广东省揭阳市榕城区揭阳三中2025届高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

广东省揭阳市榕城区揭阳三中2025届高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项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．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing2．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast3．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when4．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This5．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t6．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides7．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that8．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that9．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation10．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained11．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth12．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which13．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied14．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether15．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses16．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as17．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye18．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need19．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade20．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that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）ChineseNewYearhasbeenwelcomedinBritainwithitsbiggesteverprogramofeventsandcelebrations.FromLondon’sTrafalgarSquaretomajorcitiesacrossBritain,tensofthousandsofBritishpeoplehavejoinedChinesecommunitiestocelebratethearrivaloftheYearoftheRooster.InManchestertherewasaDragonParade,ledbyaspectacular54-meterlongdragon,endingisChinatownwheretherewastraditionalChineseentertainment,morethan6,000lanterns,streetfoodvillagesandafireworksshow.CelebrationsalsotookplaceinLiverpool.Birmingham,LakeDistrict,Durham,Edinburgh.LeedsandNewcastle.AcademicDr.WuKegangsaidthattheChineseNewYeareventinBritain“isnowbiggerthaneveranditisgrowingeveryyear.”WhenWuarrivedinBritain26yearsagofromGuangdong,southChina,thefirstthinghenoticedwasthatChineseNewYearwascelebratedmainlyintownsandcitieswithbigChinesecommunities.“YouwouldgotoLondonChinatownandjoinyourcountrymentocelebrate,ortoChinatownsinplaceslikeLiverpoolandManchesterforwhatwereeventsalmostexclusivelyheldforChinesepeople,”Wurecalled.“Nowitissodifferent,andweareseeinglocalcommunitiesalloverthecountrytakingpartalongsidetheirownChinesepopulations,”hesaid.“ItiscleartomethatthecelebrationswillcontinuetogrowinBritain.ChineseNewYearhasearneditsplaceinthecalendarofeventsinBritain,andisheretostay.”1、WheredidtheDragonParadetakeplace?A．London.B．Manchester.C．Birmingham.D．Newcastle.2、WhenDr.WuarrivedinBritain26yearsago,ChineseNewYearwas_______.A．verypopularallaroundBritainB．celebratedmainlybyChinesecommunitiesC．onlycelebratedinLondon,LiverpoolandManchesterD．enjoyedbylocalcommunitiesalongsideChinesepopulations3、AccordingtoDr.Wu,howwillChineseNewYeardevelopinthenextfewyears?A．Growmorepopular.B．Turnintoanofficialholiday.C．Getlessremembered.D．BecomemoreimportantthanChristmas.4、What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．HowBritishcelebrateChineseNewYear.B．MoreandmoreBritishlearnaboutChineseculture.C．ChineseNewYearhasearneditspopularityinBritain.D．ChinesecommunitiescelebrateNewYearinBritaininvariousways.22．（8分）SUBSCRIPTIONSFROMEUROPE/RESTOFTHEWORLD(ROW)Option1:HotEnglishforStudents.Includes:12HotEnglishmagazines+audioMP3S+1EnglishUnlockedBook.(100pages,4levels:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced)Europe￡92.70Row￡108.90IndicatetheEnglishUnlockedlevelyourequire(onebookincludedinprice)Option2:HotEnglishforTeachersIncludes:12HotEnglishmagazines+audioMP3S+1Teacher’sEnglishUnlockedBook.(110pages,4levels:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced):Europe￡92.70/ROW￡108.90IndicatetheEnglishUnlockedlevelyourequire(onebookincludedinprice)Option3:Standard.Includes:12magazines+audioMP3S=Europe￡79.70/Row￡95.40Option4:WebSchoolVideos,readings,listenings,onlineexercises4levels.Indicatethelevelyourequire:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced.Codeisvalidforonelevelandoneyear=￡24.99Accesstoalllevels:oneyear=￡59.97EnglishUnlockedYourcompleteself-studysolutiontolearningEnglishathome.WithaudioMP3sandvideoMP4s!Choosefrom4levels:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced.StudentorTeacherStudent’s/Teacher’sBook:Europe￡18.95/Row￡19.95Phrasalverbs/IdiomsBookletswith150phrasalverbsoridioms+images+MP3sAUDIOFILES.PhrasalverbsIPhrasalverbsIIIdiomsIIdiomsIIEuropeperbook￡17.95/ROWperbook￡18.95Academies,institutes,officiallanguageschools,etc.PhotocopyingHotEnglishmagazineforuseintheirclasseswherevertheyarelocatedhavetopayanextrachargeof￡50ontopoftheirsubscriptioninordertomeetminimalcopyrightrequirements.531、Whowillpayleastifpeoplesubscribetothesamematerials?A．PeopleformSpain. B．PeoplefromFrance.C．PeoplefromtheUSA． D．PeoplefromChina.1、HowmuchwillyourschoolpayforonesetofHotEnglishforstudentsandoneforteachersforclassusetotally?A．￡185.4. B．￡217.8.C．￡267.8 D．￡235.4.23．（8分）Throughouthistoryscientistshaveriskedtheirhealthandtheirlivesintheirsearchforthetruth.SirIsaacNewton,theseventeenthcenturyscientist,wasverysmart,butthatdidn’tstophimfromdoingsomeprettystupidthings.InhislaboratoryinCambridgeheoftendidthestrangestexperiments.Once,whiletestinghowlightpassesthroughlenses(晶状体),heputalongneedleintohiseye,pushedittotheback,andthenmoveditaroundjusttoseewhatwouldhappen.Luckily,nothinglong-lastingdid.Onanotheroccasionhestaredatthesunforaslongashecouldbear,todiscoverwhateffectthiswouldhaveonhissight.Againheescapedsuffering

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damage,thoughhehadtospendsomedaysinadarkenedroombeforehiseyesrecovered.Inthe1750stheSwedishchemistKarlScheelewasthefirstpersontofindawaytoproducephosphorus(磷).Heinfactdiscoveredeightmorechemicalelementsincludingchlorine(氯),thoughhedidn’tgetanypraiseforthem.Hewasaverycleverscientist,buthisonefailingwasacurioushabitoftastingalittleofeverysubstanceheworkedwith.Thisriskypracticefinallycaughtupwithhim,andin1786hewasfounddeadinhislaboratorysurroundedbyalargenumberofdangerouschemicals,anyofwhichmighthavebeenresponsibleforhisdeath.EugeneShoemakerwasarespectedgeologist.Hespentalargepartofhislifestudyingcraters(火山口)onthemoon,andhowtheywereformed,andlaterdidresearchintothecometsoftheplanetJupiter.In1997heandhiswifewereintheAustraliandesertwheretheywenteveryyeartosearchforplaceswherecometsmighthavehittheearth.WhiledrivingintheTanamidesert,normallyoneoftheemptiestplacesintheworld,anothervehiclecrashedintothemandShoemakerwaskilledonthespot.Someofhisashes(骨灰)weresenttothemoonaboardtheLunarProspectorspacecraftandleftthere

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heistheonlypersonwhohashadthishonor.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“permanent”inParagraph2mean?A．Brief. B．Slight.C．Lasting. D．Ordinary.2、WhatdidKarlScheelelikedoingwhenperformingexperiments?A．Tastingchemicals. B．Stayingintheemptylab.C．Experimentingindarkness. D．Workingtogetherwithothers.3、WhatspecialhonorwasShoemakergivenafterhisdeath?A．HewasburiedintheTanamidesert.B．Someofhisasheswereplacedonthemoon.C．OnecometofJupiterwasnamedafterhim.D．AspacecraftcarryinghimtraveledaroundJupiter.4、Thetextismainlyaboutthreegreatscientists’_____.A．specialhonors B．greatachievementsC．famousexperiments D．sufferinginthejob24．（8分）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstandtheyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,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.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachinestheyarehiding,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’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild25．（10分）Culturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisinglybasiclevels.Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,haveuncoveredshockingdifferencesinperception（感知）betweenWesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceiveasimplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedinaleadingsciencejournal.Inwesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighlyindependentindividuals.Whenlookingatscenes,Westernerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanontheirsurroundings.EastAsiancultures,however,emphasizeinter-dependence.WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonsurroundingsaswellastheobject.Usinganexperimentinvolvingtwotasks,DrHeddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateitslength,ataskthatisplayedtoAmericanstrengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline’slengthrelativetothesizeofasquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsians.Thelevelofbrainactivity,bytrackingbloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperimentfoundthatalthoughtherewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityinthesubjects’brainsweredifferent.FortheAmericans,areaslinkedtoattentionlitupmore,whentheyworkedonthetasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult—estimatingtheline’ssizerelativetothesquare.FortheAsians,theattentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso—estimatingtheline’slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.ThefindingsareareflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoEast-Westdifferences.Inonestudy,forinstance,researchersofferedpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize(使内化)it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.SomepsychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestorviceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesuscluesonhowourbrainworksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesandenhanceandaccelerateourlearningskills.1、Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearemostlikelyto________.A．moreemphasizeindependentthinkingB．alwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundingsC．focusonthecontextaswellastheobjectD．thinkofWesternersashighlyindependentunits2、Weknowfromthepassagethatpeople’sbrainswillbemoreactivewhen________.A．thetaskismucheasierB．thebloodflowistrackedC．peoplebegintochoosecolorsD．thetaskismoredifficult3、WhatdoesDrHedden’sexperimentinParagraph4-5indicate?A．Culturehasagreatimpactonthewaypeopletalkandbehave.B．EasternersandWesternersperceivetheworlddifferently.C．People'sperceptionoftheworldcanbechanged.D．AmericansarebetteratcalculatingthantheAsians.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．EasternersprefercollectivismtoindividualismB．EastAsiancultureslaymoreemphasisonindependenceC．ittookovertenyearstofindouthowtoimproveourbrainpowerD．Americanswillchangetheirhabitsofperceptionwhenthey’reinBritain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）WhenIwasinthefinalyearofmygraduationstudies,Ivisitedafriend’shomeforlunch.ThemomentIreachedhishouse,Ifoundthestaircasesofhisbuildingwerenotsogoodandhishomewasnotpaintedverywell.Icouldn’t36inThegreatestthingsIdidfindtherewerehisparents.Wesatonthegroundforlunchbecausetheydidn’thaveadining37.Hismotherservedusverydeliciousfood,smiledthroughoutandshowedcareforthe38lunchsession.Icanneverforgetthat.Hisfatherworkedasanormal39andIwonderedifheearnedenoughmoneytosupporttheirtwosons.Whileweweretakinglunch,hisfatherreturnedhometomeetus.Whenheenteredtheirhome,hishandsweredarkblackandhisclotheswereverydirty.Myfriendhadno40abouthisfatherandmadetheintroductions.Assoonashisfathercamein,myfriendaskedmeifIwanted“Papad”（atypicalIndianfood）toeat.BeforeIcouldsayanything,thefatherverygentlyandkindly41itforme,aftergoingthroughmanystaircaseseventhoughhewaslooking42.Today,myfriendisaleaderinabigcompany.Heisableto43highrentinHyderabadandhaveanewbeautifulhome.Notonlythat,hehelpedhisbrother44inWhatIwanttosayisthatIconsider45asrichnessinapoorfamily.Theamountofmoneyyoumakewon’t46other’shearts;theonlywayiswithloveandkindness.Struggleandbadperiodsareneededforeveryone’slife,astheymakeusstrong.Ifyouhavestrongwillpower,goalsandalsotheattitudeofhardandsmartwork,youcan47beasuccessfulpersoninsomeareasoflife.1、A．describe B．takeC．talk D．speak2、A．room B．carC．table D．hall3、A．desirable B．healthyC．temporaryD．entire4、.A．doctor B．mechanicC．lawyerD．teacher5、A．comment B．hesitationC．worryD．expectation6、A．borrowed B．boughtC．broughtD．took7、A．tired B．happyC．sadD．excited8、A．cost B．spendC．tookD．pay9、A．dearly B．financiallyC．highlyD．costly10、A．familiarity B．relationshipC．loveD．friendship11、A．win B．getC．gainD．defeat12、A．possibly B．hardlyC．suddenlyD．definitely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）Inancienttimes,iffoodwashardtofind,peoplewouldface1．(starve).Sosomeancientfestivalswereheldtocelebratetheharvest.Theyoftentookplace2．huntershadcaughtanimals.Today'sfestivalshavemanydifferent3．(origin):somearereligious,some4．(season),etc.Somefestivalsareheld5．(honour)thedeadortosatisfytheancestors.TheWesternholidayHalloweenhaditsorigininold6．(believe)aboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.InChinatheDragonBoatFestivalhonours7．famousancientpoet,QuYuan.HarvestandThanksgivingfestivals8．beveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecause9．(they)foodisgatheredandtheagriculturalworkisover.InChinaandJapanpeoplecelebrateMid-autumnfestivals,10．peopleadmirethemoon.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSaturday,Mumgavemetwoticketsforafilm.Althoughshewastoobusytogowithme,shetoldmetoselltheextraticketifpossibly.AtthegateofthecinemaImetahandsomeyoungmanwhowasofferedtohavethem,buthehadonlyan100-yuannote.Heaskedmetowaitawhileforhimchangeitinthecinema’sstore.Withoutmuchthinking,Iagreed.HewalkedsofastthatIcouldhardkeepupforhim.Soonhedisappeared.Istoodtherewithoutknowinghowtodo.SuddenlyIrealizedthehandsomeyoungfellowhascheatedme.Hehadsavedmoney,butlosthishonor.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，是某中学高一的新生。请你给外国笔友Steven写封信。介绍你现在各方面的情况。信中包括以下内容：1.学校环境；2.师生相处；3.高中生活。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSteven,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、D3、A4、A5、B6、D7、B8、C9、A10、A11、D12、A13、D14、C15、B16、A17、B18、A19、D20、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、B2、B3、A4、C22、531、A1、C23、1、C2、A3、B4、D24、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.Nothingwasleftbut