2023届辽宁省沈阳市高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

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．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded2．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t3．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting4．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom5．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited6．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning7．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．an;the8．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected9．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch10．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those11．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature12．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted13．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed14．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying15．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed16．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something17．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished18．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling19．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth20．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed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）I'vejustgottotalkaboutthisproblemI'mhavingwithmypostman.Itallbeganayearago，afterthebirthofhisfirstchild.Notwantingtoappearrude，Iaskedhimaboutthebaby.Thenextweek，notwantinghimtothinkIhadaskedoutofmerepolitenesstheweekbefore.Iaskedallaboutthebabyagain.NowIcan'tbreakthehabit.IfreezewheneverIseehimcoming.Thewords"How'sthebaby？"comeoutontheirown.Itholdsmeup.Itholdshimup.Sowhycan'tIstopit？TheansweristhatIwanthimtolikeme.Cometothinkofit，Iwanteveryonetolikeme.Mysisterhadthesameproblemwiththecaretakerofherblockofflats:"Allheeverdoesiscomplain；hetalksatmeratherthantome，neverlistentoawordIsay，andyetforsomereasonI'malwaysreallynicetohim.I'mworriedincaseIhaveadifficultyoneday，andhewon'tliftafingertohelp."Whataboutatwork？RichardLawton，amanagementtrainer，warns:"Thosemanagerswhoareactuallylikedbymostoftheirstaffarealwaysthosetowhombeinglikedisnottheprimarygoal.Thequalitiesthatmakemanagerspopulararebeinghonestwithstaff，treatingthemashumanbeingsandobservingcommonpolitenesslikesayinghellointhemorning."Toexplainthepoint，Richardmentionsthestoryofthecompanychairmanwhodesperatelywantedtobelikedandwho，aftermakingoneofhismanagersfired，saidwithmoist（湿润的）eyesthathewasso，sosorrythemanwasleaving.Theemployeereplied""Ifyouwerethatsorry，Iwouldn'tbeleaving."Thelessonbeing，therefore，thatifyoutrytoohardtobeliked，peoplewon'tlikeyou.Theexpertssayitallstartsinchildhood."Ifchildrenfeeltheycanonlygetlovefromtheirparentsbybeinggood，"saysZeldaWest-Meads，amarriageguidanceconsultant，"theydeveloplowself-confidenceandbecomecompulsive（难以抑制的）givers."Butisthereanythingwronginbeingagiver，theworldnotbeingexactlyshortoftakers？AnneCousinsbelievesthereis."Thereisapointatwhichgivingbecomesunhealthy，"shesays."Itcomeswhenyoudothingsforothersbutfeelbadaboutit."Iamnowtryinghardtosaytopeople"Ifeeluncomfortableaboutsayingthis，but.."，andtellmyself"Refusalofarequestdoesnotmeanrejectionofaperson"andIfindIcansayalmostanythingtoalmostanyone.1、Whydoestheauthoraskthepostmanabouthisbaby?A．Heisinterestedinthebaby.B．Hewantstocreateagoodimpression.C．Hewantstobealwayspolitetohim.D．It'sawaytostartachatwithgreatpoliteness.2、Whatcouldwefindoutabouttheauthor'ssisterandthecaretaker?A．Shedoesn'twanttoriskdispleasinghim.B．Shedoesn'tpayattentiontohim.C．Heoftenrefusestohelpher.D．Heisimpatientofheroverreaction.3、Managersaremorelikelytobepopularifthey_____________.A．helpthestaffwiththeirproblemsB．makesurethestaffdonotlosetheirjobsC．encouragethestafftobepolitetoeachotherD．donotmaketoomuchefforttobeliked4、whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A．Ifyoutellthetruth,itwillnotmakepeoplelikeyouless.B．Ifyoutaketimetotalktopeople,theywilllikeyoubetter.C．Youshouldavoidunpleasantsituationswherepossible.D．Youshouldn'trefuseotherpeople'srequestsforhelp.5、Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassage?A．Toshowhowtoletotherslikeyoumore.B．Toprovehowtocreateaharmoniousatmosphere.C．Toencouragepeopletohavemoreself-confidence.D．Tosuggestwaysofdealingwithdifficultpeople.23．（8分）ScientistshavefoundthathumaneyesaremorelikelytobedamagedbyUVrayswhileskiinginthesnow-coveredareasthansittingonthebeach,accordingtoareportbytheUKnewspaper.TheresearchersatKanazawaMedicalUniversity,JapanandAmericancompanyJohnsonconductedthestudytogether.TheylookedattheeffectsoflightreflectiononnewlyfallensnowonaskitrailinIshikawaDistrict,northernJapan.TheycomparedtheresultswiththelevelsofUVraysonasandbeachinsouthernJapan'sOkinawaDistrict.Theyfoundthatonthebeach,eyesareexposedtoadaily260kilojoules(千焦耳)ofUVasquaremetercomparedto658kilojoulesinsnow-coveredareas.ThefindingsaresupportedbytheJapanMeteorological(气象的)Agency.Accordingtotheagency,thereflectionrateofUVlightonbeachesisoftenbetween10and25percent,comparedto80percentinthenewsnowareas.Theamountoflightincreased4percentwitha300-meterriseinheight.MostofusknowthatUVrayscanharmtheskin.That'swhywewearsunscreenonourskinbeforewegetoutinthesun.ButmanyofusmaynotrealizethatUVraysarealsoharmfultotheeyes.IfyoureyesareexposedtolargeamountsofUVradiationoverashortperiodoftime,youmayexperienceakindofsunburnoftheeye,whichisharmful.Youreyeswillbecomeredandfeelastrangefeeling.Theymaybesensitivetolight.Fortunately,thisisusuallytemporaryandseldomcausespermanentdamagetotheeyes.Long-termexposuretoUVradiation,however,canbemoreserious.ScientificstudiesandresearcheshaveshownthatexposuretosmallamountsofUVradiationoveraperiodofmanyyearsincreasesthechanceofeyedamage,whichcouldleadtototalblindness.1、Youwouldmostlikelyfindthearticlein________.A．adoctor’sdiaryB．atraveljournalC．amedicalmagazineD．aphysicstextbook2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ToomucheyeexposuretoUVraysmaycausetotalblindness.B．Short-timeexposureoftheeyestoUVraysdoesn'tharmthematall.C．MostpeopleknowthatUVraysharmtheeyesaswellastheskin.D．ThestudywasconductedbyresearchersfromJapan,theUSAandtheUK.3、HumaneyesaremorelikelytobedamagedbyUVrayswhileskiinginthesnow-coveredareasthansittingonthebeachbecause________.A．snowproducesmoreUVlightthanwaterB．peopledon’twearsunscreenwhileskiingastheydowhilesittingonthebeachC．thereflectionrateofUVlightinsnow-coveredareasismuchhigherthanthatonthebeachD．humaneyesareexposedlongertoUVlightinthesnow-coveredareasthanonthebeach4、Whatwillthepassagemostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．NeverskionnewlyfallensnowinJapan.B．Gotohospitaltohaveyoureyesexamined.C．Wearingahatcanprovideprotectionwhileskiinginnewsnowareas.D．Takesomemeasurestoprotectyoureyeswhileskiinginnewsnowareas.24．（8分）Myrbetriqisaprescription（处方）medicationforadultsusedtotreatthefollowingsymptomsduetoaconditioncalledoveractivebladder:●Urgeurinaryincontinence:astrongneedtourinatewithleakingorwettingaccidents.●Urgency:astrongneedtourinaterightaway.●Frequency:urinatingoften.ItisnotknownifMyrbetriqissafeandeffectiveinchildren.BeforeyoutakeMyrbetriq,tellyourdoctoraboutallofyourmedicalconditions,includingifyou:●haveliverproblemsorkidneyproblems.●haveveryhighuncontrolledbloodpressure.●havetroubleemptyingyourbladderoryouhaveaweakurinestream.●arepregnantorplantobecomepregnant.●arebreastfeedingorplantobreastfeed.TakeMyrbetriqexactlyasyourdoctortellsyouto:●TakelMyrbetriqtabletltimeaday.●TakeMyrbetriqwithwaterandswallowthetabletwhole.Dotchew,break,orcrushthetablet.●TakeMyrbetriqwithorwithoutfood.Specialattention●IfyoumissadoseofMyrbetriq,begintakingMyrbetriqagainthenextday.●IfyoutaketoomuchMyrbetriq,callyourdoctororgotothenearesthospitalemergencyroomrightaway.Myrbetriqmaycauseserioussideeffectsincluding:●increasedbloodpressure●dizziness●commoncoldsymptoms●jointpain●drymouth●headache●flusymptoms●constipation●urinarytractinfection●sinus(sinusirritation)●backpain●inflammationofthebladder(cystitis)Tellyourdoctorifyouhaveanysideeffectthatbothersyouorthatdoesnotgoaway.ThesearenotallthepossiblesideeffectsofMyrbetriq.Callyourdoctorformedicaladviceaboutsideeffects.YoumayreportsideeffectstotheFDAatl-800-FDA-1088.Storagerequirements:●StoreMyrbetriqbetween59°Fto86°F(15℃to30℃).Keepthebottleclosed.●Safelythrowawaymedicinethatisoutofdateornolongerneeded.●KeepMyrbetriqandallmedicinesoutofthereachofchildren.1、Whoisnotsuitableforthismedicine?A．Grown-ups. B．Children.C．Women. D．Oldpeople..2、InwhichsituationdoyouneedtotellthedoctorbeforetakingMyrbetriq?A．Beingawould-bemother. B．Goingtotakeanexam.C．Havingheart&lungproblems. D．Sufferingmildhighbloodpressure.3、HowshouldyoustoreMyrbetriq?A．Reserveitinthefreezingchamber. B．Keepitawayfromchildren.C．Storeitwiththebottleopen. D．Preserveitasyoulike.25．（10分）Whenyouneedtoseeadoctor,surelyyouwillwanttoseeagoodone.Butthereisoneimportantthingyoumayneverhavethoughtabout:Hasyourdoctorrestedenough?Doctorsinourcountryoftenhavetowork34hoursorlongerwithoutsleep.Mostofthemwork104hoursaweek,andsomeeven150.(Thereareonly168hoursaweek!)Onereportsaidthatadoctorwhoworkssuchlonghourscannotthinkmoreclearlythanadrunkdriver.Anotherfoundthatdoctorswhosleep5.8fewerhoursthantheweekbeforemightmake22%moreseriousmistakes.Surelynoonewantstogetinacarthatisdrivenbyadrunkdriver.So,howsafewouldyoufeelwhenyouareunderthecareofatireddoctor?Sadlythisproblemhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Therearenolawsaboutityetandhospitalbossesdon’tlookliketheycareeither.AndthatiswhywedoctorsareaskingyoutojoinusonthestreetthisSunday.Fighttogetherwithusonthestreetsowecanfightbetterforyourlifeinthehospital.Time:1p.m.July15Place:CityHospitalSquare1、Howlongdodoctorsoftenhavetoworkperweekinthecountry?A．34hours.B．104hours.C．150hours.D．168hours.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Another”inParagraph2referto?A．Acountry.B．Adoctor.C．Areport.D．Adriver.3、Whydoesthewritercompareatireddoctorwithadrunkdriver?A．Tofindoutwhocanthinkmoreclearly.B．Togiveanexampleofacommondisease.C．Toshowwhocanworklongerwithoutsleep.D．Togivethereaderaclearideaofthedanger.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Towarndoctorsnottoworktoolong.B．Togetsupportforthefightfordoctors.C．Totellpeoplehowtofindagooddoctor.D．Tocallforalawagainstdrunkdriving.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）IrememberbelievinginSantawhenIwasaveryyounggirl.However,asIgrewolder,Ilearnedmany

1that“proved”hisnonexistence.Always

2bynature,Iwasdeterminedtouse

3todecidewhetherSantaClauswas

4.Thefirsttest

5whenIwas5.Idecidedthatif

I

6allnightonChristmasEve,IcouldseeifSantareallycamedownthechimney.

7,thatwasauseless

8.Ifellasleepthatyear,andwhenIwokeup,Isawa

9wrappedpresentunderthe

10.Attheageof7,IcameupwithanothertesttoseeifSantawasreal.Thatyear,Ididn’tsendoutmyChristmas

lettertoSantabecauseIwanted

11forChristmas,butthisturnedintoaplot.Bythen,I

12knewSantawasn’treal,butIwantedenough

13tosupportthis.Thatyearwas

14,becauseonChristmasEve,mymotherdraggedmetoourlocalWal-Martandledmearoundthetoysection.I

15tosayaword,butdidletmyeyes

16onaballetset.I

17that“Santa”wouldn’tknowwhatIwantedbecauseheshouldn’tbeabletoreadmy

18.However,mymotherwouldknoweverythingthatcaughtmyeyesinthestore.IfIgottheballetsetthenextmorning,Iwouldhavemyevidence.OnChristmas

morning,therewastheballetset,sittingunderthetreeagain.

19Ididn’tuseitmuch,mymotherendedupreturningitafewdayslater.She

20Santawasgenerousenoughtoleaveareceipt.ThatwastheendtomytasktodiscovertheexistenceofSanta.1、A．theories B．facts C．situations D．choices2、A．cautious B．typical C．curious D．desperate3、A．data

B．exams C．tricks D．tests4、A．real B．wise C．merciful D．generous5、A．worked B．happened C．succeeded D．failed6、A．calledup B．keptup C．stayedup D．madeup7、A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However8、A．attempt B．suggestion C．effect D．struggle9、A．roughly B．clearly C．beautifully D．tidily10、A．bed B．tree C．chimney D．table11、A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something12、A．hardly B．never C．already D．usually13、A．evidence B．intention C．idea D．experience14、A．amazing B．strange C．interesting D．annoying15、A．hated B．tried C．hesitated D．refused16、A．focus B．try C．put D．call17、A．hoped B．explained C．argued D．figured18、A．purpose B．opinion C．mind D．eyes19、A．As B．If C．Although D．Assoonas20、A．admitted B．promised C．thought D．claimed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）Wi-Fiisawordwhichhasitsownlittlebrotherintheformofacomplexpasswordwhich,nomatterhowhardyoutry,youcanneverguess.Generally,it1．(stick)totheinsidewindowsofcafesandhotelsas2．extrawayofattractingcustomers.Evenonpublictransportandinshopping3．(center),it’sbecomingmorecommon.Lastsummer,I4．(spend)fourmonthsworkinginFrance,wherethecompanyIwasworkingforputmeupinahouse5．didn’thaveWi-Fi.Iwaslookingforwardtoit.Isoondiscovered,however,that6．(live)inahousewithoutWi-FiwaseasierthanIhadexpectedbefore.7．Icouldn’tenjoymyusualwebbrowsing(浏览)onBBCiplayer,socialmediasite,andkeepingup-to-datewiththenews,Icouldspendmoretimewithmyhousemates.Ireadmore,IcookedformyfriendsandIeventidiedup8．(often).IlearnedhowtolivewithoutWi-Fi.IfounditwaseasierthanIhadimagined.Myexperiencethissummermademe9．(reflect)onhowmuchwedouseWi-Fi.It’spossiblenottobesodependent10．it.Tryitandsee.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错注意：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。Todaywehadachemistrytest、Ifoundthetestdifficulty,butItriedhardlytodoit、SuddenlyMary,mybestfriend,askingmetolethertocopymyanswers、Afterthinkforsometime,Ilethercopymyanswers、Butafterthetest,allofuswerecalledtotheteacher’soffice、Theteacherwasangrybecausewehadsameanswersinthetests、Wewerewarnednottocheatagainsoshewouldneedtoseeourparents、Iwasveryupset、Ididn’tcheat、Iwasjusthelpingafriend、Whydoesshepunishme?65第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，请你针对你校图书馆的情况写一封信给校长，包括以下内容：1．目前学校图书馆书籍、设施的不足；2．阅读对学生的重要性；3．提出合理建议。注意：1．内容应包括以上要点，可以适当增加细节，以使内容连贯；2．词数100左右，开头和落款已给出，不计入总词数；3．参考词汇：设施facilitiesDearMr．President，Iamwritingthislettertoyoutoexpressmyconcernaboutthelibraryinourschool．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、D5、A6、C7、B8、D9、C10、C11、B12、B13、B14、C15、C16、B17、C18、C19、B20、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、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,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysandtheoldScarlett.Shehadmadeherdecisionand,thankGod,shewasn'tafraid.Shehadnothingtoloseandhermindwasmadeup.5、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribethemoodinthefirstparagraph?A．Gloomyanddepressed.B．Cheerfulan