河北省迁西县一中新高考适应性考试英语试卷及答案解析

河北省迁西县一中新高考适应性考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade2．Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget3．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what4．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen5．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes6．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether7．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave8．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二维码)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when9．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough10．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done11．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy12．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that13．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single14．________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!Areyoutalkingtome?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should15．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few16．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable17．Inordertomakemycompositionclearerandsmoother,myteacheraskedmeto_________theunnecessarywordsandsentences.A．leavealone B．leavebehindC．leaveoff D．leaveout18．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since19．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother20．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted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）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.22．（8分）Tomakeroomforagriculture,treesandotherplantsareoftenclearedawaysothatfarmershavespacetogrowcrops.Theclearingofforestsforcesmanyanimalsfromtheirhomes.Theyoftenfleetheareainsearchofanewplacetolive.Thereisabigdownsidetothat.Someofthoseanimalsarenaturalpredators.Theycontrolpestpopulations.Theycanhelptoclearthefieldsofrats,mice,andotherrodentsthateatanddamagecrops.ThishappenedatonesmallfarmingvillageinIndonesia.Afterlandwasclearedforfarming,ratsandmicebeganappearinginlargenumbers.Villagerstriedtotargettheanimalsbysmokingthemoutandhuntingthem.Butthevillagerswereunsuccessful.So,onefarmerdecidedtotryanothermethod-anaturalone.PujoArtobroughtowlstohisfarm.Owls,afterall,areexpertsathuntingrodents.Itiswhattheydo.Anditworked!However,PujoArtodidn'tstopwithhisownfield.HesetupaNaturalPredatorProgram.Now,owlsarebusycatchingratsandmiceinthefieldsaroundthevillageofTlogoweru.Thereisahugeupside:noneedforchemicalpesticideswhichcanharmnotonlyrodents,butothercreatures.In2011,theIndonesianmanbegansettingupboxeswheretheowlslive.Heisalsoraisingowletsinthevillage.Afteraboutfourmonths,theyoungbirdsarereleased.Thesefacilitieshaveraisedmorethanowls.Theyhavealsoraisedawarenessinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofowls.Theyraisedawarenesswithintheircommunitybybuildinghomesforthoseowls.Atthesametime,governmentofficialshelpedtocreatelawstoprotectthoseowls.Inadditiontocontrollingpestsnaturally,thereisanotherupsidetotheprogram.Hisvillageisnowapopularstopforeco-tourists.Peopleinterestedinlearningmoreaboutowls,wildlifeprotectionandnaturalpestcontrolcometohisvillagetolearnmore.1、Whydidtheowlsgetawayfromthelandaroundthevillage?A．Therewasnofoodtoeat.B．Thereweretoomanyratsandmice.C．Theyweresmokedaway.D．Theyhadnoplacetolive.2、NaturalPredatorProgramis.A．touseowlstocatchthecrop-damagingrodentsB．toattracteco-touriststothevillageC．toraiseawarenessofprotectingforestsD．tocontrolpestsbyusingchemicalpesticides3、Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.introducingowlsb.pestsbeingcontrollednaturallyc.rodentsappearinginlargenumbers.d.clearingforestsA．abcdB．bcdaC．dcabD．dabc4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theimportanceofprotectingowls.B．Indonesianvillageusesowlstoprotectcrops.C．Theadvantagesofusingnaturalpredatorsinagriculture.D．Thegovernment'sroleinusingowlstocontrolpests.23．（8分）TheearlierThanksgivinginCanadawastocelebratetheearlierstartofwinterintheNorth,endingtheharvestseasonearlier.ThanksgivinginCanadadidnothaveafixeddateuntilthelate19thcentury.ManyoftheindividualCanadianprovinceshaddeclaredtheirowndaysofThanksgiving.ThefirstofficialCanadianThanksgivingoccurredonApril15,1872,whenthenationwascelebratingthePrinceofWales’recoveryfromaseriousillness.Bytheendofthe19thcentury,ThanksgivingDaywasnormallycelebratedonNovember6.However,whenWorldWarⅠended,theArmisticeDayholidaywasusuallyheldduringthesameweek.Topreventthetwoholidaysfromconflictingwitheachother,in1957theCanadianParliamentdeclaredThanksgivingtobeobservedonitspresentdateonthesecondMondayofOctober.MuchasinCanada,ThanksgivingintheUnitedStateswasobservedonvariousdatesthroughouthistory.FromthetimeoftheFoundingFathersuntilthetimeofLincoln,thedateThanksgivingwasobservedvariedfromstatetostate.ThefinalThursdayinNovemberhadbecomethedateofcustominmoststatesbythebeginningofthe19thcentury.ModernThanksgivingwasfirstofficiallycalledforinallstatesin1863byAbrahamLincoln.InfluencedbySarahJosephaHale,whowroteletterstopoliticiansforaround40yearstryingtomakeitanofficialholiday,LincolndeclaredthedatetobethefinalThursdayinNovemberinanattempttoraiseasenseofAmericanunitybetweentheNorthernandSouthernstates.However,anationwideofficialThanksgivingdatewasnotrealizeduntilthe1870s.OnDecember26,1941,PresidentFranklinD．RoseveltchangedthenationalThanksgivingDayfromthelastThursdayinNovembertothefourthThursday.1、WhatdoCanadaandtheUSAhaveincommonaboutThanksgiving?A．TheybothhavefixeddatesofThanksgivinginhistoryB．TheybothcelebratetheirThanksgivingonthefourthThursdayofNovember.C．TheybothcelebratedtheirfirstofficialThanksgivinginthe1870s.D．Theybothobservedthanksgivingtoraiseasenseofunityoftheircountries.2、WhomadeAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovemberofficially?A．AbrahamLincoln.B．SarahJosephaHale.C．FranklinD．Roosevelt.3、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThehistoryofthedatesThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.B．ThefirstofficialThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.C．ModernThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.D．ThecustomsofThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.24．（8分）Peopleoftenfeelanonymous(匿名)ontheInternet.Theybelievetheirbrowsingbehaviorsandwhattheybuyorwritecanbeprivateastheywant.Infact,that’sfarfromtrue,anewstudyfinds.Websitesusuallyofferastatementthatdescribeswhattheymayormaynotdowithdataaboutauser’sactivities.Youmightbeattractedtoreadthroughthatentiredocument.Butbepreparedfordisappointment.Thesedocumentstendtolistonlyasmallpartofthewebsiteswhichareallowedtohaveaccesstoyourdata.Therefore,it’simpossibleforuserstomakeinformedjudgmentsabouthowprivatetheironlineactivitiesare.Thenewresearchexploredthedisclosureondata-sharingby200,000websites.TheseincludedtheArkansasstategovernmenthomepageandtheCountryMusicsite.Thestudyanalyzedhowthesesitesshareddatawiththirdparties.Suchrecipientsofyourdatacouldbeadvertisersorcompaniesthatmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata.Thestudyalsoexaminedhowthosesiteshaddescribedtheirpolicyforprotectingthedataprivacy.TimothyLibert,whoworksatOxfordUniversity,studiesdataprivacy.Forthisanalysis,heusedasoftwaretoolcalledwebXray.Ittracked1.8milliondatasharedbyeachofthosewebsiteswiththird-partydatacollectors.Only14.8%ofthosedatawenttothirdpartiesthatwerenamedinthesitesprivacypolicies.Datathatweretransferredtowidelyfamiliarthirdparties—Google,FacebookandTwitter—weremorelikelytobeleakedthanthoseweretransferredtounknownparties.Libertfoundthat38.3%ofdatasenttoGooglehadbeenleaked.Evenifawebsitelistedallofthethirdpartiesitsharedyourdatawith,usersstillmightneverlearnhowwidelytheirdatahadbeenshared.Why?Thirdpartiesthatreceivedatacanlatersharethosedataagain.Thinkofyourdatanowbeingtransmittedtoanonymousfourthandfifthparties.Gettingonlineis“sortoflikethrowingbeansintheair,”Libertconcludes.“There’snowaytoknowwhereyourdataendup.”1、Whataspectofthewebsitesstatementswilldisappointpeople?A．Thelengthofthedocuments. B．Thereliabilityoftheinformation.C．Thereadabilityofthecontents. D．Theaccuracyofthelanguage.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disclosure”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Reveal. B．Money.C．Disappointment. D．Advertisement.3、WhatdidLibertfindinhisstudy?A．Morethanaquarterofdata-sharingwenttounnamedthirdparties.B．ThedataontheInternetisalwayskeptsecretbythirdparties.C．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiescouldcollectusers’datamoredifficultly.D．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiesweremorelikelytoleakoutusers’onlinedata.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamouswebsitesarenolongersafeB．PrivatedatacannolongerbeprivateC．Data-sharingisbecomingveryunpopularD．Largecompaniesmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata25．（10分）Thereoncelivedayoungmanwhothoughthimselftobepoor.Onedayhewenttoawisemantoaskhowtobecomerich.Thewisemansaid,“Youngman,youarealreadyrichnow.”“Butwhereismywealth(财富)?”theyoungmanasked.“Itiswithyou.Youreyesareyourwealth.Youusethemtoseethisworld.Youusethemtoseeallthebeautifulthingsinthisworld.Yourhandsareyourwealth.Youcanusethemtowork.Youcanusethemtohugyourbelovedones.Yourlegsareyourwealth.Youcangotoanyplace...”thewisemansaid.“Youcallthesewealth?Buteveryonehasthem,”theyoungmansaid.“Thesearewealth.Whatyouhavenowisnotwhatsomeoneelsecanluckilyhave.Wouldyouliketogiveyoureyestome?I'dliketogiveyoualotofmoneytoexchangeforthem,”thewisemansaid.“No,I'mnotgoingtodoso!Myeyesareimportanttome!”theyoungmansaid.Everyoneisrich.Weshouldtreasure(珍惜)ourwealth,andtakecareofit.Weshouldnotoveruseitbecauseonceitisgone,itisgoneforever.Rememberitisourwealththatwedonotwanttolose.1、Whydidtheyoungmangotovisitthewiseman?A．Becausehewasill.B．Becausehewasthewiseman'sfriend.C．Becausehewantedtoknowhowtoberich.D．Becausehewantedtobewise.2、Thewisemanthoughttheyoungmanhimself___________.A．wasrichB．waspoorC．waswiseD．wassilly3、Thewisemancalled______wealth.A．theyoungman'smoneyB．theyoungman'seyesandfeetC．theyoungman’sbuildingsD．theyoungman’scars4、Theyoungmanwasn’twillingtoexchangehiseyesformoneybecause________.A．hewasrichB．hedidn’tliketheoldmanC．hethoughthiseyeswereimportanttohimD．hedidn’tlikemone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）AsIturnedoffoneofthemainroadstheotherday,Inoticedsomethingunusualintheparkinglotthegrocerystore.There’sawidegrassylandinfrontoftheirparkinglot,where1oftenputupsignsannouncingtheiryardsalesorevents,butthe2infrontofmewasworthyofadouble-take.Amaninasuitwas3asignintothegroundandahomelessmanwas4thesignwhilehehammered.Iwas5byhowthetwomenlookedso6.onewithasoldiersuit,snowywhiteshirt,buttheotherwith7clothinganduncombedhairwaving8inthewind.Andthenthe9humanityofthemomenthitme.Somanytimeswe10homelesspeopleandallweseeisjusthomelesspeople.Butonthisday,Isawthekindnessofamanwhowalkedovertohelpsomeone.Themomentreally11me,anditwasafreshremindertolook12theoutwardappearanceandseethepersoninstead.AfriendandIhadthe13afewyearsagotowriteastudyguidetoabook.It’sanamazingbook.ThatwasevidentfromthefirstpagewhenIreadthededication(题词）andit14,“ToTitus,whotaughtmetocheerforhumanity.”Wow,15moreofusdidthat?Canyouimaginethe16itwouldmakeinourworld?Inoneofthechapters,Sammytellsaboutsittinginlargecrowdsatplaces,likeshopsandairports,and17forhumanity.Itdoes18things.Justimagineadisobedient(不服从的）teenwiththecrazyclothesbecomesayoungmanwho，scryingoutforsomeoneto19andahomelesspersonbecomesarealperson,someonewhoneeds20andahelpinghand.1、A．soldiersB．folksC．driversD．kids2、A．sightB．signC．sceneryD．sale3、A．buryingB．twistingC．knockingD．spinning4、A．holdingB．measuringC．paintingD．protecting5、A．seizedB．movedC．chokedD．struck6、A．alikeB．oppositeC．carefulD．hardworking7、A．traditionalB．ordinaryC．brokenD．ragged8、A．beautifullyB．desperatelyC．wildlyD．frequently9、A．holyB．mercifulC．wiseD．meaningless10、A．giveawayB．askforC．dependonD．lookat11、A．upsetB．botheredC．touchedD．interested12、A．beyondB．aroundC．viaD．against13、A．troubleB．deadlineC．abilityD．opportunity14、A．wroteB．saidC．spokeD．addressed15、A．whatifB．butifC．asifD．onlyif16、A．appointmentB．discriminationC．differenceD．reform17、A．payingB．scoldingC．lookingD．cheering18、A．recordB．enlargeC．changeD．convey19、A．fightB．careC．cheatD．interview20、A．growthB．concernC．reputationD．authority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）Trafficisaveryimportantpartindailylife.Nearlyeveryonecomplainsaboutbeingstuckintrafficsomuch1．peoplearemakingitpossiblethatthefuturecitywillhavenotrafficatall.H.GWells,inhisbook.TheSleeperAwakes,tellssomethingaboutthetraffic.InthestreetsofthatfutureLondontherewillbenovehicles.Thecity2．(provide)withmovingroads.Onesideoftheroadtravels3．onedirection;4．othersidemovestheoppositeway.Anyonewhowantstogotoanotherpartofthecitystepsonthemoving“way”andsitsononeoftheseatsuntilhearrives.Hehasnoneofthetroubles,5．aprivatecarbringswithit:whetherthereisenoughpetrol,whetherthetyresareallright,andwheretoparkit.Themovingwayisalwaysathisservice,alwaysmoving6．(silent)along,alwaysready7．(take)himtohisdestination.Thatcityofthefuturewillhavenotrafficjams.Tolinkupthe8．(vary)cities,vehiclesdrivenbyatomicpowerwillpassalonghighways9．(divide)intotwomaingroupsoflanes.Eachgroupwillconsistofseverallanes.Someforslowtraffic,someforfast.Crossroadswillnotexistonthesehighways,butwillbereplacedbybridgesandjunctions.Wherethesehighwaysentercities,10．(port)andotherbuilt-upareas,theywillpassthroughundergroundtunnels.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（∧），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仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。OneeveningIwentoutwithmyfriendsWangYiforamealinacountrypub.Weleftat9:30andIwasofferedtotakeWangYihome.Weweredrivingalongwhen,suddenly,acardrovepastusoutofcontrol.Thecarcrashedandbeforethatitburstintoflames.Werantotheburningcarquickly.Whenwegetthere,wesawthreepeopletrappinginside.Theywerescreamingandweknewwehadtogetthemin.Itwasextremehotasweopenedthedoors,andwesavedthemsuccessfully.It'snicefeelingtoknowtheyhavehelpedtosavethosepeople.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）在你成长过程中一定有一些对你有帮助，对你很重要的人．假如你是李华，请你用英语写一篇短文给校刊投稿．内容包括：1．对你很重要的人是谁2．对你很重要的原因3．你想如何回报他（她）。注意：词数不少于100（文章开头已给出，不计入字数）．Onthejourneyofmygrowth，therearemanypeoplewhohavecaredaboutmeandhelpedmewhenI'mintrouble._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、C5、B6、D7、A8、D9、B10、B11、C12、C13、C14、B15、C16、D17、D18、C19、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、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,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethi