2025届黑龙江省哈尔滨市第24中学高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

2025届黑龙江省哈尔滨市第24中学高三考前热身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．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated2．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout3．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove4．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating5．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow6．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival7．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing8．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown9．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened10．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether11．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．association D．harmony12．WeChinesearedrinking______milkperpersontodayaswedidin1995.A．morethantwice B．twiceasmuchC．twiceasmanyas D．twiceasmuchas13．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend14．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must15．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when16．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked17．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will18．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived19．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown20．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;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．（6分）PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly(均匀的)acrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes."WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglect(忽略)themouth."AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedtoreliablyconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesof.expressivefacesandputthemintocategories:happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners."Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthat____showisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless."Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.1、ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners.A．payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouthB．considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliableC．observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentwaysD．havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions2、Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?A．Tomakeafaceateachother. B．Togettheirfacesimpressive.C．Toclassifysomefacepictures. D．Toobservetheresearchers'faces.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph6referto?A．Theparticipantsinthestudy.B．Theresearchersofthestudy.C．Theerrorsmadeduringthestudy.D．Thedatacollectedfromthestudy.4、IncomparisonwithWesterners,Easternersarelikelyto.A．dotranslationmoresuccessfullyB．studythemouthmorefrequentlyC．examinetheeyesmoreattentivelyD．readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoulB．CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotionsC．EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkillsD．HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding22．（8分）Spidermonkeyshavelong,thinarmswithhook-likehandsthatallowthemtoswingthroughthetrees.Theydonothaveopposablethumbs(对生拇指).Thebrown-headedspidermonkeyhasaprehensile(缠绕性的)tail,whichmeansitcangraspandcanbeusedlikeafifthlegtograbtrees.Duringtheday,thespidermonkeysearchesforfruits,whichmakeupthemainpartofitsdiet.Theywillalsoeatflowers,seeds，leaves,andsmallinsectsduringthedryseasonwhenfruitsaren’tavailable.Theyspendmostofthedaylighthoursclimbingandswingingthroughthehighbranchesoftrees.Thebrown-headedspidermonkeylivesinalargecommunityofabout20to100maleandfemalemonkeys.Theysplitintosmallergroupsforfeeding.Femalesusuallygivebirthtoonlyasinglebabyeachyearortwo.Youngmonkeysarecarriedontheirmothers’stomachsuntilabout16weeksold.Thentheyarestrongenoughtorideontheirmothers,backs.Allbrown-headedspidermonkeybabiesarebornwithpinkfacesandears.Spidermonkeyshugeachotherandwraptheirtailsaroundeachother.Theyareveryintelligentandhavestrongmemories.Theywerenamedspidermonkeysbecausetheylooklikespidersastheyhangupsidedownfromtheirtailswiththeirarmsandlegsswinging.Theirgenus(属)nameisAteles,whichmeans“imperfect”.Thisreferstothefactthattheydon’thavethumbs.Huntingthebrown-headedspidermonkeyisnowbarredinEcuador,acountryinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,buthumanshavekilledthemfortheirmeatforhundredsofyears.1、Spidermonkeyslivemostlyon.A．insectsB．fruitsC．flowersD．leaves2、Whatcanwelearnaboutspidermonkeys?A．Theyhavefivelegs.B．Theyliveinsmallgroups.C．Theirtailscantaketheirweight.D．Theirgenusisthesameasspiders.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barred”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Permitted.B．Forbidden.C．Encouraged.D．Ignored.4、Wheredonewly-bornspidermonkeysstay?A．Inalargecommunity.B．Intreeswithhighbranches.C．Ontheirmothers’backs.D．Ontheirmothers’stomachs.23．（8分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二维码).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反垄断)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon24．（8分）In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming,becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates,whichcouldleadtoextinctionfortheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheirenvironment.Indeed,someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.Ifyouarereadingthis,youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking(走私)notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies,suchastigers,tortoises,seaturtles—andtheworld’smosttraffickedmammal—pangolins(穿山甲).Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintoughscales(鳞)，whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins,fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica,andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive,highdemandinEastAsia,wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines,isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.InFebruary,theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking,whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife,includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan;buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife;raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuelingtheillegaltrade.GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay(March3)byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowisthetimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies,bigandsmall,fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.1、Howmanyendangeredcreaturesarementionedinthepassage?A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Eightspeciesofpangolinsliveonthesamecontinent.B．Pangolinsarenotprotectedinmostoftheirnaturalhabitats.C．Thescalesofpangolinscanbeusedasaningredientforcooking.D．HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.3、WhatcanweknowabouttheplanreleasedbytheUS?A．SocialmediawillbeusedtospreadWorldWildlifeDay.B．Whethertheplanwillbeworkedoutremainstobeseen.C．ThedemandleadingtotheillegaltradeinEastAsiaistobebroughtdown.D．TheUSwillworktogetherwithothercountriestoprotectwildlife.4、Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthepassage?A．ToinformussomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.B．Toraiseawarenessofprotectingendangeredwildlife.C．ToexplainwhypangolinsareillegallytradedinEastAsia.D．ToshowhowtheUnitedStatesistofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife.25．（10分）Thompson’sChildrenAshersonCameronsitsathislaptopcompletingataskforhismathdegreecourse.AlisonThompson,afull-timemumisbusyhelpingherdaughterEmma(twoyearsyoungerthanCameron)getdressed.WhilehelphasalwaysbeenavailableforEmma,AlisonandherhusbandalsohavetofighttogetCameronthesupportheneeds."PeoplecouldseethatEmmahasspecialneedsbutbecauseCameronwasdoingsowellatschool,histeachersneverthoughttherewasaproblemwithhim,“saysAlison.IttookAlisonandherhusbandawhiletorealizetheirsonwasdifferent.Cameron'sabilitydidn’tbecomeclearuntilhebeganprimaryschool.Onceheevencorrectedtheteacherwhenshetoldtheclassthatzerowasthelowestnumber.Camerontoldhershewaswrongbecausetherewerenegativenumbers(负数).Hewasfouratthetime.Now14-year-oldCameronisatsecondaryschool,studyingforadistancelearningmathdegreewiththeOpenUniversity,havingsailedthroughhisGCSEat11andhisA-levelat12,achievingtopgrades.Bethany,anotherdaughterofAlison,isbrighttoobutnotgifted.Sheistheonewhowillremindabsent-mindedCamerontoputonhiscoat.Shealsohelpshimoutinsocialsituations.Emmaattendsaspecialistschoolandthefamilyisquicktocelebratehersuccessestoo.“Theotherdayshedidupthebuttonsonhercoat,whichwasrealprogress,”Alisonsays.LatelastyeartheThompsonstookpartinatelevisiondocumentary(纪录片)toprovethatnotallgiftedchildrenaretheresultofextremelyambitiousparents.Giftedchildrenneedsupporttoo,buttheirlivesdon'thavetobethatdifferent.Cameronisanexample1、Whatdoesparagraph1indicate?A．CameronhelpsEmmawithhermathtasks.B．TeachersatschoolignoredEmma'sproblems.C．BothCameronandEmmaneedparentalsupport.D．ThecoupleoftenhavefightsbecauseofCameron.2、Thereareatleast__________peopleinMrs.Thompson’sfamily.A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six3、Whatcanbeknownfromthepassage?A．Emmahaslearnedtotakegoodcareofherself.B．Cameronshowedhisgiftbeforeprimaryschool.C．Thechildrenofthefamilyarebrightandgifted.D．Giftedkidsarenotsodifferentaspeopleexpect.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）Severalmonthsago,Greecesufferedfromtherefugee(难民)disaster.Ihadn’tbeen1oftheScale(规模)ofituntilIactuallygottoGreece.I2asmanageroftheOinofytaCamp.Thisworkislikebeinga3,AndIrealizedthatIhadmetmy4,whichwastotakecareofthemandshowthemthattheywerelovedandcaredabout,not5.AlloftheGreekislandsare6.Ihaveacampthatwithinthreeorfourdayscould7500people.Whenyourlifeisspentgettinghandouts(救济的)fromeveryoneallday,youloseyour8.Ihadthis9ideathatitwouldbegreattostartabusiness,sewingbagsfromleftover10material.Thosepeoplewerethe11peopleinthecampbecausetheyhadapurpose.Wehave12inAmericawhowanttobuythesebagsnow.Learningtosay13hasbeenoneoftheharderthingshereatthecamp;theconstant14ofresidents.Iwassohappyforthemwhentheygottheirfamily15,andsosadbecauseIknewthatthe16ofmebeingableto17seethemagainwasprettyslim.My18kidsareallaskingmethesamequestionnow:“Mom,whenareyoucominghome?”Idon’tknow.Ihopethatmylegacy(遗赠)hereisthattherefugeeswillalwaysrememberthatIcaredaboutthem,thattheywerespecialand19,andthattheywereworthyofthat20.1、A．afraidB．awareC．fondD．ashamed2、A．tookoverB．madeforC．cameupD．figuredout3、A．teacherB．volunteerC．motherD．lawyer4、A．failureB．goalC．momentD．problem5、A．forcedB．shelteredC．curedD．forgotten6、A．overcrowdedB．abandonedC．observedD．involved7、A．employB．trainC．examineD．serve8、A．dignityB．payC．demandD．value9、A．strangeB．ordinaryC．wildD．peaceful10、A．cookingB．tentC．heatingD．wood11、A．saddestB．happiestC．bravestD．calmest12、A．leadersB．consultantsC．workersD．purchasers13、A．goodbyeB．thanksC．sorryD．hello14、A．fightingB．checkingC．workingD．changing15、A．anniversaryB．partyC．reunionD．celebration16、A．pityB．intentionC．possibilityD．reward17、A．everB．neverC．oftenD．seldom18、A．positiveB．ownC．adoptedD．selfish19、A．unexpectedB．thankfulC．considerateD．important20、A．benefitB．rewardC．careD．praise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）BeijingOpera1．（consider）asanationaltreasureinChina,which2．（date）backto200yearsago.TheearlyQingDynastysawthegreat3．（develop）ofthisopera.QianlongemperorintheQingDynastyhad4．interestinthelocalopera.5．（celebrate）hiseightiethbirthday,heaskedoperatroupes（戏班）6．differentplacestoperformforhiminBeijing,sothefourbigHuibanOperaTroupesenteredthecapital.7．（gradual）,theycombinedwiththeKunquOpera,YiyangOpera,HanjuOperaandLuantan,andformedthepresentBeijingOpera.BeijingOperaisaformoftraditionalChinesetheatre8．combinesmusic,performance,anddance.Manyaudiencesfromdifferent9．（country）thinkthatitisthe10．（large）andmostinfluentialkindofoperainChinaandtheinfluenceisincomparableinChina.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：在错的词下面一横线，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。Tenyearsago,IwasluckyenoughtohaveanopportunitytostudyinEnglandasainternationalstudent、Iwenttooneofthemostfamousschoolthere、Onthefirstday,IwassuchnervousthatIfeltmyheartbeatenwildly、Iwasafraidtoexpresstomyself,becauseIhavenevercommunicatedwithstrangersinEnglishbefore、Therefore,myteachersaidIhadtointroducemeinfrontoftheclass、Assoonasthefirstwordflewoutmymouth,Ifeltrelaxingimmediately、IwashappyIfinallymadeit、It’saspecialday,whichIwillneverforget、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的好友校国际部Jack在某网站刚购买回的手机出现问题，他想要退货但是不知道流程，写信向你求助。请根据以下信息写一封回信。1.告诉他退货流程（申请退货-快递取货-卖家收货-退款到账）；2.若有问题，乐意帮忙。注意：1.词数：100左右2.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3.参考词汇：快递expressdelivery退款refundDearJack,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、D3、B4、A5、C6、B7、B8、A9、C10、A11、D12、B13、C14、D15、C16、B17、D18、D19、B20、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、A2、C3、A4、C5、B22、1、B2、C3、B4、D23、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗礼)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresiden