广东省鹤山一中新高考仿真模拟英语试卷及答案解析

广东省鹤山一中新高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项：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．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when2．I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday3．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference4．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested5．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee6．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．ambition B．attentionC．expectation D．reputation7．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas8．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,9．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout10．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore11．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when12．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey13．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it14．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．addupto D．holdonto15．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping16．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over17．Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all18．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch19．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso20．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who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）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'sattitudetoAmazon22．（8分）Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,‘Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’”saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer.“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword‘gulf’inPara.3mostprobablymeans________.A．interestB．distanceC．separationD．difference2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis________.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents________.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationshipC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepast23．（8分）Humanbrainsbegingrowinganddevelopingataveryyoungage.Theylearnfromthesimplestexperiences,whichenableyourchildrentobeawareoftheworld.There’snodenyingthatoutdoorplayhelpsalot!Timeswhenchildrenhavetowaitfortheirturnsonplaygroundequipmentandfollowingtheplaygroundrulesbysharing,alltheseformcomponentsofahealthysocial-emotionaldevelopment.Youngchildrendeveloptheirsocial-emotionalskillsthroughpracticeandsmallstepsovertime.Asparentsorcaregivers,itisfairlysimpletosupportyourchild’ssocial-emotionalskills.Actslikeholdinghim,touchinghim,andspeakingtohimandgivinghimlovingcareandattentionareallhelpingfactors.Whenyouallowthemfreedomtoplay,itisimportanttofollowtheirinterestsinhelpingbuildtheirsocial-emotionalskills.Difficultiesinsocial-emotionalskillscanoftenleadtochildrenhavingtroublewhenplayingwithotherchildren.Becomingeasilyangryornotempathizing(理解)withotherchildrenareallsignsthatmaypointinthisdirection.Thiscaninturnleadtothemnotempathizingwiththeneedsofotherchildren.Asforthedevelopmentofcognitive(认知的)skills,thesedevelopthroughpracticeandopportunityovertime.Andwhilesomecognitiveskillsmaybegenetic,mostarelearnedthroughreallifesituations.Inotherwords,learningandthinkingskillscanbeimprovedthroughexperiences.Toenablethemtolearn,itisimportantthatwearemindfulofwhatourchildrenareinterestedin.Andthisrealizationisonlysetinplaceoncethechildisgivenenoughroomandtimetogrowandexplore.Deprivingchildrenofsuchexperiencescanmeanthattheymightstrugglewithhigher-levelthinkingskills.Andwhileitisnormaltokeepthemsafe,weforgetthatbyrushingthemandcuttingdownonplaytime,we’reactuallycausingmoreharmthangood.1、Whatcanplayingwithotherchildrengreatlyhelpchildrendo?A．Learnfromotherchildren.B．Developtheirsocialemotion.C．Promotetheirpersonalhobbies.D．Helpthemtocontroltheiremotion.2、Whatusuallybringstroubletoachildwhileplayingwithotherchildren?A．Notunderstandingothers.B．Caringtoomuchaboutothers.C．Lackingsocialemotionalskills.D．Beingmoreselfishthanselfless.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“depriving”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Takingaway.B．Providingfor.C．Referringto.D．Focusingon.4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tocallonustopromotechildren’sinterest.B．Toshowustheimportanceofsocialemotions.C．Totellushowtoimprovechildren’ssocialemotions.D．Topersuadeparentstoallowtheirchildrentoplayoutdoors.24．（8分）Amusicfestivalisacommunityeventfocusingonliveperformancesofsingingandinstrumentplayingthatisoftenpresentedwithatheme.Onthelistarethemusicfestivalsforfansaroundtheworld.Findyourfavoritenow!FieldDayJanuary1,2018.SydneyFieldPaymeansNewYear’sDayforyoungpeopleinSydney.Seenasthecity’soriginalmulti－stageparty,,it’sagatheringoffriendscomingtogetherforagreatfun-filledfirstdayoftheyear.There’sanairofhopeandpositiveenergyonaperfectsummer’sday.TheEnvisionFestivalFebruary22–25,2018,UvitaTheEnvisionFestivalisanannualgatheringinCostaRicathataimstoprovideanopportunityfordifferentculturestoworkwithoneanothertocreateabettercommunity.Thefestivalencouragespeopletopracticeart,music,danceperformances,andeducation.Meanwhile,ourconnectionwithnatureisexpectedtobestrengthened.TheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalMarch2-4,2018,PhoenixTheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalisPhoenix、musicalcelera,onofcommunityculture.Sinceitsfoundingin2004fitistheonly100%non–profitmusicfestivaldesignedtosupport,entertainandeducatethecommunity.Thefestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorseachyearfromaroundthecountry,anditisanopportunitytoexperiencetrueculture.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalApril19-22,2018,DaleTheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalisanationallyknownmusicfestivalforAmericanmusic.ThefestivalisheldinthecountryofTexasattheheightofthewildflowerseason.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivaloffersgreatmusicandactivitiesforthewholefamily.1、InwhichcitycanpeopleenjoyafunNewYear’sDay?A．PhoenixB．Uvita.C．SydneyD．Dale2、WhatisspecialabouttheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival?A．Itencouragespeopletoreceiveeducation.B．Itisnotaimedatmakingmoney.C．Itprovidesanopportunityforfriendgathering.D．Itfocusesonculturalexchanges.3、Whichfestivalsareconnectedwithnature?A．FieldDayandtheEnvisionFestival.B．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.C．TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalandtheMcDowllMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.D．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheOldSettler’sMusicFestival.25．（10分）TheQueenhashadtosaygoodbyetooneofherlongtimecompanions,herbelovedpetcorgiHolly,whohassadlypassedawayaged13.Thecorgiwillprobablybefamiliartoroyalfanswhowouldrecognizeherfromthe2012LondonOlympicsopeningvideo.ThedogwassufferingfromoldageandwasputdownatBalmoralaftersufferingfromanillness,leavingHerMajestythreesurvivingpetdogs,Willowandtwocorgi-dachshundcrosses,VulcanandCandy.AccordingtoaspokespersonforBuckinghampalace,theQueenwasdeeplyupsetbyHolly’spassingandshedoesn’tlikeseeingherdogssuffer.Hollyhadattainedaverygoodage.Shegetsmoreunsettlediftheysufferandsheknowsthatputtingadogdownisoftenthekindestsolution.ShewasdevotedtoHollyandwherevertheQueenwas,thedogwasneverfarbehind.HollywasincludedinoneoftheportraitsfortheQueen’s90thbirthday,alongwithherotherthreepetdogs.AlthoughtheQueenusuallyhasseveralpetcorgis,itwasrecentlyrevealedthatsheiskeennottobreed（繁殖）anymoreofthedogs.MontyRoberts,ahorsetrainerwhohaspreviouslygivenadvicetoQueen,toldtheDailyMail,“Shewouldn’tleaveanyyoungdogsbehindifshedied.Shewantedtoputanendtoit.HerMajestyhadpreviouslynamedoneofherdogsafterherfriend,butthedogdiedin2012.Dogsloveforlesstimethanhumanbeingsandweknowwe’regoingtolosethem—buttheyarepartoftheQueen’sfamily.She’llbequiteupset.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“puttingadogdown”inParagraph3?A．Helpingadogtosurvive.B．Lettingadoggo.C．Writingdownthestoryofadog.D．Killingadogwithoutcausinganypain.2、Wemaylearnfromthetextthat________.A．thepetcorgiCandyonceappearedinLondonOlympicsopeningvideo.B．theQueenfeltupsetforthepassingawayofherbelovedpetdog.C．theQueenhasdecidedtoreproduceanotheryoungpetcorgiD．therearealtogetherthreedogsmentionedinthetext.3、Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewspaperB．afilmreviewC．abiographyD．adocumentar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）Myfriendcalledmeovertotheplayarea.Myheart1.Thelookonherfaceprettymuch2itall.Isawmy25-momh-oldsittingwithherhead3lownexttoyourlittleboyashischeckswereredwithlotsoftears.Theplayareawasquitecrazyandyouhadn't4yetrealizedwhatmylittlegirlhaddonetoyourson.My5maternal（母亲的）reactionwastoholdyourpreciouspoorbabyupinmyarmsandimmediately6you.Asweexchanged7,youimmediately8tohughimandcomforthiminyourarms.Youdidn't9meormychildandIwillbehonest-Iwouldn'thave10ifyoudid.Icouldblameitonthe11she'sgoingthrough,asweareexperiencingatightfamilybudget.IcouldthinkofwhereImusthavegonewrongasshehasmetthiskindofmatterbeforeandclearlynotlearnedher12.Icouldrunthroughseveralvalidreasonsofwhyifusis13,andIjustwisheditwouldn'thavehappenedatall,14speaking.AsIsatingreatembarrassmentandshame,Iwasso15youhadgotthem.Thereweremanydayswhenwewerelefttofeelsohelplessand16wherewewentwrong.Todayyoukept17.Youdidn'tpointfingersatmysometimesbadly-behaved25-month-oldgirl.You18thatneitherofuswantedtobeintheposition,andyoudidn'tmakeitharderonmeormydaughterwhomadeabad19.YoumadethisMamaoffourrealizethatmychildrenare20,andtheymakemistakes.1、A．beatB．brightenedC．fliedD．sank2、A．suggestedB．mentionedC．drewD．stopped3、A．stickingB．fallingC．handingD．hanging4、A．alsoB．evenC．justD．never5、A．intelligentB．naturalC．regretfulD．forced6、A．watchoutforB．standforC．cheerforD．lookfor7、A．toysB．giftsC．eyesD．opinions8、A．devotedB．contributedC．appliedD．reached9、A．judgedB．ignoredC．lookedD．responded10、A．runawayB．heldonC．brokendownD．givenup11、A．surpriseB．stageC．examinationD．game12、A．skillB．studyC．intentionD．lesson13、A．normalB．regularC．occasionalD．advanced14、A．generallyB．franklyC．relativelyD．roughly15、A．gratefulB．hopefulC．fearfulD．careful16、A．admireB．remindC．proveD．question17、A．stillB．coolC．energeticD．curious18、A．refusedB．expectedC．understoodD．doubted19、A．apologyB．wishC．performanceD．promise20、A．humansB．friendsC．failuresD．heroes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）IamAdamRouse.Ifirst1．(buy)cannabisfromamaninthestreetandcontinuedtobuycannabisfrom2．(he)forsixmonthsandasaresult,Igotaddicted3．it.Oneday,themanofferedmesomecrackcocaine,amore4．（power）addictive.WhenIwentbacktothemanformorecrackcocaine,heaskedmeforalotofmoney.IwasinterriblepainwhenIcouldn’taffordtobuyanydrugs.5．(get)money,Ibrokeinto6．houseandstolesomethingtosellformoney.ThemoredrugsItook,themoreaddictedIbecame.SoIhadtostealsomethingeverydaytopayforthedrugs.Oneday,I7．（catch）stealingandsenttothepolicestation.Thenextday,adoctorcametoseemeandtoldmethatIcoulddie8．Icouldn’tstoptakingdrugs.Itookhisadviceandstopped9．(immediate).NowIworkinacenterfordrugaddicts,10．(help)otherstostoptakingdrugs.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(\)

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不计分。MyvillagelieinthemountainsinsouthwestChina、Althoughtheclimateandlandscapearepleased,peopleleadatoughlifethere、Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,thegovernmentbegantoattachgreatimportancetoitsdevelopment,undertheinfluenceofthat,people’slivingconditionbegantoimprove、Alotofroadswerebuiltandplentyoftradecenterswerenewlyfound,whichmadethemconvenienttodevelopeconomy、What’smore,greatmanystudentswereadmittedintofamousuniversities、Inaword,thanktothegovernment’ssupport,greatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinthepastfewyears、Myvillagetakesupanewlooknow、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你叫李华，你们学校将组织高三毕业典礼，并在校园网上公布了如下方案，征求师生意见。写一封邮件给活动组织者，内容须包括:❶你认为方案中哪些地方需要改进，并提出修改建议；❷你的理由。毕业典礼方案主题:再见了，母校（AlmaMater）！时间:2018年5月31日（周四）下午3:00流程:1.校长致辞2.颁发证书3.学生表演____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、C5、A6、A7、D8、C9、D10、A11、A12、B13、D14、A15、C16、B17、C18、A19、D20、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、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”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveringapublicspeechonthesubjectinNovember1946thatreceivedcoverageonthefrontpageofseveralnewspapers.In1947,CastrojoinedthePartyoftheCubanPeople,foundedbyEduardoChibás.Chibásadvocatedsocialjustice,honestgovernment,andpoliticalfreedom,whilehispartyexposedcorruptionanddemandedreform.ThoughChibáslosttheelection,Castroremaineddevotedtoworkingonhisbehalf.Socialsituationbecomingworse,Castrosoonreceivedadeaththreat