2025届山东省莒县英语高三第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

2025届山东省莒县英语高三第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup2．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto3．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown4．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed5．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what6．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before7．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so8．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended9．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which10．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed11．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when12．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/13．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished14．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted15．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填16．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect17．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore18．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what19．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen20．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded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）Flyingforalongtime,youfinallyarriveattheplacewhereyoucanrelax—yourhotelroom.Nowyouthrowyourbagonthebed,turnontheTVandwatchaninternationalnewsprogrammeonasatellitechannelprobablyfromUKortheUSA．ThemaininternationalbroadcastersareBBCWorldandCNN.Withanaudienceofover1.5billionpeople,thesearepopularchannelsthatoffergood-qualitynewsprogrammes.Inbothcompanies,thejournalistsareexperiencedwritersthatproducejournalismofahighstandard.However,therearealternativenewschannelswhichpeoplewatchbecausetheywantalesstraditionalornon-Westernviewonworldevents.RussiaTodayandAlJazeeraInternational,anArabiccompany,areinternationalchannelsthatbroadcastinEnglish.Bothcompaniessaytheygiveafreshviewonbigstories,andtheirexperiencedjournalistsoftenreportfromplaceswhereWesternjournalistsdonotwork,andsotheygiveusstoriesthatwedon’tnormallysee.TheInternetoffersmorevariety.OneWorldTVisanInternetsitewhereyoucanfindstoriesaboutthedevelopingworldandhumanrights,ratherthantheusualstoriesaboutUSpoliticsandbusiness.Thewritersforthiscompanyareoftenlocalpeoplewhowritethestoriesforfree.Thisnon-professionaljournalismisincreasing,anditcertainlyoffersmorechoices.Thisincreaseincitizenjournalismmeansthatyoucanwritethenews,too.Mainnewsbroadcastersoftenusephotographsandstoriesthatmembersofthegeneralpublicsendtothem,especiallywhenthereisadramaticbreakingnewsstory.Besidesthis,someblogsarepopularsourcesofnews,andthewebsiteNowPublicletsyouwritestoriesusinginformationyoucangetfromanywhere,includingsiteslikeYoutube,FlickrandTwitter.1、Thefirstparagraphismeantto.A．offerasuggestionB．giveawarningC．explainareasonD．introducethetopic2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatmoreandmorepeoplewill.A．prefertoreadlocalnewsB．paymoreattentiontoworldnewsC．startacareerincitizenjournalismD．giveupwatchingTVnewsprogrammes3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLatestLocalNewsB．MoreChoicesforNewsC．TheEndofTVNewsD．TraditionalWorldNews22．（8分）PengLiyuan,wifeofPresidentXiJinping,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharismaandgrace.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanexhibitedgracefuldemeanor,apleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,promptingpeopletocointheterm“Liyuanstyle”.PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyrepresentativeofafashionidol,butalsooverpassculturalanddiplomaticbarriers.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantanddelicatedressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothingandawoman’sparaphernalia.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenestranged(疏远)fromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostriveforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.SomeobservershavealreadystartedsayingthatPeng*sactivitieshavebecomepartofpublicdiplomacyinChina.Also,“Liyuanstyle”hasboostedtheconfidenceoftheChinesepeople.Modembutnotflashy,elegantbutnotarrogant,PenghasallthevirtuesofaChinesewomanandcarriesthemtotheinternationalstage.Sincethe18thPartyCongressandtheannualsessionsoftheNPCandCPPCC,thecountry’snewleadershiphasvowedtoadoptadown-to-earthworkstyletoconnectwiththepeople.Peng’splainbutelegantstyleshowsthatthriftinessandanearthystyleneednotbedrabandboring.SoitcanbesaidthatPeng’sfirstappearanceontheinternationalstagehaskickedoffwell.1、Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”?A．Herattitudestowardslife B．ThingsshecarriedwithC．Herdiplomaticmeasures D．Hersupporttoherhusband2、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．PresidentXi’swifeandhisfamilyB．PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterC．theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.D．aculturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUR?A．“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.B．PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.C．PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeananambassadorofWHO.D．Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.23．（8分）Junxi“Emma”YangplayedCarnegieHallbeforeshegottohighschool.Butherpianoskillsmayhavetotakeabackseattoherprogrammingskill.AccordingtoWorldJournal,aUS-basedChinesemediaorganization,Emma,a14-year-oldstudentattheBrearleySchoolinManhattan,NewYorkstartedcodingwhenshewas6.Fouryearslater,herbelovedgrandmotherbegandevelopingAlzheimer’s.WhenEmma’sfamilymovedtoNewYorkfromHongKongin20143,shebecamepassionateaboutprogramming.Bythetimeshewas10,hergrandmotherhadalreadydevelopedthedisease.Emmagotrighttowork.Withhercodingskills,shehadasmartphoneappcreatedbeforelong,designedtohelppeoplesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.“Now,‘Timeless’hasmovedtothesecondstageofdesign,”saysEmma.Emmahopeshergrandmothercanbenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnologybuiltinto“Timeless,”theappEmmadeveloped,toovercomehermemoryloss.Emma’snewlyfinishedapphasgainedsupportfromDr.MelissaKramps,anAlzheimer’sspecialist,andfromKairo,adeveloperspecializinginartificialintelligence.TimelessusesfacialrecognitiontoremindsomeonewithAlzheimer’sofvitalinformationaboutthepersonwhosephototheyarelookingatontheirscreen.Italsosignalswhethertheyhavejustcalledsomebody.Theappalsoallowsforthephoto-talking,thenmovestoidentifythepeopleonthescreen.TheTimelessprojectisfeaturedonthewebsiteIndiegogoforfundraising.Emmaishopingtoraise$50,000andworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammerstohaveTimelesslaunchedbytheendof2018.ManypeoplehavehailedEmmaforherefforts.BillGatesvoicedhissupport,commendingheronherbidtohelpbridgethegapbetweenpeoplewithAlzheimer’sandtheonestheylove.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEmma?A．Sheisbetteratthepianothanprogramming.B．Alzheimer’sfailedtoattackedEmma’sgranny.C．SheusedtoliveinChinabeforemovingtoUS.D．HerAPPisgoingtobelaunchedallbyherself.2、WhyisEmmatryingtocreatetheAPP“Timeless”?A．Tobenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnology.B．Toworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammers.C．Togainreputationandbecomefamousafterschool.D．Tohelphergrandmotherovercomethedisease.3、WhatisitlikeifsomeonedevelopsAlzheimer’saccordingtothepassage?A．Hewilllosehismemory.B．Hewilllosehishearing.C．Hewilllosehisabilitytowalk.D．Hewilllosehisabilitytotakephotos.4、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“hailed”inparagraphII?A．thankedB．blamedC．praisedD．criticized24．（8分）IcanproudlysaythatlastyearIbroketherecordfortheoldestpersonintheworldtoridearoller-coaster.I’m105,butIfeelyounger.EventhedoctoragreesI’mingoodcondition.I’mabitdeafandmylegsfeelweak,buttheyaretheonlyissue.IrodetheTwistosaurusatFlamingoLand,whichspinsyouroundquitefast.Ididn’tchoosetogoonthat.I’dhavepreferredareallyfastonethatwentupsidedown.ButIwastoldIcouldn’tridesomethinglikethat,becausemybloodpressurecoulddropandImighthavesomedanger.Iwasn’tnervous—Idon’tgetfrightenedofanything.Iwassecurelyfastened,soIknewIwouldn’tfallout.Theroller-coasterridewentonforthreeorfourminutes,anditcouldn’tbeabetterexperience.AndIraisedalotofmoneyfortheDerbyshire,Leicestershire&RutlandAirAmbulancefund,whichwasfantastic.PeopleweresayingI’dgotaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecords.Later,someonecametopresentmewiththecertificate.Ihaditonthewallinmylivingroom,withanotheronethatgotayearearlier.Myrecord-breakingwaysreallybeganacoupleofyearsago,withtheice-bucketchallenge.ItturnedoutthatIwasprobablytheoldestpersonintheworldtodoit,andthevideowasverypopular.Afterthat,IstartedtothinkaboutwhatelseIcoulddotoraisemoneyfordifferentcharities.I’mnotsureifanyoneadmiresallthefunI’mhaving.TheyjustsayI’mdaftandthat’saboutit.ButI’vehadmanygooddaysandmanyexcitingtimes.I’vehadareallygoodlife.Idon’tthinkI’vewastedanyofit.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorchoosetogoonridingtheTwistosaurus?A．Becausehewasinabadphysicalcondition.B．Becausehewastoldnottodoso.C．Becauseheconsideredittoogentle.D．Becausehethoughtitspuntoofast.2、Howdidtheauthormostprobablyreactwhileridingtheroller-coaster?A．Hereallyenjoyedhimself. B．Hewasveryworriedatfirst.C．Hecouldn’tthinkmuchaboutit. D．Hegotfrightenedasitstartedmoving.3、WhatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Hewastheoldestpersonintheworld. B．Hesetarecordtheyearbeforelastyear.C．Hedislikedshowingoffhissuccess. D．Hewaseagertogetcertificates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“daft”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．healthy. B．strong.C．crazy. D．funny.25．（10分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopestolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscantheentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignaltheystandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolutionoflife.Basedontheinhabitable（thatcanbelivedin）planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyisonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationmuchmoreadvancedthanourshavedeveloped.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．5billion．B．10billion.C．15billion.D．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．imitateC．checkD．form4、Whichofthesestatementsistruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Scientistsaretryingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.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）Ananxiousfather,wasworriedlysittingoutsideanoperationroom.Havingmetwithabadaccident,hissonwaslying1inside.Forthefather,everymomentseemedlongerthanayear.Suddenlyadoctor2towardstheoperationroom.Thefatherjustcouldnotcontrolhis3,“Mysonislyingonthe4tableforsolong!”Thedoctor5thefatherandsaid,"Thisisthe6Icouldreach.Pleasedon’t7.”Thenhecontinuedrunningtotheoperationroom.Thefatherbecameevenangrier,"How8yousaidnottoworry!Youdoctorshaveno9atall!”Anhourpassed;threemorehourswentby;thefatherthenbegantothinkofallthe10thingsthathemighthavetohearoncethedoctorfinishedthemarathonoperation.11,thedoctorcameoutoftheroom.Beforethefathercouldaskhim12,thedoctorsaid,“Yoursonisfinenow.”landrushedaway.Thefatherbecameangryagain.Heshoutedatthenurse,“Howproud!Whatdoeshethinkofhimself?Hehasdoneno13tomeatall!Itishis14toservehispatients.”Thenurserequestedhimto15downandsaid,"I'msorry,sir.Yoursonisoutof16.Thedoctorwhooperatedonyoursonwasinthegraveyard（基地）whenwecalledhim17yoursonwasbroughthere.Hisson18awaylastnight.Beforeleaving,thedoctorgavemeallthenecessary19.”Don't20beforeknowingthewholetruth.1、A．unconsciousB．unwillingC．regretfulD．hopeless2、A．walkedB．lookedC．droveD．rushed3、A．fearB．painC．sorrowD．anger4、A．dinningB．operationC．writingD．work5、A．lookeddownonB．tookcareofC．staredatD．laughedat6、A．earliestB．latestC．hardestD．farthest7、A．worryB．cryC．hesitateD．quarrel8、A．stressfullyB．easilyC．patientlyD．embarrassedly9、A．abilitiesB．courageC．feelingsD．spirits10、A．dangerousB．urgentC．favoriteD．worst11、A．QuicklyB．GraduallyC．FinallyD．Immediately12、A．whyB．anythingC．whenD．everything13、A．favourB．wrongC．goodD．harm14、A．dutyB．problemC．dreamD．chance15、A．breakB．calmC．setD．fall16、A．sightB．orderC．dangerD．control17、A．beforeB．althoughC．aslongasD．assoonas18、A．walked.B．passedC．gotD．ran19、A．possessionsB．assignmentsC．instructionsD．requests20、A．replyB．imagineC．regret.D．conclude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）Weuseflowersasmessengers,tosaysomethingwemighthavetroublesaying1．(direct)ourselves.Overtimeflowershavecometosymbolizethemostpowerfulhumanexperiences:beauty,

love,

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andrebirth.Sweet

flowers

alonecan

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flowers3．haveaspecialsignificance.InMaoZedong’spoemOde

to

PlumBlossom(《咏梅》),

theplumblossomwasused4．(praise)greatsoldierswhosacrificedtheirlivesforabetterlifeforChinesepeople.5．greatChinesepoetLiBaifromtheTangDynastyoncecomparedYangYuhuan’sbeautifulface

to

bloomingpeonies(牡丹).FloweringinMay,

peonies’largepetalsandstrongcolorsarelinked

to

prosperity(成功)and6．(rich)intraditionalChineseculture.Theorchid(兰花)iswellknownforitsdelicatesmell.Beautifularticlesandpoems7．(call)“lanzhang”byChinesepeopleinancienttimes.Roses,

ofcourse,

havethe8．(colorful)meaningamongallthe

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mean“Iloveyou.”Aredrose,

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thetraditionalromanticgiftgiven

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yourloveonValentine’sDay.Sendingyellowrosescanberisky,

as

theyrepresenteitherfriendship10．envy.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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。Ted,aBritishboy,alongwithhisparentswereinvitedtovisitaChinesecalligraphyexhibitioninLondononlastSaturday、TheywereexcitingtohavesuchagoodchancetohaveacloselookatthetraditionalChineseculture、Ontheshowtheyenjoyedvariousfineworkwithgreatadmiration、Totheirjoy,theysawsomeChineseartistsgivingliveperformanceswithbrushpens、Tedcouldn’thelpapproachanelderlyChineseartist,whichwaswritingattentivelywithabigbrushpen、Tedwatchedwithgreatinterestbutaskedtheartisttoshowherhowtousethebrushpen、Theartistagreedandgavehimsomeinstructionpatiently、ThenTedcouldn’twaittohavetry、HeadmithewasdeeplyattractedbytheChinesecalligraphy、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的笔友Tom正在学汉语，发来邮件询问如何提高汉语水平，请你根据提示，用英语给Tom回复。提示:1.关注语音语调(四个声调)；2.背诵经典；3.写日记；4.其他。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。提示词:语调intonation声调tone经典作品classicsDearTom，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerely，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、C3、B4、B5、C6、D7、B8、D9、D10、A11、C12、B13、B14、C15、D16、D17、D18、A19、A20、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、D2、C3、B22、Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher...shewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.Shecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosell...anythingforthemoneyweneededshewassuchanembarrassment.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.Irememberthatitwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool...“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”andtheytauntedme.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymom.“Whydon’tyoujustdie?”Mymomdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,itfeltgoodtothinkthatIhadsaidwhatI’dwantedtosayallthistime.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,butIdidn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.Thatnight...Iwokeup,andwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.Mymomwascryingthere,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemightwakeme.Ihatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeye.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,becauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyhard.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudied,andgotacceptedintheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhad.Then,Igotmarried.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowI’mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymom.Thishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,whensomeoneunexpectedcametoseeme“What?!Who’sthis?!”Itwasmymother...Stillwitheroneeye.Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.AndIaskedher,“Whoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!”asifItriedtomakethatreal.Iscreamedather“Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!!”Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappeared.Thankgoodness...shedoesn’trecognizeme.Iwasquiterelieved.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocare,orthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylife.Thenawaveofreliefcameuponme...oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,thatIusedtocallahouse,justoutofcuriositythere,Ifoundmymotherfallenonthecoldground.Shehadapieceofpaperinherhand.Itwasalettertome.Shewrote:Myson,Ithinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.Foryou...I’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarrassmentforyou.Yousee,whenyouwereverylittle,yougotintoanaccident,andlostyoureye.Asamother,Icouldn'tstandwatchingyouhavingtogro