湘赣粤名校2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

湘赣粤名校2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit2．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why3．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault4．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened5．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford6．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout7．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof8．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome9．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left10．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup11．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall12．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those13．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof14．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought15．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget16．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup17．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what18．语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．although19．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where20．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching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）Growingupcansometimesseemlikearollercoaster.Thereareupsanddownsandunexpectedturns.Abuseorneglectbyadultcanmaketherideevenrougher.Butbeingbullied(欺凌)byanotherchildcanleaveespeciallylastingscars.That'sthefindingofanewstudy.Bulliedkidsfaceahighriskofmentalhealthproblemsasteensandasyoungadults.Indeedbulliedkidsmightbeworseoffthanthosewhohadsufferedphysicalabuseorneglect,thestudyfound.DieterWolkeworksattheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Untilrecently,moststudiesofchildvictimsfocusednotonbullyingbutonmaltreatment,thispsychologistsays.Maltreatmentincludesphysicaloremotionalabuse,neglectorotherbehaviorsthatcanharmachild.Wolke'steamwantedtobetterunderstandhowbullying'slong-termeffectscomparetothoseduetomaltreatment.Theyfocusedon4,026childrenintheUnitedKingdomand1,420moreintheUnitedStates.InformationaboutbullyingandmaltreatmentwascollectedforAmericanchildrentoage13.TheycollectedthesameinformationforBritishyouthuptoage16.Theresearchersalsogathereddataoneachindividual'smentalhealthasayoungadult.AmongtheAmericans,36percentofbulliedkidshadmentalproblemslater.Thoseproblemsincludedanxiety,whichisastateofexcessiveworry.Theyalsoincludeddepression.Thatisafeelingofhopelessnessthatcanlastalongtime.Amongkidswhohadbeenmaltreatedbyadults,17percentlatersufferedmentalhealthproblems.Thatwaslessthanhalftherateseeninpeoplewhohadbeenbulliedasschoolkids.IntheU.K.group,thedifferencewaslessspectacular.Roughly25percentofthebulliedkidsreportedmentalhealthproblemslater,comparedwithabout17percentwhohadbeenmaltreated.Buthoweveryoulookatit,thefindingaredisturbing,Wolkesays.Theyshowthatbulliedchildrenhavesimilarorworsementalhealthproblemslaterinlife.Andthat’swhyhesaysschools,healthservicesandotheragenciesmustworktogethertoendbullying.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Kidstreatedcruellyrecoversoonaftertheygrowup.B．Allbulliedkidshavementalhealthproblems.C．Mostkidswithmaltreatmentexperiencetendtobecomeviolentadults.D．Moststudiesdidn’tpaymuchattentiontobullyinguntilrecently.2、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A．Byprovidingresearchresults.B．Bystatingarguments.C．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.3、Theunderlinedword“spectacular”inparagraph6couldbebestreplacedby_______.A．slightB．dramaticC．specificD．similar4、Accordingtothetext,whatdoesWolkesuggestdoing?A．Takinggoodcareofchildren.B．Joininghandstostopbullying.C．Keepingpsychologicallyhealthy.D．Comparingdifferenttypesofabuse.22．（8分）Noteveryparentlooksforwardtothedaywhentheirchildgoesofftoschool.Infactsomeparentsarenotsendingtheirchildrentoschoolatall.Insteadtheyarechoosingtoteachtheirchildrenathome.Thisiscalledhomeschooling.Parents,caregivers,orprivatetutorseducatechildrenindividuallyathomeinsteadofsendingthemofftobeformallyeducatedinpublicorprivateschools.IntheU.S.onlyaboutthreepercentofchildrenarehomeschooled.Therearemanyreasonswhysomeparentschoosetohomeschool.Onereasonisthatsomeparentsdonotfeeltheirchildrenaresafeinschoolbecauseofbullying（恃强凌弱）.Itissaidthatbullyingisverycommonintheschool.Otherparentswanttheirchildren'seducationtobebasedontheirreligionormoralbeliefs.Yetotherparentsthinktheeducationinschoolisnotgoodenough.Homeschoolingisalsoseenasachoiceforfamiliesthatliveinruralareas,andfamiliesthatmovefrequently.Therearemanydifferentwaystohomeschool,andhomeschoolingallowsparentstodesignlessonsbasedontheirchildren'sneeds.Familiescanpurchasetextbookstouseorcreatetheirownmaterials.Someparentsfollowaphilosophycalledunschooling,whichallowsachildtodeterminewhenandhowtheywanttolearnbasedontheirnaturalability.Someworrythathomeschoolingmeansstudentswon'thaveopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.Tosolvethisproblem,somefamilieshavecreatedactivities,whereagroupofhomeschooledstudentswilllearnandplaytogetherandparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldnormallyhappeninschoollikefieldtrips.Besides,beinghomeschooleddoesn'tmeanastudentcannotgotocollege.Mostcollegesaccepthomeschooledstudents.Andthehomeschooledstudentscangetthesamedegrees,too.1、HowmanyAmericanstudentsgotopublicorprivateschools?A．About3%.B．About97%.C．About50%.D．About70%.2、Whichisthereasonthatsomeparentschoosehomeschooling?A．Schoolbullyingexistsinsomeschools.B．Someparentscannotaffordtheeducationfeesinschool.C．Somechildrenwanttheireducationtobebasedontheirreligion.D．Someparentsthinktheschoolistoofaraway.3、Whatwilltheparentsdotohelptheirchildrencommunicate?A．Theparentscanbuysometextbooks.B．Theparentswillallowchildrentochoosewhattolearn.C．Theparentswillorganizethechildrentoplaytogether.D．Theparentswillteachthechildrenbythemselves.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Homeschooledstudentscannotgetenoughchancestogotocollege.B．Americancollegesarefondofthehomeschooledstudents.C．HomeschooledstudentsfinditeasytogotosomeAmericancolleges.D．Homeschooledstudentshavethesamerightsasstudentswhoareformallyeducatedinschools.23．（8分）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,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.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehiding,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’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild24．（8分）TheAustralianpostalservicehasapologizedfordeliveringaletterhalfacenturyafteritwassentfromanislandintheSouthPacific.AcouplefromAdelaidefoundthefadedpostcard,fromtheFrenchPolynesianislandofTahiti,restingontheirdoorstepunderagasbill.Itboreapostmarkof1966andwasaddressedtoone“RobertGiorgio”,accordingtotheAdelaideAdvertiser.Thepostcard,whichwaswrittenbysomeonenamed“Chris’,reads:“Iamenjoyingmyselfgreatly.Theweatherisveryhumid.I’lltryanddropyouanoteinEngland.”Itsstampcost3francs,oraroundninepence,andisunderstoodtohavebeensenttotheoriginalownerofthehouse,whosewhereaboutisunknown.“Ittookawhiletorealizeitwasanoldone,”saidTimDuffy,whoboughtthehouse18monthsagowithhiswife,Claire,andbelievesitwasbuiltbyanItalianmanin1963.“ThenIcheckedthepostdateandit’s1966.”Hesuspectsthecardmayhavebeensentbysomeonewhowastravellingbyboat.“It’sfreshenoughalthoughitisabitfadedandit’sgotsomedamagetothetopleft,whichlookslikeabitofwaterdamage,”hesaid.MrDuffyhandedtheletterbacktoAustraliaPost,whoacknowledgedthatsomethinghad“gonewrong”andissuedanapology.“Itisclearthatsomethingwentwrong50yearsagoafterthepostcardwaspostedinFrenchPolynesia,andweapologisefortheinconvenience,”aspkesmansaid.Itisnotthefirsttimethataletterhastakenvastlylongerthanexpectedarriveatitsdestination.AlovelettersentbyaBritishsoldierduringWorldWarTwowasapparentlystuckintransitformorethan64yearsbeforeitreachedRAFLakenheathinSuffolk.1、Whowrotethepostcard?A．ClaireB．ChrisC．TimDuffyD．RobertGiorgio2、Whatdoesthepostcardlooklike?A．NiceandperfectB．OldanddamagedC．OldputbeautifulD．Freshbutdamaged3、Theunderlinedword“whereabout”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”A．locationB．familyC．habitD．name4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Thepostcardwassentoutin1963B．TimDuffyacceptedtheapologyfromtheAustraliaPostC．ThisisthefirstletterthathasgonewrongduringdeliveringD．ThepersonwhowrotethepostcardwouldtraveltoEngland25．（10分）Withitssnow-coveredmountainsandavarietyofwildlife,YellowStoneNationalParkisoneofthescenictreasuresoftheUnitedStates.LocatedprimarilyinWyoming,theparkhostsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.Ifyouplantotravelwithinthepark,keepinmindadvicefromtheNationalParkService.SeasonalTravelTravelvariesvastlyfromseasontoseason.Roadsaregenerallyopeninthesummerexceptforcasesofrockormudslides,wildfires,accidentsorroadconstruction.Earlysnowsinthefallcancausesomeroadstoclosetemporarily.Inthewinteralmostallroadsareclosedtomotorvehicles,butsnowmobilesandothersnowvehicleswithtracksareallowed.RoadsbegintoopenforthespringbythelatterpartofAprilbutcancloseifsnowfallcontinues.DrivingTimeGrandLoopisthemainroadthroughYellowstoneNationalPark;itpassesbymostofthemajorattractions.TheseincludeOldFaithful,YellowstoneLakeandtheGrandCanyonofYellowstone.ThemaximumspeedlimitontheGrandLoopis45milesperhour,butthespeedlimitdropsduringsomeofthewindingandtwistingsectionsofthisnarrowroad.Allowyourselfatleasttwodaystofullytraveltheloopduetothesizeoftheparkandbeingsometimesstuckinheavytraffic.SafetyAwarenessBuffalo(水牛)oftenblocktheroadsintheparkastheymovethroughthefields.Ifagroupistravelingacrosstheroadyouareon,youcaneitherwaitforthemtopassorfindanalternativeroute.Ifyougetoutofyourvehicle,theNationalParkServicesaystostayatleast25yardsfromanybuffalo(and100yardsormoreawayfrombearsandwolves).Buffaloareparticularlyunpredictableandchargepeopleatspeedsupto30mph.Youcantakeyourbicycleonanypublicroadsandroutesdesignedforbikes,butbicyclesarenotallowedontheparkroadswhicharenarrowwithfewshoulders.Altitudesrangefrom5,300to8,860feet.TheNationalParkServicerecommendscyclistswearhelmetsandnoticeableclothing.1、WhatdoweknowabouttravellingintheYellowstonePark?A．Roadswillstayopenincaseofemergency.B．Trafficjamhappensfromtimetotime.C．Thedrivingspeedontheroadcanbe50mph.D．Motorvehiclesareallowedinthewinter.2、WhatdoestheNationalParkServicesuggestpeopledoaboutsafety?A．Stayinsidethecarthroughoutthetravel.B．GetoutoftheirvehicleswhencomingacrosstheBuffalo.C．Weartheeasy-to-seeclotheswhilebicycling.D．Avoidbicyclingonthepublicroads.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Aguidebook.B．Acommercialadvertisement.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Ageographytextbook.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）Wealladmitthatmoderntechnologyhastakenoverourlives,forgoodofcourse.Youngpeoplecelebratethefastspeed1canmoveat.Butthereisagroupofpeoplewhocannot2.Itisthegroupofpeoplewhoarecaughtupbetweentraditionaland3society,notexactlyoldand4change,buttryingveryhardtobecomemodernized,endingupbeing5inthemiddle.Theyare40to60yearsoldand6thelatestiPhoneorSamsungphone.TheybuyaniPadjust7theycanaffordto,andtoplaythesamegamesonalargerscreen.Theyarealmost8theteenagersfiveyearsago,9ontheirphonesplayingagameorusingsocialmedia.They’reeverywhere.AndIsawsomethingtodaythatmademeextremely10.Onatrain,amotherwas11playingaCandyCrush-likegame.Herdaughterwassittingbesideher.Thelittlegirl,aboutfiveyearsold,wastalkingtohermotheraboutherday,shoutingthenextstop’snamecheerily-obviouslydesperateattemptstogethermother’s12.Themother?Allshedidwasnodandsaytheoccasional“mmhm”.Withhereyesonthe13,sheconcentratedoncompletingthelevel.Iwatchedthegirlmakeafinal14togethermomtolookather,andwhenshehad15,shesighedandfellsilent,defeated.Itbrokemyheart,andgotme16—whatkindofgamecanmakeyou17thatyouhavethemostbeautifulthingintheworld,apersonyoulovewithallyourheart?Whatdoesit18whenyouwon’tevenlookintohereyesorlistentoher?Thescenewassofamiliaryearsagowhenparents19thattheirchildrenweretoointerestedintheirmobiledevices.Lookhowthetableshaveturnednow.I’m20whethertolaughortocry.ButallIcandonowishopethatthisstormpasses.1、A．traditionB．challengeC．technologyD．knowledge2、A．makeupB．keepupC．turnupD．fixup3、A．stressfulB．complicatedC．developingD．modern4、A．resistingB．acceptingC．expectingD．considering5、A．lostB．stuckC．setD．involved6、A．ownB．sellC．pickD．bring7、A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．because8、A．amongB．likeC．withD．beyond9、A．seldomB．neverC．alwaysD．ever10、A．sadB．happyC．confusedD．curious11、A．tiredofB．goodatC．focusingonD．usedto12、A．adviceB．attentionC．supportD．reward13、A．windowB．girlC．bookD．screen14、A．talkB．sighC．attemptD．practice15、A．failedB．stoppedC．spokenD．done16、A．workingB．realizingC．learningD．wondering17、A．forgetB．feelC．imagineD．recognize18、A．changeB．meanC．proveD．explain19、A．admittedB．decidedC．complainedD．questioned20、A．uncertainB．uninterestedC．afraidD．serious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）StartingthisSeptember,freshmenatTsinghuaUniversitywillhavetotakeswimmingcourses.Theywon'treceivetheirdegreesuntiltheypassthetest1．(success).Exceptionswillbeallowedforstudentswithcertainphysicalormentalconditions,if2．(prove)bymedicalstaff.Actually,viewingtheability3．(swim)asamustforstudentsisnotsomethingnewtothisuniversity.Itwasa4．(require)intheearly20thcentury.Laterit5．(drop)duetoarisingnumberofstudentsandalackoffacilities（设施）.Asfor6．newrule,opinionsvarygreatly.Somestudentswelcomeit,sayingit'sanecessaryskill7．cansavelives,whileothersarguethatit’snotreasonabletolinkdegrees8．swimmingability.Inresponsetothenegativereviews,LiuBo,headoftheDivisionofSportsScience,gavethefollowingexplanation.9．awatersport,swimmingdoeslessharmtojoints（关节）andmusclesandishelpfulinimprovingstudents'endurance.10．(consequence)it'sbeneficialtostudentsinthelongrun.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--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—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--词;2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Duringmylastsummerholiday,Igotothecountrysidetoenjoymyself、Isawmotherbirdstayinhernestinabigtree,watchingsomeofherbabyflyingaway、Ithoughtshemustbeveryproudofherchildren,thatwereabletofindherownfoodnow、Butshemightalsofeelasenseoflosssincetheywo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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、D4、A5、D6、A7、D8、A9、D10、C11、D12、A13、B14、D15、C16、A17、B18、ADCBB19、D20、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、A3、B4、B22、1、B2、A3、C4、D23、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.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecades