2023學(xué)年福州市第十九中學(xué)高考英語二模試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。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(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)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(zhǔn)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．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that2．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．sothat3．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What4．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear5．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat6．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn)n;a C．the;a D．the;the7．Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningto________andwillsoonrecover.A．turnupB．catchupC．pickupD．showup8．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what9．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone10．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．a(chǎn)nything11．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention12．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．until13．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose14．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody15．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who16．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．a(chǎn)id C．belief D．a(chǎn)ccess17．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter18．HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse19．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound20．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．a(chǎn)s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）Moscowcityauthoritieshavebegunusingcomics（漫畫）withcharactersfromRussianfairytalestoexplaintomigrants（移民）howtheyshouldbehave.Theysaya100guideisneededto"keepapositiveimage"ofthecityandcouldhelpreduce"tensions"betweennativesandmigrants.Butcriticshavepointedoutthatforeignmigrantsandnativesmayberegardedasantagonistsinthemanual(手冊).RussiansandmigrantshaverepeatedlyfloodedinMoscowrecently.Manymigrantsfromex-SovietrepublicsinCentralAsia,theCaucasus（高加索）andNorthCaucasus,arriveinMoscoweveryyear,attractedbythecapital’sjobopportunitiesandrelativelyhighsalaries.AsignificantnumberofthemworkintheRussiancapitalillegally.ThenewguideinRussianseekstoexplainthe"dos"and"don’ts"tomigrants.Theyareurgednottocausetrouble,bystaringatwomen,oreatingortalkingloudlyonthestreets.Theyarealsowarnedthatthepolicemayroutinely（例行公事）stopthemtochecktheirdocuments.Inthemanual,Russia’sfamous"threewarriors"aremeanttorepresentthecity’slawenforcementagencies（執(zhí)法機(jī)關(guān)）,whilePrinceYuriDolgoruky(ahistoricalcharacter)isusedfortoursaroundMoscow.Meanwhile,VasilisatheWiseandTheSnowMaidentestthereaderonRussia’slanguageandhistory.AspecialsectionofthebookexplainstheimportanceoffollowingMoscow’sstrictresidencyandemploymentrules,stressingthatmigrantscouldotherwisebedeported(驅(qū)逐出境)orbannedfromentry.Themanualwaswrittenprimarilyforillegalmigrants,AlexanderKalinin,whoheadsthegroupSupportforWorkingMigrantsinMoscow,toldBBCRussian."Wewanttoraisetheirleveloflawawareness,"headded.Migrantcharactershadinitially(最初)beenidentifiedasrepresentativesofdifferentnationalities,butthebook’sauthorslaterdecidedtodropthisideasoas"nottooffendanyone",saidMr.Kalinin."TheoldconflictbetweenRussianheroesandnon-Slavicinvadersisbeingrevived,"YevgenyVarshaver,amigrationexperttoldBBCRussian.Healsosuggestedthatthelanguageusedinthebookwouldbe"difficult"tounderstandforsomemigrantswhowerenotnativeRussianspeakers.1、Theunderlinedword"antagonists"inParagraph1canprobablybereplacedby"_____".A．friends B．a(chǎn)cquaintancesC．cooperators D．opponents2、PeoplefromothercountriescometoMoscow"_____".A．tofindwell-paidjobs B．tohaveanewlifestyleC．toenjoythefineclimate D．toexperienceanewculture3、Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout"_____".A．consequencesthemigrantsmaysufferB．thepurposeofpublishingthehandbookC．themeasurestoattractforeignmigrantsD．charactersandtheirfunctionsinRussianfairytales4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WaystohelpforeignmigrantstosettleinRussiaB．CharactersfromRussianfairytaleshavenewjobsC．MoreandmoreforeignmigrantstoworkinMoscowD．Moscowfairytalecomicstohelpmigrantsbehave22．（8分）OnFriday,Germany'stelecomregulator(電信業(yè)管理者),theFederalNetworkAgency,announcedthatanumberofchildrenssmartwatches,designedforages5to12,canallowsomeonetoremotelytapintothewatchsmicrophoneandsecretlyspyfromremoteplaces.Theregulatorisn’tjustworriedaboutthepotentialofpeoplespyingonchildren-it'sworriedthedevices(設(shè)備)canbeusedtospyonanyone.AndinGermany,it'sillegaltorecordprivateconversationswithoutpermission."Accordingtoourinvestigations,parentswereusingthewatches,forexample,tolisteninontheirchildrenduringclass,saidFederalNetworkAgencyPresidentJochenHomanninastatement.Smartwatchesthatmakephonecalls,liketheAppleWatch,arelegalinGermany.Theproblemwithmanyofthechildren'ssmartwatches,however,isthatthedeviceshaveaclassicspyingfunction,similartoababymonitor,whichcanbeeasilyactivated(激活)justbyusinganapp.TheGermanregulatorissoseriousaboutdestroyingthesedevices.it'saskingcitizenstodocumentthewatches'destructionandfileevidenceonline.Oncethewatchesaredestroyed,theregulatorwillprovidea"certificateofdestruction,"confirmingthedeedwasdone.Thisisn'tthefirsttimetheFederalNetworkAgencytoldGermancitizenstodestroyaconsumerdevice.Theregulatoronceprohibitedthedoll"MyFriendCayla",whichwasfittedwithradiotransformingtechnologythatcouldallowchildrentobespiedon.Remindtechproducers:TheGermangovernmentwon'tjustbandevicesthatcanspyonanyone,they'lldemandthedevicesbedestroyedwithhammers(orwhatevermeansofdestructiononeprefers)—evenifthey'redolls.1、WhyistheFederalNetworkAgencyconcernedaboutchildren’ssmartwatches?A．Theyaretooexpensivetoafford.B．Theycan'tbeusedinremoteplaces.C．Theyareharmfultochildren'shealth.D．Theycanbeusedtowatchanyoneinsecret.2、Howcanasmartwatchspyingfunctionbeperformed?A．Byusinganapp.B．Byusingababymonitor.C．Byfixingadevice.D．Bydownloadingsoftware.3、Whatwillcitizensgetafterdestroyingthewatches?A．Adocument.B．Adoll.C．Acertificate.D．Aprize.4、WhatcanweinferabouttheGermangovernment’sattitudetochildren’ssmartwatches?A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Acceptable.D．Unbearable.23．（8分）PoliceForcepresentsCommunityRoadshow2019Wanttofindoutmoreaboutpolicework?ComeandvisitusatthevariouslocationsacrossSingapore.EnjoytheperformancesbythefriendlydogsfromthePoliceK9UnitandthePoliceBand.Comewithyourfamilyandtakepartinthefunactivities.DetailsofRoadshowDate:16-17June2019Time:10am-7pmVenues:PunggolArcadeSerangoonCentreTampinesHubShuttlebusserviceswillbeavailabletoandfromthenearestMRTstations.Eachcanbepromisedafunpackwhichconsistsof:·miniaturepolicecar·keychain·notepad·penPerformances·K9Showat11amand3pm·PoliceBandat6pmActivities·RockClimbing·BouncyCastle(forchildrenbelowtheageof12years)·ArtCompetitionTotakepartintheArtCompetition,participantsmustregisteronlineatby12June2019.Thiseventissponsoredby:·ArtforUs·DallyMinlMart·RockClimbCompanyLuckyDrawTimings:1pmand5pm(daily)1stprize:$300voucher(購物券)2ndprize:$150voucher3rdprize:$100voucher10consolationprizesof$20eachWinnerswhoarenotpresentduringthedrawwillbenotifiedviaemailby19June2019.OrganizedbytheSingaporePoliceForce1、WhatshalleachparticipantgetinCommunityRoadshow2019?A．Afunpack. B．Someprize.C．SomeVoucher. D．BouncyCastle.2、HowshouldapersonsignupforArtCompetition?A．Onsite. B．Byemail.C．Byphone. D．ThroughtheInternet.3、Whichofthefollowingorganizedtheactivity?A．SerangoonCentre. B．RockClimbCompany.C．SingaporePoliceForce. D．PoliceortCompany.24．（8分）“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy-theyregivenafterall.Choicescanbehard."-JeffBezos.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I'dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI'dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmylifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn'tworksincemoststart-upsdon't,andIwasn'tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I'dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatIadmiredverymuch.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid.“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn'talreadyhaveagoodjob."Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,buteventually,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn'tthinkI'dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.1、Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A．Hisdreamofbeinganinventor. B．Thesupportofhiswife.C．ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet. D．Millionsofexcitingtitles.2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A．Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.B．Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C．Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn'ttry.D．Thedecisionnottotheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.3、Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A．thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB．theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC．theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD．theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ClevernessandKindness B．TheStartingofAmazonC．FollowingMyPassion D．WeAreWhatWeChoose25．（10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'sattitudetoAmazon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）WhenIwasyoung,myunderstandingoflifewassimple.Thismadeit1formetodealwiththeworldaroundme.AsIgrewup,thingsseemedmore2,whichmadelifemorechallenging.Now,middle-aged,Ifindmy3oftheworldisreturningtothesimple.WhenItrytoteachmydaughterimportant4aboutlife,Iwillbreakcomplicatedthings5intosmallpieces.Oneofthosebasicsis6,foryourself,andforothers.Iteachmydaughterto7.Tofailfeelsbad,8,butnottohavetriedfeelsworse,becauseyoucan'trespectyourselfforit.Andasthesaying9,ifyoudon'trespectyourself,nooneelsewill.WhenIwassevenoreight,Iplayedatmycousin'shousewithhistoys.Hisfamilywasbetteroffthanmine,andhehadmanymoretoys.Therewasone10thatI'dalwayswanted,andI11itintomypocket.Butamomentlater,I12,evenatthatage,thatIwouldneverenjoyplayingwiththetoy.IwouldalwaysknowIhad13,andmyopinionofmyselfwould14.Whenhismotherdroppedmeofflaterthatday,Ishamefacedly15outthetoyandgaveitback.Sheknew,I'msure,whathadhappened,16shethankedmeandneverspokeofitagain.Ihopetohelpmydaughteravoidsimilar17.Shefirsthastogainself-respect18shecanstartrespectingothers.Ibelieveinrespect,because19itwe'reallenemies.I'mnot20inthisregard,farfromit.ButItrymybest,andIrespectothersfortryingtheirbestinthischangingworld.1、A．funnier B．easier C．safer D．deeper2、A．important B．a(chǎn)wkward C．fragile D．complex3、A．view B．experience C．a(chǎn)im D．expectation4、A．basics B．facts C．subjects D．choices5、A．a(chǎn)way B．off C．down D．out6、A．passion B．love C．respect D．desire7、A．forgive B．a(chǎn)ccept C．share D．try8、A．certainly B．eventually C．personally D．willingly9、A．runs B．goes C．writes D．follows10、A．forfun B．inparticular C．withcare D．a(chǎn)trandom11、A．fetched B．a(chǎn)rranged C．slipped D．fitted12、A．doubted B．promised C．questioned D．sensed13、A．lied B．stolen C．changed D．cheated14、A．suffer B．improve C．fade D．spread15、A．gave B．left C．pulled D．handed16、A．so B．or C．for D．but17、A．a(chǎn)ccidents B．mistakes C．results D．habits18、A．before B．until C．incase D．nowthat19、A．upon B．beyond C．without D．despite20、A．honest B．casual C．curious D．perfect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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheGreatWallofChina1．(list)intheWorldCulturalHeritage(世界文化遺產(chǎn))byUNESCOin1987.Just2．a(chǎn)hugedragon,itwindsupanddownacrossdesertsgrasslandsandmountains,covering3．(approximate)6.700kilometersfromtheeasttothewestofChina.InancientChina,manypeoplebuiltwallsaroundtheirstatestoprotecttheirland.ItwasEmperorQingShihuangwhohadthewalls4．(join)up.Theprojectcostmuchmoneyandhundredsofthousandsofpeopleworkedon5．wall.Ontopofit,itiswideenoughforfivehorsesortenmen6．(walk)sidebyside.Alongthewallarewatchtowers,7．soldiersusedtokeepwatch.Withahistoryofmorethan2000years,someofthesectionsoftheGreatWallarenowinruinsorevendisappeared.However,itisstilloneofthemost8．(attract)spotsaroundtheworldbecauseofitswonderfulbuildingsandhistorical9．(important).ManyofthetouristshavecometoknowthefamousChinesesaying—"HewhodoesnotreachtheGreatWall10．(be)notatrueman.”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，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。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（∧），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。DearEditor,NowmanystudentshaveiPodsandregardthemastheirmostfavorites、UseaniPod,wecanlistentomusic,downloadalotoflearningmaterialsandreaditonthescreen、Apparently,itisgreathelptoourstudy,especialtoourEnglishlistening、Somestudents,however,bringtheiriPodstoclassroomandlistentomusic,whichmakestheteacherandotherstudentsgreatlyannoying、What’sbad,someofthemevenwasteprecioustimeinclassplayvideogames、Inmyopinion,theclassroomisaplacethatstudentsshouldconcentrateinstudy、Furthermore,somerulesshouldbemadetoguidethestudentstouseiPodsproperly、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華，你的美國朋友Jim下學(xué)期將作為交換生來你校學(xué)習(xí)，他想學(xué)習(xí)傳統(tǒng)中國畫。請你給Jim回信提供相關(guān)信息，內(nèi)容包括：1.你校開設(shè)中國畫選修課程;2.上課時(shí)間和地點(diǎn);3.工具和材料。注意：1．詞數(shù)不少于50；2．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。提示詞：選修課optionalcourseDearJim,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、D5、C6、C7、C8、C9、B10、D11、C12、B13、C14、A15、A16、D17、B18、D19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、A3、B4、D22、1、D2、A3、C4、D23、1、A2、D3、C24、1、C2、A3、C4、D25、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,