2025届贵州省毕节市威宁县黑石中学高三英语第一学期期末统考试题含解析

2025届贵州省毕节市威宁县黑石中学高三英语第一学期期末统考试题考生须知：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．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad2．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when3．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses4．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which5．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught6．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why7．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.8．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain9．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster10．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing11．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift12．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t13．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once14．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated15．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize16．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why17．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion18．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem19．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling20．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although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）AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines,“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofhismostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认识的)abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.1、Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.2、Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Bygivingfoodrewards.B．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.D．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.C．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.D．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AWonderfulScientistB．TheLifeofSheepC．ANewDiscoveryaboutSheepD．HowSheepRecognizeEachOther22．（8分）Whatmakesapersonagiverortaker?Theidea“givevs.take”takesshapeinallinteractions(互动)andrelationshipsofourlives.We’reeithergivingadvice,makingtimeforpeople,orwe’reonthereceivingend.Wekeepchangingbetweenthetwobasedondifferentsituationsonadailybasis,ifnotanhourlyone.AccordingtoAdamGrant,aprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania,mostpeoplearematchers.Theymakecarefulobservationsontakersandmakeitapointforthemtopaysomethingback.Theyhatetoseepeoplewhoactsogenerouslytowardsothersnotreceiveanyrewards.Actually,mostmatcherswilltryhardtopromoteandsupportgiverssothattheycangetthegoodtheydeserve.Isthereagenderfactor(性别因素)thatplaysapartinthis?AstudyledbyHannahRileyBowles,aprofessoratHarvardUniversity,focusedonthisquestion.Sheasked200seniormanagerstositdowninpairswhereonepersonwouldactasthebossandtheotherasanemployeetodiscusssalarypromotions.Male“employees”askedforanaveragesalaryof$146kwhilethefemalesaskedforonly$141k.Butwhydidtheynotbargainashardasthemen?Simplybecausetheyweremorelikelytobegivers.Asawoman,Idoenjoytheactofgivingupmytime,myknowledge,andmycareandmyattentiontoothers.Idon’texpectanythinginreturn,butIdotendtopullmyselfawaywhenIfeellikeI’mbeingtakenforgranted.IalsotendtogetupsetwhenIseealovedone’scontinuousactionsofkindnessgounnoticed.So,it’ssafetosayI’m50%giver,35%matcherand15%taker.Idoknowsomeone,however,whois99%giver.They’reconstantlydevotingtheirtime,sharingvaluableinsights(洞察力)andgoingoutoftheirwayforeveryonewhocrossestheirpath.Althoughthey’rechangedthelivesofmanypeople,theyrarelyseeanyofitreturned.Buttheuniverseisslowlyrepayingthem;they’renowextremelysuccessful,wellknownforwhattheydo.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．mostpeoplethinktheyaregiversB．peoplearenotalwaysgiversortakersC．anindividualisborntobeagiveroratakerD．fewdifferencesexistbetweengiversandtakers2、InAdamGrant’sopinion,mostpeople________.A．hatetakers B．prefergivingtotakingC．enjoyrelyingonthemselves D．balancegivingandtaking3、Hannah’sstudyfocusedon________.A．theroleofgivingandtakinginjobsB．thegenderdifferenceingivingandtakingC．theroleofmenandwomeninsocietyD．thesalarydifferencebetweenwomenandmen4、Theauthortendsto________.A．thinkactsofkindnessshouldbevaluedB．expectsomethinginreturnforgivingmostofthetimeC．takegivingforgrantedD．beacompletematcher5、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Givingistheshortestpathtosuccess.B．Sharingisthegreatesthumanquality.C．Nogooddeedgoesundone.D．Giversareworthrespecting.23．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.24．（8分）ChineseaudiencesseemednottohavebeensatisfiedwiththethirdseasonofthehighlyanticipatedfooddocumentaryABiteofChina.Eventhoughtheserieshasmaintainedhighviewershipratingssinceitscomebacklastweek,muchhigherthanotherprogramsairedatthesametime,therankingonDouban,asocialnetworkingwebsitefeaturingfilms,literatureandevents,slippedto4.2outof10,asofTuesday,comparedwith9.3and8.4,respectively,forthefirsttwoseasons.Pickyviewerscomplainthatsomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate,whileotherspinpointmisleadingcontent.Atthesametime,foodblogger@barbaraquestionedwhetheritisappropriatetogiveaclose-upshotofthepoisonousplantNandina（南天竺）inafoodprogram.ABiteofChina,whichdebutedin2012,becamehugelypopularnationwideforitsqualityintroductionofsomerarely-knownandmouth-wateringdomesticcuisine.Inthenewshow,however,watchersarenotsatisfiedwith“irrelevant”foodreferences,suchaslipsticksmadeofChinesetraditionalmedicineandmartialartsmaster.Thefirstepisodeintroducedahand-madeironfryingpanfromeastChina’sShandongprovince,whichpromptedthousandsofChineseInternetuserstobuyonefromChina’sleadinge-commercewebsiteTmallinthenextfewdays.Salesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”surged6,000timescomparedwithayearago,accordingtoBeijingYouthDaily.Inresponsetooverwhelmingcriticismandquestions,ABiteofChinaproductioncrewrespondedonWeibothattheyseekinnovationdespitetherisksfollowingthefirsttwophenomenalseasons.“Itisunavoidabletomakecomparisonswiththefirsttwo,andsomeaudiencesmaynotacceptthechanges,”thecrewsaid.“Weexplorethecultureandcivilizationbehindfood,andgivefoodahistorictouch.That’swhywefeatureculinary（烹饪的）tools,feastandrituals,aswellasahealthydiettoshowChinesewisdomandphilosophy,whichhasnotbeenshowninanyfoodprogramsbefore.”1、WhydoesthepassagementionNandina?A．Becausesomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate.B．Becauseitmaybeimpropertogiveaclose-upshotofapoisonousplant.C．Becauseitismisleadingcontent.D．Becauseitisnotattractiveatalltomostpickyviewers.2、Whichofthefollowingelementsleadstoviewers’dissatisfactionwiththenewshow?A．somemouth-wateringdomesticcuisinesB．food-unrelateditemsC．somerarely-knowncuisinesD．theincreasingsalesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”3、Accordingtoitsproductioncrew,whatisuniqueto‘ABiteofChinaIII’?A．Itmakescomparisonswiththefirsttwoepisodes.B．Ittellsthestoryofsomemartialartsrelatedtofood.C．Itreceivesoverwhelmingcriticismandquestionsfromaudience.D．Itfocusesoncookingtools,ritualsandhealthyeating.4、Whatisthebestthetitleforthepassage?A．'ABiteofChinaIII'DrawsCriticismfromAudiencesB．'ABiteofChinaIII'MaintainsHighViewershipRatingsC．'ABiteofChinaIII'ChangesfortheWorseD．'ABiteofChinaIII'ExplainsitsPurposes25．（10分）1、Whatisthepurposeofthisemail?A．Tointroducethehoteltotheguest.B．Totelltheguesthowtocancelthereservation.C．Toshowthehotel’sappreciationforthereservation.D．Toinformtheguestofcancellationrulesandrequestconfirmation.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcancellationpolicy?A．Youcan’tcancelthereservation.B．Youcancalltocancelthereservation.C．Youcan’tgetanyrefundifyoucancelthereservationatarrival.D．Youcangetfullrefundifyoucancelthereservationbeforearrival.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthereservationstatus(状态)?A．Ithasbeenconfirmed. B．Itneedstobeconfirmedwithin3days.C．Ithasbeencancelled. D．Itwillbecancelledwithin3days.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）Justseveraldaysago,aviolentstormhitourcommunity.Ilookedoutofthewindowandwitnessedatreebeing1bythefiercewinds.Thebranchesbent,andswayedbackandforth,thankstotheir2toavoidbreaking.Theleavesdesperatelystucktothebranchesbecausetheirlife3thetree.Thepowerfultrunkthat4thetreeuprightbentslightlybackwardsfromtheforceinabattleto5itsposition.Afterthestormhadpassed,thetreegracefullyreturnedtoits6positionstandingtallamongthechaos.Itmanagedto7thestorm.Itdidn’tlookthesameasleaveshadshedfromitsbranchesandthesoilhadloosenedabit,butwhat8isthatthetreewonthefightforitslife.ForalongtimeIcouldn’tunderstandwhythistree9myattentionthewayitdid.Astimepassed,itbecame10thatitwasn’tjustaboutthetreebutabouttheroots,which,althoughunseen,digdeepintothesoilproviding11andnutrition.Therootsallowthetreetobeabletotakea12becausetheyaretheretosupportthem.Icouldn’tbutaskmyselfhowdeeptherootsareinmylife.13,thenexttimeyoucatchyourkids14,whenthejobisdrivingyoucrazy,whenyouareunderpaidandthe15istight,andwhenthestormsoflifeareraging,gobacktoyourroots.Lifeisfullof16.Theywillmakeyousway,makeyou17,makeyoulosesomeleavesbutthedeeperyourrootsthestrongeryoustand.Facedwith18youmightbendbutdon’tbreak.Nomatterhowhardthewindblowsdon’tletlife19youintoanuncomfortableposition.Your20liesinyourroots.1、A．crushedB．abusedC．brokenD．removed2、A．heightB．thicknessC．flexibilityD．outline3、A．answeredforB．dependedonC．cateredforD．touchedon4、A．heldB．tiedC．pulledD．raised5、A．achieveB．reachC．establishD．maintain6、A．currentB．finalC．originalD．comfortable7、A．exploreB．avoidC．chaseD．survive8、A．countsB．differsC．concernsD．reveals9、A．fixedB．transferredC．escapedD．caught10、A．strangeB．obviousC．possibleD．reasonable11、A．surroundingsB．resourcesC．probabilityD．stability12、A．beatingB．standC．chanceD．turning13、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．NeverthelessD．Besides14、A．misbehavingB．strugglingC．withdrawingD．misunderstanding15、A．securityB．deadlineC．moneyD．community16、A．surprisesB．choicesC．stormsD．changes17、A．smileB．bendC．hesitateD．advance18、A．opportunitiesB．challengesC．tasksD．differences19、A．trickB．argueC．forceD．admit20、A．courageB．ambitionC．valueD．strength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）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsortheproperformsofthegivenwords.August18,2016(Riolocaltime)isadate1．willgodowninChinesesportinghistoryafterChinabeattheNetherlands3:1duringthewomen’svolleyballsemi-finalattheRioOlympicGames.After12years,theChineseteamhasfinallymade2．onceagaintotheOlympicfinal.Afterthesemi-finalmatch,headcoachLangPingsaidshecouldbarely3．(breath)asthematchprogressed.“Ikeptthinkingabouthowtodealwiththeopponents.Bothofourscoresincreasedalternately(交替地).Ihaveneverseensuchintensity(紧张),”sheremarked.Langsaidsheknewitwouldbe4．(challenge)toplayagainsttheNetherlands,sincetheteamisquite5．(compete).“Ialwaystoldtheplayerstheywouldcomeacrossmanydifficulties,butallwecoulddowastryourbest.TheChinesewomen’svolleyballteamistough.”DingXia,aplayer,explainedthatthey6．(analyze)theirexperiencesbeingdefeatedbytheNetherlandsingroupgames,andthenpreparedtactics(战术)basedonthoseexperiences.Moreover,themostimportantthingtotheChineseplayerswasmaintainingapositiveattitude.Dingexplained,“Toimproveourskillsinjustafewdaysis7．(possible),butweusedourconfidenceandmoraletobetterourperformance.”Asforthevictory,Langisvery8．(pride)oftheteam’sperformance,boastingthattheirwinwasbasedon“willpower.”9．,justtwodaysago,fewpeoplebelievedtheChineseteamwouldbeabletodefeattheBrazilians,letalonemakeittothefinals.EvenLangadmittedthattheBrazilianteamwasatoughopponentintermsofbothexperienceandskill.

Onthesubjectofthatmatch,Langsaidthatshedidn’tputtoomuch10．(press)ontheChineseteam,“Wedidn’tthinkmuchaboutsuccess,butjustplayedthebestgamewecould.Ourplayersarereallybrave.”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一下作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出改加的词。删除：在错的词下面一横线，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。Ourschoolhasstartedthenumberofclubstomeetthestudents’demand、Theartclubwasfirstlystartedin1968andhas90membersnow、EveryThursdayafternoon,theygettogethertodrawsomepictureintheartclassroom、Whetheryouareamusiclover,cometoourmusicclub、Itmadeupof85members,whousuallymeetonSaturday、Sometimestheywenttoconcertstogetherandsometimestheygiveperformancesthemself、Forthosewhoenjoysoutdoorsports,thebicycleclubmaybeagoodchoose、Tripsareorganizedfrom9:00amto11:00amonWednesday、Therearemanyofotherclubsinourschool、Formoreinformation,pleasedial33765592、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华,你的英国好友Felix来信说他对中国古代名人很感兴趣,请你就此给他回一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.简要介绍你最喜欢的古代名人；2.你喜欢他/她的理由;3.邀请Felix来华感受中华文化。注意1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节，,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:名人celebrity______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B4、B5、B6、D7、D8、D9、B10、D11、C12、C13、B14、C15、C16、A17、A18、D19、D20、D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、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、B2、D3、B4、A5、C23、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercould