2023年齊魯名校教科研協(xié)作體山東、湖北部分重點(diǎn)中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating2．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive3．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might4．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted5．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one6．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take7．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve8．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although9．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif10．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn11．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon12．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot13．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the14．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom15．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While16．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another17．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof18．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated19．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown20．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）RecentlyacreativeadvertisementdisplayingthedeeplovebetweenanoverseasstudentandhisparentshasstirredupadebateonChinesesocialmedia,withmanycriticizingChina’syoungergenerationofbeingspoiledandtoodependent.Inthead,whichwascreatedbyChinsMerchantsBanktopromoteitscreditcardforoverseasstudents,aChinesestudentnamedLanovercomestheinitial“fresh-off-the-boat”feelingandstartstomakefriendswithlocalAmericanstudents.Decidingtomakesomestir-friedtomatoesandeggs,apopularChinesedish,toimpresshisforeignfriends,LanaskshisparentsinChinaforhelp.Despitethe12-hourtimedifference,theparentswakeupat4amtomakeahow-to-videofortheirson.Theadhasbeenviewedover1.2milliontimessinceitwaspostedonlineonThursday,andhasreceivedmixedreactionsfromChinesenetizens.Somecalleditaheart-wrenchingdemonstrationofparentallove,sharingtheirownmovingmomentswiththeirparents.“WhenIstudiedabroad,mymotheralsotaughtmehowtocookdeliciousdishesovertheInternet,sothatIwouldnotstarveandcouldenjoymylifeinaforeigncountry,“wroteanetizenonSinaWeibo,addingthattheadbroughthertotears.Othersshowedadifferentopinion,criticizingtheparentsforspoilingtheboy.“Chineseparentsspoiltheirchildren.Ithinkit’sheartlessandnottouchingtowakeyourparentsupinthemiddleofthenightjusttosatisfyyourvanitytoimpressothers.Suchparentallovewouldonlydestroyachild,ratherthanmakehim/herindependent,”wroteanetizen.“Ithinktheboyisdumbtoaskhisparentsforhelp,asacasualonlinesearchoftherecipecanofferatleast6millionresults.Spoilingyourchildisnotlove,it’scalledconnivance（縱容）,”notedanothernetizen.1、WhatdoesthecreativeadvertisementleadtoonChinesesocialmedia?A．Agreateconomicinterest.B．Agreatincreaseincreditcardsales.C．Ahottopiconsocialmorality.D．AheateddebateonChinesefamilyeducation.2、Accordingtoparagraph2,Lancalledhisparentat________inAmericantime.A．8:00amB．20:00pmC．16:00pmD．4:00am3、Whatisthefirstnetizen’sattitudetowardsthestoryintheadonSinaWeibo?A．Ambiguous.B．Negative.C．Neutral.D．Sympathetic.4、What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．ControversialAdDrawsMixedReactionfromChinesePublic.B．HowtoMakeaPopularChineseDish.C．TheCurrentSituationofChineseNetizens.D．ArgumentsonChina’sAdvertisementBusiness.22．（8分）WelcometotheNorthPoleAdventureTheNorthPoleAdventureisaone-of-a-kindinteractiveChristmasattractionfortheentirefamily.UnlikeotherChristmasattractions,itisopenfromNovember25untilChristmasEve.Itisnotaguidedtour.Whileelves(小精靈)arethroughouttheadventuretointeractwithyourchildren,yourkidscanspendasmuchtimeineachareaastheywish.Theadventurefeaturesareplica(復(fù)制品)oftheNorthPoleincludingeverythingyouimagineatSanta’sNorthPole.Santa’sHouseKidswillexperiencewhatit’slikeattheNorthPoleandseefirst-handwhatittakesforSantaandhiselvestogetreadyforChristmaseachyear.ThememoriesyourchildrenwilltakeawayfromSanta’sHousewillbeonestheywillrememberforalifetime.PostOfficeAllkidswillbeassistedbySanta’selvesinwritingalettertoSantaandthendepositingitinSanta’smagicalmailbox.AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,theywillreceivelettersattheirownhomesfromSanta.ElfUniversityElfUniversityistheplacewhereelvesgotoschool.It’salsotheplacewherekidsenjoymakingChristmaspresents,coloringChristmaspictures,andevenfillingoutapplicationstobecomeelvesoneday.Admission：Buyyourticketsonlinetoavoidwaitinginline.Iftheticketsselloutwhenyoubuythemonline,therewillstillbeticketsavailableattheticketoffice.1、TheNorthPoleAdventure________.A．a(chǎn)rrangeselvestoentertainkidsinsomeareasB．ismodeledonotherChristmasattractionsC．providesvisitorswithtourguideserviceD．isopentovisitorsfornearlyonemonth2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ElfUniversityofferskidsopportunitiesforbecomingelves.B．KidswhovisitedPostOfficewouldreceivelettersonChristmasEve.C．KidscanhavefuninSanta’sHousebydressinguplikeSanta.D．Ticketstotheadventurecanbeboughtonlineiftheyselloutattheticketoffice23．（8分）Whenadoglooksatyouwithbigpuppy-dogeyes,it’shardforyoutogoaway,andyoumayspeakout“Awww”withouthesitation.However,there’sareasonwhyyoufindadog’sstaresoattractive.Thatsweetstareactuallycausesthereleaseofaparticularhormone,orchemicalmessengerinthebody.Thishormonecreatesfeelingsofaffectioninhumans.Thesamethinghappenstodogswhenpeoplelookbackatthem.Scientistsbelievethishelpspeopleandtheirfour-leggedfriendsbond,orfeelconnected.Scientistshavewonderedwhatcausesdogstolovinglystareattheirowners.Tofindout,ateamofresearchersfromAzabuUniversityinJapanstudied30ownersandtheirdogs.Theresearchersfoundthatafterthepetsandtheirownersspenthalfanhourtogether,bothshowedariseinoxytocin(催產(chǎn)素).Onekeyroleofthishormoneinmanyanimalsistopromotebonding,likethatbetweenamotherandnewborn.Theincreaseofoxytocindidn’thappen,though,whenscientistsrepeatedtheexperimentwithwolvesandthehumanswhohadraisedthem.Asecondexperimentalsofoundthatifdogsweregivenoxytocin,theylookedattheirownerslonger.Scientistsaren’tsureexactlywhy,butthisreactionoccurredonlywithfemaledogs.Theirownersoxytocinlevelsalsoroseasaresult.Theresultoftheseexperimentsmighthelpansweranage-oldquestion:Howdidthefearsomewolfancestorofmoderndogsturnintoman’sbestfriend?TakefumiKikusui,ananimalscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,thinksthatthechangehappenedwhendogsfirstbecamedomestic(馴養(yǎng)的).AccordingtoKikusui,theremayhavebeenasmallgroupofwilddogsthatwerenaturallyfriendlier.“Humansareverysensitivetoeyecontact.Byusingthisspecialcommunicationtool,thedogsareabletowinoverourhearts.Iftheyaremorelikelytomakeeyecontact,itwouldbeeasierforthemtobondwithdogowners,”Kikusuisaid.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,peoplesay“Awww”to________.A．makethedogstareatthemB．expresstheirloveforthedogsC．drawthedogsattentionawayD．warnthedogsnottoapproachthem2、Accordingtothepassage,oxytocincan________.A．reduceanimalspainofgivingbirthB．motivateanimalsdesirestoprotectothersC．helpanimalstodevelopabetterrelationshipD．enableanimalstosurvivemoreeasilyfromdangers3、Theunderlinedwords“thechange”inParagraph4refertothat________.A．dogsbecamefriendswithhumansB．wolvesbegintobondwithhumansC．dogsandwolvesarebestfriendsD．dogsweredomesticatedbyhumans4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallonhumanstobefriendlytodogs.B．Togiveadviceonhowtogetalongwithdogs.C．Tointroducetheevolutionprocessofwilddogs.D．Toexplainwhyhumansanddogsareconnected.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）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦）inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse…suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds---roughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的）viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“”A．removeB．a(chǎn)voidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.B．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Centuriesago,agroupofpeopleleftIndia.Noonereallyknows1Overtime,theyjourneyedwesttoEurope,wheremosthave2eversince.ThesepeoplecalledthemselvestheRoma.3Europeans,thinkingtheycamefromEgypt,calledthem“gypsies.”Manypeoplethinkofgypsiesas4groupsofpeople.Theyareassociatedwithcolorfulclothing,fortunetellingandmusic.Butthisisnotthereal5ofRomaculture.Infact,notallRomaare6ThoseinWesternEuropehavehistoricallymovedfromplacetoplace.Butotherswho7inEasternEuropebuilthomesandstayedinoneplace.Romaculture8amongregions.Butmostspeakboththelanguageofthe9peopleandtheirownlanguage,Romany.Forcenturies,Romapracticed10trades.Somewerehorsetradersormusicians.Othersmadethingsoutofmetalorwood.Buttoday,Romamaybefoundinany11EachRomasettlementdevelopeditsown12style,combininglocalmusicwithRomatraditions.Thesestylesoftensound13tothemusicofthesurroundingculture.However,mostRomamusic14somecharacteristics,includingthetimingofthenotesandtheharmonies.Romamusichasalsoaffectedthemusicofother15RomainfluenceshaveshapedEuropeanfolkandclassicalmusicandevensomeAmericanstyles.Likepeopleofmanycultures,theRomalovetotell16Theirconversationsoftenincludebriefreferences17talesthattheentiresettlementknows.Buttheyalsotelllongstoriesduringtheeveningsorwhileworking.Somestoriesarefunny,others18Romatraditions.Overtheyears,theRomahave19manychallenges.Theirneighborsdidnot20themandevenaccusedthemofbeingthieves.Today,manyfacepoverty,prejudiceandotherproblems.Nevertheless,theRomapeopleareproudoftheirhistoryandtheirrichculture.1、A．when B．why C．where D．how2、A．died B．visited C．left D．lived3、A．So B．Or C．But D．Then4、A．wandering B．challenging C．encouraging D．inspiring5、A．life B．a(chǎn)rticle C．picture D．a(chǎn)ttitude6、A．farmers B．travelers C．musicians D．tailors7、A．begged B．learned C．toured D．settled8、A．varies B．spreads C．passes D．divides9、A．Indian B．travelling C．surrounding D．Egyptian10、A．traditional B．illegal C．international D．fair11、A．occasion B．profession C．village D．town12、A．cultural B．social C．a(chǎn)gricultural D．musical13、A．strange B．different C．similar D．natural14、A．shares B．spares C．speaks D．seeks15、A．tribes B．cultures C．groups D．religions16、A．lies B．fortunes C．gossips D．stories17、A．a(chǎn)t B．in C．for D．to18、A．writedown B．getaway C．takein D．passdown19、A．faced B．overcome C．fought D．welcomed20、A．fear B．help C．a(chǎn)ccept D．support第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ForsomeUScollegestudents,abreakfromschoolisatimetovolunteertohelpcommunitiesinneed.Theytakeschoolsponsored(贊助)tripstodovoluntarywork.Thisspringbreak,Ihadtheopportunitytogoononeofthese1．(trip),anditwasthebestweekofmyentirelife.Iwentwith12otherstudentsandtwoadultsdowntoRockyMount,NorthCarolinaintheUS.Weworkedonthreehouses，2．(build)roofs,painting,andlandscaping.3．wasveryrewardingtoseehowmuchwewere4．(true)appreciatedbythepeoplelivinginthattown.Everytimewewentoutsomewhere5．dinner,wehadpeoplecomeuptoustoexpresstheir6．(appreciate).Thismadeusfeelreallygoodand7．(motivate)ustogetmoredoneeachday.Thetripwasn'tallaboutwork,however;wehadan8．(amaze)groupofpeoplewhoenjoyedoneanother’scompany.Wecreatedourownfun,9．helpedusgettoknoweachotherwell.Attheendofthetrip,Icamehomewithnotonly10．greatsenseoffulfillmentbutalso14reallygoodnewfriends.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題；每小題l．5分，滿分l5分)此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行做出判斷：如無錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個(gè)勾(√)；如有錯(cuò)誤(每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤)，則按下列情況改正：此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(^)，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。注意：原行沒有錯(cuò)的不要改。I'maseniorthreestudent．Ioftendobadinmyexams，soIhavebeentryingtocatchuptheothers．ButI'msuchconcernedaboutmymarksthatsometimeslcannoteatorsleepwellatanight．I’mafraidthatImaygetlowmarksinthetestsagaineveniflworkhardthanbefore．Ihavenocouragetofacelowmarks．Icannotfixmymindtomystudy，wheneverIthinkofThis、Itisobviousthattheworryhadabadeffectonmyschoolworks．I’mfeelingverysad．WouldyoupleasetellingmehowIshoulddealwithmyworry?第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你校英國(guó)交換生Tom即將回國(guó)，在給你的郵件中提到他想買具有中國(guó)特色的禮物送給家人及友人，希望你回信給出建議。內(nèi)容包括：1.對(duì)離別表示遺憾；2.推薦一種物品及理由；3.表示祝愿。注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。2、可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTom,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourssincerelyLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、D4、B5、D6、B7、D8、A9、C10、D11、D12、D13、C14、B15、C16、A17、C18、B19、A20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、D4、A22、1、D2、A23、1、B2、C3、A4、D24、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,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethin