2025届湖南省洞口二中高三英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

2025届湖南省洞口二中高三英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题注意事项：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．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom2．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

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D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!3．OnehundredandfifteenChinesecompanieshitthenewlyreleasedFortune500listfor2017,______anincreaseforthe14thstraightyear,domesticwebsitereportedonThursday.A．torealizeB．realizedC．realizingD．havingrealized4．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse5．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome6．Billwasdoingalotofphysicalexercisetobuilduphis.A．abilityB．forceC．mindD．strength7．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten8．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however9．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally10．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact11．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which12．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked13．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto14．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations15．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone16．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate17．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand18．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected19．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open20．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know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）ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade—orsowethought,asshedidn’tmentionitagain.WeboughtthelatestfashionableBabySitter’sClubdolls,aholidaydressandsomebeautifulstorybooks.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Wecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”Herdadasked.Thetheory,ofcourse,beingthatsincethatisahigh-ticketitemandsheis“suchabiggirl”,itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.Sohespentthenextfivehourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.Threehourslater,onChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforRosetoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.Shelookedatmeandthenatherdadandsaid,“sodoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I’dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1、Rose’sparentsdidn’tbuyherthebikeshewantedbecause________.A．theyhadboughtmanyotherwonderfulthingsforherB．theythoughtshehadchangedhermindC．theydidn’thavetimetodoanyshoppingD．theydecidedtomakeoneforher2、WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A．HethoughtRosewastooyoungforarealbike.B．Hedidn’twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C．Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D．Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.3、Fromthestory,weknowthat________.A．Rose’sfatherwasanartistwithspecialskillsB．RosewouldtradeintheclaybikeforarealoneC．TheparentsweremovedandproudofthegirlD．Rosewasathoughtfulandindependentgirl22．（8分）Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttodowellatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjustbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookery(烹饪术)andlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandle(运用)tools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognisethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.1、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorencourageusto.A．realisetheimportanceofdoingwellatschool.B．takeuppart-timejobsasmuchaspossibleduringthesummervacationC．begoodatallsubjects.D．useschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareer.2、Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthatasastudent,havingapart-timejob.A．isagoodwaytoearnextramoney.B．ishelplesstofindouthisweakpoints.C．isusefulforhisfuturework.D．isamusttoexperiencevariousjobs.3、Theword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．yourbackgroundB．yourschoolrecordC．yourweakpointsD．yourpart-timejob4、Ifastudent’sschoolrecordisnotgood,he.A．maydowellinhisfutureworkifhechoosesacareeraccordingtowhatheisskilledin.B．willbeacompletefailureinhisfutureworksoonerorlater.C．mustregretnothavingworkedharderatschool.D．willreceivefurthereducationaftergraduation.23．（8分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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flyintoouryard.Whatweretheydoinghere?Westofus,intheWillametteValley,wildflowersburstthistimeofyear.ButhereincentralOregon,evenifagroundhog

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小题1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小题2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．agroundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小题3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost24．（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.25．（10分）ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathonewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.Andshe’sbeenworkingthroughherteachingcertificationsforfouryearsafterobtaininganeducationdegreefromBowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio,US.Hipphasrackedup$100,000instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2014wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Forthefirsttimesince1880,adultsaged18to34becamemorelikelytobelivingwithaparentthantobelivingontheirown.Before2014,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Itfindsthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatcombineparentsandchildren.“Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguiders.Nearlythreequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmorethanonceaweekduringcollege.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.”StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,saidalthoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,whichdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest.Hesaid,“There’snodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthingspeoplespendmoneyonrelatedtohouseholdformationandchild-rearing,”Hoffmanexplained.“Buttheyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon’thaveahouseexpenseormarriage.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues.Butit’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、WhydoesCaitlinHipphavetoliveathomewithherparents?A．Becauseshecan’taffordtoliveonherownB．Becauseshedoesn’twanttoliveanywhereotherthanhomeC．BecauseshewantstoobtainmoredegreesD．Becauseshewantstobeanelementaryschoolteacher2、Whatcanwelearnaboutyoungadultsaged18to34before2014?A．Theydidn’thavethefreedomtoarrangetheirlivingB．TheywouldratherlivewiththeirparentsthanlivebythemselvesC．TheystartedtoflythenestasmorejobswereprovidedD．Theypreferredtoliveawayfromtheirparents3、WhatconclusioncanwedrawfromthereportreleasedbytheSwisscompany?A．ChildrenlivingwithparentsisbecomingpartofthecultureB．ThemajorityofmillennialsrefusetogetfinancialhelpfromparentsC．MostmillennialsarebuildingcloserrelationshipwiththeirparentsD．Youngpeopletendtoliveathomebecauseoffewerjobopportunities4、What’sStuartHoffman’sattitudetowardsthistrend?A．IndifferentB．SubjectiveC．ObjectiveD．Negative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）In1948，myfamilydrovetotheSingerSewingCenterandboughtabrand-newelectricSinger.ThenRuby,mymother-in-law,1sewing.Aftersupper,Rubywouldbendoverthemachine,2clothesforherchildrenandneighbors.Thousandsofdresses.TheSingerraiseditsneedlemillionsoftimes.In1987，Ruby3usonthephone,4.Afterthirty-nineyears,herSingerdidn’twork.Norepairmancouldfixitbecausepartswerenot5.Iwenttoasewingmachinestoretobuyone.Heroldonewas6.Thenewmachinesareplasticandhavecomputers.Theygiveclassesonhowto7them.Inthedisplaywindowwasa1948metalSingerblackhead.“Doesthatone8?”Iaskedtheman.“Idon’tknow，”hesaid.Hepluggeditin.It9towork.“It’snotforsale，”hesaid.It’sa(an)10.Therearen’tlotsofoldSingerblackheadsaroundanyone•”I11himaboutRuby—howshelivesbyherselfandsewstokeepbusy,howshe12onlysixdollarstomakeadress13thepeopleshesewsforarepoor.He14themachinetomefortwenty-fivedollars.ThenextweekendwetookittoRuby’s.Shestoodbythecarasweopenedthetrunk.Asshelookeddownatthe15,asmilecreased(弄皱）herface.“It’sjustlikemy16one，”shelaughed.It’sstillgoingstrong.Ruby17chargessixdollarsadress.Onseveraloccasions,mywifeandIfound1948Singerblackheadsinantiquestores.We18themandgavethemtoRuby.She’sgotalotof19ahead,andwedon’twanthertorunoutofsewingmachines20sherunsoutofthingstosew.1、A．tookoutB．gaveupC．setaboutD．putoff2、A．dryingB．makingC．washingD．folding3、A．calledB．advisedC．changedD．ordered4、A．puzzledB．excitedC．frightenedD．discouraged5、A．availableB．practicalC．simpleD．helpful6、A．plasticB．metalC．noiselessD．man-made7、A．fixB．linkC．useD．get8、A．workB．stayC．matterD．stop9、A．failedB．beganC．continuedD．meant10、A．inventionB．artworkC．bargainD．display11、A．askedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded12、A．spendsB．chargesC．savesD．earns13、A．whileB．untilC．thoughD．because14、A．soldB．lentC．deliveredD．donated15、A．carB．clothesC．machineD．computer16、A．newB．oldC．smallD．large17、A．stillB．onceC．alreadyD．never18、A．bookedB．boughtC．copiedD．borrowed19、A．travellingB．learningC．cookingD．sewing20、A．soB．ifC．beforeD．when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）课文语法填空ExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia，noonereallyknows.However，______1．_____islikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.Scientistsbelievethatthesefirstsettlers_____2．_____(cross)theBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica_____3．______meansofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictimes.Inthe16thcentury，afterthe____4．_____(arrive)ofEuropeans，thenativepeoplesufferedgreatly.Thousandswerekilledorforcedintoslavery._____5．______addition，manydiedfromthediseasesbroughtbyEuropeans.However，somesurvivedtheseterribletimes，andtodaytherearemoreNativeAmericans______6．_____(live)inCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.Inthe18thcentury，CaliforniawasruledbySpain.SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury，______7．______theyfoughtagainstthenativepeopleand____8．____(take)theirland.Twocenturieslater，theSpanishhadsettledinmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastofwhatwenowcalltheUnitedStatesof____9．____firstSpanishtogotoCalifornia，themajoritywerereligiousmen，_____10．_____ministrywastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives.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。Iwouldliketohaveasmartrobotthatcandoplentyofthethingsforme、Forexample,itcancleanmyroomandmakethebed,keepseverythinginorder、Ihopeitwillbeprogrammedtodohomeworkswithoutmakingmistakes、Inthatway,IcanturntoitwhereverIneedhelpwithmystudy、Beside,itcantakecareofmylittlebrother,whooftenbotheredmemuch、ThenIcan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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、C4、C5、C6、D7、D8、A9、D10、C11、A12、A13、A14、A15、A16、C17、D18、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、B2、B3、C22、1、D2、C3、B4、A23、1、2．D3、【小题2】B【小题3】【小题3】A24、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.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinall