江西省南昌市新建縣一中2025屆高考英語三模試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡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、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited2．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout3．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun4．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have5．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid6．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying7．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether8．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance9．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless10．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten11．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．allergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental12．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone13．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired14．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend15．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.16．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where17．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless18．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place19．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who20．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track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）Therearemanyplacestogoonsafari(觀賞野生動物)inAfrica，butridingahorsethroughthefloodedwatersofBotswana’sOkavangoDeltamustranka&oneoftheworld’smostexcitingwildlifejourneys.Severalsafaricampsoperateasthebaseforthisadventure,providinguniqueridestwiceadaytoexploredeepintothedelta.Thecampshaveexcellenthorses,professionalguidesandlotsofsupportworkers.Theyhaveareputationforprovidingagreatridingexperience.Themorningride,whentheguidestakeyoutobeautiful,shallowlakesfullofwaterlilies,tendstobemoreactive.Itisunlikeanyotherridingexperience.Withrainbowsforminginthesplashingwateraroundyouandthesoundofhugedropsofwaterbouncingoffyourbodyandface，itistrulyexciting.Youareverylikelytocomeacrosslargewildanimals，too.Onhorsebackitispossibletogetquiteclosetoelephants,giraffesandmanyotheranimals.Thesenseofexcitementandtensionlevelsrisesuddenlythough,asdoesyourheartrate,asyoumoveclosertothem.Intheevening,ridesareusuallyatamorerelaxedandunhurriedpace,withgoldenlightstreamingacrossthegrassydeltaandtheanimalscomingouttoeatanddrink.Sedateastheyare,ridesatthistimeofdayarestillveryimpressive.Asthesun’srayspassthroughthedustkickedupbythehorses,theromanceofAfricacomestolife.Backatthecampyoucankickoffyourbootsandenjoyexcellentfoodandwine.Lookingbackonyourday,youwillfindithardtodenythatahorsebacksafariisascloseasyouwillevercometoansweringthecallofthewild.1、Theunderlinedword“They”inthesecondparagraphreferto________.A．FloodedwatersB．WildlifejourneysC．SafaricampsD．Uniquerides2、Whatdoestheauthorfindmostexcitingaboutahorsebacksafari?A．SeeingandfeelingtherealAfricanlife.B．Enjoyinggoodfoodandwineatthecamp.C．Huntinglargeanimalsjustasourancestorsdid.D．Beingpartofthesceneandgettingclosetoanimals.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Sedate”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymean?A．Wildandromantic.B．Slowandpeaceful.C．Hungryandthirsty.D．Activeandexcited.4、TheauthorintroducestheridingexperienceintheOkavangoDeltamainlyby________.A．followingspaceorderB．followingtimeorderC．makingclassificationsD．givingexamples22．（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.23．（8分）WeallhavefoundmemoriesoftakingafewlazymonthsoffafterthestressofA-levels.Aswedrawtotheendofanacademicallyandsociallypackedyear,theideaofdoingthesameagainisappealing.Butaftergraduation,there’llbefewoccasionswhenwecanenjoysuchextendedholidays,freetodoaswewish.Sonowthatsummerhasarrived,let’stakefulladvantage.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatsummervacationsaretheperfecttimetogotraveling,especiallyifyouavoidthepriceyschoolholidayperiod.Ticketsgoupgreatlywhenyouturn26,somakethemostofcheaperrateswhileyou’reeligible.Findingareliablecompanythatwon’tcheatyouisextremelyimportant,asisdiscoveringaprogramthatappealstoyourowninterests.Thereareplentyofwebsiteswhereyoucanseeotherpeople’srecommendations.Ofcourseformostofus,moneyistight—buttoavoidoverspendingyoucancombineemploymentandadventure.HannahWarn,apsychologystudentattheUniversityofWinchester,isspendinghersummeratCampAmerica,anincreasinglypopularventurewhereBritishstudentsenjoyagoodtimeonasummercamp.“BeingthrownintosomethingwhereIdon’treallyknowwhattoexpectisexciting.”shesays.“Itgivesmeachancetoexperiencebeingawayfromhomeinadifferentway.”Thosewithatalentforlanguagesmightalsoconsiderworkingabroadasanaupair.Theworkmaybechallenging,butit’sachancetoinvolveyourselfinanewculturewhileyouremployerpaysmostofthebill.Ifyouhaveanideaaboutthesortofcareeryou’dlike,gettingworkexperienceiswise.Inmanycareers,graduatingwithonlyyourdegreetoshowforyourthreeorfouryearsjustwon’tmakeit.Sendapplicationsoffearlyandtoasmanyplacesaspossible.Makesureyoutakeawell-earnedbreakthissummer.1、Thepassageimpliesthat.A．studentscanenjoybeneficialpricewhentravelingB．studentswhoquitschoolshouldpaymorefortravelC．studentswillbeofferedparttimejobsinthevacationD．studentswillhavealongersummervacationthanever2、Theunderlinedword“eligible”inthepassagemeans.A．relaxedB．outstandingC．qualifiedD．standardized3、TheauthortookHannahWarnasanexampleto.A．suggestCampAmericaoffersjobstostudentsB．showpsychologystudentsaregoodatplanningC．indicateCampAmericaservesEnglishstudentsD．implystudentscantravelaroundfornothing24．（8分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionsprocessinhighereducation.TheHarvardschoolofGreduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedareportcalled"TurningtheTideMakingCaringCommon”inJanuary,2016.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkinsistheExecutiveDirectorforEducationalContentandPolicyattheNationalAssociationforCollegeAdmissionsCounseling.HawkinstoldVoiceofAmericathatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent'sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedaboutisastudent'shighschoolgradesandstandardizedtestresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodowellintheworld,accordingtothereport.Thereportgoesontostatethatthebestwaytochangetheadmissionsprocessisbychangingcollegeapplications.Itsuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirectorfortheNationalCenterforFairandOpenTesting,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchanges,butnorealchangehashappedyet.Evenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.LloydThacker,ExecutiveDirectoroftheEducationConservancy,saidthatuntilamajorityofschoolsagreetomakethechanges,therewillstillbeproblems.However,hesaid,theadmissionsprocesswasbetterinthepast.Ifbadchangescanaffecttheprocess,socangoodones.1、Whatistheproblemsoftheadmissionsprocessaccordingtothereport?A．Theschoolsasktoomanythingsfromtheapplyingstudents.B．Theschoolsattachtoomuchimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionsofficersconsidertoomanyunimportantfactors2、Whatisusuallymissinginanessay?A．ThereasonstoattendtheschoolB．AdescriptionofinterestsC．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、BobSchaefferarguesthat_________.A．notallchangesaregoodB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．noschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．someschoolsdon’tmakechangeseveniftheyagree4、What’sLloydThacker’sattitudetowardthepossiblechangeintheadmissionsprocess?A．ConfidentB．NegativeC．DoubtfulD．Unclear25．（10分）Anewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpattern（模式）andsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchestherightuser.Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksouteveryoneelse,evenifthepersonknowsthepassword.What'smore,thisequipmentneedsnobatteries.Itcollectsalltheenergyitneedsfromyouractionsoftyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（納米線）ontheirsurfacearea,increasingtheeffectivecontactareasbetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisguaranteesthatthere'senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofequipment."Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forexample,"Daisays."Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldcollectenergyfromsomeone'sactionsoftypingordrawing.""Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,"Daiadds."Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitorsontothenanowires,"hesuggests.Capacitorsarelittledevicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharge.ThosemightthenbeLEDstolightakeyboardinthedark.ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuiltaworkingmodelofthekeyboard."Ifacompanydecidestofund（資助）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinasfewastwoyears,"saysWang.1、Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner？A．Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser.B．Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram.C．Bycheckingtherightuser'spasswords.D．Byjustrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern.2、Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfacesofthekeys？A．Tokeepthekeyboardfreeofdamage.B．Toimprovethespeedoftyping.C．Tomakethekeyssmooth.D．Tohelpproducepower.3、What'sDai'sattitudetothenewkeyboard？A．Unconcerned. B．Doubtful.C．Positive. D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowiresB．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYouC．ANewKeyboard'sFutureD．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTyping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）“Goodnight,Yammine.”“Goodnight,Chief，”Ireply.Thecelldoor1andIhearChief'skeysclinkingasotherdoorsclangshutfurtherdowntherow.Istepintomylittlecellandsitdown.Iglanceupatthewindow,coveredinmesh(鐵網)，andthinktomyself,“Thisisn'talife,it'sjusta(n)2．”Being3makesmefeelasthoughI'mbeingburiedalive.Iamapuppet(木偶)withpeople4stringssothatIeat,sleepandwakewhentheywantmeto.Ilieonmybedasnight5andthinkthesamethoughts6Ithinkabouthowitallwentsowrong,andimaginehowIwill7forallthetimeI'velost.EverydayIlivethesameroutineandnothingchangesexceptthepeople.Prisonersdepartforotherprisons,orget8Others9fromdifferentprisons,orfreshfromcustody.It'sa10revolving(旋轉)door.WhenIcommittedmy11，Iwasalostyoungboy,butnowIam12Walkingaroundtheyard,Iwouldnoticemyfellowprisonersreadingbooksandwritingletterstofriendsandfamily,whichupsetmeasmy13atschoolwaslimited.IlongedforthedaywhenI'dbeabletositinthesun,enjoyingacupofcoffeeandreadinganewspaperorbook14mychoice.Ialsolongedtowriteletterstomyfriendsandfamily,sharingmythoughtsandfeelings.Idecidednottowastemytimeinsideand,15，makethemostofalltheresourcesavailabletome.Istartedtolearnandwas16torealizemydream.Now,afterfiveyears'persistence,heartacheandhardwork,Ihave17mygoal.Having18acourseasareadingadviser,Icannowhelpotherstoreadandwrite.AndIhaveevenstartedacreativewritingworkshopatJuneeCorrectionalCentre.Learningtoreadandwriteatahighterlevelhasgivenmetheinnerstrengthtopresentmyselfinamore19manner.AndthedayI'vedreamedabouthascometrue:Inowenjoymycupofcoffeewithabookinmyotherhand.Learningtoreadandwritehaschangedmylifeandthisarticleismyfirstpieceof“proper”writing,anditwon'tbemy20．1、A．opens B．closes C．breaks D．sticks2、A．existence B．appearance C．offence D．holiday3、A．atschool B．athome C．inhospital D．inprison4、A．pulling B．shaking C．winding D．casting5、A．becomes B．drops C．feels D．falls6、A．onceandforall B．overandoveragainC．onceagain D．forgood7、A．doup B．makeup C．fixup D．mendup8、A．revealed B．sentenced C．punished D．released9、A．reach B．get C．arrive D．go10、A．continually B．occasionally C．accidentally D．rarely11、A．mistake B．crime C．error D．fault12、A．caught B．home C．found D．trapped13、A．attendance B．absence C．allowance D．assistance14、A．in B．of C．over D．by15、A．however B．instead C．thus D．nevertheless16、A．devoted B．dedicated C．determined D．decided17、A．gained B．recognized C．arrived D．achieved18、A．attended B．completed C．started D．organized19、A．positive B．negative C．sensitive D．passive20、A．best B．worst C．latest D．last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）Ihavealwaysenjoyedlisteningtomusic.Ithelpsmecalmdownafter1．busyday,andIamalsooneofthose2．canlistenandstudyatthesametime.Iamnotfondofjazzmusic,butIlikemanyother3．(type)ofmusic.WhenIwasachild,Iusedtolistentomusicontheradios.Withthe4．(invent)ofpersonalcomputersandcellphones,Iprefertolistenonthephone,asnewfunctions5．(add)totheminthepastfewyears.Thetechnologywasdevelopedinresponse6．customerdemand.Somepeople7．(affect)byanxietystarttofeelrelaxedwhilelisteningtomusiconthephones.8．worryaboutnotbeingabletouseitwell.However,Iam9．dependentonthecellphonesthatIfail10．(live)withoutthem.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限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。InthevillagewhereIgrewup,everyoneknewanoldman,thatspentallhistimeinpainting、Peoplethatlivedinthevillageusedtoadmiringhisworksandheoftengavehispaintingstohisfriends、Whetherhewasofferedmoney,hewouldnevertakeit、Hesaidhepaintedforapleasure、Heoncegaveoneofhispaintingstomyfather,whoactuallywasn’tinterestinginart、YearslaterIfoundatouroldhouse、Bythattimetheoldmanhaddiedandpeoplehadstartedtorecognizehispaintingsasgreatworkofart,whichwereworthlotsofmoney、Soanartgallerymakemeanofferof$5,000forthispaintingandInearlysoldit,sothenIdecidednotto、Itremindsmeofmychildhoodandoftheoldmanwhodidn’trealwanttomakemoneybypainting、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。你的美國筆友即將隨其父母來中國，并在中國度過中秋節。他來信向你詢問有關中秋節的習俗，請你告訴他有關中秋節的習俗。要點如下：1.歷史悠久。2.中國人獨有的傳統節日。3.家庭團圓。4.共進晚餐。5.吃月餅。6.賞月。要求：1.詞數100左右。2.可適當添加細節。3.開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。DearMike,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、D3、A4、B5、A6、D7、A8、D9、B10、A11、B12、B13、D14、C15、A16、D17、D18、A19、B20、A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、D3、B4、B22、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedon