2023-2024学年山东省烟台市芝罘区烟台一中高三最后一卷英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年山东省烟台市芝罘区烟台一中高三最后一卷英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot2．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might3．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread4．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what5．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that6．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked7．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after8．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon9．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand10．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however11．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last12．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive13．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．as B．thatC．which D．whether14．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose15．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond16．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise17．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had18．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.19．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got20．Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe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）Howmanygirlsinthisworldfallbehind?Theanswerishard—toomanytocount.Thisiswhythephrase“GoGetItGirl”poppedupinmyheadoneday.Thiswouldbemyproject.ThusbeginsthejourneyofmyColdAwardproject,thelargestandmostimportantstepofGirlScouts(女童子军).“GoGetItGirl”isagirl’sself-empowerment(自我授权)projectcenteredonawebsitecalled.Itfocusesonareasincludingeducation,health,andfinancialliteracy.Theeducationsectionincludesinformationonapplyingtocollegeand,maintaininggoodgrades.Thehealthsectioncontainsinformationonbasichealthandself-respect.Lastly,thefinancialliteracysectionhasalltheinformationagirlneedstomanagehermoneyproperly.Aspartofmyproject,Iwasabletoworkone-on-onewithgirlsinelementary,middle,andhighschool.Igaveaspeechatalocalhighschool’sCollegeNight.IspoketoHispanicgirlsandtheirparentsaboutapplyingtocollege.Inaddition,IworkedwithanorganizationcalledCoolGirls,Inc.CoolGirlsisanorganizationfocusedontheadvancementofgirlsinallaspectsoftheirdevelopment.Iworkedattheafterschoolprogram,CoolGirlsClub.ThegirlsIworkedwithwereprimarilyminorities,andCoolGirlstrulyhelpsthemtoriseaboveanycurrentdifficultiesintheirlives.Toprovideinspirationforthegirlswhovisit,Iinterviewedsuccessfulwomeninmycommunity,includingadoctorandbusinessowner.Theprojecthasbeenalotofwork,aridit’snotoveryet.Itwillneverbeover,hopefully,becauseIwillalwayslookforwaystohelpgirls.1、603．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“poppedup”inParagraphto)referto?A．tookroot.B．gainedpopularity.C．madeitsway.D．appearedallofasudden.2、605．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthefirstparagraph?A．Whythewriterstarted“GoGetItGirl’.B．Whymanygirlsfallbehind.C．HowGirlScoutsisfounded.D．WhatGirlScoutsrefersto.3、607．Whatcanhelpagirllearnhowtomakebothendsmeet?A．Education.B．CoolGirlsClub.C．Financialliteracy.D．CollegeNight.4、609．Whydidthewriterinterviewsuccessfulwomeninthecommunity?A．TofinishtheGoldAwardprojectassoonaspossible.B．Tooffergoodideastogirlsvisiting.C．Topromotethelocalcommunityconstruction.D．Toseekfinancialsupportfortheproject22．（8分）Eachdaytheonlinecommunityreportsoncountlesssocialjusticeissuesaroundtheworld.Fromclimatechangeandgunviolencetonaturaldisasters,readerscomeacrossastory,learnaboutanissueandoftenfeelcompelledtohelp.However,withoutanyguidanceonhowtomakeadifference,manyabandontheattemptandmoveonwiththeirday.IdealImpact,anewWeb-basedapp(应用程序),seesthatasalostopportunity.Theappisdesignedtoconnectnewsstorieswithefficientwaystohelpmakeadifferenceintherealworld.Let’ssay,forexample,yourecentlyreadanarticle,“Theheartbreaking,worldofcaptive(被抓的)exoticbirds”andfeltmovedbythestoriesoftheoftensadlivesthosebirdsareforcedtolive.Onceinstalledonyourphoneorbrowser,IdealImpactwouldshowyouopportunitiestovolunteer,donateorgetinvolvedtohelpcaptiveexoticbirds.Founder,OlivierKamanda,explainsinthecompany’svideo,“Whatwouldhappenwhenyoucomeacrossastorythatmakesyouwanttogetinvolvedin?Thatarousesafundamentalquestion,‘HowcanIhelp?’Unfortunatelythereisnoplatformthattakesyoufromthatmomentofinspirationtoameaningfulserviceopportunity.Soeveryyear90millionpeopleareinspiredtogetinvolvedtodosomethingwiththeirtimeandtheydon’tknowhow.Andthatcomesatacostof207billiondollarsinlostvolunteertimeanddonations.”KamandasaidinaninterviewwiththeSmithsonian,“Ourappbridgesthegapbetweenpeoplewhoareinspiredtomakeadifferenceandorganizationsthatneedsupport.”Oncetheappisinstalledasabrowserplugin(插件)onadesktopormobiledevice,youcanreadthenewsasyounormallywould.Andthen,whenyoucomeacrossastorythatinspiresyoutotakeaction,youcanclickontheIdealImpactbuttonthatappearsinthemainmenuofyourbrowser.Thatwillloadtheappandshowyouopportunitiestogetinvolvedwithnon-profitorganizationsthatareworkingtodealwiththeissueyoujustreadabout.1、WhatisIdealImpact?A．Itssoftware.B．It’sacharitygroup.C．It’sacomputercompany.D．It’sanon-profitorganization.2、HowdoestheauthorexplainthefunctionofIdealImpact?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingfigures.C．Bygivingquotations.D．Bygivinganexample.3、WhatcanIdealImpactdo?A．Itcanhelppeoplemakeacontribution.B．Itcanhelppeoplesearchforexoticbirds.C．Itcanhelppeoplereadnewsstoriesmoreeasily.D．Itcanhelppeoplemakeadifferencetotheircareer.4、WhatwillhappenafteryouclickontheIdealImpactbutton?A．Youwillhavefunnewstoread.B．Youwillfindasolutiontoaproblem.C．Youmaygetaccesstoarelatedcharity.D．Themainmenuofyourbrowserwillappear.23．（8分）Saying''I'msorrywhenyou'vehurtsomeonecanbeahardthingtodo.We’restubborncreatures,afterall,anddon’tlovedealingwithitwhenwe’rewrong.Butapologizing,andmeaningit,isanimportantpartoftheforgivenessprocess.MichaelMcCulloughmadearesearchandfoundthatthemostsincere,forgiveness-inducingapolog.esincludesaying“I’msorry”,offeringtomakeupforthewrongdoinginsomeway,andtakingresponsibility.Andthereasonwhytheyworksowellislargelybasedonprinciplesofevolution,theapologiesmakethetransgressor(犯错的人}seemmorevaluableasarelationshippartner,andalsohelpthevictimfedlessatriskofgettinghurtagain.Onebasicscientificimplicationoftheresultsisthatthehumanpsychologyofconflictresolutionisunusuallysimilartothatofanimalswhichliveingroups.“Manygroup-livinganimals,particularlymammals,seemtousepeacemakinggestures'assignalsoftheirdesiretoendconflictandrestorecooperativerelationshipswithotherindividualsafteraggressiveconflicthasoccurred,”McCulloughsaid.“Weseemtoreachacommonviewonthispoint.”“Iwouldsaythatempathy(情感共鸣）isapartofgoodmentalhealth,andthatcouldbeapartofthenaturalselectionprocess,too,''BethanyMarshallsays.“Humanswithempathytendtobehealthierandmakebetterchoicesinlife,whilethosewhoareaggressivedon’ttendtodoaswell.”,Andhavingempathywhenyou'vehurtsomeone,shesays,isthebestwaytoapologize.”Themostimportantthingisthatyoufeeltheotherperson'spain,''sheexplains.“Soinsteadofusinglogictoexplainordefend,lookinwardtoidentifywhyyoudidthebadthing.Thenconveythattothemandsaythatyouwouldliketomakeitbetter.Thatcounts.”Youcanmakeitevenbetterbymakingsuretoactdifferentlythenexttimearound——whatthestudyauthorsreferredtoas“compensation”（补偿).Butwhattendstohappenoften,saysMarshall,isthatpeoplegetdefensiveaboutwhatthey'vedone,orevenmadatthepersonthey'vewronged.Sowatchyourresponse,becausetheworstapology,sheadds,“isonewherethevictimisblamed.''1、Intheexperiment,McCulloughfindthat_?A．animalsaremorecooperativewithotherindividualsB．humans'psychologyisveryclosetoanimals’whendealingwithconflictsC．aggressiveconflictsaren'teasytoendamonganimalsD．signalgesturesmayhelpendconflicts2、AccordingtoMarshall,peoplewithempathytendto_?A．defendthemselvesforwhattheyhavedoneB．trytoexplainwhytheydosomethinglogicallyC．findfaultwiththemselvesseriouslyD．showaggressivebehaviorsinlife3、Tomakeupforthewrongdoing,youneedto?A．conveythebadthingstoothersB．experiencetheotherperson’spainC．becarefulofyourresponseD．promisetobehaveyourselfwellnexttime4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeofthepassage?A．TopresentthereasonswhyapologizingintherightwaymattersB．ToshowthewayshowyouacceptapologizingofothersC．TotelltheoccasionwhenitissuitabletoapologizeD．Toexplainthewordsthatyouuseforanapology24．（8分）IrecentlypostedapictureonFacebookfromthemovieMadMax,afilmwheretwogroupsracethroughthedesertinsteampunkvehicles,andwrote,“Actualpictureofmywaytoworktoday.”ItwasmeanttobeajokebecauseofthesandstormsinBeijing,butoneofmyfriendsfrombackhomethoughtitwasreal.Icouldn’timaginehowtheycouldthinkthatisactuallywhatChinaislike.ChinahassomanymoreconveniencesandadvantagesthantheWest,andmanyofmyfriendsagree.“Idon’tknowhowIwillbeabletodealwhenIgobackhome,”saidafriendwhoisabouttoendhergapyearinBeijing.“I’vebecomesospoiledinChina.Chinaseemstobeleadingthewayininnovationandconveniencefordailylife.BackhomeIcouldnevershop,pulloutmyphoneandscanaQRcodetopay.TherehavebeenrumorsofstartingbikesharinginmyhometownforyearswithlittlesuccesswhilebikesharingsuddenlyappearedinBeijingovernight.Ijuststepoutsideandscanacode,andIamonmyway.Goingouttoeatwithagroupoffriendsbackhomewastroublesomeforboththegroupandtheservers.Splittingchecksandswiping(刷)10differentcardsormakingchangeforeachpersoninthegroupcanbeapain.ButwithChina’sWeChat,youcanquicklysendyourfriendsyourpartofthebill.Thelistgoeson…WhenIfirstarrivedinBeijing,Iwasdeadsetonleavinginamonth.Thatmonthhascomeandgone.Now,whensomeoneasksmewhenI’mcomingback,Ithinktomyself,“Whoknows?”WhilemyfriendsthinkI’mridingthroughthedesertonamotorbike,Iamactuallytakinga“Didi”forwhatistheequivalentof$5intheUS.Withalltheconveniencesandtechnologyhere,Imayneverwanttogoback.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceamovie.B．Totellaninterestingstory.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．ToshowtheweatherinBeijing.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstcametoBeijing?A．Hecouldn’tstandtheweather.B．Hedidn’twanttostaylong.C．Heneverwantedtogobackhome.D．Hewasamazedatthebikesharing.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Chinaisthefirstcountrytostartbikesharing.B．TheauthorhasbecomeusedtomobilepaymentinChina.C．PeoplealwaysuseWeChattopaywheneatingoutintheUS.D．Theauthor’sfriendsallknowtheconvenienceoflivinginChina.4、Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?A．BikesharinghasspreadalloverChina.B．ForeignershavemisunderstandingsofChina.C．TechnologyhasbroughtmuchconvenienceinChina.D．Lifeinforeigncountriesisnotaseasyaswethought.25．（10分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二维码).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反垄断)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon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）Itwasmyfirstyearofgraduateschoolandmyprofessorwasstandingontheplatform.Hewastellingusabouta1hemadeyearsago.Aboutadecadeearlier,myprofessorhadbeenasalesmanageratalargecompany.Theywere2anationalcampaignandpreparingforamajorbrandlaunch.Myprofessorwas3theoperation.Foralmosttwomonthsbeforethelaunchday,hewas4alloverthecountrytotalkwithmajorpartners.5crossingthecountryonflights,hewasalsotryingto6hisdepartment.Forweekshewouldhavemeetingsallday,answer7andphonecallsallnight,and8threeorfourhoursofsleep.Theweekbeforethebiglaunchday,hisbody9.Hehadtoberushedtothehospital.Majororganshadstartedto10fromthelong-termstress.Hespentthenexteightdaysinhospital,11todoanythingasthelaunchdaycameandwent.Imaginethatyour12andenergyareabucketofwater.Inyourdailylife,therearethingsthat13yourbucketup.Theseareinputslikesleep,nutrition,laughter,andotherformsof14.Therearealsoforcesthatdrain(使排出)thewaterfromyourbucket.Theseare15likestressfromworkorschool,relationshipproblems,orotherformsofanxiety.Theforcesthatdrainyourbucketaren’tall16.Toliveaproductivelife,itcanbeimportanttohavesomethings17outofyourbucket.Workinghardinthegym,atschool,orattheofficeallowsyoutoproducesomething18.Butpositiveoutputsarestilloutputsandtheydrainyourenergy19.Theseoutputsaregradual.Evenalittleleakcanresultinsignificantwaterloss20time.1、A．prediction B．decision C．fortune D．mistake2、A．attheendof B．inthemiddleof C．atthemercyof D．onthewayto3、A．sponsoring B．leading C．assisting D．adopting4、A．researching B．driving C．flying D．inspecting5、A．Before B．Though C．While D．Since6、A．run B．promote C．expand D．observe7、A．emails B．charges C．problems D．doors8、A．pullin B．squeezein C．takein D．bringin9、A．giveup B．givein C．giveout D．giveaway10、A．disappear B．suffer C．function D．fail11、A．ready B．unwilling C．eager D．unable12、A．health B．status C．success D．reputation13、A．break B．pack C．fill D．cover14、A．rest B．recovery C．entertainment D．accommodation15、A．restrictions B．consequences C．examples D．outputs16、A．uncontrollable B．unpredictable C．uncomfortable D．unfavorable17、A．flowing B．slipping C．escaping D．growing18、A．typical B．valuable C．casual D．exotic19、A．suddenly B．surprisingly C．partly D．thoroughly20、A．over B．beyond C．after D．before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）LiQiangcouldn’tbelievethathewastaking1．thisprizethathewonlastyear.Thecompany“FutureTours”transportedhim2．(safe)intothefutureinatimecapsule.Confusedbythenew3．(surround),hewashitbyalackoffreshair.Hisheadached.Theairseemedthin,asthoughitscombinationofgaseshadlittleoxygen4．(leave).WangPingadvisedhimtoputonamaskand5．(hurry)guidedhimthroughtoasmallroomfor6．rest.HelostsightofWangPingwhentheyreached7．lookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriages8．(fly)byinalldirections.Afterwards,he9．(show)intoastrange-lookinghouse.Exhausted,he10．(slide)intobedandfellfastasleepthere.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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。DearBrown,LastsummerItakeapart-timejobintheInternationalCampforchildren、IhavebeentoldonemoreworkerwillbeneededinthisyearandIthinkyouarefittoit、Howaboutjoinus?Thecampisatthefootofasmallhillclosetoariver、Itissoabeautifulplace!Wecanhearbirdssinginghappyallaround、Everybodysleepsintents,thatisveryexciting、Weusuallyworkonlyfivehoursaday,sowewillhaveplentyofsparetimevisittheareaandhaveafun、Iamsureitwillbeanunforgettableexperience、Ifyouareinterestinginit,replytomesoon．Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）快餐在中国非常流行，尤其受到青少年的青睐，某英文报委托你写一篇有关快餐食品的英语短文。并包括如下要点：1.快餐受欢迎的原因：方便，省时；（2）价格合理,服务好。2.快餐食品的不足：营养不均衡。3.你对快餐的态度和观点。注意：1.词数：100左右；2.从营养角度来讲：intermsofnutrition________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、C5、D6、B7、C8、D9、D10、A11、B12、B13、B14、C15、A16、B17、B18、A19、A20、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、603．D2、605．A3、607．C4、609．B22、1、A2、D3、A4、C23、1、B2、C3、D4、A24、1、C2、B3、B4、C25、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗礼)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentR