2025届陕西省渭滨中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届陕西省渭滨中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：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．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout2．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?3．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused4．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced5．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need6．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give7．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee8．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what9．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what10．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how11．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.12．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep13．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto14．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that15．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might16．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever17．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what18．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance19．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit20．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the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）JohnH．JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918．HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix．Hewasreachingthehighschoolage，buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks．Fortunatelyhehadastrong﹣willedcaringmother．Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes，"Son，youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve．"Shetoldhimnottodependonothers，includinghismother．"Youhavetoearnsuccess，"shesaid．"Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon'tsucceed，buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard．"Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation．Shealsoknewthatbelievinghardworkdon'tmeaneverything．Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson，whowasthen15，toChicago．Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor．John'smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork．ButhereJohncouldgotoschool，andherehelearnedthepowerofwords﹣asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolhiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks．Whileothersdiscouragedhim，John'smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby．"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"Shealsolethimpawn（典当）herfurnituretogetthe﹩500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine．ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful．Healwayskeepshismother'swordsinmind．"Son，failureisnotinyourvocabulary!"NowJohnH．Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica﹣worth﹩150million．1、WhydidJohn'smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?A．hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoungB．lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometownC．JohnneededmoreeducationbadlyD．therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown2、John'smother．A．didn'tbelieveinordependonothersB．thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeC．believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghardD．thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"mean?A．ifyoutry，youwouldsucceedB．afailureisdifficulttobeat，evenifyoutryC．atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureD．nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry．22．（8分）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats’strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.“Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.”hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.”Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon’thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.Cats’huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats’mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats’ownerstobettermeetcats’needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.1、AccordingtoTonyBuffington,________.A．cats’strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandB．catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans’homesC．catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewildD．cats’instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．CatsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimalsB．CatsattackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimalsC．CatsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyusuallyliveinsmallcavesinthewildD．Cats’preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstincts3、Theunderlinedword“prey”inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A．ananimalthatistoolazyB．ananimalthatlikeshidinggamesC．ananimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD．ananimalthatishunted4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A．explorethereasonsbehindcats’strangebehaviorB．describecats’pastwildexperiencetoreadersC．tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD．comparecats’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild23．（8分）Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.Manyfolkstakethisasanapparenttruth.ButIthinkitdemandscloserexamination.Possessingaskillorpieceofknowledgeisnotthesamethingasbeingabletoshowit.Thisiswhymanysmartyoungpeoplehateschool.Understanding，figuringout，andgettingahandleonapieceofknowledgeisreallyexciting，buthavingtoprovetosomebodyelsethatyouunderstandisapainintheneck.Findingproofofstudentlearningisahugepartoftheteacher’sjob，andwhetheritisdonepoorlyornotmakesallthedifferenceinthatteacher’seffectiveness.Thereisahugedifferencebetween“howdoIfigureoutifthisstudentunderstands”and“howdoImakethisstudentprovetomehegetsit”.Thefirstisavaluableapproach；thesecondisthefirststepontheroadtowardwastingeverybody’stime.Andthere’stheproblem.Ifwestartwiththeassumptionthatastudentwhoknowsmustbeabletoshowhisknowledgetooursatisfaction，wewillbetravelingdownthewrongroad.Themorewedemandthatstudentsprovetousthattheyknowthestuff，themorewewilldesignartificialtasksthatdemandasetofskillsandknowledgeentirelydifferentfromthosewereallywanttomeasure.Asaclassroomteacher，Ihavetorememberthattheburden（重担）isonmetofindawaytoseewhatmystudentsknow；theburdenisnotonthemtoputonwhatevertrainedmonkeyshow.Itmaynotbetheworstthingevertosay，“Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.”ButIthinkit’sfarmoreusefultosay，“Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthesecondparagraphmean？A．Verydangerous. B．Veryannoying.C．Verysurprising. D．Veryfrequent.2、Accordingtothethirdparagraph，ateachershouldhavetheabilityto________.A．discoverwhetherhisstudentshaveunderstoodB．avoidwastingtheprecioustimeinclassC．applyvariousapproacheswhileteachingD．givestudentsthechancetoprovethemselves3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheartificialtasksdesignedtoteststudentlearning？A．Theyshouldbelimitedinnumber.B．Theyareahugeburdenonteachers.C．Theyshouldmainlyfocusoneffectiveness.D．Theyslideawayfromtheoriginalpurpose.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.B．Therearemanywaystofindproofofstudentlearning.C．Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow.D．Thereshouldbebetterunderstandingbetweenteachersandstudents.24．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhad

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anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whydoesthewriterregard“ifonly”astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?A．BecausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsadB．BecausetheyexpressregretsanddisappointmentinlifeC．BecausetheremindthewriterofsomesadexperiencesD．BecausetheymeansadnessintheEnglishlanguage2、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3?A．givenup B．comeacrossC．gotthrough D．heldback3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．seeadoctor B．finishherworkC．joinacelebration D．accompanyherfather4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AdvicefromMyFather B．Avoidanceofsaying“IfOnly”C．The“ExtraMinute”Rule D．TheimportanceofEmotionalWell-being25．（10分）Growingup,Iremembermyfatherasasilent,seriousman—notthesortofpersonaroundwhomonecouldlaugh.AsateenagerarrivinginAmerica,knowingnothing,Iwantedafatherwhocouldexplainthehumanjourney.Incollege,whenfriendscalledhomeforadvice,IwouldsinkintodeepdepressionforwhatIdidnothave.Today,attwenty-seven,Ihavecometorediscovertheminwaysthatmyteenagemindwouldnotallow—asadultsandasfriendswiththeirownfaultsandweaknesses.Onenightaftermymovebackhome,Ioverheardmyfatheronthetelephone.Thesewassometrouble.Later,Dadsharedtheproblemwithme.Apparentlymylegaltraininghadearnedmesomeprivilegesinhiseyes.ItalkedthroughtheproblemwithDad,analyzingthepurposesofthepeopleinvolvedandofferingseveralnegotiationstrategies.Helistenedpatientlybeforefinallyadmitting,“Ican’tthinklikethat.Iamasimpleman.”Dadisabrilliantscientistwhocandeconstructthebuildingblacksofnature.Yethumannatureisamysterytohim.ThatnightIrealizedthathewassimplynotskilledatdealingwithpeople,muchlessthetroubleofaconflictedteenager.It’snotinhisnaturetounderstandhumandesires.Andso,thereitwas—itwasnoone’sfaultthatmyfatherheldnointerestinhumanliveswhileIplacedgreatimportanceinthem.Weareattimesbornmoresensitive,wide-eyed,anddreamythanourparentsandbecomemorecuriousandidealisticthanthem.Dadperhapsneverexpectedmeforachild.AndI,whoknewDadasanintelligentman,hadneverunderstoodthathisintelligencedidnotcoverallofmyfeelings.Ithassavedmeyearsofquestioningandconfusion.InowseemyparentsaspeoplewhohaveotherrelationshipsthanjustFatherandMother.Inowoverlooktheirmanyfaultsandweaknesses,whichonceannoyedme.Inowknowmyparentsasfriends:peoplewhoaskmeforadvice;peoplewhoneedmysupportandunderstanding.AndI’vecometoseemypastclearly.1、Whatwastheauthor’simpressionofherfatherwhenshewasateenager?A．Friendlybutirresponsible.B．Intelligentbutsevere.C．Coldandaggressive.D．Caringandcommunicative.2、Whydidtheauthorfeeldepressedwhenherfriendscalledhome?A．Shedidnothaveaphonetocallhome.B．Herfatherdidnotcareaboutherhumanjourney.C．Herfatherwastoobusytoanswerherphone.D．Herfathercouldn’tgiveherappropriateadvice.3、Aftertheauthoroverheardherfatheronthetelephone,______.A．heblamedherforimpolitenessB．herediscoveredhumannatureC．heconsultedwithherabouthisproblemD．hechangedhisattitudetowardstheauthor4、Theauthorrealizedthat______.A．herfatherhadtoomanyfaultsandweaknessesB．herfatherwasnotasintelligentasshehadthoughtC．herfatherwasnotgoodatinterpersonalrelationshipsD．herfatherplacedtoomuchimportanceinsocialactivities5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MyParentsasFriendsB．MyParentsasAdvisorsC．MyFatherasaSeriousManD．MyFatherasanIntelligentScientist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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iusedtoabandonmyselftodespair.Lastyearmymotherfromstroke（中风）andhadanoperationonherbrain.IfeltmywholeworldturnupsidedownandIhadnowhatIcoulddotohelphertorelieveher.TearswelledupinmyeyeswheneverIwasalone.LastmonthIpreciouswatch，whichwasan18-year-oldbirthdaygiftfrommyfather.IcouldnotfallasleepforacoupleofnightsbecauseIfeltabouttheloss.Therehavebeenmanyliketheseinmylife.IcouldneverfigureouthowtodealwithsuchtoughthingsIread“IfYouHaveaLemon，MakeaLemonade"byAmericanwriterDaleCarnegie.“Whenthewisemanishandedalemon，hesays，‘WhatcanIgetfromthis?HowcanImysituation?HowcanIturnthislemonintoalemonade？’”hewrote.Isuddenlythatlifeisfullofupsanddowns，soIneedtostayallthetime.NowwhenIthinkofmypast，IwishIcouldhavehandledthings．Whenmymotherwasfightingfor，Ishouldhaveheldherhandsinmine，tellingherthingswouldgetbetterinsteadofandcrying.Severalweeksago，Itookpartinacampussingingcompetition.Ididn'taprize.IfIhadnotthisarticle，Iwoulddefinitelyhavefeltagain.Butinstead，Ismiledafterthecompetition.IwashappythatatleastIhadgotsomestage．Lifeisnotjustabedofroses.Therearethorns（刺）aswell，butthesethornshelpusbecome1andstrong.Whenlifeusalemon,let'strytomakealemonade.1、A．resulted B．suffered C．survived D．escaped2、A．hope B．wonder C．idea D．doubt3、A．pain B．anxiety C．fear D．pressure4、A．received B．sold C．fixed D．lost5、A．unbelievable B．shameful C．angry D．terrible6、A．diseases B．memories C．incidents D．difficulties7、A．when B．until C．though D．since8、A．lesson B．lemonade C．decision D．challenge9、A．control B．accept C．improve D．avoid10、A．realized B．thought C．discovered D．predicted11、A．healthy B．independent C．serious D．positive12、A．exactly B．differently C．easily D．practically13、A．recovery B．life C．freedom D．happiness14、A．shouting B．hiding C．quarreling D．regretting15、A．expect B．miss C．win D．refuse16、A．figuredout B．writtendown C．foundout D．comeacross17、A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．excited D．concerned18、A．performance B．experience C．progress D．effect19、A．brave B．calm C．great D．clever20、A．shows B．makes C．gives D．sends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）JustasIbegananewjobinNewYork,Ihadanotherimportantjob:father.Iwasabusinessman.AttheofficeIhadthreenew1．(project)andathomeIhadayoungsonwhowasgrowingfastand2．(need)me.Iwaspuzzledanddidn’tknowhowtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenjobandfamilyuntiloneday,duringmybusinesstripinChicago,Icame3．anoldfamilyfriendDan,4．wasonceapatientofmyfather.Hetoldmesomethingaboutmyfather.5．wasmyfatherthathelpedhimgothroughthecancer.WhenDanknewhegotcancer,hewasveryupsetandwanted6．(give)up,butmyfather,hisdoctor,encouragedhimtogoon7．(fight)againstthecancer.Myfathersaidtohim,“Youhave8．wonderfullifeandthreefinechildren.Takesometimewiththem.Itisfamilythatwelivefor----notjustourselves.Thinkofthat9．youwillknowlife’sworththefight.”Hiswordstouchedme,andI10．(sudden)realizedthatfamilyisthemostimportantintheworld.Ishouldspendmoretimestayingwiththem.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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。Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying“Wastenot,wantnot”、Noneofus,therefore,cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives、Anykindofwastewasthoughtless,whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents,ourowntime,ourlimitednaturalresource,ourmoney,orotherpeople’stime、Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful、Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference、It’sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble、Byfocusingonoil,water,paper,foodorclothing,weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste、Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit、Actually,severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution、It’stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren’schildrenwillabletodevelopwell、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Edward正在学习汉语,来信希望你给他推荐一个适合他的汉语学习网站。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：1.推荐网站名称：如；2.介绍网站内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearEdward,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、B5、A6、D7、A8、D9、A10、B11、C12、B13、A14、A15、B16、A17、B18、D19、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、1、C2、D3、D22、THISisanadaptedexcerpt(摘录)fromEmanMohammed’sspeechatTED(Technology,EntertainmentandDesign),anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip(加沙地带).WhenIwas19,IstartedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasawomanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult(侮辱)tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademefeelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman’sjob.PhotoagenciesinGazarefusedtotrainme.ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingIcouldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren’ttheretodocumenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored(装甲的)Jeepanddroveaway,wavingandlaughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen’slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagueswereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterandaccomplishments.InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid(袭击)destroyedthecompoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasinheaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedtobuildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation(军事行动)inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.Nothingwasleftbutthepig