河南省驻马店市正阳县中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

河南省驻马店市正阳县中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题注意事项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．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote2．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path3．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation4．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing5．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited6．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom7．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since8．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot9．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．at B．inC．on D．to10．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!11．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown12．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing13．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what14．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical15．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked16．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit17．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

B．haven’tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing18．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when19．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect20．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout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）“Hey,littleboy,willyousupportmewhenI’mgettingold?”WangWenshan,35,askedhisnewbornbabyashehuggedhimathome.TheChinesetraditionofraisingsonstosupportparentsintheiroldagehasbeenweakenedbytherapidlygrowingeconomyandimprovedstandardofliving.Asisthecasewithmoreandmoredevelopedcountries,Chinafacesanagingsociety.Peoplearelivinglongerandhavingfewerchildren.Therefore,manyChinesefamiliesarefallingintoa4-2-1familypattern:acoupleraisesonechildandsupportsfourelderlyparents.Butfewrealizethataproblemislikelytohappenahead.Theagingofthepopulationisatrendthatnowaffectsagrowingnumberofcountries.TheInformationOfficeoftheStateCouncil,China’scabinet,issued（发行）awhitepaperonmeasuresChinahasbeentakingtohelpitselderlypopulation.ThepapersaidChina’spopulationenteredtheagingperiodattheendofthe20thcenturyandtheproportionofpeopleaged60andaboveaccountedforover10percentoftheentirepopulation.Bytheendof2005,Chinahadnearly144millionpeopleover60,accountingfor11percentofthepopulation,accordingtothewhitepaper.Anexpandingagedpopulationinevitablymeansthatmanyissuesmustbesettled,astheproblemconcernseveryaspectofsociety.Itputsmorepressureoneachfamily,causingdisturbingeconomicconsequencesandserioussocialproblems.Italsochallengesthelaborforcesupplyandthepensionsystem.“Iusedtothinkthatit’snotanissueformetoprovidefortheaged,”saidWang,whoseparentsandparents-in-lawallenjoypensionsandmedicalinsurance.ButlastyearWang’sfathersufferedfromaseriousillnessandafterwardWangbegantofeelthepressureonhisshoulders.Afterhisfatherrecovered,Wangopenedabankaccountforeachparentandputawaysomemoneyintheaccounteverymonthtoprepareforfutureuncertainties.Inaddition,hehastosavemoneyeverymonthtoprovideforhisson’sfutureeducation.“I’mnowbreakingmybacktosupportmyfamily:savingpensionsfortheparents,myson’seducationfunds,andlivingcosts.”Wangalsoboughtsomecommercialold-ageinsuranceforhimself.“Wehavetotakeprecautions（预防）beforeitistoolate,andmanyofmycolleaguessharethesameview,”hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingisnotcausedbyanagingsociety?A．Socialproblems. B．Unemployment.C．Morepressureoneachfamily. D．Theproblemofthepensionsystem.2、Fromthepassage,wecaninfer________.A．theagingproblemisoneoftheconcernsoftheChinesegovernmentB．ChinawillencourageyoungcouplestohavemorethanonechildC．manypeoplehaverealizedtheagingproblemD．childrenwillnotsupporttheirparentsinChina3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword“inevitably”?A．Surprisingly. B．Certainly.C．Hopefully. D．Evidently.4、Fromthepassage,wecanseethat________.A．ChinaistheonlycountrytofaceanagingsocietyB．mostofthedevelopingcountriesfaceanagingsocietyC．countrieswithalargepopulationfaceanagingsocietyD．moreandmoredevelopedcountriesfaceanagingsociety22．（8分）PeopleYou’veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisblood1,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗体)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳灯丝),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients’roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn’tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives－thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．AlexanderGrahamBell.B．LewisLatimer.C．ThomasEdison.D．NilsBohlin.2、What’sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.B．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.C．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilymembers.D．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.3、Whatwasdrivers’initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theyrefusedtouseit.B．Theyweresatisfiedwithit.C．Theyweresurprisedatit.D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.23．（8分）4appstohelpyoumakethemostofyourmoneyLivingonastudentbudgetcanbetough.Budgetingisessentialandit’simportanttomakesavingsinanywaypossible，soyoucanmakethemostofyourmoney.Hereayesomeusefulappsforsavingmoneyasastudent.UnidaysCosttosignup:freeThisisprobablythemostwell—receivedstudentdiscountapp.It’seasytosignuptoandonceyouhave，allyouhavetodoisusethecodesUnidaysprovidesyouwithwhenyou’repayingin-storeorcheckingoutonline.Unidaysalsosometimesincreasesitsdiscountoffersatcertainstoresandwebsites.Keepaneyeoutfortheseincreaseddiscountstosaveyourselfsomeextracash，particularlyasChristmasisonthehorizon.VouchercloudCosttosignup:freeVouchercloudofferssomeamazingdealsthatcannotbemissed.There’sfrequent2for1dealsordiscountavailableatmanywell-knownrestaurantssuchasPizzaExpress，Frankie&Benny’sandGiraffe.Theyalsoofferdealsonhotels，citybreaksandarangeofitemssuchasRealTechniquesproducts.It'sagreatwaytosaveonChristmaspresents—theregular40％offatTheBodyShopisalwaysworthlookingoutfor!TopCashbackCosttosignup:freeYoumayhaveseentheTVadvertsforTopCashback.WiththeTopCashbackapp，youcanviewallparticipatingstoressecuritycameras.Then，allyouhavetodoiscompleteyouronlineshoppingViatheapptoreceivecashbackonanypurchasesyoumake.Forexample，ifyoubuyonlineatAmazonyoucanreceiveupto9％cashbackintoyouraccount.Itdoesn’talwaysseemlikealotofmoneybutifyoushoponlinefrequentlyitalladdsup!TastecardCosttosignup:subscriptionscostsvary(monthlytoannuallysubscriptionsavailable)EventhoughitcoststosubscribetoTastecard，thediscountsareworthit.WithaTastecard，youcanget2for1mealsor50％offfoodatparticipatingrestaurants，allofwhichcanbeviewedontheapporwebsitesimplybytypinginyourpostcode.ThesediscountsareavailableatchainslikePizzaHutandBellaItaliaandalsoindependentrestaurantsacrossManchester.1、Whichofthefollowingisthemostpopularwithstudents?A．Unidays.B．Vouchercloud.C．TopCashback.D．Tastecard.2、WhatisspecialaboutTopCashback?A．Itcanonlybeusedinstores.B．Itcostsalotofmoneytosignup.C．NoadsforTopCashbackappearonTV.D．Onlinecashbackcanbestoredinyouraccount.3、WhatdoesTastecardhelpyoutosavemoneyon?A．Hotels.B．Restaurants.C．Tickets.D．Presents.24．（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.25．（10分）Theregularworldpresentedtousbyourfivesenses—youcouldcallitreality1.0—isnotalwaysthemostuser-friendlyofplaces.Wegetlostinunfamiliarcities;wemeetpeoplewhoselanguagewedon’tunderstand.Sowhynottrytheimprovedversion:augmentedreality(AR)orreality2.0?ARtechnologyaddscomputer-producedimages(图像)ontherealworldviaamobilephonecameraorspecialvideoglasses.EarlyformsofARarealreadyhere.Withtherightdownloads,smartphonescandeliverinformationaboutnearbyATMsandrestaurantsandotherpointsofinterest.Butthat’sjustthebeginning.Afewyearsfromnowthequantityofinformationavailablewillhaveincreasedhugely.Youwillnotonlyseethatthere’saChineserestaurantonthenextblock,butyouwillbeabletoseethemenuandreadreviewsofit.Thisiswherethenextrevolutionincomputingwilltakeplace:intheinterface(界面)betweentherealworldandtheinformationbroughttousviatheInternet.Imaginebubblesfloatingbeforeyoureyes,filledwithcoolinformationaboutanythingandeverythingthatyouseeinfrontofyou.Let’sjumpaheadtotenyearsfromnow.Apersontryingtofixtheircarwon’tbereadingabookwithpictures;theywillbewearingadevicethatprojectsanimated3-Dcomputergraphicsontotheequipmentunderrepair,labellingpartsandgivingstep-by-stepguidance.ThewindowontotheARworldcanbeasmartphoneorspecialvideoglasses.Butintenyears’timethesewillhavebeenreplacedbycontactlenses(隐形眼镜)withtinyLEDs,whichpresentsomethingatareadabledistanceinfrontoftheeye.Soadeafpersonwearingtheselenseswillbeabletoseewhatpeoplearesaying.Thequestionis,whileweareallabsorbedinournewaugmentedrealityworlds,howwillwebecommunicatingwitheachother?1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Thenextinformationtechnologyrevolution.B．Earlyformsofaugmentedrealitytechnology.C．Thedifferencesbetweenreality1.0andreality2.0.D．Therelationshipbetweenpeoplelivinginreality2.0.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinParagraph2?A．Themenu. B．Theblock.C．Therevolution. D．Therestaurant.3、WhataretinyLEDsusedtodo?A．Protectpeople’seyes. B．Showtextandimages.C．Warnusersofdangers. D．Replacevideoglasses.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsARtechnology?A．Doubtful. B．Disapproving.C．Favourable. D．Ambiguous.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）Onesummer,AuntBettaandUncleBillinvitedmetotravelwiththembackhometoPennsylvania.Ihadneverbeen1LosAngelesandwaseagertomeetourrelatives.Ourfirstnight,wedrovethroughthedesert,andthenthroughroadscutthroughhills.ThenextdaywewentthroughtheRockyMountains.Itwas2drivinguplonginclines(斜坡)withabruptU-shapeturnsonthesteephillsides,thendriving3slowlywithgreatcaution.BeyondColorado,wedrovethroughmilesof4,whereIsawactualfoodbeinggrown.I5someofthecrops.Inonesmalltownwepassedthrough,AuntBettadecidedIneedednew6andtookmetoacountry7.Iwasusedto8dressesandskirts.NowIhadmyfirstpairofjeans,aflannelshirt,shortsandaT-shirt.Ilovedthemall.9wereachedourdestination.UncleBill’saunthadaperfectlittletwo-storyhouse.ThefirstthingI10wasabedinacutelittleroom—forme!Ilookedforwardtothat.Itwouldbelikesleepinginadollhouse.Inthebackyard,Isawredthings11thebackfence.UncleBill’sunclesaid,“Ithinkyouneveratea12tomatoinL.A．.”Ihadn’t.He13pickedoneforme.Imetallmynewaunts,unclesandcousins.Mycousinstaughtmehowtodocartwheels(侧手翻)inthebigfrontyard.Countrypeoplehavemore14,Ithought.Alltheadultscriedwhenwe15,butItookhomeallthe16ofeverythingI’dseen.BackinL.A．,mylungshurtwhenItookadeepbreath.I17thefreshair.Idreamedofhomegrowntomatoes.Mycountryclothesseemedoutof18,butIworethemanyway.Iwastwoweekslatestarting19,butItoldmyteachersonlythatI’dbeeninPennsylvaniaanddecidedto20alltheresttomyself.IfonlytheycouldhaveexperiencedeverythingthatIdid!1、A．outsideB．acrossC．inD．to2、A．boringB．embarrassingC．frighteningD．confusing3、A．awayB．pastC．outD．down4、A．buildingsB．fieldsC．hillsD．rock5、A．recognizedB．foundC．plantedD．harvested6、A．clothesB．cropsC．toysD．tools7、A．hotelB．pubC．pathD．store8、A．preparingB．sewingC．buyinD．wearing9、A．AtlastB．AboveallC．ForthemomentD．Onthecontrary10、A．tookB．searchedC．noticedD．owned11、A．flyingoverB．growingupC．circlingaboveD．packinginto12、A．redB．ripeC．homegrownD．man-made13、A．accidentallyB．graduallyC．instantlyD．temporarily14、A．ideasB．materialsC．interestD．space15、A．droveB．talkedC．partedD．met16、A．copiesB．memoriesC．picturesD．pleasures17、A．breathedB．missedC．forgotD．preferred18、A．shapeB．sightC．workD．place19、A．vacationB．journeyC．schoolD．work20、A．keepB．oweC．describeD．give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）Mostpeopleknowyogaasakindofexercise,1．aimsatdevelopingstrengthandflexibility.However,2．yogaisreallyaboutismorethanjustexercise.Peopledoyoga3．(hear)whattheirbodiesaretellingthemaswellasthequietvoiceinsidethem.In2014,thePrimeMinisterofIndia,NarendraModi,askedtheUnitedNationstocreateanInternationalDayofYoga.TheUnitedNationsagreed,andnowInternationalYogaDayiscelebratedon21June.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish.Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage.ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish.SoIhavetolearntheCzech.It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar.Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall.Butlittlebylittle,IremembereditandlearnedhowtospeakCzechproper.Thesecondproblemismakingfriend.Atschool,Iwasoftenignoring,whilemanyofmyclassmatesgatheredtogetherandchattedeachother.However,ItriedtotalktoeveryoneImetandwentoutwiththemonweekends.NowIhavemanygoodfriends.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是晨光中学的李津，你在上网时发现一个国外的英语学习网站，你很喜欢里面的内容。请你根据以下提示，用英语给该网站写一封电子邮件。1.表示感兴趣2.其中一些栏目对学习很有帮助（词汇、阅读等）3.提些建议（建立交友平台，介绍不同国家的文化等）参考词汇：栏目column网站websiteDearSir/Madam,IamLiJin,aChinesestudentinSeniorThree.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C5、C6、C7、A8、C9、C10、D11、B12、C13、A14、B15、A16、A17、C18、C19、D20、B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、B4、D22、1、B2、B3、A23、1、A2、D3、B24、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldmeIwasagoodboyeventhoughIdidn’tfeellikeonethen.Thatmemor