2025届辽宁省凌源市联合校英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2025届辽宁省凌源市联合校英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit2．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose3．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking4．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available5．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick6．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem7．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise8．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened9．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how10．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all11．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich12．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that13．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto14．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound15．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast16．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who17．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed18．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout19．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped20．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve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）“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.22．（8分）IfyouareheadingforParisthisyear,besuretoincludeatleastoneoftheseshoppingmallsinyourschedule.AuPrintempsTel:01133014282LocatedneartheParisOpera,thishugestoreiswell-knownforhouseholdgoodsaswellasitsfashion.Thestorealsooffersmanyservicestooverseasvisitors,includingshipping,translationandapersonalshoppingservice.AuPrintemps,whosenamemeansspringtime,hostsseveralfreefashionshowseachweek.Thestore’sbeautydepartmenthasoneoftheworld’slargestselectionsofperfumes.GaleriesLafayetteTel:01133014283TheGaleriesLafayettewasbuiltin1906.Itisasmuchfuntolookatasitistoshopinthis10-storeyshoppingpalace.Infact,theflagshipstoreisthesecondmostvisitedattractioninParis,aftertheLouvreMuseum.Thisshoppingpalacespecializesinwomen’sclothing.Makesuretotakeintheviewfromtheteashoponthetopfloor;it’swellworththevisit.LeBonMarcheTel:01133014439ThisstylishLeftBankdepartmentstorewasParis’firstsuchstore.DesignedbyGustaveEiffel,LeBonMarcheisparticularlyknownforitsfoodhall,itsweddingshopsanditsselectionofmodernclothes.LaForumdesHallesTel:01133014476Thismodern,undergroundshoppingcenterwasbuiltin1979.LaForumdesHalles,thethree-storey-tallshoppingcenterofferseverythingfromsouvenirstohautecouture(高级女子时装)toentertainment,suchasfirst-runmoviesandstreetperformers.TheshoppingcenterisattachedtothebusyLaHalle-ChateletmetrostationandcanbeeasilyreachedfromalloverParis.1、Whichofthefollowingplacesattractsthemostvisitorsaccordingtothepassage?A．TheLouvreMuseum.B．TheParisOpera.C．LaForumdesHalles.D．AuPrintemps.2、Whichofthestorespaysitsspecialattentiontowomen’sdressing?A．LeBonMarche.B．AuPrintemps.C．LaForumdesHalles.D．GaleriesLafayette.3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AuPrintempsisfamousforitsfoodhallB．LaForumdesHallesisnexttothemetrostationC．theclothesinLeBonMarcheareusuallyverycheapD．theteashopthatisworthvisitingisontheninthfloorofGaleriesLafayette23．（8分）IwashavingagreatmorninguntilIsatdowninfrontofmyofficecomputer.“Yourpasswordhasexpired(过期),”aservermessageflashedonmyscreen,withinstructionsforchangingit.Comingupwithanewcodedoesn’tseemlikeabigdeal,unlessyouworkatmycompany,wherewehavetochangeitmonthly,usingatleastoneuppercasecharacter,onelowercasecharacter,onesymbol,andonenumeral.Oh,andthewholedarnthingcan’tbefewerthaneightcharacters.AndIcan’tuseanyofthesamepasswordsI’veusedinthepastthreemonths.SuddenlyIwasfurious.Whatdidn’tmakeitanybetterwasthatIwasdeeplydepressedaftermyrecentdivorce.DisbeliefoverwhatshehaddonetomewasallIthoughtabout.Everyday.Myangerdidn’tmeananythingtotheemptyinputfieldwithapulsatingcursor(闪动的光标),waitingformetotypeapasswordthatI’dhavetore-enter—manytimes—forthenext30days.IrememberedatipI’dheardfrommyformerboss.He’dsaid,“I’mgoingtouseapasswordtochangemylife.”Icouldn’tfocusongettingthingsdoneinmycurrentmood.TherewereclearindicatorsofwhatIneededtodotoregaincontrolofmylife,butIcouldn’tnoticethem.Mypasswordbecametheindicator.MypasswordremindedmethatIshouldn’tletmyselfbeavictimofmyrecentbreakupandthatIwasstrongenoughtodosomethingaboutit.ImademypasswordForgive@h3r.Ihadtotypethisstatementseveraltimesaday.Eachtimemycomputerwouldlock.Eachtimemyscreensaverwithherphotowouldappear.EachtimeIwouldcomebackfromeatinglunchalone.Inmymind,IwroteForgivehereveryday.ThesimpleactionchangedthewayIlookedatmyex-wife.Thatconstantreminderofreconciliationledmetoacceptthewaythingshadhappenedattheendofmymarriageandembraceanewwayofdealingwithmydepression.Asthemonthworeon,Ifeltaslowhealingbegintotakeplace.Bythetimemyserverpromptedmetoresetmypasswordthefollowingmonth,Ifeltfree.Onemonthlater,mydearExchangeserveraskedmeyetagaintoresetmypassword.IthoughtaboutthenextthingthatIhadtogetdone.MypasswordbecameQuit@smoking4ever.Iquitsmokingovernight.Thispasswordwasapainfulonetotypeduringthatmonth,butdoingithelpedmetoyellatmyselfinmymindasItypedthatstatement.Itmotivatedmetofollowmymonthlygoal.Onemonthlater,mypasswordbecameSave4trip@thailand.GuesswhereIwentthreemonthslater:Thailand.Seeinghowtheseremindershelpedtomaterializemygoalskeptmemotivatedandexcited.Whileit’ssometimesdifficulttocomeupwithyournextgoal,keepingatitbringsgreatresults.Hereisasimplifiedextractofwhatsomeofmypasswordshavebeeninthepasttwoyears,soyougetanideaofhowmylifehaschanged,thankstothismethod:Forgive@h3rTomyex-wife,whostarteditall.Quit@smoking4everItworked.Save4trip@thailandItworked.Eat2times@dayItneverworked,stillfat.Sleep@before12Itworked.Ask@her4dateItworked.Ifellinloveagain.No@drinking2monthsItworked.Ifeelbetter.Get@c4t!Itworked.Ihaveabeautifulcat.MovE@togeth3rItworked.Facetime2mom@sundayItworked.ItalkwithMomeveryweek.Andtheoneforlastmonth:Save4@ringYep.Lifeisgonnachangeagainsoon.1、Theunderlinedword“furious”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinthemeaningto______.A．depressed B．doubtfulC．nervous D．angry2、Whydidhedecidetouse“Forgive@h3r”ashispassword?A．Becausehedecidedtoforgivehiswife.B．Becausehehopedhiswifewouldforgivehim.C．Becausehehopeditwouldremindhimtobestrong.D．Becausehisformerbosstoldhimtouseittochangehislife.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassword“Save4@ring”forlastmonth?A．Hewillcallhismothereveryweek.B．Hewillsoonaskhisgirlfriendtomarryhim.C．Hispasswordwillhelphimsavemoney.D．Hewillberemindedtosavehispassword.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowaPasswordChangedMyLife. B．WhyIChangedMyPassword.C．HowaSlowHealingTookPlace. D．HowIFollowedMyMonthlyGoal.24．（8分）PresidentXiJinping,whilevisitingavillageinNorthChina'sShanxiprovince,calledonWednesdayforgreatereffortsandmoreeffectivemeasurestohelpthoselivinginpoverty.Thepresidenthaspaidmuchattentiontopovertyreductioninrecentyears.InhisNewYear’saddress,Xisaidthatwhathecaresmostaboutispoorpeople.Thepeople'slongingforahappylifeisthegoalthattheCommunistPartyofChinaisstrivingfor,XisaidduringastopinthevillageofSongjiagou,Kelancounty,duringhisShanxiinspectiontour.Thevillageisnewlybuiltforlocalpeoplewhorelocatedfrompoverty—strickenhomesnearby.Hecalledonthevillagersto“rolluptheirsleevesandworkon”andthepeople'slivelihoodswill“risejointbyjointlikesesameflowersonthestem,”thepresidentsaid.Xirecognizedthelocalgovernment'seffortstorelocatevillagersfromimpoverished（贫困的）areastonewlybuiltresidences.Heurgedlocalauthoritiestotakemoremeasurestohelppoorpeopleimprovelivingconditionsandraisetheirincomes.InthevillageofZhaojiawa,Xiheldtalkswithcivilservantswhoweredispatched（派遣）fromtheKelancountypeople'scongressforthevillage'spovertyalleviation（缓和）work.Heencouragedthecivilservantstohaveintensivecontactswithvillagersandhelpthemoutofpoverty.NotingthattheCPChasdispatchedanumberofofficialsandteamstotakechargeofpovertyreliefatgrassrootsorganizationsinrecentyears,Xisaidthatthemeasuresareeffectiveforpovertyalleviation.Thenumberofpeoplelivinginpovertynationwidewasreducedby12.4millionlastyearto43.35million.Thegovernmentwillliftanother10millionpeopleoutofpovertythisyear,accordingtotheGovernmentWorkReport.1、WhatdoesthepresidentthinkofthefuturelifeofthepeopleinNorthChina?A．Itisquitepromising.B．Itwillbelikeastem.C．Itwillremainthesame.D．Itwillbecomeharder.2、Howmanypeoplewerelivingunderpovertytheyearbeforelast?A．12.4million.B．43.35million.C．55.75million.D．33.35million.3、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?A．President'sInspectionTourinSouthChinaB．President'sUrgeforPovertyReductionC．Government'sEffortstoRelocatetheVillagersD．Government'sPlanforPovertyAlleviation25．（10分）Inoureverydayliveswemeetsituationsinwhichwetakemanythingsforgranted（不去重视）.Weonlytreasurethingswhentheyaregone.Thisisasadtruthofhumannature.Oneday,Ifoundmyselfasawitnesstoasimilarsituation.Oneevening,Ileftworkandboardedthetrain.Afterentering,Inoticedsomethingunusual.Thecenterofthecarhadafewemptyseatswhilebothendswerecrowdedwithpeoplestanding.Ididn'tpaymuchattentionandsatdownononeoftheemptyseats.Isensedafunnysmell.Itwasn'tlongbeforeInoticedahomelesspersonsleepingonthreeseatsinfrontofme.Hewasbleedingfromhisnose.Whywasn'tanyonehelpinghim?Hisclothesweretornandhewasgivingoffastrangesmell.Alongwiththesmell,hiseyesweredull,wateryandred.Occasionallyhescratchedhimselfandpeoplelookedathimasifhehadcommittedacrime.Asthetrainstoppedatstationsandmorepeoplecameintheycoveredtheirnosesandfacedawayfromhim.Alltheseatsaroundhimwereempty.Suddenly,hebegantoswearatthepeoplearoundhim.Aplainclothespolicemanwholookedlikeaconstructionworkertookouthiscertificateandshowedittothehomelessman.Theofficer,notwantingtotouchthehomelessman,toldhimhisrightsanddirectedhimtoexitthetrain.Astheofficerwalkedthemanoutofthetrain,thehomelessmanturnedaroundandsaid"MYHOME!"andstartedcrying.Amandoesn'tvaluethingsuntiltheyaregone.Ifhedidn'thaveahome,atleasthehadfreedom.Nowhehasneither.Noonewantstohelpsomeonewhowon'thelphimself.1、Whenenteringthecar,howdidtheauthorfeelatfirst?A．Annoyed.B．Puzzled.C．Sad.D．Calm.2、Howdidpeoplereacttothehomelessman?A．Theycaughthimandcalledthepolice.B．Theycoveredhimwithcleanclothes.C．Theydislikedandavoidedhim.D．Theystaredathimcuriously.3、Itcanbelearnedthatthepoliceman.A．wasveryrudetothemanB．sentthemanbacktohishometownC．forcedthemantoleavethecityD．wentoffthetrainwiththeman4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthehomelessman?A．Heisaloseroflife.B．Heisworthourrespect.C．Heisveryfunny.D．Heisafearlessfighter.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）Streitwasanexperiencedsafecrackerwhoneverusedforce—eitheragainstpeopleorsafes．Hewasareal1ofhistradeandittookhimonly19minutestoopenthemostdifficult2hehadevermet．Inabout10years，3byhisbrotherStefan，hetookabout33,000,000—fromthesafesof28banksinAustria．Onhislastjob，he4thesafedooropenand80,000behind．Withthe5wasanote，“Wedon'tneedallthatmuch”．Awitness6hiscarandStreitwascaughtbythepolice．ThenhewassenttoAustria'sSteinPrisontoserveasix-year7．Heboasted（吹嘘）athistrialthathewouldcontinue8thelaw,“I'mathiefandIshalluseeveryopportunity.”Inspiteofthe9prisonofficialsmovedStreittotheprison'sblacksmithshop．OnedayduringtheweekbeforeChristmas，Streit10．Searchersfoundallhisdoorswerewelllocked．Streithad11tomakeasetofkeysandlethimselfout．Notto12，though．AftercrossingintoBavaria，Streit13thesuspicion（怀疑）ofGermancustomspoliceonpurposeandgothimself14．“IwanttobeinaGermanprison,”he15tothesurprisedpolice．“AsGermancoupsgivemuchmilder（温和的）sentencesfor16likemineandwill17thetimeIwouldotherwisehaveservedinSteinPrison．”Inprison，Streit18hiskeeperstolethimtelephonehisformerkeeper,KarlSchreinerofSteinPrison．“I'msorry19Icausedtrouble．Ididn'twantto20anybodybyescaping．Conditionsweren'tthatbad．Infactthefoodwasbetterthanitishere．”1、A．dancer B．artist C．composer D．musician2、A．safe B．bank C．prison D．door3、A．offered B．trained C．respected D．helped4、A．made B．broke C．left D．removed5、A．safe B．money C．door D．job6、A．rode B．stole C．broke D．recognized7、A．sentence B．holiday C．freedom D．treatment8、A．obeying B．respecting C．breaking D．destroying9、A．sentence B．warning C．trial D．suggestion10、A．survived B．starved C．disappeared D．worked11、A．tried B．decided C．expected D．managed12、A．safety B．prison C．hometown D．freedom13、A．offered B．attracted C．removed D．admired14、A．arrested B．relaxed C．recognized D．encouraged15、A．went B．lied C．explained D．negotiated16、A．mistakes B．robbery C．money D．crimes17、A．multiply B．reduce C．add D．lose18、A．cheated B．expected C．persuaded D．helped19、A．if B．but C．for D．though20、A．injure B．steal C．accuse D．embarrass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）Drivingtotheairportintheearlymorning,Ifelt1．(excite)becauseIwouldspendthesummerinParis.While2．(look)formoreinterestingthingstodobesidessleepingandeatingontheplane,IjumpedatthechancetostudyFrenchinthiscityknowfor3．(it)art,foodandculture.Myconnectingflight(转机)wasinFrankfurt,Germany,14hoursfromDenver.ButwhenIarrivedthere,afeelingofanxiety4．(begin)tosetin.Iwasverynervous5．Iwasinacountry6．languageIcouldnotspeak.ButwhenIfoundmyway,Igained7．(confident).WhenIboardedthesecondplaneanddiscoveredthattheflightwaslessthananhour,Iwasfilled8．excitement.WhenIsteppedonforeigngroundforthefirsttime,Iwas9．(extreme)happy.Iquicklyhadmyfirstexperiencetryingtocommunicatein10．languagethatIhadonlypractisedinschool.AsIlefttheairport,withonesharpturn,theEiffelTowercameintoview.IwasfullyinParis.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英文课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，如你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Nowadaystherearesomestudentsusecellphonestocopyteachers’lecturenotes、Theythinkthattakingnoteswithcellphonesinsteadofbythehandcansavetime,thatcanbeusedinstudies、Inmyopinion,cellphonesareeithergoodnorbad、Itdependonhowweuseit、Weshouldmakeproperlyuseofcellphones、Cellphonesaremucheasyforustocopynotesandmoreconvenienttosearchwhatweneed、However,weshouldrememberthatcellphonesintheclassroomcanleadtolazy、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，刚从新西兰（NewZealand）学习回国。请你写封邮件向新西兰朋友Summer表示衷心感谢。内容包括：1.学习和生活上获得很大帮助；2.邀请Summer访问中国。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、B5、B6、D7、C8、C9、C10、C11、D12、C13、C14、D15、D16、B17、B18、A19、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、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,wentthroughhernowthatsheh