上海市市北中学高三下学期第六次检测新高考英语试卷及答案解析

上海市市北中学高三下学期第六次检测新高考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith2．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a;不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a;the3．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold4．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind5．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither6．Theaccidenthavebeencausedbyadogrunningacrosstheroad,butwedon’tknowforsure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must7．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions8．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While9．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve10．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee11．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed12．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious13．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous14．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown15．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected16．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively17．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay18．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will19．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied20．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful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）Itisreportedthatbagsaregettingbiggerallthetime，andthattherearemorebagsperpersononthestreettodaythanatanyothertimeinhistory．Ifthisistrue，possibleexplanationscouldincludethewideuseofsmallelectricandelectronicdevices，areading-materialexplosion，apopularinteresttowardtightorpocketlessclothing，orcheapbagmakinglaboroverseas.But，muchasnaturefindsways—suchasdisease—tocontroloverpopulation，citylifehasthrownupimpediments(障碍)tobags．Toentermanypublicbuildings，suchastheatresandrailwaystations，youmustgothroughasearchorgobagless．Thecityhascountlessbagrules．Itishardtokeepthemallstraight，andyou'reneversure，whenleavinghomefortheday，whetheritmightbeabadideatobringonealong．Lastweek，theNewYorkPublicLibrarygotinthegame．Students，researchers，writers，historians，andanyoneelsewhohasgotusedovertheyearstotreatingthevastRoseMainReadingRoomasanofficeorareadingroomcameupagainstanewrule．Youarenolongerallowedtobringabaglargerthaneleveninchesbyfourteeninchesintothelibrary．Ifyouwalkinwithone，youmustleaveitatthecoatcheck．Youmaykeepitscontentswithyou，however，andthelibraryprovidesbigclearplasticbagsforthem．Youreturnthemwhenyoucomebackforyourownbag．Whatthelibraryistryingtoprevent，inthiscase，ispeopletakingthingsout，ratherthanbringingthingsin．Alibrariansaidonthesecondday，”It’sabigchangeforpeoplewhousedtocomeandbringinhalftheirflats．Thepeoplewhousethelibraryresponsiblywillcontinuetodoso．Thepeoplewhostealwillcontinuetogetawaywithit，iftheyreallywantto．”1、Howmanyreasonsdoestheauthorlisttoexplainthechangesrelatedtobags?A．2B．3C．4D．52、Whatdothebagrulesinmanypublicbuildingsrequirepeopletodo?A．Havetheirbagsexamined.B．Payforbringinginbags.C．Leavetheplacesbagless.D．Usebigclearplasticbags.3、WhatisthepurposeofthenewruleattheNewYorkPublicLibrary?A．Tochangepeople’swayofreading.B．Topreventpeoplestealingthings.C．Tohelppeoplebetterusethelibrary.D．Tostoppeoplefrombringingindangerousthings.4、Howistheeffectofthenewruleaccordingtothelibrarian?A．Excellent．B．Satisfactory．C．Harmful．D．Limited．22．（8分）Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We’veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon’tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.Mostpeopledon’tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.There’sno“gettingridofpeople”.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother’slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon’tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.Whataboutloyalty?Shouldn’tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn’tyoustickbythem?Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren’tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,“I’msorry,butIcan’thaveyouinmylifeanymore."Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it’softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatitisalsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval,encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.1、Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges,peoplemay________.A．joinanewsocialcommunityB．influencetheirfriendsaroundC．choosetheirfriendshipspurposelyD．havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3inthepassage?A．Everyonehasatleastonefriend.B．Friendshipstillexiststhoughthere’slessconnection.C．Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.D．Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendequally.3、Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheloyaltytofriends?A．Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.B．Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.C．Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmloyou.D．Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke.4、Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?A．Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.B．Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofit.C．Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.D．Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue.23．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.24．（8分）Justafewyearsoutoflawschool,IdecidedthatIwantedtowritefictions.TheonlythingIhadeverpublishedbeforewasalaw-reviewarticle.IhadmadegreateffortstowritewhenIcamehomeatnightafterwork,butIwastootired.Idecidedtoquitmyjob.IbeganmynewlifeonaFebruarymorning.Isatdownatmykitchentableat7:30amandmadearesolution.EverydayIwouldwriteuntillunchtime.ThenIwouldliedownonthefloorfor20minutestorestmymind.Afterthat,Iwouldreturntoworkforafewmorehours.Inmyfirstyear,Isoldtwostories.ThenIwroteanovel,butIthoughtitwasn’tgoodenough,soIendedupputtingitinadrawer.Mysecondnovel,BillyLynn’sLongHalftimeWalk,waspublishedtoglowingreviewsandreceivedtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardforfiction.Mysuccesssoundslikeafamiliarstory,butactuallyitwasfarfromsudden.Iquitmyjob,andforeverystoryIpublishedinthoseyears,Ihadatleast30rejections.ThenovelthatIputawayinthedrawertookmyfouryears.Mybreakthroughcamein2006,18yearsafterIfirstsatdowntowriteatmykitchentable.Sometimesgenius(天才)isjustthethingthatcomesoutafter20yearsofworkingatyourkitchen.Also,doingsomethingtrulycreativerequirestheenergyofyouth.OrsonWellesmadehismasterpiece,CitizenKan,at25.T.S.EliotwroteTheLoveSongofJ.AfredPrufrockat23.1、Whendidtheauthordecidetodevotehimselftowritingfictions?A．Whenhewastiredfromhiswork.B．Straightaftergraduationfromlawschool.C．Onbeinginformedhislaw-reviewarticlecameout.D．Whenhishobbywasdisturbedbyhiswork.2、Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthattheauthor.A．ledawealthylifeB．arrangedhislifereasonablyC．wastoodiligenttorelaxhimselfD．remainedsingle3、Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.C．Itisnevertoooldtolearn.D．Itisthefirststepthatcoststroublesome.4、WhydidtheauthorgivetheexampleofOrsonWellesandT.S.Eliot?A．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthemandhimself.B．Toshowcreativityneedsenergyandefforts.C．Topersuadethereadersoftheirgreattalents.D．Torecommendtheirtwomasterpieces.25．（10分）An11-year-oldgirlfromBelthangady,India,recentlymadenewsheadlinesforhavingaround60deadantspulledfromhereyes.Asforhowtheinsectsgotthere,somedoctorsthoughttheyenteredherbodythroughtheears.Lastweek,thegirl,knownonlyasAshwini,startedcomplainingofseverepaininhereyes.Shetoldherparentsthatshefelttherewassomethingstuckinhereyes,andwhentheychecked,theydidfindasmallantinoneofhereyes.Theydidn’tpaymuchimportancetoit,astheyassumedtheinsecthadgottentherebyaccident,butitwasn’tlongbeforethegirlagainstartedreportingpaininhereyes.Theydiscoveredmoredeadants,andthistime,theytookhertohospital.AlocaldoctortoldAshwini’sparentsthattheinsectsmusthavefirstenteredherbodythroughtheearsandthensomehowmadetheirwaytohereyes.Hegavehersomeeye-dropstohelpwiththeirritation（刺激）,butthegirlstillhas5to6antspulledfromhereyesdaily.Aweekago,theDailyMailreportedthatAshwini’seyesproducedaround60deadantsinaperiodof10days.AsdoctorsinBelthangadywereleftscratchingtheirheadsabouthowtheantsreachedAshwini’seyesorwhattheycoulddotostoptheunusualphenomenon,shewastakentoaneyehospitalinMoodabidri,whereherfamilyhopetogetsomeanswers.IBTimesreportsthatAshwini’sparentsfearedshehadbeenaffectedbysomeevilspirit,sotheyalsotookhertoanastrologer（占星家）whotoldthemthattheantsintheeyeswerecausedbysomethingcalledNagaDosha.Butwhoknows?1、WhydidAshwinirecentlymakenewsheadlines?A．Becauseofherloveforinsects.B．Becauseofherextraordinaryskills.C．Becauseofherstrangeexperience.D．Becauseofherabilitiestocontrolants.2、HowdidAshwini’sparentsreactwhenfindinganantinhereye?A．Theydidn’ttakeitseriously.B．Theytriedtheirbesttocomforther.C．Theysenthertohospitalimmediately.D．Theydidn’tthinkitwasjustanaccident.3、Theunderlinedpartinparagraph4mostprobablymeans“”.A．feelingangryaboutB．showingdisagreementaboutC．beingoptimisticaboutD．feelingpuzzledabout4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutAshwinifromthetext?A．Hereyesnolongerproducedeadants.B．Eye-dropsareoflittlehelptohereyes.C．Thedeadantscausenoharmtohereyes.D．Onlytheastrologerhasfoundoutthetruth.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）Shuttingthedoorheavily,seven-year-oldVitostormedintotheroomafterschool.He1himselfintothesofaandcriedloudly,“Dad,Iamvery2.”Vito’sfatherwasquietlylisteningwhileworking.Vitosaid,“Joaquinmademelose3infrontofmyfriends.Ihopehe4afewparticularlybadluckthings.”Hisfatherwenttoacomer,5abagofcoalandsaidtoVito,“Son,6thatwhiteshirtasJoaquin,andthebagofcoalassomebadluckthings.Usecoaltohitthewhiteshirt.7thateverytimeyouhitoneontheshirt,Joaquinmetwithabadluckthing.Whenyoufinishhittingallthecoal,seewhatwill8.”Vitothoughtthegame9.Hepickedupcoaltothrowintotheshirt.However,theshirtwashunginthe10rope.Hetriedagainandagain.He11throwingallthecoal,butonlyafewontheshirt.FatheraskedVito,“Howdoyoufeelnow?”“It12me,butIamhappynow.”Fathersawhissondidnotunderstandhis13,soheletVitolookinalarge14.Whathecouldonlyseefromhisfacewaswhite15.Thenthefathersaid,“Yousee,thewhiteshirtdidnotbecomeparticularlydirty,butyouhavebecomea16person,.Youwantalotofbadluckthingsonothers;the17isthatthemostunfortunatething18onourselves.There,ourbad19maycauseotherstosufferbadluck,butthestainslefttousisdifficultto20.”1、A．threwB．enjoyedC．sentD．helped2、A．coolB．anxiousC．excitedD．angry3、A．heartB．interestC．faceD．hope4、A．runsoverB．comesacrossC．takesupD．makesout5、A．foundB．suppliedC．spottedD．placed6、A．viewB．paintC．wearD．design7、A．SenseB．ImagineC．MindD．Believe8、A．appearB．settleC．happenD．form9、A．funB．sillyC．dullD．violent10、A．tightB．longC．strongD．distant11、A．riskedB．regrettedC．consideredD．finished12、A．botheredB．puzzledC．tiredD．relaxed13、A．intentionB．lessonC．worryD．solution14、A．boxB．mirrorC．closetD．fence15、A．mouthB．eyesC．teethD．nose16、A．stubbornB．blackC．stupidD．greedy17、A．wonderB．secretC．planD．result18、A．reliesB．passesC．triesD．falls19、A．habitsB．mannersC．thoughtsD．words20、A．acceptB．removeC．repairD．perform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）UNChineseLanguageDay1．(celebrate)yearlyonApril20.Thisyear,DoreenHyndwasamongthoseinvitees,whoareeitherexpertsontheChineseculture2．haveaspecialskillrelatedtoit.HyndastonishedallthosepresentwhileperformingTaiChi,3．Chinesemartial(武术的)artform,ataneventheldbytheUNTaiChiClub.Theaudiencecouldhardlybelieveshewasa93-year-oldgrandma.Itwasdefinitelyamazingthatshecouldbendherbodyandraiseherlegso4．(easy)andkeepherselfstillstandingononeleg.Hyndowes(归功于)allthistohercontinuouspracticeofTaiChi.BorninAustraliain1925,HyndbeganTaiChitraininginher50sandthenmovedtotheUS,5．shelaterbecameaninstructorherself.When6．(ask)aboutthegreatestbenefitshegainedfromTaiChi,Hyndsaid,“balance.”Hyndhasbeenteachingpeopleofallagesanddifferent7．(culture)backgroundshowtopracticeTaiChi.TheyhavebenefitedgreatlyfromtheirassociationwiththeChineseculture.They’vedevelopedabalancedstateofmindandimprovedtheirhealthafter8．(month)ofpractice.TaiChiallowsthesepeople9．(understand)that,fromtheperspective（视角）ofyinandyang,allthingsarecloselyconnectedwitheachother.ThismightbewheretheattractionofTaiChi10．(lie).HyndenjoyssharingthisgreatgiftfromChinawithherstudents.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。TowerBridgeisnotonlyaveryspeciallylandmarkinLondon,butalsooneofthemostfamousbridgeintheworld、TowerBridgehadstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894、OnJune30,1894,thebridgedesigningbyHoraceJonesandWolfeBarrywereconstructed、TowerBridgeconsiststwohugetowers,thatarelinkedtogether、Thebridgestandsataheightof60metersbuttheheightofeachtowerisabout43meters、Themiddlepartofthebridgecanbelifteditupwhenhugeshipspassthroughthatway、Inapast,itwasliftedupnearly50timesperday、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是某报社的编辑Peter，最近收到了一个叫Sunny的中学生给你写的信，在信中她提到不知道该如何与朋友处理好关系，所以向你寻求建议。请根据以下提示，给她写封回信。1.经常与朋友交谈，跟他们分享你的快乐与悲伤；2.互相帮助；3.学会欣赏（appreciate.v）朋友的长处。注意：1.开头，结尾已给出2.词数100左右；3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSunny，______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、D5、C6、A7、C8、D9、B10、B11、B12、D13、D14、B15、A16、D17、B18、C19、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、C2、A3、B4、D22、1、D2、B3、B4、C23、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamo