2025届吉林省长春市榆树一中高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届吉林省长春市榆树一中高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown2．---Whereisyournewhomenow?---Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving3．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how4．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when5．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may6．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone7．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing8．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout9．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked10．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith11．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when12．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving13．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif14．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed15．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one16．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as17．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement18．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether19．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it20．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand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）Eighty-five-yearoldChinesepharmacologist(药理学家)TuYouyoubecameChina’sfirstwinneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewhenitwasannouncedthatshewasoneofthreescientistsawardedthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinefortheirworkindevelopingeffectivedrugsagainstparasticdiseases.Tuwashonoredfordevelopingartemisin（青蒿素）,adrugformalariathathassavedmillionsoflivesacrosstheglobe,especiallyinthedevelopingworld,theNobelAssemblyatkarolinskaInstituedisclosedonitswebsiteonMonday.Tu,aChinesetrainedpharmacologistandaresearcherattheChinaAcademyofChineseMedicalSciencesinBeijing,wenttoStockholm,SwedeninDecembertoreceiveheraward,accordingtoCaoHongxin,thescienceandtechologydepartmentheadoftheStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine."Shewascalmandsaidshehasreceivedlotsofcongratulatorycalls."CaotoldChinaDailyonMondayafterhetelephonedTutocongratulateher."It’sanoverdue（迟来的）honorforTuandtheworld’srecognitionoftraditionalChinesemedicine,"hesaid."Tu’sbreakthroughinwinningtheNobelPrizeinanaturalscienceistheprideofthewholenationandthewholeChinesescientificcommunity,"saidZhouDejin,spokesmanoftheChineseAcademyofScience,China’snationalresearchbodythatconsistsofmorethanonehundredresearchinsistutes,universitiesandresearchbranches,"Theachievementofdiscoveringartemisininwasmadeinthe1970s,butitonlyreceivedinternationalrecognitioninlateryears,whichsuggeststhatwemighthavemoreachievementsthathavereachedtheNobelPrizelevelbuthavenotbeenrecognized."Zhousaid.1、WhywasTuYouyouawardedtheNobelPrize?A．ShemadeabreakthroughintheChinesescientificcommunityB．ShecameupwitharevolutionarytheoryaboutmedicineC．ShedevotedherwholelifetomedicineresearchD．Shedevelopedaveryeffectivedruginthe1970s2、WhatdoweknowaboutTuYouyou?A．ShesecretlyacceptedtheNobelPrizebyherselfB．She'sthesecondChinesetowinthe2015NobelPrizeC．ShehasanordinaryheartthoughwinningtheNobelPrizeD．Shewonthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewiththreescientists3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．ChinalackstalentedscientistslikeTuYouyouB．Tu’sachievementwasrecognizedbytheworldalongtimeagoC．ChinesescientistsshouldworkhardertowinmoreNobelPrizesD．MoreChinesescientificachievementsshouldbeacknowledged4、Whattypeofwritingdoesthispassagebelongto?A．AscientificreportB．AnofficialdocumentC．AnewsreportD．Amedicalrecord22．（8分）Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemic(流行病)ofsleepinessinthenation.“Ican’tthinkofasinglestudythathasn’tfoundAmericansgettinglesssleepthantheyoughtto,”saysDr.David.Evenpeoplewhothinktheyaresleepingenoughwouldprobablybebetteroffwithmorerest.Thebeginningofoursleep-deficit(睡眠不足)crisiscanbetracedtotheinventionofthelightbulbacenturyago.Fromdiaryentriesandotherpersonalaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientistshavereachedtheconclusionthattheaveragepersonusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanight."Thebestsleephabitsoncewereforcedonus,whenwehadnothingtodointheeveningdownonthefarm,anditwasdark."Bythe1950sand1960s,thatsleepschedulehadbeenreduceddramatically,tobetween7.5and8hours,andmostpeoplehadtowaketoanalarmclock."Peoplecheatontheirsleep,andtheydon'tevenrealizethey'redoingit,"saysDrDavid."Theythinkthey'reokaybecausetheycangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed7.5,8orevenmoretofeelideallyenergetic."Perhapsthemostmercilessrobberofsleep,researcherssay,isthecomplexityoftheday.Wheneverpressuresfromwork,family,friendsandcommunitymount,manypeopleconsidersleeptheleastexpensiveitemonhisprogramme."Inoursociety,you'reconsidereddynamicifyousayyouonlyneed5.5hours'sleep.Ifyou'vegottoget8.5hours,peoplethinkyoulackdriveandambition."Todeterminetheconsequencesofsleepdeficit,researchershaveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalandperformancetestsrequiringthem,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersorrecallapassagereadtothemonlyminutesearlier."We'vefoundthatifyou'reinsleepdeficit,performancesuffers,"saysDrDavid."Short-termmemoryisweakened,asareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate."1、AccordingtoDr.David,Americans________.A．areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressureoflifeB．oftenneglecttheconsequencesofsleepdeficitC．donotknowhowtorelaxthemselvesproperlyD．cangetbyon6.5hoursofsleep2、ManyAmericansbelievethat_____________.A．sleepisthefirstthingthatcanbesacrificedwhenoneisbusyB．theyneedmoresleeptocopewiththecomplexitiesofeverydaylifeC．tosleepissomethingonecandoatanytimeofthedayD．enoughsleeppromotespeople’sdriveandambition3、Theword“subjects”(Line1,Para4)refersto__________.A．theperformancetestsusedinthestudyofsleepdeficitB．specialbranchesofknowledgethatarebeingstudiedC．peoplewhosebehaviororreactionsarebeingstudiedD．thepsychologicalconsequencesofsleepdeficit4、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatoneshouldsleepasmanyhoursasisnecessaryto____________.A．improveone’smemorydramaticallyB．beconsidereddynamicbyotherpeopleC．maintainone’sdailyscheduleD．feelenergeticandperformadequately23．（8分）OxfordEnglishLanguageCenterInformationforNewStudentsCLASSTIME：8:30a.m.-10:00a.m.，10:30a.m.-12:00a.m.,1:30p.m.-3:00p.m.TheLanguageCenterisopenMondaytoFriday.Eachcla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Allstudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesasitisrequired.StudentswhodonotattendclasseswillbereportedtoOSS.Eightypercentattendanceisrequiredforstudentstoreceivetheircertificates

whentheyfinishtheircourses.ItisalsorequiredbyOSSforanextensiontoyourvisa.BOOKS:

Ifstudentsaregivencoursebooks,thebooksaretheirresponsibility.Ifabookislost,thestudentwillbeexpectedtopayforit.Ifstudentswishtobuybooks,thereisabookshopinthecollegespecializinginEnglishbooks（Room33）.1、Whendoclassesbeginandendonafullday?A．8:30a.m.—1:30p.m..B．8:30a.m.—3:00p.m..C．8:30a.m.—3:15p.m..D．3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Noteachersareinthelanguagelab.B．90%attendanceisrequiredforthestudents.C．Bookscan’tbetakenoutofthecenter.D．Studentscanprepareforexamsbylisteningtotapes.3、Thebooksthatthestudentswishtobuyarein________.A．thelecturehallB．thelanguagelaboratoryC．Room1110D．Room3324．（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.25．（10分）Earlierthisyear,myfamilyexperiencedanunexpectedtragedy.Thekindoftragedywhichknocksyououtofyourselfandturnsyourwholeworldupsidedown.Atragedywhichalsocausedmetobeoutofworkforthreemonths.ItwascompletelyunforeseenandIhadnotimetoputtogetheranout-of-officeplan.I’veworkedatpreviouscompanieswherethiskindoftragedywouldhavebeenhandledprofessionally;Iwouldhavebeengiventhelegally—requiredmoneyandaskedtoleave.ButatSASInstitute(anAmericandeveloperofanalyticssoftware),myteamsteppedinandfilledinwithnoquestionsorhesitations.Myworkwasnotleftundone.Myclients(客户)werepatientwhenthosepickingupthepiecesofprojectsunrelatedtothemneededsometimetogetfamiliarwiththework.Mymanagementandcolleaguescheckedonmyfamilyregularly.Atlast,mymanager,myentireteamandHumanResourcesDepartmenthelpedmebacktoworkatmyownpace.TheyevenchangedmyworkspaceoveraweekendtobettersuitmypersonalneedsbeforeIevencamebacktowork.Yousee,SAS—creates—a—family.Thespecialattentiontoemployeehappinessandwork/lifebalancemakesthatfamilypossible.Theflexibleworkenvironmentenablesmostemployeestocreateaschedulethatbestsuitstheirpersonalneeds—whetherit’sattendingaschoolplayortakinganagingparenttothedoctor.TheWork/LifeOfficehasawealthofresourcesforcollegeplanning,angermanagement,sorrow,etc.But,asyoucansee,itdoesn’tstopthere.MostemployeesbelievethatSASistheirfamily.Werelyoneachother.Wehelpeachothersucceed.Wecelebrateteamsuccesses.Wehangoutafterwork.Ourkidsplaytogether.Welaughtogetherandcrytogether.Sure,wehavealotofconveniencebenefitsatSAS.But,whatreallymakesadifferencetomeistheSASculturethattheoutsideworlddoesn’talwayssee:Thebalance.Thecompanionship.Themanagementsupport.Thefamilyitallowsmetohave.I’msoeagerforotherstoseethesideofSASthatIseeeveryday.1、Afterthetragedy,theauthor.A．changedhisjobB．feltveryhopelessC．wassickforthreemonthsD．turnedtohiscolleaguesforhelp2、Whatdidtheauthor’scolleaguesdoforhimduringhisabsence?A．Theyraisedmoneytohelphim.B．Theyvisitedhisfamilyeveryweekend.C．Theyaskedhisclientstowaitforhimtoreturn.D．Theymovedhisofficedesktoaconvenientplace.3、Bysayingtheunderlinedwords“SAScreatesafamily”inParagraph3,theauthormeans.A．theemployeesfeelathomeatSASB．SASoftenorganizesfamilyget-togethersC．manySASemployeeshavebecomecouplesD．theofficesatSASaredecoratedlikefamilies4、Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.A．tellhislifeexperienceB．introduceSAScultureC．encouragepeopletojoinSASD．explaintheimportanceoffamily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）MikioTanakaisadevotedfather----andproveitbytakingthreemonthsofftocareforhisbabyboy.ThatmakesTanaka__36__ofarevolutionaryinJapan,wheremenare__37__knownforworkinglonghoursand__38__inthebarswithclientsthanmixingbabymilkandchangingdiapers(尿布).“Itwas__39__,butitwasalsoalotoffun,”Tanakasaid,sitting__40__thelivingroomfloorwithhis4-month-oldson,Daiki,__41__onhisback.“Isawthefirsttimehe__42__.Itwasagreatexperience.”Tanaka,31,isoneofa__43__numberoffathersinJapanwhoaretakingabigger__44__insidethehome.Menarea__45__sightwithkidsatparksandzoosatweekends,thoughoften__46__yawning.Booksandmagazines__47__fathersonhowtoplaywithandcarefortheirkids.ForJapan’s__48__housewives,thechangingistoolate.InTanaka’scase,hiswife,Ayako,28,was__49__totakeafullyearofleave,forshewasaschoolteacher.__50__forTanaka,adepartmentchiefathiscompanyhadtakenthe__51__leaveafewyearsbefore,sohisplanto__52__threemonthsunpaidleavewasnotatotalshocktohis__53__.AyakotookthreemonthsoffforDaiki,thenitwasTanaka’s__54__whenshewentbacktowork.Daikistarteddaycarefull-timeat__55__month.Tanakasaidatthattimehewasabletoworkagain.1、A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing2、A．well B．poorly C．specially D．badly3、A．working B．dancing C．drinking D．cooking4、A．easy B．interesting C．exciting D．tough5、A．beside B．against C．on D．above6、A．hanged B．hung C．joked D．sang7、A．fellasleep B．stoodup C．dressedup D．jumpedup8、A．growing B．falling C．adding D．fixing9、A．step B．action C．hold D．role10、A．interesting B．different C．common D．short11、A．seen B．said C．observed D．blamed12、A．drive B．send C．comfort D．treat13、A．self-confident B．overworked C．poorly-dressed D．well-fed14、A．unfair B．unwilling C．unfit D．undecided15、A．Hardly B．Sadly C．Unluckily D．Fortunately 16、A．immediate B．short C．sick D．same17、A．teacher B．boss C．wife D．child18、A．take B．give C．make D．offer19、A．duty B．fault C．turn D．decision20、A．third B．fifth C．sixth D．tenth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）ThefirsttimeIsawMay,she1．(sit)inmyfrontyard,huggingmydogHarley.Shehadjustmovedintoasmallhousedowntheroadfromus.FromthesecondItalkedtoher,IknewMaywouldbeacherishedfriend.HersmileandgoodcheermademefeelbetterwhenIwasaroundher.Itdidn’ttakelong2．Maywasbelovedbyeveryoneinourneighborhood.Childrenandadultsvisitedherhomeoften.Whenwevisitedher,shewouldkindlylistentoallofour3．(trouble)andthensaysomethingsowisethatwewouldleaveherhomewithourhearts4．(sing).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。I’vehadmanydreamssinceIwasachild、Nowmydreamistoopensacafe、Thoughitmayappearsimple,itrequiredalotofideasandefforts、WhatIwantisnotjustanordinarilycafebutaveryspecialone、Iwantmycafehaveaspecialthemesuchaslike“TangDynasty”、Inthecafe,customerswillenjoyyourselvesinthehistoricalenvironmentwhatiscreatedforthem、IfIsucceedinmanageone,Iwillopenmore、Iwishtohaveachainofcafesinmanydifferentcity、Eachofmycafeswillhaveadifferentthemeandanuniquestyle、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国网友Tim向你询问中国高中生寒假的有关情况。请发一封电子邮件向他简单加以介绍。内容主要包括：1．假期的具体时间(1月15日至2月24日)；2．丰富的假期活动(运动、娱乐、学习、参加社会活动等)；3．你的寒假计划。注意：1．词数100个左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：socialactivities社交活动DearTim，I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter．_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards．LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、D4、A5、C6、B7、C8、C9、A10、B11、C12、D13、B14、C15、D16、D17、B18、D19、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、D4、C22、1、B2、A3、C4、D23、1、B2、D3、D24、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'tstandwatchingyouhavingtogrowupwithonlyon