陜西咸陽市2025屆高三最后一模英語試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy2．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently3．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．appointedC．appointing D．havingappointed4．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are5．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．accumulates B．accelerates C．collapses D．loosens6．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up7．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when8．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless9．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating10．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which11．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted12．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as13．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup14．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who15．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout16．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask17．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before18．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing19．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering20．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read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）Youngsunflowersturnandswingeveryday.Newfindingsaddtoevidencethattheplantsareanimal-like.Harmer,aprofessorintheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,DepartmentofPlantBiology,carriedoutaseriesofexperimentsonsunflowersinthefield,inpotsoutdoorsandinindoorgrowthchambers.Bystakingplantssothattheycouldnotmove,Harmershowedthathecoulddestroytheirabilitytotrackthesun.Healsonoticedthatsunflowerspreventedfrommovingwerenotastoughandleafyasthosethatwerefreetomove.Whenplantsweremovedindoorwithasettledoverheadlight,theycontinuedtoswingbackandforthforafewdays.Theindoorplantsdidstarttrackingthe“sun”againwhentheapparentsourceoflightingwasmovedacrosstheroom.Theplantscouldreliablytrackthemovementandreturnatnightwhentheartificialdaywasclosetoa24-hourcycle,butnotwhenitwascloserto30hours.Whensunflowerstrackthesun,theeastsidesoftheirstemsgrewmorerapidlythanthewestsides.Atnight,thewestsidesgrewfasterasthestemswungtheotherway.Theteamidentifiedanumberofgenesthatwereexpressedathigherlevelsonthesunwardsideoftheplantduringthedayorontheothersideatnight.Aplantgrowth-regulatinghormone(激素),calledauxin,appearstobeakeydriver.The“dance”tothesuncycleobviouslyslowswhenthesunflowermatures(成熟)anditsflowersopenup.Atthatpoint,theplantsstopmovingduringthedayandsettledownfacingthesunintheeast.“Beeslikewarmflowers.”Harmersaid,addingthatthebeesarecold-blooded,solandingonawarmflowersavesthemenergyandperhapsfeelsreallygood.“Themorningwarmthchangestheflowersinawaytomakethemmoreappealingtoinsects,perhapscausingthemtoreleasemoreattractivescentsearlierintheday.”hesaid“We’recurrentlytestingthisidea.”1、WhydidHarmerdotheexperimentonsunflowers?A．ToseehowsunflowersgrowupB．Toshowwhatsunflowers’genesare.C．Tostudywhysunflowerstrackthesun.D．Tocheckifsunflowersswingincloudydays.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“staking”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．trackingB．finingC．growingD．searching3、Whatistheresultofsunflowersbeingstoppedfrommoving?A．Theywillproduceanumberofnewgenes.B．Theywillgrowfasterthanusual.C．Theywon’tswingbackthoughsetfree.D．Theywon’tgrowwell.4、Whatistheadvantageofsunflowers’dancetothesun?A．Theyattractmoreinsects.B．Theysavemoreenergy.C．Theymaturemorerapidly.D．Theyproducemoreflowers.22．（8分）BillieHolidaywasanAmericanjazzsingerandsongwriter.NicknamedLadyDaybyherloyalfriendandmusicalpartner,LesterYoung,Holidayhadagreatinfluenceonjazzandpopsinging.Hervoicedstyle,stronglyinspiredbyjazzinstrumentalists,pioneeredanewwayofcontrollingtempo(節奏).Aboveall,shewasadmiredforherdeeplypersonalanddirectapproachtosinging.Sheco-wroteafewsongs,andseveralofthemhavebecomejazzstandards,notablyGodBlesstheChild,Don’tExplain,andLadySingstheBlues.Shealsobecamefamousforsingingjazzstandardswrittenbyothers,includingEasyLivingandStrangeFruit.Herearlycareerishardtotrackdownwithaccuracy.Butshelatergainedworksinginginlocaljazzclubsbeforebeingspottedbyatalentscout(星探),JohnHammondin1933.Hervoiceandrecordingswerelovedforthedepthofemotionandintensityshecouldbringtoclassicstandards.Herrangeofvoicewasnotthegreatest,butherextraordinarylowroughvoicewassoontobecomeveryfamousandinfluential.Shewasanimportanticon(偶像)ofthejazzeraandinfluentialinthedevelopmentofjazzsinging.Inthelate1930s,shebegansingingacivilrightssongcalledStrangeFruit,asongwhichtoldthetaleofalynching(用私刑處死)ofablackmanintheDeepSouth.Itwasverycontroversialforthatperiodanditwasnotplayedonradios.ItwasrecordedforCommodoreRecordsandsheperformeditmanytimesoverthenext20years.BillieHolidayhadadifficultupbringingwhichinfluencedherattitudetowardlife.Sheexperiencedmanyviolentrelationships.Shealsobecameincreasinglydependentonvariousdrugswhichcontributedtoherearlydeathin1959,agedjust44.1、WhatmadeHolidaydevelopanewwayofcontrollingtempo?A．Hermusicalpartner.B．Hervoicedstyle.C．Jazzinstrumentalists.D．Herdirectapproachtosinging.2、WhywasthesongStrangeFruitbannedonradios?A．Itwasaboutacruelstory.B．Itwasrecordedverybadly.C．Itconcernedcivilrights.D．Itwasperformedmanytimes.3、ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatHoliday_____.A．hadthegreatestrangeofvoiceB．wasgiftedandhadahappychildhoodC．wroteafewsongsincludingEasyLivingD．wasfamousforhervoiceandwayofsinging4、WhichofthefollowinghadagreateffectonHoliday?a.JohnHammondb.Herindependencec.Jazzinstrumentalistsd.HerhardexperiencesofgrowingA．a,b,cB．a,b,dC．a,c,dD．b,c,d23．（8分）MoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali.DiwaliisHindifor“rowoflights".ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarebeginningtocelebrateitaswell.TheUnitedStatesisoneoftheplaceswherethefestivalisbecomingmorecommon.DiwalicelebrationscannowbefoundatAmericanlandmarkslikeDisneylandinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.Theyarealsoheldinmanyparksandmuseums.NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent.ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessinAmerica.But,shesaid,manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia.So,shedecidedtoact.“Ifeltit'sabouttimethatweshouldtakeIndiatomainstreamAmericaandshowIndia'srichculture,heritage,artsandvarietytotheworld,"shesaid,“andIcouldn'tfindabetterplacethanTimesSquare.”BhasincametotheUnitedStatesfromIndia40yearsago.SheispresidentofASBCommunications,themarketingfirmbehindDiwaliatTimesSquare.Tensofthousandsofpeopleattendtheevent,nowinitsfourthyear.InIndia,Diwaliisafive-dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear.TheexactdateschangefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall.Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled“diyas".ADiwalicelebrationwilllightupDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkinAnaheimthisyear.VisitorscanwatchperformancesoftraditionalIndiandancesandtakepartinaBollywooddanceparty.TheeventispartofaFestivalofHolidaysprogramatthethemeparktoshowculturaltraditionsfromaroundtheworld.TheprogramtakesplaceonNovember10ththroughJanuary7th.SanAntonio,Texas,alsoholdsaDiwalicelebration.Anditisoneofthenation'slargestcelebrations,withmorethan15,000peopleinattendanceeachyear.VisitorscanenjoyIndiandance，foodandfireworks.OrganizersalsoplantofloathundredsoflightedcandlesintheSanAntonioRiver,alongthecity'sfamousRiverWalk.1、WhichisthemainsymbolintheIndianholidayDiwali?A．Dances. B．Lamps.C．Food. D．Clothes.2、WhydidNeetaBhasinsetuptheTimesSquareevent?A．TomaketheAmericanculturericher.B．Tocreateanewbusinessforthefirm.C．TomakeIndianculturebetterknownintheUS.D．ToshowtheachievementsofIndianimmigrants.3、WhatdoweknowaboutDiwali?A．ItisheldinautumninIndia.B．ItlastsfivedaysinAmerica.C．Ithasbeenheldfor40yearsinAmerica.D．IthappensfromNovember10thtoJanuary7thinIndia.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．DiwaliismainlycelebratedinDisneyParks.B．ManyAmericancitiescompetetoholdDiwali.C．IndianHolidayDiwalilightsupAmerica,too.D．DiwalihasbecomethemostimportantholidayinIndia.24．（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）Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”“Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.”Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous(自發的)momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’1、WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．2、WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?A．Itscustomers． B．Itsactivities．C．Itsenvironment． D．Itsschedule.3、AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothisprogramto________.A．enjoyfreedomofthinking B．realizetheirchildhooddreamsC．discovertheirinnerabilities D．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles4、WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen.Hermother,Leigh,hurriedintoherdaughter’sroom,makinga(n)1:“Canyouhelp?”Madisonandhermotherrantoaneighbor’syard,wheretheyfounda2womanandotheradults3aseptictank(化糞池)openingafewinchesabovethelawn.Aboy,agedonlytwo,had4aneight-foot-deeptank.Madisonquickly5thesituation.Sheknewshewastheonlyonewhocould6throughthesmallhole.Without7,shetoldtheadultstolowerherin.Leighandothersheldherwaistand8.Madisonshookherarmsandshouldersuntilshegotthroughthe9intothedarkandsmellytank.Intheprocess,she10onehandseverely.Ratherthantendtoherinjury,Madisonscannedthe11ofthewater,hopingtofeeltheboy.Everyonceinawhile,shecouldseehislittle12inthewaterbutfailedtocatchhisfoot.Minutestickedbybeforeshesawthe13ofhisfootagain.Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedthefoot14.Thenbothofthemwereliftedout.Buttheboywasn’toutof15.Hehadbeenshortofoxygensolongthathewasn’t16.Hewasplacedonhisside,andanadult17himhardonthebackuntiltheboycoughedupfluids.Thentheywererushedtothehospital.IttookMadisonlongerto18thantheboy,whoreturnedhomesoon.She,19,stayedthereforherinjury.“Madison’sahero,”theboy’smothersays,“Whatotherteenagegirlswill20togointoaseptictank?”1、A．orderB．requestC．commentD．plan2、A．worriedB．disappointedC．delightedD．puzzled3、A．watchingB．diggingC．surroundingD．blocking4、A．brokenupB．runacrossC．takenoverD．slippedinto5、A．createdB．examinedC．controlledD．disturbed6、A．fitB．lookC．flyD．walk7、A．commentB．argumentC．hesitationD．application8、A．handsB．legsC．shoesD．clothes9、A．crowdB．bushC．yardD．opening10、A．lostB．injuredC．treatedD．held11、A．depthB．colorC．surfaceD．taste12、A．toesB．hatC．fingersD．hair13、A．smellB．outlineC．shadowD．picture14、A．clearlyB．strangelyC．carefullyD．tightly15、A．troubleB．shapeC．workD．sympathy16、A．talkingB．laughingC．cryingD．breathing17、A．pushedB．hitC．tappedD．supported18、A．wakeB．recoverC．succeedD．adjust19、A．thereforeB．moreoverC．howeverD．otherwise20、A．fearB．longC．pretendD．volunteer第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Oneofmyearliest1．(memory)waswatchingmymomtalkonouroldphone.Iwasinterestedthatshecouldtalktosomeone2．wasn’tactuallyintheroomwithher.Whenshelefttheroom,Iwouldstareatit,3．(wonder)howshemanagedtotalkwithsomeoneshecouldn’tsee.Later,wehadmobilephones,computersandsmartphones.ThesedaysIcansendane-mailaroundtheworldinasecond.Mydaughterstoresherinformationinamysteriousplace4．(know)as“thecloud”,whereshecantake5．outatanytime.Itseemsthatwearemoreconnectedinthisworldthaneverbefore.However,what6．(bother)meisthatwerarelycommunicate7．eachothernowadays.Fewpeopletakethetime8．(talk)facetoface.Andinsteadoflookingintotheeyesofourlovedones,westareatourscreens.Itseemsasifthemostconnectedgenerationsarealsothe9．(lonely).Rememberthatweareheretoloveeachotherandmakethisworld10．betterplace.Sodon’tlettechnologytakeourtimeandruinourlife.Havealongconversationwiththephonesoffandtheheartson.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、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。SinceIwasakid,I’veconsidereddifferentjobIwouldliketodo、First,Iwantedtobeafireman,whoseuniformlookedsocoolly、Then,whenIwasinthefivegrade,IwantedtobeateacherbecauseIlikedmyEnglishteachertoomuch、WhenIstudiedchemistryhighschool,Ireconsideredmygoalordecidedtobeadoctor、Theyweretworeasonsforthedecision、OnewasthatIwasamazingatthefactthatasickpersoncouldfeelmuchmorebetterafterseeingadoctor、AndtheotheristhatIwantedtohelppeopleinneed、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，想邀請你的外國朋友Mike參加你校舉辦的中國書法藝術講座。請給他寫封郵件,內容包括:1.講座時間和地點;2.活動安排：聽講座，提問及討論等。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯:calligraphy書法__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、B4、B5、A6、D7、C8、D9、A10、C11、A12、A13、B14、C15、C16、B17、D18、D19、C20、C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、C2、B3、D4、A22、1、B2、C3、D4、C23、1、B2、C3、A4、C24、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterand