江苏南京江浦高级中学2026届英语高三上期末统考试题含解析

江苏南京江浦高级中学2026届英语高三上期末统考试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch2．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though3．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might4．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto5．Withpeoplepayingattentiontofitness,self-servicemini-gyms,eachcoveringabout5squaremeters,________inChina’smajorcitiestheseyears.A．havesprungup B．sprangupC．hadsprungup D．springup6．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what7．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure8．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since9．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup10．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt11．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy12．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith13．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink14．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless15．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/16．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed17．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need18．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally19．---Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme.---_____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need20．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though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）Afive-year-olddognamedKelseyhasbeenpraisedasaheroforhelpingtosavethelifeofherownerwhoslippedinthesnowandbrokehisneck.Theman,Bob,wasalonewhenhelefthisMichiganfarmhouseonNewYear’sEvetocollectfirewood.Expectingajourneyofonlyseveralmeters,Bobwaswearingjustlongjohns(衬裤),ashirtandslipperswhenhewentoutside,althoughthetemperaturewasaround-4°C．Aftertheaccident,hewasunabletomoveinthesnow.Fortunately,Kelseycametohisassistance.“Iwasshoutingforhelp,butmynearestneighborisabout400metersaway,anditwas10:30pm,”Bobexplained.“ButmyKelseycame.Bythenextmorning,myvoicewasgoneandIcouldn’tyellforhelp,butKelseydidn’tstopbarking.”Kelsey’scompanionkepthimwarmbylyingontopofhim.Shelickedhisfaceandhandstokeephimawake.“Kelseykeptbarkingbutneverleftmyside,”Bobrecalled.“Shekeptmewarm.IknewIcouldn’tgiveupandthatitwasmychoicetostayalive.”Bobspent20hoursinthefreezingcold.Whenhefinallylostconsciousness,hisdogkeptbarking.Finally,hearingthebarking,Bob’sneighbordiscoveredhimat6:30pmonNewYear’sDayandcalledtheemergencyservicesatonce.WhenBobarrivedinhospital,hisbodytemperaturewasbelow21°C．However,doctorsweresurprisedtofindthathedidn’thaveanyfrostbite(冻疮).TheybelieveditwasbecauseofKelsey’sdeterminationtokeephimwarm.Dr.ChaimColen,thedoctorwhotreatedBob,said,“Animalscanhelpandhisdogreallysavedhim...Hewasveryfortunate.Bobsaidhewas“enormously”gratefultobothDr.ColenandhisKelsey.“Theysavedmylife.Theyaretrulyheroes!”1、WhathappenedtoBobonNewYear’sEve?A．Helefthisdogaloneinhisfarmhouse.B．Hewaspraisedforsavingadogowner.C．Hebrokehisneckandcouldn’tmove.D．Heheardhisneighbor’sshoutingforhelp.2、WhydidKelseykeepbarking?A．Tokeepwarm.B．Tostayalive.C．TokeepBobawake.D．Toseekhelpfromothers.3、HowdoesDr.ColenfeelaboutKelsey?A．Helpful. B．Fortunate.C．Grateful. D．Friendly.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ANeck-breakingAccident B．TheMagicNightC．WarmthonaWinter’sNight D．DeterminationtoKeepAlive22．（8分）AthrillingpolarcompetitionbetweentwoadventurerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unsupportedandunassistedhadahappyendingwithbothexplorersachievingtheunprecedentedfeat(功绩).AmericanprofessionalathleteColinO’BradyandBritishArmyCaptainLouisRuddsetoffamileapartatthesametimeonNovember3,2018,fromtheAtlanticcoastwiththeaimtobecomethefirstpersontoskiacrosstheremotecontinentalone.LouisRuddmaintainedtheleadatfirst.However,O’BradycaughtupwithRuddonNovember10andneverlettheBritishmangetclosetohimagain.O’Bradywasthefirsttoconquerthe930mileicyland,arrivingattheRossIceShelfonthePacificcoastbywayoftheSouthPoleonDecember26,2018.The33-year-oldspent54daysskiingtheworld’scoldestcontinentwhilepullinga300-poundsled(雪橇)withsupplies.Insteadofleavingtheharshenvironmentaftercompletingthehistoricadventure,theexplorersetupatentontheworld’slargesticesheetandwaitedpatientlyforRuddtocompletethegreatundertaking.OnDecember29,justthreedaysafterO’Bradyarrived,theBritishexplorerfinishedhisadventure,becomingtheworld’ssecondpersontocompletethesolocrossingofthefrozencontinent.Ruddwasnotdisappointedatbeingsecondsinceheneverconsideredittobea“race”.Besides,the49-year-oldBritishArmyCaptainhadamoreselflessmotiveforattemptingthefeat.HewasdoingitinmemoryofhisfriendHenryWorsley,whohadintroducedhimtopolarexploration.ThedisasterhappenedwhileWorsleywastryingtocrossthecontinentalonein2016.Ruddsaid,"Ididn’twanttogetdrawnintoarace.AllthatmatteredtomewasthatIcompletedit,andthatIskiedsoloandunsupported,carryingtheflagwithHenry’snameonit.”Afterspendingafewdayscamping10feetawayfromeachother,thetwoadventurerswerepickedupbyahelicoptertotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation.1、WhatdoColinO’BradyandLouisRuddhaveincommon?A．TheybecamethefirstexplorerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unaided.B．TheybecamethefirstadventurerstoskiacrossAntarctica.C．ThisisthefirsttimethattheyhavearrivedattheSouthpole.D．TheycrossedAntarcticainhonoroftheirfriendHenryWorsley.2、Whatdoyouknowaboutthefirstleg(第一段賽程)oftherace？A．O’BradyskiedalongwithLouisRuddsidebyside.B．O’Brady'ssledwithfoodsuppliesbrokedown.C．LouisRuddlostthetagwithHenry’snameonit.D．O’BradyfellbehindLouisRuddforthefirstweek.3、WhatcanweinferaboutHenryWorsley?A．HeusedtoencourageO’BradytoexploretheAntarctic.B．Helosthislifeinaterribletrafficaccidentin2016.C．HediedwhilehewasattemptingtocrosstheAntarcticalone.D．HehelpedLouisRuddcompletethehistoricadventure.4、HowdidthetwoadventurersreturntotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation?A．Onfoot. B．Byair. C．Byland. D．Bywater.23．（8分）Thesecrettolivinglongercouldbeassimpleaspickingupyourwalkingpace,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSydneyfoundthatwalkingatabrisk(快的)orfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percentforanycauseofdeath.Thiseffectwasevenmoreobviousinolderagegroup,withfastwalkersovertheageof60reducingtheirriskofdeathbyasurprising53percent.ProfessorEmmanuelStamatakis,wholedthestudy,explained,“Afastpaceisgenerallyfivetosixkilometersperhour,butitreallydependsonawalker’sfitnesslevels;analternativesindicatoristowalkatapacethatmakesyouslightlyoutofbreathorsweaty.”Inthestudy,theresearcherslookedattheresultsof4surveysfrom1224to2001,inwhichparticipantsrecordedtheirwalkingpace,aswellasage,sexandBMI.Theanalysisshowedthatwalkingatanaveragepacewasassociatedwitha20percentriskreductionforall-causemortality(死亡率)comparedwithwalkingataslowpace,whilewalkingatabriskorfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percent.Theresearchershopethefindingswillencouragethedevelopmentofpublichealthmessageaboutthebenefitsofwalkingpace.ProfessorStamatakisadded,“Theseanalysessuggestthatincreasingwalkingpacemaybeastraightforwardwayforpeopletoimprovehearthealthandriskforprematuremortality---providingasimplemessageforpublichealthcampaignstopromote.“Especiallyinsituationswhenwalkingmoreisn’tpossibleduetotimepressuresoralesswalking-friendlyenvironment,walkingfastermaybeagoodoptiontogettheheartrateup---onethatmostpeoplecaneasilyaddtotheirlives.”1、Whobenefitmostfromwalkingfast?A．Cancersufferers. B．Theelderly.C．Thosewhohaveheartproblems. D．ThosewhohavehighBMI.2、WhatdecideshowfastapersoncanwalkaccordingtoProfessorStamatakis?A．His/Herfitnesslevels. B．His/Herages.C．His/Herwill. D．His/HerBMI.3、Whycanwalkingfastreducedeathrate?A．Mostpeoplelikedoingit. B．Itbenefitstheheart.C．Itreducescancermortality. D．Mostpeoplecandoiteasily.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Walkingiseasyexerciseforpeopletodo.B．Walkinghasreceivedlittleattentionuntilnow.C．Moreandmorepeoplearewalkingfastforhealth.D．Afastwalkingpacecanbenefitpeople’shealth.24．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.25．（10分）ChildrenandYouthSidewalkSaleYoungpeopleareburstingwithartisticenergy.TheChildrenandYouthSidewalkSale(CYSS)oftheCentralPennsylvaniaFestivaloftheArtsisafunwayforboysandgirlstoexpressthemselvesvisually.Itfocusesonencouragingthecreativegrowthofyoungpeople,believingtheycandeveloptheirartisticpotentialthroughpersonalexpressioninindividualoriginalobjects.CYSSisahighlightofChildrenandYouthDay,Wednesday,July12,2018.Thisdayfeaturesperformancesforandbyyoungpeople,artandcraftworkshopsanddemonstrations.Allartistsmusthebetweentheagesof8and18andliveorhaverelativeslivinginanyofthecentrallylocatedPennsylvaniacountiestoparticipate.Allartworksmustbeoriginalandage-appropriatefortheevent’saudience,mostofwhomareunder18.Thesalesofworkmadefromsmallanimalsandthesalesoffoodareprohibited.Acompletelistingoftherulescanbefoundintheapplication.Pleasereviewtherulescarefullyastheymayhavechangedsinceyoulastparticipatedintheevent.Artistsmustpersonallybepresentduringtheentireclay.Representatives,includingfamilymembers,maynotattendinplaceoftheartist.HowtoEnter1.Completebothsidesoftheentryform.Aparentsignatureisrequired.2.Onaseparatesheet,provideabriefdescriptionoftheartworkandthematerialsused.Donotsendsamples;theycannotbereturned.3.Encloseatleastonephotographofyourwork.4.MailapplicationandphotoofyourworktoP.O.Box1023,CentralPennsylvaniaFestivaloftheArts.1、What’stheaimofCYSS?A．Toteachyoungpeopletodeveloptheirinterestinarts.B．Tohelpyoungpeoplegetsomeextramoneyfortheirwork.C．Togetyoungpeopletodeveloptheirartisticpotential.D．Toimprovetheperformingskillsofyoungpeople.2、What’sthefeatureofChildrenandYouthDay?A．Alltheartworksareoriginalandproperforyoungpeople.B．Mostoftheartworksarefocusedonanimalprotection.C．TheparticipantsmustberesidentsofcentralPennsylvania.D．Thesalesofartworksaboutanimalsarenotallowed.3、Whichofthefollowingisrequiredforapplication?A．Asampleoftheapplicant’sartwork.B．Areturnenvelopewithstampsonit.C．Detaileddescriptionoftheartwork.D．Thesignatureoftheapplicant’sparent.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）Asdarknessfell,hundredsofpeopleintheSwissvillagelefttheirhouses.Theywerestaring36atthemountaintopinthedistance.Itwascoveredwith37,beautifulanddangerous.ThehugemountainiscalledMatterhorn.Mountainclimbershad38thetop,usingthesouthernroute.Butnoonehadeverdaredtotryawinterclimbingupthe39side.Butnowonemanwasdaringtotrythe40route.HewasWalterBonatti,agreatmountainclimberfromItaly.Fortwodayshehadclimbed.Thevillagepeoplehadwatchedhim41.Nowtheywerewaitingtoseehis42.Ifheplannedto43thenextday,hewouldlightagreensignal.Aredlightwouldmeanthathewas44.Atinygreenlight45highonthemountainside.Bonattiwasnotgivingup!Thepeople46.Thenextdayhe47hiswayupward.Hewassolonelyandsotired!Buthewouldnotgiveup.Againthatnighthelitthe48light.Inthemorning,Bonattilookedup.Hecouldnotseethetop,butheknewhewas49there.50theclimbwaspainful,hemovedup.Bonattihadspentmonths51fortheclimb.Wasthetrainingenough?Didhehavethestrengthand52toclimbtothetop?Hewasfinallyatthetop!Newsabouthis53wasradioedtotheworld.Thetripdownthesouthern54waseasy.Hewaswarmlywelcomedinthevillage.Hehaddonethe"55",andwouldbewellrememberedasaclimberofalltime.1、..A．up B．down C．back D．forward2、..A．greentrees B．flowers

C．rocks D．iceandsnow3、.A．passed B．reached C．climbed

D．watched

4、.A．eastern B．western C．northern D．southern

5、.A．different B．difficult C．easy D．same

6、.A．anxiously B．carefully C．patiently D．eagerly7、.A．signal B．flag

C．face D．figure8、.A．godown B．comeback C．goon D．giveup9、.A．turningaround B．turningback C．movingup D．indanger

10、.A．raised B．rose C．disappeared

D．appeared11、.A．cheered B．shouted C．laughed D．jumped12、.A．stopped B．abandoned C．continued D．ended

13、.A．green B．yellow C．blue D．red

14、.A．already B．surely C．almost D．nolonger15、.A．Because

B．Though C．Since D．When16、.A．asking

B．planning C．preparing D．training17、..A．money B．wish C．effort D．skill18、.A．victory

B．climb C．courage

D．thing

19、..A．pace

B．route

C．path D．passage20、..A．necessaryB．great

C．important

D．impossible

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）Inordertoknowaforeignlanguage1．(complete),fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehear2．spoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitcorrectlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation.Thirdly,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceed3．languagelearning.4．goodmemoryisofgreathelp,butitisnotenoughonly5．(memorize)rulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchuselearningbyheartlonglistofwordsand6．(they)meaning,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.7．wearesatisfiedwithonlyafewruleswe8．(memorize),wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceofadviceforthose9．arestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingand10．(write)thelanguagewheneverwecan.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限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ThatIwasinthesecondgrade,mymotherwouldfrequentlysendmetheretothelittleneighborhoodstore.OnedayIwentwithalist,andwhenthestorekeeper’sbackturned,Icouldn’thelpreachintohiscandyboxonthecounterandpocketingone.Onthewayhome,Ienjoyedthemverymuch.ButIfeltguiltaboutitsomuch.ThereforewhenIspottedtheoldstorekeeperatthefootballgameduringmyhighschoolyears,Iapologizedathim.Hesmiled,holdingouthishand,andsaid,“Youowemetencent.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你校和加拿大某中学是友好学校，对方校刊来信了解你校的选修课开设情况。请根据下表提供的内容，用英语写一篇短文，向对方介绍这一情况。课程门类

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六种：书法、英语口语、音乐欣赏、电影欣赏、摄影和游泳，学生可任选

每周二、五下午4：30～6：00

很有趣；能学到许多课外知识；有实践机会

增加选修课；减少作业量；多组织参观、了解社会的活动

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、D5、A6、A7、C8、C9、B10、B11、D12、A13、B14、D15、A16、C17、A18、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、C2、D3、A4、C22、1、A2、D3、C4、B23、1、B2、A3、B4、D24、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysandtheoldScarlett.Shehadmadeherdecisionand,thankGod,shewasn'tafraid.Shehadnothingtol