江蘇省揚州市邗江區(qū)公道中學(xué)2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷含解析

江蘇省揚州市邗江區(qū)公道中學(xué)2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。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，滿分30分）1．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter2．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before3．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard4．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto5．—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,you______dinner.—ButIcanwait.A．willhave B．havehadC．willhavehad D．a(chǎn)rehaving6．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe7．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches8．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill9．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade10．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich11．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.12．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe13．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．so14．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who15．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however16．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated17．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing18．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with19．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore20．Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend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）BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.1、Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A．OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB．Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.C．FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?A．AnnoyB．BlameC．LookdownonD．Makeupto22．（8分）Lifeisnotalwayseasy.Onedayyouwakeupfeelinglikeyoucantakeovertheworld,andthenextdayyouwakeupfeelinglikeallyouwanttodoistolieinbedandhidefromeverything.Peoplewalkintoyourlife,grabyourhand,andleadyouthroughthemostbeautifulpathyou’veknown,butsometimesthesamepeopleletgoofyourhandwithoutwarning,andyoubecomestrandedataplacewhereyouneverthoughtyou’dfeellost.Let’sbehonest,sometimeseverythingisgoingsogreatanditseemslikenothingcouldgowrong,butrightwhenyoubegintothinkthat,somethingsohorriblecomescrashingdownandallofasuddenmoreproblemscomedrowningaroundyouandyoujustfeelsohopelessbecauseit’ssobad…It’ssohardtounderstandwhysuchthingshappeninlife,andIpersonallywishIhadananswertothat“why”youalwaysaskyourself,butallIcansayisnomatterhowhardlifegets,youhavetokeepgoing.Thelifearoundyouwillneverstopgoingon.I’llbehonestandsaythatsometimesIfeelalittlebitworriedandallIcanthinkis“WillIbeabletokeepup?Whatifeverythinggoestoofast?”ButIrealizethatbeingscaredandlivingwiththatburdenofrunningawayfromproblemsonlyslowmedownevenmore.AndI’vecometothepointwhereIbelievethatbecauselifeneverstops,Ishouldn’tstopeither.It’sokaytotakeabreakandtogiveyourselftimetoheal,butyoucannotgiveupandyoucannotquit.Keeppositive,fillyourheartwithgratitudeforwhatyoualreadyhave,andalwaysremindyourselftobehumbleandtruetowhoyouare!1、Howdoestheauthorillustrate“Lifeisnotalwayseasy”?A．BymakingcomparisonsB．ByusingsomefamoussayingsC．BypresentinghisownexperienceD．Bylistingstatistics2、Accordingtotheauthor,itistotryrunningawayfromproblems.A．pointlessB．reasonableC．helpfulD．considerate3、Whichsayingcanexhibittheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A．Saveagainstarainyday.B．Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.C．Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.D．Thinkitoverbeforeyouleap23．（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.24．（8分）Hamburgers,Frenchfries，potatochips,popcorn,andpizza.Thereisnodenying(否認)thatthesefoodsaretasty.Butoften,it’stheaddedsaltthatmakesyoudesirethem.Thus,USkidsareeatingtoomuchsaltyfood.Tablesaltisabout40%sodium(鈉).Ourbodiesneedsomesodiumtoworkproperly.Buttoomuchofitisnothealthy.Thesaltbottleistoblameforjust11%ofthesodiumkidsconsume.Theresthasbeenaddedtofoodbeforeitevenreachesthetable.Thefollowingshowshowmuchsodiumispackedintoatypicalturkey-and-cheesesandwich.Aturkeysandwichcanpackabigsodiumpunch.Addateaspoonofmustard(芥末)andthetotalrisesto1,522milligrams(mg).Kidsaged9to13shouldgetnomorethan2,200mgeachday.Thiscanraisebloodpressure,whichinturncanleadtoheartproblems.Today,1in9childrenhasraisedbloodpressure.There’sgoodnewsthough.Consuminglesssaltcanlowerbloodpressure.That,ofcourse,iseasiersaidthandone.Themoreyoueatsaltyfoods,themoreyoudevelopatasteforthem.Thekeytochangingyourdietistostartsmall.Smallchangesinsodiuminfoodsarenotusuallynoticed.Eventually,theeffortwillresetakid’stastebuds(味蕾).BridgetMurphyisadietitian.Shesayskidscantryaddingspicestotheirfoodinsteadofsalt.Eatingfruitsandvegetablesandcuttingbackonpackagedfoodswillalsohelp.Needalittleinspiration?Murphyoffersthistip:Focusontheimmediateeffectsofadietthatishighinsodium.Highbloodpressurecanmakeitdifficulttobeactive.“Doyouwanttothinkclearlyandperformwellinschool?”sheasks.“Doyouwanttorunfaster?”ZerleenQuader,oftheCDC,suggestsreadingnutritionlabels.“It’ssurprisinghowmuchthesodiumcontentforthesamefoodcanvarybybrand,”shesays.1、Whydokidstendtoeattoomuchsalt?A．Saltcontainsmuchsodium.B．Thesaltbottlesaretoobig.C．Saltmakesfoodsdelicious.D．Saltisnecessaryfortheirbodies.2、Wheredoesmostofthesaltkidseatprobablycomefrom?A．Family-cookedfoods.B．Fruitsandvegetables.C．Bottlesinthekitchen.D．Store-boughtfoods.3、Howdoesaddedsaltdoharmtoone’shealth?A．Itmakesonetooactive.B．Itraisesbloodpressure.C．Itchangessodiuminsalt.D．Itmakesgainingweighteasy.4、Whichisasuggestedwaytoreducetheintakeofsalt?A．Replacingsaltwithspices.B．Eatingwithoutselection.C．Eatinglesshome-madefood.D．Takingmuchexerciseeveryday.25．（10分）NarrativemedicineforhealthcareprofessionalsIfyou'reahealthcareprofessionallookingtobetterserveyourpatients,apracticeknownasnarrativemedicinemayhaveapowerfulimpact.Innarrativemedicine,patientssharethestoriesbehindtheirhealthconditions,withanemphasis(強調(diào))ontheirpersonalandemotionalexperienceofillness,enablingclinicians(臨床醫(yī)生)toprovidesympatheticcare.AccordingtoareportpublishedinThePermanenteJournal,thestoriessharedmayactasa"usefulresourceforunderstandingtheindividual,patient-specificmeaningofanillness".It'sthoughtthatthisunderstandingmayprovideclinicianswithauniqueandinvaluableinsightintohowbesttotreattheconditionathand.Inahealthcaresystemwhereprovidersaresooftenpressedfortime,theideaoftakingtimeouttoheareachpatient'shealthstorymayseemdiscouraging.However,manypractitionersofnarrativemedicinehavefoundthatthebenefitsofthispracticesupersede(取代)anyconcernsabouttimemanagement.Alongwithadeeperunderstandingoftheconnectionsbetweenpatients'behaviorsandsymptomsandthestrugglesthatpatientsfaceincontrollingtheirconditions,thebenefitsofnarrativemedicineincludeastrongerinsightintopossibletreatments.It'salsothoughtthatbuildingahealthnarrativemayhelppatientsfeelmoreengaged(參與感)andempoweredwhenitcomestomanagingtheircondition.What'smore,studieshaveshownthatpatientsmayexperienceimprovementinsymptomswhenencouragedtoexpresstheirconditionsabouttheirillness.Onceyou'veincludednarrativemedicineinyourpractice,gettingthewordoutcanhelpyoudrawpatientswhoareseekingthisapproachtohealthcare.Alongwithupdatingyourwebsite,youcanexpandyourreachwithsocialmediaplatforms,likeFacebookandTwitter.Usingsocialmediacontentandblogpoststoshareyourexperiencescanarousetheinterestofpatients.Sincemanypatientsmaybeunfamiliarwithnarrativemedicine,yourcontentcangoalongwayinspreadingthewordaboutthemanybenefitsofthispractice.Evenifyoudon'twriteabout"narrativemedicine",thewaysyouwriteandcommunicatewithconveyyourapproach.1、NarrativemedicinehelpscliniciansprovidetreatmentbasedonA．thepatient'swishesandneeds B．thepatient'sdescriptionofhisillnessC．thepatient'spersonalinformation D．thepatient'smentalandemotionalstate2、Whatmakesitachallengeforclinicianstopracticenarrativemedicine?A．Lackofequipment. B．Theirbusyness.C．Thepatient'sstatus. D．Noofficialpermission.3、Howdoesapatientbenefitfromnarrativemedicine?A．Heismoreabletomonitorhishealthconditions.B．Hecanspendlessmoneyduringthetreatment.C．Hegetsmoreconfidenceincontrollinghisdisease.D．Hegetstoknowhisownbehaviorsandsymptoms.4、Whatdoweknowaboutnarrativemedicinefromthelastparagraph?A．Itisonlyknownbyafewpeople. B．Itiswidelyusednow.C．Itstillneedsimprovement. D．Itisahottopiconline.第三部分語言知識運用（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）TravelinginVietnamwaslikevisitingamysteriousneighbor.Youhavelivednextdoortoeachotherforyearsbutknowvery1aboutwhathappenedon2sideofthefence.ItravelledtherelastAugust.A(n)3180-kilometretripfromaChinesebordertowntoHanoi,thecapitalofVietnam,4anadventurouseighthours.That’s5thecountrystilldoesn’thaveamodernexpresswaysystem.Themajorpassagegoingthroughthecountryisonlyatwo-wayroad.6,manyareasaremountainous.Vietnamesedriversare7andfearless.Theycompetewitheachotheratfullspeedsnomatterhowscaredthe8feel.Whenthebusshookusviolentlyforthehundredthtime,thedrivermadea9tomakeusfeelbetter.“See,thisisjusta(n)10Vietnamesepeoplegiveyou,afreemassage(按摩)service.”Itwasmidnight11Ireachedthathotel.Switchingonthetelevision,Iwas12bysomething:Allthe13intheTVplaysspokeinthesamevoice.14,modernKoreanplaysandhistoricalChineseplaysare15withtheVietnamese.Butitseemedtheydidn’thaveenough16todub(為……配音)alltheseprograms.So,thesameboringwomanappears17everyTVplaytospeakfortheroles.ThenextmorningwhenIopenedthewindow,Ifoundmyselfinahuge“18”.Thebuildingsinthestreetswere19inallkindsofcolorsyoucanimagine.Vietnameseareallowedto20theirhousesastheylike.Eachonewasdifferent.Thelargenumberofcolorsbroughtthecityalive.1、A．littleB．muchC．a(chǎn)lotD．few2、A．a(chǎn)notherB．otherC．eitherD．theother3、A．longB．simpleC．pleasantD．easy4、A．tookB．spentC．paidD．devoted5、A．whyB．whenC．becauseD．where6、A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．AlsoD．Otherwise[來源7、A．wonderfulB．impatientC．carefulD．helpless8、A．passengersB．policemenC．driversD．passers-by9、A．storyB．jokeC．promiseD．statement10、A．giftB．pleasureC．competitionD．surprise11、A．thatB．untilC．whenD．while12、A．excitedB．embarrassedC．disappointedD．a(chǎn)mazed13、A．a(chǎn)ctressesB．a(chǎn)ctorsC．charactersD．channels14、A．AtpresentB．TobehonestC．SureenoughD．Ofcourse15、A．satisfiedB．receivedC．contentD．popular16、A．timeB．budgetC．peopleD．space17、A．besideB．underC．overD．behind18、A．filmB．gardenC．bookD．cup19、A．putB．setC．dressedD．filled20、A．rentB．makeC．liveD．paint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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）EverybodyinDavid’sclasspackedtheirbagsandgotready1．(go)homelastSaturday.UsuallyDavid’smotherwouldfetchhimhomebutthatdayshewasnotthere,sohewalkedhomebyhimself.Whenhereachedhome,heknockedonthedoorashedidn’tbringhiskeys.2．(surprising),nooneansweredthedoor.He3．(knock)againwhenoneofhisneighbors4．(name)Johncalledhim.HetoldDavidhismotherwasoutandinvitedhimtostayinhishousetillhismothercameback.Davidknewthatifhismother5．(be)athome,shewouldhaveansweredthedoorsoon.SoDavidwenttoJohn’shouseandplayedwithhim.6．(stay)inJohn’shouseforafew7．(hour),Davidsawhismothercomeback.TheythankedJohnandhisfamily.ItturnedoutthatDavid’smotherhad8．seriousbackachesoshehadtoseethedoctor.9．thisexperience,Davidhaslearntthatneighborsarepeople10．helpeachother.Therelationshipsamongneighborsarelikebuildingabridgeandtheywillbuildagoodbridgeoneday.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：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Onemonthbefore,withtheCollegeEntranceExaminationaroundthecorner,Iwasnervousandinlowspiritbecauseofmypoorperformance、WhenIwasatthelossandonthepointofgivingup,myheadteachercomfortedmeanddiscusswithmethereasonsformyfailureintheexam、Moreunforgettable,hemanagedtohelpmewithmystudyandinspiredus、Determinedtoliveuptheexpectationsofmyteachersandmyparents,Idevotedmyselftosolvealltheproblemsinmystudyandthenmadeprogress、l’mmorethangratefulforthathehasdoneforme、I’vegottoknowitisnevertoomuchlatetogetbackwhenthereisstillhope、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，上個月在某網(wǎng)站上購買了兩本英文原版小說，其中一本有質(zhì)量問題，請你給客服寫一封郵件，說明具體問題并要求退款。內(nèi)容包括：1.封皮嚴重損毀，內(nèi)文有缺頁。2.書中所附的圖片清晰度不夠，影響閱讀；3.要求全額退款。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSirorMadam,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、A5、C6、B7、B8、B9、C10、C11、B12、B13、C14、B15、A16、B17、A18、B19、D20、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、B2、D3、C22、1、A2、A3、B23、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.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldmeIwasagoodboyeventhoughIdidn’tfeellikeonethen.Thatmemory