江西省上高第二中學(xué)2026屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末綜合測試模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請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．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s2．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone3．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom4．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked5．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．a(chǎn)llgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife6．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it7．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why8．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown9．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)mattending B．a(chǎn)ttendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending10．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith11．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout12．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With13．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand14．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait15．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when16．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which17．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how18．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss19．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports20．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）BeforeChristmasEvein1870RichardWagnerandhiswife,Cosima,hadagreednottobuyeachotherChristmaspresents.Theyweresimplytoopoor.ButWagnerwasplanningasurprisegift.FormorethantwomonthshehadbeencraftingapieceofmusictobeperformedoutsideCosima’sbedroomdooronChristmasmorning.HehadbaseditonthemeslatertobeusedinhisoperaSiegfried,plusalittlenurserysonghehadwrittenfortheirchildrentwoyearsearlier.HecompletedtheSiegfriedIdyllthreeweeksbeforeChristmasandarrangedforconductorHansRichtertochoosethemembersofthesmallorchestra.Richterconductedsecretrehearsals,firstinZurichthenatahotelinLucerne.WagnerinvitedphilosopherFriedrichNietzschetothefinalrehearsalonChristmasEveattheHotelduLacandtheyarrivedtogetherattheWagners’homeinthevillageofTrihschen.TheretheyfoundCosimadecoratingtheChristmastreeandpreparingpresentsforthechildren.Atseveno’clockonChristmasmorningthemusiciansarrivedandquietlyarrangedthemselvesonthestairsoutsideCosima’sroom.Theybegantoplay.“AsIawoketothelightofdawn,”Cosimasaidlater,“mymindpassedfromonedreamintoanother.FamiliarsoundsfromSiegfriedcametomyears.Itwasasifthehouseormoreaccuratelyourentirebeing,wasrisingupinmusicandgoinguptoheaven.Sacredmemories,birdsongandsunrise,interwovenwithmusicfromSiegfriedcalmedmyheartandIcametorealizethatIwasnotdreaming,andyetwasexperiencingthemostwonderfuloneofalldreams.NowatlastIunderstoodallofRichard’swritinginsecret.”AndyetWagnerhadkepthispromisenottobuyhiswifeaChristmaspresent.December25thwasCosima’sbirthday.1、WhydidtheWagnersagreenottobuyChristmaspresentsforeachother?A．Theybothdidn’tliketobuypresents.B．Theywereonlytoopoor.C．Theywereveryrich.D．Theydidn’thavethehabit.2、WhatwasCosimadoingwhenthefinalrehearsalwasconductedonChristmasEveattheHotelduLac?A．Cosimawassleeping.B．Cosimawasplayingwiththechildrenathome.C．CosimawasbusywiththepreparationforChristmas.D．Cosimawascookinginthekitchen.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“themselves”inParagraph4referto?A．Christmas.B．Themusicians.C．Thestairs.D．Thechildren.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．AgreatChristmas.B．Agreatlove.C．Agoodbirthday.D．Asurprisegift.22．（8分）Forfamiliesonvacation,aplaygroundprovidesawelcomebreak.Itcanalsoprovideaglimpseintothelocalculture,fromthesetupoftheparktothewaysfamiliesinteract.Herearethedesignsthatliveuptothatchallenge.FruitandScentPlayground,StockholmIsthereapickyeateronasteadydietofchickenfingersandcheese?PerhapsatriptoSweden’sFruitandScentPlaygroundwillchangehisorherculinary(烹飪的)tune.Thisplaygroundfeaturesabananaslide,anorangeseesaw,pearhuts,awatermelonjunglegymandapairofcherryswings,alldesignedbypublicartistJohanFernerStrom.Now,whocansayyoucan’tplaywithyourfood?NishiRokugoPark,TokyoLocatedbetweencentralTokyoandthecityofKawasaki,NishiRokugocombinesrecycledrubbertires(橡膠輪胎)withtraditionalplaygroundequipment.Intotal,morethan3,000tiresofdifferentsizesareusedtocreatetunnels,bridges,tallsculpturesforclimbingand,ofcourse,tireswings.There’slittleshade,soyoucanvisithereintheearlymorningorlateafternoonforthemostcomfortableweather,andbesuretowearyourplayclothes.BicentennialChildren’sPark,Santiago,ChileBicentennialChildren’splaygroundinMetropolitanParkwasbuilttocelebrate200yearsofChileanindependenceandimprovethelivesofSantiagocitizens.Dozensofslidesarebuiltintotheslope,creatingadesigncompletelycomplementary(互為補(bǔ)充的)ofthesurroundinglandscape.Fountainsoffersomerelieffromthesun,andampleseatinggivesparentsaplacetorelax.1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutFruitandScentPlayground?A．ItislocatedinTokyo,Japan.B．Itsdesignwasledbysomeartists.C．Itisaimedatbalancingpeople’sdiet.D．Itsfacilitiesaremodeledafterfruits.2、WhenvisitingNishiRokugoPark,itisbetterto.A．wearthickprotectiveclothesB．a(chǎn)voidmomentswhenit’shotC．takeumbrellasandraincoatsD．watchoutfortheequipment3、WhydoestheauthorrecommendBicentennialChildren’sPark?A．Itbecomespartofthesurroundings.B．Itwasbuilttoimprovepeople’slives.C．Itamuseskidsandhelpsparentsgetrelaxed.D．Itprovidesslidesforbothchildrenandadults.23．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”O(jiān)bviouslythenationalstereotypes（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.24．（8分）Inmanyfieldsyoungstersarechangingtheworld.Listedbelowareseveralinfluentialyoungpeople.MuzoonAlmellehan,19Millionsofchildrenliveinrefuge?camps(難民營)，wherefewpaveaccesstoschool.AlmellehanexperiencedtheseconditionsfirsthandafterfleeingSyria.Fightingtochangethat,shetravelstheworldtotellpeopleaboutthesignificanceofeducationAlmellehan,UNICEF’s(UnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sEmergencyFund)youngest-evergoodwillambassadornow,planstoreturntoherhomelandSyriafinally.Auli’iCravalho,17TheHawaiinativevoicedtheheroineinDisney’shitmovieMoana.NowAuli’iistakingonanewrole.She’llstaronNBC’sRise,adramaaboutahighschooltheaterdepartment’thatliftsthespiritsofastrugglingsteeltowninPennsylvania.Basedonatruestory,theshowhasstrengthenedherbeliefthatyoungpeoplecanbringaboutrealchange.MoziahBridges,16At9,Moziahlaunched,hisownhandmadebow-tiebusinessfromhisgrandmother’skitchentable.NowMo’sBowsisworthabout$1.5million.Morerecently,MoziahsignedalicensingdealwiththeNBAthatletshimsellbowtiesfeaturingteamlogos.ButMoziahhasevengranderambitions.Heplanstoexpandglobally.Hecreditshissuccesstohisnaturalsenseofstyle.MikailaUlmer,13Mikailausedtohatebees.Shewasstung(蜇)twice.Butafterlearninghoneybeesarecriticaltotheecosystemanddyingout,shedevelopedafascinationwiththem.Shewasdeterminedtohelp.Usinghergreat-grandmother’srecipe,Mikailamadeamixture,sweetenedwithlocalhoney.Shesolditatcommunitybusinessfairs,donating10%ofherprofitstohoneybee-advocategroups.MikailaalsorunsanonprofitgroupcalledtheHealthyHiveFoundation,whosegoalistoraiseawarenessaboutthehardshipofthehoneybee.1、WhatdidAuli’iCravalholearnfromthedramaRise?A．Youngpeopleindeedhavetheabilitytomakeadifference.B．Highschooltheaterdepartmentcanhelpthesteeltown.C．ShecanvoiceanykindofNBCdramainthefuture.D．Shehastheabilitytotakeupactingasherlifelongprofession.2、Mikailabegantodobusinesswiththepurposeof_______.A．makingmoneytohelppeopleinneedB．rescuingtheendangeredbutbeneficialhoneybeesC．puttinghergreat-grandmother’srecipetogooduseD．developingatraditionaltechniqueforproducinghoney3、Whatdothefouryoungpeoplehaveincommon?A．Theyarecommerciallysuccessful.B．They’releadingawealthyandfulllife.C．They’vegainedwiderecognitionnow.D．Theyhavenointerestinacademicsubjects.25．（10分）MyFirstDayofSchoolFearstartedtakingover,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiainordertojoinmyparents,whohadbeenforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere,soIenrolled(登記)inthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondperiodclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.Withanxiety,Ireachedforthedoor,openingitslowly.Withoutpayingattentiontomyclassmates,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered.“Yes.”Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn’thaveanythinglikethat.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ididn’tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector.InIndianschools,wedidn’tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.Itwasnoon.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.IwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasIentered.IwentthroughtheregularprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Shesaid,“It’sstillfourthperiod.”“Butthebelljustrang,”Isaid.Changingfromagentletonetoaharsher(刺耳的)one,shesaid,“Thatisthelunchbell,youngman.”Iapologized.WithoutanotherwordIheadedforthecafeteria.Ifeltluckybecausewedidn’thavethisinIndia.EveryconfusionseemedlikeabarrierIhadtogetthroughtoreachmygoal.Attheendoftheday,Iwasonmywaytothebuswhichwedidn’thaveinIndiaeither.Ispottedmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn’tobad.1、TheauthorattendedanAmericanhighschoolbecause_______.A．hisfatherpreferredAmericanschoolsB．hisfamilywantedhimtohaveabrightfutureC．hismotherhadworkedinitfor3yearsD．hehadbeenlongingtoleavehishomeland2、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?A．HewenttothewrongclassforthesecondperiodB．HemetsomeenthusiasticteachersandclassmatesC．HegottheCourseRequirementssheetfromhisclassmateD．HeexperienceddifferencesfromtheIndianschoolsinmanyways3、Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendoftheday?A．Worried B．PuzzledC．Relieved D．Excited第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Iwalkedintothegrocerystore,notreallywantingtobuyanything.Ijustwantedtostaytherequietly—thepainoflosingmy1wasstilltoogreat.Andthissupermarketheldsomanysweet2Heoftencamewithme,andalwaysboughtmeyellowroses.Standing3themeat,Isearchedfortheperfectsmallsteak4myhusbandusedtoloveit.5awomancameupbesideme.IwatchedasshepickedupalargepackofT-bonesteaks,droppedtheminherbasket,6,andthenputthemback.Sheturnedtogoandonceagain7forthepackofsteaks.Shesawme8herandshesmiled.“MyhusbandlovesT-bonesteaks,buttheyaresoexpensive.”“Myhusband9awayeightdaysago,”Itoldher,and10tocontrolthesadnessinmyvoice,“BuyhimtheT-bonesteaks.And11everymomentyouhavetogether.”12bymywords,sheplacedthesteaksinherbasketandwalkedaway13Butseveralminuteslatershecametowardsmeagain,14apackageinherarms.Shewas15thebrightestsmileIhadeverseen.Asshe16,Isawwhatsheheld.“Theseareforyou,”sheplacedthreebeautifulyellowrosesinmyhands.Iwantedtotellherwhattheroses17forme,but,unabletospeak,onlywatchingherwalkingaway.Lookingdownattheroses,Iwondered18sheknewit.Suddenlytheanswerseemedso19Iwasn’talone.Therewere20manypeoplecaringformeandwillingtohelpme.Justbethankfulforwhatyouhaveandwhoyouare.1、A．father B．brother C．husband D．son2、A．groceries B．memories C．flowers D．dreams3、A．by B．for C．beyond D．a(chǎn)gainst4、A．evenif B．incase C．until D．since5、A．Actually B．Suddenly C．Instantly D．Hopefully6、A．missed B．suffered C．doubted D．hesitated7、A．reached B．searched C．sent D．paid8、A．following B．helping C．watching D．stopping9、A．broke B．cleared C．moved D．passed10、A．decided B．fought C．offered D．pretended11、A．forget B．recover C．treasure D．imagine12、A．Surprised B．Embarrassed C．Panicked D．Frightened13、A．softly B．violently C．silently D．wildly14、A．fastening B．carrying C．picking D．opening15、A．covering B．rolling C．spreading D．wearing16、A．a(chǎn)pproached B．turned C．continued D．bent17、A．smelled B．tasted C．collected D．meant18、A．what B．how C．whether D．when19、A．a(chǎn)ccidental B．strange C．obvious D．funny20、A．still B．just C．even D．a(chǎn)lso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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Amongalllanguages,itisEnglish1．isthemostuniversallanguage.2．weallknow,alotofcountriesstudyEnglishastheirsecondorforeignlanguage.GovernmentofficialsmaymakeEnglish3．(use)innearlyalltheimportantmeetings.AnditisverynaturalthatpeoplethinkstandardEnglishisvery4．(importance).Believeit5．not,thereisnosuchthingasstandardEnglish.ManypeoplebelievetheEnglishspokenonTVandtheradioisstandardEnglish.Thisisbecauseintheearlydaysofradio,people6．reportedthenewswere7．(expect)tospeakexcellentEnglish.Whenpeopleusewordsandexpressionsdifferent8．the“standardlanguage”,itiscalledadialect.Geographyalsoplaysapartin9．(make)dialects.AmericanEnglishhassomanydialectsbecausepeoplehavecomefromallovertheworld.TheUSAisalargecountry10．manydifferentdialectsarespoken.AlthoughmanyAmericansmovealot,theystillrecognizeandunderstandeachother’sdialects.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Weeachisthinkingaboutthefuture、Whatisme?Ihavemadeupmymindbecomeamiddleschoolteacher、Doesitsoundsurprising?IbegintohavethisdreamwhenIwasonlythechild、Ilovechildren、Idon’tthinkthatisawasteoftimetodealwiththemalltheyeararound、Onthecontrary,tomeitwouldmeanhappinessandjoyful、Althoughteachersarebadlyneededinourcountry,butnotmanyofuswanttobecometeachers、Themainreasonforthisisthatteachingisoneofthemoststressedjobs、Inspiteofthat,I’mdeterminedtogiveallmylivestothecauseofeducation、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。某英文報社正在舉行題為“科技改變我們未來的生活”的征文活動，要求同學(xué)們想象科技將如何改變我們的生活環(huán)境、工作和休閑方式。請根據(jù)你的暢想用英語寫一篇短文。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右（開頭已為你寫好，但不計入總詞數(shù)）；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、C4、B5、B6、D7、D8、C9、D10、D11、B12、D13、A14、B15、C16、C17、A18、A19、B20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、C3、B4、D22、1、D2、B3、C23、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,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheold