贵州省铜仁市西片区高中教育联盟新高考英语全真模拟密押卷及答案解析

贵州省铜仁市西片区高中教育联盟新高考英语全真模拟密押卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit2．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify3．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited4．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though5．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat6．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed7．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which8．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown9．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that10．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at11．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance12．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem13．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup14．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled15．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who16．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith17．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind18．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through19．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who20．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality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）DavidHepworthandEricWhale,twoScottishmaterialscientists,werelookingforsmartwaystoreusefoodwastewhentheyfiguredouthowtomakenanofibers（纳米纤维）outofleftoversfromcarrotjuice.Thecellulose（纤维素）incarrotsandotherrootvegetables,unlikeotherfibrousmaterialslikewoodorcotton,iseasytoseparateoutfromtherestofthebiowaste.ThescientistscallthematerialCurran,aftertheGaelicwordforcarrot.Andtheysetouttoshowthatitcouldbeusedtoreplaceglassorcarbonfibers.Theysayit'snearlytwiceasstrongandslightlylighterthancarbon.Theywouldjustgotobuyintheirlocalgrocerystore.Buttheysoonrealizedthatthecarrotactuallyworkedwellandthattheycouldturntoagriculturalwastetosourcetheirmaterial.Theyfoundthatthesmartest,mostecologicallyresponsibleuseforthenanofiberswasforprotectivesportinggoods.Andinparticular,motorcyclehelmets,whichhavetobebothstrongandlight.That'sright:Motorcyclehelmetsofthefuturemightbemadefromcarrots,notcarbon.Thequestionhere,firstofall,wastoseewhatcouldbeapossiblemarketforsuchanewfiber,fromanecologicalpointbutalsofromtheeconomicandtechnicalanglestoo,"DavidHepworthsays.That'swherethehelmetcomesin.Theyfoundthatprotectivesportinggoods,whichneedstiff,strong,lightfibersandloweconomicoverhead,weresomeofthebestusecasesforCurran.DavidHepworthandhisteamarealsolookingatthepossibilityofusingitinsurfboardsandinsulation（隔离板）formobilehomes.Thechallengenowistakingthematerialfromthelabtomassproduction.And,makingsurethatit'sstillecologicallysmartonagranderscale.Itdoesn'tmakesensetodevelopamaterialfrombiowasteifthere'snouseforit.Orifturningitintoauseableproducttakesmoreenergythanthenon-renewablechoice.1、WhywasthecarrotchosenbytheScottishscientistsatfirst?A．Itworkedbest.B．Itcouldbeconvenienttoget.C．Itiseasytobebrokenintopieces.D．Itdidlittleharmtotheenvironment.2、WhatisspecialaboutCurrancomparedwithotherfibers?A．Itsshape.B．Itslength.C．Itsquality.D．Itsweight.3、Whichisachallengeforusingthenewmaterialmentionedatpresent?A．Howtouseitwidely.B．Howtomakeitcheaper.C．Howtostudyitoutofthelab.D．Flowtogetitinlargeamounts.4、Whichcanbestserveasthetitleforthetext?A．WaystoReuseBiologicalWastesB．ComingHelmetsMadeofCarrotsC．TheSolutionstoDangerousRidingD．TheChallengeinProducingHelmets22．（8分）BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.1、Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A．OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB．Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.C．FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?A．AnnoyB．BlameC．LookdownonD．Makeupto23．（8分）ThebelovedandlongtimehostofMisterRogers’Neighborhood,FredRogerswasbornonmarch20,1928,inLatrobe,Pennsylvania.AftergraduatingfromLatrobeHighschool,RogerswasadmittedtoDartmouthCollege,wherehestudiedforayearbeforetransferring(转学)toRollinsCollegeinWinterPark,Florida.Rogers,who’dbegunplayingthepianoatayoungage,graduatedwithhighhonourin1951withadegreeinmusiccomposition.Duringhissenioryearofcollegehevisitedhisparentsandwasamazedbythefamily’snewesthouseholdaddition:atelevisionset.Hecouldseeabrightfutureforthemediumand,ashe’dlaterremembered,Rogersimmediatelydecidedhewantedtobeapartofit.Rogers’firstjobintelevisioncamein1953whenhewasemployedtoworkinprogrammingbyWQEDinPittsburgh,arecentlylaunchedcommunityTVstationthatwasthefirstofitskindinthecountry.Inthefollowingyear,hewasco-producinganewprogram,TheChildren’sCorner.ThisallowedRogers,who’dfalleninlovewithpuppetry(木偶戏)asachild,tointroducesomeofhisfavouritepuppetsfromhishometohisyoungaudience.Ashisexperiencegrew,sodidhisaspirations(抱负).Heearnedhisdivinity(神学)degreein1962.AfterthatPresbyterianChurchaskedhimtoservechildrenandfamiliesthroughtelevision.RogersmadehisfirstappearancethefollowingyearasMisterRogersonaCanadianBroadcastSystemshowcalledMisterogers.TheprogramhelpedlaythefoundationinitslookandapproachforRogers’latershow.Canada,however,wasnotwhereRogersorhiswife,Joanne,whomhe’dmetatRollins,wantedtoraisetheirtwoyoungsons.Soon,theRogersfamilywasbackinPittsburgh,whereRogerslaunchedMisterRogers’Neighborhoodin1996.1、WhatinspiredFredRogers’decisiontoenteracareerintelevision?A．Hisparents’encouragement.B．Hismajoratcollege.C．Atelevisionsetinhishome.D．Hisdeeploveinmusic.2、WhichonemainlyinfluencedMisterRogers’Neighborhood?A．MisterogersinCanada.B．TheChildren’sCornerC．Rogers’divinitydegree.D．Rogers’firstjob.3、WhydidthecouplemovebacktoPittsburgh?A．RogersplannedtolaunchMisterRogers’Neighborhoodthere.B．TheythoughtCanadawasunfitforbringinguptheirchildren.C．TheywantedtolookaftertheirparentsbackinAmerica.D．PresbyterianChurchinvitedthembackinAmerica.4、Whatdoesthewholetextmainlytalkabout?A．Rogers’interestsinmusicandpuppets.B．EarlyeducationFredRogersreceived.C．FredRogers’familyandhisexperiences.D．FredRogers’earlylifeandearlycareer.24．（8分）Discovery’sastronautsarrivedtoanexcitingcelebrationWednesdayasnearly700peoplecrowdedanairplanestorageplace,wavingflagsandholdingsignsthatread:“WelcomeHome,Astronauts!”Theseven-personteamreturnedtoEarthonTuesdayafterbeingthefirsttotakeaspaceshuttleintoorbitsincetheColumbiadisaster(灾难)of2003.“Inthelasttwoandahalfyears,wehavebeenthroughtheveryworstthatmannedspaceflightcanbringus,andoverthepasttwoweekswehaveseentheverybest,”NASAAdministratorMichaelGriffintoldtheastronautsandtheirfamiliesandfansWednesday.ThecrowdwavedAmericanflagsfortheU.S.astronautsandJapaneseflagsforcrewmemberSoichiNoguchi,oneofthespacewalkers.“Asarookie（新手）astronaut,Icouldnotaskformore,”Noguchisaid,“Wehadthreespacewalks,twoextradaysinspaceandonegreatteam.”Whilethehomecominghasbeenfilledwithexcitementforwhatmissioncontrollersdeclareda“trulyspectaculartestflight”,uncertaintyremainsforthefutureoftheshuttleprogram.ShortlyafterDiscoveryroseupintospaceJuly26,anearly1-poundlargepieceoffoaminsulation（泡沫绝缘材料）fellfromthefueltank—theverythingthatwassupposedtohavebeenfixedafterColumbiaexploded.ThefoammissedDiscovery,butNASAgroundedallshuttleflightsuntilengineersfixtheproblem.NASAgroundcrewsexaminedDiscoveryafteritsreturnfromorbitandfounditingoodcondition,anofficialsaidWednesdayatNASA’sDrydenFlightResearchCenteratEdwardsAirForceBaseinCalifornia.Technicianscounted101dingsanddivots,including20thatwerelargerthan1inch.SchaafDean,landingsupportgroupchief,saidthenumbersweresimilartotheresultsofothershuttle,post-landingexaminations.Abeginningexaminationoftheshuttle’sthermal（热的）blanketshoweditremainedundamagedduringre-en-tryintotheEarth’sair.(Agencies)1、Thesevenastronauts________.A．arethefirsttotakeaspaceshuttleintoorbitB．tooktheColumbiaintospaceC．returnedtoearthsafelyD．areAmericans2、Accordingtothetext,theNASAofficialsthink________.A．theflightofDiscoveryisafailureB．mannedspaceflighthasbeenthroughthebestinthepastC．theflightofDiscoveryisasuccessD．theastronautsarenationalheroes3、WhentheDiscoverytookoff,________.A．thefueltankburnedB．apieceoffoaminsulationfellC．thesafetybeltisnotfixedD．itknockedintotheColumbia4、Theunderlinedword“grounded”means________.A．(ofaboat)hitthebottomofaseaandbeunabletomoveB．tocauseaboattohitthebottomofaseaorlakeC．topreventaplaneorpersonfromflyingD．tobebasedonsomething25．（10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.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）Youmaybesurprisedtosee“makingsurechildrenneversuffer”asamistake.Thefollowingmayhelpyouunderstandhowrescuingchildrenfromallsufferingweakness.Alittleboyfeltsorryforabutterflystrugglingtofromitschrysalis.Hedecidedtothebutterfly.Sohepeeledthechrysalisopenforthebutterfly.Thelittleboywassotowatchthebutterflyspreaditswingsandflyoffintothesky.Thenhewashorrifiedhewatchedthebutterflyfalltothegroundanddiebecauseitdidnothavethemuscletokeepflying.Infact,thebutterfly’sstruggletothechrysalishelpsthebutterflybecomestronger.Likethelittleboy,toooftenwanttoprotecttheirchildrenfromstruggleintheoflove.Theydon’trealizethattheirchildrenneedtostruggle,toexperience,todealwithdisappointment,andtosolvetheirownproblems.Onlyinthiswaycanchildrentheiremotionalstrength,becomeanddeveloptheskillsnecessaryfortheevenbiggerstrugglestheywillmeetthroughouttheirlives.Childrenexperiencingsufferingscantheupsanddownsoflife.However,itisn’thelpfuleitherinthiscasewhenparentslectures(训斥),blameandshametowhatthechildisexperiencing.Motherstosay,“Stopcryingandactinglikeaspoiledboy.Youcan’talwaysgetwhatyouwant.”Thesewordsshouldbeavoided.Instead,parentscanofferlovingsupport.Youcansay,“Don’tlose.Bebrave!Youwillsucceedifyoutryagain.”Thencomesthetoughpart—noanolectures.Simplyallowhimtodiscoverthathecangetoverhisdisappointmentandwhathecandotogetwhathewantsinthefuture.1、A．story B．proverb C．saying D．Experiment2、A．damages B．burns C．creates D．experiences3、A．hear B．suffer C．date D．emerge4、A．kill B．feed C．help D．rescue5、A．excited B．moved C．puzzled D．depressed6、A．as B．since C．before D．until7、A．power B．energy C．strength D．force8、A．comeup B．doawaywith C．getalongwith D．breakawayfromwith9、A．teachers B．parents C．relatives D．friends10、A．case B．charge C．name D．course11、A．friendships B．scholarships C．relationships D．hardships12、A．strengthen B．require C．get D．achieve13、A．warm-heartedB．strong-willed C．absent-mind D．cold-blooded14、A．expect B．predict C．survive D．avoid15、A．add B．adapt C．devote D．contribute16、A．pretend B．happen C．tend D．seem17、A．discouraging B．inspiring C．interesting D．touching18、A．heart B．face C．sight D．weight19、A．parking B．smoking C．drinking D．rescuing20、A．figureout B．carryout C．ruleout D．dropout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）语法填空Ayoungman,while1．(travel)throughadesert,cameacrossaspringofclearwater.Thewaterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder2．hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour–dayjourney,theyoungmanpresentedthewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiledwarmly,andthankedhisstudentverymuch3．thesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthomewithahappyheart.Afterthestudent4．(leave),theteacherletanotherstudenttastethewater.Hespititout,5．(say)itwasawful.Obviously,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,“Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretend6．(like)it”Theteacherreplied,“Youtastethewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwas7．(simple)thecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe8．(sweet).Weunderstandthislessonbestwhenwereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.Whether9．isacheappipeoradiamondnecklace,theproperresponseis10．(appreciate).Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.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互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误，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：在错的词下面画横线，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1词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearSteven,Fromyourletter,Iknowitishardforyoutomakefriends、Thefollowingadvicemaybeforsomehelptoyou、Tobeginwith,walkingtoyourclassmatesandtalkwiththem、Afterseveraltalkyouwillhappyfindthattheyatelikelytoconsideryouasawarm-heartperson、Gradually,youwillenjoyeachothercompany、Besides,you’dbettertogivethemahandwhentheyareintrouble、Itisadvisabletoparticipateindifferentkindofactivities,whichyoucancommunicatewithdifferentpeople、Allinalifyoufollowmyadviceabove,youwouldfindthatitisn’tbigdealtomakesomefriends、Yours,Jack第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国网友Peter正在你校做交换生，他打算参加你们学校举办的中华经典诗词朗诵比赛，请你给他写封邮件，告知他具体情况,内容如下:1.报名时间、地点:截至时间6月15日；学生会办公室；2.比赛时间、地点:6月30日下午3:00-5:00;学校学术报告厅；3.比赛内容和形式:个人或小组朗诵中华经典诗词；4.奖项:评出前十名颁奖注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。参考词汇:中华经典诗词朗诵ChineseClassicalPoetryReciting学术报告厅AcademicLectureHallDearPeter,Howiseverythinggoing?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、C4、D5、A6、C7、C8、B9、B10、A11、D12、B13、C14、B15、B16、D17、C18、B19、B20、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、D4、B22、1、B2、D3、C23、1、C2、A3、B4、D24、1、C2、C3、B4、C25、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcause