2025届浙江“七彩阳光”新英语高三上期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2025届浙江“七彩阳光”新英语高三上期末学业水平测试模拟试题注意事项: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．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight2．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed3．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened4．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved5．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory6．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared7．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which8．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed9．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when10．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would11．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that12．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever13．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing14．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon15．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways16．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto17．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those18．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last19．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch20．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly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）“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.22．（8分）Thereareacoupleofwaystoforecastthedestructivepotentialofahurricanesothatpeopleinthewaycantakeadequateprecautions．Satelliteimagesofcloudpatternscanbeanalyzedtoestimatepeakwindspeeds，buttheestimatesareoftenwayoffthemark．Specializedaircraftcanflyintoastormtomeasurethewindsdirectly，buttheflightsarecostly．ResearchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologycomeupwithathirdway：listeningtoastormunderwater．InapapertobepublishedinGeophysicalResearchLetters，NicholasC．Makrisandaformergraduatestudent，JoshuaD．Wilson，reportastrongconnectionbetweentheintensityofsoundrecordedbyanunderseamicrophoneinthemid﹣Atlanticandthewindpowerofahurricanethatpassedoverit．Theysaythatsuchmicrophones，knownashydrophones，couldbeasafeandrelativelyinexpensivemeansofestimatinghurricaneforce．Dr．MakrisandDrWilson，whoarenowwithAppliedPhysicalSciencesCorporation，workedoutthetheoryofunderwateracousticmonitoringofstormsina2005paper．"Tobeveryfrankwithyou，it'samysterywhatmakesstormsnoisyunderwater．"Dr．Makrissaid．Themostpopularideacurrentlyisthatithassomethingtodowithoscillatingarebubbles（气泡振动）．Theresearchersthenwentlookingforexperimentaldatatobacktheirtheory，andfounditfromahydrophoneplacedatadepthof2，500feetbytheNationalAtmosphericandOceanicAdministration．IthappenedthatHurricaneGertpassedovertheareainSeptember1999，andahurricane﹣hunterplanedirectlymeasuredthewindspeedatthesametime．Thehydrophonedatashowedsoundintensityrisingwhenthestorm'soutsidewind"wall"passedover，andagainwhentheinsidewall，themostdestructivepartofthestormneartheeye，passedover．"Wegotabeautifulconnection，"Dr．Makrissaid，"betweenthehydrophonedataandtheactualwindspeedsasmeasuredbytheaircraft．"Dr．Makrisisconductingadditionalexperiments，workingwiththeMexicanNavyoffthewestcoastofMexico．Theeventualgoal，hesaid，wouldbepermanenthydrophonesinknownhurricanezonesortemporaryonesthatcouldbeeasilylaidbyplaneorshipinthepathofacomingstorm．1、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat．A．Thescientistsdidn'tgainanysupportfromdifferentfields．B．Dr．MakrisandDr．Wilsonhavefiguredoutwhatmakesstormsnoisyunderwater．C．Thescientistshavefoundtherelationshipbetweenthechangesofsoundintensityandtheforceofthehurricane．D．Thereareseveralcreativewaysforpeopletoforecasttheforceofthecominghurricane．2、WhyisDr．MakrisnowmakingotherexperimentswiththehelpoftheMexicanNavyoffthewestcoastofMexico？A．Toplacepermanenthydrophonesinsomezones．B．Tocollectmoreimagesofcloudpatterns．C．Tobesecureincarryingouttheirexperiments．D．Togetmoreinformationfromthehurricane﹣hunterplanes．3、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage？A．WaystoStoptheDestructiveForceofaHurricaneB．ConnectionbetweentheIntensityofSoundandtheWindPowerofaHurricaneC．Hydrophones，SafebutExpensiveMeansofEstimatingHurricaneForceD．MeasuringaHurricanebySoundUnderwater23．（8分）Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter(高度表)failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged(冲)intothesea.Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames(火焰)comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous.Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasion(时刻)shesetanewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation(航空)andthatairtravelwasuseful.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?A．Shewascaughtinastorm. B．Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.C．Herenginewentwrong. D．Shelostherdirection.2、WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo?A．Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B．ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland.C．Shecontinuedflying.D．Shelosthopeofreachingland.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?A．ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.B．Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.C．ShewaswarmlywelcomedinEngland,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.D．Shemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworld.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantic.B．AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.C．ANewRecordforFlyingTime.D．ADangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland.24．（8分）Whosaysonlybigcitiescanbebeautifulandcharming?Theworldisfullofreallyeye-catchingandfascinatingvillagesandsmalltowns－you’llfindsomeofthemostinterestinginthelistbelow:PlacesDescriptionsAlberobelloAlberobello,insoutheasternItaly,featuresperhapsthebestexamplesofakindofdrystonehutwithaconical(圆锥的)roof.Thesemodesttraditionalhutsaregreatexamplesofancientbuildingtechniques,eventhoughtheseconstructionsaren’tmorethanafewcenturiesold.ReineAsapartoftheLofotenarchipelagoinnorthernNorway,ReineisoneofthemostbeautifulandwelcomingplacesinthenorthoftheArcticCircle.Surprisingly,mildweathermeansthatlocalsandtravelersalikecantakefulladvantageoftheimpressivesurroundings,whetherthatmeanshiking,oradmiringthesceneryandtheuniqueFishermen’shuts.EzeEzeisabreathtakinglybeautifulplace,locatedontheFrenchRiviera.Rising1,400feetabovethesea,itoverlooksthecoastsandoffersamazingviewsoftheMediterraneanSea.Inadditiontoitslocation,Ezefeaturesacertainmedieval(中世纪的)charm,thankstoitsmanywell-preservedcenturies-oldbuildings.Notsurprisingly,thefairy-talevillagewasafavoriteofWaltDisney’sTulouClustersFujianTulouislargelymadeupoftheclaybuildingsinYongdingCountyandNanjingCountyinthesouthwestFujianProvince.TheNanjingTulouClusterconsistsof3parts－TianluokengTulouCluster,YuchanglouandTaxiaVillage,RoughlyNanjingTulouClusterisabout160kmwestofXiamenandtakesoneandhalfhours’drivefromXiamenTianluokengTulouClusterconsisitsof5claybuildings,withasquaretulouatthecenterandcircledby4circulartulous,formingaprettypatternofsocalled“fourdisheswithonesoup”578、Whichcountrymaysuityoubestforavisitifyouareafishing-lover?A．Italy. B．Norway.C．France. D．China1、WhichofthefollowingmakesTianluokengTulouClustersattractive?A．Itsbuildingmaterial. B．Itslocation.C．Itsnumberofclaybuildings. D．Itsarchitecturalshapeanddesign2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheplacesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyallfeaturewell-preservedtraditionalbuildings.B．Theyareallsituatedinwealthydevelopedcountries.C．Theyareallplacesprovidingvisualfeastsfortourists.D．Theyareallsmalltownswithfascinatingsceneryandmildweather.25．（10分）Ifwelookaroundusatthethingswehavepurchasedatsomepointinourlives,wewouldnodoubtnoticethatnoteverythingweownisbeingputtogooduse:thethickwoolencoatwhichwethoughtlookedtrendydespitethefactthatweliveinatropicalcountry.thesmartphonethatgotputawaywhenweboughtourselvesthenewestmodel,oreventheguestroominourhousethatsomehowgotturnedintoastoreroom.Thoseunderutilized(未充分使用的)itemsmayseemuselesstosome,butcouldbeofvaluetoothers.WiththeoccurrenceoftheInternet,onlinecommunitieshavefiguredoutawaytogenerateprofitfromthesharingofthoseunderusedproperty,Usingwebsitesandsocialmediagroupsthatfacilitatethebuyingandsellingofsecond-handgoodsitisnoweasierthaneverforpeer-to-peersharingactivitiestotakeplace.Andthisisknownasthesharingeconomy.Thesepopularonlineplatformsareprovidingachanceforpeopletomakeaquickfortune.Togiveanexample,busyparentspreviouslymightnothavebotheredwithsettingupastallatthelocalmarkettoselltheirchildren’soldequipment,butwithonlinemarketplaces,parentsarenowabletosellonthosehardlywornbabyclothesthattheirchildrenhaveoutgrownsoastoputsomecashbackintotheirpockets.Businesseshavealsocaughtontotheprofitabilityofthesharingeconomyandareseekingtogainfrommakinguseofthoseunderutilizedresources.CompanieslikeAirbnbactasamiddlemanforpeopletocashinontheirunusedroomsandhousesandletthemoutasprofitableaccommodation.AnotherexampleisUber,whichencouragespeopletousetheirownpersonalcarsastaxistomakesomeextracashintheirfreetime.Thismovetowardsasharingeconomyisnotwithoutcriticisms.Unlikebusinesses,unregulatedindividualsdonothavetofollowcertainregulationsandthiscanleadtopoorerandinconsistentqualityofgoodsandservicesandahigherriskoffraud.Nevertheless,intheconsumeristsocietyweliveintoday,theincreasedopportunitiestosellonourunwantedandunderusedgoodscanleadtoalesserimpactonourenvironment.1、Whycanpeoplenowsellthingsmoreeasily?A．Peoplenowadaysbuymorethings.B．Businesseswanttobuythethingstheydontuse.C．Therearenowmoremarketstalls.D．Therearenowonlineplatformstodobusiness.2、Whichoftheseissomethingthatwemightunderutilize?A．Thickcoatinacoldcountry.B．Clothesourbabiesdon'torcan'twearanymore.C．Thelatestsmartphone.D．Thestoreroominourhouse.3、Itmightbeaproblemforunregulatedindividualstoselltoothersbecause_____.A．whattheysellmightbeofalowerquality.B．theyhavetofollowcertainregulations.C．theydon'thaveabusinesslicense.D．theyliketocriticizetheirbuyers.4、Whatmightbeagoodtitleforthisarticle?A．Theconsumeristsociety B．ParentswhoneedmoneyC．Theriseofthesharingeconomy D．Whywebuythingswedon'tneed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）Itwasanextraordinarilybusytimeofyear.Ifeltsome1toheadstraighthomeafteralongmeeting.SoIheadedtothe2nearbyforsometherapeutic(治疗性的)hiking.AsIreachedthetopandadmiredtheview,myunclearmind3.Re-energized,IknewthatIcoulddealwiththe4thatwaitedformeuponmy5.WhenIarrivedbackintheofficethenextday,Iwasfullofenergy,andfinishedmywork6.Itwasalmost20yearsagothatIlearnedhow7itisformetocarveouttimetoescapetothewild.IhadfinishedmyPh.D．,8soilandwaterconservationinHonduras,butIwasn'tsurewhat9Iwantedtohave.So,IdecidedtoactonadreamIhadbeennursingforafewyears,10mymomshowedmeamagazinearticleaboutamanwhohad11aroundAmerica.IfiguredthatIcould12cyclingwithresearchforabookonAmericanagriculturewhileIworkedoutmynextcareerstep.SoIdidit.Duringthecycling13,IfoundtheclearnessIneededto14mynextcareermove.TalkingwithfarmersImetalongtheway,Ilearnedthattheirbiggest15wassellingtheirproduce.Idecidedtobroadenmy16fromlandmanagementtoimprovingfarmers'accesstomarkets.My17interestledtoworkingforanongovernmentalorganizationandIdideventually18abookon.Americanagriculture.The19istofindyoursourceofinspirationandmakegooduseofit.Forme,Ialwaysgetnourishment(营养)frombeing20intheoutdoors.1、A．pressure B．danger C．shame D．embarrassment2、A．forest B．park C．hospital D．mountain3、A．calmed B．wandered C．developed D．appeared4、A．meeting B．change C．work D．time5、A．reply B．return C．relaxation D．recovery6、A．successfully B．casually C．anxiously D．constantly7、A．strange B．important C．difficult D．interesting8、A．continuing B．choosing C．studying D．supporting9、A．tour B．book C．career D．major10、A．unless B．if C．though D．since11、A．run B．cycled C．driven D．flown12、A．combine B．compare C．replace D．practise13、A．competition B．history C．performance D．trip14、A．insiston B．putdown C．figureout D．learnfrom15、A．challenge B．progress C．adventure D．sacrifice16、A．experience B．focus C．discussion D．search17、A．deep B．particular C．personal D．new18、A．buy B．borrow C．publish D．notice19、A．reason B．problem C．result D．key20、A．active B．alone C．confident D．brave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）ThefirstUNChineseLanguageDay1．(observe)onFridayatUNHeadquartersinNewYorkin2010.2．theworld'smostwidelyspokenlanguage,itseemsappropriatethatMandarin(普通话)hasonedayeveryyeardedicated(把…专用于)toit.This3．(official)markeddayofMandarinlanguagecelebrationwassetbytheUnitedNationsasawayofcelebratingthelanguage'shistoryand4．(contribute)totheworld.Itishopedthathavingonedayeveryyear5．(celebrate)Mandarinwillencouragemorepeoplearoundtheworldtotakeitup.WithChinalikelytobecomethe6．(large)economyintheworld,itisimportantthatthewiderworldbecomesinterestinglymoreperfectinthiswonderfullanguage.EveryyearUNChineseLanguageDay7．(fall)onApril20.Agreatwaytoget8．(involve)inthecelebrationistojoinaMandarinclassorattendoneofthemanyConfuciusInstitutes(孔子学院)9．aresetupincountriesaroundtheworld.ThenumberofpeoplelearningChineseison10．increaseinChina'sneighboringcountries,suchasKorea,Japan,andVietnam.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。每处错误仅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。OneSaturdaymorning,IwaswatchingTVwithmyparentswhenapieceofnewscaughtourattentions、TheGuangmingParkcalledonpeopleadopttrees、That'sexactwhatwehadbeenthinkingabout、Soonthenextmorning,wewenttotheparkdirectly、Aworkertheregaveusadetailedintroductionorshowedustothepinewoods、Wechooseabeautifulpinetreeandtheworkertiedaadoptioncardtoit、Whenmynamewasseeingonthecard,Iwassoproudandfeltasenseofresponsibilityatthesametime、Tomemorizetheexcitedmoment,wetookphotoswithournewfamilymember—thepinetree、Inoneofthephotos,webothsmiledfromthebottomofourhearts、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你打算号召同学们一起努力建设“美丽校园”。请给你的英国笔友Jack写一封信，介绍你们的计划和打算。内容要点包括：1.多植树和种草，美化校园；2.回收废物（瓶子、报纸等）；3.节约（水、电、食物等）能源；4.呼吁全体学生共同参与。注意:1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：回收recycle____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、A6、D7、B8、D9、A10、C11、B12、C13、C14、B15、A16、C17、C18、B19、C20、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、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.Onlyhungerandhernightmar