阿里市重点中学2025届英语高三上期末调研试题含解析

阿里市重点中学2025届英语高三上期末调研试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven2．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which3．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior4．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown5．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy6．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical7．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads8．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse9．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless10．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow11．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when12．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic13．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track14．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a15．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why16．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path17．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen18．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while19．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where20．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough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）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.22．（8分）A“GameofThrones”themedhotelmadejustofsnowandicehasbeenfinishedinLapland,Finland.LocatedintheresortofKittila,whichis200kilometersabovetheArcticCircleandaround90minutesfromHelsinki,thedestinationismadeupof24rooms—10ofwhicharesuitesforguestsstayingovernight.Temperaturesreach-5℃inside,sohigh-qualitythermal(保温的)sleepingbagsareonhandtokeepguestswarm,aswellasahotberryjuiceinthemorning.Althoughit’srecommendedthatguestsstayatthehotelforamaximumofonenightduetotheicyconditions,therearewarmlogcabinsavailableshouldtheywishtoextendtheirstayintheSnowVillage.Guestscanalsovisitarestaurant,cinema,chapelandbar,allmadeentirelyofsnowandice.GuestsalsoreceiveaguidedtourinsidetheSnowVillage,abuffetbreakfastinthelogrestaurant,andadiplomatocommemoratetheirstay.TravelerscanbookanovernightvisitatthesnowhotelorsimplytakeadaytriptotheSnowVillage,whichcoversanareaofabout20,000squaremeters.Thevillageisopenforvisitorsdailyandhasacinema,achapel,anarcticbarthatservesdrinksinglassescarvedfromice,andarestaurantwithfrozendiningfurnitureandamenufeaturingreindeer(驯鹿)steakWhileit’sbeenconstructedyearlysince2000,thisisthefirsttimetheSnowVillagehasincludeda“GameofThrones”themedsection.KittilaisalsoagreatlocationtoviewtheNorthernLights,andSnowVillageofferssnowmobilesafarissnowmobilesafaris(旅行)whereguestscantrytocatchaglimpseofGreenland’snaturalphenomena,aswellasactivitieslikereindeer-sleddingandice-sculptingclasses.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethemedhotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itis200kilometersfromHelsinki.B．Itis110kilometersfromheArcticCircle.C．ItisintheresortofKittila.D．Itismadeupof34rooms.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“commemorate”mean?A．proveB．comfortC．coverD．pay3、WhatistheareaoftheSnowVillage?A．2000squaremeters.B．18,000squaremeters.C．20,000squaremeters.D．22,000squaremeters.4、Inwhichcolumnofawebsitecanwefindthetext?A．Geography.B．Travel.C．Climate.D．Culture.23．（8分）DutchdesignerDaanRoosegaardehasspentmuchofhistimeseekingartisticsolutions(解决方案)tosolveourenvironmentalproblems.Hispastprojectsinclude"Bioluminescent(生物发光)Trees"tolightstreets,a"Smog-FreeTower"tocleanBeijing'spollutedair.and"GatesofLight".whichusestheheadlampsofpassingcarstolightupthe60floodgatesoftheAfsluitdijk,amajordamintheNetherlands.Now,heishopingtousehisskillstosolveapressingglobalproblem-spacejunk!Scientistsguessthatthereareover500，000bitsoflargerubbish.Todealwiththeproblem,Roosegaardeintendstoachievehisgoalbyeducatingthepublicabouttheneedofthesituationandcomingupwithpossiblesolutions.Theplan.calledtheSpaceWasteLab.startedinOctober2018withalaser(激光)showintheNetherlands.TheuniqueoutdoorartworkofLEDsusedreal-timetrackinginformationtopointatpiecesofspacejunkfloatingataltitudesof200to20,000kilometers.Theexperiencewasdesignedtomakethepublicknowmoreabouthowmuchspacejunkthereare.Tofindasolution,thedesignerhasbeenthinkingwithexperts.Oneoftheprojectsbeingconsideredis"ShootingStars"，whichattemptstoreintroducethetrashtotheatmosphereinacontrolledway.Uponreentry.thewastewouldburnintheatmospherelikeashootingstar.Roosegaardeenvisagesthatifsuccessful.burningspacetrashcouldsomedayreplacefireworksatlargepublicevents!InSeptember2018。theRemoveDEBRISsatellitesuccessfullysentanettocatchatargetwhileorbitingatanaltitudeofabout300kilometers(190miles).Sometimethisyear.thecapsulewillsetfreeaharpoonthathasbeendesignedtoremovespacetrash.Attheendofitstask，RemoveDEBRISwillletgoasailtobringthesatelliteitself.and.hopefullysometrash,backintotheatmosphere.whereitwillburnup.1、WhatcanweinferaboutDaanRoosegaarde?A．Heistooaggressivetoputforwardgoodplans.B．Heiscreativeinsolvingenvironmentalproblems.C．Heisfondofspendingallofhistimeseekingartskills.D．Heissensitivetoartreflectedinenvironmentalprojects.2、WhywasalasershowheldinOctober2018?A．Toconfirmreal-timeinformationaboutspacetrash.B．ToshowthegreatbeautyofLEDstocommonpeople.C．Toraisepublicawarenessoftheamountofspacetrash.D．Toinspirepeopletoconsiderthesolutiontospacetrash.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"envisage"inparagraph3probablymean?A．Suspect. B．Demand.C．Advise. D．Imagine.4、Whatisthefunctionofasail?A．Bringingthesatellitetoatmospheretoburn.B．Keepingtrashtravelingalongitsownorbit.C．Takingthesatelliteawayfromatmosphere.D．Removingspacetrashoutofthecapsule.24．（8分）Despitethevitalroletheyplayinmanyecosystems,animalsconsideredtobe“ugly”arebeingignoredbyscientists.Astudyhadfounduglieranimalsattractlessattentionandlessfundingwhenitcomestoconservationeffortsandresearch.Thiscouldmeantheugliestanimalpopulationcouldbeunderthreat.ThestudywasconductedbywildlifebiologistsTrishFlemingandBillBatemaninPerth,Australia.Theylookedatresearchpublicationsconcerning331Australianmammalspeciesthatbroadlyfellintocategoriestheylabeledas“thegood,thebadandtheugly”.Itturnedoutthatstudiesinto“thegoodgroup”and“thebadgroup”werecarriedoutwhile“theuglygroup”wasignored.Uglyanimals,suchasthefruitbatandthetreebat,arebeingignoredbyconservationists.Andsomeanimalsareevenbecomingendangeredbecauseofhowtheylook.TheMadagascanlemur(狐猴)calledtheaye­ayeissouglythatthenativeshavelongseenthemasabadsign,orasignofdeath,sotheykillthemwhenevertheyseethem.Otheruglyanimalsunderthreatincludethedugong(儒艮)andtheproboscismonkey(长鼻猴)．Despitemakingup45%ofthe331speciesstudied,theuglyanimalshaveattractedlittleattentionfromscientists.“Weknowsolittleaboutthebiologyofmanyofthesespecies，”saidTrishFleming.“Formany,wehavecataloguedtheirexistence,butwhenitcomestounderstandingwhattheyeat,theirhabitatneeds,orhowwecouldimprovetheirchanceofsurvival,wearestillinthedark.WithBillBateman,TrishFleminghascalledforimprovedfundingforthelesser­knownmammals.“Itwouldbe‘tragic’ifhumansendedupcausingtheextinctionofmorespecieswithoutevenknowinganythingaboutthem，”theysaid.1、Basedonthetext,“theuglyanimals”________.A．areincreasinginnumberB．getmoreconservationfundsC．playanimportantroleintheecosystemD．costquiteagreatdealofmoneyinresearch2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Peopleseethedugongasasignofdeath.B．Moreattentionhasbeenpaidto“theuglyanimals”．C．Therewasnotenoughstudyon“theuglyanimals”．D．TrishandBilldidresearchon331Australianmammals.3、Themainreasonforsomeanimals'beingendangeredmayliein________.A．theirunpleasantlooksB．theirbroadcategoriesC．theireconomicvaluesD．theirlovelyappearances4、Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe“________”．A．TheUgliestAnimalintheWorldB．TheUglySpeciesAreunderThreatC．TheLivingHabitsoftheUglySpeciesD．TheProboscisMonkeyIsEndangered25．（10分）2019OscarsAcademyAwardNominees(提名)forBestPictureBlackPantherType:AdventureRunningTime:134min.ReleaseDate:February16,2018Currentrank:★★★★Director:RyanCooglerActors:ChadwickBoseman,MichaelB．JordanWithhisfatherhavingdiedinCaptainAmerica:CivilWar,T’ChallaisthenewruleroftheadvancedkingdomofWakanda.Astheking,wheneverachallengerforthecrownannounceshisintentions,hemustgiveuphispowersandtakethemoninaphysicalchallenge.TheFavoriteType:DramaRunningTime:3min.ReleaseDate:November30,2018Currentrank:★★★Director:YorgosLanthimosActors:EmmaStone,RachelWeiszIntheearly18thcentury,withEnglandandFranceatwar,afragileQueenAnneoccupiesthethroneasherclosefriendLadySarahChurchillgovernsthecountryinherstead,whiletendingtoAnne’sillhealthandchangeabletemper.GreenBookType:DramaRunningTime:130min.ReleaseDate:November21,2018Currentrank:★★★★★Director:PeterFarrellyActors:ViggoMortensen,MahershalaAliTonyLip,anuneducatedItalian-Americanwho’sknownforusinghisfiststogethisway,ishiredtodriveworld-class,famouspianistDonShirleyonaconcerttourfromManhattantotheDeepSouth.Theymustrelyonthe“NegroMotoristGreenBook”toguidethemtothefewsettlementsthatwerethensafeforblacks.AStarisBornType:MusicalRunningTime:135min.ReleaseDate:October5,2018Currentrank:★★★★Direct:BradleyCooperActors:BradleyCooper,LadyGagaWhencountrymusicstarJacksonMainestopsatabarforadrinkafteraconcert,he’sbothentertainedandattractedbyyoungnightclubsingerAlly.Hediscoversthatshewritessongsaswellasbeingatalentedsinger,buthasn’thadabreakbecauseofherlooks.1、Whichfilmistheleastpopularamongaudience?A．BlackPanther. B．TheFavorite.C．GreenBook. D．AStarisBorn.2、Thefilmabouttherightsofblackpeoplebelongsto.A．adventure B．musicalC．drama D．comedy3、Whoworksasadirectorandactor?A．RyanCoogler. B．YorgosLanthimos.C．PeterFarrelly. D．BradleyCooper.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）FailingSuccessfullyTwoyearsagoItookpartinaspeechcompetitionanddeliveredamemorizedspeech.Itwasahardtimeformewhenthejudge1thewinners.Atlast,themomentoftruthcame.Igottheworst.Afternotbeingplacedinthecompetition,Ireallywantedto2again.Irealizedthatfindingtherighttopicwasthemostimportantpartofthewhole3.Itneedstobemotivationalandinspirationaltothe4.SoIreworkedmyspeechforthefollowingyear,5adifferenttopicandspendingmanyhoursbeforethecomputerandinlibrariesdoingresearch.ThenIworked6thespeech,linebyline,wordbyword,makingit7better.ThenextyearIparticipatedinthecompetitionagain.Igavemy8intwoparts,onewasaboutmyownexperienceandtheotherwasaboutthefeelingsthatpeopleusuallyhavewhengivingaspeech—how9itis,standingonastageallalone,witheveryonesittingandwatchingthem.Myspeech10downwellandIwashopingtodothatalittlebitbetter.11,mywishdidn’tcometrue.ThecompetitionwassofierceandagainIwasn’t12.Iwasdeeplydisappointed,sinceIcouldn’tacceptthefactthatIhad13twiceinsomethingthatIhadworkedsohardon.However,Iknewthatlosingis14andpartoflife.Oneofthejudgessaidtomethatmyspeechwasquitegood,15itneededtobebetterifIwantedtogoanyfurther.Headvisedmetostruggleto16somethinglikesomeoftheemptygestures.HesaidthatIwouldsurelysucceedsomeday.WhileIdidn’tearn17asaresultofthecompetition,Ididgainanewviewpoint.IdiscoveredthatIcouldfailsuccessfully.IthinkI’ll18toworkhardandenterthenextcompetition.Now,wheneverI’mfacedwithadefeat,I19myselfofwhatafamouspersonsaid,“Thepathwaswornandslippery.Myfootslippedfromunderme,knockingtheotheroutoftheway,butIrecoveredandsaidtomyselfthatit’saslipandnota20.”1、A．interviewedB．predictedC．observedD．announced2、A．competeB．sufferC．winD．check3、A．rangeB．conditionC．systemD．process4、A．companionB．audienceC．directorD．author5、A．reviewingB．supposingC．pickingD．comparing6、A．duringB．againstC．behindD．through7、A．increaseB．occurC．exposeD．flow8、A．choiceB．instructionC．reasonD．speech9、A．annoyingB．surprisingC．frighteningD．confusing10、A．slowedB．droppedC．wentD．rolled11、A．AngrilyB．SadlyC．StrangelyD．Eagerly12、A．placedB．treatedC．settledD．affected13、A．decreasedB．escapedC．struggledD．failed14、A．flexibleB．typicalC．appropriateD．normal15、A．butB．soC．forD．or16、A．assumeB．declareC．overcomeD．acquire17、A．awardsB．profitsC．commentsD．qualities18、A．continueB．agreeC．regretD．apply19、A．allowB．informC．accuseD．remind20、A．fallB．pushC．kickD．walk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）Onceagroupof1．(high)successfulengineersgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor,Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife.Whiletheywere2．(talk),theprofessorwentandpreparedcoffeeinthekitchen.Thenbackwithapotofcoffeeandcups3．differentkinds,someordinary-looking,someexpensive,somedelicate,theprofessortoldthemtohelp4．(they)tohotcoffee.Whentheyallhadacupofcoffeeintheirhands,hesaid,“Ifyounoticed,allthenice-lookingexpensivecups5．(take)up,leavingbehindtheplainandcheap-lookingones.Whileit’snormalforyoutochoosethebestforyourselves,that’sthesourceofyourproblemsandstress.In6．(real),thecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothecoffee.Whatmatteredmostwascoffee,notthecup,7．youwentforthebestcupsdirectlyand8．(bad)still,youbeganeyeingeachother’scups.Iflifeiscoffee,thenthejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.They’rejusttools9．holdandcontainlife,butthequalityoflifedoesn’tchange.Sometimesby10．(concentrate)onlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeinit.”Don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。Thephotowastakenduringthesixtyanniversaryofourschool.Theelderlymanonthepictureattendedourschool50yearsago,shortlyafteritfounded.Itwasthefirsttimehehasbeenbacktoourschoolfromhegraduatedandhewasdeeplyimpressedbyitslook.Onceayoungstudent,theelderlymannowhasgrayhairorwrinkles,whileourschoolhasanewandmoremodemlook.Afteralltheseyears,he’sstillemotionalwhentalkingaboutthathowproudheisofoncebeingastudentofourschool.Iwasgreattouchedbythescene.IknowsomedayI’llhaveasamefeelingasthislovelyman.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华。你的英国朋友Jim所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行，有两条路线可以选择：“长江之行”或“泰山之旅”。Jim来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：1.你建议的路线；2.你的理由；3.你的祝愿。可能用到的词汇：theYangtzeRiver长江MountTai泰山注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearJim.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、A2、B3、A4、A5、D6、B7、A8、A9、A10、B11、C12、A13、A14、C15、B16、A17、C18、A19、C20、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、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.Iapologizedwithoutbein