苏州大学2023学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied2．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof3．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins4．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none5．---Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? ---Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved6．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which7．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry8．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should9．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter10．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis11．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which12．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted13．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that14．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean15．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy16．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback17．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching18．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which19．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold20．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto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）Ifyoumakealistoftheworld’stoptenmostchallengingjob,chancesarethatbeingateacherwillnotmakethecut.Butthinkaboutthedauntingtaskmillionsofeducatorsfaceeachdayastheytrytomoldagroupofoftensurly,unrulykidsintointelligent,well-roundedindividuals.Thatsurelyhastobethetoughestjobintheworld,especiallygiventhatthereisnopromotionorbonusawaitingthemeveniftheyarewildlysuccessful!Whatiftheseall-importantindividualsthatweoftentakeforgranteddisappearfromourlives?ThatwaswhatProjectEdandParticipantMedia'sTeachcampaignaskedfilmmakersofallagestoenvisionfortheirrecentlyheldcontest.Entitled,"AWorldWithoutTeachers,"itsintentwastoinspiremoreyoungpeopletobecometeachers.However,the62amazingvideosubmissionsalsoserveasareminderofhowgrimthingswouldbeifwedidn'thavetheseselflessindividualsguidingusthroughlife.Whatwasinterestingisthateventheyoungestcontestantsdidnotappeartorejoiceattheideaofnothavinganybodytellingthemwhattodo.High-schoolstudentSavannahWakefieldponderedifartasweknowittodaywouldhavebeendifferentwithoutteachers.WouldMonethavediscoveredhistalentforimpressionism?LosAngeles-basedMilesHorst,whowonthe1,000USDprizeforthebestadultsubmissionimaginesaworldwhereteachersarereplacedbya'brainbox'inhisfunanimatedentry.YouthcategorywinnerMarinaBarham'svideodepictsafactweallknowbutoftenforget.Teachersdon'tjustteach,theyinspire-somethingthatnoelectronicdevice,nomatterhowsmart,cando!Sothenexttimeyouthinkyourteacherisbeing"mean"fortryingtochannelyouintherightdirection,imaginealifewithouthim/her.Wehaveafeelingitwillnotappearasrosy!1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thecampaigntopromoteteachers'status.B．Thesignificancecfteachers.C．Asurveyofpeople'sviewsaboutteachers.D．Thepossibilityofaworldwhereteachersarereplaced.2、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．teachingnaughtykidsisaverydiscouragingtaskB．beingateacherisoneofthemostchallengingjobsintheworldC．asuccessfulteacherhasthegreatestchancetobepromotedD．teachershavelittleinfluenceonkids'individualdevelopment3、Whatisthepurposeoftheproject“AWorldWithoutTeachers”?A．Toattractkidstosubmitmorevideosoftheirteachers.B．Toexpectteacherstodevotethemselvestotheirjobs.C．Toremindstudentstoappreciateteachers'hardwork.D．Toencouragemorepeopletogointoteachingcareer.4、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A．Teachingisquitedifferentfromotherjobs.B．Thefutureofteachers'workappearsinspiring.C．Aworldwithoutteacherswillbeunimaginable.D．Manypeopleattachmoreimportancetoteaching.22．（8分）Oilisessentialformodernlife.About64percentoftheworld’soilislocatedintheMiddleEast,buttheheaviestconsumersofoilareEurope,America,andJapan.Theproblemliesingettingtheoilfromthecountriesthatproduceittothecountriesthatconsumeit.Thisismainlydoneusingoiltankers.Usuallytheoilisshippedsafelyandwithnoproblems,butoccasionallythereisadisaster.Everyyearmillionsoftonsofoilarespilledintotheocean.Althoughthisisonlyasmallpercentageofthetotalamountshippedaroundtheworldeachyear,thisspilledoilcanhaveterribleeffectsonoceanlife,includingthecoastlineswheretheoilwashesupontoshore.OneoftheworstoilspillsinhistoryoccurredalongtheAlaskancoastlinein1989,whentheExxonValdeztankergotstuckoffthecoastofAlaska,spilling42millionlitersofoil.Althoughitwasn’tthelargestoilspill,thedisasterwasterriblebecauseitoccurredinsuchasensitivenaturalarea.Inthisspill,thetanker’scaptain,whowastiredfromoverworkanddrinkingalcohol,hadgonetotakearest.Hegavecontroloftheshiptoanothersailor,whowasunfamiliarwiththeroute.TheshipranontoBlighReef.Damagedbythereef,theshipleakedoiloutintotheocean.Morethan1,600kilometersofcoastlinewereaffectedbytheoilspill.Manybirdsandottersdiedasaresultoftheoilcoveringtheirskin,andmanyotherseacreaturesandtheanimalsthatfedonthemwerealsoseverelyaffected.1、WhichcountryisNOTamongthelargestconsumersofoil?A．JapanB．IraqC．AmericaD．Germany2、Whatdoestheunderlined“them”referto?A．Thebirds.B．Theotters.C．Theseacreatures.D．Thebirdsandtheotters.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．TheoilleakofAlaskaisbecausethecaptainwasunfamiliarwiththeroute.B．Manybirdsandottersdiedfromeatingthespilledoil.C．Alaskaspillwasthemostseriousspillofalltime.D．Althoughsomeoilleakisnotserious,itwillaffectoceanlife.23．（8分）Scientistsfearrisingenergybillsmayleadtoanincreaseinobesity（肥胖）afterdiscoveringalinkbetweenpoorly-heatedhomesandhigherbody-fat．ResearchersfromtheUniversityofStirling’sBehaviouralScienceCentresetouttoexploreclaimsthatwarmindoortemperatureshavecontributedtorisingobesitylevelsinwinter．Instead,theteamfoundthatpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesaremorelikelytohavelowbodymassindex（体重指数）levelswhilethosewhokeeptheirheatingturneddownorofftendtobeheavier．DrMichaelDaly,behavioralscientistandseniorlecturer,said:"Wesetouttoinvestigatethescientificclaimsthatcoolerindoortemperatureshelpusmaintainahealthyweightbypushingourbodiestouseupmoreenergy.Infact,theresearchsuggestspeoplemayeatlessandburnmoreenergywheninawarmerindoorenvironment．The13-yearstudy,publishedinthejournalObesity,involvedmorethan100,000adultsacrossEngland．Researchersfoundreducedweightlevelsamongpeoplelivinginhomesheatedtoabove23°C（73F）,whichinvolvedabout15,000ofthehouseholdsstudied．DrDalysaid:"Asnationalgasbillscontinuetorisefasterthantherateofinflation,thisresearchsuggeststheobesitycouldworsenwhereheatingisturneddownbelowcomfortablelevelsoroffforlongperiodstocutcosts．"Thisisnotjustaboutpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesbeinginthefinancialpositiontoaffordmoreexpensivelow-caloriefoods,exerciseclassesandsportingactivities,andthereforefindingiteasiertomaintainalowBMIlevel．Thestudytookage,sex,socialclassandotherfactorsintoaccount．"Thecomfortabletemperatureof20°C-23°Ciswherewefeelcomfortableinourclothesandareneitherhotnorcold．Attemperaturesabovethis,weusemoreenergyandweeatlessbecauseourappetiteisaffected．"1、Thefindingsoftheresearchcanbedescribedas．A．horrible B．surprisingC．funny D．encouraging2、Accordingtothepassage,withrisinggasbills,peoplemayturndownorofftheirheatingto______.A．stayinshape B．maintainalowBMIlevelC．savemoney D．avoideatingmore3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Obesitylinkstopoorly-heatedhomesB．Well-heatedhome'scontributetoobesityC．Obesity---AweightyprobleminEnglandD．Risingenergybillshelpmaintainahealthyweight24．（8分）PengLiyuan,wifeofPresidentXiJinping,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.25．（10分）“Atalmostanygivenage，mostofusaregettingbetteratsomethingsandworseatothers，”JoshuaHartshorne，anMITcognitive(认知的)scienceresearcherandtheleadauthorofastudylookingathowintelligencechangesasweage，toldBusinessInsider.Histeamquizzedthousandsofpeopleaged10—90ontheirabilitytodothingslikerememberinglistsofwords，recognizingfaces，learningnames，anddoingmath.Theirresultssuggestthatnomatteryourage，there’salmostalwaysanewpeakonthehorizon.Thehumanbrainhasaremarkablecapacitytorecognizeandidentifyfaces，andscientistsarejustbeginningtolearnwhy.Onaverage，weknowthatourabilitytolearnandremembernewfacesappearstopeakshortlyafterour30thbirthday.Havingtroublefocusing?Thestudysuggeststhatourabilitytomaintainattentionimproveswithage，reachingitspeakaroundage43.Whileyoungeradultsmayexcelinthespeedandflexibilityofinformationprocessing，adultsapproachingtheirmid-yearsmayhavethegreatestcapacitytoremainfocused.Datingistough.Oneofthereasonscouldbethatwe’regenerallybadatreadingotherpeople’semotionsuntilwereachourlate40s.That’saccordingtoonecomponentofHartshorne’sstudy，whichinvolvedshowingthousandsofpeopleimagesoffacescroppedtightlyaroundtheeyearea.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheemotionthepersoninthephotowasfeeling.Performancepeakedforpeopleagedaround48.Manypeoplebelievethattheirmathskillsdeclineaftertheyleaveschoolandstoppracticingarithmetic.Butthenexttimeyoutrytosplitupacheck，keepthisinmind:yourabilitytodobasicsubtractionanddivisiondoesn’treachitsapexuntilyour50thbirthday.EverwonderwhyyoualwaysloseatScrabble?Goodnews:Yourbestdaysmaybeahead.Accordingtopeople’sscoresonmultiple—choicevocabularytests，mostofusdon’treachourpeakwordsmithingabilitiesuntilwe’reinourlate60sorearly70s.1、Whatdidthescientistsmainlytestduringtheresearch?A．Communicationability. B．Athleticability.C．Intelligenceability. D．Readingability.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apex”inparagraph5mean?A．Destination. B．Top. C．Goal. D．Minimum.3、Whoismostlikelytosucceedaccordingtothetext?A．Lucy，72，tryingtowinatScrabble.B．Tom，26，tryingtoidentifystrangers’faces.C．Jack，48，tryingtofocushisattentionforalongtime.D．Lily，43，tryingtoreadtheemotionsindifferenteyes.4、WhatdoesHartshorne’sstudymainlytellus?A．Thereisnoendtolearning.B．Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.C．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.D．Afootmayproveshortwhileaninchmayprovelong.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）Ibreakoffapieceofcandyandtakepleasureinitssweetoutsideandthebitter,darkchocolateinside,thinkingofmyownlife.Beingraisedbyasingleparentwasabitter-sweet1,whichgavememotivationandambition.Therewereseveralyearsthathaveleftanextremelybittertasteinmymouth.Thefirstfewmonthsaftermymother’sremarriageweresweet:baseballgames,familytripstothemall,dinnersandmoviestogether.Thenthings2Baseballbecametooexpensive,andtripstothemallwere3bydaysEmilyandIspentlonelyinourroomsunderourstepfather’s4Moreover,screamingmatchesbetweenhimandourmotheralways5dinner.Wespentfiveyearslivinginafamilythathad6awarfield.EmilyandIalmostgrewusedtothissituation.Thenoneevening,afteranotherargumenthad7,wewerelefthomeless.Andlaterafriendofmymotherletusstaywithher.Insteadoffocusingonoureconomicproblem,mymother8pushedmetostruggleforsuccess.Shewantedmetoleada9life.Sheworkedlonghourseverynighttopayherbills10,shewouldfindtimetoreadandplaywithEmilyandme.Momtaughtmethe11ofperseverance(坚持不懈)andeducation.Andnow,writingthisessaywithmyfavoritecandycloseathand,IrealizemyfamilyandIareatthebestpointsofourlives.Ihaven’tletthetryingtimesstopmefrommaking12,bothacademicallyandpersonally.Iknowthatabitterenvironmentcanprovidegoodlearningexperiences,andthatsuccess,evenmorethancandy,isthesweetesttreatofall.1、A．behavior B．adventure C．activity D．experience2、A．continued B．changed C．ruined D．disappeared3、A．concerned B．associated C．provided D．replaced4、A．sympathy B．offers C．orders D．efforts5、A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．prepared6、A．turnedinto B．turnedup C．turneddown D．turnedon7、A．broke B．caused C．erupted D．delayed8、A．mistakenly B．obviously C．selflessly D．unwillingly9、A．important B．difficult C．dangerous D．comfortable10、A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore11、A．value B．cost C．price D．theme12、A．mistakes B．appointments C．arrangements D．achievements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）在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Overthepastfewyears,squaredance1．(become)amoreandmorepopularexercise,especiallyamongseniorcitizens.Theyoftendanceintheopenareasincommunity.However,many2．(resident)wholivearoundareannoyedbytheloudmusic.Forexample,students3．(prepare)forimportantexamsare4．(deep)affected.Peoplemayhavedifferentopinionsonthisissue.Somepeoplethink5．isnecessaryforseniorcitizenstogiveupthehobbyforthegoodofmostpeople,6．othersarguethatseniorcitizenshavetheright7．（do）somethingtheylikeinpublicplaces.Theyarebothrighttosomeextent.8．myopinion,theauthorities,insteadofforcingseniorcitizenstostopdancing,shoulddosomethingtomeeteverybody’srequirements.Forexample,theycansupplysomebuseswhichcantransportseniorcitizenstoaplace9．therearefewapartmentsaround.Besides,localcommunitiescanalsoorganizeleisureactivitiesthatlittlenoise10．(create).Inshort,therearealwayssomegoodideasthatcanmeettheneedsofpeople.Afterall,everybodyhastherighttoliveahappyandfulfilledlife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。KnowingfromyourwebsitethatacompetitionforfreelyticketstotheMulanmusicalisbeingheld,Iamwritingapplyforone、ThefollowingcanwellexplainwhyIshoulddeserveI、ShewastoldaboutthestoryofMulanbymygrandpawhenIamonlythreeyearsold、SincethenIhavebeencrazyaboutthebraveordutifulgirl、I’vecollectedandreadover20differentbookversionofMulan,seenalltheMulanmoviesandattendplayperformancestwice、I’vereadifit’sanunbelievableshowwithwonderfulsongs,amazingcostumesandremarkablesets、SoyoucanimaginehowexcitingIamtohearthemusicaliscomingtotown、ThanksfororganizingthecompetitionandIhopeI’llbeoneoftheluckywinners、IfIam,theticketcanbesentitto91ReminRoad、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）写一篇有关汉语的文章。内容如下：1.汉语是世界上最古老的语言之一，也是联合国（UnitedNations）的工作语言之一。2.现在世界上越来越多的人说汉语。3.随着中国的发展与壮大，汉语在国际交流中起着重要的作用。要求：1.字数120词左右2.可适当增加细节，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、A2、C3、A4、B5、D6、C7、B8、D9、A10、B11、B12、C13、B14、A15、B16、A17、C18、C19、D20、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、B2、B3、D4、C22、1、B2、C3、D23、1、B2、C3、A24、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,Ifoundmymotherfallenon