南充市重点中学高三下学期联合考试新高考英语试题及答案解析

南充市重点中学高三下学期联合考试新高考英语试题注意事项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．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade2．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What3．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a4．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot5．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial6．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy7．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of8．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed9．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn10．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded11．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse12．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou13．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished14．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover15．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup16．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff17．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto18．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what19．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee20．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that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）KillerwhalesinAlaska’sBeringSeahavefiguredoutaneasywaytogetfed.Insteadofseekingoutthefishthem-selves,thecleverwhaleschasedownfishingboatsandstealtheentirecatchoftheday,asmuchas20,000to30,000pounds.Killerwhale“thieves”arenotanewphenomenon.JapanesefishermenhavereportedbeingfollowedbykillerWhalessincethe1950s.However,theincreasingfrequencyofwhalefishtheftintheBeringSea'scontinentalshelfisnowthreateningthelivelihoodoffishermen.PaulClampitt,alocalfisherman,sayshiscrewtriedtokeepthewhalesawaywithloudsounds.Thoughthatworkedforashorttime,thewhalesnowconsiderthenoise“adinnerbell”.JayHerberttriedusingsonartokeepthewhalesaway.Healsometwithlittlesuccess.Accordinglotheexperiencedfisherman,thesmartwhalesdeliberatelyseekoutlongliners(延绳钓渔船）,and,allthefirstopportunitypresentedtothem,stealthefish,leavingbehindjustthelipsofthefishcaught!NOAAFisheriesbiologistJohnMoranisnotsurprisedatthewhales’thievingskill.Theexpertsayswhalesareskilledhunterswhocandistinguishthesoundsofdifferentboatsandevenrecognizethesoundsoftheoperatingsystemthatplacesthefishingequipmentintotheocean.Theexpertjokes,“Grabbingafishoffalineisnothing.”Sincetheyaresocialanimals,itiseasyforwhalestopasstheirskillsontoothers.Killerwhalesarenottheonlywhalespeciesthathavelearnedtostealfromhumans.IntheGulfofAlaska,spermwhalesalsoconductsimilarthefts.LonglinefishermenoffWashington,Chile,Australia,Hawaii,andmanyothercountrieshavereportedsimilarincidents.Thereis,unfortunately,noeasyfixtothisproblem.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsisusingpottrapssimilartotheonesusedtocatchcrabs.However,thecostofswitchingfromlonglinetopotfishingistoohigh,especiallyforsmall-scalefisheries.Thereisalsonoguaranteethatthecatchwillbesafefromtheintelligentwhaleswhich,manyfear,willeventuallyfigureouthowtoopenthepots!1、WhatconcernsfishermeninAlaska?A．Thekillerwhaleseatingtheirfish.B．Thedecreaseofnumbersofwhales.C．Thekillerwhaleschasingtheirboats.D．Thehighcostofoperatingfishingboats.2、Whatmaybethemeanstoprotectfishermen’scatchatpresent?A．Loudsounds.B．Pottraps.C．Sonar.D．Dinnerbells.3、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Whalescanlearnfromeachother.B．Whales’thievingskillssurpriseexperts.C．Whalesareabletocommunicatewithfishermen.D．Killerwhalesarethemostintelligentwhalespecies4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishermenFacingDangerB．WhalesTeasingFishermenC．ThievesStealingfromFishermenD．WhalesLivingAllovertheWorld22．（8分）ArobotcalledBina48hassuccessfullytakenacourseinthephilosophyofloveatNotreDamedeNamurUniversity(NDNU),inCalifornia.AccordingtocourseinstructorWilliamBarry,associateprofessoratNDNU,Bina48istheworld’sfirstsociallyadvancedrobottocompleteacollegecourse,afeathedescribedas“remarkable.”Therobottookpartinclassdiscussions,gaveapresentationwithastudentpartnerandparticipatedinadebatewithstudentsfromanotherinstitution.Beforebecomingastudent,Bina48appearedasaguestspeakerinBarry’sclassesforseveralyears.OnedaywhenaddressingBarry’sclass,Bina48expressedadesiretogotocollege,adesirethatBarryandhisstudentsenthusiasticallysupported.RatherthanenrollBina48inhisRobotEthics:PhilosophyofEmergingTechnologiescourse,BarrysuggestedthatBina48shouldtakehiscoursePhilosophyofLoveinstead.LoveisaconceptBina48doesn’tunderstand,saidBarry.ThereforethechallengewouldbeforBarryandhisstudentstoteachBina48whatloveis.“Someinterestingthingshappenedintheclass,”saidBarry.HesaidthathisstudentsthoughtitwouldbestraightforwardtoteachBina48aboutlove,which,afterall,is“fairlysimple—it’safeeling,”saidBarry.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Bina48endeduplearning“31differentversionsoflove,”saidBarry,highlightingsomeofthechallengeshumansmayfacewhenworkingwithartificialintelligenceinfuture.Bina48participatedinclassdiscussionsviaSkypeandalsotookpartinaclassdebateaboutloveandconflictwithstudentsfromWestPoint.Bina48’scontributiontothedebatewasfilmedandpostedonYouTube.ItwasjudgedthatBina48andNDNUclassmateswerethewinnersofthisdebate.Inthenextdecade,BarryhopesBina48mightbecomecomplexenoughtoteachaclass,thoughhesaysheforeseesrobotsbeingusedtobettertheteachingandlearningexperience,ratherthanreplacinginstructorscompletely.1、WhatwasBina48’sperformancelikeinclass?A．Unattractive.B．Insignificant.C．Far-reaching.D．Extraordinary.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Givingaspeechto.B．Consultingwith.C．Dealingwith.D．Sendingaletterto.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ItwasinterestingforBina48tolearnaboutlove.B．ItwasquitetoughforBina48tolearnaboutlove.C．Humanscanlaunchachallengetoartificialintelligence.D．Artificialintelligencemaysomehowbesuperiortoman.4、WhatdoesBarrythinkofthefuturedevelopmentofBina48?A．Itwillsurelybeabletoserveasateacher.B．Itwillcompletelytaketheplaceofinstructors.C．Itwillbeabletopromotelearningandteaching.D．Itwillbesmartenoughtocontrolhumanbeings.23．（8分）ThisstoryhappenedwhenIwasinSaintLuciawithmyfamily.Mysister,Diane,whoalsohappenstobemybestfriendandoneofthefunniestandkindestpeopleIknow,wentblindinoneeyeabout9yearsago.Dianasometimesfeelsconcernedaboutthewayherevelooknow.Thepupil(瞳孔)isnolongerblack;it’ssortof“glows”inphotos.Dianarecentlypurchasedaspecialcontactlens(隐形镜片)thatmakeshereyelooklikeitdidbeforeitchangedcolor,butshedoesn’twearthislensoftenbecauseitbecomesquitepainfulafteraboutanhour.Onenightduringourholiday,ahotelphotographerwastakingpicturesoftheguestsastheyenteredtheareasetupfordinner.Dianacasuallysaidifshehadknowntherewasgoingtobepicturestakentocapturethisspecialmemory,shewouldhavewornhercontactlenssohereyewouldn’tbesoshinyinthepicture.Thenextday,IwassittingwithDianaandherhusbandTed.Whileweweretalking,thephotographerwhohadbeenatthedinnerthenightbefore,handedheraphoto,leanedinandquietlysaid,“Imatchedthecolorofyoureyesinthepicture.”Ashewalkedaway,mysisterhappilysaidtomeandTed,“Look!Hefixedmyeye!”Thephotographerstopped.Heturnedaroundandwalkedbacktoourtable.HeputhishandonDiana’sshoulder,leanedinagainandgentlysaid,“Justtobeclear:Ididn’tfixyoureye.Thereisn’tanythingwrongwithyoureye.Isimplymatchedthecolor.”Hereyesfilledupwithtears.Itwasveryhealingfor:herhearttohearthesebeautifulwords.Itdidn’ttakemuchtimebutmadesomuchdifference.Ithelpedherchangethewayshefeelsaboutherself.Ihavealwayslovedthequote:“Theworldisfullofgoodpeople.Ifyoucan’1findone,beone!”Youractsofkindnesscanimpacttheworldinprofoundways!1、Mysisterboughtacontactlensinorderto________.A．keepthepupilcomfortableB．showoffthebeautifulcolorofherpupilC．protecthereyefromthestrongsunlightD．avoidthepupilbeingtoobrightandshiny2、Dianafelt________whensheknewtherewasaphototakenforthedinner.A．excited B．proudC．regretful D．shocked3、TearswelledupinDianaseyesbecause____.A．shewastouchedbythephotographerB．shefelthereyesweresopainfulC．shewashurtbythegestureofthephotographerD．shefeltsosadthatshedidn’twearherlens4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AShinyPupil B．AConsideratePhotographerC．TheActofKindnessCounts D．TheContactLensMakesaDifference24．（8分）ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Teayson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherbeadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Ilesaidtome.“Mumsit’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharitygrouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldboytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,”hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupsuchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”Bynowparamedics(救援人员)hadarrived,andwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim.“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson,HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.1、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．OnecanneverbetoocarefulB．Actionsspeaklouderwords,C．Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.D．Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B．Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhisfather’ssupport.C．Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.D．TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?A．AcharitygroupB．AstandsellingcookedsausagesandflowersC．AflowerD．Asweetidea4、Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans.A．astonishedB．struckC．frightenedD．excited25．（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）JoeSimpsonandSimonYateswerethefirstpeopletoclimbtheWestFaceoftheSiulaGrandeintheAndesmountains.Theyreachedthetop1，butontheirwaybackconditionswerevery2.Joefellandbrokehisleg.TheybothknewthatifSimon3alone，hewouldprobablygetback4.ButSimondecidedtoriskhis5andtrytolowerJoedownthemountainonarope.Asthey6down，theweathergotworse.Thenanother7occurred.Theycouldn'tseeorheareachotherand，8，Simonloweredhisfriendovertheedgeofaprecipice（峭壁）.Itwas9forJoetoclimbbackorforSimontopullhimup.Joe's10waspullingSimonslowlytowardstheprecipice.11，aftermorethananhourinthedarkandtheicycold，Simonhadto12.Intears，hecuttherope.Joe13intoahugecrevasse（裂缝）intheicebelow.Hehadnofoodorwaterandhewasinterriblepain.Hecouldn'twalk，buthe14togetoutofthecrevasseandstartedto15towardstheircamp，nearlytenkilometers16.Simonhad17thecampatthefootofthemountain.HethoughtthatJoemustbe18，buthedidn'twanttoleave19.Threedayslater，inthemiddleofthenight，heheardJoe'svoice.Hecouldn't20it.Joewasthere，afewmetersfromtheirtent，stillalive.1、A．hurriedly B．carefully C．successfully D．early2、A．difficult B．similar C．special D．normal3、A．climbed B．worked C．rested D．continued4、A．unwillingly B．safely C．slowly D．regretfully5、A．fortune B．time C．health D．life6、A．lay B．settled C．went D．looked7、A．damage B．storm C．change D．trouble8、A．bymistake B．bychance C．bychoice D．byluck9、A．unnecessary B．practical C．important D．impossible10、A．height B．weight C．strength D．equipment11、A．Finally B．Patiently C．Surely D．Quickly12、A．standback B．takearest C．makeadecision D．holdon13、A．jumped B．fell C．escaped D．backed14、A．managed B．planned C．waited D．hoped15、A．run B．skate C．move D．march16、A．around B．away C．above D．along17、A．headedfor B．traveledto C．leftfor D．returnedto18、A．dead B．hurt C．weak D．late19、A．secretly B．tiredly C．immediately D．anxiously20、A．find B．believe C．make D．accept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）Itdoesnotmeantheendoftheworldforsomeonetobecomedisabled.OnedaywhenIturnedontheradio,Ididn’thearanything.ButIwasn’tborndeaf.ThedoctorsaidIlostmy1．(hear).Ihadtogotoaspecialschool,2．IwonascholarshiptotheUS.Weweretakentodifferentcommunities,volunteeringthereandteachingthemaboutmycountryandculture.Theloveofvolunteeringcametomefromthen.InAfrica,deafpeople3．(be)morelikelytobefromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.Often,untrainedteachersarepostedtoteachatdeafschools.Sothere’salack4．knowledgeandbasicskills.Igathereddeaf5．(youth)tomeeteverySundayforvolleyballmatches.Iestablishedamathsclubanddanceclubthatbecame6．(fair)popular.I7．(name)“DeafRoleModel”in2016duringInternationalDeafAwarenessWeek.Iwanttoset8．goodexamplefordeafchildren.Itoldthemmystory.Itoldthemthattheycouldhavemanytalents,likedancing.Itoldthemtoclosetheirearsandfeelthemusic.Myparentinspiredme9．(become)thebestteacher.Iknowheisveryproudofme.Iwantpeopletoknowthateventhoughmylifehasbeenchallenging,I10．(overcome)itbynow.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。作文中共有10处错误，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（∧），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。Smartphoneappscertainlymakeourlifeeasier、Andnow,itlooksliketheycouldevendoourhomeworkforus、Recentyearshaveseenthereleaseofavariousofstudyaidappsaimedatstudent、Mostoftheseappsallowuserstotakeaphotoofourschoolworkandthecorrectanswerswilljustappearontheirsmartphones、Convenienttheyare,theseappspresentproblemswithbothparentsandteachers、Moststudentsjustcopytheanswersfromtheapp,whileonlyafewusetheapptostudy、Betterstill,somestudentsevenusethestudyaidappsassocialnetworks、Therefore,thisisn’ttosaythatstudyaidappsshouldbecompletelyban、Parentsandteachersshouldgivenecessaryguidancetohelpstudentstotaketheadvantageofthestudyaidapps’strengthsandavoidingtheirweaknesses、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高二年级李华同学，你发现班上有些同学晚上学习到深夜，白天也不安排休息时间，但往往在课堂上昏昏欲睡(sleepy)，还有些同学饮食习惯不好，不吃早饭。请你写篇发言稿，在班会上劝同学们合理安排作息时间，注意饮食健康，保证学习好、身体好。注意：1.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2.词数100左右。Dearclassmates,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、D5、B6、D7、C8、C9、D10、B11、D12、C13、C14、B15、C16、A17、C18、B19、A20、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、A2、B3、A4、C22、1、D2、A3、D4、C23、1、D2、C3、A4、C24、1、D2、B3、C4、C25、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifolloweda