2025屆河南省鄭州市中原區(qū)第一中學(xué)高考適應(yīng)性考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆河南省鄭州市中原區(qū)第一中學(xué)高考適應(yīng)性考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon2．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged3．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted4．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive5．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with6．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult7．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating8．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout9．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone10．DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch11．Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please12．I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure13．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that14．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though15．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously16．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed17．a(chǎn)singleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless18．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem19．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when20．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof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）FreelancewritersWantedAssociatedContentisanonlinepublishingplatformthatenablesanyonetoearnmoneybywritingarticlesontheWeb.WritingforACisagreatworkopportunityforstudents,stay-at-homeparentsandfreelancewriters–youcanworkonyourowntimeandsubmitpapers,reviews,essays,etc.onanytopicthatyouhaveinterestin.ThisisajobyoucandofromanywhereallyouneedisaccesstotheInternet.Here’showyougetstarted:1)Gotowww./join/hotjobs.2)Followtheinstructionstoregister.3)Fillinyourprofile(簡(jiǎn)介),makingnoteofyourpreviousexperienceandyourareasofexperience(ifany).4)Startsubmittingarticles.You’llbeginearningmoneyassoonasyourarticlesarepublishedandtheamountisbasedonthepageviewsitreceives.Inadditiontoourownlibraryofcontent,wehavehundredsofpartners(PartnerContentTeam)whoworkwithACtoobtainhigh-quality.Assuch,therearelotsofopportunitiesforourmosttalentedandproductivewriterstoaccept“PartnerAssignments”onanas-neededbasis.Ifyou’reinterestedinacceptinghigherpayingPartnerAssignments,sendusalinktoyourACprofileonceyouhavesubmittedatleastfivearticles.WewillreviewallsubmissionsandpassthemalongtoourPartnerContentTeam.Ifselected,youwillstartreceivingspecialpaidassignmentsfromusonaregularbasis,whichyouarefreetoacceptorignore.NOTE:wepayourwritersviaPayPaldaily.Anyquestions?Emailme:dernel@1、YoucanwriteforAConconditionthatyou.A．haverichexperienceinwritingB．haveaccesstotheInternetC．mustregisteranaccountD．mustbefreeathome2、Howmuchyoucanearnforyourpublishedarticledependson___.A．thespaceitcoversB．thetopicitdealswithC．theopinionitvoicesD．thepageviewsitreceives3、PartnerContentTeamismentionedhereto.A．encouragepeopletowritemorearticlesforACB．laystressontheimportanceofcooperationC．seekmoresupportfromotherbusinesspartnersD．showoffitsabundantlibraryofcontent22．（8分）Postmenarealltoousedtokeepinganeyeoutforthethreatofdogs.ButinaseasidetowninNorthWales，theyhavebeenforcedtotakecoverfromanunexpectedthreatseagulls.Theyhavecomplainedthatthebirdshavebecomesoterrifyingthatdeliveriestosomestreetshavebeensuspended.YesterdayresidentsofAbergeleagreedtheseagullswerefearlessbutsaidtheywereangryatlosingtheirdailypost.Roberts,whoworksasasafetyadviser，liveswheretheattackshavetakenplace.“Lastweek，wenoticedwehadn’tgotanymailforwhatwethoughtwasaweek，butit’shardtotellbecauseyoudon’talwaysknowifyou’redueanymail，”shesaid.“WeputsomethingonFacebookaskingifanyoneelsehadnothadtheirpost...OneofmyFacebookfriendssaidapostmanhadrefusedtodeliverbecauseoftheseagulls.”RoyalMailsaidthatdeliverieshadbeeninterruptedbecauseofthepostmanexperiencingattacksbyseagullsashedeliveredmailonhisroundthereoverthepastfewweeks,addingthatthepostmangotpeople’smailthroughwheneveritwassafe.“Weknowthatthesekindsofattacksdohappenatthistimeofyearacrossthecountryastheyarenesting，’’shesaid.RoyalMailapologizedtothecustomersaffectedandpromisedtocontinuetomonitorthesituationeveryday，butinthemeantimesomearehavingtotraveltoneighbouringRhyltocollectmailfromthedeliveryofficethere.Butherecommendspreventinggullsnestingonroofsinadvancebyputtingupnets,andifallelsefails,walkingwithanumbrellaupduringworst-affectedareas.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspended”mostprobablymean?A．Increased.B．Paused.C．Printed.D．Decreased.2、TheresidentsofAbergelearenothappybecause________.A．theseagullsaresoterrifyingB．thedogsaresothreateningC．theydon'treceivetheirpostontimeD．theseagullsarestealingtheirpost3、WhydidDebbieRobertsputsomethingonFacebook?A．Toknowifanyoneelsehadthesameexperience.B．Toofferadvicetodealwiththeseagulls.C．Toavoidbeingattackedbyseagulls.D．Toanswerquestionsaboutsafety.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Seagullsliketostealresidents’post.B．Postmen’ssafetyisthreatenedbyseagulls.C．ResidentsofAbergeleareafraidofseagulls.D．Dailypostisdelayedbecauseofseagulls’attack.23．（8分）Corals(珊瑚)areoftendescribedasunderseaforests,buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazon.Thecoralreefs(礁)arelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbyclimatechange.Atemperatureriseofjust1to2℃canleadtothedeathofthealgae(海藻)uponwhichcoralsdepend,drainingthemofcolorandmakingthestructuremorefragile.Thesebleaching(脫色)eventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool,butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast,thegreatertheriskofdamageis.Butthat’sexactlywhatishappening.Bleachingwasfirstobservedin1983.Itwasseenonagloballevelin1998,then2010,andthenfrom2015to2017.Mostavailablescientificevidencetellsusthatunlesswedosomethingtolimitwarmingto1.5℃,wewilllose99%oftheworld’scoralreefsincomingdecades.Butthereareotherthreatsbeyondwarming.OffthePhilippineislandofPalawan,itsoldreefshavebeenbadlydamagedbydirtywaterfromthetouristholidaycenter,pollutionfromboatsandoverfishing.Theareaoughttobeashelterbecauseit’soneoftheoceanregionsmostbearabletoclimatechange.“Evenhere,wearelosingourcorals,”saidDavidObura,chairoftheGlobalSpecialistGroupintheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature.“Weneedtoreducestressfromoverfishing,coastaldevelopment,pollutionandtourism.”“I’magenerationofscientistswatchingthemdisappear.It’sverydepressing,”O(jiān)burasaid.“Above1.5℃,inabout50years,theywillbeatreasureofhistoricmoviesandpictures,butverylittletoseeinreallife.Childrenborntodaymaybethelastgenerationtoseecoralreefsinalltheirglory.”1、Howdoestherisingtemperatureaffectcorals?A．Bydamagingthealgae.B．Bydarkeningtheircolor.C．BycuttingtheirfoodresourcesD．Bychangingtheirstructurestemporarily.2、Whathappenedafter2015accordingtothetext?A．Bleachingfirstbecameaglobalissue.B．Theocean’stemperaturewentupsteadily.C．Welost99%oftheworld’scoralreefs.D．World-widecoralbleachinglastedlonger.3、WhatfactorthatthreatenscoralsisstressedinParagraph3?A．Illegalfishing. B．Climatechange.C．Oceanpollution. D．Globalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Philippine’scoralreefsareunderthreat.B．Experts’greatconcernonglobalwarming.C．RecordourunderseaforestsbeforeitistoolateD．Thenextgenerationmayneverseethebeautyofcoralreefs24．（8分）Fromfastfoodcookstodoormenatrestaurantsandhotels,robotsareslowlyenteringtheworkforceinnearlyeveryindustry.Mostrecently,theworldwelcomeditsfirstoperationalrobotpoliceman.“Robocop”,thenewestmemberoftheDubaipoliceforce,madethefirstpublicappearanceonSundayattheFourthGulfInformationSecurityExpoandConference,whereitgreetedguests.Atabout70inchestallandweighingnearly220pounds,Robocopseekstoengagewithresidentsandtourists.Featuringan“emotiondetector(探測(cè)器)”,therobotcanrecognizeaperson’sgesturesandbodylanguagefromabout5feetaway.Robocop’sskillsdon’tstopthere—theemotionallyintelligentbotcandetectifapersonishappy,sadandevenangrybystudyinghisorherfacialexpression.Andjustlikeyourhumanfriendswoulddo,ifRobocopseesyou’reunhappy,itwilltrytoliftyourspirits.Moreimportantly,whenitcomestofightingcrime,therobotusestheInternet,artificialintelligenceandothersmarttechnologiestospotoffendersusingfacialrecognition.Itsnavigation(導(dǎo)航)skillsgrantittheabilitytomapoutareasandtravelonitsown.Equippedwithabuilt-intablet,Robocopcancommunicatewithpeople,speaksixlanguages,respondtopublicinquiries,shakehandsandevenmakemilitarysalutes.“Withtheaimtoassistpeopleonthestreets,”saidBrigadier-GeneralKhalidNasserA1Razzouqi,director-generalofsmartservicesatDubaiPolice,“theRobocopisthelatestsmartadditiontotheforceandhasbeendesignedtohelpusfightcrimerecently,keepthecitysafeandimprovehappinesslevels.”1、Accordingtothetext,Robocopcan.A．usebodylanguageB．makepeoplehappyC．cookfastfoodD．a(chǎn)skquestionsinpublic2、WhatisthekeypartwhenRobocopmakesatravelingroute?A．Itsnavigationskills.B．Itsbuilt-intablet.C．Itsemotiondetector.D．Itsownabilitytotravel.3、Robocopisdesignedwiththeoriginalintentionof.A．fightingcrimeB．a(chǎn)ctingasadoormanC．helpingpeopleonthestreetsD．communicatingwithpeople4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．RobocophasdrawngreatpublicattentionB．RobocopisplayingtheroleasapolicemanC．RobocopwillhelpyouanytimeandanywhereD．Robocopisonthewaytoreplacingthepoliceofficial25．（10分）AskanyAmericanwhathe/sheisdoingonSunday,February7andtheanswerislikelytobeeitherhostingorattendingaSuperBowlParty.PlayedforthetitleoftheNationalFootballLeagueChampion,SuperBowlisthemostwatchedannualtelevisionprogramintheUnitedStates.That'sbecauseSuperBowlwhichiscelebratingitsGoldenAnniversarythisyear,ismorethanjusta60-minutefootballgame—itisawell-designedproductionthatfeatureshalf-timeperformances,fireworksshowsandtelevisionadsthatpeoplediscussfordays.Butmostimportantofall,itisthedaytosetasidealldietsandenjoyfoodsonewouldnormallyavoidoratleastnotconsumeatthesametime.Itshould,therefore,comeasnosurprisethatSuperBowlSundayisoneofthebiggestfoodconsumptiondaysintheU.S.—SecondonlytoThanksgiving.Thenoshingwillstartearlyintheday,longbeforematchesbeginandcontinuelongafterthe2016NFLChampionshaveretiredtocelebrate.Asaresult,itisestimatedthatonSunday,thenationwillconsume1.2millionpoundsofpotatochips,8.2millionpoundsoftortillachips,3.8millionpoundsofpopcornand3millionpoundsofnuts.Whentherealhungerpainsstarttohit,theywillseekoutcomfortfoods.Notsurprisingly,pizzatopsthelist.Chickenwingsarealsoverypopular.Itisestimatedthatalmost1.3billionwingswillbeconsumedonSuperBowlSunday.Otherfavoritesincludebacon,hotdogsandburgers.Butthefoodconsumptionisnotwithoutconsequences.Datareleasedindicatesthatantacid(解酸藥)salesincreaseby20%ontheMondayfollowingthebiggame.Additionally,oversevenmillionAmericanscallinsick.ItisnowonderthatfanshavebeenurgingthegovernmenttodeclareSuperBowlMondayaholiday.1、WhydoesSuperBowlbecomethemostpopulartelevisionprogram?A．Itisthelongestfootballgame.B．Itishostedbyfamousfilmstars.C．Itcontainsthemostwonderfulads.D．Itinvolvesinvariousperformances.2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“noshing”inParagraph4?A．playingB．eatingC．competingD．resting3、Whichcomfortfoodisconsumedthemost？A．Hotdogs.B．Pizza.C．Nuts.D．Chickenwings.4、WhatbadresultmightSuperBowlSundayleadto?A．Lotsoffoodiswasted.B．Publicdisorderiscaused.C．Somepeoplehaveanupsetstomach.D．Manypeoplelosetheirwork.第三部分語(yǔ)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）TheHappyDoorHappinessislikeastonedroppedintoapooltosetinmotionanever-wideningcircleofripples.AsStevensonhassaid,beinghappyisa1.Thereisno2definitionoftheword“happiness”.Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.The3isnotwealthorphysicalwell-being,sincewefindbeggars,invalids(病弱者)andso-called4aresometimesextremelyhappy.Beinghappyisasortof5bonus.Butstayinghappyisanaccomplishment,a6ofsoulandcharacter.Itisnotselfishto7forit.Itis,8,adutytoourselvesandothers.Beingunhappyislikeaninfectiousdiseasethatcan9others.Itcausespeopletoshrinkawayfromthe10.Hesoonfindshimself11,miserableandbitter.Thereis,how-ever,acuresosimpleastoseem,12,ridiculous;ifyoudon’tfeelhappy,13tobe!It14.Beforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepelling(使反感)people,you15them.Youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwiderandwider16ofgoodwill.Thenthemake-believebecomesa17.Youpossessthesecretofpeaceofmind,andcan18yourselfinbeingofservicetoothers.Beinghappy,onceitisrealizedasadutyandestablishedasa(n)19,opensdoorsintounimaginablegardensfilledwithgrateful20.1、A．senseB．gloryC．dutyD．prize2、A．exactB．goodC．extraD．regular3、A．problemB．doubtC．a(chǎn)pproachD．key4、A．successesB．winnersC．competitorsD．failures5、A．unexpectedB．impossibleC．unobtainableD．unfinished6、A．pointB．victoryC．performanceD．dream7、A．strikeB．getC．struggleD．gain8、A．whateverB．indeedC．furthermoreD．however9、A．envyB．understandC．monitorD．a(chǎn)ffect10、A．suffererB．strangerC．beggarD．patient11、A．togetherB．a(chǎn)loneC．singleD．difficult12、A．a(chǎn)tfirstglanceB．a(chǎn)tlastC．a(chǎn)ttimesD．innotime13、A．wantB．tryC．pretendD．stop14、A．differsB．worksC．resultsD．prefers15、A．hitB．drawC．catchD．a(chǎn)ttract16、A．fieldsB．circlesC．spotsD．a(chǎn)reas17、A．realityB．thoughtC．possibilityD．hope18、A．rememberB．forgiveC．forgetD．remind19、A．behaviorB．a(chǎn)ctC．relationD．habit20、A．parentsB．teachersC．friendsD．classmates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）Famousscientistasheis,YuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmer.Hegrows1．iscalledsuperhybridrice.Asayoungman,YuanLongpingsawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.Atthattime,hungerwasa2．(disturb)probleminChina.Hewantedtoincreasericeharvestswithout3．(expand)theareaofthefields.In1973,aspecialstrainofricemade4．possibletoproduce20%moreofthecropinthesamefields.Thanks5．hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldof6．(hungry).Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.Heisnowcirculatinghisriceknowledgeinless7．(develop)countries8．(increase)theirriceharvestsandhewantstoexporthisricesothatitcanbegrown9．(wide)aroundtheglobe.Thoughhe10．(struggle)forthepastfivedecades,YuanLongpingisquitesatisfiedwithhislife.Inhissparetime,heenjoyslisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,singingandreading.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(yǔ)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(yǔ)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。DearKen,Iamveryexcitingtolearnthatyou’recomingtoBeijingfortheOlympics、Bothmyparentmissyoualot、Sodoourfriend,Cathy、AugustisthebesttimeoftheyeartovisitBeijing,becauseofthereisonlyafewrainandtheweatherisneithertoohotnortoocold、TherearesomuchplacesIwanttotakeyoutoafterIfinishmyworklikeavolunteer、Whenyoucome,youcanstaywithourselves、MyhomeisaboutthreekilometersfarfromtheNationalStadium,alsoknownasthe“Bird’sNest”,whereopeningceremonywillbeheld、Bestregards, Janet第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你是陳磊(ChenLei)，你的同齡筆友張敏(ZhangMin)正在籌劃一次為期一天的班級(jí)春游活動(dòng)，他希望活動(dòng)內(nèi)容具體而有意義，所以來信征求你的意見。請(qǐng)寫封回信，內(nèi)容必須包括:你的活動(dòng)建議；你的理由。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、C5、B6、C7、A8、A9、B10、C11、B12、C13、D14、B15、A16、A17、A18、C19、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、D3、A22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、1、A2、D3、C4、D24、1、B2、A3、C4、B25、NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesbyArthurConanDoylePrice:￡28.00PublicationDate:30/11/2006Publisher’sdescriptionCollectsDoyle’sfifty-sixclassicshortstories,arrangedintheorderinwhichtheyappearedinlatenineteenthandearlytwentieth-centurybookeditions,inasetcomplementedbyfournovels,editorbiographiesofDoyle,Holmes,andWatsonaswellasliteraryandculturaldetailsaboutVictoriansociety.BreakingGroundbyDanielLibeskindPrice:￡16.00PublicationDate:11/10/2006BriefintroductionThisisabookabouttheadventurelifethatcanoffereachofusifweseizeit,andaboutthepowerfulforcesoftragedy,memoryandhope.ForDanielLibeskind,life’sadventurehasbeenthrougharchitecture,whichhehasfoundhasthepowertoreshapehumanexperience.Althoughoftenrelatingtothepast,hisbuildingsareaboutthefuture.Thismemoir（自傳）ofoneman’sjourneybringstogetherhistory,personalexperience,ourphysicalenvironmentandafreshinternationalvision.IntheShadowofNoTowersbyArtSpiegelmanPrice：￡16.00PublicationDate:02/09/2006BriefintroductionOn11thSeptember2001,ArtSpiegelmanracedtotheWorldTradeCenter,notknowingifhisdaughterNadjawasaliveordead.Onceshewasfoundsafe--inherschoolatthefootoftheburningtowers--hereturnedhome,tomeditate（反省）onthetrauma（創(chuàng)傷）,andtoworkonacomicstrip（連環(huán)漫畫）.IntheShadowofNoTowersisNewYorkerArtSpiegelman’sextraordinaryaccountof“thehijackingon9.11andthefollowinghijackingofthoseevents”byAmerica.LightonSnowbyAnitaShrevePrice:￡14.00PublicationDate:07/10/2006Publisher’sdescriptionThisisthe11thnovelbyAnitaShreve,thecritical