山西省忻州市第一中學(xué)2024屆高考適應(yīng)性考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

山西省忻州市第一中學(xué)2024屆高考適應(yīng)性考試英語(yǔ)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(wú)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．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo2．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis3．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which4．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless5．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom6．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich7．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall8．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is9．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one10．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the11．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat12．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted13．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．a(chǎn)few14．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where15．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when16．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen17．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource18．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced19．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt20．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone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）Climatechangeisperhapsthekeyissueofourtime.Often,however,itispresentedtousasbeingsoabstractthatitseemsimpossiblydistant.Forthoseofyoulookingforsomethingalittlemoreconcrete,anewreportsuggeststhattheeffectsofclimatechangemaysignificantlyaffectcoffee.Thereport,putoutbyTheClimateInstitute,describestheeffectsofclimatechangeonvariouscoffee-growingnationsandtheresultanteffectsontheplantsandthosewhogrowthem.CoffeeArabicaplants,whichproduce70%ofallcommercialcoffee,canbeadverselyaffectedbyevenahalf-degreechangeintypicalweatherconditions.Thissensitivitytotemperatureputstheplantatincreasedriskoftheeffectsofclimatechange.InCentralAmericatheaveragetemperaturehasrisenbyafulldegreeCelsiussince1960.InEthiopiatheaveragetemperaturehasincreasedbyl.3degrees.Thisincreaseisenoughtohavenotableeffectsontheplants.InTanzaniatheproductivityperhectareofcoffeehasfallenbyhalfsincethe1960sduetochangesintemperature.Indeed,studiesclaimthatby2050theareaoftheworldsuitableforgrowingcoffeewillbecutbyhalf.Coffeeproductionislikelytothenbepushedtohigherelevations(海拔)totakeadvantageoflowertemperatures,butthiswillnotbeenoughtomakeupforlostlowlandareas.Coffeeisthesecondmosttradedgoodsbydevelopingnations,andtheinabilityofproducernationstoexportitcouldcausedramaticchainreactionsintheireconomies.Millionsofpeoplemakealivingintheproduction,processing,transport,andsaleofcoffee;theirlivelihoodswouldstandtotakeablowasgrowingareasdecreaseandpricesrise.Asthetemperaturekeepsrising,yourcupofcoffeewillbecomemuchmoreexpensive,anditmayalsocarryanaftertastebittererthanusual,forallthoseworkersinthecoffeebeltleftwithoutthemeanstomakealivingasconditionsworsen.Notonlythat,buttheeconomiceffectswillcosttheWestmillionsinincreasedforeignaid.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adversely"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．slightly. B．temporarily. C．harmfully. D．gradually.2、Whywillpeoplehavetogrowcoffeeinhighlandareas?A．Toadapttothechangeoftemperature.B．Toincreasethequalityoftheproducts.C．ToreducethecostofcoffeeproductionD．Togetaccesstowatersupplymoreeasily.3、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．TherichwillgetricherandthepoorpoorerB．SmallchangesmayhavelargeeffectsingeneralC．Developedcountriesoughttoaidpoorcountries.D．Coffeetradewilleventuallydisappearintheworld.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofcoffeeproduction?A．Cautious. B．Worried. C．Unconcerned. D．Hopeful.22．（8分）MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:.uk/bookMoreinto:.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT.uk

www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020771308361、WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A．February6th. B．December5th.C．November7th. D．March6th.2、WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A．TheCanalPioneers. B．AnUpdateontheCotswordCanalsC．EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands D．IcefortheMetropolis3、WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.A．MirandaVickers B．MalcolmTuckerC．ChrisLewis D．LizPayne23．（8分）Whenyou’reoutwithafriendandtakeaphotoofyourselves,doyouknowthatyouarealsocreatingaworkofart?OrthatyouarecompetingwithVincentvanGoghhimself?Probablynot.Yourideamightbetoshowoffyourselfie(自拍照)onWeChatorQQ,butyouprobablydon’tthinkoftheInternetasagalleryorofyourselfasanartist.ButthechiefexecutiveofLondon’sSaatchiGallery,NigelHurst,thinksthatthecasualpictureswetakeofourselveshavesomethingincommonwithself-portraitsbythegreatmasters.Insupportoftheidea,theSaatchiGalleryhasanewexhibitioncalledFromSelfietoSelf-Expression.Itfeatureswell-knownself-portraitsfromartistsincludingDutchpaintersVanGogh(1853-1890)andRembrandt(1606–1669).Italsohasselfiesonshowthathave“quicklybecomeiconsofthedigitalera.”TheseincludeonetakenbyUScelebrity(名人)KimKardashianandanotherofformerUSPresidentBarackObamawithformerUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,accordingtotheBBC．Thegalleryisevenencouragingvisitorstoaddtheirownselfiestotheshow.Hurstisperhapsnotbeing100percentserious.Heisn’tclaimingthatasnapyoutakeofyourselfinyourfavoriterestaurantcanbecomparedwithaself-imagepaintedbyVanGogh.Buthedoesmakeaseriouspoint.Onceuponatime,itwasonlyartistswhocouldmakeimagesofthemselves.Theyweretheonlyones,asHursttoldTheGuardian,who“hadtheskills,materialsandtoolstocreateself-portraits.”Today,however,we“allhavethat[ability]throughoursmartphones.”Thepopularityoftheselfierocketedaftersmartphonesstartedtobecomewidelyused.In2013,OxfordDictionariesnamed“selfie”asitswordoftheyear.AsPamelaRutledge,aprofessorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychology,toldVoguemagazine:“thecult(熱潮)oftheselfiecelebratesregularpeople”.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“features”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?A．informsB．showsC．sellsD．misses2、NigelHurst’sattitudetothesmartphoneselfieis_______.A．casualB．mixedC．favorableD．negative3、WhosharesopinionswithNigelHurst?A．KimKardashianB．BarackObamaC．DavidCameronD．PamelaRutledge4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SelfiesasSelf-portraitsB．AgeofSmartphonesC．AgeofSelfieArtistsD．SelfiesofCelebrities24．（8分）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.25．（10分）Sofar,thisyear’sglobalmusicmarkethasdefinitelybeendominated(支配)bywomen：BeyonceKnowles,TaylorSwirl,andIggyAzaleaareallmakingwaves.AndonehotnamethataddsmoreconvictiontothelistisUSsingerArianaGrande.Almostexactlyayearago,Grandereleasedherfirstalbum,YoursTruly.Andoverthepast12months,the21-year-oldformerNickelodeon(anAmericanTVchannelforkidsandadolescents)starhastransformedfromapopartistyoumightrecognizetoanoutstandingsuperstar.Shenowpossessesthreetop10singlesinthecurrentBillboardHot100chart,animpressiveopeningperformanceatthisyear’sMTVVideoMusicAwards,andmillionsoffollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.Hersecondalbum,MyEverything,whichwasreleasedonAug25,isthelatestsignofhercomingdominance.IthitNo.1ontheBillboard200albumchartthisweek,makinghertheonlyotherfemalesingerafterScotland’sSusanBoyletohavetwocontinuousNo.1albumsinasingleyear.Grande’sstrengthliesinherpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.UnlikehercompanionsSelenaGomezandDemiLovato,Grande’sstarpowerisrootedinthefactthatshecanreallysing.Moreimportantly,Grandeknowshowtocontrolhervoice,whichisatoncestrongandsensitive,anduseittoexpandhermusicalterritory.MyEverythingisthebestexample.Inthisalbum,Grandeliterallytriesherhandateverything：dancemusic,R&Bjams,hip-hoptunes,powerballadsandeven’60s-inflectedpop.Whileyoucanclearlysenseherambitionasasinger,youwillbeimpressedbyhoweffortlesslyshehandlesthesedifferentstylesofmusic,especiallyifyouhavelistenedtoYoursTruly,amorerefreshing’90sR&B—influencedproject.Ofcourse,onesuggestionforGrande’sfuturemusicwouldbeforhertodisplaymorepersonalityinsteadofsimplyshowinghervoicedtalent.Butnottoworry,basedonwhatwe’veheardthusfar,it'ssafetosayGrandeiswellonherwaytogrowingintoherown.1、WhichofthefollowingcontributestoGrande’sgreatsuccess?A．Theimpressiveopeningperformance.B．Herfollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.C．Theinfluenceof‘60spopand‘90sR&B．D．Herpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.2、WecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthatGrande_________.A．likestoshowoffhervoice B．isapromisingsuperstarC．lacksherownpersonality D．hasdifficultygoingfurther3、WhatcanwelearnaboutArianaGrande?A．Sheprefership-hoptunesinparticular.B．SheusedtobeapopstarinaTVchannel.C．Shehastwotop10singlesofBillboard’sHot100.D．SheistheonlysingertohavetwoNo.1albumsinayear.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ARisingMusicGenius B．TheMusicMarketofWomenC．SusanBoyleandHerCompanions D．DifferentStylesofGrande’sMusic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）Thepassengersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyastheattractiveyoungwomanwiththewhitecane（杖，手杖）madeherwaycarefullyupthesteps.She1thedriverand,usingherhandstofeelthe2oftheseats,walkeddownandfoundthe3whichthedriverhadtoldherwasempty.Thenshesettledin.IthadbeenayearsinceMary,34,4amedicalmisdiagnosis(誤診),wassuddenlythrownintoaworldof5Mark,herhusband,wasanAirForceofficerandhelovedMarywithallhisheart.He6herhowtorelyonherother7,specificallyherhearing,todeterminewhereshewasand8toadaptherselftothenewenvironment.Hehelpedherbefriend（友好對(duì)待）thebusdriverswhocould9forher,andsaveheraseat.10,Marydecidedthatshewasreadytotrythe11onherown.Mondaymorning,shesaidgood-byeandforthefirsttime,theywenttheir12ways.OnFridaymorning,Marytookthebustoworkasusual.Asshewas13thebus,thedriversaid,“Boy,I14envyyou.”Maryhadno15whatthedriverwastalkingabout,andasked,“Whatdoyou16?”Thedriveranswered,“Youknow,everymorningforthe17week,afine-lookinggentleman18amilitaryuniformhasbeenstandingacrossthecorner19youasyougetoffthebus.He20youcrossthestreetsafelyandhewatchesuntilyouenteryourofficebuilding.Youareoneluckylady.”TearsofgratitudepoureddownMary’scheeks.1、A．thanked B．a(chǎn)sked C．discovered D．paid2、A．location B．shape C．size D．cost3、A．ticket B．bus C．seat D．bag4、A．a(chǎn)ccordingto B．insteadof C．thanksto D．dueto5、A．a(chǎn)nger B．darkness C．happiness D．light6、A．a(chǎn)sked B．encouraged C．taught D．praised7、A．feelings B．sights C．senses D．a(chǎn)bilities8、A．how B．when C．where D．who9、A．makeout B．watchout C．findout D．workout10、A．Finally B．Luckily C．However D．Besides11、A．visit B．trip C．bus D．work12、A．opposite B．separate C．difficult D．usual13、A．gettingon B．gettingin C．gettingoff D．gettingup14、A．must B．may C．will D．do15、A．idea B．opinion C．way D．thought16、A．want B．mean C．say D．suggest17、A．next B．old C．past D．following18、A．by B．on C．with D．in19、A．searching B．watching C．calling D．noticing20、A．looksout B．takesup C．believesin D．makessure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）語(yǔ)法填空FromMondaytoFriday,mostpeoplearebusyworkingorstudying,butintheeveningsandonweekendstheyarefreetorelaxandenjoy1．(they).SomewatchTV2．gotothecinema.Otherstakepartinsports.Therearemanydifferentways3．(spend)theirsparetime.Almosteveryonehassomekindofhobbies.Itmaybeanythingfromcollectingstampsto4．(make)modelairplanes.Somehobbiesareexpensive,5．othersdon’tcostanythingatall.Some6．(collect)areworthalotofmoney.Othersarevaluableonlytotheowners.Iknow7．manwhohasacoincollectionworth$250.Hewasveryhappyabouthispurchaseand8．(think)thepricewasreasonable.Ontheotherhand,myyoungestbrothercollectsmatchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthembutIdoubtiftheyareworthanymoney.However,tomybrothertheyare9．(extreme)valuable.Nothingmakeshim10．(happy)thantofindanewmatchboxforhiscollection.Thisiswhatahobbymeans,Iguess.Itissomethingweliketodoinoursparetimesimplyforfun.Thevalueindollarsisnotimportant.Wedoitforthepleasureitgives.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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)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)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Whenitcomestofaceachallenge,allIcanthinkofishowImakeeffortstoimprovemyphysics、Afterenteringtheseniorhighschool,haddifficultylearningphysics、SoIdecidetodosomethingtoimprovesituation、Firstly,Ipreparedmylessonscarefullybeforeclass,mademarkswhereIdidn’tunderstand、Secondly,Ilistenedattentiveinclass,andfiguredoutthatIdidn’tknow、Iftherewerestillsomeproblemstroublingme,Iwouldturntomyteacherwithhelp、Asifasayinggoes,“Anythingisimpossibleforawillingheart、”Aslongasyouarewillingtomeetallchallenge,youwillsurelyconqueralldifficultiesandsucceed、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友David因車禍傷了左腿，將不得不放棄自己酷愛(ài)的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)，因此情緒低落。請(qǐng)你就此給他寫一封信。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：1.表示理解并給予安慰。2.提出解決問(wèn)題的辦法。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、C5、C6、A7、A8、D9、D10、C11、C12、B13、C14、D15、B16、B17、A18、A19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、A3、B4、B22、1、C2、B3、A23、1、B2、C3、D4、C24、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrong