河北省百校聯盟2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，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．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome2．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate3．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins4．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered5．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure6．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since7．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup8．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably9．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible10．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen11．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though12．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which13．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation14．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled15．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong16．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when17．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive18．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward19．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*20．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where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）Thatpeopleoftenexperiencetroublesleepinginadifferentbedinunfamiliarsurroundingsisaphenomenonknownasthe4Tirst-nighf,effect.Ifapersonstaysinthesameroomthefollowingnighttheytendtosleepmoresoundly.YukaSasakiandhercolleaguesatBrownUniversitysetouttoinvestigatetheoriginsofthiseffect.Dr.Sasakiknewthefirst-nighteffectprobablyhassomethingtodowithhowhumansevolved.Thepuzzlewaswhatbenefitwouldbegainedfromitwhenperformancemightbeaffectedthefollowingday.Shealsoknewfrompreviousworkconductedonbirdsanddolphinsthattheseanimalsputhalfoftheirbrainstosleepatatimesothattheycanrestwhileremainingalertenoughtoavoidpredators(捕食者).Thisledhertowonderifpeoplemightbedoingthesamething.Totakeacloserlook,herteamstudied35healthypeopleastheysleptintheunfamiliarenvironmentoftheuniversity’sDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.Theparticipantseachsleptinthedepartmentfortwonightsandwerecarefullymonitoredwithtechniquesthatlookedattheactivityoftheirbrains.Dr.Sasakifound,asexpected,theparticipantssleptlesswellontheirfirstnightthantheydidontheirsecond,takingmorethantwiceaslongtofallasleepandsleepinglessoverall.Duringdeepsleep,theparticipants’brainsbehavedinasimilarmannerseeninbirdsanddolphins.Onthefirstnightonly,thelefthemispheres(半球)oftheirbrainsdidnotsleepnearlyasdeeplyastheirrighthemispheresdid.Curiousifthelefthemisphereswereindeedremainingawaketoprocessinformationdetectedinthesurroundingenvironment,Dr.Sasakire-rantheexperimentwhilepresentingthesleepingparticipantswithamixofregularlytimedbeeps(蜂鳴聲)ofthesametoneandirregularbeepsofadifferenttoneduringthenight.Sheworkedoutthat,ifthelefthemispherewasstayingalerttokeepguardinastrangeenvironment,thenitwouldreacttotheirregularbeepsbystirringpeoplefromsleepandwouldignoretheregularlytimedones.Thisispreciselywhatshefound.1、WhatdowelearnaboutDr.YukaSasakidoingherresearch?A．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinsremainalertwhileasleep.B．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinssleepinmuchthesameway.C．ShegotsomeideafrompreviousstudiesonbirdsanddolphinsD．Sheconductedstudiesonbirds’anddolphins’sleepingpatterns.2、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenshefirstdidherexperiment?A．Shemonitoredthebrainactivityofparticipantssleepinginanewenvironment.B．Sherecruited(招募)35participantsfromherDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.C．Shestudiedthedifferencesbetweenthetwosidesofparticipants’brains.D．Shetestedherfindingsaboutbirdsanddolphinsonhumansubjects.3、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenre-runningherexperiment?A．Sheanalyzedthenegativeeffectofirregulartonesonbrains.B．Sherecordedparticipants’adaptationtochangedenvironment.C．Sheexposedherparticipantstotwodifferentstimuli(刺激物).D．Shecomparedtheresponsesofdifferentparticipants.4、WhatdidDr.Sasakifindabouttheparticipantsinherexperiment?A．Theytendedtoenjoycertaintonesmorethanothers.B．Theytendedtorecognizeirregularbeepsasathreat.C．Theyfeltsleepywhenexposedtoregularbeeps.D．Theydifferedintheirtoleranceofirregulartones22．（8分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二維碼).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反壟斷)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon23．（8分）AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganisingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals,includingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerpoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:$300Length:6weeksPlace:SydneyCollegeWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:$30perlessonLength:12weeksPlace:AdultLearningCentreWebDesignProvidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweB．Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognisedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years'relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start:June1,2019Time:Weekdays9am-4pmCost:$4,990Length:40weeksPlace:UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.Start:April21,2019Time:Thur3pm-6pmCost:$750Length:15weeksPlace:CityArt203、Whichcoursesaresuitableforbeginners?A．WebDesignandArt.B．ComputerStudiesandArt.C．WoodworkandWebDesign.D．ComputerStudiesandWoodwork.1、Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A．Art.B．Woodwork.C．WebDesign.D．ComputerStudies.2、HowmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofalltheWoodworklessonspayintotal?A．$30. B．$180.C．$250. D．$360.24．（8分）MyBestEnemyOnceagain,Iwasinanewschool.SowasagirlinmyclassnamedLisa.Thatwaswherethesimilaritiesended.Iwastallandshewassmall.Mythickblackhairhadbeenrecentlycutshortintoanuntidystyle.Hernaturalblondehairflowedtoherwaistandlookedgreat.Iwas12andoneoftheoldestintheclasswhileshewas11andtheyoungest.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn’t.Icouldn’tstandher,consideringhermyenemy.Butshelikedmeandwantedtomakefriendswithme.Oneday,sheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyesIwastooshockedtoansweranyotherway.Myfamilyhadmovedsixtimesinsixyears,andIhadnevermanagedtodevelopanyfriendships.Butthisgirlwhoworethelatestfashionswantedmetogohomewithherafterschool.Shelivedinafunpartoftownthathadtwopizzaplaces,anall-nightbookstore,amovietheaterandapark.Aswewalkedfromtheschoolbusstopthroughherneighborhood,triedtoguesswhichhousemightbehers.Wasitthewhiteonewiththeperfectlawnorthethree-storyhousewithafrontporch?Igotverysurprisedwhensheledmeintoanoldapartmentbuilding.Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermother,herstepfather,hertwobrothersandhersister.Whenwegotintotheroomshesharedwithhersister,shetookoutabigcaseofBarbies,whichwasmynextsurprise.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.Wesatonthefloor,laughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.Wefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolderandbothhadwildimaginations.Wehadagreattimethatafternoon.Lisawaslovedbythewholeneighborhood.Thebookstoreownerlentherfashionmagazines;themovietheatergaveherfreetickets...SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworld.Wesleptoverateachother’shousesandspenteveryfreemomenttogether.Lisa,myfirstrealfriendsincechildhood,helpedmegetthroughtheroughyearsofearlyadolescence(青春期)andtaughtmeanamazingthingaboutmakingfriends:yourworstenemycanturnouttobeyourbestfriend.1、InthepassagethewriterdescribedLisaasagir1whowas.A．awkwardandshyB．noisyandproudC．quietandlonelyD．fashionableandfriendly2、WhatdidthewriterlearnfromLisa?A．Howtoturntoherneighborhood.B．Howtodressandlookfashionable.C．Howtobecomeagoodwriter.D．Howtomakefriends.3、Fromthepassage,wecanseethatthroughherfriendshipwithLisa,thewriter.A．foundsheandLisahadalotincommonB．wasabletofitinathernewschoolwithLisa’shelpC．wasnotsoawkwardorshyasbeforeD．learnedmoreaboutfashionherself25．（10分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossed,yourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvic(骨盆的)bonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftime,yourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheother,itcausespressureontheveins(血管)andnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegsmayleadtothefollowinghealthproblemsexcept________.A．ItcanincreaseyourbloodpressureB．ItcancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneckC．ItwillmakeyourneckandspinetwistedD．Itcancauseparalysisforthetimebeing2、Whycancrossingyourlegsincreaseyourbloodpressure?A．Becausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstbeingpumpedbacktoyourheart.B．Becauseitwillpreventthebloodcirculating.C．Becausecrossinglegsresultsinlessresistanceforthebloodtocirculate.D．Becausehigherbloodpressurecontributestopushingthebloodbacktotheheart.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthisarticle?A．Topersuadeusnottocrossourlegsanylonger.B．Tomakeusawareofthehealthproblemscausedbycrossinglegs.C．Totellusthebenefitsofsittingwithourfeetonthefloor.D．Toshowthatcrossinglegsisanextremelycommonhabit.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）Ivystoodintheairport’sbaggageclaimwaitingforherbag.Ithadbeenalongtrip,butshewasfinallyhomeinBozeman,Montana.Sheyawned.Shecouldn’twaittogethome,1herthingsandrelax.Ascarousel（行李傳送帶）startedto2,shewatchedthebagsdropontoit.Shesawher3greenbag.Shewaitedforittocomeclosesoshecouldgrabit.4alargewomantookthebagandhurriedofftowardtheexit!5,Ivystartedafterher.Thenshestoppedandthought,“Manybagslookalike.That’s6notmine.”Shereturnedtothecarouseltowait.Finallyshesawanothersmallgreenbagdropontothecarousel.7itwasnotherbag!Immediatelysheknewwhathad8.Thewomanhadtakenherbag,andthisonemust9theotherwoman.Sheregrettednot10thewomanwhenshefirstgrabbedthebag.Nowwhatwasshegoingtodo?Ivylookedatthe11tag,whichsaid,“MelanieMoser,300SkyCrestDrive,Bozeman,MT58715.”“Well,atleastshe’sa12.”Ivythought.“Icandrivetoherhouseand13thisbagformine.Butwouldsomeoneaccusemeofthe14ifItookitfromtheairport?”Soshewenttotheairlinecounterandexplainedthe15.Theclerktookthebag.“Butwhataboutmybag?”askedIvy.“She’llbringyoursbackwhenshecomestogethers,”saidtheclerk.16towait,Ivydroveto300SkyCrestDrivetogetherbag.Amanansweredher17andsaidhiswifehadjustleftfortheairport.Hewasslightlyannoyedwithherfornotbeingmore18.Ivyreturnedtothe19.Herbagwaswaitingforherattheairlinecounter.“Nexttime,”shethought,“IfIthinksomeoneis20mybag,I’llsaysomething!”1、A．tidyupB．putawayC．mixupD．throwaway2、A．operateB．appearC．continueD．exist3、A．specialB．extraC．smallD．heavy4、A．EventuallyB．PrivatelyC．IntentionallyD．Suddenly5、A．ExcitedB．ShockedC．AshamedD．Scared6、A．exactlyB．rarelyC．obviouslyD．probably7、A．SoB．ButC．OrD．Unless8、A．happenedB．clarifiedC．failedD．lost9、A．appealtoB．refertoC．turntoD．belongto10、A．monitoringB．recognizingC．challengingD．criticizing11、A．baggageB．productC．priceD．category12、A．touristB．passengerC．foreignerD．local13、A．exchangeB．replaceC．mistakeD．donate14、A．possessionB．theftC．consumptionD．damage15、A．ruleB．originC．problemD．secret16、A．ReluctantB．AvailableC．PatientD．Anxious17、A．invitationB．knockC．callD．suggestion18、A．honestB．attentiveC．carefulD．curious19、A．officeB．hotelC．houseD．airport20、A．noticingB．packingC．takingD．searching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）Englishisalanguage1．(speak)allaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan40countries2．mostofthepeoplespeakEnglish.What'smore,thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglish3．morethan750million.Everywhereintheworldchildrengotoschool4．(learn)English.MostpeoplelearnEnglishforfiveorsixyearsathighschool.InChina,moststudentslearnEnglishatschool5．aforeignlanguage.Inonlyfiftyyears,English6．(develop)intothelanguagemost7．(wide)usedintheworld.Englishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganizations,internationaltradeandtourism.BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithout8．(be)abletospeakChinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongsthroughtheInternet.Withsomanypeople9．(communicate)inEnglisheveryday,itwillbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohave10．goodknowledgeofEnglish.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。DearPeter,How’sitgoing?Wedon’tseeneachotherformonths、I’mwritingtotellyouthatIamplanningtogotoZhejiangUniversitynextyear、Youknow,Ihavebeeninterestingincomputersciencesincemychildhood、IhavemadeupmymindtostudyingcomputerscienceinZhejiangUniversity、I’dtoexpressmysincerelygratitudetoyouforyourhelp,withwhichallowedmetoimprovemyEnglishgreatly、Yourencouragingwordpromotemyconfidenceandmotivateustoworkhard、IhopeyouhavechancetocometoChinainthefuturesoaswecantravelaroundChinatogether、Ilookforwardtohearfromyou、Yours,LiHua131第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你與你校外教Tom約好本周六前往五彩田園進行騎自行車游覽，但你因上周跑步時扭到腳而不能一起前往．請你給Tom寫一封郵件說明情況．內容包括：1．表示歉意；2．解釋原因；3．另約時間．注意：1．開頭已給出；2．詞數100左右；3．可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫．參考詞匯：五彩田園theHi﹣techIdyllicResortDearTom，How'severythinggoing________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B2、A3、A4、C5、C6、A7、C8、A9、D10、B11、B12、C13、A14、B15、A16、C17、D18、D19、C20、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、C2、A3、C4、B22、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗禮)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveri