江蘇省南通市栟茶高級中學(xué)2026屆高三上英語期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．a(chǎn)llofwhich B．eachofwhich C．a(chǎn)llofthem D．eachofthem2．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled3．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup4．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which5．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so6．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．a(chǎn)bsolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital7．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme8．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed9．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is10．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether11．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what12．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．a(chǎn)ny B．some C．a(chǎn)ny D．no13．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted14．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．a(chǎn)removing15．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles16．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded17．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse18．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how19．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When20．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto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）BrightSidedidsomeresearchonmanyplacesthroughouttheworldwhereyoucanbuyahousefor1dollarorforfree!Roubaix,FranceIfyoulikeFrance,RoubaixlocatedinthenorthofFranceisjustforyou.Thelocalauthoritieswantittobepopulatedandattractive.Youcanbuyasmallhouseintheindustrialdistrictforjust$1.Thebuyerissupposedtoliveinthishousefor3years.Buffalo.USABuffaloofferswhoeverqualifiestobuyahousefor$1.Allyouneedistobealawfulcitizenofthecityandinvestamountofmoneyintoitsdecoration.Doingthis,theauthoritiesarehopingtomakethecitybeautifulagainwithoutspendingmoney.Liverpool,GreatBritainInLiverpool,mostofhouseswereabandonedbytheworkingclassduringtheyearsofunemployment.Thegovernmentistryingtosellthehousesforjust$1.Ifyouwanttobuysuchahouse,ithastobeyourfirstdealonbuyingproperty(不動(dòng)產(chǎn)).Candela,ItalyIfyoustillhaveanydoubtsaboutspendingSIonahouse,youshouldknow:thegovernmentwillpayyousomemoney,ifyoumovetoCandela.Inordertobepaid,youneedtobecomeapermanentcitizenandhaveanincomeof$7500peryear.Ifmovinga,ne,youwillgetS800,andifyouaregoingwithyourfamily,thepaycanbefourtimesasmuchasonlyoneperson.Formoreinformationofothercities,pleaseClickHere.1、WhydotheauthoritiesofBuffaloprovideahouseforpeoplewith1$?A．Toimprovethelivesofpoorpeople.B．Tomakethecityattractiveatnocost.C．Tosolvetheproblemsofemployment.D．Toattractpeopletotheindustrialareas.2、Whatisrequiredtobuyahousefor1dollarinLiverpool?A．Youneedtobeanunemployedcitizen.B．Youshouldliveinthehousefor3years.C．Youmustmakethefirsthousepurchase.D．Youhavetorepairanddecoratethehouse.3、HowmuchmoneycanyougetifmovingtoCandelawithawholefamily?A．$3200 B．$1C．$800 D．$75004、Wheredoesthispassagecomefrom?A．a(chǎn)textbook. B．a(chǎn)magazine.C．theInternet. D．a(chǎn)nannouncement.22．（8分）Ayoungmanwanderedthroughthedesertforfortydaysuntilhereachedabeautifulcastleatthetopofamountain.Therelivedthesage(圣人)thathewaslookingfor.Withconsiderablepatience,thesagelistenedattentivelytothereasonfortheboy’svisit,buttoldhimthatatthatmomenthedidnothavetimetoexplaintohimthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheyoungmantakeawalkaroundhispalaceandcomebackintwohours’time.“However,Iwanttoaskyouafavor,”headded,bandingtheboyateaspoon,inwhichhepouredtwodropsofoil.“Whileyouwalk,carrythisspoonanddon’tlettheoilspill.”Theyoungmanbegantoclimbupanddownthepalacestaircases,alwayskeepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Attheendoftwohourshereturnedtothepresenceofthewiseman.“So,”askedthesage,“didyouseethePersiantapestries(掛毯)hanginginmydiningroom?DidyouseethefantasticgardenthattheMasterofGardenersspenttenyearsincreating?”Embarrassed,theyoungmanadmittedthathehadseennothing.“So,gobackandseethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.“Youcan’ttrustamanifyoudon’tknowhishouse.”Nowmoreatease,theyoungmantookthespoonandwanderedagainthroughthepalace,thistimepayingattentiontoalltheworksofartthathungfromtheceilingsandwalls.Hesawthegardens,themountainsallaroundthepalace,andthedelicacyoftheflowers.Returningtothesage,hereportedindetailwhathehadseen.“ButwherearethetwodropsofoilthatIentrustedtoyou?”askedtheSage.Lookingdownatthespoon,theyoungmanrealizedthathehadspilledtheoil.“Well,thatistheonlyadviceIhavetogiveyou,”saidthesage.“Thesecretofhappinessliesinlookingatallthewondersoftheworldandneverforgettingthetwodropsofoilinthespoon.”1、Whatwastheintentionoftheyoungmantotraveltolookforthesage?A．Toappreciatethemostbeautifulsceneryalongtheway.B．Toexperienceadventuresoftheoutsideworld.C．Tolearnthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestman.D．Tofigureoutwhetherthesagewasknowledgeableornot.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A．Thesagelistenedtotheyoungmanwithpatience.B．Theyoungmanmadeitasthesagehadexpected.C．Duringhissecondroundofwandering,theyoungmanappreciatedthewondersofthecastle.D．Theyoungmanwastooconcernedabouttheoilwhenhefirstwentaroundthecastle.3、Whydidthesageasktheyoungmantogoaroundhiscastlewithaspoonoftwodropsofoil?A．Becausehewantedtofindoutwhethertheyoungmanwasperseverant(堅(jiān)持不懈的)inaccomplishinghisgoals.B．Becauseheintendedtolettheyoungmanknowthathappinesscameataprice.C．Becausehewantedtohelptheyoungmantouncoverthesecretofhappinessinanindirectway.D．Becausehewantedtolettheyoungmantrusthim.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Realhappinessconsistsinenjoyingourrightsandmeanwhilefulfillingourduties.B．Wecan’ttrustamanunlesswegetfamiliarwithhishouse.C．Thesearchforthesecretofhappinessdemandsourdevotion.D．It’snoteasytokeepbalancebetweenenjoymentandcommitment.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）Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地?zé)岬模〆nergy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提煉）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.1、Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_______.A．itisfreetousegeothermalenergyB．theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotC．fossilfuelsarenearlyusedupD．geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?A．Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.B．Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.C．Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.D．Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.3、Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof______.A．thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB．geothermalpowerplantsC．thenatureofgeothermalenergyD．thesmallbuildings4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.B．Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.C．Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.D．Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.25．（10分）Someinternationallanguagesarewidelyusedformanypurposes.Someminoritylanuageswilldieoutandsomenationstendtokeepminoritylanguages.Ireckonthatmostcommonusedinternationallanguageseaseourlifequalityandcommunicationwithdifferentnationalities.Ontheotherhand,weneedtohelpimproveminoritylanguages.Therearemanylanguagesintheentireworldbuttwoorthreeminoritylanguagesdieouteachyear.Somecountriestrytosavedyinglanguages.Forinstance,AustralianGovernmentcreatedaprojecttosavethelanguageandcultureofMaoriwhoareAustralianaborigines.AndthereareotherprojectstokeepminoritylanguagessuchasAmericanIndianlanguage.However,theworldwidejobmarketusuallyrequirescandidateswhocanspeakEnglishorotherinternationallanguages.Peoplewhocannotspeaklinguafranca(共通語)couldhardlybepromotedatwork.Forexample,somecompaniesneedanemployeewhocandealwithforeigncompanies.Somostpeopletendtolearnatleastoneinternationallanguagethathelpsthemtofindabetterjob.Therefore,worldneedsonecommonlinguafrancathatshouldbespokeninanycountry.Consequently,onecommonlanguageshouldbearequiredsubjectineveryschool.Soanyonespeakingonecommonlanguagecantravelwithoutworriestoanypointoftheworldandtradetheirproducts.Peoplewillnotbeforcedtolearnmanylanguages.Inconclusion,weshouldhelpminoritynationstokeeptheirlanguagesfortheculturaldiversity.Toeasetheworldwidecommunicationamongnations,weshouldcreateacommonlanguageandprovidecoursesofit.Asaresult,noonewillfacealanguageissue.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reckon”inParagraph1mean?A．Deny.B．Fear.C．Ignore.D．Think.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Notallminoritylanguagesareuseful.B．Someminoritylanguageshavediedout.C．MaoriisattractivetoAustraliantourists.D．AmericanIndianlanguageiswellpreserved.3、Whydomostpeoplestudymoreinternationallanguages?A．Itbenefitstheirjourney.B．Theycanearnmoremoney.C．Itdoesgoodtofindagoodjob.D．Theyareeagertogetpromoted.4、Howcanwestayawayfromlanguageproblems?A．Bylearningacommonlanguage.B．Bywipingoutminoritylanguages.C．Bystudyingmorelanguagesatcollege.D．Bycommunicatingmorewithforeigners.第三部分語言知識運(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）Thishappenedseveralweeksago.Onmywaytowork,IaccidentallygotonthewrongbusbecauseIwas1thenewsonmyphone.Ihadto2andwalkseveralblockstowork,apathIhadnevertaken.Imetamansittingonabenchlookingvery3,soIaskedhimwhatwaswrong.Hesaidhis4hadbeendraggedaway(拖走)fromapubliclotandthathehadno5togettotheairporttomeethiswife.ItoldhimthatIcouldhelphimoutandlethim6there.Iwenttothe7oneblockawayandgotcash.WhenIreturned,themanwasstandingthere,watchingme8him.WhenIgavehimthecash,hehuggedme,thankedme,andstarted9!Inearlycried,too.Iwishedhimtogettotheairportsafely,explained10hecouldtakepublictransporttogetthere,andthencontinuedtogotomyoffice.I11atmyusualrestaurantforatogo(帶走的)breakfastand,atthedoor,Imetanothermanwho12said,“Excuseme,sir.Idon’twantyourmoney,13couldyoupleasehelpmegetsomefood?”Isaid,“Ofcourse,pleasecomewithme.”I14mybreakfastandpaidforthisman’sorder.I15himawonderfulday.Asyoumay16Iwassothankfulforputting17onthewrongbusattherighttime.Thisletme18twopeoplewhoneededhelpand19.Duringeachmeeting,Ineverfeltafraid;Ionlyfelt20tohelpthem.1、A．readingB．makingC．collectingD．telling2、A．turnupB．turnoffC．getoffD．giveup3、A．guiltyB．boredC．tiredD．upset4、A．caseB．driverC．carD．tool5、A．timeB．moneyC．chanceD．mood6、A．waitB．leaveC．walkD．complain7、A．officeB．busC．cafeD．bank8、A．a(chǎn)pproachB．receiveC．saveD．call9、A．laughingB．cryingC．singingD．dancing10、A．whyB．whetherC．howD．when11、A．workedB．stoppedC．chattedD．planned12、A．proudlyB．bravelyC．rudelyD．politely13、A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．soD．or14、A．hadB．madeC．orderedD．sold15、A．expectedB．wishedC．showedD．lent16、A．hopeB．rememberC．guessD．doubt17、A．himB．themC．ourselvesD．myself18、A．meetB．joinC．visitD．greet19、A．warmthB．enthusiasmC．confidenceD．surprise20、A．gratefulB．interestedC．delightedD．curious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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenIwas19,Igotajobinmylocalbookstore.1．(live)inthelargecity,Iusuallysawmanystrangecustomers,mostofwhomwere2．(teenager).Theydidn’tcomeoften;Iforgotallthecustomers3．two.Onenighta15-year-oldgirlcameinlookingforabookwithaboy.Theyseemedtofind4．theywantedtobuy.Butwhentheycametothecounter,thegirlfoundshewasadollarortwoshorttobuythebook,andshetookoutallhermoneytoproveit.Shelookedso5．(disappoint).JustthenIrememberedmydiscount(折扣)cardand6．wasstillactive,soItoldthegirlnot7．(worry).Iputinmycode,beinghappythatIcouldhelppeoplewiththiscard.Withthebookinherhandshegaveme8．thankfulsmile,andthensheandtheboygotoutofthestore9．(happy),leavingmefeelingcontent,too.Thisexperience10．(influence)medeeplyeverydaysincethen.Infact,sometimesalittlethingcanalsomakeone’sworldbeautiful.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）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處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在下面加上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。WhenIfirstcametoEngland,IknowlittleEnglish.Asyoucanprobablyguessit,mylifewasdifficultyforatime.Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakeataxiwerequitestressful.Isignedupforclassesandstudiedonmyownaswell,soImadepoorprogress.Ibecameverydiscouraging.Finally,IfoundbestwaytolearnEnglishwastomakefriendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem.IappreciatedplayinginabandwithanEnglishwomanwhichbecameoneofmybestfriendinLondon.MyEnglishimprovedgreatbyhangingoutwithher.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，計(jì)劃寒假去澳大利亞進(jìn)行研學(xué)旅行。請你用英語給你的澳大利亞筆友Jack寫一封信詢問一些信息，具體如下：1．告知研學(xué)旅行的目的，期待與Jack面對面的交流2．當(dāng)?shù)靥厣ㄐ〕裕?jié)日，習(xí)俗等）3.其他注意事項(xiàng)注意：1.適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.詞數(shù)80--100詞左右參考詞匯：研學(xué)旅行studytrip___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、A5、A6、D7、A8、B9、D10、C11、C12、A13、C14、D15、A16、B17、B18、C19、B20、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、B2、C3、A4、C22、1、C2、B3、C4、A23、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.Shehad