廣東省執(zhí)信中學(xué)、廣州二中、廣州六中、廣雅中學(xué)四校2026屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測(cè)試模擬試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a(chǎn);the;X B．X;the;a C．a(chǎn);X;the D．the;the;a2．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．a(chǎn)ddictedC．seized D．trapped3．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere4．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion5．ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared6．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where7．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure8．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput9．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where10．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith11．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can12．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis13．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this14．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．evenifC．a(chǎn)sifD．nowthat15．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted16．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked17．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone18．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily19．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．a(chǎn)t20．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting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）TheHarvardLawSchoolLibrary(HLSL)isaprivateresearchcenterthatexistsmainlytosupporttheeducationalandresearchneedsoftheHarvardLawSchoolstaffandstudentsandtheneedsofthewholeHarvardUniversity.Italsoattemptstoservetheneedsofscholarsandresearchersrequiringaccesstoitsuniquecollections.Pleasenote:●BorrowingislimitedtopresentHarvardIDholders●Duringexamperiods,accessisrestrictedtopresentHarvardLawSchoolcollectionusers.HarvardUniversityIDholderscanalwaysentertofindanybooktocheckout.●Visualmaterials,alongwithrarebooks,arehousedintheLibrary’sSpecialCollections.Forinformationconcerningaccesstothesematerials,pleasevisittheHistorical&SpecialCollectionspage.●Thelibrarystaffisnotavailableforlegaladvice.●Ifyouhaveanyquestionsnotansweredonthissite,orontheaccessapplication,calltheLangdellCirculationDeskstaff,617-495-3455,oremailAccessPrivileges.AccesstoElectronicResourcesTheLibraryhasmoreelectronicresourcesthanmostothernon-governmentaluniversitiesintheUnitedStates.UseoftheseresourcesislimitedtomembersoftheHarvardLawSchool.AccessiscontrolledbyeitherIPaddressorpassword.SeetheElectronicResourcespageformoreinformation.AccesstoHarvardLibrariesPoliciesonadmittanceandservicesvary.FormoreinformationonalllibrariesatHarvard,visit/libraries.ThehoursofoperationareMonday~Friday,9:00am~4:45pm.EnquiriescanbemadeinpersonattheLibraryOffice,WidenerLibrary,Room130,bytelephoneat617-495-4166,orbyemail.1、ToborrowbooksfromtheHLSL,youmust______.A．a(chǎn)voidexamperiodsB．holdaHarvardIDC．seekthelibrarystaff’sadviceD．refertotheHistorical&SpecialCollections2、WhocanuseElectronicResourcesintheHLSL?A．ScholarsofHarvardLawSchool.B．AnystudentofHarvardUniversity.C．Researchersneedinguniquecollections.D．Studentsinnon-governmentaluniversities.3、HowcanyougetaHarvardID?A．EmailAccessPrivileges.B．Call617-495-3455onweekends.C．GotoRoom130at10amonWednesday.D．Makeenquiresatthelibraryofficeat5pm.22．（8分）Theadvancementofhumancivilizationispossiblejustbecauseofenormouscontributionmadebyscientists.Theyareoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleoftoday’sworld.Withpracticaladvantagesinengineering,medicine,andtechnology,theyhavehelpedustogrowbetterunderstandingabouttheworldanddifferentworkingphenomenonthatgovernsus.Theirnamesarerememberedinthesandsoftimefortheirworkinthewelfareofmankindwithdifferentinventionsthathasmadeourmodernliveseasy.Hereisalistofthefourgreatscientistswe’veeverseenwhochangedtheworld.LouisPasteur(1822-1895)Pasteurcontributedgreatlytowardstheadvancementofmedicalsciencesdevelopingcuresforrabies,anthraxandotherinfectiousdiseases.Healsoinventedtheprocessofpasteurization（加熱殺菌法）tomakemilksafertodrink.Heprobablysavedmorelivesthananyotherperson.OttoHahn(1879-1968)HahnwasaGermanchemistwhodiscoverednuclearfission（裂變）in1939.Hewasapioneeringscientistinthefieldofradio-chemistry,anddiscoveredradioactiveelementsin1921.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforChemistryin1944.NikolaTesla(1856-1943)Teslaworkedonelectro-magnetismandACcurrent.Heobtainedaround300patentsworldwideforhisinventionsfromelectricitytoradiotransmission,butmanyinventionsdevelopedbyTeslawerenotputintopatentprotection.Heplayedakeyroleinthedevelopmentofmodernelectricity.JamesClerkMaxwell(1831-1879)Maxwellmadegreatprogressinunderstandingelectro-magnetism.Hisresearchinelectricityandkineticslaidthefoundationforquantum（量子）physics.EinsteinsaidofMaxwell,“TheworkofJamesClerkMaxwellchangedtheworldforever.”1、WhatcontributiondidLouisPasteurmaketosociety?A．Thedevelopmentofmedicine.B．Radio-chemistry.C．Modernelectricity.D．Quantumphysics.2、WhowasthoughthighlyofbyEinstein?A．LouisPasteur.B．OttoHahn.C．NikolaTesla.D．JamesClerkMaxwell.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthefourpeople?A．Theyaremedicalpioneers.B．TheyareNobelPrizewinners.C．Theyaregreatcontributorstosociety.D．Theyarefoundersofmodernphysics.23．（8分）“AreyougoingtoSeattle?”ananxious—lookingwomanaskedafemaletravelerattheAmtrakStationinSacramento.“No,I’mgoingtoEugene,”thetravelerreplied.“Oh,Iwashopingyoucouldwatchoutformydaughter,she’sneverbeenonatrainbefore.”SinceIamaseasonedtraintraveler,Iknowthatseatsandcarsareassignedbydestination.SoIapproachedthewomanandherfrightened—lookingdaughterandtoldthemthatherdaughtercouldsitwithmeandthatIwouldtakecareofherforthedurationofthejourney.Thetrainhadarrived25minuteslate,andpeoplerushedtogettheirseatassignments.Theconductorwantedtoknowiftherewerepeopletravelingtogether,soIpushedmywaytothefrontofthelinewiththegirlandwewerearrangedtositnexttoeachother.Onceonboard,Ishowedherwheretoputherluggage,andtookhertothebathroomarea.Wesettleddowntosleep.Inthemorning,shebecamecomfortableenoughtodowhatmost15—yearoldsdo;talkandtextonhermobilephone.Throughoutthetrip,ImadesureshepickedupherID,whichhadfallenoutofherbackpack,andgenerallykeptaneyeonherinanon—intrusiveway.Ihopesomeonetakesherundertheirwingwhensheflies(anotheranxiety—producingfirst)backtoSacramento.Idohopethatkindnesswillspreadaroundtheworldthroughtheseways.We’reconditionedtothinkthatourlivesrevolved（旋轉(zhuǎn)）aroundgreatmoments.Butgreatmomentsoftencatchusunaware,beautifullywrappedinwhatothersmayconsiderasmallone.1、Wherewastheauthorgoingbytrain?A．SeattleB．Eugene.C．Sacramento.D．Amtrak.2、Whydidtheauthorpushtothefrontoftheline?A．Togethisseatassignment.B．Togetaseatinthefront.C．Tohelpthegirlfindherseat.D．Toaskforthetwoseatsnexttoeachother.3、Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A．Thegirlhasnevertravelledbyairbefore.B．ThegirlhasneverbeentoSeattlebefore.C．Themotheranddaughterhavenevertakenthetrainbefore.D．Thegirlwastoonervoustodonothingalonethroughoutthetrip.4、Whatdoestheauthor’sstoryintendtotellus?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youneverknowtillyouhavetried.C．Happinessliesingivinghelptoothers.D．Dosomethinggoodeventhoughitmaybetiny.24．（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.25．（10分）‘Turtletime!,loudlycalledoutbyoneofmynewly-foundfriends,meantthebeginningofeitheramorningorafternoonshiftatTurtleCampinNusaPenida,Indonesia.Uponarrivalattheprojecteachday,wewouldlookeagerlyforournamesonthewhiteboardtoseewhichtaskwewouldbeundertaking.Woulditbethehighlydesirable‘turtlefeeding’,theprettyfun‘tankcleaning’,theexciting‘medicineadministering’orthelessappealing‘fishcutting’?FineintheorybutnotwheneveryflyinIndonesiadecidestocrowdontothesedeadfishwhileyou’recutting!Lifeattheturtleprojectwasfunbecausetwiceadaywegottohangoutwithseaturtles.By‘hangout’,Iobviouslymeant‘work’,aswewereonshift,butitcertainlydidn’tfeellikework.Anotherfunthingwasgettingtoknowtheothervolunteers!Withvolunteersfromallovertheworld,itwasjustcommontohearFinnishbeingspoken,AustralianslangmixedwithFrenchexpressionsandSwedesmakingplanstovisitnewly-foundfriendsintheUSA．Ofcourse,notallthetimeatTurtleCampwasconsumedbyvolunteering.ScheduledactivitiesincludedatriptoCrystalBay,abeautifulparadiseforswimmingandsunbathing,anawesomebeachbonfirecompletewithabeautifulsunsetaswellasourlocalcoworkersshowingofftheirguitarplayingandsingingskills.OurtimeatTurtleCampwascappedoffbysettingfreetwoofourturtlesintotheseatobegintheirjourneyasindependentturtles!Hopefully,theloveandcareprovidedattheturtleprojectwouldensurethattheseturtleshadagreaterchanceofsurvivalinthebig,wideandscaryocean.1、WhichtaskislessfuntothevolunteersatTurtleCamp?A．Turtlefeeding. B．Tankcleaning.C．MedicineAdministering. D．FishCutting.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Thevolunteeringwasachallenge.B．Thetimeatthecampwasdifficult.C．Theworkattheprojectwasadelight.D．Communicationwastime-consuming.3、Whensettingfreethetwoturtles,thevolunteersfeltasenseof_________.A．a(chǎn)chievement B．belongingC．loss D．independence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）InrecentweekscustomershavebeenqueuingatDonutCity，startingat4：30a．m．，tobuydozensofdoughnuts（甜甜圈）．Customerssaythedoughnutsare1．Butthetasteisnotthereasonwhythey'vebeenwaitingin2tobuythem．Itstartedafewweeksago，whencustomersstartednoticingthatsomethingwas3．Everydayforthepast28years，thefriendlyhusband﹣and﹣wife4ofDonutCity﹣StellaandJohnChhan﹣havestoodbehindthecounter5doughnuts．Butthenoneday，StellaChhanwasn'tthere．Whencustomersenquired，JohnChhan，62，toldthemStellahadfallenillandwas6inanursinghome．Hewouldvisithiswifeonceallthedoughnutswere7．DawnCaviola，a8ofDonutCity，thoughtifenoughpeoplewouldbuyadozendoughnutseverymorning，JohnChhancouldcloseearlyandgoto9hiswife．AfterCaviolapostedthe10ontheneighborhoodmessageboard，neighborsandfansrespondedinapositiveway．Theystarted11inthedark，orderingdozensofdoughnuts．JeneeRogershasbeena12DonutCitycustomerforthepast20years．Shesawalocalnewsstoryaboutthe13tohelptheChhans，whichincludedtryingtosetupaGoFundMepageto14moneytohelptheChhans，butthey15theoffer．Rogerssaidsheandallofherfriendsstartedtospreadthewordtogototheshop16andbuydoughnuts．WhenStellaChhan17fellillafewweeksago，JohnChhansaid，shecouldn'tspeakandhadtrouble18．Nowshe'stalkingsomeandcansitdownonherownandsheisgettingbetterandbetter．Inaphoneinterview，JohnChhanexpressedhowthankfulheistohis19customers．"I20it．"hesaid．"Ijustcan'tsayenoughthankyouandthankyou．"1、A．cheap B．delicious C．smelly D．juicy2、A．line B．exchange C．panic D．return3、A．common B．interesting C．a(chǎn)wkward D．wrong4、A．customers B．neighbors C．owners D．waiters5、A．buying B．selling C．ordering D．sending6、A．working B．volunteering C．recovering D．visiting7、A．takenout B．soldout C．calledoff D．putoff8、A．worker B．citizen C．reporter D．fan9、A．a(chǎn)ccompany B．praise C．encourage D．recognize10、A．choice B．movement C．idea D．a(chǎn)dvertisement11、A．turningup B．puttingup C．takingup D．makingup12、A．modest B．regular C．responsible D．strict13、A．command B．courage C．effort D．a(chǎn)bility14、A．raise B．earn C．save D．borrow15、A．sacrificed B．a(chǎn)dvocated C．postponed D．declined16、A．early B．rarely C．mainly D．frequently17、A．eventually B．initially C．occasionally D．gradually18、A．listening B．seeing C．tasting D．moving19、A．honest B．generous C．polite D．considerate20、A．regret B．consider C．a(chǎn)ppreciate D．deserve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）Therearevariouskindsofthemeparks,1．a(chǎn)differentparkforalmosteverything.DisneyLandcan2．(find)inseveralpartsoftheworld.Itwillbringyouintoamagicalworldandmakeyourdreamscometrue,3．youaretravellingthroughspace,4．(visit)apirateshipormeetingyourfavouritefairytale.Dollywoodis5．ofthemostuniquethemeparksintheworld.AlthoughDollywoodhas6．(ride),thepark’smainattractionis7．culture.England’sCamelotParkisathemepark8．youcanexperiencetheancientclaysandgreatdeedsofEnglishknightsandladies.Everyareaoftheparkismodeled9．lifeinthedaysofKingArthur.Sowhicheverand10．(what)youlike,thereisathemeparkforyou.第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有2處、涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:此行缺一個(gè)詞在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（/\），在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該詞下面寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。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。Lastweekend,therewasartfestivalinourschool、Ourheadmasterplantomakeitafeatureofourschool、Iwassoexcited,foritwasthefirsttimeformetojoininit、Earlyinthemorning,Isawsuchmanypeoplecometoourschool,madeitsolively、Thestudentsgaveawarmwelcometotheguest、Iwalkedaroundorappreciatedthepaintings、AlloftheworkswerefromthestudentsandIwasveryimpressedbyit、Therewerealsosomehandcrafts,thatweresocreative、Thoughtheywerebusywiththeirstudymostofthetime,somestudentsstillmanagedtodeveloptheirhobbies、Ishouldlearntothemanddevelopahobbyaswellas、128第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你在報(bào)紙上看到你市電視臺(tái)今年五月將舉辦外國(guó)人"學(xué)做中餐，樂(lè)享中國(guó)菜"才藝大賽．你的外教Peter非常喜歡中國(guó)廚藝，你建議他去試一試．請(qǐng)按以下要點(diǎn)給他寫(xiě)信告知此事，并表示可以提供幫助．1．比賽時(shí)間：5月30日；2．報(bào)名時(shí)間：截止到5月10日；3．報(bào)名地點(diǎn)：市電視臺(tái)．（ThelocalTVStation）注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫．DearPeter____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLihua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、A5、D6、A7、D8、D9、C10、B11、D12、A13、A14、B15、C16、B17、D18、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、A3、C22、1、A2、D3、C23、1、A2、D3、A4、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,wentthroughhernowtha