2023屆甘肅省合水縣一中高三沖刺模擬英語試卷含解析2

2023高考英語模擬試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent2．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．a(chǎn)n,/ C．a(chǎn)n,the D．the,/3．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．train D．a(chǎn)ttempt4．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright5．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that6．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．a(chǎn)redoing D．haddone7．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises8．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that9．Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that10．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown11．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual12．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound13．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever14．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which15．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what16．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．a(chǎn)ccessB．a(chǎn)dmissionC．controlD．currency17．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which18．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．a(chǎn)mneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought19．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded20．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough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）“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.22．（8分）ThoughGrantandIaretypicallymoretraditional,weactuallymetonline,throughFacebook.Asasinglemom,itwasalwaysanightmaretryingtodate,asIhavefullcustody(撫養(yǎng)權(quán))ofmydaughterandverylittle“me”time.Butthatwasn’ttheonlychallengewehadtoovercomeasacouple-wealsolivedfourandahalfhoursawayfromoneanother.Butwhentwopeoplearemeanttobe,lifesurehasaninterestingwayofbringingtwopeopletogether.Ninemonthsago,IrandomlyaddedhimonFacebook.Afterweeksofmessagingbackandforth,wehadourfirstfour-hourphonecall,andthelongcallledtoourfirstdate.Inthesixandhalfmonthsthatwedated,Igottowitnessanattractive,charmingbachelorbecomeapositive,lovingandselflessfathertomylittlegirl.Onthedayofourengagement(訂婚),hetookmydaughterandItobreakfast.Ihadafeelingthathewasplanningsomething.Butafteranxiouslyeatingbreakfast,hopingandprayinghewasn’tgoingtogetdownononekneeinthemiddleofaverybusySaturdaymorningbrunch,weleft.Then,wewalkedamileintothewoods.Itwasquitetheadventure.Finally,wegottoawoodenbridgeinthemiddleoftheforestandhegotdownononeknee.Afterproposingtome,Grantgotbacktoproposetomydaughter.Hesaid,“Adrianna,canIbeyourdaddy,topromisetoloveandprotectyoufortherestofyourlife?”Assoonashespokethosesweetwords,Ionceagainbrokedownintears.Mydaughterrepliedincompleteshock,“thankyou!”Hethenpresentedherwithabeautifulheartnecklace.Thenecklacesymbolizesapieceofhisheartthatshecanalwayscarrywithher.Ourbeautifullittlefamilyoftwohasbecomethree.MydaughterandIbothgotourfairytaleending.1、WhatchallengesdidtheauthorandGrantfaceasacouple?①Shehadlittletimetodate.②Theymeteachotheronline.③Therewasalongdistancebetweenthem.④Theyweretraditionalpeople.A．①②B．①③C．③④D．②④2、HowcouldtheauthorprobablydescribeGrant.A．Generousandgrateful.B．Humorousandgifted.C．Responsibleandcaring.D．Optimisticandpatient.3、Whydidtheauthorfeelanxiousonthedayoftheirengagement?A．Shehadnoideawhattheirfuturewouldbe.B．Shedidn’tknowhowtorespondtoGrant.C．ShewasafraidGrantwouldn’tacceptherdaughter.D．ShethoughtthatGrantwouldproposetoherinpublic.23．（8分）Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbedirtierthantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(發(fā)電機(jī)).Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地?zé)?plantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyouasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarefarfrombeingclean.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.2、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun____.A．nolessthan25miles B．a(chǎn)sfaras50milesC．lessthan25miles D．a(chǎn)sfaras25miles3、Accordingtothetext,electriccars____.A．a(chǎn)remoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．a(chǎn)reverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．a(chǎn)repoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill4、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarethedominantvehiclescomparedwiththeirgas-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething24．（8分）Overadecadeago,scientistsalreadyrecognizedthepotentialsmartclothswithsensors(傳感器)couldimprovewell-being.Nowadaystheindustryisstartingtotargetspecifichealthconditions.Oneexampleisdiabetes.Now,SirenCarehasdevelopedaninjury-detectingsockthatcouldhelppeoplewithdiabetespreventdisability.Earlydetectionisimportantinthisprocess.Sinceskinulcers(潰瘍)areaccompaniedbyariseintemperature,studiesshowthatdetectingfootskintemperatureathomecouldsignificantlyreduceskinulcers.Basedonthis,Sirenproducedasockthatcanmeasurefoottemperatureinrealtime.What’sspecialaboutSiren’sproductisthatthesensorsexistinthefabricofthesock.Theproductispoweredby“SirenSmart”,akindofelectronicyarn(紗線).TheyweavetheyarnintoasockusingordinaryweavingmachinesandconnectthefinalproducttoaPCBbattery,whoselifetimeistwomonthsifuseddaily.Thesocksareonlyonwhenthey’reworn;theygointosleepmodewhenoff.AlldatafromthesocksissenttotheSirenappusingBluetoothtechnology,sotheusercanknowtheconditionofhis/herfeetinrealtime.Theapplicationgivesfoothealthscoresand,whennecessary,warnstheusertoadjustactivityorseeahealthcareprofessional.RanMa,thecompany’sCEO,explainsthesockcantelltheuserwhentoseeadoctor.Thesocksaremachine-washable,anddon’tneedtobecharged.Everysixmonths,theusergetsanewboxwithsevenpairsofsockstoreplacetheusedones.SirenpresentedtheirproductthisyearinLasVegasandannouncedthatthey’replanningtostartshippingtheirsocksthissummer.Moreexcitingly,Sirenisalreadyplanningfutureapplicationsthatwillgobeyonddiabetescare.Anyway,assmartclothingbecomesaccessible,you’llbegintoseethishealthtechnologybecomemorecommon.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph1referto?A．Theresultofthestudy.B．Theproblemwithskins.C．Thecauseofskinulcers.D．Theimportanceofearlydetection.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutSiren’ssmartsockfromthesecondparagraph?A．Itcanbecharged.B．Itissensitivetoskins.C．Itssensorscanbeseen.D．Itiscomfortabletowear.3、Whatshouldbethefunctionofthesmartsock?A．Itcuresitsuserofpossibleillness.B．Itinformsitsuserofhis/herfoothealth.C．Itassistsitsusertomakeaquickerrecovery.D．Ittestsitsuser’sphysicalstrengthinrealtime.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthesmartclothingindustry?A．Ithasabrightfuture.B．Itisaprofitableindustry.C．Itisreadilyavailable.D．Ithaswidelyapplied.25．（10分）Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinasportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandsportswomen?Formanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoung.Andgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplace.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursaday,evenattheweekend,whenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.Anotherproblemisofcoursemoney,Inmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegiven,itmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentandsportsclothes,transporttocompetitions,specialequipment,etc.Allcanbeexpensive.Manyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyage.Somedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydeveloped.Professionaltrainers,however,believethatitisonlybytrainingwhenyoungthatyoucanreachthetopassuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetop,andbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.1、Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Anadvertisement.B．Adiary.C．Anewspaper.D．Anoticeboard.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“totakeasecondplace”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Tobecomelessimportant.B．Toputitatanotherplace.C．Tohappenagain.D．Theyarethemostimportantofallthethings.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．It’seasytomakeadecisionwhenyourchildrenwanttotakeupsports.B．Mostofthestudentsmaybecometopsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.C．Earlytrainingmaydamageyoungmuscles.D．It’snotveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchildren’sdevelopmentinsports.第三部分語言知識(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）MywifeandIparkedatatrailhead(小道起點(diǎn))thesametimeasayoungman.Hewascoveredintattoos(紋身)andcars.I1hewasabadperson,sowe2todistanceourselvesfromhim.Buthe3hardtocatchupandwantedtotalksome.Wesloweddown.Hesaidhewas4abadtimeinhislife.We5lefthiminthedust,headinguptheriver.A(n)6laterwehadtoturnback7aflashfloodhadtakenoutthetrailbridge.Therehewasagain,laboringupthetrail.Healsoturnedto8usback.Hesharedalittlemoreofhis9.Inacaraccidenthe10hismotherandsisteranswas11andpermanentlyinjuredtoo.Wewalkedslowlyforthewholewaybacktothetrailhead.Hepulleduphisshirtto12histattoo.Itwastwoangelsina(n)13lightsignalingtohim.Hepointed...“Thisismysisterandthisismymom.Theytoldmetostop14everythinganddrinkingheavily.Theylovedmeandwantedmetoliveinlovetoo!”He15explainedthatthebrilliantlycoloredtattoowastheexactvision(幻象)hehadthatday.Hestoppeddrinkingandstartedto16peoplemoreandliveagoodlife.My17meltedaway.Ithadpaintedawrongpictureofthiswonderful18withabeautifulmessage.Wehaddinnertogetherarounda19campfirethatwasn’tevenlit.Hestayedthenightinourcamperandwepartedthenextday.Ilearnedmorethanhe20totell...Mayitalsowarmyourheart.1、A．a(chǎn)ssumed B．promised C．found D．a(chǎn)dmitted2、A．failed B．tried C．refused D．pretended3、A．thought B．practised C．cried D．struggled4、A．recoveringfrom B．goingthrough C．puttingupwith D．lookingbackon5、A．gladly B．unwillingly C．politely D．cruelly6、A．month B．week C．day D．hour7、A．a(chǎn)fter B．because C．before D．though8、A．follow B．guide C．hold D．pull9、A．glory B．burden C．story D．wine10、A．examined B．hurt C．saved D．lost11、A．mentally B．slightly C．terribly D．bravely12、A．scratch B．show C．get D．remove13、A．brilliant B．pale C．a(chǎn)rtificial D．dark14、A．remembering B．forgiving C．hating D．experiencing15、A．excitedly B．impatiently C．seriouly D．calmly16、A．respect B．love C．blame D．pity17、A．sympathy B．a(chǎn)nger C．pride D．prejudice18、A．night B．birdge C．person D．world19、A．burning B．warm C．cold D．dying20、A．hesitated B．a(chǎn)greed C．forgot D．hoped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）IPutDownMyMagazineSittinginthewaitingroomyesterdayatthedoctor’soffice,twowomenwereuneasyandimpatient.Therewasalongwaitandtheirunrestwasobvious.Iwastryingtostay1．(focus)onamagazinearticlethat2．(true)interestedme,buttry3．hardasIcould,theirenergykeptdistractingme.IknewIshouldputmymagazinedownandcarethem,buthadbeenresistingbecauseIwassoenjoying4．(me).Anyway,tomakeashortstorylong,Iputdownmyread,smiledatthem,andengagedtheminconversation,5．(try)tohelpthenervouswomanfeelcalmerandchangethefocusoftheotherwoman6．wasaconstantcomplainer.Ifinditsodifficulttobearoundcomplainers.Itsotestedmy7．(patient).Atonepoint,Itoldthecomplainer“awatchedpotneverboils”whenshe8．(keep)checkingonwhowasnexttosee9．doctor.Theotherwomansmiledatmeandsaid“thankyou”.I10．(call)infirstandasIwasleavingthecomplainer,Isawhersmilingandwaving.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(qǐng)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，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞；2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。IwasenteringtheundergroundparkinglotwhenIheardalittlegirlshouted,“Mama,Mama!”Ilookedaroundandsawthegirlinacaralone、Iwentovertoaskherhowwasthematter、Shesaidsheneededtogotothewashroombadly、ItellthegirltogetoutandIwouldtakehimtothewashroom、Shewasverygladlyandranwithmetothewashroom、Aftershewashedherhand,Itookherbacktocar、Still,hermomdidn’tcome、Ireallyhopedthegirlwouldtellhermomwhathadbeenhappened、Butnexttimethemomwouldn’tleaveherlittledaughterinthecaronherself、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。你下周四因故不能出席外教Smith的英語文學(xué)課，打算向他請(qǐng)假。請(qǐng)給Smith寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.寫信目的；2.原因及歉意；3.彌補(bǔ)措施；4.希望批準(zhǔn)；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。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C4、B5、A6、B7、A8、A9、C10、B11、B12、C13、C14、C15、B16、D17、C18、D19、C20、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、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.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseled