2023学年四川省乐山十校高考仿真卷英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised2．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday3．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push4．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent5．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented6．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because7．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when8．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another9．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean10．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot11．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting12．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data13．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch14．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout15．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom16．Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhen______comestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecomestrange.A．that B．this C．it D．one17．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup18．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever19．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata20．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout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）PengLiyuan,wifeofxxx,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharismaandgrace.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanexhibitedgracefuldemeanor,apleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,promptingpeopletocointheterm“Liyuanstyle”.PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyrepresentativeofafashionidol,butalsooverpassculturalanddiplomaticbarriers.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantanddelicatedressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothingandawoman’sparaphernalia.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenestranged(疏远)fromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostriveforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.SomeobservershavealreadystartedsayingthatPeng*sactivitieshavebecomepartofpublicdiplomacyinChina.Also,“Liyuanstyle”hasboostedtheconfidenceoftheChinesepeople.Modembutnotflashy,elegantbutnotarrogant,PenghasallthevirtuesofaChinesewomanandcarriesthemtotheinternationalstage.Sincethe18thPartyCongressandtheannualsessionsoftheNPCandCPPCC,thecountry’snewleadershiphasvowedtoadoptadown-to-earthworkstyletoconnectwiththepeople.Peng’splainbutelegantstyleshowsthatthriftinessandanearthystyleneednotbedrabandboring.SoitcanbesaidthatPeng’sfirstappearanceontheinternationalstagehaskickedoffwell.1、Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”?A．Herattitudestowardslife B．ThingsshecarriedwithC．Herdiplomaticmeasures D．Hersupporttoherhusband2、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．PresidentXi’swifeandhisfamilyB．PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterC．theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.D．aculturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUR?A．“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.B．PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.C．PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeananambassadorofWHO.D．Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.22．（8分）Askanyreaderswhotheirfavoritefictionalcharacterinanovelisandyou’lllikelygetadetailedexplanationaboutthebelovedcharacterthattheyadmire.Itmightevensoundlikethey’retalkingaboutapersontheyknow.Inastudy,researcherslookedatthebrainsofagroupofpeopleoverninedays.HalfofthegroupreadthenovelPompeii,andhalfdidn’t.Afterexamining,researchersfoundthereaders’brainsshowedheightenedconnectivity(连通性)insomeareas.Thisislikelybecausethebrainimaginesthemovementandemotionsofthecharactertheyreadaboutinthebook.Eventhoughtheparticipantswerethenaskednottoreadthenovel,theykeptthisheightenedconnectivity.Wecallthata“shadowactivity”,almostlikeamusclememory.Soevenafteryou’vefinishedabook,yourbrainkeepsthosebenefitsforsometimeafterwards.Ithasbeensuggestedthatpeoplewhoreadalotoffictionbecomemoreempathic(移情作用的),becausefictionisasimulation(模仿)ofsocialexperiences,inwhichpeoplepracticeandimprovetheirinterpersonalskills.Thepeoplewhonotonlyreadfiction,butfeltahighlevelof“emotionaltransportation”whilereading---ascomparedtopeoplewhoweren’ttakenbythestoryorwhoreadnon-fiction---displayedhigherlevelsofempathywhentested.Increaseofempathyisimportantforpeoplebecauseempathyispositivelyrelatedtocreativity,performanceatworkandcooperativebehaviors.Besides,readingimproves“TheoryofMind”.Itis“theabilitytounderstandthatothershavementalstatesthataredifferentfromone’sown.”Ofvariousactivities,readingnovelshasbeenfoundtoimprovethisability,whilewatchingtelevisionprogramsormovieshasbeenfoundtodojusttheopposite---areducedunderstandingofothersandweakercognitive(认知的)developmentoverall.Maybeweshouldputmoreofapriorityonnovel-reading.Andmanyreadersbelievethatreadinganovelisfarbetterandmoremeaningfulthanwatchinganymovie.AsDavidKiddoftheNewSchoolstudysaid,“Fictionisnotjustasimulatorofasocialexperience;itisasocialexperience.”1、WhatisimpliedintheParagraph2?A．Readingnovelsisjustawasteoftime.B．Readingnovelscanhelppeoplebecomehappy.C．Readingnovelsincreasesconnectivityinourbrain.D．Readingnovelshelpsenhanceourmemorygreatly.2、WhatdoweknowaboutnovelreadersfromParagraph3?A．Theytendtobeemotionalinsocialexperiences.B．Theyunderstandtheemotionsofpeoplebetter.C．Theyliketotalkabouttheirfavoritecharacters.D．Theyaremoresensitivetoeverything.3、What’stheeffectofwatchingTVormovies?A．Itdistinguishesyourviewsfromthoseofothers.B．Itcontributestoyourcognitivedevelopment.C．Itreducesyourempathyforothersalot.D．Itchangesyouroverallmentalstates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“priority”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Preference. B．Authority.C．Exposure. D．Evaluation.23．（8分）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,EldonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAl,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI)，whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination,”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”OpenAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforEldon.MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmancofoundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesiteArXiv,org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes,OnAug.11，2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAlbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsEtonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“Thosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumors(谣言)thatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAldevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal,”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesEldonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildpowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheEldonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Supportive.C．Negative.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Poisonous.B．Unpopular.C．Advanced.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromEtonGoodbye’scomments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.24．（8分）Conventionalwisdomsaysthathardshipcanmakeusoldbeforeourtime.Infact,anewstudysuggeststhatviolencenotonlyleaveslong-termscarsonchildren’sbodies,butalsochangestheirDNA,causingchangesthatareequaltoseventotenyearsofprematureaging.Scientistsmeasuredthisbystudyingtheendsofchildren’schromosomes(染色体）,calledtelomeres(端粒),saysIdanShalev,leadauthorofastudypublishedinMolecularPsychiatry.TelomeresarespecialDNAsequences(序列）whichpreventtheDNAinchromosomesfromseparating.Theygetshortereachtimeacelldivides,untilacellcannotdivideanymoreanddies.Severalfactorshavebeenfoundtoshortentelomeres,includingsmoking,radiationandpsychologicalstressessuchasbeingtreatedbadlywhenyoungandtakingcareofachronicallyillperson.Inthisstudy,researchersexaminedwhetherexposuretoviolencecouldmakechildren’stelomeresshortenfasterthannormal.Theyinterviewedthemothersof236children3tages5,7and10,askingwhethertheyoungstershadbeenexposedtodomesticviolencebetweenthemotherandherpartner;physicalmaltreatmentbyanadult;orbullying.Researchersmeasuredthechildren'stelomeres—incellsobtainedbywipingtheinsidesoftheircheeks一atages5and10.Telomeresshortenedfasterinkidsexposedtotwoormoretypesofviolence,saysShalev.Unlessthatpatternchanges,thestudysuggests,thesekidscouldbeexpectedtodevelopdiseasesofaging,suchasheartattacksormemoryloss,sevento10yearsearlierthantheirpeers.Shlevsaysthereishopeforthesekids.Hisstudyfoundthat,inrarecases,telomeresBetternutrition,exerciseandstressreductionarethreethingsthatmaybeabletolengthentelomeres,hesays.Thestudyconfirmsasmallbutgrowingnumberofstudiessuggestingthatearlychildhoodadversityimprintsitselfinourchromosomes,saysCharlesNelson,aprofessorofpediatricsandneuroscienceatHarvardMedicalSchool.1、Thenewstudyfoundthat.A．hardshipcanchangeachild'smemoryB．violencecanspeedupachild'sagingC．violenceleavesscarsonachildsmindD．hardshiphasaneffectonachild’smind2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A．Telomeres.B．Children.C．Chromosomes.D．DNAsequences.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Violencecancausequickcelldeathinchildren’sbody.B．Telomerescanhelppreventchromosomesfromseparating.C．Childrenwhohaveshortertelomereshaveheartattackslater.D．Beingtreatedbadlywillmakeachild’stelomeresshortenfaster.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ViolenceandTelomeresB．TheFunctionofTelomeresC．ViolenceMakesChildrenAgingD．DNAInfluencesChildren’sGrowth25．（10分）AssistantprofessorinMusicalTheatreDanceWichitaStateUniversityseeksafull-time,9-monthassistantprofessor,beginninginAugust.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.Forcompleteinformationvisit.FullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatreandDanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(http：∥www.theatre,)isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.Applicantsmustworkforusforatleastoneyear.Significantprofessionalexperienceisrequired.Thispositionisexpectedtoteachatbothgraduateandundergraduatelevels.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune1st.Applicationdeadline:September1st.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilled,professionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityofsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.Professionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferred.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.bell.Screeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.AssistantDirector-MediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganassistantdirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.QualificationsforthepositionincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldswithknowledgeofartanddesignhistory,libraryexperience,excellentinterpersonalcommunicationskillsandfamiliaritywithphotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately;jobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionisfilled.Applicantsarerequiredtoworkforusatleast11monthsandcansendemailstojobs.Thesalarydiffersdependingonyourexperience.Pleaseincludeyourdesiredsalaryinyourapplicationletter.1、Ifanapplicanthas9.5-monthfreetime,heorshecanpaycloseattentiontotheadof________.A．AssistantProfessorinMusicalTheatreDanceB．FullProfessorinTheatreandDanceC．TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsD．AssistantDirectorMediaResourcesCenter2、Ifyouhaveexcellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills,youcanapplyto________.A．WichitaStateUniversity B．theUniversityofCaliforniaC．MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt D．DeSalesUniversity3、Accordingtotheadvertisements,wecanlearnthat________.A．allthejobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionsarefilledB．allthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalaryC．allthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediatelyD．allthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperience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）FewothernationsaresomuchinterestedinhorseracingastheEnglish.ThefamousracesAscotareheldeveryyearandfollowedbysportsfansalloverEngland.Thekingorthequeenalsoattends1andpresentsthewinnerwithagoldcup.To2thisgoldcupisthedreamofeveryownerofaracehorse.Allnewspapers,greatandsmall,arefullofdetaileddescriptionofthe3,andthenameofthe4winneroftheAscotcupispronouncedbyeveryone5ofagreathero.Ithappenedonce,however,someseventyyearsago,thatthegoldcupwasstolenafewdaysbeforetherace!Thepolice6foritalloverthecountrybutcouldnotfindit.Justatthetime,MarkTwain,thewittyAmericanwriter,7England.Hewas8byanEnglandLiterarySocietytobe9atadinnergiveninhishonor.AfterdinnerthepresidentofthesocietyrosetoproposeatoasttoMarkTwain'shealthand10ineverywaythetalentofthe11American.MarkTwain12startedhisspeechwiththefollowingwords:“Gentlemen,Ithankyouforthegreathonoryouhavedoneme,13Iverymuchdoubtwhetherallyourcountrymenjoinyouinyour14welcome.WhenIarrivedatDoveryesterday,and15myfootin“MerryOldEngland',thefirstthingIsawwasanewspaperposterandonit,16mygreatsurprise,Ireadtwo17printedinbigredletters:MARKTWAINARRIVES!ASCOTCUPSTOLEN!“Thesetwoannouncementsstoodsocloselytogetherthatit18seemed,gentlemen,asifsomepeopleinthiscountrymaybesurethatmy19hadsomethingtodowiththedisappearanceofthegoldcup!”ThiswittyspeechofthefamousAmericanauthorwasmetwithashoutof20.1、A．itB．themC．thatD．this2、A．holdB．keepC．catchD．win3、A．raceB．winnerC．problemD．nations4、A．goodB．luckyC．greatD．brave5、A．asthisB．likethatC．likethoseD．asit6、A．searchedB．askedC．waitedD．cared7、A．reachedinB．wentintoC．arrivedinD．gotin8、A．seenB．visitedC．invitedD．forced9、A．presentB．lateC．absentD．free10、A．suggestB．praiseC．checkD．understand11、A．tiringB．selfishC．famousD．shy12、A．inreplyB．incashC．inshortD．intime13、A．assoonasB．asthoughC．evenifD．incase14、A．indifferentB．warmC．violentD．cold15、A．setB．gotC．wentD．started16、A．forB．toC．withD．by17、A．articlesB．passagesC．paragraphsD．headings18、A．suddenlyB．hardlyC．reallyD．mainly19、A．arrivalB．principleC．expressionD．attitude20、A．interestB．breathC．angerD．laughter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）Smokingcigarettes,drinkingalcoholortakingotherdrugsproducemanyharmful1．(effect)andhavenorealbenefits.Sowhydoadolescentsdoit?Perhapssomethinkthatit2．(make)themlooktoughorcool.Othersmaythinkitmayhelpthem3．stressintheirlivespossiblyfromparentsorothers.Somemayjustwanttoexperiment.4．theydonotrealizeishoweasyitistobecome5．(addict)tosmoking.Infactitisthementaladdictionratherthanthephysicaleffectsthatmakes6．reallyhardtoquit7．(smoke).Whenanadolescentrealizeshow8．(fit)heorsheisbecoming,itistoolate.Sadlythe9．(withdraw)symptomscanbequitesevereforsomepeople.Ofcoursethebestway10．(deal)withthesedrugsisnottogetintothehabitinthefirstplace.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。Ithappenedinlastweekend、JennypulledoverontothesidesofaNewMexicoroadandwassufferedapanicattackwhenaminivanfullofkidspulledover、AwomengotoutandaskedifshewasOK、“No,”shesaid、Thenshetoldherwhathashappened:shewasdeliveringbooksforapublishingcompany、Theirnextstopwasway,wayupthatlong,windingand,toher,verydangerouslyroad、Shedidn’tthinkshecoulddothat、“I’lldeliverthebooksforyou,”thewomansaid、Shewasalocal,andtheroadsweresomethingforher、Jennyacceptedofferandneverforgotthesimplekindofthestranger、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是光明中学学生会主席李华，你校拟向美国友好交流学校的中文班捐赠一批图书，你将于今年七月赴对方学校参加夏令营时带去赠书，写一封邮件与其班长Chris联系，介绍图书相关信息，并询问对方其他需求。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯参考词汇:学生会theStudentUnion;友好交流学校thefriendlyexchangeschoolDearChris,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）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、D8、A9、A10、A11、D12、D13、A14、C15、C16、C17、B18、A19、A20、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、Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher...shewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.Shecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosell...anythingforthemoneyweneededshewassuchanembarrassment.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.Irememberthatitwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool...“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”andtheytauntedme.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymom.“Whydon’tyoujustdie?”Mymomdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,itfeltgoodtothinkthatIhadsaidwhatI’dwantedtosayallthistime.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,butIdidn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.Thatnight...Iwokeup,andwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.Mymomwascryingthere,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemightwakeme.Ihatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeye.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,becauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyhard.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudied,andgotacceptedintheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhad.Then,Igotmarried.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowI’mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymom.Thishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,whensomeoneunexpectedcametoseeme“What?!Who’sthis?!”Itwasmymother...Stillwitheroneeye.Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.AndIaskedher,“Whoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!”asifItriedtomakethatreal.Iscreamedather“Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!!”Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappeared.Thankgoodness...shedoesn’trecognizeme.Iwasquiterelieved.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocare,orthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylife.Thenawaveofreliefcameuponme...oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,thatIusedtocallahouse,justoutofcuriositythere,Ifoundmymotherfallenonthecoldground.Shehadapieceofpaperinherhand.Itwasalettertome.Shewrote:Myson,Ithinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.Foryou...I’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarrassmentforyou.Yousee,whenyouwereverylittle,yougotintoanaccident,andlostyoureye.Asamother,Icouldn'tstandwatchingyouhavingtogrowupwithonlyoneeye…soIgaveyoumine...Iwassoproudofmysonthatwasseeingawholenewworldforme,inmyplace,withthateye.Iw