2023屆廣東省興寧市高三月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．a(chǎn)s C．that D．so2．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe3．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen4．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed5．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking6．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．a(chǎn)greed B．reportedC．explained D．decided7．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto8．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads9．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone10．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that11．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought12．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can13．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where14．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general15．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged16．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave17．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．a(chǎn)s D．where18．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.19．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens20．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）TheguzhengisatraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Itbelongstothezither（齊特琴）familyofstringinstruments.Itistheparentofmanymusicalinstrumentsofsomeothercountries.Theguzhengshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeguqin,anotherancientChinesezitherbutwithoutbridges.Nowtheguzhengiszitherwithmovablebridgesandusually21strings,althoughitcanhavefrom15-25strings.Theguzheng’sstringswereformerlymadeofsilk,thoughmostplayersusedmetalstringsbythe20thcentury.Sincethemid-20thcenturymostperformersusesteelstrings.Theguzhenghasalargeresonantcavity（共振腔）.TheguzhenghasexistedsincetheWarringStatesPeriodandbecameespeciallypopularduringtheQindynasty.Thenumberofstringsontheguzhenghasalwaysfluctuated.Therewereasfewas6toasmanyas23stringsduringtheTangdynasty.TheearliestrecordoftheguzhengbelongedtothehistorianSimaQian.Until1961,thecommonguzhenghad16strings,althoughbythemid-20thcentury18-stringguzhengwerealsoinuse.In1961,XuZhenggao,togetherwithWangXunzhi,introducedthefirst21-stringguzhengaftertwoyearsofresearchanddevelopment.In1960,theyalsoinventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringrest,whichwasquicklyadoptedbyallguzhengmakersandisstillusedtoday.Thiscurveallowsforgreatereaseintuningthestringsand,combinedwithstringsofdifferentthickness,allowsforgreaterresonanceinboththedeeperandthehigherpitch（音調(diào)）ranges.The21-stringguzhengisthemostcommonlyusedone,butsometraditionalmusiciansstillusethe16-stringone.1、WecaninferfromParagraph1that________.A．theguzhengisamusicalinstrumentoriginatingfromJapanB．thereisonlyonekindofstringinstrumentinChinaC．therearemanykindsofguzhengintheworldD．manymusicalinstrumentsinothercountriesarerelatedtotheguzheng2、WhichofthefollowingmaterialmayNOThavebeenusedtomakethestringsoftheguzhengprobably?A．SilkB．SteelC．WoodD．Copper3、Theunderlinedword“fluctuated”inparagraph3canbereplacedby“________”.A．jumpedB．changedC．flowedD．waved4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TheguqingisanancientChinesezitherwithbridges.B．TheguzhengbecameespeviallypopularintheTangDynastyC．Allmusiciansdon’tusethe21-stringguzheng.D．XuZhenggaoinventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringresthimself.22．（8分）Everythingaboutnuclearenergyseemsterrificallybig:thecost,constructionanddecommissioning—andthefearsofsomethinggoingbadlywrong.Thefuture,howevermaywellbemuchsmaller.Dozensofcompaniesareworkingonanewgenerationofreactorsthat,theypromise,candelivernuclearpoweratlowercostandreducedrisk.Thesesmall-scaleplantswillonaveragegeneratebetween50MWand300MWofpowercomparedwiththe1,000MW-plusfromaconventionalreactor.Theywilldrawonmodularmanufacturingtechniquesthatwillreduceconstructionrisk,whichhasplaguedlarger-scaleprojects.Supportersbelievetheseadvancedmodularreactors(AMRs)—mostofwhichwillnotbecommercialuntilthe2030s—arecriticalifatomicpoweristocompeteagainsttherapidlyfallingcostsofsolarandwind.“Thephysicshasn’tchanged.It’saboutmuchclevererdesignthatoffersmuch-neededflexibilityintermsofoperation,”saidTimStone,long-termindustryadviserandchairmanofNuclearriskInsurers,whichinsuresnuclearsitesintheUK.SincetheFukushimameltdowninJapanin2011,safetyfearshavethreatenednuclearpower.Butthebiggestobstacletodayiseconomic.InwesternEurope,justthreeplantsareunderconstruction:intheUKatHinkleypointCinSomerset;atFlamanvilleinFrance;andatOlkiluotoinFinland.AllinvolvetheEuropeanPressurizedReactortechnologyofEDFthatwillbeusedatHinkleyPoint.Allarerunningyearslateandoverbudget.IntheUS,thefirsttwonuclearprojectsunderwayforthepast30yearsarealsoblowingthroughcostestimates.TheUK,whichopenedtheworld’sfirstcommercialnuclearreactorin1956,isoneofthefewwesternnationscommittedtorenewingitsageingfleettoensureenergysecurityandmeettoughcarbonreductiontargets.Itisseenasaprovingground,bymanyintheindustry,ofnuclearpower’sabilitytorestoreconfidence.However,thecountry’sagreementwithEDFtobuildtwounitsatHinkleyPoint—whichtogetherwillgenerate3.2GWofelectricity—hascomeunderseverecriticismoveritscost.Thegovernmentislookingatdifferentfundingmodelsbutsaiditstillseesnuclearpowerasvitaltothecountry’sfutureenergymix.Smallreactors,itbelieves,havethepotentialtogeneratemuch-neededpowerfromthe2030s.Anuclearsectordeal,unveiledlastmonth,promisedupto￡56minfundingforresearchanddevelopmentintoAMRsandattractedinterestofstart-upsfromaroundtheworld.ThegovernmenthopesthefundingwillgivetheUKaleadintheglobalracetodevelopthesetechnologies,helpingtoprovideenergysecuritywhilealsocreatingamultibillion-dollarexportmarketforBritishengineeringcompanies.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheadvancedmodularreactors(AMRs)?A．AMRsproducemorepowerthantraditionalreactorsB．Smallinscale,AMRsrosemoresafetyrisksC．Sofar,mostAMRshavenotbeenputintouseyetD．GovernmentspreferenergyofsolarandwindtothatofAMRs2、Inparagraph5,theauthormentionstheplantsinWesternEuropeandtheUSto________.A．provethatnuclearpowerhasbeenthreatenedbysafetyconcern.B．showthattheconstructionofnuclearpowerplantscostmorethatthebudgetavailable.C．indicatetheconstructionofnuclearplantsareslowinspeed.D．pointoutthatmostpowerplantshaveadoptedthelatestnucleartechnology.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．SomepeoplehavelostconfidenceinthedevelopmentofnuclearplantsB．TheUKgovernmentseekstoreducethenegativeimpactofnuclearpoweronitseconomy.C．TheplantobuildtwopowerplantsinHinkleyPointhasbeendesertedD．a(chǎn)kindcostsforsmallmodularreactorswouldbehigherrelativetolargenuclearreactors.4、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthispassage?A．BritaincountsonnuclearenergytokeeplightsonB．TraditionalnuclearplantsboomwithminireactorsC．Nuclear’sshareofpowergenerationremainsteadD．Nuclearpowerlookstoshrinkitswaytosuccess23．（8分）Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.Youcanalsouseothersenseswhenyouchooseyourfood.Youmaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgood.Youmaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlook,smellortasteverynice.Differentanimalsusedifferentsensestofindandchoosetheirfood.Afewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenses,whilemostanimalsusemorethanonesense.Althoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffood,someanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetype.Thegiantpandaeatsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo.Otheranimalseatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoice.Alandofwhitebutterflywillstayontheleavesofacabbage,eventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.However,mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.Thebeareatsfruitsandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimals,birdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritain,peopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweight,whichisbadfortheirhealthEatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproducts,suchasbutter,canalsobebadforthehealthChoosingtherightfood,therefore,hasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlife.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals.A．dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB．a(chǎn)renotsatisfiedwiththeirfoodC．choosefoodinsimilarwaysD．eatentirelydifferentfood2、Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?A．ThewhitebutterflyB．Thesmallbird.C．Thebear.D．Thefox.3、Certainanimalschangetheirchoiceoffoodwhen.A．theseasonchangesB．thefoodcolorchangesC．theymovetodifferentplacesD．theyareattractedbydifferentsmells4、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A．foodischosenforagoodreasonB．FrenchandBritishfoodisgoodC．somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffoodD．somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet5、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AnimalsoftenusesensestoeattheirfoodB．Mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.C．Allanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonetypeoffood.D．Thedietofbirdsandfoxwillbethesamedependingontheseason24．（8分）TheminuteJoeSernawalkedintotheVeteransTreatmentCourt,hecouldfeelhisshoulderstenseup.Hehadcometoturnhimselfin(自首).Sixmonthsearlier,SernahadbeenarrestedfordrivingafterdrinkingandwasrequiredtoreporttoJudgeLouOlivera’scourteverytwoweekstotakeatestandprovehehadn’tbeendrinking.Sernahadpassedeverybiweeklyscreening—untiltheweekbefore.Positive.Hedecidedtotrytobluffhiswayoutoftrouble.“Ineverhadadrink,Judge,”hetoldthecourt.^BothJoeSernaandJudgeOliverawereoldsoldiers,andOliverahadcometoknowandadmireSernaasheparticipatedinthecourt’sprogramtohelpoldsoldierswithdrinkingandaddictionproblems.AndthatwaswhathadbroughtSernabacktoOlivera’scourtaweekafterhislie.“Thisguyisafellowsoldier,”hetoldhimself.“Ineedtomakethisright.”SoSernastoodbeforeOliveraandadmitted,“Ilied,Judge.Iwasdrinking.”Aftercountlesscombatsandthememoriesofmany“bestbuddies”losingtheirlives,39-year-oldJoeSernaleftthearmyin2013with18yearsofservice.Butintruth,theterriblememorieshadneverlefthimandwouldreappearinnightmares.Andthat’sthereasonforhisdrinking.Tothisday,beingstuckinaclosedspacecancauseflashbacks(突然重現(xiàn))forSerna.OnthedaywhenSernaadmittedhehadliedaboutdrinking,thejudgewasmovedanddecidedonthepunishment:onenightinjail.Thenextnight,JoeSernawasinasmallcellandfelthewouldsoonbeflashingbacktoaterriblewar.Thenthedooropened,andJudgeOliveracamein.Sernawasconfused.Butafewminuteslater,heunderstoodthejudgehaddecidedtospendthenightwithhim.Thetwotalkedforhoursabouttheirservice,theirfamilies,andtheirhopesforthefuture.Ataroundoneinthemorning,Sernafellasleep.“HewillbeOKnow,”thejudgesaidtohimselfasherolleduphisshirtintoamakeshiftpillow.1、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordsinthesecondparagraph?A．explainwithoutbeingdisturbedB．getawaywithhiswrong-doingC．givethecourtalittletroubleD．giveupdrinkinginfuture2、WhatmadeSernadecidetoturnhimselfin?A．Hissicknessinhisshoulders.B．HisadmirationforOlivera.C．Olivera’shelpandidentity.D．TheadviceofSerna’sfamily.3、WhatcanweknowaboutJoeSema?A．Hedidn’tadmithisfaultandthusgotpunished.B．Helosthislifedirectionandgothimselfdrunkoften.C．HehadplannedtotalkmorewithOliverainthecell.D．Hejoinedthearmywhenhewas21yearsold.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnArmyofTwoB．AConsiderateJudgeC．TwoSoldiers’WarExperienceD．HonestyIstheBestPolicy25．（10分）WhenImovedtoSenegalin27toworkforacharityorganization,thefirstthingIdidwastohitthestreets.Dakar,thecapital,leansoutintowarmAtlanticwind.Ithasarelaxingatmospherethatmakesitafavoritedestination.Notfarfromthecitycenter,italsohasoneofAfrica’sbiggestslums(貧民區(qū))anditsshareofbeggars.Streetkidswouldtailme,begging.DuringaprevioustriptoSenegal,Iwasoncecheatedbyaman.I'dwonderedforyearswhethertogivemoneytobeggarsinWestAfrica.Nearmyapartment,IpassedagroupofyoungmeninwheelchairswhomItooktobebeggars.Headdown,Iwalkedbythemquickly.Asthemonthswentby,I'doftencomeacrossthem.I’doftenseethematanoutdoorbasketballcourtnearmyoffice.They’dsitonthegroundwiththeirchairsupsidedown,tighteningandadjustingwheels,waitinguntiltheotherguysleftsotheycouldplay.I'dstayandwatchthemwarmup.Theyplayedwithspeed,rollingdownthecourtasfastasIcouldrun.AfewweekslaterIintroducedmyselftothemwiththehelpofMafall,whowasoneoftheguysandcouldspeakalittleFrench.Istartedspendingmoretimewiththemandeventuallybecamesomethinglikeanassistantcoach.Theplayersquicklygrewonme.Istartedreferringtothemas“myguys”tomycolleagues.ItwasthemostfunI’dhadsinceIgottoDakar.Lifeonthestreethadmademyplayersstrongandtheydidn’tbackdowneasily.Iwasproudofthem.Towardtheendoftheseason,Mafallinvitedmetowherehelived—foundmanyoftheplayersthere,withtheirwivesandchildren.Ilearnedthatmostofthemwerebornwithdisabilities.AsMafallandIchatted,Iknewsomethinghadchanged.Theywerenolongerbeggars.Theywerebasketballplayers,myguys,andmyfriends.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthedisabledyoungmen________.A．usedtobeginthestreetsB．oftenhelpedthelocalcharity.C．werenotfriendlytowardforeignersD．playedbasketballaswellasnormalguys.2、Whydidthewriterwalkbytheyoungmenwithheaddown?A．Tobeafraidofbeingrecognizedbythem.B．Topreventhimselffrombeingstolen.C．Tobeafraidofbeingcheatedbythem.D．Tobecarefulenoughtofindhiswayhome.3、Whydidtheauthorcallthedisabledyoungmen“myguys”?A．Theyoftenplayedtricksontheauthor.B．Theywerelovedbytheauthor.C．Theyusedtocheatotherswhenbegging.D．Theyalwaysquarreledwhiletraining.4、Whatisthewholetextmainlyabout?A．TheauthorrefusedtobecheatedbybeggarsinDakar.B．TheauthorhelpedthelocalsinSenegaloutofpoverty.C．TheauthorcoachedtheyoungmeninSenegaltoplaybasketbal1.D．TheauthorhelpedtochangesomedisabledyoungmeninDakar.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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsharingmyloveofmusic,didn’t__36__itasaprofession.Mygrandfather,havingtaughtmusicforyearsatcollegeand,thoughmuch__37__,earnedmerelyenoughtosupporthisfamily.Asaresultofthis_38___inthefamily,Iwenttocollege-----quite__39__,foralthoughIlovedmyviolinandspentmostofmysparetimepracticing,Ihadmanyother_40___.BeforemygraduationfromColumbia,Ifelt_41___mydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.Asidefromthesatisfactionofbeingableto___42__thefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Myonlyambitionwastosaveenoughto_43___thejobandgotoEuropetostudy__44___.Iusedtogetupatdawntopractice_45__Ileftfor“downtown“towork..Icontinuedtomakemoney,and_46__,bitbybit,accumulatedenoughtoenablemeto___47_.Thesituationofmyfamilyimproved,andmyhelpwas_48___necessary,soIresignedfrommy__49__and,feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail,sailedfor_50___.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbeforeand_51___everyminuteofit.Iwasa_52__manandIwasdoingwhatI__53__todoandwhatIwasmeanttodo.IfIhadstayedinbusiness,Imightbeaquitewealthymantoday,__54__Iwouldn’thavemadeasuccessofliving.Iwouldhave_55__allthosethatmoneycanneverbuy.Moneyisawonderfulthing,butitispossibletopaytoohighpriceonit.1、A．receiveB．a(chǎn)cceptC．refuseD．keep2、A．respectedB．hatedC．doubtedD．scolded3、A．excuseB．chanceC．promiseD．example4、A．happilyB．sadlyC．hopelesslyD．nervously5、A．interestsB．pitiesC．experimentsD．problems6、A．thisB．thatC．itD．one7、A．questionB．helpC．warnD．visit8、A．giveupB．giveinC．goonD．throwaway9、A．computerB．lawC．historyD．music10、A．a(chǎn)fterB．incaseC．beforeD．themoment11、A．firstlyB．finallyC．generallyD．lately12、A．gobackB．gohomeC．goabroadD．godown13、A．nolongerB．ofcourseC．infactD．muchtoo14、A．positionB．collegeC．homeD．friends15、A．AsiaB．EuropeC．AfricaD．NorthAmerica16、A．wastedB．lostC．forgotD.enjoyed17、A．nativeB．freeC．wiseD．weak18、A．repeatedB．offeredC．lovedD．signed19、A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．for20、A．missedB．gainedC．a(chǎn)chievedD．won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）TheChinesegovernmentstartedthe“madeinChina2025”project1．(recent),whichisregardedasaChineseversionof“Industry4.0”.Thekeyto2．(achieve)thenewindustrialrevolutionisintellectualization(智能化).3．Chinashoulddoisimproveitslevelfrom“madeinChina”to“createdinChina”andto“intelligentmanufacturinginChina”.China4．(become)famousastheworld’sfactoryuptonowbecauseahugeamountofproductsmadeinChinahavebeensoldallovertheworld,and“MadeinChina”hasbeenassociated5．theseinexpensivemanufacturedgoodswithlowtechnologicalcontent.Actually,Chinahasfewindustrieswithcoretechnologyorindependentintellectualproperty6．(right).Inmanyhomeindustries,thedependencyonexternaltechnologyismorethan50percent,whilethepercentageisonly5percentin7．(develop)countriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapan.Manyhomeindustriesmakelittlemoneyasoriginalequipmentmanufacturers,becausetheydon’thave8．(they)ownindependentbrands,independentdesignandindependentcoretechnology.IfChinawantstomoveupthe9．(globe)industrychain,ithastochangefrombeingtheworld’sprocessingfactortobeing10．innovationbasefortheworld.Thismeanspromotingthedevelopmentofindustrieswithindependenttechnology.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及--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—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--詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Duringmylastsummerholiday,Igotothecountrysidetoenjoymyself、Isawmotherbirdstayinhernestinabigtree,watchingsomeofherbabyflyingaway、Ithoughtshemustbeveryproudofherchildren,thatwereabletofindherownfoodnow、Butshemightalsofeelasenseoflosssincetheywouldn'tneedofherday-to-daycareanylong、Formyparents,thingsaremucheasier、Wehavesetupourfamilyblogtopostingourphotosandjournals、OnceIleaveforcollege,wecanconvenien