2025届天津市七校静海一中杨村中学高考仿真卷英语试题含解析

2025届天津市七校（静海一中，杨村中学高考仿真卷英语试题注意事项：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．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one2．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway3．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t4．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof5．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which6．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot7．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t8．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can9．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving10．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted11．—WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.—Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastand________hisessaythereeversince.A．wrote B．hadwritten C．hasbeenwriting D．iswriting12．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough13．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as D．where14．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might15．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen16．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished17．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo18．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof19．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation20．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly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）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.22．（8分）I’vebeenresearchingmyfamilytreesince1998，andI’velongbeencuriousaboutDNAasawaytolearnmoreaboutmyroots.Thetechnologyhascomealongwayinthelastdecade,andit’sbecomemoreaffordabletoo.Finally,IwentaheadandorderedaY-DNAtest.TheresultscameinmyemailinboxfromtheDNAlab!WhenIloggedintoseetheresults,thereare29livingpeopletodaywithwhomIshareacommondirectmaleancestorinaboutthelast1,000years.TheyliveinIreland,England,Scotland,SouthAfrica,theUnitedStatesandprobablyelsewhere.Ihadtwoclosematches,andtherestweremoredistant.TheybothliveinIreland!WhatmakestheconnectiontothesetwomensointerestingisthatmostIrishgenealogical(族谱的)recordswereburnedinfiresinDublinanddon’texisttoday.Withoutthem,it‘shardtotraceIrishrootsanyfurtherbackthanthe1800s.I’vewrittenemailstobothofthemandhopetohearback!IdidsomemoreresearchonmyY-DNAandfoundmydirectmaleancestorswereCeltics.TheyseemtohavelivedinWesternEuropeatthetimeofAncientRome.MigrationpatternsshowthatmyDNAgrouplikelyoriginatedinWesternAsia,livingthere20,000and30,000yearsago.TherearerelativeswithsimilarDNAgoingthousandsofyearsbackinwhatisnowIran,India,Syria,IsraelandTurkey.IwassoexcitedbytheseresultsthatIdecidedtotracemymotherlylinetoo.MyDNAisalreadyatthelab,sonowIjusthavetowaitanothermonthorso,andI’msuretofindmoreinterestingthings.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofdoingaY-DNAtest?A．TosatisfyhiscuriosityaboutDNA．B．Toknowmoreabouthisancestors.C．Tofindhisfamiliesseparatedlongago.D．TorewritegenealogicalrecordsinIreland.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“matches”inparagraph3?A．friendsB．relativesC．ancestorsD．competitions3、Wheredidtheauthor’sfamilyrootin?A．Ireland.B．WesternAsia.C．AncientRome.D．WesternEurope.4、HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheresultsoftheDNAtest?A．Inspired.B．Relieved.C．Confused.D．Discouraged.23．（8分）TheGreatWall,ChinaStretchingover21,000kilometers,theGreatWallwasbuilttopreventinvasionsandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.UNESCOinFebruary2019callsitanabsolutemasterpiece,notonlybecauseoftheambitiouscharacteroftheundertakingbutalsotheperfectionofitsconstruction.”Butperfectionisn’tprotection.51.2percentoftheGreatWallhadeitheralreadydisappearedorisatasignificantriskofdisappearing.Besidesforwindandrainerosion,themainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallarehumanfactorssuchastourism,construction,humancontactandsoon.Pamukkale，TurkeyPamukkale,whichmeans“cottoncastle”inTurkish,isfamousforitsshiningwhitecalciteterraces(方解石阶地)withwarmandmineral-richwatersoverrun.BeforebeinglistedasaWorldHeritageSitein1988,Pamukkalehadbeenseverelydamagedbyhumanactivities.Peopleusedhotspringwatertofillswimmingpools,somevisitorsstoodontherocksandsomeevenbathedinthehotspringswithsoapandshampoo.Toprotecttheterraces,theTurkishgovernmenthasdecidedtopulldownthehotelsandrequirealltouriststovisitthissitebarefoot.GreatBarrierReef,AustraliaHometo400typesofcoraland1,500speciesoffish,theGreatBarrierReefdrawsvisitorstoAustraliafromallovertheworld.However,theGreatBarrierReefisexpectedtosufferfromincreasinglyfrequentbleachingevents,casesinwhichcoralsturnwhiteandmaydie,accordingtoaUNESCOreport.Theheatwavescausedbyglobalwarminghavekilledhalfofthecoralhereinthetwoyears,accordingtoaCNNreport.Pollutionfromindustrydevelopmentsandharmfulfishingpracticesarealsobigconcerns.TheDeadSea,JordanAt423metersbelowsealevel,theDeadSeais10timessaltierthantheocean,meaningthatthewaterissodense,eventouristswhocan9tswimwillbeabletofloat.Buttheseasideresortsbuiltinthe1980snowsitkilometersawayfromthewater’sedge,whichhaslosthalfofitssurfaceareainthepast40years.Thedamageisirreversibleduetothenatureofthemineralindustryandthetypeofagriculturalusethathasdrainedthewater.1、Whichareyourequiredtovisitwithoutshoes?A．TheGreatWall,China.B．Pamukkale,Turkey.C．GreatBarrierReef,Australia.D．TheDeadSea,Jordan.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．MainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallcomefromwindandrainerosion.B．Pamukkalewasdamagedbyhumanactivitiesafter1988.C．PollutionandtheheatwavescausedbyglobalwarmingkillmuchcoralintheGreatBarrierReef.D．HalfoftheDeadSeasurfaceareahasdisappearedinthepasttwodecades.3、Whatdotheabovespotshaveincommon?A．Theyareallfamousendangerednaturalspots.B．They’redamagedonlyfromhumanactivities.C．Theyalldrawtheattentionofthegovernments.D．They’reallseriouslydamaged.24．（8分）Theyfollowyouinthestreet.Theyaskyouformoneyandtheydon’tleaveyoualonewhenyoutrytosayno.Theyaretheaggressivestreet-working,fund-raisingcharityworkers,otherwiseknownas“chuggers”.Theterm“chugger”isacombinationoftwowords,“charity”and“mugger”.Chuggersoftenworkinthestreet.Theysetupastallwithinformationaboutthecharitytheyrepresent,andtheytrytogetyoutodonatemoneytothecharity.Typically,theypreyonyourfeelingsofguilt,greetingyouwithquestionssuchas,“Doyoucareabouttheplanet?”or,“Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingforsomeoneelse?”Butasurveyoftheirstrategieshasfoundthatsomecharityvolunteersarefarfromcharitable.“Manychuggerssimplyrefusetobackoffwhenaskedtodoso,’’saidBrianJones,aspokespersonforacharitywatchdog(监察人).“Oneoftheproblemsisthatsomechuggerssaytheyareworkingasvolunteers,”headded.“However,theyaren’treally.Mostofthe50chuggerswespoketoshowedlittleinterestinanythingotherthanraisingthemaximumamountofcashintheminimumamountoftime.Theygetpaidfromthissoitmakessense.Also,afifthoffundraisershadnovisibleIDandalmostaquarterfailedtogiveclearinformationaboutthecausetheywererepresenting.Byemployingchuggerswhobreakthelaw,tellliesorrefusetoleavemembersofthepublicalone,charitiesunderminethetrustweallinstinctivelyhaveinthem.”ButShirleyBosworth,chiefexecutiveoftheInstitutionofFundraising,saidface-to-facefundraisingremains“anappropriateandeffectivemethod”.“Itenablescharitiestoengagewithaparticulardemographicofdonor,anditmeansthatcharityanddonorcanenterintoadialogueaboutwhatthecharitydoesandhowthedonor’smoneywillbeused,”sheexplained.1、Whatdochuggersdoaccordingtothepassage?A．Theyrobmoneyofstrangers.B．Theycheatyouintobuyingthings.C．Theyaskyoutodonatemoneyforcharities.D．Theyhurtyourfeelingsbyaskingquestions.2、What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesurveyofcharityvolunteers.B．Theproblemswithcharityvolunteers.C．Thebasicinformationaboutcharityvolunteers.D．TheattitudeBrianJonestakestowardcharityvolunteers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undermine”mayprobablymean?A．betrayB．strengthenC．buildD．weaken4、HowdoesShirleyBosworthfeelaboutwhatchuggersdo?A．It’suseful.B．It’sdisgusting.C．It’sabsurd.D．It’spopular.25．（10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.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）Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trams,orevencarscanbeaterribletrouble—especiallywhentheyareinsects.Asforthis,thereisagreat1betweenhumanbeingsandinsects.The2takeeverypossibleefforttoavoidbeingdiscovered,whilethelatterquickly3attentiontothemselves.Wecanonlyshowmercytothe4manwhohadtostophiscarsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Hearingastrangenoisefromthe5ofthecar,henaturallygotouttoexaminethewheelscarefully,buthefoundnothingwrong,sohe6hisway.Againthenoisebegan,7andbecameevenlouder.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreat8cloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbees9Onlearningthis,themandroveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour's10driving,hearrivedsafelyinLondon,whereheparkedhiscaroutsidea11andwentin.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrive12withbees.Thepoordriverwas13thatthebestwayshouldbetocalla14Inashorttimethemanarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verythankfultothedriverforthisunexpectedgift,thebee-keepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.1、A．connectionB．differenceC．communicationD．similarity2、A．passengersB．insectsC．formerD．first3、A．giveB．keepC．payD．draw4、A．unfortunateB．carelessC．unpleasantD．hopeless5、A．frontB．backC．leftD．right6、A．droveB．continuedC．pushedD．forced7、A．normallyB．gentlyC．quietlyD．immediately8、A．blackB．beautifulC．whiteD．colorful9、A．belowB．aheadC．nearbyD．behind10、A．boringB．carefulC．excitingD．hard11、A．hotelB．museumC．hospitalD．school12、A．brokeB．movedC．hurriedD．dropped13、A．crowdedB．coveredC．filledD．equipped14、A．advisedB．requiredC．orderedD．requested15、A．bee-keeperB．policemanC．waiterD．repairman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）Thousandsofusstrugglewithlettinggoofthepainthatwas1．(cause)bypasteventsandcircumstances.Let'sfaceit:noneofusisperfectandweallmayspeakofsomething2．couldhurtsomeoneelseintheprocess.Youcan'tchange3．past.Whatyoucandothoughisrealizingthatweareallhumanswhomakemistakesandthen4．(immediate)makeadecisionandchoosetoletgoofthewounds.Firstly,youneedtoaccept5．hashappenedsinceyoucan'tchangeit.Lifealways6．(try)toteachusnewlessonsandyouneedtobealert,studyandanalyzethem.Secondly,makeafirmdecisiontoforgive.Oneofthebestblessingsisthe7．(choose)tomake.Youcan'tgofrompointAtopointBunlessyoufirstchoosetodoit.Lastly,realizethatholdingon8．thehurtfulemotionswillonlyhurtoneperson—YOU.Therefore,sinceyouloveandvalue9．(you),youneedtolookafteryourself.Begintofocusontheideathatweareallhumansandcouldeasilymakemistakesfromtimetotime.Focusonthe"goodness"thatisineachofus.Thistypeoffocusandself-talkmakesiteasier10．(let)goofpasthurtandmoveon.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。I’man18-years-oldmiddleschoolstudent、Iseldomhelpmyparentswithourhousework、Feltquitesorryforthat,Ibegintothinkaboutwhichtodotohelp、LastSunday,whenmyparentswentoutshopping,Isuddengotanidea:whygivetheroomsathoroughcleaning?Firstly,Ihavecollectedallthebooks,newspapersandotherthingsscatteredintheroomsandputthemtoplace、ThenIwipedthedustoffallthefurnitures、Afterthat,Isweptandmoppedthefloors、Atthisverymoment,myparentscamebackandwerequitesurprisingtoseealltheroomstidyandfloorsshining、MymothergavemeahugandIcouldseesatisfactioninhereyes、TiredwhileIwas,Ineverfeltsohappy、148第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华。你校学生会要招募一名英语导游，陪同今年寒假期间即将来校访问的美国学生参观滨海新区。请你根据下列提示向你校负责招募工作的外教Mr.Johnson用英语写一封自荐信。爱好英语，口语表达能力强，曾在学校举办的英语演讲比赛中获奖；性格开朗，善于与人沟通，责任心强；滨海新区出生，熟悉本地区的历史、文化。注意：(1)词数:不少于100词；可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯：信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：英语演讲比赛theEnglishSpeechContest滨海新区Bi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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、D2、C3、C4、B5、B6、C7、A8、A9、A10、B11、C12、A13、C14、C15、C16、D17、A18、D19、B20、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、1、D2、C3、B4、A22、1、B2、B3、B4、A23、1、B2、C3、D24、1、C2、B3、D4、A25、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.Iapol