2023届江西省宜春市第高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项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．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly2．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched3．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that4．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave5．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin6．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since7．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen8．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink9．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse10．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch11．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when12．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation13．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what14．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich15．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those16．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that17．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched18．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone19．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking20．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome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）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDrJean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynot

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petlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedby B．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferenceto D．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies(过敏).d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．ab B．bcC．bd D．cd3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A．SonyisthefirstcompanytoproducerobotpetsAibo.B．Peoplecandevelopstrongbond(联系、关系)withtheirrobotpets.C．Raultthinksrobotpetsstillhavealongwaytogo.D．Robottoysmayhelppeoplecaremoreaboutlivingbeings.4、Thepassagemainlytellsus___________.A．theadvantagesofrobottoys B．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingout. D．robotpetsarecoming.22．（8分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses23．（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.24．（8分）Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2018,including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishrule,FredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartofland.Photostory:OntheroadagainAselectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithM.AurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoad.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission(排放).NetlossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailand,whosefisheries(渔场)havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforget......around-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-Taylor,professorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslots,lotsmore...Buyyourcopynow,clickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+44(0)1635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.1、Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarming,youcanread.A．Dossier:GoingundergroundB．Photostory:OntheroadagainC．AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticD．Netloss2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B．CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C．TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D．Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.3、Thepassageiswrittento.A．attractreaderstobuythemagazineB．giveadviceontakingphotosC．shareadventuresanddiscoveriesD．introducethecontentofthemagazine25．（10分）Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”“Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.”Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous(自发的)momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’1、WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．2、WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?A．Itscustomers． B．Itsactivities．C．Itsenvironment． D．Itsschedule.3、AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothisprogramto________.A．enjoyfreedomofthinking B．realizetheirchildhooddreamsC．discovertheirinnerabilities D．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles4、WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．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）ChristinGilmerwasonceanexcellentstudentinthesixth-gradeclassroomofJudithToensing.Attheendoftheyear，ToensingincludedanextraordinarymessageonGilmer'sreportcard1，"Ithasbeenajoytohaveyouinclass.Keepupthegoodwork，andinvitemetoyourHarvard2."“Shejusthadthepassion（激情）togo3andmakeadifference.AndIjustwantedtosetthe4andsetthebarhigh，"saidToensing.Gilmer5thatmessageforthenexttwentyyears.Afterreceivingherundergraddegree，Gilmer6madeherwaytoHarvard.“Ihadalwayshada（n）7ofitandcarrieditwithme"Gilmersaidaboutthe8."AnytimeIwashavinganxietyo9withsomecruelinjusticesintheworld，orevenjustkindofdoubtingmyself，ithelpsmetorememberher10"Afterovercomingsomanydifficulties，andfinally11ittograduation，Gilmerknewwhosheneededto12.GilmerrecentlytraveledbacktoherhometownofYuma，Arizonatopaya（n）13visittoherfavoriteteacheranddelivertheinvitationinperson.“Iwouldhavebeenthere，withnodifficulty，"saidToensing."Iwouldhavegrownfeatherstogetthere."Thatwouldn'tbe14，becausetheHarvardT.H.ChanSchoolofPublicHealthpaidforherairfaretoBoston.WhenitwastimeforGilmertograduate，herteacherfromovertwodecadesagowatchedherwalkacrossthe15andacceptherdoctorateinpublichealth.HarvardDeanMichelleWilliamsevenoffereda16thankyoutoToensinginherspeech."Ican'tthinkofabetterwaytopayrespectorshow17toJudithToensing.She18mesomuch，"saidGilmer."Asateacher，it'stheperfectexampleofeverythingwetryto19intheclassroom，"saidToensing.whocouldn'tbeprouderofher20student.1、A．explaining B．reading C．announcing D．praising2、A．graduation B．wedding C．anniversary D．celebration3、A．down B．off C．around D．forward4、A．pace B．date C．scene D．goal5、A．addedto B．leftbehind C．heldonto D．sneezedat6、A．eventually B．suddenly C．unwillingly D．mysteriously7、A．imagination B．understanding C．model D．picture8、A．book B．note C．exercise D．warning9、A．competing B．starting C．struggling D．comparing10、A．lessons B．words C．comments D．suggestions11、A．making B．sending C．taking D．accompanying12、A．respect B．congratulate C．invite D．comfort13、A．surprise B．business C．angel D．return14、A．possible B．Necessary C．Easy D．important15、A．classroom B．playground C．laboratory D．stage16、A．quick B．Serious C．Personal D．ridiculous17、A．thanks B．emotions C．courage D．compromise18、A．missed B．pleased C．influenced D．Interested19、A．prepare B．Accomplish C．Discourage D．avoid20、A．warm-hearted B．easy-going C．famous D．former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）语法填空Communicatingwiththeoldcanbechallenging,1．（especial）whenconsideringthefactthattheirabilitiesarefailing.Firstofall,youaresupposedtorespecttheold’sthoughts,backgroundsandlife2．（experience）.Donotcorrecttheiropinionsevenwhenyoucan’treachan3．（agree）.Andwhenoldpeoplearetalking,listencarefully.Letthemfinishbecauselettingthemexpresstheirthoughtsandemotions4．（be）important.Sometimes,thephysicalormental（精神的）stateofoldpeoplecanstandinthewayofexpressingtheirneeds.Morethanjusttheirphysicalneedssuchasfood,clothing,itisalsoimportanttounderstandtheiremotions.5．you’retogetherwiththem,trytoknowiftheywouldlike6．（chat）orbequiet.Andwhenyoufeeltheywanttobequiet,justbethere,because7．（spend）timewiththemisasimportantastalkingtothemorcheeringthemup.Ascommunicationwitholdpeoplecanbedifficult,itisimportanttobealwayspatient.Whenyouareexplainingsomething8．them,youshouldremainpatientwhentheyaskyoutorepeatyourself.Tryusinggestures（手势）whileyou9．（talk）withthem,orwritedownwhatyouwanttosaywhen10．isnecessary.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。每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。Readingisgoodforbabiesindevelopingtheirintelligenceandinterest.MomwouldreadtomeifIwasababy,thatdevelopedmyloveforreading.AsIgrewelderandcouldreadbymyself,myfatheroftentakesmetobook-storesandleftmetherereading.Onmybirthdays,thegiftssendingbymyparentsarealwaysbooks.Itisthemwholetmeknowbenefitsofreading.Personally,Ifeelstrongthatreadingdoesuslotsofgoods.Itcanbroadenourhorizonsandmakeusmoreintelligent.Additionally,itishelpfulinourlearning,especiallyinwritingaboutgoodcompositions.Solet'sstartreadingnow.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）介绍法国的首都巴黎巴黎是法国的首都，每年吸引世界各地大批游客来观光游玩。1.地理位置：法国（France）南部；2.人口：大概一千一百万；3.气候（weather）：不太热也不太冷；4.基本情况：欧洲第二大城市，法国文化，教育，商业中心，时尚与浪漫之都，很多重大活动在此举行；有悠久的历史和丰富的旅游资源，最著名的有埃菲尔铁塔（theEiffelTower）,凯旋门（theTriumphalArch）和圣母院（OldNotreDame）等。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、C4、D5、C6、C7、D8、B9、A10、B11、D12、A13、D14、C15、C16、D17、B18、B19、C20、A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、C3、B4、D22、1、C2、C3、D4、B23、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./