山东师范大学附中2026届高三上英语期末经典模拟试题含解析

山东师范大学附中2026届高三上英语期末经典模拟试题考生须知：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．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay2．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone3．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup4．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing5．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when6．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing7．Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that8．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before9．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment10．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing11．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup12．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what13．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned14．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout15．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for16．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply17．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup18．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized19．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach20．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad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）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats’strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.“Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.”hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.”Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon’thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.Cats’huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats’mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats’ownerstobettermeetcats’needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.1、AccordingtoTonyBuffington,________.A．cats’strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandB．catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans’homesC．catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewildD．cats’instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．CatsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimalsB．CatsattackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimalsC．CatsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyusuallyliveinsmallcavesinthewildD．Cats’preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstincts3、Theunderlinedword“prey”inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A．ananimalthatistoolazyB．ananimalthatlikeshidinggamesC．ananimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD．ananimalthatishunted4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A．explorethereasonsbehindcats’strangebehaviorB．describecats’pastwildexperiencetoreadersC．tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD．comparecats’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild22．（8分）BikeShareTorontoisthecity’sofficialbikeshareprogram,designedtogivelocalsandvisitorsafun,affordableandconvenientalternativetowalking,taxis,busesandthesubway.Thereare200BikeShareTorontostationsand2,000bikesacrossthecity,makingBikeSharethemostaccessiblewaytogetaroundandexplore.Howitworks●BecomeanAnnualMemberorbuyadayPasstoaccessthesystem.●Findanavailablebikenearby,andgetaridecodeoruseyourmemberkeytounlockit.●Takeasmanyshortridesasyouwantwhileyourpassormembershipisactive.●Returnyourbiketoanystation,andwaitforthegreenlightonthedock(停靠点)tomakesureit’slocked.Chooseaplan●ForvisitorsDayPass:$7.Unlimited30-minuteridesina24-hourperiod.3-DayPass:$15.Unlimited30-minuteridesina72-hourperiod.●ForlocalsMonthlyPass:$25.Unlimited30-minuteridesforamonth.AnnualMembership:$90.Unlimited30-minuteridesforawholeyear.TheAnnualMembershipisthebestdealforlocalsofTorontoandotherfrequentriders.Thefirst30minutesofeachrideisincludedwiththemembershiporpassprice.Avoidextrafeesbydroppingoffyourbikeevery30minutesatanyotherstation.Ifyoukeepabikeoutforlongerthan30minutesatatime,youwillbechargedanextra$1.50forthefirst30minutesover,$4forthenext30minutes,and$7foreachadditional30minutesafterthat.Contactus●CustomerService:(855)898-2388●RepairService:(855)-2378●CorporationPartners:(855)898-2398●EmploymentOpportunities:(855)898-24981、WhichisthemostsuitablechoiceforlocalsinToronto?A．DayPassB．3-DayPassC．MonthlyPassD．AnnualMembership2、Howmuchwilltheextrafeebeifyoutravelfortwohoursbybike?A．$5.5B．$9.5C．$12.5D．$15.53、FormoreinformationaboutworkingatBikeShareToronto,whichofthefollowingnumbersisforcontact?A．(855)898-2399B．(855)898-2378C．(855)8989-2398D．(855)898-249823．（8分）Taxi-bookingappUberagreedtosellitsbusinessinChinatoDidiChuxing.Thetwofirmshadbeenfiercecompetitors,butDidiChuxinghadcontrolledtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.UberChinalaunchedin2014,butithadfailedtomakeanyprofitforalongtime.ChengWei,founderandchiefexecutiveofDidiChuxing,saidthetwocompanieshadlearnedagreatdealfromeachotheroverthepasttwoyearsinChina.Headdedthatthedealwouldsetthemobiletransportationindustryonahealthierpathofgrowthatahigherlevel.Aspartofthedeal,Mr.ChengwouldjointheboardofUber,whileUberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickwouldalsojoinDidi’sboard.Uber’sChinabusinesswouldownitsseparatebrandingwhileUS-basedUberTechnologieswouldholdabout17.5%inthecombinedcompany.DidiChuxingisbackedbyChineseInternetgiantsTencentandAlibaba.UberhadbeenstrugglingtobreakintotheChinesemarketdespitehavingChinesesearchengineBaiduasaninvestor.LastFebruary,thecompanyadmitteditwaslosingmorethan$1billionayearinChina.“FundingtheirChinesedreamswasbecomingtooexpensiveforUber,”DuncanClark,chairmanofBeijing-basedconsultancyBDA,toldtheBBC．TravisKalanicksaid,“Asabusinessman,I’velearnedthatbeingsuccessfulisaboutlisteningtoyourheadaswellasfollowingyourheart.”Thefiercecompetitionhadledbothcompaniestospendmuchmoreontheirjourneys.Thecombinationislikelytoseefewersuchsubsidies（补贴）.“Onethingtowatchcarefullyishowquicklyconsumersfeeltheimpactassubsidiesarewithdrawn.”Mr.Clarkadded.ThedealwithDidiChuxingcamejustdaysafterChinahadagreedtoprovidealegalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.BothUberandDidiwelcomedthedecision.ThenewrulestookeffectlastNovemberandcould,amongotherthings,forbidsuchplatformstooperatebelowcost.1、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatcanweknow?A．Beingsuccessfulisaboutlisteningtoyourheadandfollowingyourheart.B．Thedealwouldmakethemobiletransportationindustrygrowmuchfaster.C．DidiChuxinghadlearntmoreinChinathanUberoverthepasttwoyears.D．Mr.ChengwouldbeworkingasamemberoftheboardofUberasplanned.2、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．UbersoldChinesebusinesstoDidiChuxingB．UsingDidiChuxingbringsmoresubsidiesC．ListentoyourheadandfollowyourheartD．ThenewrulestookeffectlastNovember3、WhatistheimpactofthefiercecompetitionbetweenUberandDidi?A．UberdominatedtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.B．Chinaprovidedalegalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.C．FundingtheirChinesedreamsbecameexpensiveforUber.D．ChinesesearchengineBaidubecameaninvestorofUber’s.4、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromawebsiteabout________.A．appsB．politicsC．economyD．technology24．（8分）Dolphins,Africangrayparrotsandsomeotheranimalsunderstandtheideaof“zero,”butresearchersweresurprisedtofindthathoneybeesalsocomprehendthisabstractconcept,consideringtheinsects’tinybrains,accordingtoanewstudy.Honeybeeshavefewerthanonemillionneurons(神经元),comparedwiththe86billionneuronsinhumans—andyet,theygraspaconceptthathumans,bysomemeasures,don’tstarttounderstandbeforepreschool.Theresearcherssetuptwocards,eachofwhichhadasetofsymbolsonthem,liketrianglesorcircles.Then,theytrainedagroupofthebeestoflytothecardwiththelowernumberofsymbols.Thebeesquicklylearnedwhatthehumanswantedthemtodotogettheirdelicious,sweetrewards.Thetrainedbeeswerethenshownacardthatwasemptyandonethathadsymbolsonit.Thereisnoneedforthebeestobetrainedtoflymoreoftentotheemptycard—thusshowingthattheyunderstoodthat“zero”wasanumberlessthantheothers.Althoughtheyflewmoreoftentoanemptycardthantoonethathadonesymbolonit,itbecameeasierforthemtodistinguishwhenthesymbolsonthecardincreasedinnumber.Forexample,theymoreoftenflewtothezerowhentheothercardhadfoursymbolsthanwhenithadone.Perhapsthesefindingswillexplainthebrainmechanism(机制)behindwhatallowsustounderstandtheconceptof“nothing,”AdrianDyer,aresearchersaid.Thisunderstanding,inturn,couldhelpinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence(AI)thatalsounderstandsthisconcept.“Ifbeescanunderstand‘zero’withabrainoflessthanamillionneurons,itsuggeststherearesimple,efficientwaystoteachAInewtricks,”Dyersaidinthestatement.1、Whatisasurprisingfindingfortheresearchers?A．Manyanimalsalsocomprehendthemeaningof“zero”.B．Thenumberofneuronsofhoneybeesismuchsmaller.C．Honeybeescanunderstand“zero”withtheirtinybrains.D．Humansfailtorecognizeabstractideasbeforepreschool.2、Whatcanthebeesdowithoutfurthertraining?A．Flydirectlytothecardwithmoresymbolsonit.B．Flylessoftentothecardwithfewersymbolsonit.C．Flyquiteslowlytothecardwithoutanythingonit.D．Flymoreoftentothecardwithoutanysymbolonit.3、WhatdoesAdrianDyersayaboutthesefindings?A．Theyofferinspirationtothedevelopmentoftechnology.B．Theyenablepeopletounderstandmoreabstractconcepts.C．Theysuggestwaystoteachhumanssomecomplextricks.D．Theyallowpeopletosetanewtypeofbrainmechanism.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Honeybeesknowabouttheconceptof“zero”.B．Honeybeescanunderstandmuchashumansdo.C．HoneybeeswillhelptoimproveAIinthefuture.D．Honeybeescanbetrainedtocomprehend“zero”.25．（10分）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A．whywecrywhenwearehurtB．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．setoff B．cutoffC．builtup D．brokenup3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystofindmirrorneurons. B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.C．Existenceofmirrorneurons. D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.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）Whyshouldyougotocollege?Oneimportantanswertothisquestionismore1Asopposedtogenerationsofthepast,highschoolgraduatestodayare2togetthenumberofhigh-paidjobsthatwere3available.TheU.S.hasbeenchangedfromamanufacturing-basedeconomyintoaneconomybasedon4andtheimportanceofacollegeeducationtodaycanbe5tothatofahighschooleducationfortyyearsago.It6asthegatewaytobetterchoicesandmoreopportunity.Thereare7reasonsastowhyitisimportanttogotocollege.Whenstudents8apost-secondaryeducation,theyhavetheopportunitytoreadbooksandlistentothe9oftopexpertsintheirfields.It10studentstothink,askquestions,and11newideas,whichallowsforadditionalgrowthand12andprovidescollegegraduateswithanedgeinthejobmarket13thosewhohavenotexperiencedahighereducation.Theimportanceofacollegeeducationisalsobecauseoftheopportunityto14valuableresources.Themoreconnectionswhichare15duringyourcollegecareer,themore16youwillhavewhenyoubeginyourjobsearch.Onceyouhaveendedyourjobsearchandhavestartedyourcareer,17,theimportanceofacollegeeducationhasnotbeenexhausted.Havingacollegedegreeoften18greaterpromotionopportunity.So,whyshouldyougotocollege?Thereasoningdoesnotbeginandendwiththe19aspect.Agoodeducationis20frommanydifferentviewpoints,andwhiletheimportanceofacollegeeducationisquiteevidentformanyhighschoolstudents,whatisoftennotasclearishowtheywillpayforthateducation.1、A．time B．freedom C．respect D．opportunity2、A．likely B．unable C．afraid D．unwilling3、A．once B．just C．never D．also4、A．nature B．culture C．knowledge D．agriculture5、A．referred B．added C．devoted D．compared6、A．follows B．serves C．unites D．disappears7、A．additional B．secret C．interesting D．financial8、A．discuss B．ignore C．experience D．imagine9、A．stories B．requests C．suggestion D．lecture10、A．helps B．encourages C．forbids D．advises11、A．design B．explore C．change D．refuse12、A．development B．payment C．agreement D．experiment13、A．for B．over C．in D．with14、A．admire B．satisfy C．gain D．notice15、A．removed B．collected C．explained D．controlled16、A．inventions B．choices C．worries D．salaries17、A．besides B．therefore C．however D．otherwise18、A．saves B．includes C．ensures D．means19、A．life B．character C．communication D．job20、A．free B．rare C．beneficial D．absent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）Reportersplayanimportantroleinmakingthenews.Withoutthem,thepublicwouldn’thavethe1．(late)news.However,itisnoteasytobeagoodreporter.The2．(follow)advicemaybeofhelpifyouwanttobeoneofthem.Asanewcomer,don’tgooutonastory3．(immediate).Youwillbeabletocoverthestoryyourselfwhenyouaremore4．(experience).Curiosityandskillarealsoneededtoknow5．isreallygoingon.Onlyifyouknowhowtoaskdifferent6．(question)willyouacquiretheinformationyouneed.Youhavetolistencarefullyandpatientlyfordetailedfacts.Meanwhileyouhavetopreparethenextquestion7．(base)onwhattheintervieweesays.Besides,youshouldhave8．good“nose”forastory,thatis,youcanassesswhetheryou9．(inform)ofthewholetruth.Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanusearecordersothatyouhavetheevidencetosupportyourstory.Therearecases10．peoplewanttochallengeyou.Butmostimportantly,youshouldbefaithfultothefacts.Withallthesepreparations,youcanbecomeasuccessfulreporterprettysoon.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。May1wasabrightlyday、LiYueandZhangHuasetoutatriptotheSunshineNursingHometovolunteering、Theelderlypeopleinthenursinghomewaspleasedtoreceivefreshfruitfromthetwoyoungstudent、Next,theystartedcleaningtheelderlypeople’srooms、Afterthat,theysitdoym,chattingwiththeelderlypeopleuntilitwastimeforthemtoleave、Theelderlypeopleofferedtheygreatthanksoverandoveragainforthattheyhaddone,andtheysmiledgently、Theheartfeltsatisfactionofdoingagooddeedwasabestrewardthattheyhadeverhadit、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jenny来信说她想在暑假期间来中国学习汉语并对中国戏剧也感兴趣。请你用英语给她回信，提供一些建议。内容包括:1.参加汉语学习班等；2.观看京剧专场演出；3.你对她中国之行的愿望。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、B5、C6、A7、C8、D9、B10、D11、B12、B13、D14、B15、D16、B17、D18、Ｂ19、D20、A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、THISisanadaptedexcerpt(摘录)fromEmanMohammed’sspeechatTED(Technology,EntertainmentandDesign),anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip(加沙地带).WhenIwas19,IstartedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasawomanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult(侮辱)tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademefeelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman’sjob.PhotoagenciesinGazarefusedtotrainme.ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingIcouldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren’ttheretodocumenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored(装甲的)Jeepanddroveaway,wavingandlaughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen’slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagueswereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterandaccomplishments.InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid(袭击)destroyedthecompoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasinheaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedtobuildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation(军事行动)inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.Nothingwasleftbutthepigeonsheraisedandabathtub.Mohammedputthebathtubonthetopoftherubble(瓦砾)andstartedgivinghiskidsabobblebatheverymorning.Myworkisnotmeanttoh