安徽省庐江县农村六校高三下学期第六次检测新高考英语试卷及答案解析

安徽省庐江县农村六校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．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang2．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested3．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime4．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon5．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase6．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere7．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that8．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each9．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup10．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t11．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt12．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked13．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade14．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost15．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight16．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting17．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose18．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout19．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality20．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.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）EversinceIstartedmyfreshmanyearinanotherstate,I’verealizedthatpeoplemakemanyassumptionsaboutcollegestudents,manyofwhicharebasedonpartying.Evenmysociologyprofessorjokinglytoldourclass;“Ifyourmottoisn’t‘IampartyingthereforeIam,’you’recollegeingwrong.”WheneverIsaypartyingisn’tfun,Igetthesameresponse;wide-eyedstares,droppedjawsandaresounding“Seriously?”whichmakesmefeellikeI’mbeingjudged.Don’tgetmewrong–I’vetriedtoenjoydancinginhot,crowdedspacestoloudrapmusic.Butatlast,I’vealwaysescapedtoanemptycomerwhiletryingtoignorerude,crazypeople.IwonderedifIwasweirdforwantingtostayinonaFridaynighttoreadabook.IevenquestionedwhetherornotIwaslivingthe“authentic”collegeexperience.“Maybeyou-ashyboy-justneedtogooutmore.”Friendshavesaid.Suggestionslikethesemakemethinkaboutfood.Haveyouevertastedsomethingthatsomeoneelsereallylikesandyoudon’t?Whenthathappenstome,Ihaveahabitofeatingmorehopingthatitwilleventuallytastegood.Doesthateverwork?No.Forme,partyingisalotlikethat.FromwhatIcantell,I’mjustnotafan.I’mnottryingtosetmyselfapart-Ijusthaveadifferentdefinitionoffun.Asyoubegintothinkaboutyourpresentcollegelife,Ihopethishelpsyourealizethatthereisn’tjustonewaytoexperiencecollegelife.Someturnupatapartytorelax.Iturntoagoodbook.Whichoptionhaveyoumadeincollege?Andremember:collegeisaplacewhereyoucankeepyourselforiginally.Itmeansnotgoingwiththeflowandmeansfiguringoutwhatyouwantforyourself,originatingyourownvaluesandthinkingawaytowardsyourfuturesuccess.1、（小题1）Whatshouldcollegelifebelikeinmostpeopledopinion?A．Makingassumptionsispartofcollegelife.B．Everyonewilldosomethingwrongincollege.C．Collegestudentsareinvolvedinpartying.D．Collegeprofessorsseldomjokecollegestudents.2、（小题2）Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcollegeparties?A．Comfortable.B．BoringC．Unavoidable.D．Exciting.3、（小题3）Theauthortalksaboutfoodinthefourthparagraphbecause________.A．helikeseatingtastyfoodatparties.B．thereismuchfoodatcollegeparties.C．hewantstocomparefoodtoparties.D．heisreallyafoodfan.4、（小题4）Whatistheauthor’spurposetowritethispassage?A．Toremindcollegestudentsofwhatcollegemeans.B．Tointroducewhatsubjectstudentscanlearnincollege.C．Tosharesomegoodchoicesmostcollegestudentshavemade.D．To-showhisstrongsupportlothepresentcollegelife.22．（8分）THEATRECityVarietiesTheHeadrow，Leeds.Tel.430808Oct10～11onlyANightattheVarieties.AllthefunofanoldmusichallwithBarryCryer，DuggleBrown，6dancers，Mystina，JonBarker，AnneDuvalandtheTonyHarrisonTrio.Laughagainattheoldjokesandlistentoyourfavouritesongs.Performances：8p.m.nightly.Admission：￡5；under16orover60：￡4.YorkTheatreRoyalStLeonard’sPlace，York.Tel.223568Sept23～Oct17GropingforWords－acomedybySueTownsend.BestknownforherAdrianMoleDiaries.Townsendnowwritesaboutaneveningclasswhichtwomenandawomanattend.Agentlecomedy.Admission：Firstnight，Mon：￡2；Tues～Fri：￡3.25～5.50；Sat：￡3.50～5.75.HalifaxPlayhouseKing’sCrossStreet，Halifax.Tel.365998Oct10～17OnGoldenPondbyErnestThompson.Thisisamagicalcomedyaboutrealpeople.Abeautifullyproduced，wellactedplayforeveryone.Don’tmissit.Performances：7：30p.m.Admission：￡2.Mon：2seatsforthepriceofone.GrandTheatreOxfordStreet，Leeds.Tel.502116RestaurantandCafé.Oct1～17TheSecretDiaryofAdrianMole，Aged13.SueTownsend’smusicalplay，basedonherbestsellingbook.Performances：Evenings7：45October10～17，at2：30p.m.NoMondayperformances.Admission：Tues～Thurs：￡2～5；Fri&Sat：￡2～6.1、Whichtheatreoffersthecheapestseat？A．HalifaxPlayhouse.B．CityVarieties.C．GrandTheatre.D．YorkTheatreRoyal.2、Ifyouwanttoseeaplaywitholdjokesandsongs，whichphonenumberwillyouringtobookaseat？A．502116. B．223568.C．365998. D．430808.3、WemaylearnfromthetextthatSueTownsendis________________.A．awriter B．anactressC．amusician D．adirector23．（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）We’veallhadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.1、Howmuchdoweknowabout“Dave”?A．HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.B．Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.C．HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.D．“Dave”isofcoursetheman’srealnameindeed.2、Whydidn’t“Dave”payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?A．Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.B．Hedidn’tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.C．Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.D．Hedidn’tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.3、Whatdrove“Dave”topayfortheparkingticketatlast?A．Astrongsenseofguilt.B．Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.C．Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.D．Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStoryB．MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicketC．UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoad,AnytownCaliforniaD．ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio25．（10分）It'srarethatyouseethewords"shyness"and"leader"inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnet-workersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（内在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?Thenwhathappened?EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence：they"own"themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.A．shypeoplearesensitivetorewardsB．shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontentC．outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchancesD．outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening2、TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.A．shypeoplearelikelytobemodestB．hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublicC．somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschoolD．shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion3、WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.A．successresultsfromdevotion B．shynesscontributestopopularityC．outsiderewardleadstoinsistence D．uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty4、Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.A．givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresultsB．explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutionsC．quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluationsD．makingcontrastsandgivingexamples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）IplayedaracquetballgameagainstmycousinEdlastweek.Itwasoneofthemost1andtiringgamesI’veeverhad.WhenEdfirstphonedand2weplay,Ilaughedquietly,figuringonan3victory.Afterall,Ed’sideaof4hasalwaysbeennothingmore5thanliftingaforktohismouth.6Icanremember,Ed’sbeentheleastphysicallyfitmemberinthefamily,and7proudofhimself.HisbigstomachhasalwaysballoonedoutbetweenhisT-shirtandtrousers.Althoughthefamilyoften8aboutthat,Edrefusedtobuya9T-shirtortoloseweight.SowhenEd10forourgamenotonlywiththebottomofhisshirtgatheredinsidehistrousersbutalsowithastomachyoucouldhardly11,IwassosurprisedthatIwas12.Mycousinmusthavemadeanefforttogethimselfintoshape.13,atthepointinourgamewhenI'dhavepredicted（预计）thescoretobeabout9to1inmyfavor,itwas147to9—andEdwas15.Thesuddenrealizationwaspainful.We16toplayliketwomadmen.Whenthescorewas16up,Iwashavingserious17aboutstayingaliveuntil21yearsold,letalone(更不用说)18thatmanypoints.Whenthegamefinallyended,bothofuswerelyingflatonourbacks,tootiredto19.Inaway,Ithinkwebothwon:Ithegame,butcousinEdmy20.1、A．encouraging B．hopeless C．surprising D．regular2、A．declared B．mentioned C．persuaded D．suggested3、A．unforgettable B．unexpected C．easy D．early4、A．exercise B．preparation C．joy D．fitness5、A．time-saving B．comfortable C．suitable D．effort-making6、A．Assoonas B．Aslongas C．When D．Since7、A．strangely B．personally C．reasonably D．eagerly8、A．cared B．forgot C．quarreled D．joked9、A．clean B．larger C．straight D．darker10、A．setout B．gotready C．arrived D．returned11、A．notice B．admire C．believe D．measure12、A．nervous B．curious C．careless D．speechless13、A．Afterall B．Asaresult C．Aboveall D．Atlast14、A．mistakenly B．then C．instead D．naturally15、A．leading B．coming C．waiting D．counting16、A．pretended B．stopped C．continued D．decided17、A．thoughts B．doubts C．situations D．problems18、A．scoring B．completing C．receiving D．keeping19、A．play B．start C．sleep D．move20、A．friendship B．respect C．support D．favor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）ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.AwakeningofInsects(惊蛰)1．(fall)onMar6andendsonMar20thisyear.AwakeningofInsectssignalsariseintemperatureandincreasedrainfall.Asthe2．(three)solarterminthelunaryear,3．(it)namesuggeststhefactthatanimalssleepinginwinterareawakened4．springthunderandthattheearthbeginstocomebacktolife.Itisthekeytimeforspringagricultural5．(activity).Itisalsoagoodtimeforpeopletoenjoyfunoutdoors,especiallyforpeoplelivinginthecity.6．(drive)tothesuburbs,fishinginalakeorenjoyingthesingingbirdwillmakeforaperfectweekendinspring.Themostpopularfruitinthisseasonispears.EatingpearsaroundtheAwakeningofInsects7．(be)awidely-practicedcustominChina.Astheweathergets8．(warm)andtheairbecomesdrier,peopletendtofeeltheirmouthsandtonguesaredry,9．cancausecoldsorcoughs.Apearissweet,juicyandcold,moistening(湿润)thelungstoarrestacough.10．,pearsarehighlyrecommendedduringtheAwakeningofInsects.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。作文中共有10处错误，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。Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,moreandmorepeoplepossesstheirowncar、Somethoughtitisgoodtoownacar、First,it'sanconvenient,fastandcomfortablemeansoftransportation,thatsavespeoplemuchtimeonthetrip、Italsomakesbusinessesandindustriestodevelopfaster、However,othershavedifferentopinions,thinkingthatcarsgivewastegasesandpollutetheenvironmentaround、Havetoomanycarswillhavesomebadeffects,suchasmoreaccidentsandcrowdedness、Besides,lackingparkinglotsareanotherbigproblem、AsfarasI'mconcerned,weoughttothinkcarefulbeforebuyingcars、Evenifwehavecars,weshoulduseitless、62第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国好友Alice将近期来你所在的城市旅游。请给她写信，告诉她你愿意为她安排住宿及旅游行程。同时，委托她帮你买一个Coach牌子的小钱包，你打算将其作为生日礼物送给妈妈。注意：1.词数120左右；

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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、D2、C3、A4、A5、A6、一、分割分割文件路径分割后的文件路径B分割带有小题的分割路径分割后的路径二、单个文件有标题去重复排序有标题去重复排序号的文件路径三单个文件无标题去重复排序需要去重复题号排序的文件路径四、多个文件夹去重不含题大文件夹路径另存为的文件夹四、替换9分处理语文英语路径五、转docx原始路径转好的路径7、D8、D9、A10、C11、B12、D13、C14、C15、D16、D17、B18、D19、C20、D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、2．C3、4．B【小题3】【小题3】C【小题4】【小题4】A22、1、A2、D3、A23、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,awomanwhohadseenthewo