安徽名校2025届高三英语第一学期期末复习检测试题含解析

安徽名校2025届高三英语第一学期期末复习检测试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．areworn2．BathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths，whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticand_____ahighprice．A．estimate B．fetchC．occupy D．predict3．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe4．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered5．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that6．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating7．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut8．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto9．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof10．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally11．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping12．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when13．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another14．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin15．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown16．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup17．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict18．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when19．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether20．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone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）ThehistoryoftheLouvreMuseum,whichtodaycontainsoneofthemostimportantartcollectionsintheworld,datesbacktotheMiddleAges.Builtin112asafortress（堡垒）protectParisfromtheVikings,itwastransformedintoapalacebyFrancescoI.Sincethen,forfourcenturies,Frenchkingsandemperorshaveexpandedit.TheglasspyramidofI.M.Peiwasaddedtothecourtyardofhonorin13.Allgalleriescanbereachedfromhere.TheglasspyramidTheprojectsforthemonetizationandexpansionoftheLouvredatebackto1981.Theyincludedtheconstructionofamainentrancetothemuseum.TheAmericanarchitectofChineseorigin－I.M.Pei－wasinchargeoftheproject.Peidesignedapyramidthathadtobecomeanentrancetothemuseum.Itsglasswallsallowvisitorstoadmirethesurroundinghistoricbuildingsandtolightuptheentrancehall.TheLouvrecollectionTheLouvretreasurescandatebacktothecollectionofFrancescoI(1515－1547),whoboughtmanyItalianpaintings.DuringtheruleofLouisXIV(1643－1715)thisamountedtoonly200artworks,butitalsoincreasedasaresultofdonationsandpurchases.Itwasopenedforthefirsttimetothepublicin1793.SincethentheLouvrecollectionhasbeencontinuouslyenriched.ThefallenguideThemainentranceisundertheglasspyramid.Theartworksareexposedonfourfloors:thedisplayroomsoftheartworksareorganizedaccordingtothecountriestheyarefrom.Thereareeightsectionsinall.TheEuropeanpainters’collectionisverylarge,with40percentofFrenchworks,whilethecollectionofsculpturesislesscomplete.1、WhatdoesthefirstparagraphsayabouttheLouvreMuseum?A．Itwasfirstintendedasaroyalpalace.B．Ithasahistoryoflessthantencenturies.C．Ithasthelargestartcollectionworldwide.D．Itexperiencednonstopexpansioninthepast.2、Whichofthefollowinginafunctionoftheglasswillsofthepyramid?A．Actingasagoodviewpoint.B．Makingvisitorsmovefaster.C．Makingtheentrancehalllessbright.D．Preventingheatbyreflectingsunlight.3、Thearrangementofthedisplayroomsisbasedontheartworks’.A．historicvaluesB．culturalmeaningsC．countriesoforiginD．levelsofperfection22．（8分）Longbeforetheycanactuallyspeak,babiespayspecialattentiontothespeechtheyheararoundthem.Withinthefirstmonthoftheirlives,babies’responsestothesoundofthehumanvoicewillbedifferentfromtheirresponsestoothersortsofhearingstimulation.Theywillstopcryingwhentheyhearapersontalking,butnotiftheyhearabellorthesoundofarattle.Atfirst,thesoundsthatababynoticesmightbeonlythosewordsthatreceivetheheaviestemphasisandthatoftenoccurattheendsofutterances(讲话，说话).Bythetimetheyaresixorsevenweeksold,babiescandetectthedifferencebetweensyllablespronouncedwithrisingandfallingtones.Verysoon,thesedifferencesinadultstressandintonationcaninfluencebabies’emotionalstatesandbehavior.Longbeforetheydevelopactuallanguagecomprehension,babiescansensewhenanadultishappyorangry,attemptingtobeginorendnewbehavior,andsoon,merelyonthebasisofcluessuchastherate,volume,andmelodyofadultspeech.Adultsmakeitaseasyastheycanforbabiestopickupalanguagebyexaggerating(夸张)suchclues.Oneresearcherobservedbabiesandtheirmothersinsixdiverseculturesandfoundthat,inallsixlanguages,themothersusedsimplifiedutterancesandnonsensesounds,andtransformedcertainsoundsintobabytalk.Otherresearchershavenotedthatwhenmotherstalktobabieswhoareonlyafewmonthsold,theyexaggeratethepitch,loudness,andintensityoftheirwords.Theyalsoexaggeratetheirfacialexpressions,holdvowels(元音)longer,andemphasizecertainwords.Moresignificantforlanguagedevelopmentthantheirresponsetogeneralintonationisobservationthattinybabiescanmakerelativelyfinedistinctionsbetweenspeechsounds.Inotherwords,babiesentertheworldwiththeabilitytomakethosepreciselyperceptual（知觉的，感性的）recognitionthatarenecessaryiftheyaretoacquirelisteninglanguage.Babiesobviouslyobtainpleasurefromsoundinput,too:evenasyoungasninemonthstheywilllistentosongsorstories,althoughthewordsthemselvesarebeyondtheirunderstanding.Forbabies,languageisasensory-motordelightratherthantheroutetoboringmeaningthatitoftenisforadults.1、Theauthormentionssyllableswithrisingandfallingtonesto.A．showhowdifficultitisforbabiestointerpretemotionsB．provideanexampleofwaysadultsspeaktobabiesC．giveareasonforbabies’difficultyintellingoneadultfromanotherD．showasix-week-oldbabycanalreadytellsomelanguagedifferences2、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthefindingsdescribedinParagraph2?A．Mothersfromdifferentculturesspeaktotheirbabiesinsimilarways.B．Babiesignorefacialexpressionsinunderstandinglisteninglanguage.C．Themotherswereunconsciouslyteachingtheirbabiestospeak.D．Mothersonlyexaggeratetheirtoneswhentalkingtobabies.3、Whydobabieslistentosongsandstories,eveniftheycan’tunderstand?A．Theyunderstandtherhythm.B．Theyenjoythesound.C．Theycanrememberthemeasily.D．Theyfocusonthemeaning.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Babiescandetectsoundsotherthanthehumanvoice.B．Babies’waystolearnalanguagedifferfromadults’.C．Babiescanrespondtothespeechbeforetheycanspeak.D．Babiescantellthesoundofthehumanvoicefromothersounds.23．（8分）Thousandsofpeopleimpactallaspectsofourlives,beittheweathermanattheTVstudioinaneighbouringcity,orthetechnicianataphonecompanyacrossthecontinent,orthewomaninTobagowhopicksthemangoesforyourfruitSalad.Everyday,intentionallyorunintentionally,wemakealargenumberofconnectionswithpeoplearoundtheworld.Ourpersonalgrowthandevolution(andtheevolutionofsocieties)comeaboutasaresultofconnectingwithourfellowhumans,whetherasabandofyoungwarriorssettingoutonahuntorasagroupofco-workersheadingouttothelocalbakeryafterworkonFriday.Asaspecies(物种),weareinstinctively(本能地)driventocometogetherandformgroupsoffriends,associationsandcommunities.Withoutthem,wecannotexist.Makingconnectionsiswhatourgraymatterdoesbest.Itreceivesinformationfromoursenseandprocessesitbymakingassociations.Itgrowsquicklywhenit’smakingconnections.Peopledothesamething.It’sascientificfactthatpeoplewhostaysociallyandphysicallyactivelivealongerlife.Thisdoesn’tmeanstayingwiththesameoldcrowdandgoingaroundonanexercisebike.Itmeansgettingoutandmakingnewfriends.Whenyoumakenewconnectionsintheoutsideworldyoumakenewconnectionsintheinsideworld—inyourbrain.Thiskeepsyouyoungandalert(机警的)—EdwardM.Hallowell,inhisbookConnect,citesthe1979AlamedaCountyStudybyDr.LisaBerkmanoftheHarvardSchoolofHealthSciences.Dr.Berkmanandherteamcarefullylookedat7,000people—aged35to65,overaperiodofnineyears.Theirstudyconcludesthatpeoplewholacksocialandcommunityconnectionsarealmostthreetimesmorelikelytodieofmedicalillnessthanthosewhohavemorecontacts.Andallthisisindependentofsocioeconomicstatusandhealthpracticessuchassmoking,alcoholicbeverageconsumptionorphysicalactivity!Otherpeoplecanalsohelpyoutakecareofyourneedsanddesires,whateveritisyou’dlikeinthislife—romance,adreamjob,tickettotheRoseBowl—thechancesareprettyhighthatyou’llneedsomeone’shelptogetit.Ifpeoplelikeyou,theywillbewillingtogiveyoutheirtimeandtheirefforts.Andthebetterthequalityofharmoniousrelationshipyouhavewiththem,thehighertheleveloftheircooperation.1、Whichofthefollowingislaidgreatstressoninthepassage?A．Ourfateisdecidedbythecompanionswekeep.B．Peopleconnectwitheachotheroutofnecessity,C．Contactsbetweenpeopleareessentialforourlife.D．Connedionisestablishedwhenweworktogether.2、Theunderlinedpart“graymatter”inParagraph3refersto“________”.A．nerve B．cell C．sight D．brain3、Dr.Berkmanandhisteam’sstudyreveals________.A．awondercurefordeadlydiseasesB．avitalfunctionofconnectingC．agreatencouragementtosmokersD．apracticalwaytoconnection4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．TheBenefitsofConnecting B．TheProgressofConnectionC．TheMethodsofConnecting D．TheFeaturesofConnection24．（8分）NileCruiseinEgyptIt’shardtobeatEgyptforitsmixofheatandcultureinDecember.Aseven-nightcruiseonboardatraditional19th-century-stylewoodenluxurysailingvessel,whichsleepsupto12andcruisesbetweenLuxorandAswan，costsfrom£775perheadfullboard，departingonDecember11throughBales(08450570600;www..)ChristmasMarketsinColognePerhapsthebestofnorthernEurope’smanyChristmasmarketsisCologne--therearesevenseparatethemedmarketswhichstartopeningthisweek.Cologneisalsooneoftheeasiestplacestogettobytrain.EurostarconnectionsfromLondonviaBrusselstakejustunderfourhoursandreturnticketsareavailablethiswinterfrom£89(08432186186;www.E).FordetailsofaccommodationandmarketsseeCologneTourism(www.).SkiinginValThorensIfyouwanttobesureofsnowforskiingintheAlpsbeforeChristmasyouneedtoheadhigh--whereyouwillgettheadvantageofquietslopesandlowprices.Aweek9sstayatChaletElianecostsfrom£399chaletboardthroughCrystalSki(08712312256;www.crystalski.co.uk)，or,muchmoreluxurious,aweek’shalfboardatthefive-starhotelcostsfrom£1,195throughCrystalFinest(08719710364;www.crystalfinest.co.uk).BothpackagesarefordeparturesonDecember13.JapaneseOnsenSnowmonkeyswarmingthemselvesinthehotspringsatYudanakamakeanendearingsight.Assnowflakesfallyoumaybetemptedtoclimbinyourself(perhapsnotthesamepool，though).Experiencethis,overnightatatempleandaryokan,andseeTokyoandHiroshima,travelingbybullettrain,onthe14-nightJapanUnmaskedtour:£1,600,excludingflights(01173144620;).1、Theadvertisementismainlyaimedatthosewho.A．studyabroadB．oftentravelaroundC．wanttogoshoppingbeforeChristmasD．arefondofskiinginwinter2、Marylovestheideaofshoppingduringhertrip.Shewillprobablycontactbycalling.A．08432186186 B．08450570600C．08712312256 D．011731446203、Ifyouwanttogosightseeingbywater,youhavetobook.A．beforeDecember11 B．beforeDecember13C．beforeChristmas D．afterChristmas4、Ifyouenjoywatchinganimalsbathing,whichwebsitewillyouclickforfurtherinformation?A．www.crystalfinest.co.ukB．C．D．www.balesworld5、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A．skiinginValThorensishighinpriceB．EurostaristhemostbeautifulareaofthecityC．atouristhastowarmhimselfinthehotspringwithmonkeysD．aLondonerwillspendlessthan4hourstravellingtoColognebytrain25．（10分）NEWHAVEN,Connecticut——AsurpriseawaitedstudentsinYalewhoshowedupforProfessorLaurieSantos’sclass.Theygotslipsofpaperthatsaid,“Noclasstoday.”Therewasonlyoneruleforthestudents‘unexpectedfreetime——Theywerenotallowedtostudy,buttorelax.Sinceexamsandpaperswerecomingup,everyonewastiredandstressed.Atthismomenttheyweretouched.Witharoundapplause,ninestudentshuggedSantos,andtwoburstintotears.Yet,cancellingclasswasnotjustabreak.Itwasalsoachallenge,asshewasaskingthemtostopworryingabouttheirgrades,evenifitwasjustanhour.OnestudentwenttotheYaleUniversityArtGalleryforthefirsttimeinherfouryearsatYale.Agroupofstudentswenttoarecordingstudioandplayedanewsong.Morepeoplewereoutside,andmoreweresmiling.That’swhyabout1,200studentsweretakingSantos’sclass,called“PsychologyandtheGoodLife,”thelargestclassinYale’s317-yearhistory.Evennon-YalestudentshadthechancetotakeSantos’sclass.ItwasofferedasanonlinecourseandsheimmediatelybecameanInternethit.SkylerRobinson,oneofherstudents,wasatalossforawhileaboutwhattododuringhisbreak,andthendecidedtotakeanap.“Itwasagreatnap,”hecommented.Santosdesignedtheclassaftersherealizedthatherstudentskeptbusythroughlongdaysthatseemedfarmoredepressingandjoylessthanherowncollegeyears.“Theyfeelthey’reinthiscrazyratrace.They’reworkingsohardthattheycan’ttakeasinglehouroff.That’sawful.”Theideasbehindtheclassaresimple.Santossaid,“Itisthehopethatsciencecanhelpstudentsfindpeaceamongallthestressesanddifficultiestheyfaceatcollege.”Thelessonsincludeshowingmoregratitude,performingactsofkindnessandincreasingsocialconnections.Thestudentsreallywantedtolearntoleadahappylifeinascience-drivenway.Santosalsonotedthepsychologicalhappeningof“mis-wanting”,whichledpeopletoworktowardsthewronggoalsinlife.Oneweek,Santoaskedstudentstoexercise.Anotherweek,shewantedthemtogetmoresleep.Theyworkedhardtokeepsomenewhabits.Socialscienceresearchledtomanynewunderstandingsofhowpeoplefindhappiness.ShethinksherclasscanchangeYale,orrather,notjustYale.1、Howdidstudentsrespondtothecancellingclass?A．Theyexpressedtheirconcern.B．Theywereatalosswhattodo.C．Theyshowedgratitudetotheteacher.D．Theywereeagertostudyindividually.2、HowcanweknowSanto’sclasswaspopular?A．Fromtheattendenceinherclass.B．Fromthesubjectshetaught.C．FromthelonghistoryofYale.D．Fromthereleaseoftheonlinecourse.3、WhatcanstudentslearnfromSantos’sclass?A．Todevelopgoodstudyhabits.B．Toletexercisebecometheirroutine.C．Tobetterunderstandhowtofindhappiness.D．Todosomethingjoyfulduringthestressfultime.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Santoshadamorestressfultimeinhercollege.B．StudentswouldbeinratraceafterSantos’sclass.C．Santos’sinfluencecanreachawiderrangeofpeople.D．Santosisgoingtocancelmoreclassesforbettereffects.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）Oneafternoon,manyyearsago,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.IgottherealittleearlysoI1thecarbytheroadsideandwaitedforher.AsIlooked2thecarwindow,therewasasmallparkwhereIsawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,3freelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashort4Theboyhadabigsmileonhisface5hehadjustbeensetfreefromsomesortof6Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,7,andwithouthesitationorwithoutlookingbackathismother,runasfastashecouldagain,stillwitha8onhisface.Kids,whentheyfalldown,don'tviewtheirfallingdownasfailure,but9,theytreatitasalearningexperience.Theytryandtryagainuntilthey10WhileIwastouchedbytheboy'spersistence,Iwas11touchedbythemannerinwhichheran.Witheachattempt,helookedso12andsonatural—nosignsoffear,nervousness,orofbeingdiscouraged.Hisonly13wastorunfreelyandtodoitaseffectivelyashecould.Hewasjustbeinga14—justbeinghimself—beingcompletelyinthemoment.Hewasnotlookingfor15orwasnotworryingaboutwhether16waswatching.Hedidn'tseemtobebotheredbythefactthatmaybesomeonewouldseehim17andthatitwouldbe18ifhedidfall.No,allthat19tohimwastoaccomplishthetask,tofeeltheexperienceofrunningfullyandfreely.Ilearnedalotfromthat20andexperience,andhavesuccessfullybroughtthatlessonwithmeinmymanypursuits（追求)inlife.1、A．droveB．startedC．parkedD．broke2、A．outsideB．downC．towardD．over3、A．playingB．smilingC．rollingD．running4、A．wayB．lengthC．timeD．distance5、A．evenifB．asifC．solongasD．nowthat6、A．parkB．caveC．prisonD．castle7、A．getupB．takeupC．breakdownD．liedown8、A．tearB．smileC．pleasureD．surprise9、A．howeverB．insteadC．thereforeD．anyhow10、A．stopB．winC．achieveD．succeed11、A．luckilyB．apparentlyC．actuallyD．equally12、A．confidentB．joyfulC．quietD．proud13、A．worryB．dreamC．aimD．hope14、A．boyB．childC．playerD．winner15、A．chanceB．fortuneC．approvalD．trouble16、A．someoneB．anyoneC．everyoneD．one17、A．failB．runC．fallD．cry18、A．embarrassingB．disappointingC．frighteningD．amusing19、A．happenedB．contributedC．relatedD．mattered20、A．discoveryB．observationC．storyD．incident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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Iwaseighteen,summerfading,whenmyparentsdrovemetomyuniversityapartment.Itwasmyfirstapartment.1．(walk)myparentssolemnlybacktotheircar,Inoticedthatmymotherhadtearsinhereyes.I2．(struggle)toholdbackmyown.Suchastrongwomanwasshe3．itwasraretoseesuchashowofemotion.Atthetime,Iwasrathersurprised.Beingtheyoungestoffivechildren,Ithoughtthatmyparentswereaccustomedto4．(let)go.Butmaybeit’ssomethingthatnevergetsanyeasier,5．manypracticeswingsyouget.Asmyparentsdroveoff,Irealizedthattheywouldreturntoanemptyhome,6．alloftheirchildrenleavingtopursuedreamsandlivesoftheirown.Theirnest,fullofloveandjoyforsolong,wasnowempty.Relishing(憧憬)mynew-foundfreedom,Iconcentratedonmycollegelife.Myparentsdidtheirbesttogivemespacetolearnandgrow,evenifIneglectedtocallorvisit.Itwasatimeof“firsts,”andatasteoffirst“lasts.”IhaverecentlybeenplayingTravelFrog,amobilegamethathasmeemotionally7．(influence).Inthegameyougatherresources,sendyourfrogonhisadventuresandyourpayoffis,*drumrollplease*...postcards.That’sright,postcards.Ithoughtitwasasilly,overly-simplisticgameatfirst,butthenitstartedtobringbackmemoriesfromlongago.Whilethegamelacksthenarrativedetailortheinteractivityofothergames,youhavealesson8．(learn)fromyouritinerant(四处奔波的)“FrogSon”.Youdonotcontrolwhenhesetsoffonhisadventures,9．canyoubesurethatyourhardworkwilllandyouacoveted(梦寐以求的)postcard.Thisgame,however,hasemotionallyaffectedmanyplayers.They10．(remind)oftheirparentswhorestlesslyawaittheirreturnhome,theirfamiliarvoices,theirlove.Parentssacrificealargepartofthemselvesfortheirchildren.Itisasacrificethatcanonlybepaidbackwithlove.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。Mymotherissixty-fiveyearold,thatdevotesherselftothewholefamilyandusthreedaughters.TodayIstillrememberclearlythattherewasthetimewhenlifewasreallyhardinaremotemountainvillage.Peopletherehadastrongprejudicethatgirlsshouldnotgotoschoolandstayathomedoinghousework.However,mymotherheldatotaloppositeviewthatherthreedaughtersshouldgeteducatednomatterwhatothersthoughtandnomatterwhathardlifewas.MymothergotlittleeducationbecausetheChineseCulturalRevolutionandshedecidednottoletthesamethingtohappentohergirls.Tohisdelight,wethreesisterswenttocollegeandgotwell-educated.Andnow,weallhaveourjobsandourownhappyfamilies.Weare