山东省菏泽市重点高中高三考前热身新高考英语试卷及答案解析

山东省菏泽市重点高中高三考前热身新高考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where2．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must3．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may4．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where5．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would6．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied7．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded8．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased9．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give10．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced11．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless12．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake13．Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto14．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall15．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when16．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo17．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while18．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld19．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign20．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken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）Lastyearmarkedthe100thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarI.Therewereeventsaroundtheworldinmemoryofthosewhodiedintheconflict.WehavepickedoutthreeoftheminEuropeancountries.Let'stakealook.BelgiumInapark,thefamousBelgianartistKoenVanmechelenhadanexhibitioncalledComingWorld,RememberMe.Theworkconsistedof600,000individual(个别的)claysculptures,oneforeachpersonkilledduringtheWorldWar.Inthecenteroftheexhibitionwasabigeggmadeofclay,symbolizinganewworld.UKInasmalltowncalledAldridge,almost100housesinonestreetwerecoveredwith24,000poppiesandstatuesofsoldiers.Theystoodforthemenfromtheareawhohadbeenkilledinthewar.TheflowerswerechosenbecauseofapoemwrittenbytheCanadiandoctorJohnMcCreain1915.Theymadepeoplethinkoffieldsofblood.FranceTheBritishartistGuyDenningarrivedinLaFeuille,asmalltowninthenorthwestofFrance,tosticklife-sizedrawingsofsoldierswhonevercamebackhome.Armedwithglueandabrush,Denningstuckhisdrawingscarefullyonwalls.Beforelong112men,mainlyyoungadults,werebroughtbacktomind,ifnottolife.1、WhatdoweknowaboutComingWorld,RememberMe?A．It'sthenameofanexhibition. B．It'safilmaboutWorldWarI.C．It'saworkstandingforpeace. D．It'sasculpturemadeofclay.2、Whywerepoppieschosentosymbolizethedeadsoldiers?A．TheBritishpeoplepreferredthem. B．Theyshowedthecrueltyofwar.C．ACanadiandoctorsuggestedthem. D．Thefieldswerefilledwiththem.3、HowwastheendofWorldWarImarkedinFrance?A．Amemorialtothedeadsoldierswasbuilt.B．112woundedsoldiersinthewarwerehelped.C．Drawingsofsomedeadsoldierswereputup.D．Youngadultswereencouragedtojointhearmy.22．（8分）Dininginacompletelydarkroom,unawarewhat’sonyourplatewhilesittingnexttoacompletestrangermaynotsoundlikeanidealrestaurantexperiencebutit’scertainlyanintriguingwaytospendarainynightinLondon.DansleNoir,closetoLondon’sfinancialdistrict,isarestaurantfullofblindwaitersandwaitresseswhobecomeyoureyesaroundtherestaurant,whoseoriginalParisbranchopenedin2004.Inthebarwiththelight,youchoosewhetheryouwantthefish,meatorvegetable,butthedishesthemselvesremainasecret,asdotheingredientsofthe“surprise”cocktails.Bags,coatsanddevices(设备)thatlightup,includingwatchesandmobilephones,arekeptinthebar.Placingyourhandontheshoulderofyourguide,youareledtoatableinablackdiningroomthatsetsupto60people.Anditisdark.Thewaiterstellyouwhenthefoodisbeingplaceddowninfrontofyou,thenthefunbegins,tryingtogetfoodintoyourmouth,thenidentifyingjustwhatitisthat’sonyourplate,andfinallywhetheryouhavemissedanyofit.It’salsoagreatchancetobreaksocialconventionandeatusingyourfingers.Thosesamefingersarealsotheonlywayyoucantellhowmuchwineyou’repouringintoyourglass.Thehappyatmosphereinthediningroomalsomadethenightmemorable.Youcan’treallyavoidtalkingtothepersonnexttoyouatthelongtablesandguessingwhatthedishesarecertainlyprovidesadequatefuelfortheconversations.Allwillberevealedattheendofthemealwhenyouareledbackoutintothelitbar.Notonlydoyoufinallygettoseewhatyou’vejustbeeneatingbutalsowhoyou’vebeentalkingtoforthelast90minutes.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intriguing.”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Terrible. B．Interesting.C．Expensive. D．New.2、Accordingtothetext,“DansleNoir”__________.A．isfarfromLondon’sfinancialdistrictB．hasitsfirstbranchopenedinBritainC．isverypopularamongblindcustomersD．hasadiningroomwhichcanseatupto60people3、Weknowfromthetextthatthecustomersin“DansleNoir”_________.A．areforbiddentoeatwiththeirfingersB．cantalktothestrangersattableC．willlookatthemenuinadarkbarD．cantaketheirmobilephonesintothediningroom4、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tohelpblindpeoplefindajobinrestaurants.B．Toshowhowtoopenarestaurantwithanewidea.C．Toshowhowtoenjoythetimeinadarkrestaurant.D．Tointroduceandattractcustomersto“DansleNoir”.23．（8分）PengLiyuan,wifeofPresidentXiJinping,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharismaandgrace.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanexhibitedgracefuldemeanor,apleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,promptingpeopletocointheterm“Liyuanstyle”.PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyrepresentativeofafashionidol,butalsooverpassculturalanddiplomaticbarriers.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantanddelicatedressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothingandawoman’sparaphernalia.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenestranged(疏远)fromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostriveforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.SomeobservershavealreadystartedsayingthatPeng*sactivitieshavebecomepartofpublicdiplomacyinChina.Also,“Liyuanstyle”hasboostedtheconfidenceoftheChinesepeople.Modembutnotflashy,elegantbutnotarrogant,PenghasallthevirtuesofaChinesewomanandcarriesthemtotheinternationalstage.Sincethe18thPartyCongressandtheannualsessionsoftheNPCandCPPCC,thecountry’snewleadershiphasvowedtoadoptadown-to-earthworkstyletoconnectwiththepeople.Peng’splainbutelegantstyleshowsthatthriftinessandanearthystyleneednotbedrabandboring.SoitcanbesaidthatPeng’sfirstappearanceontheinternationalstagehaskickedoffwell.1、Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”?A．Herattitudestowardslife B．ThingsshecarriedwithC．Herdiplomaticmeasures D．Hersupporttoherhusband2、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．PresidentXi’swifeandhisfamilyB．PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterC．theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.D．aculturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUR?A．“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.B．PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.C．PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeananambassadorofWHO.D．Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.24．（8分）WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist,theyoftenaskme:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall,insomepeople'smindsIwouldn'tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonline.However,strangelyenough,I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.SinceIbeganwritingblogs,Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbase,andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhave,authorJennySuranestates,"Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers,publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders'heads.”Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon'tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll(滚屏)throughtheirTwitterfeed,andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdying,thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything,ithasincreased.Whathasdied,rather,isthewayinwhichinformationispresented.Nowmorethanever,inthisageofinformation,thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppatewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources,ifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim?Maybe,Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeople,grimaswell?Definitelynot.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,theauthorfeels.A．confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB．worriedaboutthefutureofprintC．tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD．embarrassedaboutonlinewriting2、WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny'sblogpost?,A．TwitterisnotverypopularB．ItishardtomanageonlinejournalismC．PrimstillhasitsadvantagesD．Peoplehavemorechoicestogetinformation3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grim”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．PromisingB．DepressingC．UnforgivingD．Encouraging4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToexplorethefutureofjournalismB．ToanalyzethecauseofprintdeclineC．ToexplainthebrightfutureofajournalistD．Tointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprint25．（10分）WhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan4-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,20,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.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）Theopeningandclosingofdoorsarethemostsignificantactionsofman’slife.Whata1liesindoors!Nomanknowswhatawaitshimwhenheopensadoor2themostfamiliarroom,wheretheclockticksandthehearthglowsredatduskmayharbor3Theworkermayactuallyhavecalledand4theleakingpipe.Thecookmayhavebeenillanddemandedherpassport.Therearemanykindsofdoors.Revolvingdoorsforhotels,shopsandpublicbuildings.Therearemany5thebusy,bustlingwaysofmodernlife.Canyou6WilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickensskippingthrougha7door?Therearedoubledoors,slidingdoors,stagedoorsandglassdoors.The8andmysteryofadoorliesinitsqualityofbeinghidden.Aglassdoorisnotadooratall,butawindow.Themeaningofadooristo9whatliesinside;tokeeptheheartinsuspense.Also,therearemanywaysofopeningdoors.Thereisthecheery10ofelbowwithwhichthewaiteropensthekitchendoor.Thereisthesympatheticandawful11ofthedentist’smaidwhoopensthedoorintotheoperatingroomand,withoutspeaking,12thatthedoctorisreadyforyou.Theopeningofdoorshasinitsomeflavorofthe13,somesenseofmovingintoanewmoment.Evenin14,theopeningofadoormaybringrelief.Buttheclosingofdoorscouldbe15,Adoorclosedbrings16toanend.Andtherearedegreesofsadnessintheclosingofdoors.Adoorslammedisaconfessionofweakness.Adoor17shutmayoftenbethemosttragicgestureinlife.Theopeningandclosingofdoorsisapartoftheseriousfluencyoflife.Lifewillnotstay18andletusalone.Weare19openingdoorswithhope,closingthemwithdespair.Life20notmuchlongerthanapipeoftobacco,anddestinyknocksusoutliketheashes.1、A．mystery B．relief C．scenery D．pleasure2、A．So B．Still C．Even D．Also3、A．wishes B．puzzles C．surprises D．changes4、A．checked B．fixed C．wrapped D．removed5、A．essentialto B．differentfrom C．consistentwith D．typicalof6、A．imagine B．suggest C．catch D．notice7、A．stage B．sliding C．glass D．revolving8、A．symbol B．miracle C．sign D．mark9、A．busy B．hide C．discover D．exhibit10、A．knock B．bump C．push D．touch11、A．silence B．noise C．voice D．peace12、A．announce B．admits C．implies D．expects13、A．darkness B．certainty C．possibility D．unknown14、A．vain B．hope C．sadness D．happiness15、A．easy B．terrible C．dull D．interesting16、A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something17、A．heavily B．hurriedly C．gently D．firmly18、A．still B．calm C．silent D．simple19、A．naturally B．continually C．obviously D．possibly20、A．measures B．matches C．reaches D．lasts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）ItwasOctober,butaseven-year-oldboy1．(suffer)fromabadbraintumorinsouthernOntariohadawhiteChristmasonSaturdayevening.Although2．(treat)verycarefully,theboycouldn’tgetwell.Doctorshadsaidtheydidn’tknowifEvanLeversagewouldlivetoseethisholidayseason,3．manypeoplegatheredathishometogive4．(he)afinalChristmasparty.OnSaturdayafternoon,5．groundoutsidehishomewascoveredwithartificialsnow.Therewere6．(decorate)everywhereandasignthatread“Santa,stophere!”inthewindow.Asnowmachinebroughtalotofsnow.Evan7．(have)abraintumorsincehewasjusttwoyearsold,anddoctorstoldhisfamilylastmonththatthetumorhadspread.SoEvanmadeabucket-list(遗愿清单),8．includedavisittoNiagaraFails,amovie,andhisfavoriterestaurant.Andofcourse,ChristmasinOctober.Allthesethingsappealed9．Evan.Everyonesaidyes,Evan’sstoryspreadingaroundtheworld.“It’sbeenanexperiencethatIdon’tthinkanyone’sgoingtoforget,”Evan’smotherNicolesaid.“Itisamazingtohavetheloveandsupportfromaroundtheworld.It10．(true)hasbeenliftingupalotofspiritsandbringinginalotofsunshineduringahardtime.”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。MynewfriendTomisgoodatEnglishwriting、Oneday，IaskedhimhowhedidsuchwellinwrittenEnglish、Hetoldmethathehasahabitofkeepadiaryeveryday、“Youcantrythem，too、I'msureyouwillimproveyourwrittenEnglishquicklyinthisway，”hesaid、IthoughtTomwasright，butIdecidedtofollowhisadvices、Istartedtowritedownsomethinginterestedeveryday、SometimeswhenIdidn'tknowhowtospellaword，Iwouldlookitupinadictionary、WhenIdidn’tknowhowtowriteasentencecorrect，Iwouldaskmyteacherforthehelp、MywrittenEnglishhasreallyimprovedalotbecausethat、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，刚刚参加完某一英语报社组织的“中学生英语夏令营”活动。请你给该活动的负责人Jane写一封信，要点如下：1.你从该活动中学到了什么；2.表达你的感激之情；3.渴望再次参加。注意：1.词数100左右；2.信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。DearJane,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B3、A4、D5、A6、B7、D8、A9、D10、B11、D12、C13、A14、C15、B16、D17、B18、D19、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、1、A2、B3、C22、1、B2、D3、B4、D23、Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher...shewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.Shecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosell...anythingforthemoneyweneededshewassuchanembarrassment.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.Irememberthatitwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool...“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”andtheytauntedme.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymom.“Whydon’tyoujustdie?”Mymomdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,itfeltgoodtothinkthatIhadsaidwhatI’dwantedtosayallthistime.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,butIdidn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.Thatnight...Iwokeup,andwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.Mymomwascryingthere,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemightwakeme.Ihatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeye.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,becauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyhard.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudied,andgotacceptedintheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhad.Then,Igotmarried.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowI’mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymom.Thishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,whensomeoneunexpectedcametoseeme“What?!Who’sthis?!”Itwasmymother...Stillwitheroneeye.Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.AndIaskedher,“Whoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!”asifItriedtomakethatreal.Iscreamedather“Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!!”Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappeared.Thankgoodness...shedoesn’trecognizeme.Iwasquiterelieved.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocare,orthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylife.Thenawaveofreliefcameuponme...oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,thatIusedtocallahouse,justoutofcuriositythere,Ifoundmymotherfallenonthecoldground.Shehadapieceofpaperinherhand.Itwasalettertome.Shewrote:Myson,Ithinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.Foryou...I’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarras