2025届浙江省绍兴市高级中学高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届浙江省绍兴市高级中学高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup2．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting3．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is4．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar5．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so6．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder7．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked8．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof9．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup10．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith11．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit12．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom13．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered14．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what15．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest16．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no17．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some18．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve19．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff20．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．amtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking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）RecentlyIandotherRedCrossvolunteersmetagroupofvictimsfromHurricaneKatrina.Wewerethere,asmentalhealthprofessionals,tooffer“psychological(心理的)firstaid”andIwasstruckbythesimplehealingpowerofpresence.Aswewalkedinthegatetotheshelter,weweregreetedwithaburstofgratitudefromthefirstpersonwemet.Ifeltappreciated,butalsoguilty,becauseIhadn’treallydoneanythingyet.Ifirstrealizedthepowerofpresencemanyyearsagowhenafriend’smotherpassedawayunexpectedly.Ihadreceivedacallsayingshehadjustpassedaway.Iwantedtorushdownthereimmediately,butdidn’twanttodisturbthisverypersonalperiodofsadness.Iwastornaboutwhattodo.Anotherfriendwithmethensaid,“Justgo.Justbethere.”Idid,andIwillneverregretit.Sincethen,Ihavenothesitatedtobeinthepresenceofothers.OnceIsatatthebedsideofayoungmansufferingfromthepainofhisAIDS-relateddying.Hewasnotawake,andobviouslyunawareofothers’presence.However,theatmospherewasbynomeanssolemn.Hisfamily,playingguitarsandsinging,allowedhimtobepresentwiththemasthoughhewerestillfullyalive.Inmylife,Iamrepeatedlystruckbythehealingpowerofpresence.Init,noneofusaretrulyalone.Itisnotonlysomethingwegivetoothersbutalsochangesmeforthebetter.1、Whywerethehurricanevictimsgratefultotheauthor?A．Hebuiltsheltersforthem.B．Hecametostaywiththem.C．Hegaveimmediatefirstaidtothem.D．Hebroughtmentalhealthprofessionals.2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhisfriend’smotherpassedaway?A．Hedecidednottodisturb.B．Hewenttohisfriends’atonce.C．Heknewwhattodoinstantly.D．Hehesitatedoverwhethertogo.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solemn”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Heavybutwarm.B．Alittlesadbutcomfortable.C．Relaxinganddelightful.D．Veryseriousandunhappy.4、Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Beingpresentcanmakeabigdifference.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Thefamilyharmonyisthehappiestthinginlife.D．Beingavolunteercanmakeone’slifemoresignificant.22．（8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.23．（8分）Collegegraduationeventuallymeanstakingmuchofyourattentioninyourfirstjobsearch.

Thisprocesscanbechallenging,especiallyforthosestudentswhohadsecondthoughtsabouttheirchosenmajorandintendedcareerpath—orthosewhomajoredinafieldnotdirectlyconnectedtoaspecificcareer.Ifyouareinoneofthesegroups,fearnot!Althoughyourmajor,coursework,andacademicperformancearerelevanttolandingajob,theyarenottheonlydecidingfactorsonwhereyoucanwork.So,justhowimportantisyourmajortoyourjobsearch?Somemajorsaretieddirectlytospecificcareerfields.Forexample,ifyouwishtobecomeateacher,youwilllikelyhaveneededtocompleteaneducationprogramandeventuallysitforalicensingexam.Thesameappliestomajorsinnursing.Ifyoudidnotcompleteanaccreditednursingprogram,youwon’tbeabletotakethenursinglicensureexam.Inthesecases,successfullycompletingaspecificmajoriscrucialtolandingajobinthematchingfield.Othermajors,however,arecloselyrelatedtocareerpathsbutdon’tnecessarilyrequireadegreeinthearea.Forexample,studentswhomajoredinfinance,math,orstatisticsmayalsohavethenecessaryskillstobehiredasanaccountant.Althoughsocialworkmajorsaremostpreparedtoprovidecasemanagementservicestostrugglingpopulations,studentswhomajoredinpsychologyorsociologycanbejustasqualified.Lastly,therearemanyindustries,suchasprofessionalsales,education(non-teachingpositions),insurance,andcustomerservicemanagement,whichhirenewgraduatesfromseveralmoremajors,lookingformoregeneralizedrequirements.Theymaysimplywanttoknowthestudenthascompletedhisorherbachelor’sdegree,whichdemonstratescollege-levelmathandwriting,criticalthinking,andproblem-solvingskills.Hopefully,asacollegestudent,youwereabletodomorethanjustattendclasses.Yournon-academicexperiencescanbeveryinfluentialonyourfuturecareeraswell.Didyouworkduringcollege,volunteer,orparticipateinaclubororganization?Ifso,andifyouenjoyedtheseactivities,seekoutrelatedcareers.Ifyouvolunteeredwithanon-profitorganizationsuchasahomelessordomesticviolenceshelter,seekoutpositionsinsocialservicesrelatedtocasemanagementorvictimadvocacy(辩护).Youmayqualifyforapositionregardlessofyourmajor.Althoughitoftenseemslikeyourcollegemajoralonedeterminesyourcareerfate,thisjustisn’tthecase.Itmayinfluenceit,butthereareotherfactorsthatinfluenceyourcareeroptionsaswell.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatcareeroptionstoconsiderbasedonyourmajor,talktoyourfacultyoracademicadvisor.Youmaybesurprisedatwhatopportunitiesawait!1、Tobeacustomerservicemanager,collegegraduates______.A．needtohaverelatedqualities B．shouldpassalicensingexamC．arerequiredtomajorininsurance D．musthaverelevantexperiences2、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．MajorUpsYourCareerB．WhyYourCollegeMajorMattersC．HowImportantYourMajorIstoYourJobD．MajorVSCareer:WhichIsRightforYou3、Thewriterthinksthat_____________.A．majorsarecloselylinkedtocareerpathsB．studentsofsciencetendtoreceivehighersalariesC．volunteerexperienceshelpgraduatesgetemployedD．socialworkgraduateshavemoreemploymentopportunities4、Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C：ConclusionA． B．C． D．24．（8分）TheotherdayIwasshoppingatthelocalChinesegrocerystore．Therewasalineatthefishcounter，butonlyonestaffpersonwastheretotakecareofthecustomers．Somecustomersorderedquiteanamountoffishforthatstaffpersontoworkon．AtlastIwasthesecondinline；allIwantedwasacoupleofcrabsandshouldgetoutofthereinnotime．Noticingitwasverybusyatthefishcounter，anotherstaffpersoncameovertohelp．Iwasreadytobeserved，butthestaffpersonwenttotheendofthelineandbegantohelpacoupleofladieswithsnails（蜗牛）．Thecustomerinfrontofme，beingserved，turnedaroundandlookedatmesympathetically，andthecustomerbehindmecalledtothestaffperson，"Youshouldstarther，"pointingatme．Hewas，well，ignored．Ifsomeoneaskedme，"WhatisthemostimportantruletofollowinAmerica？"Iwouldreplywithouthesitation，"Waityourturnatalltimes．"Whereveryougohereinthiscountry，youwillfindpeoplewaitinginalinequietlytogetanything：whetherinthesupermarkets，departmentstores，busstops，orgasstations，it'sjustamatterofwaitingyourturn．Inalargersense，"waityourturn"ismorethanjustaguideline﹣itisaverybasicnorm（准则）thatreflectsthefundamentalvalueofthewesterncultures．Butinsomesituationsyourturndoesnotalwayscomebasedonwhenyougetthereandhowlongyouhavewaitedinline，justlikemycaseatthestore．Eventhoughthisdidnotoftenhappen，itdidmakemefeelupset．1、Whathappenedtotheauthoratthestore？A．Hewasn'tserveduponhisorder．B．Hewasill﹣treatedbyacustomer．C．Hewasaskedtobeservedlater．D．Hewasaskedtodoothersafavor．2、Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutQueuingRule？A．Waituntilbeingserved．B．Servepeopleasonelikes．C．Waituntilyourturncomes．D．Firstcome，laterserved．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthelastparagraphreferto？A．Hisbelief．B．Hisexperience．C．Hisculture．D．Hisrule．4、Whydidtheauthorwritethetext？A．Toemphasizehiskindnesstoothers．B．Tointroducesomewesternculturestous．C．ToshowhisdisbeliefinQueuingRule．D．Toexpresshisbeliefandhisfeeling．25．（10分）Amanobservedawomaninthegrocerystorewithathreeyearoldgirlinherbasket.Astheypassedthecookiesection,thechildaskedforchocolateandhermothertoldher“no.”Thelittlegirlimmediatelybegantogetupset,andthemotherremarkedquietly,“NowTina,wejusthavehalfoftheaisles(通道)lefttogothrough;don'tbeupset.Itwon'tbelong.”HepassedtheMotheragaininthecandyaisle.Ofcourse,thelittlegirlbegantoshoutforcandy.Whenshewastoldshecouldn'thaveany,shebegantocry.Themothersaid,“There,there,Tina.Onlyalittlebitlonger,andthenwe'llbecheckingout.”Themanagainhappenedtobebehindthepairatthecheck-out,wherethelittlegirlimmediatelybegantocryforagum(橡皮糖)andburstintoaterribleangerupondiscoveringtherewouldbenogumpurchasedtoday.Themothersaid,“Ellen,we'llbethroughthischeckoutstandinfiveminutes,andthenyoucangohomeandhaveanicenap.”Themanfollowedthemouttotheparkinglotandstoppedthewomantocomplimenther.“Icouldn'thelpnoticinghowpatientyouwerewithlittleEllen...”Themotherbrokein,“Mylittlegirl'snameisTammy...I'mEllen.”1、Whatdidthelittlegirlaskfor?A．cakes,candies,gumsB．cookies,candies,anapC．candies,gums,anapD．cookies,candies,gums2、Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?A．Thelittlegirlwantedtoeatsomesnacks.B．Thewomandidn’tbuyanythingherdaughteraskedfor.C．Themanwouldbeverysurprisedatthewoman’sanswer.D．Themanwantedtooffersomehelptothewoman.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?A．scoldB．criticizeC．praiseD．comfort4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethewoman?A．patientB．anxiousC．caringD．humorous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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Peopledonotanalyseeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytorememberasolutionfromthelasttimetheyhada1problem.Theyoftenaccepttheopinionorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithout2;theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenallofthesemethods3,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesix4.5,thepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam’sbicycleisbroken,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammust6thatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.Nextthepersonmust7theproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle,hemustknowwhyitdoesnotwork.Forexample,hemust8thepartsthatarewrong.Nowthepersonmustlookfor9thatwillmaketheproblemclearerandleadto10solutions.Forexample,supposeSam11thathisbikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththebrakes12,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutbrakes,talktohisfriendsatthebikeshop,orlookathisbrakescarefully.After13theproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanexample14,hissuggestionsmightbe:tightenorloosenthebrakes;buynewbrakesandchangetheoldones.Intheend,one15seemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthe16ideacomesquite17becausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingina18way.Sam,forexample,suddenlyseesthereisapieceofchewinggumstucktoabrake.Heimmediatelyhitsonthesolutiontohisproblem:hemust19thebrake.Finallythesolutionis20Samdoesitandfindshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshorthehassolvedtheproblem.1、A．serious B．usualsimilar C．common2、A．practice B．thinkingunderstanding C．help3、A．fail B．workchange C．develop4、A．ways B．conditionsstages C．orders5、A．First B．UsuallyIngeneral C．Mostimportantly6、A．explain B．proveshow C．see7、A．judge B．finddescribe C．face8、A．check B．determinecorrect C．recover9、A．answers B．skills C．explanation D．information10、A．possible B．exact C．real D．special11、A．hopes B．argues C．decides D．suggests12、A．Inotherwords B．Onceinawhile C．Firstofall D．Atthistime13、A．discussing B．settlingdown C．comparingwith D．studying14、A．secondly B．again C．also D．alone15、A．suggestion B．conclusion C．decision D．discovery16、A．next B．clear C．final D．new17、A．unexpectedly B．late C．clearly D．often18、A．simple B．different C．quick D．sudden19、A．clean B．separate C．loosen D．remove20、A．recorded B．completed C．tested D．accepted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）ThesunatthecenterofourSolarSystemisoneofthebigreasonsfor1．we'reheretoday,butitcanalsobeabigtroublefromtimetotime.Coronalmassejections(CMEs)(日冕物质喷发)canseriouslydamagehuman2．(communicate)systems.Foryears,researchers3．(attempt)toforecastandpredictCMEsin4．hopethatwarningscouldhelppreventdamagetoelectronicsandthepowergrid(电网).Asitturns5．thataCMEismorelikeasneeze.ProfessorMathewOwensoftheUniversityofReadingexplains,"TheresearchteamandIhavefoundtheyaremorelikean6．(expand)dustcloudorsneeze."WhenthesolarwindactsontheCMEasitmovesthroughspace,itcausestheshapeandbehavioroftheenergyexplosion7．(become)unpredictable."Thereforeifwewanttoprotect8．(we)fromsolareruptions,weneedtounderstandmoreaboutthesolarwind,"Owenssays.Theresearchteamsuggeststhatsolarwindreadingsshould9．(include)intheforecastingandpredictionoffutureCMEs.Thisstudycouldhelpscientistsmore10．(accurate)assesstheriskthattheejectionsbringtohumantechnologyandpotentiallyhelpreducethedamagetheycause.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。Thisafternoon,ourclassinvitedanoldcraftsmanteachusaboutChinesepapercutart.Onarrivingatourclassroom,hewasgivenawarmlywelcome.Firstofall,hetoldusthatChinesepapercutisatraditionalartformorit’sakindoffolkculturewiththelonghistory.Then,heshowedusthatthebasicstepsandskillsofpapercut.Wealllistenedandwatchedattentive.Afterthat,webegantocreatetheirownworks.Theoldcraftsmanwalkedaroundus,guidinguspatiently.Finally,hepraisedthestudentswhodowell.Admiringourworks,wewereallveryexciting.Welearnedalotfromthisactivity.Ihopewecanhavemoreactivityofthiskindinthefuture.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校近日将举行中国传统文化节系列活动。请你给外教Mr.Smith写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。邮件的内容包括：1.活动目的，时间，地点，参与人员；2.活动内容(如中国传统书画展，古诗词诵读，京剧表演等)。参考词汇：书法calligraphy京剧PekingOpera注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D4、A5、B6、D7、B8、C9、A10、D11、C12、A13、A14、B15、A16、A17、A18、B19、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、A3、D4、B22、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.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldmeIwasagoodboyeventhoughIdidn’tfeellikeonethen.ThatmemoryjustlikemyNanny’slovewillstayin