吉林省長春市“BEST合作體”2025年高考沖刺模擬英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請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．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge2．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown3．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the4．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before5．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup6．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination7．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital8．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown9．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem10．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed11．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until12．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone13．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced14．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none15．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will16．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed17．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld18．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand19．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have20．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold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）LiPing,acollegestudenthasbeenexperiencingsocialawkwardnesssinceherjuniormiddleschoolyears.Backthen,shefeltuneaseaboutgoingtotherestroomalone.Sheevenlimitedtheamountofwatershedranksoshedidn’thavetogothereoften.“IfearedthatotherstudentswouldthinkthatIdidn’tgetalongwellwithothersifIwasseenalone,”shesaid.Liisnottheonlysuffererofwhat*scalled“socialanxiety”.ChinaYouthDailyrecentlydidasurveyamong1,544people.Nearlyhalf(44.6percent)oftheparticipantsadmittedthattheywereafraidofbeingthecenterofattention.Upto66.7percentofthemsaidtheyaremorelikelytobeanxiousduringface-to-facecommunicationsthaninonlineconversations.Butthesefeelingsarenotnecessarilyanythingtoworryabout.“Thereis‘socialanxiety’,andthereis‘socialanxietydisorder’or‘socialphobia’.Theyaretwocompletelydifferentthings.”saidLiSongwei,apsychologicalprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity.AccordingtoThomasRodebaugh,apsychologyprofessoratWashingtonUniversityinStLouis,US,almosteveryonesuffersfromatleastalittlesocialanxiety.“Forexample,wemaygetitbeforespeakinginpublic,orhaveabadnight’ssleepifthereisgoingtobeanimportantinterviewthenextday.Butwhendoessocialanxietydevelopintoadisorder?Therearetwosimplequestionsyoucanaskyourselfifyou’reconcerned—‘Howmuchdoestheanxietyaffectmylife?’and‘Isitacceptable?’Iftheconditionbecomessoproblematicandyourefusetogooutatallandcannotliveanormallife,youjustneedtoseektreatment.”henotes.Butforcommonsocialanxiety,peopleallhavetheirdifferentcopingstrategies.“ThewayIemployisreasonplusreward,”saidWangLi,anotheronce-sufferer.Forexample,shetellsherselfthatthereisnosuchthingasrightorwrongwhenpushingyourselftospeakpublicly:thereareonlypeoplewhoagreewithyouornot.Andifsheconquersherfear,shebuysnewshoesorgoestoseeamovieafterclass.1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyusedto.A．makeacomparisonB．teachanewword“socialanxiety”C．drawaconclusionD．introduceaphenomenon2、WhatmayThomasRodebaughagreewith?A．Socialanxietyisadeadlyproblem.B．Socialanxietyisarareproblem.C．Littleattentionispaidtosocialanxiety.D．Notallsocialanxietyneedstreatment.3、Theunderlinedword“employ”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningtotheonein“”.A．IwanttoemployWeiboasameanstopracticemywritingB．Morethan40universitygraduateswereemployedC．ThechildrenemployedthemselvesinpaintingD．Heemployedmeasasecretary4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Someparticipantsfeeleasierinonlinecommunications.B．Socialanxietyisregardedassocialphobia.C．LiPingdidn’toftengototherestroombecauseshedidn’tlikedrinkingwater.D．WangLidealtwithsocialanxietyonlybyrewardingherself.22．（8分）TheUniversityofSheffieldBacktoitsoriginTheUniversityofSheffieldisaresearchuniversityinthecityofSheffieldinSouthYorkshire,England.Itisoneoftheoriginal“redbrick”universities,whichareagroupoftopandfamousolduniversities.TheUniversityofSheffieldwasoriginallyformedbythecombinationofthreecolleges.TheSheffieldSchoolofMedicinewasfoundedin1828,followedin1879bytheopeningofFirthCollegebyMarkFirth,asteelmanufacturer(制造商),toteachartsandsciencesubjects.FirthCollegethenhelpedtoprovidemoneyfortheopeningoftheSheffieldTechnicalSchoolin1884toteachappliedscience.In1897thethreeinstitutionswerejoinedtogethertoformtheUniversityCollegeofSheffield,whichinturnbecametheUniversityofSheffieldbyRoyalCharter(特許)in1905.ThisuniversityisfamousforitsgoodeducationandboastsanumberofNobelPrizewinnersamongitsformerstudents.MoreinformationSystem:TheUniversityhasfivedepartments:ArtsandHumanities;Engineering;PureScience;SocialSciences;Medicine,DentistryandHealth.Sheffieldalsohasmanyresearchprogramsinfieldsincludingaerospace,environmentalscience,psychology,andbiology.Cityshow:SheffieldisalivelycityinthenorthofEngland.SheffieldisknownasthegreenestcityinEuropebecauseofits2milliontrees.Asaresult,therearemanyparksandwoodsthroughoutthecityandbeyond.SheffieldisthegreenestcityinEnglandwith150woodlandsand50publicparkswithinthecity.Once,inSheffield,thefolkhero—RobinHoodlivedinSherwoodForestwith150ofhisloyalfriends.AndCharlotteBronte,theEnglishwriternotedforhernovelJaneEyrewasborninSheffield.1、SheffieldisintheofEngland.A．eastB．westC．southD．north2、WhichstatementabouttheUniversityofSheffieldisnotTRUE?A．Ithasagoodfameformanygreatgraduates.B．Ithasalonghistoryofmorethan180years.C．Itisonememberof“redbrick”universities.D．Itownsdifferentdepartmentsandresearchprograms.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Sheffieldhasverybeautifulscenery.B．CharlotteBronteisanEnglishwriter.C．SheffieldisthebiggestcityofEngland.D．RobinHoodisacharacterinJaneEyre.23．（8分）PengLiyuan,wifeofPresidentXiJinping,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharismaandgrace.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanexhibitedgracefuldemeanor,apleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,promptingpeopletocointheterm“Liyuanstyle”.PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyrepresentativeofafashionidol,butalsooverpassculturalanddiplomaticbarriers.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantanddelicatedressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothingandawoman’sparaphernalia.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenestranged(疏遠)fromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostriveforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.SomeobservershavealreadystartedsayingthatPeng*sactivitieshavebecomepartofpublicdiplomacyinChina.Also,“Liyuanstyle”hasboostedtheconfidenceoftheChinesepeople.Modembutnotflashy,elegantbutnotarrogant,PenghasallthevirtuesofaChinesewomanandcarriesthemtotheinternationalstage.Sincethe18thPartyCongressandtheannualsessionsoftheNPCandCPPCC,thecountry’snewleadershiphasvowedtoadoptadown-to-earthworkstyletoconnectwiththepeople.Peng’splainbutelegantstyleshowsthatthriftinessandanearthystyleneednotbedrabandboring.SoitcanbesaidthatPeng’sfirstappearanceontheinternationalstagehaskickedoffwell.1、Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”?A．Herattitudestowardslife B．ThingsshecarriedwithC．Herdiplomaticmeasures D．Hersupporttoherhusband2、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．PresidentXi’swifeandhisfamilyB．PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterC．theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.D．aculturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUR?A．“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.B．PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.C．PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeananambassadorofWHO.D．Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.24．（8分）BooksatAmazon:Bestsellersofthemonth—Feb,2018FreshwaterbyAkwaekeEmezi—February6,2018Hardcover:$15.91AudioCD:$29.99Anextraordinarynovel.Freshwaterexplorestheamazingexperienceofhavinganotherself.ItcentersaroundayoungNigerianwoman,Ada,whodevelopsseparateselveswithinherasaresultofbeingborn“withonefootontheotherside.”Freshwaterisasharpcallofararewayofexperiencingtheworld,onethatshowshowweallconstructouridentities.MilkandHoneybyRupiKaur—February16,2018Hardcover:$18.00Paperback:$8.99AudioCD:$8.99Acollectionofpoetryandprose(散文)aboutsurvival.Abouttheexperienceofviolence,abuse(虐待),love,loss,andfemininity(女性).Itissplitintofourchapters，andeachchapterservesadifferentpurpose.Dealswithadifferentpain.Healsadifferentheartache.MilkandHoneytakesreadersthroughajourneyofthemostbittermomentsinlifeandfindssweetnessinthembecausethereissweetnesseverywhere;ifyouarejustwillingtolook.EducatedbyTaraWestover—February13,2018Hardcover:$16.80Paperback:$28.00Audiobook:$6.00AudioCD:$8.99Anunforgettablebiographyaboutayounggirlwho,keptoutofschool,leaveshersurvivalistfamilyandgoesontoearnaPhDfromCambridgeUniversity.Educatedisanaccountofthestruggleforself-invention.Itisataleoffiercefamilyloyalty,andofthesadnessthatcomesfromseveringone’sclosestties.ForceofNaturebyJaneHarper—February20,2018Hardcover:$17.10Paperback:$23.41Audiobook:FreeAudioCD:$34.15AnattractivenovelfromtheauthoroftheSundayTimestop10bestseller.Fivewomengoonahike.Onlyfourreturn.Whenfivecolleaguesareforcedtogoonacorporateretreatinthewilderness,theyreluctantlypickuptheirbackpacksandstartwalkingdownthemuddypath.Butoneofthewomendoesn’tcomeoutofthewoods.Andeachofhercompanionstellsaslightlydifferentstoryaboutwhathappened.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefourbooks?A．Theyarealldifferentinthestyleofwriting.B．Theyallareonlyavailableonline.C．Theyallhaveapresentationoffemale.D．Theyarealllistedaccordingtothetimelineofpublication.2、Ifyouwanttobuyalldifferenteditionsofabook,whichonewillcostyoumost?A．Freshwater.B．MilkandHoney.C．Educated.D．ForceofNature.3、Whichauthortellsreadersvariousfeelingsoremotionsofpersonallifeinhis/herbook?A．AkwaekeEmezi.B．RupiKaur.C．TaraWestover.D．JaneHarper.25．（10分）ARussianspacecrafttravelingtotheInternationalSpaceStationThursdayhadtomakeanemergencylandingwhenarocketenginefailedtofire.ItwasthelatestinarecentseriesoffailuresfortheRussianspaceprogram,whichisalsousedbytheU.S.tocarryitsastronautstothestation.UnitedStatesastronautNickHagueandRussianastronautAlexeiOvchininlandedsafelyabout20kilometersfromDzhezkazganinKazakhstan.Thecityisabout450kilometersfromtheRussia’sBaikonurspacecenter,whichRussiaoperatesthroughanagreementwiththeRepublicofKazakhstan.BoththeU.S.spaceagencyNASAandRussia’sRoscosmosreportedthatthetwowerequicklyrecoveredfromthelandingareabyrescuecrews.AspokesmanforRussianPresidentVladimirPutinsaid,“ThankGodthecrewisalive”aftertheyhadlandedsafely.Abouttwominutesafterlaunching,thethree-stageSoyuzboosterrocketsufferedanunspecifiedfailureofitssecondstage.Russia’sTASSnewsagencysaidthecapsulecarryingthetwomenseparatedfromthetroubledrocketsafely.ThiscausedthecapsuletodropverysharplyintotheEarth’satmosphere.Parachutes（降落傘）helpedslowthereturningcapsule.Searchandrescueteamsweresenttorecoverthecrew.Russia’sRIAnewsagencyreportedthatRussiahasimmediatelyputoffallmannedspacelaunchesafterthefailure.RoscosmosheadDmitryRogozinsaidhehadorderedastatecommissiontocarryoutaninvestigationintowhatwentwrong.HesaidRussiawillshareallrelevantinformationwiththeU.S.TheTASSnewsagencysaidthattheISScrewhasenoughsuppliesandthatthefailedlaunchwillnotaffectoperations.TheU.S.andothernationshavedependedonRussiatocarryastronautstotheISSsincetheretirementoftheSpaceShuttleprogramin2011.Incomingyears,AmericanaerospacecompaniesSpaceX,withitsDragon2,andBoeing,withitsStarliner,areexpectedtoreturntospace.1、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheRescueofTwoAstronautsB．TheLaunchofRussianSpacecraftC．CooperationbetweenRussiaandAmericaD．EmergencyLandinginFailedSpaceLaunch2、Whatcausedthefailureofthelaunch?A．Theproblemoftheengine. B．Theterribleweather.C．Thedropofthecapsule. D．Thewrongoperation.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．SpaceXissuretogobacktospacesoon.B．AmericacarriedastronautstotheISSbyitselfbefore2011.C．NowonlyRussiacancarryastronautstospace.D．theISScrewlivesaverygoodlifeinthespacestation.4、Whatcanwelearnaboutthelaunch?A．ThecapsulelandedsafelyinDzhezkazgan,Russia.B．Russiahadneverfailedinthespacelaunchbeforethisfailure.C．Thefailedlaunchwillhaveaseriouseffectontheoperations.D．AtfirstthecapsuledroppedveryrapidlyintotheEarth’satmosphere.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）Mostparents,Isuppose,havehadtheexperienceofreadingabedtimestorytotheirchildren.Andtheymusthavehowdifficultitistowriteachildren'sbook.Eithertheauthorhasaimedtoo.,sothatthechildrencan'tfollowwhatisinhis(ormoreoften,her)story,thestoryseemstobetalkingtothereaders.Thebestchildren'sbooksareverydifficultnorverysimple,andsatisfyboththewhohearsthestoryandtheadultwhoit.Unfortunately,thereareinfactbookslikethis,theproblemoffindingtherightbedtimestoryisnottosolve.Thismaybewhymanyofbooksregardedasofchildren'sliteraturewereinfactwrittenfor.“Alice'sAdventureinWonderland”isperhapsthemostofthis.Children,leftforthemselves,oftentheworstpossibleinterestinliterature.Justleaveachildinbookshoporandhewillmorewillinglychoosethebooksinanimaginativeway,orhavealookatmostchildren'scomics(連環畫),fullofthestoriesandjokestowhichbothteachersandright-thinkingparents.Perhapsweparentsshouldstoptryingtopersuadechildrenintoourtasteinliterature.Afterallchildrenandadultsaresothatweparentsshouldnotexpectthattheywillenjoythebooks.SoIsupposewe'lljusthavetocompromise（妥協）overthatbedtimestory.1、A．hoped B．realized C．told D．said2、A．short B．long C．bad D．good3、A．easy B．short C．high D．difficult4、A．and B．but C．or D．so5、A．both B．neither C．either D．very6、A．child B．father C．mother D．teacher7、A．hears B．buys C．understands D．reads8、A．few B．many C．little D．much9、A．but B．however C．so D．because10、A．hard B．easy C．enough D．fast11、A．articles B．work C．arts D．works12、A．adults B．girls C．boys D．children13、A．difficult B．hidden C．obvious D．easy14、A．are B．show C．find D．add15、A．library B．school C．home D．office16、A．read B．designed C．printed D．written17、A．favor B．interest C．object D．read18、A．receiving B．accepting C．having D．refusing19、A．same B．friendly C．different D．common20、A．common B．average C．different D．same 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）KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectiveways1．(improve)ourEnglishwritingability.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterand2．(take)lesstime.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.3．wekeeppracticing,graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,we4．(certain)runupagainstmany5．(difficult).Inthefirstplace,6．oftenhappensthatwehavetrouble7．(find)suitablewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.AsfarasIamconcerned,my8．(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenlookitupinourdictionary.Wecanalsoturn9．ourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor10．developmentofourwritingskills.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）英語課上,老師要求同桌同學相互修改作文。假設以下短文為你同桌所寫，請你對其進行修改。便條中共有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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^）。并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。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．每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞;2、只允許修改10處,多者（從第11處起）不記分。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenweareshoppingtheotherday.Shelikeditatonce.Thenshebentdownandpickeduptolookatapriceonit.Asshedidthis,lotsofteasplashedonhisT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardlynottolaughathershockedface!Mysisterwantedgetoutoftheshopasfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcameovertous.Itwasturnedouttobeherowncup,thatshe’dleftontheshelfbymistake.Theassistantwasclearlyasembarrassingasmysister,forIjustthoughtitwasfunny!第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是紅星中學高三學生李華。你的英國好友Jim打算暑假期間來北京、天津和上海旅游，發來郵件詢問相關信息。請你給他回復郵件，內容包括：1.交通出行；2.必備衣物。注意：1.詞數不少于50；2.開頭和結尾已經給出，不計入總詞數。DearJim,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、D5、B6、A7、D8、B9、C10、B11、B12、B13、C14、B15、A16、C17、D18、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、D3、A4、A22、1、D2、B3、A23、Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher...shewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.Shecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosell...anythingforthemoneyweneededshewassuchanembarrassment.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.Irememberthatitwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool...“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”andtheytauntedme.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymom.“Whydon’tyoujustdie?”Mymomdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,itfeltgoodtothinkthatIhadsaidwhatI’dwantedtosayallthistime.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,butIdidn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.Thatnight...Iwokeup,andwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.Mymomwascryingthere,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemightwakeme.Ihatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeye.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,becauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyhard.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudied,andgotacceptedintheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhad.Then,Igotmarried.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowI’mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymom.Thishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,whensomeoneunexpectedcametoseeme“What?!Who’sthis?!”Itwasmymother...Stillwitheroneeye.Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.AndIaskedher,“Whoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!”asifItriedtomakethatreal.Iscreamedather“Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!!”Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappeared.Thankgoodness...shedoesn’trecognizeme.Iwasquiterelieved.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocare,orthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylife.Thenawaveofreliefcameuponme...oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,thatIusedtocallahouse,justoutofcuriositythere,Ifoundmymotherfallenonthecoldground.Shehadapieceofpaperinherhand.Itwasalettertome.Shewrote:Myson,Ithinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.Foryou...I’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarrassmentforyou.Yousee,whenyouwereverylittle,yougotintoanaccident,andlostyoureye.Asamother,Icouldn'tstandwatchingyouhavingtogrowupwithonlyoneeye…soIgaveyoumine...Iwassoproudofmysonthatwasseeingawholenewworldforme,inmyplace,withthateye.Iwa