内蒙古根河市重点中学2024届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

内蒙古根河市重点中学2024届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷注意事项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．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that2．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable3．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout4．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will5．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen6．Daniel’sfamily________theirholidayinHuangshanthistimenextweek.A．areenjoying B．aretoenjoy C．willenjoy D．willbeenjoying7．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly8．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether9．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall10．Withpeoplepayingattentiontofitness,self-servicemini-gyms,eachcoveringabout5squaremeters,________inChina’smajorcitiestheseyears.A．havesprungup B．sprangupC．hadsprungup D．springup11．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who12．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon13．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted14．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．amleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．amleaving;istakingoff15．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will16．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated17．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee18．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides19．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall20．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound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）Apartfrompsychologicalillness，wearealllargelyresponsibleforourownemotionalhealth.Whatwesaytoourselvesoverandoverfordays,weeks,months，andsometimesyears,hasagreateffectonhowweseeourselves.Thisalsocontributestomanymentalhealthdisorders.Manyofushaveproblemswithnegativethoughtsplayingonthechannelofourminds,butifyou’reburiedinthemandbelievethem,theycouldbewearingyoursenseofself-esteem.Hereareafewbeliefsthatindicateyoumayneedtoswitchthechannel：I’mnotgoodenough?/Idon’tdeserve...?/Noonelikesme?/I’mafailure?Negativethoughtsremindyouofyourbadfeelingsandtheybringyourfocusonyourfailures,andtheygetyounowhere.Whatcanyoudo?Herearesomesuggestions：Switchthechannelwhennegativethoughtsappear.Self-talkisnotsoobviousthatweoftendon’tnoticeitseffectonourmoodandbeliefsystems.Keythingstonoticeare“ifonly”or“whatif”statements:theformerkeepsyoucaughtinthepastwithregret,whilethelatterkeepsyoufearfulofthefuture.Thereisnothingyoucandoaboutthepast,andthefutureisn’thereyet,sostayinthepresentmoment.Recognizethatactionsalwaysfollowbeliefs.You’llfindyourselfbehavinginwaysthatareconsistenttoyourbeliefs.So,startbelievingthebestaboutyourself：actasifyoubelievethatyou’reavaluableandworthyperson.Developpositiveselftalkratherthannegativeself-talk.Insteadofalwayslookingdownuponyourselfinyourhead,thinkofsomethingsyouactuallylikeaboutyourself.Whatareyourstrengths?Whatareyougoodat?Insteadofsaying“I’maloser”，trysaying，“Iamcapable./I’mgoodat.../IacceptmyselfthewayIam.”Thinkingpoorlyaboutourselvesgetsusnowhereandisextremelyself-limiting.Decidetodaytoturnoffthenegativeself-talkchannelinyourmindanddevelopyourtruepotential.1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat________.A．lotsofpeoplehavenosenseofself-esteemB．focusingonnegativethoughtsmayhavebadeffectonpeopleC．negativethoughtswillstrengthenoursenseofself-esteemD．fewpeoplehavenegativethoughtsandmentalproblems2、Theunderlinedword“wearing”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A．strengthening B．protectingC．weakening D．replacing3、Whatdothesuggestionsinthetexttellus?A．Ourbeliefsalwayscomeafteractions.B．Positiveself-talkdoesgoodtoourmentalhealth.C．Lookingdownuponourselvesisasignofmodesty.D．“Whatif”keepsyoustuckinthepastwithregret.4、Thetextencouragesusto________.A．getridofnegativethoughtsB．getanywherewelikeC．thinkhighlyofothersD．turnofftheself-talkchannel5、Thistextismostlikelytoappearin________.A．arecreationguide B．amedicaljournalC．asciencetextbook D．atravelbrochure22．（8分）Peoplewhohaveredhairandpeoplewhoarelosingtheirhaircouldfinallygettheirownemoji(表情符号).TheEmojipediawebsitehasshownnewemojisfollowingdemandsthattheyshouldbemorediverse.Ifitsideasareapproved,thenewemojiscouldbeaddedin2018,alongsidenewcharactersthathavegrey,curlyorAfrohair.“Newstylesfocusonappearancesthataren’tcurrentlysupportedintheinformalskintoneandhaircolorpairings(组合)usedonmanycellphones,”showedonepageonthewebsite.ThepagegaveJessicaChastainandEdSheeranasexamplesofpeoplewithredhair.SineadO’ConnorandSamuelLKacksonweregivenasexamplesofpeoplewithnohairorashavenhead.Theemojiscouldbereleasedin2018ifchosenbytheUnicodeConsortiumwhichmetinJanuary,2017followinganumberofcomplaintsaboutlackofdiversity.“Non-naturallyoccurringfeatures,suchasbluehairandtattoos,arenotincludedinthisproject,”thewebsiteadded.Attheendof2016,ApplepublisheditsiOS10.2softwareupdatewhichincluded72newemojissuchasfirefighters,astronauts,rockstarsandsoon.Butpeoplewhohaveredhairwerenotablyabsent,causingaglobalprotest.AwebsiteinScotlanddemandinggingeremojisgot20,000signatures.Themainissueisthatthereisoneorganization,knownasUnicodeConsortium,whocontrolsemojisoniPhone.InMarch,anewlistofemojiswaspublishedbyEmojipediawhichmightbereleasedlaterthisyear.However,theemojisneedtobeapprovedbytheUnicodeTechnicalCommitteebeforepeoplecanusethem.In2015,gingeremojiswerepublishedontheGooglePlayStoreforAndroid.Butupuntilnow,theUnicodeConsortiumhasnotbeenwillingtogiveintogingercampaigners.1、Whichofthefollowingemojiscouldbeincludedin2018?A．Characterswithblackhair.B．Characterswithwhiteskin.C．Characterswithshavenheads.D．Characterswithsmilingfaces.2、TattoosarerejectedbytheUnicodeConsortiumbecause________.A．thereisnodemandforthemB．peopledislikesuchemojisC．theyareoutoffashionD．theyarenotnaturalidentity3、WhatistheUnicodeConsortium’sattitudetogingeremojis?A．Favorable.B．Ambiguous.C．Disapproving.D．Uncaring.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewEmojistoBEAddedin2018B．ComplaintsaboutthePresentEmojisC．DemandsforNewandInformalEmojisD．GlobalProtestsagainsttheLackofDiversity23．（8分）Bullying(欺凌)amongschoolchildrenisnothingnew.Callingsomeonenames,stealingtheirpossessions,threateningandevenbeatingthemupareallwell-establishedbullyingtechniques.Yetforyoungpeopletodaythereisarelativelynewformofbullyingwhichcanoccurevenwhenthebulliesarenowhereneartheirvictims—anditcanhaveequal,ifnotmoredamagingeffects.Online-bullyingisoneofthedownsidesofnewtechnologyandinvolvesusingdeviceslikemobilephonesandcomputers.Online-bulliescanstrikeatanytime,nomatterwherethey,ortheirvictimsare.About22percentofyoungpeopleintheUKclaimtohavesufferedfromonline-bullying.Notonlyareonline-bullieshardertoavoid,theyarealsohardertocatch.Itisalltooeasytosendananonymous(匿名的)threatbytextonapay-as-you-gophonewithanunknownnumber.IttakesnotimeatalltosetupafalseFacebook,Twitter,blogorsocialnetworkaccountandtopostaninsultingmessage.And,ifyouknowhowtohideyourIPaddress,youcanuploadanoffensivevideotoawebsitelikeYouTubeandyourvictimwouldn’tknowwhotoblame.Oneofthemostupsettingthingsaboutonline-bullyingisthatitcaninvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying.Abullycaninsultyouortellliesaboutyouandsharethatinformationwiththeentireschoolatthetouchofabutton-andforsometeenagersthatisalltoohardtobear.TheUKCharityBeatbullyingsuggeststhatupto44%ofsuicidesamongten-to-fourteen-year-oldsmaybebullying-related.Thegoodnewsisthattheworldisstartingtowiseuptoonline-bullying.Schoolsandwebsiteslike/offerlotsofadviceandvictimsupportandsocialnetworksitesnowadviseuserstothinkcarefullyabouttheirprivacysettingssothatpersonalinformationisonlysharedwithfriends.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayofbullyingaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Shoutingabuseatsomebody.B．Stealingsomebody’sthings.C．Frighteningsomebody.D．Makingacalltosomebody.2、Theunderlinedword“downsides”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．BenefitsB．effectsC．disadvantagesD．points3、Accordingtothewriter,itisdifficultto________.A．downloadafalsevideoB．postaunfriendlymessageC．knowwhosendsonline-bulliesD．setupatrueFacebookaccount4、Whydoonline-bullyinginvolvemorepeoplethantraditionalformsofbullying?A．Morepeopleliketotelllies.B．Online-bullyingiseasytospread.C．Morepeoplewanttobecomefamous.D．Morepeopleliketomakefunofothers.5、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Bullyingisharmful.B．Bullyinggoeshigh-tech.C．Online-bullyingishardtocatch.D．Peoplecangetridofonline-bullying.24．（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.25．（10分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notstrongandhealthyundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-checkandlotsofrelativelyfixedsetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeasethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,stable,hand-heldandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgrids(格)theletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencecomputationalprocedureisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whowillbenefitfromthenewly-developedApp?A．ALSvictims.B．peoplewitheyedisabilities.C．smartphoneaddicts.D．technologyresearchers.2、WhatarenotthebasicelementsusedintheApp?A．Artificialintelligence.B．Asmartphone’scamera.C．User’seyemovements.D．Hand-writtenletters.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdotoimprovethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystems?A．Tochecktheeyesignalstwicetomakeitfixed.B．Tocreateastableandconvenienteye-gesturecommunicationsystem.C．Topointthesmartphoneatthespeaker.D．Tolookup,down,leftorright.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Igrewupwithafatdad450poundsathisheaviest.Everyweekhe’dtryanewdiet,andmyfamily____eatingwhateverfreeze-driedhewastryingatthatmoment.Hehopedeverynewdietcouldstophiswaistlinefrom______.Mymother,ontheotherhand,hadno____inpreparingfood.Therefore,almostallofourmeals____mydad’sdietfoods.WhatIremembermostaboutthoseyearsisthatIwasalwayshungryhungryforfood,hungryfornicecleanclothes,hungryforsomeoneto____whenIranawayfromhomeorhidinthecloset(壁橱)forhours.Ijust____tobecaredfor.ButonFridaynights,Iwas____hungry.Mygrandmotherwouldtakemetoherhomefortheweekend.Whenwe____,therewasalwaysapotofsomethingcookingonthestove.Shetaughtmehowgooditfelttobecaredfor,andhowtocareformyselfandothersthrough____.Mygrandmotherwasalways____ofmyparents’strangeeatinghabitsand____onprocesseddietfoods,andmadeitherdutytoteachmehowto____myself.Aftermythird-gradeyear,mydadchangedhisjobs.____asIwas,Ihadtomoveawayfrommyhometown,Chicago,andleavemygrandmotherandherdeliciousfoodbehind.Ifeltextremelylonelyandlost,andI____mygrandmotherterribly.MygrandmotherknewjusthowIfeltandsheknewthe____:Everyweek,shewo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B．setout C．gaveup D．endedup2、A．changing B．expanding C．decreasing D．disappearing3、A．fault B．difficulty C．interest D．pride4、A．consistedof B．differedfrom C．belongedto D．madeup5、A．follow B．accompany C．stop D．notice6、A．forgot B．desired C．proved D．pretended7、A．undoubtedly B．especially C．even D．never8、A．arrived B．approached C．agreed D．returned9、A．creativity B．guidance C．cooking D．observing10、A．envious B．skeptical C．proud D．fond11、A．judgment B．influence C．dependence D．impression12、A．feed B．relax C．convince D．enjoy13、A．Embarrassed B．Unfortunate C．Ashamed D．Unwilling14、A．appreciated B．missed C．imagined D．responded15、A．cure B．reason C．feeling D．rule16、A．expectations B．recipes C．promises D．words17、A．health B．money C．weight D．promotion18、A．apart B．down C．up D．out19、A．problems B．anxieties C．benefits D．victories20、A．completely B．casually C．regularly D．gradually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）Peeling（削皮）vegetablescanbethe1．boringpartofanymealasyouspendextraminutes2．preptime.Andwhenyou'redoe,you3．(leave)withapileofunusableskins4．usuallyendupinthegarbagecan.Butaccordingtohealthexperts,whatwethrowawayisactuallyoneofthehealthiest5．(part)ofourfoods.DailyMailOnlinespoketoMaryJaneDetroyer,aregistereddietitianandnutritionistbasedinNewYork,about6．weshouldn'tbepeelingourvegetablesandallthehiddenbenefits7．(find)intheskins.AccordingtoDetroyer,thereareseveralreasonstobeleavingtheskinson,andthemainreasoniswhatyoudeprive（使丧失）yourbodyofwhenyoupeel8．off.Theskinsofproducelikepotatoes,carrots,andcucumbersallhaveplentyofhealthbenefits."Theskinshavealotoffiberandit'sinsoluble（不溶性）fiber,especially9．theskinsarecolorful,"DetroyertoldDailyMailOnline.“Mostofthetime,10．majorityofthevegetable'snutrientsareintheskins.”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。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（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearTom，Howtimeflies！Nextweekisyourbirthday、Happybirthdayforyou！I'vesentyouacanofteaasagift，whichIhopeyouwilllikeit、NowIwillintroduceChineseteaculturetoyou、Chineseteahashistoryofmorethan4，000years、Generalspeaking，there'remanykindofteainChina，includinggreentea，redteaandsoon、Drinkteahasmanybenefits、Forexample，itcanmakepeoplerelaxing、Besides，ithasbeenprovedthatteawasbeneficialtopeople'shealthy、Nowonderthatteaisbecomeincreasinglypopularwithpeoplearoundtheworld、IhopeyouwillloveChineseteaandteaculture、Happybirthday！Yours，LiHua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John对茶感兴趣。请用英语给他写一封邮件，诚邀他参加即将在宁波举办第九届国际茶文化节(the9thInternationalTeaCultureFestival)，并简要介绍茶文化节活动及我国茶的历史，茶的益处等。注意：1）词数100左右；2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。HiJohn,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Lihua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、A5、A6、D7、C8、C9、A10、A11、A12、B13、A14、B15、D16、A17、C18、A19、C20、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、1、B2、C3、B4、A5、B22、1、C2、D3、C4、A23、1、D2、C3、C4、B5、B24、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,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.Iapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandas