廣東省江門市普通高中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題含解析

廣東省江門市普通高中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)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．Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead2．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win3．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．a(chǎn)llgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife4．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish5．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May6．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．a(chǎn)reneeded C．needs D．isneeded7．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed8．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup9．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted10．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon11．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase12．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where13．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard14．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant15．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．evaluated16．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．a(chǎn)s D．where17．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises18．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.19．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts20．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout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）ForthepasttwoyearsIhavebeentravellingandlivingabroad.Homehasbecomemoreofafeelingthanaplace.IfeelathomewhenIamwithmyfamilyinLondon,butIalsofeelathomeinItalywithfriendsIlove.Homeisnolongerapictureofahousewithafrontdoorandsomewindows.Itismorecomplicatedthanthat.Thisisoneofthereasonsthatcelebratingthenewyearhasbecomeveryimportantforme.Idonotcareabout"NewYear’sresolutions(愿望)”-livingabroadhasmademeconstantlyreconsiderwhatkindofpersonIwanttobeandhowIwilllivemylife,soIdon'tfeeltheneedtoplanforchange:Iliveforchange.NewYear’sEvehasbecomemytimetoreconnectwiththefriendsthatmakesmefeelathome.Everyyearwetrytoreunitewhereverweareandrememberthetimewhenwekneweachothersowellthatwefeltlikeafamily.Itisamomenttoreconnectandgettoknoweachotheragain.Lastyear,wetravelledtoacottageinIrelandwherewehadnointernetandnoneighbours.Inthemiddleofthecountryside,awayfromourbigandconstantlychanginglives,wewereabletobecomelikealittlefamilyagain.Thisyear,wewenttoBarcelona.Itwasaverybigchange.Weweresurroundedbycultureandlifeandjoy.Therewerebarsandparties.Itwasdifferent,butonethingstayedverymuchthesame-Ifeltathomeagainandwefeltlikeafamilyagain.AlotofpeoplefeelthatNewYear’sEvecannotliveuptoexpectations.Ideassuchasthe"NewYear'skiss"and"resolutions"createalotofpressureforpeopletohaveanighttoremember,anightthatwillchangetheirlivesandperhapsmakethenextyearoneworthliving.Ithinkthosepeoplearemissingthepoint.IfChristmasisaboutfamily,whycan'tNewYearbeaboutfriends?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraphIprobablymean?A．Family. B．Livingabroad.C．Home. D．Stayingwithfriends.2、Whydoesn'ttheauthorcareabout"NewYear'sresolutions"?A．NewYear’sresolutionscannotbereached.B．Hislifestylemakeshimalwaysreadyforchange.C．It'smeaninglesstomakeanybigchangesinlife.D．MakingNewYear'sresolutionscreatesmuchpressure.3、WhatdoestheauthortrytoconveythroughhisexperiencesinIrelandandBarcelona?A．Lifeispeacefulandenjoyable.B．Livingabroadisahappyexperience.C．Stayingwithfriendsmakesonefeelathome.D．Travellingabroadenrichesone'slifeexperience.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewYear'sCelebration:How? B．TrueFriendship:What?C．LivingAbroad:ComfortableorComplicated? D．Change:PlanitorMakeit?22．（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）TampaBayhasalongandcolorfulhistory,whichislocatedonthewestcoastofFlorida.Andthereareplentyofeventsonholidayseveryyear.ThefollowingarethetopthingstoexperienceinTampaBayoverChristmas.JackieKvanchoThesuperstarexplodedontothenationalsceneafterherfirstperformanceonNBC’sAmerica’sGotTalent,whichleftaudiencesandjudgesatthetalkshowastonishedthatsuchavoicecouldcomefroma10-year-oldgirl.7:30pm,RuthEckerdHall,1111NMcMullen-BoothRoad,Clearwater.$39.50?$89.50.(727)791-7400.HolidayLightsintheCardensStrollthroughthegardenswithmorethan1-milliontwinklylights,lasers.Florida-styledisplays,animatedfigures,visitswithSantaandentertainersliningthepathways.5:30pm,FloridaBotanicalGardens,12520UlmertonRoad.LargoDonationof$4suggested;12andyoungerfree.(727)582-5800.WordierthanThouProseandShortStoryOpenMic:Auniqueopenmicseriesfocusingonstorytelling.Poetryandmusicalperformancesarenotallowed.Theeventincludesaperformancebyafeaturedreaderfollowedbynumerousl0-minuteopenmicslots.7pm,Stucfio@620,620FirstAve.S,St,Petersburg.$5.(727)895-6620.RockapellaChristmasThefive-mancontemporarypopvocalphenomenonsingtakesonclassicholidayfavoritesandbranchneworiginals.7:30pm,CapitolTheatre.405ClevelandSt.,Clearwater.$30?$59.(727)791-7400.HolidayClassicMovieSeriesIt’sAWonderfulLife:EnjoyselectholidayclassicswithasingalongtoholidaycarolsbytheMightyWurlitzerTheatreOrganbeforeeachshow.7:30pm,TampaTheatre,711FranklinSt.,Tampa.$10,$8members/children.(813)274-8982.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutJackieEvancho?A．Sheisasupermusicalstar.B．Shebroadcastsnewsat7:30pmeveryday.C．Shehasaspecialtalentforspeech.D．Shebegantospeakwhenshewas10.2、Whichactivityisadmissionfree?A．RockapellaChristmas.B．HolidayLightsintheGardens.C．HolidayClassicMovieSeries:It’sAWonderfulLife.D．WordierthanThou:ProseandShortStoryOpenMic.3、Whereshouldyougoifyouareastorylover?A．Studio@620.B．CapitolTheatre.C．RuthEckerdHall.D．FloridaBotanicalGardens.4、WhatdoRockapellaChristmasandHolidayClassicMovieSerieshaveincommon?A．TheybothIasifortwohours.B．Theyarefreeforchildrenthere.C．TheyhavespecialmusicforChristmas.D．Theyarebothsingingcompetitions.24．（8分）FerryServicesFareTableEffectivefrom1stApril2019.CashOnlyisacceptedonboardourFerries.ReturnFaresforMainlandtoBressay；MainlandtoWhalsay；MainlandtoYell；YelltoUnst.AllFaresareRETURN-PayableonoutboundjourneyonlyPassengerAdult￡5.50OAPs(WithSICPass)&Childrenupto19￡1.00DisabledConcessionarySICPassHolders￡0.00Adult10MultiJourneyTicket￡22.70Vehicles-FaresincludedriverVehiclesuptoandincluding5.50mReturn￡13.60MotorcyclesReturn￡11.00Motorhome5.5m-9m￡20.50Motorhome9m-12m￡23.50Motorhome12m+￡27.00Vehicle(<5.5m)10JourneyTicket￡90.00Motorcycle10JourneyTicket￡72.00*ForYelltoUnst,thefarepayableisthesameastheother“returnfare”routes.HoweverifyourjourneyoriginatedontheMainland(youhavehadtousetwoferriesonthesamedayorafter18：00fromthedaybefore)thenyouwillonlybechargedtheonefareonYell.PleaseretaintheticketyouweresoldontheYellferryforpresentingontheUnstferry.265、Howwillyoupayforyourticketontheferry?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．WithSICPass. D．Allofabove.1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．TheinformationaboveisnoteffectiveonChildren’sDay,2019.B．It’sfreeforthedisabledwithoutanSICpass.C．Thevehiclesfaresvaryinthesizesofthem.D．Youcanseethefareinformationfor3routesinthetable.2、Jack(10yearsold)andhisparentswilltravelfrommainlandtoWhalsayintheircar,howmuchwilltheypay?A．￡12.00 B．￡25.60C．￡20.10 D．￡21.003、Thebestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“return”is________.A．Theactofgiving,puttingorsendingsomethingback.B．Paymentorrewardforsomething.C．Achangebacktoapreviousstate.D．Aticketforajourneyfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain.4、HowmuchwillbechargedifyougofrommainlandtoYell,thentoUnstonthesameday?A．￡11.00. B．￡5.50.C．￡6.50. D．￡22.70.25．（10分）Nowthatmymodelmachineworks,mynextengineeringprojectwillbehookingituptothealarmsystemofanactualcar.Iwanttohelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgettingbyaccident,whichcouldchangethefamily’slivesforever.Ihaveparticipatedinseveralsciencefaircompetitions,likeGoogleScienceFairandSantaGertrudisSchoolScienceFair,individuallyandasateamwithmyolderbrothers.BroadcomMASTERShasbeenveryimportantinencouragingmetopursue(探求)STEM-Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics.STEMisthemainsourceofknowledgeforeven1fieldintheworld.Youcanfindscienceineveryactivityyoudoanditdoesnothavetobeacomplicatedsubjectatschool.Thisiswhatfirstinterestedmeinit.ItchangedthewayIsawtheworld.WhenIwaspresentingmyprojectatStateofTexasScienceFair2017,Iwasn’tfeelingtoogreat,andafterthejudgescameby,IfeltlikeIwasn’tgoingtowin.ThenIsawfourfamiliescrowdingaroundmyboard-Iwasshocked.Theywantedmetopresentmyprojecttothembecausetheyknewaboutitfromthenews.Theseparentsaskedmetotalktotheirkidsandinspirethem.IfellveryexcitedbecauseIgottopresenttheinventionthatledmetowhatIamnowtotheworld.MycurrentgoalsaretoextendrangesinSTEMinhighschool,sinceinmiddleschoolyouaremorelimited.IwouldliketocompeteintheUniversityinterscholasticTeam,participateinIntelISEF,competeintheGoogleScienceFairagain,andpresentbetterprojectsforsciencefair.InsteadofwatchingthatonelastplotofaTVshow,goandthinkofhowyoucancreatesomethingormakesenseofsomethingyou’reenthusiasticabout.Workhardineverythingyoudoforeverymomentofyourlife,makethatonethingintothebestthing,andimproveyourplanningoftheproject.1、Howwilltheauthorhelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgetting?A．Bychangingthefamily’slivesforever.B．Byfittingthealarmsysteminactualcars.C．Byrunningtheriskingoftrafficaccidents.D．Bymakinghismodelmachineworkwell.2、Whatchangedthewaytheauthorsawtheworld?A．Hisprojectpresentation.B．HispursuingSTEM.C．Hisinventiveachievements.D．Hisattendingcompetitions.3、Whydidthefourfamiliescrowdaroundtheauthor’sboard?A．Towitnesshisproject.B．Toacquirehissignature.C．Topurchasehispatent.D．Toinspiretheirchildren.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A．Doalltothebestofourability.B．Workhardtobecomefamous.C．ConsiderflowtocreateaTVplot.D．Employtimeeffectivelytoliftus.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson4Real.Even1NewZealandhasquitefreerulesabout2children,namesbeginningwitha3arenotallowed.TheydecidedtocallhimSuperman4Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,5namesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular.InBritain,youcancallachildalmost6youlike.Theonlyrestrictions(限制)onparents7tooffensive(冒犯的)wordssuchasswearwords.8parentschoosenameswhichcomefrom9culture.Forexample,therehavebeensixboysnamedGandalf10thecharacterintheLordoftheRings(指環(huán)王)novelsandfilms.11,namesrelatedtosportarefairlycommon–12,36childrenhavebeencalledArsenal(阿森納)afterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketo13names,orcombinenamestomaketheirown14names,amethoddemonstrated(證實的)byJordan,theBritishmodel,15recentlyinventedthenameTiaamiiforherdaughterby16namesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers).Somenameswhichwerepreviously17asold-fashionedhave18popularagain,butthemostpopularnamesarenotthestrange19Thetopnamesarefairly20,forexample,Jack,CharlieandThomasforboysandGrace,RubyandJessicaforgirls.1、A．when B．in C．though D．for2、A．calling B．naming C．raising D．educating3、A．letter B．mark C．number D．sign4、A．however B．too C．thus D．instead5、A．outstanding B．unusual C．common D．famous6、A．everything B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing7、A．torelate B．relate C．relating D．related8、A．Manyof B．Much C．Agreatmanyof D．Some9、A．popular B．mysterious C．current D．present10、A．for B．by C．a(chǎn)fter D．like11、A．However B．Whereas C．Indeed D．Equally12、A．in B．a(chǎn)fter C．since D．till13、A．makeout B．makefor C．makeuseof D．makeup14、A．well-known B．double C．unique D．fantastic15、A．which B．who C．that D．whothat16、A．changing B．combining C．separating D．dividing17、A．thought B．thoughtabout C．thoughtof D．thoughtover18、A．become B．sounded C．formed D．developed19、A．personalities B．ones C．characters D．varieties20、A．traditional B．convenient C．classic D．contemporary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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Weallknowcleanwaterisimportantforgoodhealth.Butnowwealsoknowweshouldwatch1．wekeepourwaterin.Plasticbottleshardenedwithadangerousmaterial2．(call)BPAcanreleaseachemicalintoourwaterthatharmsourbodies.Since2011,manycountries3．(ban)plasticwithBPAfromuseinfoodcontainersandbabybottles.Butareothernon-BPAplasticssafe?PlasticlabeledBPA-freemightuseotherchemicalsthathave4．(harm)healtheffects.5．(Study)haveshownthatlowlevelsofthosechemicalsmighthavethesameeffectsasBPA．So,whatshouldpeopledo?The6．(good)materialtodrinkfromisglass,7．hasnochemicalsthatcanpoisonwater.Anothergoodchoice8．a(chǎn)drinkcontainerisstainlesssteel.Stainlesssteelbottlesarebetterthanaluminumbottles,whicharecoveredwithathinplastic9．(protect)themetalfromacids.Therearemanygoodfood-gradestainlesssteelwaterbottlesonthemarket.Ifyoudodecidetouseareusableplasticwaterbottle,avoid10．(keep)itinthesun.Sunlightandhotliquidspeedupthereleaseofchemicalsintoyourdrinkingwater.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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。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。IfeltdelightedtobeinformedthenewsthatIwouldbeourStudentUnion’snextministerofhealth.Therefore,whenIcalmeddown,Ibegantorealizewhatchallengingthejobwouldbe.IcanstillrememberthefirsttimeIholdameetingwithallthemembers,thatwasarealchallengeforme.Withsomanyeyesfixingonme,Istruggledtospeakasmyfaceandearsturnedcompletered.Ihadneverfeltsonervousago.AlthoughIwentthroughaseriesofdifficulty,Igainedalotaswell—aplentyofnewfriends,theabilitytocommunicateandanimprovementinmyorganizationalskills.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國朋友John寫信想詢問你的寒假規(guī)劃。請你用英文寫一封回信，介紹你的假期安排。注意：1詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJohn,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B3、B4、B5、A6、B7、B8、B9、C10、A11、B12、C13、B14、C15、C16、C17、A18、C19、D20、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、B3、C4、A22、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,deliveringapublicspeechonthesubjectinNovember1946thatreceivedcoverageonthefrontpageofseveralnewspapers.In1947,CastrojoinedthePartyoftheCubanPeople,f