湖南省師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試新高考英語試題注意事項(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(shí)，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(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時(shí)，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．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent2．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．a(chǎn)ttended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended3．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．a(chǎn)ccustomedto B．buriedinC．a(chǎn)ddictedto D．exposedto4．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore5．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．a(chǎn)ct B．helpC．serve D．last6．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto7．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．a(chǎn)rekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept8．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though9．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when10．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must11．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining12．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput13．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated14．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood15．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout16．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends17．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/18．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving19．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though20．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain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）HEARSTCASTL,CAHearstCastleisopenfortoursdaily,exceptThanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear’sDay.TourA--TheGrandRoomsViewthegroundfloorroomsofLaCasaGrandewhereMr.Hearst’sguestsmettheirhostandwereentertainedduringtheirstay.SeetheAssemblyRoom,whereguestsmetforcocktails,theRefectory,wheremealswereserved,theMorningRoom,BilliardTheater.YourknowledgeableguidewillbringthisbighousetolifesharingstoriesaboutMr.Hearst,hismanyguests,andtheartcollectionitcontains.Prices:Adults:$25.00;Children:$12.00.TourB–TheUpstairsSuites(套房)ThistourfeaturesroomsontheupperfloorsofCasaGrande.TravelthroughguestsuitesonyourwaytotheLibrarywhereMr.Hearsthousedacollectionof2,000-year-oldGreekpots.VisitMr.Hearst’sprivatethirdfloorsuiteincludinghisbedroomandprivatestudywhereheheldbusinessmeetings.LearnaboutthegeniusofarchitectJuliaMorganandthewaysheputMr.Hearst’sartcollectionintothedesign.Prices:Adults:$20.00;Children:$10.00.TourC–EveningTourThistourallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasavisitortotheCastleinthe1930smighthave.Itfeatureshighlightsfromtheexperience,UpperFloorsofCasaGrande,andGardentours.EveningtoursareofferedonmostFridaysandSaturdaysduringMarch–May&October–December.Prices:Adults:$36.00;Children:$18.00.TourD–AccessibleHolidayTwilightThistouriswheelchairaccessible.Visitorswhohavedifficultyclimbingstairs,orwhocannotstandorwalkforextendedperiod,mayalsobenefitfromthistour.AccessibletransportationisprovidedfromtheVisitorCentertoallareasoftheHolidayatHearstCastletour.Call866-712-2286foradditionalinformation.Prices:Adults:$30.00;Children:$18.00.1、Whichplacecanyoutakeyourchildtovisitifyouhavenotmuchavailablemoney?A．TheMorningRoom.B．TheUpstairsSuites.C．TheGrandRooms.D．TheBilliardRoom.2、WhichofthefollowingisproperforyoutotakepartinTourC?A．ASaturdayinJuly.B．ASaturdayinApril.C．AFridayinJanuary.D．AFridayinSeptember.3、Whichisthebestchoicefordisabledpeople?A．TourA．B．TourB．C．TourC．D．TourD．22．（8分）Ifhumanspumpenoughcarbondioxide(CO2)intotheatmosphere,thestratocumulusclouds(層積云)coulddisappear,andtheearth'stemperaturecouldclimbsharplytoheightsnotpredictedincurrentclimatemodels.Itwouldburntheplanet.That'stheconclusionofapaperpublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceanddescribedindetailbyNatalieWolchoverforQuantaMagazine.AsWolchoverexplained,cloudshavelongbeenoneofthegreatuncertaintiesofclimatemodels.Computermodelsthateasilycapturethecomplexityanddetailofmostclimatesystemsjustaren'tpowerfulenoughtopredictworldwidechangesincloudbehavior.Butcloudsareimportant.Theyreflectsunlightawayfromtheearth'ssurface.Andstratocumuluscloudsarethosewhiteblanketsyoumighthaveseenasyoulookedoutthewindowofarmairplane,rollingoutbelowyouandhidingthegroundResearcherssuspectthatcertainsudden,pastjumpsintemperaturemayhavebeencausedbychangestocloudslikethese.Forthenewresearch,scientistsmodeledjustasmallpatchofskyusingasupercomputer.Theyfoundthatifcarbondioxidelevelsreachabout1,200partspermillion(ppm)intheatmosphere,stratocumuluscloudsbreakup.That'saveryhighcarbondioxideconcentration.Rightnow,levelshaveclimbedpast410ppm--adangerouschangefrom280ppmbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.ButhumansputmoreandmoreCO2intotheatmosphereeveryyear.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,theearthcouldreach1,200ppmwithin100to150years.Thiscouldhappenifoursocietydoesn'tfollowthroughonanyofitscommitmentstoreduceemissions(排放),Wolchoverreported.Andevenifitdoes,theresultwouldbeanother8degreesCelsiusofheataddedtotheglobalaverage,ontopofthedangerouschangesalreadyunderwayduetogreenhousegases.That’sanenormouschange,anditgoesbeyondpredictionsofworldwideicemeltandcatastrophicsealevelrise.And,oncethestratocumuluscloudsaregone,Wolchoverreported,theylikelywouldn'treappearuntilatmosphericcarbondioxidelevelsdroppedbelowwheretheyarecurrently.There'sstillsomeuncertaintyinthedata.The1,200ppmfigurecouldchangeasscientistslookintotheissuefurther.1、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A．Mostclimatesystemsarenotcomplex.B．Cloudbehaviorisuncertainandhardtopredict.C．Temperaturechangesaffectthestratocumulusclouds.D．Thestratocumuluscloudsprotectplanesfromsunlight.2、Howdidthescientistsstudycloudsinthenewresearch?A．Bymeasuringthesealevel.B．Byexperimentinginanaturalstate.C．Bycomparingclimatemodels.D．Bycomputermodelingandanalyzing.3、Whatdoes"it"refertoinparagraph4?A．Theatmosphere.B．Theearth.C．Oursociety.D．Theresult.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldWolchovermostprobablyagreewith?A．TheeffectsofCO2emissionshavebeenfullyassessed.B．Thestratocumuluscloudswon'treturniftheyaregone.C．Thebreakupofstratocumuluscloudscouldresultincatastrophes.D．OnceCO2levelreaches1,200ppm,stratocumuluscloudswillgoextinct.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration（再校準(zhǔn)）andrelativelysteadysetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toreducetheshortcomings…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutGazeSpeak?A．TheGazeSpeakappcanrecognizeeyemovementsdirectly.B．ItallowsALSsufferstocommucicatewithotherswithoutaphoneC．ALSsufferscanuseseveralwaystocommunicate.D．SmartphoneapphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyes.2、Whyisthenewsmartphoneappbetterthantheolderone?A．It’seconomical,robustandeasytouse.B．It’sexpensive,notrobustundersunlight.C．Itrequiresfrequentre-calibration.D．Itcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligence.3、What’stherealpurposeofthepassage?A．Tosellanewsmartphone.B．Topersuadeconsumerstobuyanewsmartphoneapp.C．Tointroduceanewsmartphoneapp.D．Todevelopanewsmartphoneapp.24．（8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.25．（10分）Itlookslike2017isshapinguptobearecord-breakingyearinmoviehistory.Hereisalistofsomeoftheyear'sbiggestblockbusterssofar.Kong:SkullIslandAreboot(重啟)ofKingKongwouldnormallygetlaughedatinthisdayandage,butitlookslikethismodernversionofthestorywillbeworthwatching.WithUSactressBrieLarsonandUKactorTomHiddlestoninthemix,thisfilmissettobethisyear'sbiggestmonstertale.ReleaseDate:3/10/17BeautyandthebeastDirectorBillCondonisbringingbackapartofourchildhoodinliveaction,completewiththesongsweallrememberandloveWithBritishstarsEmmaWatsonandDanStevensleadingthecast,theclassicWaltDisneystoryalreadysoundslikeit’llbeadelightforbothchildrenandadults.ReleaseDate:3/17/17TheFateoftheFuriousTherewasdoubtthatwedevengetaFast8,especiallyafterthefittingendingUSactorPaulwalker'scharacterwasgivenattheendofFurious7.Fansthoughtthey'dneverseeDomandtherestofthecrewbackinaction,butthankfully,USstarVinDieselhimselfconfirmedthatTheFateoftheFuriousisfuelingupforanothergo.Theactorscharacter,Dom,turnstothedarkside,fundedbynewenemyCipher,playedbySouthAfricanactressCharlizeTheron.CantherestofDomsfamilyjointogethertobringtheiroldleaderdown?FindoutinApril.ReleaseDate:4/14/17Spider-Man:HomecomingSpiderManisheadinghometoMarvelStudiosforthefirsttime.ThemoviewillshowusPeterparker'shighschooldays,andwillcontinuethethreadswesawformedduringhisinitialappearanceinCaptainAmerica:CivilWar.WeknowthatMichaelKeatonisplayingTheVultureinthisstory,andthatbothHappyHoganandTonyStark,playedbyUSactorsJonFavreauandRobertDowneyJr,arealongfortheride.Butit'sTomHolland’sshowasSpider-Man,solet'sseewhathehasinstore.ReleaseDate:7/7/171、Whichofthefollowingmoviescan'tyouseeonMayDay?A．Kong:SkullIsland.B．Beautyandthebeast.C．TheFateoftheFurious.D．Spider-man:Homecoming.2、WhatcanweknowaboutBeautyandtheBeast?A．Itisfuelingupforanothergo.B．ItisproducedbyMarvelStudios.C．It'llshowusPeterparker'sschooldays.D．It'llbeenjoyableforbothchildrenandadults.3、Dom,playedby________,turnstothedarksideinTheFateoftheFurious.A．VinDieselB．CharlizeTheronC．PaulWalkerD．DanStevens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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Twoyearsago,Dubuque,Iowa,starteditsfirstannual“BacktoSchoolBash”programme.Itofferedneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfree1inthecommunity.Holmesdecidedto2byprovidinghelptokids.Hewas3twojobsatthetime,oneofwhichwasworkingasabarber.Saturdaywashis4day,buthechoseto5histimeandgavefreehaircutstolower-classkidsonconditionthatthekidsshould6theirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktohim.Theideawasso7thathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Manykidswould8afavouritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloud9Holmeswasdoingtheirhair.Afterthehaircut,they'dreviewthebook,fromthe10andvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmes,whoismarried11twosons,recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimeto12withtheirkids.Sohehopestooffersome13inthisway.Andheadmitshe,14，benefitsfromdoingthat.Therewasaseven-year-oldkidwho15stuttered(結(jié)巴)overwordswhilereading.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeand16.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,hereaditwithnoproblems.That17Holmestodomore.HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheyget18，heplanstorestarthis19astheStorybookBarber.“Today'sworldisfullofgunsandviolence，”hesays,“Thebarbershopisa20placeforthekidstocomeandreadbooks.”1、A．materialsB．resourcesC．methodsD．connections2、A．participateB．performC．developD．withdraw3、A．facedwithB．caughtinC．presentedwithD．engagedin4、A．happiestB．worstC．busiestD．best5、A．spendB．wasteC．saveD．donate6、A．receiveB．earnC．demandD．request7、A．popularB．ordinaryC．complexD．strict8、A．putawayB．takeoverC．pickupD．giveout9、A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．whileD．until10、A．kidsB．heroinesC．barbersD．characters11、A．withB．toC．forD．a(chǎn)bout12、A．stayB．readC．talkD．learn13、A．guidanceB．judgementC．a(chǎn)ssistanceD．insurance14、A．a(chǎn)gainB．stillC．thenD．too15、A．usuallyB．hardlyC．merelyD．necessarily16、A．writeB．practiseC．remarkD．reflect17、A．surprisedB．excitedC．inspiredD．impressed18、A．settledB．relaxedC．pleasedD．refreshed19、A．ownershipB．hobbyC．promiseD．role20、A．secretB．safeC．roughD．crowded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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Itisquiteclearthatairplanesprovide1．efficientandconvenientwaytotravel.Thankstoplanes,theworldweliveinhasbecomea2．(small)place.3．gettingtosomewherebyaircancausealotofstressforpeoplesometimes.Therearemanyreasons4．a(chǎn)nunpleasantjourney,suchaslonglinesattheairportorscreamingkidswhoseat5．(them)behindyou.However,recent6．（study)conductedbyUStravelplatformExpediahavefoundthatmorethanhalfofthepeople7．(survey)saywhatannoysthemmostarethepassengers8．continuallykick,bumporgrabairplaneseats.Whydotheydothat?Aretheybored,nervousorjust9．(complete)unaware?Thereisnosureanswertothatquestion,itseems.AccordingtoExpedia,thisbehaviorislikely10．(remain)oneofthemostcommonandhatedpartsoftravellingbyair.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(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(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。Readingisgoodforbabiesindevelopingtheirintelligenceandinterest.MomwouldreadtomeifIwasababy,thatdevelopedmyloveforreading.AsIgrewelderandcouldreadbymyself,myfatheroftentakesmetobook-storesandleftmetherereading.Onmybirthdays,thegiftssendingbymyparentsarealwaysbooks.Itisthemwholetmeknowbenefitsofreading.Personally,Ifeelstrongthatreadingdoesuslotsofgoods.Itcanbroadenourhorizonsandmakeusmoreintelligent.Additionally,itishelpfulinourlearning,especiallyinwritingaboutgoodcompositions.Solet'sstartreadingnow.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你剛收到了你的朋友王梅的電子郵件，她在郵件里向你詢問在高中如何學(xué)好英語。請你根據(jù)下列的內(nèi)容給她寫封回信。1.上課認(rèn)真聽講，做好筆記，課后及時(shí)復(fù)習(xí)；2.詞匯是基礎(chǔ)，每天早上花半個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間背誦單詞，朗讀課文；3.課外多與同學(xué)用英語交流，提高聽力和口語能力；4.每天堅(jiān)持寫日記。注意：1.詞數(shù)100詞左右，短文的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總數(shù)；2.內(nèi)容可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，注意行文連貫。DearWangMei,I’mverygladtohavereceivedyoure-mail.___________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、A5、B6、C7、D8、C9、B10、B11、D12、B13、A14、C15、B16、A17、A18、A19、B20、D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、B2、B3、D22、1、B2、D3、C4、C23、1、D2、A3、C24、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.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheolddaysandtheoldScarlett.Shehadmadeherdecisionand,thankGod,shewasn'tafraid.Shehadnothingtoloseandh