2023-2024學(xué)年甘肅省武威市高考英語(yǔ)必刷試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年甘肅省武威市高考英語(yǔ)必刷試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised2．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable3．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for4．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish5．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived6．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup7．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．a(chǎn)mC．havebeenD．hadbeen8．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.9．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what10．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing11．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked12．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone13．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto14．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening15．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides16．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a(chǎn);/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a(chǎn);the17．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,18．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation19．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon20．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）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.22．（8分）Weallhaveourowntrickstocheerupwhenwe’refeelingdown;theselittletrickscanmakeyoufeelalittlebithappiereveryday.Whiletherearecertainlyhappymemoriestiedupintheweddingringyouandyourspouse(配偶)purchasedtogetheryearsagooryourteddybearfromchildhood,newresearchfindsthatwetypicallyfeelcalmerandexperienceagreatersenseofwell-beingwhenwefocusonaplacethatremindsusofhappiertimesratherthanathing,evenifitholdsgreatvalue.Thereport,calledPlacesThatMakeUs,wasconductedbyNationalTrust’sandSurreyUniversity’sresearchers.Expertsperformedfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)(磁共振成像)scanson20volunteersandconductedanonlinesurveyof2,000peopletobetterunderstandthisdeepdrawtowardspecialplaces.“Workingwithleadingresearchersandacademics,andusingcutting-edgeMRIbraintechnology,weexaminedhowplacesaffectpeople,howtheybecomespecial,andwhywefeelapulltowardsthem,”explainedNinoStrachey,headofresearchfortheNationalTrust.The20volunteerswereshownimagesoflandscapes,houses,andotherlocations,aswellaspersonallymeaningfulobjects.Measuringtheirbrainactivity,theresearchersfoundthatitwastheplaces,asopposedtotheobjects,thatcausedthebraintogetthemostexcited.Volunteerswerealsointerviewedatgreatlengthtwotimes,onceathomeandtheothertimeattheirspecialplace.Theresearchmadediscoveriesthathadneverknownbefore—thefavoriteplacesawokefeelingsofbelonging,physicalandemotionalsafety,andanintenseinternalpulltotheplace.Dr.AndyMyersweighedinontheresearch,saying,“Forthefirsttimewehavebeenabletoprovethephysicalandemotionalbenefitsofplaces,farbeyondanyresearchthathasbeendonebefore.”1、Howwastheresearchconducted?A．ByperformingMRIon2,000volunteers.B．Bymeasuringtheparticipants,brainbyMRI.C．Bydoingroughinterviewswiththeparticipants.D．Byshowingmeaningfulobjectstotheparticipants.2、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaboutthefindingsofthestudy?A．Itispioneering.B．Itisgroundless.C．Itisimperfect.D．Itisuncommon.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“weighedinon”mean?A．Thinkhighlyof.B．Lookdownon.C．Payattentionto.D．Makefunof.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Everyonehashiswaytobehappy.B．Valuableplacescanmakepeoplehappy.C．Teddybearsarebestmemoriesforchildren.D．Meaningfulobjectsleadtogreaterwell-being.23．（8分）EXPERIENCECOLUMBIAHOTATTRACTIONS◆RIVERBANKSZOO&GARDENItishometomorethan2.000animalsandoneofthenation'smostbeautifulbotanicalgardens.Withmorethan350speciesfromaroundtheworld,Riverbanksisoneofthelargestmid—sizedzoosinthecountry.Hours:9:00a.m．一5:00p.m.daily.Admission:Adults(13—61)一$19.95Children(2—12)——$16.95◆EDVENTURETheSoutll'slargestchildren'smuseumhas300exhibitstomspirechildrentoexpenencethejoyoflearning.whereelsebutEdVenturecanchildrendrivearealfiretruck,anchorthenewsorvisitanothercountry?Hours:Monday-Sunday:9a.m.-5p.m.Admission:MembersFreeChildrenandAdults-$11.95◆SOUTHCAROLINASTATEMUSEUMThestoriesofSouthCarolinacomealivethroughtheexhibitsandcollectionsoftheStateMuseum.Plus,anew4-Dtheaterprovidespopularmoviesthatexciteallages.Museummembersareinvitedtonight-skyobservingandmoreonTuesdaynights!Hours:Mon.,Wed.-Fri.:10a.m.-5p.m.,Tues.:10a.m.-10p.m.,Sat.:10a.m.-6p.m.,Sun.:Noon-5p.m.Admission:Adults(13-61):$8.95Children(3-12):$6.95◆SALUDASHOALSPARKSaludaShoalsParkisasensitiveriverfrontparkthatinvitesvisitorstoexperiencethetreasuresoftheSaludaRiverthroughexceptionaleducationalandculturalopportunities.Fun-filledFamilyActivitiesNightly!(exceptThanksgiving,ChnstmasEveandChristmasnight)Freeforactivities:applywithHolidayLightsadmission($20/car;$40/15-passengervehicle;$60/bus).1、Whichattractionbestsuitsachildinterestedinbroadcastingnews?A．EdVenture.B．TheStateMuseum.C．SaludaShoalsPark.D．RiverbanksZoo&garden.2、Howmuchshouldayoungcouplewitha4-year-oldsonpaytoenjoyvariousplantsandanimals?A．$24.85.B．$20.C．$56.85.D．$35.85.3、WhichofthefollowingisavailabletoalltouristsintheStateMuseum?A．Havingafantasticvisualfeastatl:00p.m.B．VisitingtheexhibitsonSundaymorning.C．Enjoyingfreefamilyactivitieseverynight.D．ObservingtheamazingnightskyonTuesdaynights.24．（8分）Environmentalexpertswarnthatourplanetisdrowninginplastic.Theworld’scitiesproduce2billiontonsoftrasheveryyear.Bytheyear2050thatnumberisexpectedtoriseto3billiontons.TheWorldBankestimatesthatthelargestamountoftrashtoday,about44percent,isplastic.Butweoftenhavetobuypackagedgoods.Andoftenthatpackagingismadeofplastic.Now,thatmaybechanging.Anewenvironmentally-friendlyshoppingmodelwasrecentlylaunchedattheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.Thisshoppingmodel,calledLoop,aimstoreplacethrowawaycontainerswithreusableones.LoopistheideaofTerraCycle,anAmerican-basedrecyclingcompany.Itschief,TomSzaky.toldtheAssociatedPress(AP)that“removingplasticsfromtheoceanisnotenough.”Hesaidthepointistogetawayfromsingle-usepackages.SzakysaidthatLoopisthefutureofshopping.Butitcomesfromanideaofthepast.Hecomparedittothe“milkmanmodel”ofthe1950sintheUnitedStates.Backthen,someonebroughtmilktoyourdoorstepinglassbottlesandthenleftwithemptybottles.Thesecouldbecleanedandusedagain.Theresultiszero-waste.JenniferMorganfromtheenvironmentalnon-profitorganizationGreenpeacealsojoinedinthediscussionaboutLoopatDavos.Shesaidthat“GreenpeacewelcomestheaimoftheLoopAlliancetomoveawayfromthrowawaycultureanddisposability.”ButMorganquestionedwhethercompaniesworldwidearereadytochangetheirbusinessmodels.LoopissettolaunchlaterthisyearinthreeeasternU.S.states,andalsoinParis,Franceandsomeofthesurroundingarea.ThenLoopplanstoexpandtotheU.S.WestCoast,Toronto,CanadaandBritainbytheendofthisyearor2020.1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Providebackgroundinformation. B．Advocatezero-wastelifestyle.C．Explainthereasonfortrash. D．Introduceanewtopic.2、Wheredoestheidea“Loop”comefrom?A．TheWorldEconomicForum. B．Demandofsomecompanies.C．Zero-wastemodel. D．Themilkmanmodel.3、WhichcountriesisLoopexpectedtoexpandtoby2020?A．UnitedStatesandSwitzerland. B．SwitzerlandandBritain.C．CanadaandBritain. D．FranceandCanada.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewshoppingmodel. B．Thedevelopmentoffuturecity.C．Theworld’senvironmentalissue. D．Theconcernsoffutureshopping.25．（10分）From100yearsofBauhausto350yearssinceRembrandt’sdeath,ahostoflandmarkarteventsandexhibitionsareopenaroundEuropethisyear.JohnRuskin200thEnglandThisyearisalsothebicentenary（200周年紀(jì)念）ofthebirthofJohnRuskin,theartcritic,writerandreformer.ThereareexhibitionsthroughouttheyearatBrantwood,hisformerhomeinCumbria,ontopicsfromhisclothestohisinterestingeologyandhislegacyinJapan.OnRuskin’sbirthday,8February,thereisafreepubliclectureonhisloveoftreesatOxfordUniversityMuseumofNaturalHistoryandaneveningofreadingsandmusicattheRoyalAcademy,London.Rembrandt350thTheNetherlandsItis350yearssincethedeathofRembrandtvanRijn.Thereisayear-longprogrammeofeventsinnineDutchcities,focusingonRembrandtandtheDutchgoldenage.InAmsterdam,theRijksMuseum(15Feb-10June)willdisplayallofits22paintings,60drawingsand300engravings–thebiggestRembrandtcollectioneverseeninasingleexhibition.Bauhaus100thGermanyGermanyiscelebratingthecentenaryofBauhaus,therevolutionaryartschoolfoundedbyWalterGropiusin1919.TheopeningfestivalisalreadyunderwayattheBerlinAcademyofArts,withaprogrammeofconcerts,playsandvirtualrealityinstallations(untilThursday24Jan).Butvisitorsareencouragedtoexplorebeyondthecapitalthroughouttheyearonaself-guidedroadtrip.Renoir100thFranceAugustRenoirdied100yearsagoinDecember.TheEauetLumièreAssociation,whichhascreated12“ImpressionismsRoutes”linkingsitesthatinspired12Europeanimpressionistpainters,hasdeclared2019tobeRenoirYear.IthopestoattractmoreartloverstoattractionsontheRenoirRoute–visitorstoPariscouldtrytheMuseumofMontmartreandRenoirGardens,whereheoncelived,ortheMuséedelaGrenouillèreinnearbyCroissy-sur-Seine,wherehepaintedriverscenes.1、WhatcantouristsdoatthecelebrationofJohnRuskin’s200thbirthday?A．Meetfamouspeople. B．Goonaself-guidedroadtrip.C．Attendapubliclectureforfree. D．Appreciateimpressionists’works.2、WhatisspecialabouttheexhibitioninRijksMuseum?A．Itwillbeayear-longevent.B．Itisacollectionofallpaintingstyles.C．Itmarkstheendofthecelebrationsinothercities.D．ItbringstogethermostofRembrandt’sworks.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Anartshowreview. B．Anexhibitionguide.C．Aresearchpaper. D．Anofficialreport.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(mǎn)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）UncleBrucehasbeenmymostinfluentialrolemodel.Iadmirehimbecausehehas1meintothepersonIamtodaybyteachingmeaboutrespectandresponsibilityandthatanything2havingtakesalotofhardwork.Themostimportantthinghehas3meishowtothink.Healwayssays,“Youcanlearnsomethingfromeveryone,4it’swhatnottodo.”Healwaysdoeswhathe5.Ifhesays,“I’llpickyouupatsevenonThursday,”itwill6.Also,Bruceisthekindofpersonwhoactually7you.UncleBrucewasinthearmyfor20yearsandwentthroughsometerrible8,buthehasn’tletthemaffecthim9.Afterhearinghisstoriesaboutalcohol-anddrug-related10,Ihavenointerestindoinganythingthatcould11meormyfriends.HeisalsotheonlypersonwhotrulybelievesIcan12ittoWestPoint.Hehasdoneeverythingwithinhis13tohelpmeachievethatgoal.UncleBruceismyherobecauseheis14thatIwanttobewhenI’mhisage.Heissmart,financially15,andgivesbacktohiscommunity.ThereisnowayIcan16himforallhe’sdone.Heistheonewhose17canchangethewayIlookatsomething.I’venevertoldhimthatIlovehim,18hashetoldme,butweloveeachotherandIwouldn’thaveitanyotherway.I’mnot19he’sperfect,butIcan’timagine20withouthimnowthatheishere.1、A．shaped B．promoted C．trained D．blessed2、A．like B．a(chǎn)bout C．from D．worth3、A．directed B．taught C．encouraged D．improved4、A．sothat B．evenif C．a(chǎn)sif D．nowthat5、A．wants B．supports C．promises D．a(chǎn)dvises6、A．mater B．insist C．succeed D．happen7、A．sticksto B．pointsat C．listensto D．comesat8、A．experiences B．diseases C．drills D．a(chǎn)daptations9、A．materially B．negatively C．barely D．positively10、A．tendencies B．statistics C．references D．misfortunes11、A．sink B．test C．harm D．exploit12、A．make B．take C．bring D．seize13、A．management B．a(chǎn)ccess C．patent D．power14、A．everybody B．everything C．nobody D．nothing15、A．secure B．shaky C．proper D．messy16、A．praise B．repay C．present D．recharge17、A．strength B．honesty C．opinion D．standard18、A．or B．either C．nor D．so19、A．saying B．proving C．expressing D．demanding20、A．traveling B．studying C．working D．living第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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Ihavealwaysenjoyedlisteningtomusic.Ithelpsmeclamdownafterabusyday,andIamalsooneofthose1．canlistenandstudyatthesametime.Iamfondof2．（classic）,butIalsolikemanyothertypesofmusic.Amongallthe3．（talent）musicians,IlikeBeethovenbest,becauseheisoneofthegreatest4．（composer）intheworld.Thoughhewent5．（complete）deafduringthelastyearsofhislife,hedidn’tgiveupcomposing.WhenIwasachild,Iusedtolistentomusicontheradio.6．theinventionofpersonalcomputersandcellphones,Iprefer7．（listen）onthecellphone,asnewfunctions8．（add）toitinthepastfewyears.Thetechnologyisdevelopedtomeetcustomerdemand.Somepeople9．（affect）byanxietystarttofeelrelaxedwhenlisteningtomusiconthecellphone.Andothersworryaboutnotbeingabletouseitwell.However,Iam10．dependent（依賴(lài)）onthecellphonethatIfailtolivewithoutit.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)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處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)(/\)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)

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不計(jì)分。MyvillagelieinthemountainsinsouthwestChina、Althoughtheclimateandlandscapearepleased,peopleleadatoughlifethere、Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,thegovernmentbegantoattachgreatimportancetoitsdevelopment,undertheinfluenceofthat,people’slivingconditionbegantoimprove、Alotofroadswerebuiltandplentyoftradecenterswerenewlyfound,whichmadethemconvenienttodevelopeconomy、What’smore,greatmanystudentswereadmittedintofamousuniversities、Inaword,thanktothegovernment’ssupport,greatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinthepastfewyears、Myvillagetakesupanewlooknow、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假定你是某國(guó)際學(xué)校的學(xué)生李華，你身邊的很多同學(xué)被近視、超重等健康問(wèn)題困擾。請(qǐng)你就此事用英語(yǔ)給美籍校長(zhǎng)Mr.Smith寫(xiě)一封信。內(nèi)容主要包括：1.陳述同學(xué)中存在的健康問(wèn)題；2.提出建議(舉辦健康知識(shí)講座、增加學(xué)生感興趣的活動(dòng)等)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右(開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMr.Smith,I’mLiHua,astudentfromClassOne,SeniorThree______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、B5、D6、C7、D8、B9、A10、C11、B12、A13、A14、B15、D16、C17、C18、B19、B20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.Iapologized