河北張家口市2023學(xué)年高三第三次測評英語試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷考生須知：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在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion2．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though3．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．a(chǎn)redoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone4．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown5．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that6．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct7．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what8．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles9．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding10．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether11．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts12．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make13．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound14．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．a(chǎn)dvertised B．tobeadvertised C．a(chǎn)dvertising D．havingadvertised15．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．a(chǎn)mspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent16．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those17．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．a(chǎn)nythingC．everything D．nothing18．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread19．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout20．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof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）It’snosecretthatyourpersonalcharacteristicsdirectlyaffecthowyouinteractwiththeworld-butyoumightbesurprisedatjusthowdeepitgoes.Expertsthinkthatyourpersonalitycanevenaffecthowyouexerciseandinfluencewhatsportsaresuitableforyou.HighlySensitiveHighlysensitivepeoplemaybemoreuncomfortablewithgroupexerciseclassesorteamsportswheretheyfeeltheireverymoveisbeingobserved.Additionally,theymayfeelmoreupsetoveranineffectiveorpoorworkout,saysresearcherElaineAron.Forsuchpeopleindividualornon-competitiveactivitieslikebiking,runningandhikingareideal.TypeAPersonalityTypeAindividualsoftenhavean“allornothingapproach”toexercise.Thispersonalitytypeisknownforstickingcloselytotheirplan,nottomentionbeingsupercompetitive.However,thiscancausethemtosticktoocloselytoafitnessroutine,whichmeanstheymighttrytopushpastaninjury.Togetbetterexerciseresults,TypeApeopleneedtobeawarethatfollowinganexerciseplantoostrictlymaylimittheirprogress.Theyshouldbemoreflexibleandlistentobody,especiallywhentheyareinpain.TypeBPersonalityThislaid-backgroupmaygettoolazyabouttheirexerciseplan,whichpreventsthemfromseeingresults.Theyareoftenlesswillingtodevoteenoughtimeandenergytotheirfitnessgoals,especiallyifexerciseissomethingthatmakesthemanxiousTypeBindividualssucceedincreativeandco-operativeenvironments,soteamsportsandgroupgymclassesmaybeperfect.Remember,thereareplentyofwaysyoucanadaptafitnessplantosuityourneeds,regardlessofyourcharacteristics.Justkeepinmindwhatyoulike.1、Whymighthighlysensitivepeoplebeunwillingtotakepartingroupsports?A．Theydon'tconsiderthemselvestobeathletic.B．Theydon'tlikesocialisingwithotherpeople.C．Theywillfeelliketheyarebeingevaluated.D．Theyfearthey’llbeletdownbytheirteammates.2、TypeApersonalitiescanbebestdescribedas________.A．flexibleB．committedC．independentD．sensitive3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tohelppeopleunderstandwhatpersonalitytypetheyare.B．Toexplainhowpersonalcharacteristicsaffectexercisehabits.C．Toidentifythedangersofdoingthewrongtypeofexercise.D．Todescribedifferenttypesofworkoutsthatareavailabletoday.22．（8分）Slowly,soslowlythatweneverevennoticedhowithappened,ourfamilystoppedtalkingtoeachother.OurownworldsopeneduptousthroughthecomputerorthecellphoneortheCDplayer.FamilyNightwasbornwhenMomcalledusfordinner.JessicaandIcameandsatdown.Dadloadedhisplateandstartedtorisefromthetable.“Whereareyougoing?”Momquestioned.“Tothelivingroom.Ihavesomework,”Dadrepliedashehurriedaway.Mom’sfacegottight,butshesaidnothing.Abouttwominuteslater,mycellphonebuzzed.Jessicakeptherearphonesonduringmostofthemeal.Momwasclearlyupset.FamilyNightstartedthenextweek.Momestablishedthreerules:nophones,nomusic,andnoleavingthetable.Everyonewouldeattogetherandplayagametogether“l(fā)ikearealfamily.”AllseemedtobegoingaccordingtoMom’splanuntilthefirstbuzzofacellphone.Afterdinner,wehadbeenplayingtheboardgameforonlytenminuteswhenanothercellphoneletoutashrillscream.Thistimethephonebelongedtomyfather.“Work’scalling.Ihavetoanswer,”hewhisperedashehurriedoutoftheroom.Momsighed,butsheforcedasmileandencouragedustocontinuewiththegame.Wekeptplayingthrougheveryinterruptionafterwards:thebeepingofJessica’sphone,thebuzzofanothertextmessagefromDarnell,thesoothingvoiceannouncingthearrivalofane-mailonDad’scomputer.Whenthegamewasover,Momreleasedustoourrooms.ThatfirstFamilyNightwasnotasuccess,butMomsoldieredon.EveryMondayeveningwesilencedourelectronicsandgatheredaroundthetable;andeachtime,settingasideourtechnologicaltoysbecamealittleeasier.Thenexttwomonthsmyfatherwouldbetakingbusinesstrips.Wewouldn’tbeabletohaveFamilyNighteveryMonday.TomysurpriseIrealizedthatIwouldmissthosefewhourseachweekwhenthehousewasfilledwithmyfamily’slaughterandconversation.Iwasalsogladtoknowthatwhenwereallywantedto,wecouldsilencetheelectronicbuzzandjustbeafamilyagain.1、WhatledtothestartofFamilyNight?A．Electronicsharmedthefamily’slife.B．HeavyhouseworkmadeMomangry.C．Daddidn’tgetalongwellwithothers.D．ThechildrenweretoolazytohelpMom.2、FamilyNightmadethefamily________thanbefore.A．closer B．healthierC．morerelaxed D．moreconfident3、WhatwordscanbestdescribethefirstFamilyNight?A．Tiringbutsatisfying. B．Challengingbutexciting.C．Busybutinteresting. D．Unsuccessfulbutmeaningful.4、Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．DadseldomtookbusinesstripsB．theauthorenjoyedFamilyNightC．FamilyNightwouldnotcontinueD．thechildrenthrewawaythecellphones23．（8分）Thebesttoolneededforsurvivalintheeventyougetlostwhenyoutravelisyourskillofadvancedplanning.Youmustexpecttheunexpectedandplanaccordingly.Evenifyouaregoingoutforjustafewhours,packenoughessentialsthatyoucanstayhydrated(體內(nèi)水分),fueledandpreparedforanytypeofweather.Youressentialsshouldincludeatleast:?Morethanenoughfoodandwaterfortheactivityyouplan.?Acompassthatyouknowhowtouse.YoumaywantaGPSdevice,butthosesometimesdonotreceiveasignalorthebatteryfails.Cellphonesalsolikelywillnotworkbecauseofalackofsignal.?Appropriatemaps.Studytheterrain(地形)andyourplannedroute.Knowwhereyouaregoingandhowyouwillreturn.?Comfortablehikingboots,clothesthatyoucanweardependingontheweatherconditionsandadditionalsocksincasetheonesyouarcwearinggetwet.?Ablanket,flashlight,matcheskeptinawater-resistantcontainer,andotheritemsthatwillhelpyousurviveovernightifnecessary.?Cheekwiththelocalforestofficeforspecialwarnings,suchasfiresinthearea,bearsightings,flooding,trailorroadclosures,etc.It’salsoimportantthatonceyouhaveplannedyourouting,tellsomeone.Givethemexactdetailsofwhereyouaregoing,thetrailyouplantofollow,whenyouwillreturn,thevehicleyouaredriving(andwhereyouplantopark)andhowmanypeoplewillgowithyou—donotgoalone.Ifyoudobecomelost,yourmostimportanttooliskeepingapositivementalattitude.1、WhatdocsParagraph1mainlytellus?A．Gettinglostoutdoorsiscommoninlife.B．Survivinginthewildisreallyatoughthing.C．Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.D．Advancedplanningcanpreventfuturetroubles.2、Whatprobablyiscontinuedwiththetext?A．Themeansastotravelingaround.B．Thestoryoftheauthorhavingatour.C．Theupsonhowtobepositivewhenintrouble.D．Thedetailsofhowtoreachforrescue.3、Wheredocsthetextprobablyoriginatefrom?A．Asportsmagazine.B．Atouristguide.C．Agrocerylist.D．Ascienceinstruction.24．（8分）FerryServicesFareTableEffectivefrom1stApril2019.CashOnlyisacceptedonboardourFerries.ReturnFaresforMainlandtoBressay；MainlandtoWhalsay；MainlandtoYell；YelltoUnst.AllFaresareRETURN-PayableonoutboundjourneyonlyPassengerAdult￡5.50OAPs(WithSICPass)&Childrenupto19￡1.00DisabledConcessionarySICPassHolders￡0.00Adult10MultiJourneyTicket￡22.70Vehicles-FaresincludedriverVehiclesuptoandincluding5.50mReturn￡13.60MotorcyclesReturn￡11.00Motorhome5.5m-9m￡20.50Motorhome9m-12m￡23.50Motorhome12m+￡27.00Vehicle(<5.5m)10JourneyTicket￡90.00Motorcycle10JourneyTicket￡72.00*ForYelltoUnst,thefarepayableisthesameastheother“returnfare”routes.HoweverifyourjourneyoriginatedontheMainland(youhavehadtousetwoferriesonthesamedayorafter18：00fromthedaybefore)thenyouwillonlybechargedtheonefareonYell.PleaseretaintheticketyouweresoldontheYellferryforpresentingontheUnstferry.685、Howwillyoupayforyourticketontheferry?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．WithSICPass. D．Allofabove.1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．TheinformationaboveisnoteffectiveonChildren’sDay,2019.B．It’sfreeforthedisabledwithoutanSICpass.C．Thevehiclesfaresvaryinthesizesofthem.D．Youcanseethefareinformationfor3routesinthetable.2、Jack(10yearsold)andhisparentswilltravelfrommainlandtoWhalsayintheircar,howmuchwilltheypay?A．￡12.00 B．￡25.60C．￡20.10 D．￡21.003、Thebestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“return”is________.A．Theactofgiving,puttingorsendingsomethingback.B．Paymentorrewardforsomething.C．Achangebacktoapreviousstate.D．Aticketforajourneyfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain.4、HowmuchwillbechargedifyougofrommainlandtoYell,thentoUnstonthesameday?A．￡11.00. B．￡5.50.C．￡6.50. D．￡22.70.25．（10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.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）AsakidIlovedeverythingaboutschool.Ilovedbooks,1,testsandhomework.MostofallIlongedtosomedaymarchdowntheaisle(通道)toreceivemy2Thatseemedmoreappealingeventhangettingmarried.Butat15,Ihadto3becausemyparents4affordtuition.Myhopeofgettingadiplomawasdead.Prettysoon,Imarried.IhadthreeChildren,andIthought:“There5mydiploma.”Evenso,Iwantedmychildrentobeeducated.ButLinda,ouryoungestchild,hadjuvenilearthritis(幼年型關(guān)節(jié)炎)inher6andknees,whichmadeit7forhertofunction(活動)inanormalclassroom.Oneday,Isawanadinthenewspaperforeveningcourses.“That’stheanswer,”Isaidtomyself.Lindaalwaysfeels8intheevening,soI’lljustsignherupfornightschoo1.Lindawasbusy9outenrollment(入學(xué))formswhenthesecretarysaid:“MrsSchantz,whydon’tyoucomebackto10?”I11:“There’snoway!I’m55!”12heinsisted,andbeforeIknewwhatIhaddone,IwasenrolledforclassesinEnglishandcrafts.“Thisisonlyanexperiment,”I13him,buthejustsmiled.Tomysurprise,bothLindaandIthrived(茁壯成長)ineveningschool.Iwentbackagainthenextsemester,andmygrades14improved.Itwas15goingtoschoolagain,butitwasnogame.Sittinginaclassfullofkidswasawkward,16mostofthemwererespectfulandencouraging.Duringtheday,Istillhadloadsofhouseworktodo,ButwhenIwasdown,Lindaencouragedme.“Morn,youcan’t17now!”Andwhenshewasdown,I18her.Togetherwesawitthrough.Atlast,Igotmydiploma.19,myclassmatesvotedunanimously(一致地)formetobeclassspeaker,andIgota＄3,000collegescholarship.Yes,Mom,Iwaslateforschool,butIgotthere20.1、A．parents B．teachers C．trees D．flowers2、A．job B．present C．certification D．diploma3、A．dropout B．watchout C．keepout D．findout4、A．wouldn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t5、A．goes B．comes C．exists D．breaks6、A．hands B．head C．eyes D．stomach7、A．1ikely B．frequent C．easy D．impossible8、A．Worse B．excited C．better D．a(chǎn)nnoyed9、A．giving B．taking C．filling D．sending10、A．work B．school C．home D．office11、A．1aughed B．told C．a(chǎn)rgued D．shouted12、A．And B．But C．Although D．So13、A．informed B．a(chǎn)sked C．warned D．convinced14、A．regularly B．happily C．steadily D．naturally15、A．interesting B．disappointing C．concerned D．exciting16、A．a(chǎn)sif B．evenif C．incase D．ifonly17、A．continue B．rest C．quit D．hesitate18、A．raised B．discouraged C．cheered D．defeated19、A．Tomysurprise B．Tomysatisfaction C．Tomyrelief D．Tomycredit20、A．naturally B．frequently C．constantly D．eventually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）Longjingtea,1．hastoppedthelistofthetenmostfamousteasinChinawithitscolor,tasteandshape,2．(name)afteritsregionofproduction—LongjingVillageofWestLake.Thegoodenvironmentandwaterresourcesaregoodforthe3．(grow)ofthetea,confirming(證實(shí))thesayingthat“Longjingteaisthe4．(good)amongalloftheteasintheworld”.Thanks5．EmperorQianlongoftheQingDynasty,theteahasearnedahighreputation.ItissaidthatEmperorQianlongvisitedamountainofLongjingVillageofWestLakeonhistravelsinHangzhou,andhesawsomeladiespickingtheteaat6．footofthemountain.Hewassointerestedintheirmovementsthathedecidedtohaveagohimself.While7．(pick)thetea,hereceivedthenewsofhismother’sillness,sohecarelesslyputtheleavesinhispocketand8．(leave)HangzhouforBeijing.Hevisitedhismother9．(immediate)uponhisarrivalinBeijing,andhismothersmeltthepleasantsmellofthetealeavesfromhispocketandwantedtohaveataste.Afterdrinkingacupoftea,shefoundherselfcompletely10．(energy),andsheevenpraiseditasacureforallillnesses.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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。Severalyearsago,LisaandIhappenedtostartingapplyingforajobatthesamebank.Aftergraduation,wewentthroughtrainingtogetherorwerejustgivenpart-timeposition.Afewmonthslate,onefull-timepositionfinalopenedup.Inthefact,webothreallyneededtheextraincome.ButwhenLisaofferedthefull-timeposition,shetoldthemanagerthatheshouldofferittoherfirst.SheaddedthatshewilltakethejobonlyifIdeclined.Ihavelosttouchofhereversince,butthatwasoneofthekindestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforme.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Richard準(zhǔn)備來你們市參加龍舟賽(thedragonboatrace)。他寫信給你，希望你幫他預(yù)訂好旅館，并帶他游覽市內(nèi)著名景點(diǎn)。請你給他寫封回信，內(nèi)容包括:1.回復(fù)他的要求；2.詢問具體信息(到達(dá)時間、呆多久等)。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；3.開頭己給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearRichard,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、B5、B6、A7、B8、A9、A10、C11、D12、C13、B14、A15、D16、A17、B18、C19、B20、B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、C2、B3、B22、1、A2、A3、D4、B23、1、D2、C3、B24、685、A1、C2、A3、D4、B25、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.Acurioussenseoflightnes