2025届北京市东城区第五中学高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

2025届北京市东城区第五中学高三六校第一次联考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．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With2．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant3．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave4．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto5．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious6．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue7．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent8．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended9．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept10．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where11．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs12．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations13．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit14．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend15．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.16．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．accompaniedC．established D．identified17．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address18．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused19．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation20．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending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）It’sjustbeenthreemonthsafterthefirstbike-sharingcompanyarrivedinSingapore,butreportsofabuseandvandalism（故意破坏）ofsharedbikesinthecitykeepappearingonsocialmedia.Themajorityofthesesharedbikesarestationless,whichmeanstheydon’tneedtobestoppedatadesignated（指定的）spot.Theylockthemselvesafteryourrideisover,andyou’remeanttojustleavethebikeatthesideofaroad.Butusershavebeenchainingupbicyclesoutsidetheirapartments,preventingothersfromusingthem.Somepeoplebringthemuptotheirapartmentfloors,sotheycan’tbefoundeasilybyotherusers.Somepeoplehaveremovedthebikes’numberplatesorcodes,andsomeevenhavepaintedoverthebikestoclaimthebikesforthemselves.MostoftheabusedbikesbelongtoeitherSingapore-basedoBike,orofo,abike-sharinggiantbasedinChina.ofohasencouragedSingaporeanuserstoreportissues.oBikesaidthatthenumberofbicyclesthatweredamagedmadeuplessthanonepercentofitsfleet.ThecompanysaidinFebruarythatitplannedtobringin“tensofthousands”ofbikesbymid-2017.Thecompanyhasyettobananyonefromitsservice,butsaidthatitwouldtakeappropriateaction–includingmakingreportstothepolice.oBikealsointroducedashortcomingsystem,similartothatofitscompetitor,China-basedMobike.Usersstartwith100points,whichgettakenawayforerrant（出格的）behavioursuchasforgettingtolockthebike,orparkingatnon-designatedareas.UsersarebannedfromusingoBikewhentheirscoresreachzero.oBikehasaneight-manoperationteamthatcanremovebicyclesparkedcasually.Whenapproachedforcomment,Mobikesaid,“InChina,justasinSingapore,therearealwaysatinyminorityofpeoplewhoabusethebikes,sowedesignedoursystemtopreventthistypeofabuse.”1、Whoistheownerofmostoftheabusedbikes?A．Chinesegovernment.B．Localgovernment.C．Abike-sharinggiantbasedinChina.D．Theusersofthebikes.2、WhatistheattitudeoftheoBiketowardtheabuseofbikes?A．Tolerant.B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Disapproving.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“that”inthefifthparagraph?A．System.B．Bike.C．Company.D．Report.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutsharedbikes?A．Theywillbeintroducedsoon.B．Theabuseofthebikesisontheincrease.C．Theyareveryexpensive.D．Theyarewellpreservedbyusers.22．（8分）Theendoftheschoolyearisinsight-Christmascards，candycanesandofcourse，endofyearreports．Whilemostparentswelcomeanassessmentoftheirkids'performance，theydonotexpecttheirowninputtobeevaluated．ButaschoolintheUKischangingthat．Aswellasassessingtheirstudents，theyaredishingoutgradestomumsanddads．Parentsthatarereallyinvolvedintheirkids'educationarerewardedwithanA，andparentsthathaven'tdonetheirbitgetadisappointingD．Theschool，GreasleyBeauvalePrimaryinNottinghamshire，usesstandardsuchaswhethermumsanddadshaveattendedschooleventssuchasplaysandparentteachereveningstodecideonthegrade．Theschool'sprincipal，DonnaChambers，saidthattheschemehadbeenwellreceived．"Thereweresomecritics．Inspiteofit，between15percentand20percentofparentsstartedoutinthelowercategoriesbutnowthathasbeenreducedtojusttwopercent，"sheexplained．Chambershopesthattheschemewillhelpmotivateparentalinvolvement．"Thesystemisimportantbecauseyouhavegottogettheparentsonboardfromdayone．Thatonehourinitialconversationsayingtheycouldimprovewillmakeadifferencetotherestofthatchild'sacademiclife"，shesaid．Butwhiletheschememaybewellintentioned，itislikelytobeconnectedwithparentshaming．Therearelotsofreasonswhysomemumsanddadsmightnotbeinvolvedinschoolactivitiessuchasworkcommitments，lookingafteryoungerchildrenorcaringforelderlyrelatives．Andofcourse，beinginvolvedinyourkid'seducationdoesn'tbeginandendatschool．Thereisalotthatgoesonbehindthescenesfromhelpingwithhomeworktokeepinguniformsfreshlylaundered．Andwhataboutalltheparentswhostayedupsewingspecialcostumesatthelastminute？Surelythatearnsagoldstarinsteadofagrade!1、Whatdoschoolsusuallydoattheendoftheschoolyear？______A．Evaluatingkids'performances．B．MakingChristmascards．C．Dividingcandies．D．Gradingparents．2、Whatdoestheschool'sprincipalChamberssayaboutthescheme？______A．Itusesanewwaytoevaluatekids．B．Ithasgainedmuchacceptance．C．Itgivesparentsfurthereducation．D．Itimproveskids'motivationforlearning．3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofparentsbeinginvolvedinkids'education？______A．Itaddstoparents'burden．B．Itbringsshametoparents．C．Itmeansfarmorethanbeinggraded．D．Itincreasesparents'commitmenttoeducation．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Thereistoomuchstressforparentsabouttheirchildren'sacademiclife．B．Parentsaswellastheirchildrenareonthelistoftheyearschoolreport．C．Parentsshouldbeinvolvedinchildren'sschoollife．D．Whetheraparentisexcellentdependsonthegradehegets．23．（8分）We’veallhadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.1、Howmuchdoweknowabout“Dave”?A．HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.B．Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.C．HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.D．“Dave”isofcoursetheman’srealnameindeed.2、Whydidn’t“Dave”payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?A．Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.B．Hedidn’tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.C．Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.D．Hedidn’tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.3、Whatdrove“Dave”topayfortheparkingticketatlast?A．Astrongsenseofguilt.B．Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.C．Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.D．Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStoryB．MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicketC．UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoad,AnytownCaliforniaD．ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio24．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.25．（10分）My17-year-olddaughterwentofftocollegeandhavingherawayfromhomebroughtbackmemoriesofwatchingPeterPanwhenshewaslittle.IntheclassicTVproduction,onesceneinparticularimpressedme:whenMrs.Darlingputsherchildrenintobed.Assheturnsoffthelastofthenightlight,shetakesonelastlookatthebedroomandsays,“Dearnightlightsprotectmysleepingchildren.”Asamother,Iknowhowmuchshelovesherchildren.Ithasbeenseveralweekssincewetookourdaughtertocollegeandsheseemstobeadjustingwellafterashortperiodofhomesickness.Forus,though,it’sanotherstory.Likemostparents,Ilovecheckinginonmychildrenatnight.Butnowshe’sgone,andIfindnighttimesthehardest.Imisshermostatnight.Inmyneighborhood,mostoftheparentswhosekidsareofftocollegearedealingwithsimilarmelancholy.Myhusbandisfilledwithanxiety.Onefriendtalkedaboutgettingthissickfeelinginherstomachasshepreparedforthecollegedrop-off.Wecomplainedthatmanyofusweretoobusytotrulyenjoybeingwithourchildrenwhilewehadthem.Forusmoms,seeingToyStory3onlymadethesadnessworseaswewatchedthecharacterAndy,whoisthesameageasourkids,saygoodbyetohischildhoodashepreparestoleaveforcollege.Andit’snotjust“first-time”parentslikeme.Twomomswhohavekidsalreadywellintocollegesaidtheseparationdidn’tgetanyeasier.“Youfeellikesomethinghasbeentakenawayfrominsideyou，”saidoneofthem.Iimaginethingswillgeteasierwithtime,especiallyasIseemydaughteradjusttocollegelife.Meanwhile,asIkeepmycellphoneclosetomeinbedandtextmydaughtergoodnightandsweetdreamseverynight,Iliketothinkatmessagesserveasanightlightthatkeepshersafe.1、ThewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbythesceneinPeterPanbecause________.A．shewatchedthescenewithherdaughterB．thescenewasveryexcitingandinterestingC．thescenetaughtherandherdaughteragoodlessonD．asamother,sheunderstoodhowmuchamotherlovedherchildren2、Afterherdaughterwenttocollege,thewriter________.A．didn’tgetusedtothechangeforalongtimeB．oftencriedasshemissedherdaughtersomuchC．realizedshehadn’tdoneenoughforherdaughterD．failedtohaveagoodsleepeverynight3、Whatistheunderlinedword“melancholy”inParagraph3similarinmeaningto?A．Happiness. B．Anger.C．Sadness. D．Excitement.4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydidthewriterkeephercellphoneclosetoherinbed?A．Tocallherdaughteranytime. B．Towaitforherdaughter’scalls.C．Tosaygoodnighttoherdaughter. D．Towaitforherdaughter’smessages.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）SteveMorriswasnotatypicalchild．Butwhenhewasnine，his1tobetypicalwasverystrong．OfallthepeopleSteveremembered，onewoman，hisprimary-schoolteacher，MrsBeneduci，2inhismind．MrsBeneduciwasawiseperson．Sherealizedthatmerewordstoakid3notcarrymuchweight．Soinstead，withthesecretaidofalittlemouse，shefounda4toshowStevehisrealtalent．OnedayMrsBeneducibeganher5withthequestion:whowasAbrahamLincoln?Amywasrequiredtoanswerit．Shesaidina6voice，“Uh．．．he，uh，hadabeard．”Thestudentsburstinto7．“Steve?”saidtheteacher．Stevestoodupand8confidently，“Hewasthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates．”9withSteve’sperformance，theteacherthenaddedthatAbrahamLincolnhadbeenPresidentduringtheCivilWar…Thenshestopped，10shewaslisteningtosomething．Itsoundedlikeamouse．Thelittlegirlsscreamed．Somestoodontheirchairs．MrsBeneducitriedto11thestudentsdown，andaskedStevetofindthepoorlittlecreature．Stevesatstraightupinhischairandaskedeverybodytobe12．Inthesuddenstillnessheraisedhishead，hesitatedforamoment，and13tothewastebasket．“He’srightoverthere!”saidSteve14．“Icanhearhim!”Andsohewas:afrightenedlittlemousethatwas15beneaththewastepaper，hopingtogo16．Naturegavehimaremarkablepairof17tomakeupforhisblindness．Intheheartofsmall，sightlessSteveapridewasborn，andthatprideiswithhimstill．18theincident，MrsBeneduciwouldcontinueto19histalent，andshealwaysremindedSteveofthelittlemouse．Alittlemousegaveasmallboy20．SteveMorrisisnowasingerwhoispopularallovertheworld．1、A．limit B．desire C．direction D．courage2、A．standsout B．turnsup C．getsthrough D．givesaway3、A．will B．shall C．might D．must4、A．control B．chance C．power D．choice5、A．rest B．holiday C．study D．class6、A．low B．proud C．long D．wide7、A．tears B．laughter C．cheers D．applause8、A．decided B．predicted C．answered D．required9、A．Satisfied B．Confused C．Thrilled D．Surprised10、A．evenwhen B．sothat C．justbecause D．asthough11、A．calm B．lie C．keep D．settle12、A．relaxed B．anxious C．quiet D．active13、A．pointed B．walked C．fell D．rushed14、A．slowly B．proudly C．carefully D．luckily15、A．running B．escaping C．fighting D．struggling16、A．undiscovered B．unexplained C．untreated D．unhurt17、A．arms B．hands C．legs D．ears18、A．Before B．In C．After D．For19、A．test B．encourage C．inspect D．feel20、A．excitement B．patience C．warmth D．confidence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）短文填空Thereisacommonfearofthenumber13.It’sanumberjustlikeanyother,1．therearehorrormoviesaboutit;somebuildings2．(intention)havenoI3thfloor;andplentyofcoupleavoidgatingmarriedonthe13thofthemonth.Whatmakesthisnumbersoscary?Historianshavepointedafewpotential3．(reason)abouttheoriginofthisfear,themostpopularofwhichisthattherewere13dinersattheLastSupper.The13thloarrivewasJudas,4．betrayedJesus.Actually,therearenoproblemswiththenumber5．(it).Maybe13isnexttothenumber12,andthatmakesitlookbad.Inmanyancientcultures,126．(consider)tobeaperfectnumber.Mostancientcivilizationsbasedtheirsystemsoftellingtimearoundthenumber12,Thereare12hoursonaclock,and12monthsinayear.Twelveisalso7．largestnumberthatalsohasonesyllable(音节)inEnglish.Asthenumberimmediatelyfollowingthis“perfect”one,13seemedimperfect,8．(inspire)uneasethroughouttheancientworld.Sofar,bothmythandmath9．(combine)tomakethisparticularnumberscarierthananyother.Theuneasinessaboutthenumber,10．(dale)harktoancienttimes,hasbeendevelopedovertheyears.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短文。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Advertisinginformsconsumersofnewerproductsavailableonthemarket、Itgivesusinformationwitheverythingfromshampooandtoothpastetocomputersandcars、Butthereisoneseriousproblemswithus、Theinformationareactuallyveryoftenmisinformation、Ittellsustheproducts'benefitsbuthidesitsadvantages、Advertisingnotonlyleadsustobuyingthingsthatwedon、tneedandcan’tafford,butitconfusesoursensereality、"Zoomtoothpastepreventsbadteethandgivesyouthewhiteteeth!"theadvertisementtellsus、Anditdoesn’ttellusthecompletetruththatahealthdietandagoodtoothbrushwillhavethesameeffect、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的好友Peter今天上午来你家找你陪他练习汉语口语。你因临时有急事外出，让他扑了个空。请根据以上情景，给Peter写一封信。内容如下：1.表示歉意；2.解释具体原因，并希望他能谅解；3.告诉他下次练习的时间、地点及话题。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.书信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B3、C4、C5、D6、A7、B8、C9、C10、C11、B12、A13、B14、D15、D16、B17、D18、C19、A20、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、A4、B22、1、A2、B3、C4、B23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.Notlifenor