2023届新疆北京师范大学克拉玛依附属学校高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon2．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing3．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional4．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so5．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating6．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost7．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/8．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though9．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall10．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．anything11．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when12．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening13．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding14．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact15．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen16．WolfWarrior2,_______directorWuJingalsostarredintheleadrole,isafirst-classproduction,evenbyHollywoodstandards.A．where B．whichC．whom D．as17．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives18．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost19．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t20．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame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）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfessorHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.4feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfessorHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、Theunderlinedword“fleets”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．colors B．typesC．brands D．groups3、What’sProfessorHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.4、WhatdoProfessorHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:YellowTaxisAheadB．SafertoRideinYellowTaxisC．ThePreferredColor—YellowD．ColorsandAccidents22．（8分）BreconBeaconsYAChasanamazingopportunityforbudding(崭露头角的)archaeologistsofallages,inSunderlandinTyneandWear.ThankstofundingfromtheHeritageLotteryFund,professionalarchaeologistsfromWardellArmstrongwillbeinvestigatinganarchaeologicalmysteryandtheyneedyourhelp.Romans?“Thesiteisabitofamystery”,FrankGieccofromWardellArmstrongsaid.“Thereisaverynicecropmarkrecordedonthesitethathasgotlotsofpeopleveryexcited.Geophysicistsfailedtofindanythingrelatingtothecropmark.ThereisanecdotalevidenceofRomanmaterialbeingfound,butnothingisofficiallyrecorded.Wehopetofinallyanswerthequestionofwhatisinthisfield,duringthetwoweeksonsite.IsthereevidenceofanyRomanoccupationonthesite?Canyouhelpusfindout?”GetinvolvedThisisanopportunityforbothadultsandchildrentotakepartinfieldwalkingandtrialtrenching(smallhand-dugtestpitsforchildren).Noexperienceisnecessary,trainingwillbeprovidedbytheprofessionalarchaeologistsfromWardellArmstrong,andallequipmentwillbeprovided.Volunteerscanattendforasfeworasmanydaysastheywish,buttheydoneedtobookaplace.Formoreinformation,andtobookyourplace,pleasecontactNormanKirtlanatsunderlandforgottenstones@.1、Ifyouintendtotakepartintheactivity,you________.A．willbechargedforusingequipmentB．willbecoachedbyexpertsinthefieldC．shouldhaveworkedwitharchaeologistsbeforeD．shouldsparetwoweekstostayatthesite2、What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toseekfundingforarchaeologicalresearch.B．Toappealforhelpinprovingfindingsbasedonanecdotalevidence.C．Tofindvolunteerstohelpsolveanarchaeologicalmystery.D．ToorganizevolunteerstohelpsortourdataontheRomanoccupation.23．（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.24．（8分）ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignlanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara，15atthetime，pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho’sblindanddeaf，”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething，buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn’tunderstandwhatheneeded，accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexiaandknewshe’dbeabletofingerspellintotheman’spalm.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt，walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane，andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook，then64.Gentlytakinghishand，shesigned，“Howareyou?AreyouOK/”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived，Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit，shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn’tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour，that’swhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn’tseeher，she“lookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness，”apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing.”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellTimwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto，andshewassuchanangel.“Cook’sreaction:“BesttripI’veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystogivebackyourself?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone’sliferightnow.1、Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause______________.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．Theycouldn’tcommunicatewiththepassenger2、WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Becausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandcaring. B．Warm-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing. D．Ambitiousandattentive.4、Thepassageismainlywrittento______________.A．tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirlB．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomlyC．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastohelpCook25．（10分）Manyyearsago,peoplereliedonthesun,themoonandstarstofindtheirwayaround.Later,thecompasswasintroduced.Andnow,wehavesatnav（卫星导航）systemstoguideus.Asatnavsystemusesgroupsofsatellitestoshowtheuser’slocation.Theysendinformationtoareceiver,suchasasmartphone,toshowuswhereweare.TheearliestbuiltsatnavsystemistheGlobalPositioningSatelliteSystem,whichbelongstotheUS.ThenthereisRussia’sGlobalNavigationSatellitesystem，theEuropeanUnion’sGalileoandChina’sownsatellitenavigationsystem,Beidou.OnOctober18,2017,anARJ21-700plane,whichwasthefirstdomestically（国内地）producedjetequippedwiththeBeidounavigationsystem,successfullycompletedatestflight.TheresultsshowedtheperformanceofthesystemdevelopedbyChinamatchesthatofsimilarsystemsproducedabroad,accordingtotheCommercialAircraftCorporationofChina.Sinceitsintroductionin2000,theBeidounavigationsystemhasbeenincreasingnumbersofapplicationslinkedtoeverydaylife,fromsharedbikestofarming.Whenitcomestosharedbikes,smartlocksthatsupportBeidouchipsoffermoreaccuratepositioningthanothers,makingiteasiertofindabike.FarmerscanuseBeidou-enabledtractorstoplow（犁）thesoilanduseunmannedaircraftwithBeidoutosowseeds,whichcanimproveefficiencyandmakebetteruseofresources.Beidou’sfarmingapplicationshavespreadfromHeilongjiangProvincetoBeijing,Liaoning,Shanxi,HubeiandotherregionsacrossChina.Withitsmanyuses,theBeidounavigationsystemisevenplayingabigroleintheBeltandRoadInitiative（一带一路）.“Todate,theBeidousystemhascoveredmostpartsoftheAsia-Pacificregion,aswellascountriesalongtheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad,”saidYangChangfeng,chiefdesigneroftheBeidousystem.Today,therearemorethan20Beidousatellitesaboveourheads,andChinaplanstolaunchevenmorethisyeartoexpandtheBeidounetworktobetterservetheBeltandRoadInitiative.“AsBeidouexpandsitsoverseasreach,itwillbeincreasinglypopularinthelogistics（物流）industry,”saidMiaoQianjun,SecretaryGeneralofthenavigationservicesassociation.“Ships,forexample,canuseittopositionthemselveswhilesailingacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries,nolongerlimitedtoSoutheastAsianregionsinthenearfuture.1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Tocomparesomemodernsatnavsystems.B．Todescribethebenefitsofsatnavsystems.C．Totellushowsatnavsystemswerecreated.D．Tointroducesomesatnavsystemsandtheirfunctions.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheBeidounavigationsystemaccordingtothearticle?A．Itwasusedsuccessfullyinanewjetplane.B．Itismorepowerfulthanothersatnavsystems.C．ItwasintroducedtoChinaonOctober,2017.D．Itwasn’tusedinoureverydaylifeuntilrecently.3、Accordingtothearticle,theBeidounavigationsystemisalreadywidelyusedfor_______.A．plowingthesoilandsowingseedsB．improvingtheefficiencyofnetworkC．producingmoresmartlocksforsharedbikesD．navigatingshipsacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries4、WhatisMiaoQianjun’sattitudetowardthefutureoftheBeidousystem?A．Worried.B．Casual.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.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）Chinesehigh-speedrailwaysareavery.1．(comfort)waytotravel.Theyareclean,quietandefficient.Chinahasledotherdevelopingcountriesandevensomedevelopedonesinthisfieldsincethefirsthigh-speedtrain2．(come)intousein2008.Thestationsare3．(main)builtoutsidethetowncenter,butlocaltransporthasbeenlengthened4．(connect)thehigh-speednetwork.Thefacilitiesonthetrainarenewandthestaffarewelltrained.Eventhesecondclass5．(chair)provideplentyofspace.Thepassagesaresowide6．youcanmovewithoutdisturbinganyone.Youcanuseyourmobilephone,access7．Internetorworkonyourlaptop.Thereisalsoarestaurantcar,thoughthekindsoffood8．(be)limited.Thetoiletsarclarge,cleananduser-friendlytoo.Thetrainalmostdoesn’trock.Evenwhenthetrainbrakes,youcanhardlyfeelitshake.What’smore,withafastercheck-in,thehigh-speedtrainarealso9．(little)affectedbyweatherthanplanes,Seldomare10．delayedorcancelledforweathercondition.Therefore,theyhavebecomethefirstchoiceformanypassengers.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1l处起）不计分。Asisknown,somestudentshavebreakfastregularly.Therefore,othersdon’t,orevenskipit.Amongofthestudentswhohavebreakfasteveryday,onlyafewhaveabalanceddietwhichincludesbreads,milkandeggs.Thereisseveralreasons.Firstofall,manystudentsdon’tknowanimportanceofbreakfast.Besides,manyparentshavelimitedknowledgeaboutthatabalanceddietis.Finally,teachersgivestudentstoomuchtasks,sotheyhavenotimehavebreakfast.Inaword,everystudentshouldhadbreakfastregularly.Themorebalanceddietonehas,thehealthyhewillbe!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Tom来信询问你的近况。请根据以下提示给他回复一封邮件1.上周刚参加了高三开学典礼,并代表高三学生发言;2.个人的感受以及对高三的规划注意:1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、A3、A4、B5、C6、B7、C8、B9、A10、D11、C12、B13、B14、C15、D16、A17、B18、C19、C20、B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、A2、D3、C4、D5、B22、1、B2、C23、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,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlife