上海市五十二中2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

上海市五十二中2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题注意事项：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．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt2．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were3．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was4．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/5．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over6．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what7．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing8．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating9．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus10．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．asifC．whenD．unless11．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed12．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must13．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough14．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/15．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding16．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when17．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As18．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where19．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout20．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed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）“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.22．（8分）Asprovidersandcaretakers（监护人）,adultstendtoviewthechildrenashappyandfree.Afterall,kidsdon’thavejobstokeeporbillstopay,sowhatdotheypossiblyhavetoworryabout?Plenty!Evenveryyoungchildrenhaveworriesandfeelstressfultosomedegree.Stressisafunctionofthedemandsplacedonus.Thesedemandsoftencomefromoutsidesources,suchasfamilies,jobs,friends,orschools.Buttheycanalsocomefromourfeelings,forexample,whatwethinkweshouldbedoingversuswhatwe’reactuallyabletodo.Stresscanaffectanyonewhofeelsataloss,evenkids.Forkidsinthekindergarten,separationfromparentscancauseanxiety.Askidsgetolder,academicandsocialpressuresalsocreatestress,especiallythosewhowanttofitintheirschoolareprobablytogetmorestress.Manykidsaretoobusytohavetimetoplaycreativelyorrelaxafterschool.Kidswhocomplainaboutalltheiractivitiesorwhorefusetotakepartinthemmightbetootiredandfullofstress.Talkwithkidsabouthowtheyfeelabouttheactivitiesrelatedtotheircourses.Iftheycomplain,youshouldconsiderstoppingoneactivityforaperiodoftime,oryoucanexplore,waystohelpthemmanagetheirtimeandlessentheiranxiety.Anothersourceofstressisworldnews.KidswhoseescaryimagesonTVorhearsomeonetalkofnaturaldisastersorwaysmayworryabouttheirownsafetyandthepeopletheylove.TalktothemaboutwhattheyseeandhearonTVtohelpthemunderstandwhat’sgoingon.What’smore,beawareofsomenegativefactors,suchasanillness,ordeathofalovedone.Whentheseareaddedtotheeverydaypressurekidsface,thestressmayappear.Separatedordivorcedparentsshouldneverputkidsinapositionofhavingtochoosewhotheywouldliketolivewith.1、Whoisthemoststressedaccordingtothetext?A．Akidnotgettingmanygiftsonherbirthday.B．Akidnotgettingusedtotheschoollife.C．Akidlivingwithhisstrictparents.D．Akidfailinginmakingnewfriends.2、What’sParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Waystohelpkidsrelievestress.B．Activitiestostaywithkids.C．Coursestohelpkidsrelax.D．Reasonsforkid’sfeelingstressed.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A．Worldnewsmaymakekidsworryabouttheircountries’safety.B．Kidswhobehavewellintheschoolhaven’tstress.C．Stressisnotverycommonandseriousamongchildren.D．Negativethingsanddailypressurecancausestress.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．SourcesofStressB．EffectsofStressC．Children’sStressD．Students’Stress23．（8分）TODOTHISWEEKEND:Outdooractivities,plays,chocolatefeatured☆☆☆☆Localgolfcoursesarelikelytoseeariseinbusinessthisweekendasgolfersdustofftheclubsandhitthecoursetotakeadvantageofspring-liketemperatures.GolferscouldbeheadingtoLeavenworthGolfClub,455W.Eisenhower,Lansing.Call913-727-6600tobookatime.Formoreinformation,calltheclubhouseat913-651-7176.☆☆☆☆StageactorswillbeperformingindowntownLeavenworthandatLeavenworthHighSchool.TheRiverCityCommunityPlayerswillpresent"RedVelvetCakeWar"onFriday,SaturdayandSundayatthePerformingArtsCenterindowntownLeavenworth.Showtimesare8p.m.FridayandSaturdayand2p.m.Sunday.Highschoolperformerswillfeature"DearAmericans"thisweekend.Showtimesare7p.m.FridayandSaturdayatthePerformingArtsCenterattheschool,23910thAve.Halfoftheincomefromtheshowwillbedonatedtolocalveteran'sorganizations.Formoreinformation,call913-682-2012.☆☆☆☆TheHeritageCenterindowntownLeavenworthwillhost"MaltShopMemories"onFridayandSaturdaynights.Manyofthepeopleattendingwillbewearingperiodclothingforthedinnerandshowthatcelebrates"YesterdayOnceMore".Thedinnerbeginsat6:30p.m.andtheshowstartsat7:30p.m.TheHeritageCenterislocatedat109DelawareSt.,Leavenworth.Forticketinformation,call913-682-2122.☆☆☆☆Doyouhaveasweettooth?TheWomen'sCommunityYishavingtheninthannualChocolateEventfrom10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.SaturdayattheC．W.ParkerCarouselMuseum,320S.EsplanadeSt.,Leavenworth.Theeventservesasafundraiserforchildren'sprogramsattheWomen'sCommunityY.Formoreinformation,call913-682-6404.1、Ifyouwanttolearnmoreinformationaboutthegolfcourses,whichnumberwillyoucall?A．913-682-2122. B．913-651-7176.C．913-682-6404. D．913-682-2012.2、Whenisthe"MaltShopMemories"performed?A．From10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.Saturday.B．At8a.m.onFridayandSaturday.C．At2p.m.onSunday.D．At7:30p.m.onFridayandSaturday.3、Wherecanyougofortheweekendifyouwanttobeengagedincharity?A．AttendChocolateEventattheWomen'sCommunityY.B．BookatimeatLeavenworthGolfClub.C．GototheHeritageCenterinLeavenworth.D．WatchashowatPerformingArtsCenter.24．（8分）Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocessinpeople?Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkitswater,youwillnotage.ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearsthattheanswermaybecalledthehypothalamus,whichispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantbodyactivities,includinggrowth,thewayweprocessfoodandsoon.ResearchersatNewYork’sAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicinefoundthathypothalamusneuralstemcells(干细胞)alsoinfluencehowfastagingtakesplace.DongshengCai,aprofessorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,wastheleadingresearcherinastudyonaginginmice.Heandhisteamreportedtheirfindings.“Agingspeedcanbecontrolledbyaparticularplaceinthebody,whichisthehypothalamus.Anditcanbecontrolledbyaparticulartypeofcells,whicharehypothalamusstemcells.”Headdsthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivatethehypothalamusinlaboratorymice.Theydidthisbyinjectingtheanimalswithstemcells.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.“Whenweinjectedthehypothalamusstemcellstothemiddle-agedmice,themiceagedslowlyandtheycanalsolivelonger.”Buttheseresultswerejustfromstudyingmiceinalaboratory.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?Thenextstepistoseeiftheanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.“Ifwecantranslatewhatwehaveseeninanimalstohumans,Ithinkhumanscanfunctionbetterduringlaterages.”Caiandhisteamsaytheirstudiesmayhaveotherbenefits.Theysaythefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofage-relatedhealthissues.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthe“fountainofyouth”inthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatthe“fountainofyouth”is.B．Tointroducethehypothalamus.C．Toshowhowtofindthe“fountainofyouth”.D．Tohelppeoplefindthe“fountainofyouth”.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thebrain.B．Theagingprocess.C．Hypothalamus.D．Thestemcell3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudydonebyCai?A．Theyhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.B．Thebraincontrolsgrowth,reproductionandthewayweprocessfood.C．Thedecreaseofhypothalamusstemcellscanleadtoaging.D．Thefindinghasbeenappliedtohumanbeings.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheFountainofYouthB．ANewDiscoveryaboutAgingC．TheWaysofSlowingDownAgingD．Hypothalamus—theFountainofYouth25．（10分）Leadershipisthemostsignificantwordintoday’scompetitivebusinessenvironmentbecauseitdirectsthemanagerofabusinesstofocusinwardontheirpersonalabilitiesandstyle.Expertsonleadershipwillquicklypointoutthat“howthingsgetdone”influencesthesuccessoftheoutcomesandindicatesarightwayandawrongwaytodothings.Whenanotedleaderontheartofmanagement,PeterDrucker，coinedthephrase“Managementisdoingthingsright;leadershipisdoingtherightthings,”hewasseekingtoclarifythedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.WhenStephenCovey,founderanddirectoroftheLeadershipInstitute,exploredleadershipstylesinthepastdecade,hefocusedonthehabitsofagreatnumberofhighlyeffectiveindividuals.HisSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplebecameapopularbestsellerveryquickly.Hisideasforcedareexaminationoftheearlyleadershipexample,whichcenteredonthefeaturethatwasfoundinthecharacterethicandthepersonalityethic.Theformerethicsuggestedsuccesswasfoundedonmodesty,loyalty,courage,patience,andsoon.Thepersonalityethicsuggesteditwasone5sattitude,notbehavior,thatinspiredsuccess,andthisethicwasfoundedonabeliefofpositivementalattitude.Incontrasttoeachoftheseideas,Coveyadvocatesthatleadersneedtounderstanduniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness,andhehighlightshowvitalitisforleaderstofirstpersonallymanagethemselvesiftheyaretoenjoyanyhopeofoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments.Toachieveadesiredvisionforyourbusiness,itisessentialthatyouhaveapersonalvisionofwhereyouareheadedandwhatyouvalue.Businessleadershipmeansthatmanagersneedto“putfirstthingsfirst，”whichimpliesthatbeforeleadingothers,youneedtobeclearonyourownvalues,abilities,andstrengthsandbeseenastrustworthy.1、WhatdoesPeterDrucker’sphraseinfer?A．Leadersshouldbegoodatmakingrightdecisions.B．Leadersshouldbegoodatdoingthingsright.C．Leadersshouldbegoodatignoringthedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.D．Leadersshouldbeskilledinpredictingfuture.2、Underwhatconditionarepeoplelikelytosucceed,intermsofwhatthepersonalityethicsuggests?A．Whenpeoplehavelittledetermination,theywillbesuccessful.B．Whenpeoplehavegoodbehaviour,theywillgainsuccess.C．Ifpeoplehavepositivementalattitude,theyarelikelytosucceed.D．Ifpeoplehavenegativementalattitude,theyarecertaintosucceed.3、Howcanleadersenjoyoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments,accordingtoStephenCovey?A．Firstlytheyhavetothinkhighlyofthemselves.B．Theyaresupposedtobenefitthemselves.C．Theycannotadjustthemselves.D．Firstpersonallytheymustmanagethemselves.4、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“vision”？A．Brightfuture. B．Goodbeginning.C．Goodscenery. D．Prettybackground.5、Tobegoodleaders,whatmustmanagerspaycloseattentionto?A．Theymustpaycloseattentiontouniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness.B．Theymustpaycloseattentiontotheirownvalues,abilitiesandstrengths.C．Theymustpaycloseattentiontomodesty.D．Theymustbeconcernedaboutcourageandpatience.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）Twoweeksearlier,myson,Ben,hadgotintouch,he’dmovedtoEnglandwithhismumwhenhewasthreeandithadbeen13yearssinceI’d1seenhim.Soimaginemy2whenheemailedmesayinghewantedtocometovisitme.Iwas3!IarrivedearlyatByronBaywhereweweresupposedto4.Thebaywas5insunshine,andtherewasagroupofkayakersaround150mofftheshore.Gettingalittle6.Irealizedonekayak（皮划艇）wasin7.“Something’snot8!”ItookoffmyT-shirtand9intothewater.Isawthereweretwoinstructorsonboardandamanlyingacrossthemiddle.Hewas10violently.Linkingarmswithoneoftheinstructors.Ihelped11theyoungmanoutofthewater.HewasunconsciousandasIlookedathisface,something12tome.Thosebrowneyeswerevery13.“What’shisname?”Iaskedtheinstructor.“Ben,”hereplied,andimmediatelyI14.Thatstrangerwasmyson!Theinstructorscalledforanambulance.15,afterabriefstayinhospital,Benwaswellenoughtobeallowedto16andlaterthefamilymetupfordinner.WechattedabouteverythingandthenBen17tome.“Ijustwanttosaythankyou,”hesaid,“You18mylife!”Istillcan’tbelievewhata19itwas.I’mjustsogladIwasthere20tohelpmyson.1、A．alsoB．oftenC．evenD．last2、A．delightB．reliefC．angerD．worry3、A．scaredB．shockedC．thrilledD．ashamed4、A．talkB．stayC．meetD．settle5、A．bathedB．cleanC．deepD．formed6、A．fasterB．closerC．heavierD．wiser7、A．troubleB．advanceC．questionD．battle8、A．realB．rightC．fairD．fit9、A．staredB．sankC．divedD．fell10、A．arguingB．fightingC．ShoutingD．shaking11、A．leadB．persuadeC．carryD．keep12、A．happenedB．occurredC．appliedD．appealed13、A．sharpB．pleasantC．attractiveD．familiar14、A．agreedB．hesitatedC．doubtedD．knew15、A．FortunatelyB．FranklyC．SadlyD．Suddenly16、A．returnB．relaxC．speakD．leave17、A．jokedB．turnedC．listenedD．pointed18、A．createdB．honoredC．savedD．guided19、A．coincidenceB．changeC．pityD．pain20、A．onboardB．intimeC．forsureD．onpurpose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）Mobilepaymentshavemadeourlifemoreconvenientand1．(enjoy)byfreeingusfromthetroubleofhavingtotakeourwalletsoutwithus.Butasupermarkethasgoneonestepfurther,allowingcustomerstopay2．(instant)usingjustafingertip.ShoppersatonestoreatBrunelUniversitycanpayforitems3．(use)theuniqueveinpatternintheirfingertipsandit's4．firststoretoadoptsuchtechnology.Thisnewmethodofpaymentmeansthatcustomerscanpayforitemsinjustafew5．(second).Sthaler,thecompanybehindthetechnology,6．(explain)thatitusesinfraredscanners7．(read)thepatternofveinsinthefinger.Itlinksthistothecustomer'sbankdetails,which8．(keep)safebypaymentproviderWorldpay.Thefirmisalsoresponsible9．millionsofonlineshoppers'detailsaroundtheglobe.“Therearenoknowncases10．thissecurityhasbeenviolatedanddozensofBrunelstudentsarealreadyusingthetechnology,”SimonBinns,commercialdirectorofSthaler,toldthereporter.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。Ibecameinterestinginplayingfootballthankstoasmallaccident、OneafternoonwhereIwasinprimaryschool,Iwaswalkingbytheschoolplayground、Suddenlyfootballfelljustinfrontofmebutalmosthitme、Istoppedtheballandkickedithardlybacktotheplayground、Toeveryone’ssurprising,theballwentintothenet、Allthefootballplayerontheplaygroundcheeredloudly,saythatIhadatalentforfootball、Fromnowon,Istartedtoplaymyfootballwithclassmatesafterschool、Iamagoodplayernow、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Hawking所在的中学将举办中国文化周活动，他来信向你寻求活动相关建议。请你给他回信，内容要点包括：1.活动内容及形式；2.说明推荐理由；注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.可能用到的词汇：剪纸paper-cutting书法calligraphy____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、B5、B6、C7、B8、C9、A10、C11、A12、D13、B14、A15、A16、B17、D18、D19、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、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.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysand