2023屆陜西省西安市長安區(qū)高三最后一卷英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．thoughD．before2．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should3．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged4．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division5．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what6．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce7．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout8．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone9．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput10．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need11．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve12．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/13．Throughouthistory,Chinanevercolonizedanynation._________thispeacefultradition,itiscommittedtobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．InlinewithB．InregardtoC．InharmonywithD．Inadditionto14．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous15．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular16．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun17．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads18．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was19．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.20．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup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）I’dliketosharealittlestorywithyouaboutsomethingthathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.Ourlovingfamilydogwasnearingtheendofhislife.Myfatherpickedhimupandputhiminalittlebedwehadmadeforhim.Ourdog,mycompanion,whomwehadcaredfor,bitmyfatherwhenheattemptedtohelphim.Howcouldhe?Why?Icouldn’tunderstandit.Ididn’tlikehimanymore.Ihadn’tthoughtaboutthatstoryforalongtimebutsomethingthathappenedlastweekbroughtitbacktome.Iwenttospeakwithafriend.WhenIknockedonthedoor,Imetinaninstantanangrylookandafewharsh(尖刻的)words.Whenthedoorwasslammed(砰地關(guān)上)inmyface,Istoodthereshocked,andinarush,Iwasremindedofmydogbitmyfather20yearsagoorso.Whatbroughtthatstorybackwasthatsamefeelingofbetrayal.Bothstoriestaughtmesomethingthenextday.Yousee,whenIgotupinthemorningandwastoldmydoghaddied,itbecamecleartomethathemusthavebeeningreatpain.Forhimtohavebittenafamilymember,hecouldnothavebeenhimself.MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearnedthatmyfriend’swifehadjustlefthim.Weareallbeingsofourenvironments,ouropinionsandfeelings.Andallofthosethingscancauseyoutosayanddothingsthatcan’tbeunderstoodbythosewhoarenotinthesamesituationwithyou.Ifyoumeetsomeoneeitherbehavingoutofcharacteroractinginawaythatdoesn’tseemtofitthesituation,putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.Youmayturnaroundastorythathasasadendingsimplybyyouractions.1、Theincidentthathappenedwhentheauthorwasfour______.A．hurttheauthor’sfeelingdeeplyB．haspuzzledtheauthoreversinceC．leftadeepimpressionontheauthorD．madetheauthordislikedogs2、Whatmadetheauthorthinkaboutthestoryofabout20yearsago?A．Hisfriend’sattitude.B．Thephotoofthedog.C．Hisfather’swound.D．Hisfriend’ssuffering.3、Theauthor'sfriendsaidharshwordstotheauthorbecause______.A．hewasbad-temperedB．hewassufferingthepainoflosinghiswifeC．hewasbotheredbyanunexpectedvisitD．theyoncequarreledandhecouldn’tforgivetheauthor4、Whatconclusiondidtheauthorgetfromthetwostories?A．Misunderstandingshouldberemovedintime.B．Sometimesonewillbehurtwithoutanyreason.C．Manypeoplethinkmoreofthemselvesandlessofothers.D．Manyfactorswillaffectone’sbehavior.5、What’stheauthor’sadvicetous?A．Helpthoseinneed.B．Lookbeforeyouleap.C．Learntounderstandothers.D．Toleranceisakindofvirtue.22．（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）Chinahasbecomethefirstcountrytosuccessfullylandaspacecraftonthefarsideofthemoon.TheChang’e-4probe(探測(cè)器)hasalsomadethefirstlunarlandingsince1972.Ithasthetaskofexploringthesideofthemoonthatneverfacestheearth.Thedarksideofthemoonisolderandhasathickersurfacethanthevisibleside.Ittakesthemoonaslongtogoaroundonitsownaxis(軸)asitdoesforonecompleteorbitaroundtheEarth.TheChineseprobelandedinahugecrater2500kmindiameterand13kmdeep.Thecraterisoneoftheoldestpartsofthemoonandoursolarsystem.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthegeologyofthefarsideofthemoon.Thecrafthastwocamerasonboardwhichwillsendimagesbacktoearth.Itwillalsoattempttosendsignalstodistantregionsofspace,somethingthatcannothappenonearthbecauseoftoomuchradionoise.Chang'e-4alsohasinstrumentsonboardtoexaminemineralsaswellasacontainerwithseedswhichwilltrytocreateaminiature(微型的)biosphere(生物圈).Communicationwiththespacecraftisnoteasy.Imagesandotherdatamustbetransmittedtoaseparatesatellitebecausenodirectcommunicationwiththeearthispossible.ForChinatheChang'e-4missionisanimportantachievement,becausethecountryhassuccessfullydonesomethingnoothernationonearthhas.Itwantstobecomealeadingpowerinspaceexplorationandhasannouncedplanstosendastronautstothemoonandsetupitsownspacestation.1、WheredidtheChang'e4probeland?A．Onthelunarsidefacingtheearth B．OntheinvisiblesideofthemoonC．Inayoungercrateronthemoon. D．Inapreviousspacestation.2、Whyisthecraftequippedwithacontainer?A．Toseewhatseedscancomeoutonthemoon.B．Tocollectsomeimportantmatteronthemoon.C．Tofindwhethertheseedscangrowonthemoon.D．Tocheckwhethersomemineralsexistonthemoon.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thedarksideofthemoonisascoldastheotherside.B．Thebrightsideisyoungerandthinnerthantheotherside.C．Otherplacesinspacemayhardlyreceivesignalsfromthecraft.D．Thetwocamerasonthecraftcansendpicturestotheeartheasily.4、Accordingtothetext,whatwillChinadointhefuture?A．Chinawilllandmannedspacecraftonthemoon.B．Chinawillbuiltanotherspacestationonthemoon.C．Chinawilllaunchmorespaceprobestothemoon.D．Chinawillbecomethefirstcountryinexploringspace.24．（8分）Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship．Inordertohavefriends，youhavetobeafriend．Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool？Listen﹣Listenwhentheyaretalking．Don'tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion．Sometimesit'snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay；theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings．Helpthem﹣Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomething，betheretohelpthem．Youshouldtrytoputthemfirst，butmakesureyoudon'tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo．Trytotakeanextrapencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincasetheyforgetone．Havealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneed．Bethereforthem﹣Bethereforyourfriendstohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes．MarilynMonroe，afamousU．S．a(chǎn)ctor，oncesaid，"Ioftenmakemistakes．SometimesIamoutofcontrol，butifyoucan'tstaywithmeatmyworst，youaresurenottodeservetobewithmeatmybest．"Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon'twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey'reinhardtimes，thenyoudon'tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey'rehavingagoodtime!Makeplans﹣Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends．Goshopping，goforicecream，haveaparty，gotoamovieandsoon．Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy．Byplanningthingstogether，youbothcanhaveagoodtime．Andyou'llrememberthesethingswhenyou'reallold!1、Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelings，youshould．A．givehimorhersomeadviceB．calmhimorherdownC．justlistenunlessaskedD．shareyourfeelingsaswell2、Whenweprovidehelpforourfriends，weshould．A．putthembeforeourselvesB．trytodoeverythingforthemC．changetheirbadhabitsfirstD．ignoretheirfaults3、WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe'swords？A．Lifewithoutafriendisdeath．B．Afriendiseasierlostthanfound．C．Amanisknownbyhisfriends．D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed．4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthetest？A．Howtofindagoodfriend．B．Howtobeagoodfriend．C．Howtohelpfriendsintrouble．D．Howtomakemorefriends．25．（10分）OnacoldJanuarymorningin2017,four-year-oldElistandsonthebankofDouglasRiver,huggingadeadsalmon(鮭魚)againsthisthickredcoat.Helooksupathisfather,Andrew,whonodsencouragingly.“Goahead,”hesays.“Putitin.”Theyoungboydragshisfeetforwardandholdsthefishasfarashecanintotheshallowwater.“It’sfloating!”Eliyells,delighted.Foramoment,it’salmostasifthehandsomesalmoncouldcomebacktolife.Eli’ssalmonisjustoneof100orsodeathbodiesthatwilllandinDouglasRiverinahalf-houractivitythismorning,depositedbydozensofvolunteers.Noneofthesalmonwillrisefromthedead,butDarrellWick,presidentoftheDouglasSociety,whohaspromotedthisgathering,isintheresurrection(復(fù)活)business.Wickalsoleadsthegroup’scampaigntorecoverthisurbanwaterway’ssalmonpopulation.“TheDouglasSocietystartedlookingintothepossibilityofrecoveringthesalmonintheriverinthemid-1990s,andpartofathoughtinthatLimefocusedonriverrecoveryincitiesworldwide.Backthen,theprospects(前景)lookedfutureleftsfromtheresult.Wickandhisgrouparedevotedtogivingtheriverafullmake-over.Thismonumentalrepairjob,supportedbyapproximately$95,000offundingfromthePacificSalmonFoundationoverthepast15years,hasinvolvedrecoveringtheriver-habitatofsalmonandpreventingitfromwearingaway.Workontheriver’sfinalsectionwascompletedinJuly2017.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesalmonfromparagraph1?A．Itwasdying.B．Itwassaved.C．Itsurvived.D．Ithaddied.2、WhatdoEliandhisfatherdo?A．Catchasalmonforfun.B．Helpasalmonriseagain.C．Layasalmonintothewater,D．Prayasalmon’sforgiveness.3、Whatwasthesituationabouttheriverinthemid-1990s?A．Recoveringtheriverwastoodifficult.B．Itwasinfavorofsalmonpopulation.C．Noonepaidattentiontoitshadsituation.D．Riverrecoverywasfocusedonworldwide.4、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WorkonDouglasRiverhasended.B．Wick’scampaignagainstpollution.C．SavingaRivertosavethesalmon.D．Anunforgettablestoryofthesalmon.第三部分語言知識(shí)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）Afterspendingalongnightdryingthedaybefore，IleftthehotelinWildRosearound5:30a.m.toattendafuneralinGreenBay.Abouthalfanhourintomyjourney，Ihearda1noisecomingfrommyfronttire.By7a.m.,Istillhad70miles2me，butthenoisewassoloudthatIknewIhadnochoicebutto3ItwassoearlyinthemorningthatI4therewaslittlechanceanyoneinsuchatinytowncouldhelp.5Itriedmyluckatavehicle6shopwhichhappenedtobeopenthen.Givingmeaglance,the7owneraskedwhyIwassodressedup,andIexplainedmy8.Hecheckedoutthecarandtoldmewhathehad9:thewheelbearingwasfailing.Fixingitwouldtakeafewhours,buttherewasnopossibilitythatthecarwould10thatdistancewithouttakinganymeasures.Istarted11mybrainsforaspareplan.CouldIrentacar?Themanwenttocheckatthestoreacrossthestreet,butitsonlyrentalcarwasn’t12.Imusthavelookedprettyupsetatthattimebecausehethenreachedintohis13,pulledoutthekeystohisownvehicleandsaid,“Takemytruck,fillitupwithgasandgetgoing.”Withasmile,he14thatthetruckcouldgo120milesperhourifneeded.Wehadmetjust10minutesbeforeandevendidn’tknoweachother’s15,butheinsisted.IjumpedintohisChevroletSilveradoand16towardsthefuneral.WhenIreturnedtothegarageseveralhourslaterwitha17heart,Ichattedwiththekindownerforawhile.The74-year-old18turnedaterribledayintoagoodonewithagreat19—Arandomactofkindnessmaybringus20.Sojustbekindandhelpifyoucan.1、A．familiarB．regularC．funnyD．strange2、A．beforeB．behindC．underD．beyond3、A．waitB．stopC．continueD．rest4、A．doubtedB．wonderedC．sensedD．regretted5、A．ThereforeB．StillC．BesidesD．Meanwhile6、A．beautyB．salesC．toyD．repair7、A．youngB．a(chǎn)gedC．selfishD．mean8、A．dilemmaB．choiceC．planD．decision9、A．prayedB．misunderstoodC．fearedD．ignored10、A．getitB．forgetitC．catchitD．makeit11、A．beatingB．strikingC．hittingD．scratching12、A．handsomeB．famousC．practicalD．a(chǎn)vailable13、A．fileB．trunkC．pocketD．wallet14、A．concludedB．a(chǎn)ddedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．predicted15、A．namesB．habitsC．beliefsD．families16、A．steppedB．marchedC．headedD．sailed17、A．brokenB．heavyC．mercifulD．thankful18、A．repairmanB．driverC．salesmanD．porter19、A．discoveryB．lessonC．responseD．influence20、A．wisdomB．strengthC．welfareD．courage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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OnenewsstoryaboutthemodemOlympicsisaboutmen1．(pretend)tobewomentoenterthewomen’sevents,Peoplearearguingabouthowfair2．istotestwomanathletestomakesuretheyarenotmen.Onesidearguesthatmenare3．(strong),sotheywillwinanywomen’sevent.Theysaythatwomenshouldbetestedtomakesuretheyarenotmen.Theothersidearguesthatthisis4．(fair)towomen.Theysayskillismoreimportantthanstrength.Buthasthiseverreallyhappened?5．a(chǎn)nswerisyes,severaltimes!ThemostfamouscaseisthatofDorainthe1936OlympicGames.TheOlympics6．(hold)inBerlin,Germany,threeyearsaftertheNaziscame7．power.TheNaziswantedtowinlotsofevents,buttheyhadwrongideasaboutrace.TheydidnotwantblackorJewishpeopleintheGermanteam.ButmanyoftheirbestathleteswereJewish.TheNazisdidnotlettheseathletescompete.Butthatmeanttheymightloseevents!Oneevent8．theNazisthoughttheymightlosewasthewomen’shighJump.SotheNazissentamaleathlete,HermannRatjen,9．(compete)underthenameof“Dora”.Didhewin?No.“Dora”camefourth.The10．(win)wasayoungJewishwomanfromHungary.Shejumped1.60metres.“Dora”onlyjumped1.58metres.Somendonotalwayswin.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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處、每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(hào)()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。DearTom,Howareyougettingalong?Idon’tthinkthisisagoodideatotravelalotandvisitasmanyplaceaspossible、LastJulyBellpaidavisitonEurope、Europewasverybeautiful,buthisholidaywasn’tverynicely、Hevisitedseveralcountries,andwasineachofthecountriesforonlythreedays、Hevisitedagoodmanyplacesofinterest,butwasalwaysinhurry、ThoughhereturnedfromEurope,hewasverytired、SoIsuggestthatyouspentyourholidayinadifferentway、Wehadbettertravelwithafriendtoonecountryandtovisitonlyonecityatatime、You’llbeabletohaveagoodtime、Yourssincerely,John第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）近年來，越來越多的中國年經(jīng)人熱衷于過洋節(jié)，忽略了中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。為了更好地傳承中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，最近國家出臺(tái)了不提倡過洋節(jié)的規(guī)定。作為年輕人，我們要不要傳承（inherit）和發(fā)展中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日？請(qǐng)就此問題寫一篇短文表達(dá)你的觀點(diǎn)并闡述理由。注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)100字左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.文章開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。AnincreasingnumberofChineseyoungpeoplearefondofcelebratingwesternfestivalsthesedays.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、B6、B7、C8、D9、D10、A11、B12、B13、A14、D15、B16、A17、A18、B19、A20、B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、C2、A3、B4、D5、C22、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsomethingelsetoo.IapologizedwithoutbeingtoldtoandaskedNannytoforgiveme.Shesmiled,rubbedmyhead,andtoldmeIwasagoodboyeventhoughIdidn’tfeellikeonethen.ThatmemoryjustlikemyNanny’slovewillstayinmyheartforev