山东省莱阳市一中2025届高三下学期联考英语试题含答案

山东省莱阳市一中2025届高三下学期联考英语试题含答案注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged2．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame3．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where4．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor5．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't6．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe7．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed8．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch9．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that10．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital11．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how12．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track13．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff14．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting15．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.16．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe17．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference18．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened19．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．aretransported20．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon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）AmericanRosalieStokeisoneofthemillionsofcollegestudentswithabrightfutureaheadofher.ShewasborninBaltimore,Maryland.ShestudieschemicalengineeringattheVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity,alsoknownasVirginiaTech.Butthe22year-old’spathtocollegewasverydifferentfromthemajorityofAmericanslikeher.IntheUnitedStates，itiscommonforyoungpeopletocompletefouryearsofhighschoolatage17or18.Aftertheyfinishhighschoolinthespring,thosewhodecidetoattendcollegeusuallydosotwo-tothree-monthslater.However,Stokelearnedaboutadifferentwayofdoingthingsfromanolderstudent.Thatstudentsaidthatbeforegoingtocollege,sheworkedforayearhelpingwithchildcareforafamilyinGermany.ThisideaappealedtoStokeverymuch.StokeisinherthirdyearofstudiesatVirginiaTech.Shetookagapyearin2013.“ItjustsoundedlikeareallygreatideatohaveayearofftofigureoutmoreofwhatIwantedtodoincollegeandafter,”shesaid.So,afterfinishinghighschoolin2013,Stokedecidedshealsowantedtotakeagapyearbeforestartingcollege.Infall2013,StokeconnectedwithafamilyinBarcelona,Spain.Theyagreedtoletherlivewiththemandpaidherasmallamounttohelpcarefortheirchildrenforsevenmonths.StokestudiedSpanishduringherfreetimeinBarcelona.Shethenusedmoneyaswellasmoneyfromherparentstotravelfortwomonths.StokesaidthatshefeltdifferentwhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStatestobeginherstudiesatVirginiaTechin2014.Shesaidshefeltateaseandthatsheknewmoreaboutherselfasaperson.Also,whentalkingwithfriendswhowentstraighttocollegefromhighschool,shefoundmanyhadadifficulttimeintheirfirstyearofcollege.1、WhereisStokeuniquecomparedwithmosthighschoolstudents?A．Sheputmoneybeforeeducation.B．Shehadabrightfutureaheadofher.C．Shevaluedpracticemorethantheory.D．Shedidn’tentercollegedirectlyafterhighschool.2、HowdidStokedetermineherstyleofcollegeeducation?A．Shediditquitebyaccident.B．Shewantedtoputoffhercollegegraduation.C．Shewasnotsatisfiedwiththetraditionalway.D．Sheneededtomakeenoughmoneyforcollege.3、WhatdidStokeandtheolderstudenthaveincommon?A．TheybothstudiedSpanishintheirfreetime.B．TheybothworkedforaGermanyfamily.C．Theybothlookedafterkidsforothers.D．TheybothstudiedatVirginiaTech.4、WhatwasStoke’sattitudetowardsherexperiencebeforecollege?A．Cautious.B．Confident.C．Ambiguous.D．Regretful.22．（8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.23．（8分）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwaswatchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.Iwassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserablealmostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom’ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthattheywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix,UncleJessewasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstillclungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.IspentalotoftimealonebecauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatandfunnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIamtoday---partofabig,happyfamily.Ican’timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn’ttakenmein.Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofme---nomatterwhat---andshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedaboutstrength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI’msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportmewhenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe’lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeenamotherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?A．Becauseherdaddidn’twanttoraiseher.B．Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.C．Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.D．Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathomeB．AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmotherC．thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessediedD．David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyUnusualChildhood B．ThankYou,MyMom!C．MyNewDadandMom D．AMotherlessChild24．（8分）Thesettingwasapackedgymnasiumjustbeforethestartofagameagainstanotherschool.TherewerefivegirlswhoweremembersoftheDanvilleHighSchoolbasketballteam-allofthemstarters.Theywerenotinuniformtoplaythatnightandwouldnotbeontheteamfortherestofthisseason.Theyweretheretoadmittheirbreakingofteamrules.Theyweretheretosupporttheircoach’sdecisiontotakethemofftheteam.Theyweretheretoletthetownknowtherewasaproblemintheirlittlecommunitythatneededtobeaddressed.Andtheydiditwithsincereregretratherthandefensiveness.WhiletheschoolhadbeenoutfortheNewYear’sholiday,thefivegirlshadgonetothepartywithseveraloftheirfriends.Therewasalcoholthere.Andtheyalldranksome.CoachRainvillehasazerotoleranceruleondrugsandalcoholforhermembersthoughitwasaharddecisiontomake.Whenclassesresumedandaccountsofholidaypartieswereshared,rumorsaboutthefivegirlsbeganclosinginonthem.Thecoachsaidshecouldn’tbackdownonherrules.Andtheplayers-twojuniorstudentsandseniorstudents-agreed.Thatnightinthegymwaspartoftheirpublicsupportofthecoach’sdecision.“Wehopeyouwillunderstandthatwearenotbadkids.Whatwedidwasdefinitelynotworthit.Wehopethiseventwillmakeeveryonerealizethatthereisabigdrugandalcoholprobleminourcommunity,”oneoftheseniorstudentssaid,“Andifyouworkwithustotrytosolvethisproblem,youwillhelpusfeelthatwehavenotbeenthrownoffourbasketballteamfornothing.”Thefiveleftthefloortodeafeningapplause.Theteammaynotwinanothergamethisyear.Butthey’velearntsomethingaboutpersonalresponsibility,theeffectofone’sactiononothers,andhonestythatwillservethemwellthroughoutlife.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatfivegirlswhowerekickedofftheteamwere_.A．verygoodplayersontheteamB．addictedtoalcoholanddrugsC．threejuniorstudentsandtwoseniorstudentsD．scoldedbytheirparentsfordrinkingalcohol2、Whatdidthegirlsdotosupporttheircoach’sdecision?A．Theydidn’tfightforDanvilleHighSchoolanymore.B．Theyallgavespeechestoapologizeinthelocalpress.C．Theyadmittedtheirmistakeinpublicinthegymnasium.D．Theywouldneverdrinkanyalcoholthroughouttheirlife.3、WhichwordbestdescribesthecoachRainville?A．Indifferent. B．Strict.C．Stubborn. D．Cruel.4、Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Growingupwithpain B．AbadmistakeC．Teamrulesareeverything D．Basketballgirlsinhighschool25．（10分）Almostnoneofushavethetimetoreadeverythingwe’dliketoread.Yetwelosecountlesshourstodailyactivitiesthatbringuslittlejoyliketakingbusesandwaitinginline.Whatifwecouldturntheselittleblocksofunoccupiedtimeintopreciousandrewardingmomentsforlearningandreflection?Foundedin2012,iReader,amicro-learningapponmobilephones,bringsthebiggestideasfrombest-sellingbooksthrough15-minuteaudio(音频)andtext.Sofar,morethan3,000bookshavebeenincluded,rangingfrompsychologyandparentingtomanagementandeconomics,withnewtitlesaddedeveryday.Readerispioneeringanewmethodofreading,withover9millionusersenjoyingthebenefitsalready.AccordingtothePewResearchCenter(PRC),theBritishreadjust4paperbooksayearandover25%haven’treadasinglepaperbookthisyear,butreadingisn’tdying.TherearenowmorewaysfortheBritishtoreadthaneverbefore,duetothewidespreaduseofe-booksandaudiobooks.ThebooksiniReaderarerewrittentoensureitiseasytorememberthemaincontent.Thewaythecontentiseditedhasbeenspecificallydesignedtoensureitisusefulinpractice.Besides,thecontentisrewrittenwithrelevantexamplesinreallife,whichmeansusersaremorelikelytorememberandapplywhatishelpfultothem.HolgerSeim,Germanco-founderofthisapp,declares,“iReadergivesyouthebiggestideasintheshortestpossibletime.Ittransformsgreatideasintolittlepacksyoucanlistentoorreadinjust15minutes.”1、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointheunoccupiedtime?A．Readandthink.B．Writeandshare.C．Avoidtakingbuses.D．Bringjoytodailyroutines.2、WhatcanweinferfromthePRCfindings?A．TheBritishbenefitalotfromreading.B．Readingmethodsaremoreimportantthanbefore.C．Digitaltechnologyaretakingtheplaceofpaperbooks.D．NewformsofbooksarechangingthewaytheBritishread.3、HowdoesiReadermakethecontenteasytoremember?A．Bybringingfuntoit.B．Bymakingituseful.C．Byusingartisticdesigns.D．Bytakingusersasexamples.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．iReaderPreventsReadingfromDyingB．iReaderUnitesWorldwideBook-loversC．iReader:TheBestNewAppCreationD．iReader:BigIdeasinSmallPackages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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）Onedayafewyearsagowehadaguestoftheuninvitedvariety.Infact,itwasabird,1asparrow.“What’sthat?”IaskedwhenIfirstheardthegentlethumping(重击声).“ItsoundslikeJoeisoutsideplayingbasketball,”mywife,Anita,said.She2andlistenedmoredevotedly.“It’scomingfromthe3.”shesaid.“Maybeit’soneofthelittlekids.”Werushedoutthedoor.Jonathan,ouryoungest,was4tomaketrouble.“Ifhe’smakingholesinthewallagain…”IsaidasIsearchedthere.Nochildren5.Buttherewasthat6again,comingfromrightupthere.Andthat’swhenI7thesparrow.Itwasflying8justinchesbelowtheceiling.Itwas9tryingtogetout,butcouldn’tseethatthewayoutwasn’tup,butdown10theopendoor.Sothebirdcontinued11itswingsandhittingitsheadagainstthe12.“Poorthing,”Anitasaid.“Itmustbe13.”“Well,maybeit’sbecauseofus,”IsaidasImovedtowardit.Itriedtoshowthebirdhowtoglide（滑翔）downtogetoutside,butthatonlyseemedto14itmore.“Whydon’twejust15forafewminutes?”Anitasuggested.“I’msurehe’ll16eventually.”Sowewentbackintothehouse,wherewecontinuedtoheartheongoing17.Thensuddenly,itwassilent.Welookedintothegarage,andouruninvitedguestwasgone.“See?”Anitasaid.“Itoldyouhe’dsucceed.”“Yeah,”Isaid.“Buthowmanyknocksontheheaddidit18him?”I’vethoughtaboutthatlittlesparrowthroughtheyears.Justlikethatsparrow,weoftenmeetsituationswedon’tknowhowto19.Borntogoupward,wedon’tevenconsiderthepossibilitythatsomethinggoodmighthappenifwestopflapping（拍打）aroundandjustglide20alittlebit.1、A．forexample B．ratherthan C．orrather D．aswell2、A．hurried B．paused C．ignored D．confirmed3、A．basement B．kitchen C．garage D．hall4、A．easy B．happy C．sorry D．angry5、A．inall B．atall C．aboveall D．afterall6、A．guest B．voice C．noise D．sound7、A．watched B．found C．realized D．caught8、A．carefully B．gently C．patiently D．anxiously9、A．eventually B．unwillingly C．obviously D．thoroughly10、A．through B．over C．below D．beyond11、A．shaking B．breaking C．striking D．injuring12、A．wall B．floor C．door D．ceiling13、A．clumsy B．painful C．amazed D．terrified14、A．frighten B．comfort C．confuse D．calm15、A．leave B．scream C．relax D．escape16、A．putitaside B．leaveitalone C．giveitup D．figureitout17、A．accident B．achievement C．struggle D．trouble18、A．cost B．offer C．earn D．owe19、A．classify B．handle C．debate D．conclude20、A．up B．back C．forth D．down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）IfyougotoZhuguanlongvillageinFujianProvince,youwon'tmissatwo-floorlibrary.Itisthefirstlibrarythere,1．hasbeenopenforfreefor44years!Thecreatorisoneofits2．(village)—LiuShijiang.WhydidLiuopenthislibrary?Backin1974,Liu3．(finish)hisstudyinhighschool.Atthattime,villagerswouldaskhimtotellstories.Butitwasn'tlongbeforeLiu'sstoriesrunout.Besides,manyvillagersplayedmahjongandcardstokillthetime."HowcanIgivemyselfandothersahealthierpastime?"Liuasked4．(he).That'swhenhedecidedtobuysomebooks.Hesoldtheonlypigofhisfamilyfor200yuanandborrowedanother400yuan5．(buy)books,bookshelvesandchairs.Andoneofhisrooms6．(make)intoalibrary.As7．result,moreandmorevillagersgatheredtheretoreadbooks,suchasstorybooksorworksabouthowtogrowbettercrops.Overtheyears,Liumetwithmanykindsofdifficulties；,8．hehasbeenabletoovercomethemandkepthislibraryopen.Amongreaderstherearethebook-lovingstudentsandteachers."Itisthebusiesttimeforthelibrarywhenthechildrenareonwinterorsummerholidays,"saidLiu."Now,histwo-floorlibraryhasmorethan7,000booksandacomputer,aDVDrecorder;andKaraoke,9．(offer)moreentertainmentandlearningchoicestothevillagers."Ihavedevotedmypastyearstothelibrary,andIwillkeephercompanyinthefollowingyears,saidtheman,nowinhis10．(sixty).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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除起）不计分。Timeisvaluablebutlimit、There’safamoussaying,“Timeismoney”,thisshowstheimportantoftime、Whentimehasgone,itwillneverreturnback、It’sapitywhenmanypeoplemakepoorlyuseoftime、Theyspendtheirprecioustimeoversleeping,drinkingandtraveling、Theydon’trealizewastingtimeisequaltowastepartoftheirlife、Theyalwaysregrethavingmadelittleachievementsofar、Therefore,weshouldformthehabitvaluingtime、Don’tputoffthatcanbedonetodayuntiltomorrow、Lazinesswillnotonlybringusfailure,butalsoleadusontheroadofpovertyandevendeath、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）作文题目：Computerandme词数要求：80～100词写作要点：1.电脑在生活中的重要性。2.电脑对你的影响。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、D5、C6、B7、C8、A9、B10、D11、B12、A13、D14、D15、C16、B17、A18、C19、A20、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、D2、A3、C4、B22、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmotherc