalkingabouthavingtheschoolreunion.Soifyou9re

interesting,dropmealine.

Lookingforwardtohearfromyou.

Youroldschoolmate,

Alice

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是李华，刚刚升入高中，开学已经两个多月了，你认识了很多老师还交了一些新朋友，其中，同

桌刘佳音是你最好的朋友。请你写信给你的老同学王琳，介绍一下你现在的情况，并希望大家在高中将来的三年里都

努力学习。

注意：1.词数80左右。

2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

DearWangLin,

Howtimeflies!

LongLiveourfriendship!

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、A

2、A

3、A

4、B

5、B

6、B

7、B

8、D

9、B

10、A

11、B

12、C

13、C

14、A

15、D

16、D

17、C

18、C

19、A

20、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、C

2、B

3、B

22、1、B

2、D

3、C

23、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.Shecametothis

countrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvived

stormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuilda

newlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.

Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyin

thehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecial

breakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalways

madeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehad

tearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohad

causedit.

IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.I

apologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldmeIwasagood

boyeventhoughIdidn'tfeellikeonethen.

ThatmemoryjustlikemyNanny'slovewillstayinmyheartforever.Itisasignofbothstrengthandwisdom.

Askingforforgivenesshelpsustolearn,togrow,andtolove.

6、Nanny'sfamilyimmigratedtoAmericamainlybecause.

A.theysufferedstarvationintheirhomeland

B.theywantedtostartarichlifeinthenewland

C.theytriedtogetawayfromtheterribleclimate

D.theircountrywasinwarandtheyneededpeace

7、TheboycomplainedtoNannythatthefood.

A.wasn'tcookedthewayhismomdidB.wasservedabitlaterthanusual

C.waspreparedinaspecialwayD.wasjusttohisparents9taste

8、WhenseeingNannycryinginthelivingroom,theauthorfelt.

A.surprisedB.ashamed

C.shockedD.annoyed

9、Theauthormainlywantstotellusthat.

A.forgivenesscanbebeneficialtopeopleaskingforit

B.hardshipscanmakechildrenmoreindifferent

C.grandparentsaremo