2025年安徽省銅陵市樅陽縣浮山中學(xué)高三壓軸卷英語試卷含答案

2025年安徽省銅陵市樅陽縣浮山中學(xué)高三壓軸卷英語試卷含答案注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。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．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway2．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned3．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried4．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse5．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe6．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!7．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that8．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding9．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a(chǎn);aD．the;the10．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises11．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what12．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld13．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off14．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise15．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result16．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout17．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen18．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave19．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That20．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Asecond-gradeeducationhasnotstoppedgarbagecollectorJoseformbringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombianchildren.Josestartedrescuingbooksfromthetrashalmost20yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbagetruckatnightthroughthecountry'swealthierneighborhoods.Thediscardedreadingmaterialslowlypiledup,andnowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisamakeshiftcommunitylibrarystackedfromfloortoceilingwithsome20,000books.Theyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochildren'sclassics.Hesaysbooksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoodssuchashis,withnewreadingmaterialatbookstorestooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5millionpeople,.Buttheytendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas."Thisshouldbeinallneighborhoods,oneachcornerofeveryneighborhood,inallthetowns,inalldepartments,andalltheruralareas,"saysJoes."BooksareoursalvationandthatiswhatColombianeeds."The53-year-oldJosehasaloveofreadingheattributestohismother.Shealwaysreadtohimeventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool."Sheusedtoreadmestorieseverynight,"saidJose.HehastraveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehisexperienceofstartingalibrarywiththrown-awayreadingmaterial."Tome,booksarethegreatestinventionandthebestthingthatcanhappentoahumanbeing."WhileJosestillexaminetherubbishforadditionstohislibrary,hisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks"hasalsobroughthimthousandsofdonatedbooks.Hehassentmanytootherlibrariesaroundthecountry.Thatisbecausehedoesn'thaveroomforthemall.Hesayshedoesn'trejecttechnologythatallowsbookstobereaddigitally.Buthepreferstoreadtheprintedwordonpaper."There'snothingmorebeautifulthanhavingabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar,"hesays.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJose’slibrary?A．Itcontains20,000booksorso.B．ItislocatedinthecenterofBogota.C．Itsbooksareallcollectedfromthedonation.D．Itwillberebuilttoholdmorebooks.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?.A．ThereasonwhyJosestartedalibrary.B．Thepoorlifethatthelocalchildrenlive.C．Thelocationofthepubliclibraries.D．ThedreamthechildreninBogotahave.3、.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat______.A．Josehatedbookstobereaddigitally.B．hisdreamistobecomeabookcollector.C．Josereceivedagoodeducationathisearlyage.D．Jose’smotherdevelopedhisloveofreading.22．（8分）PengLiyuan,wifeofPresidentXiJinping,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharismaandgrace.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanexhibitedgracefuldemeanor,apleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,promptingpeopletocointheterm“Liyuanstyle”.PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyrepresentativeofafashionidol,butalsooverpassculturalanddiplomaticbarriers.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantanddelicatedressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothingandawoman’sparaphernalia.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenestranged(疏遠(yuǎn))fromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostriveforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.SomeobservershavealreadystartedsayingthatPeng*sactivitieshavebecomepartofpublicdiplomacyinChina.Also,“Liyuanstyle”hasboostedtheconfidenceoftheChinesepeople.Modembutnotflashy,elegantbutnotarrogant,PenghasallthevirtuesofaChinesewomanandcarriesthemtotheinternationalstage.Sincethe18thPartyCongressandtheannualsessionsoftheNPCandCPPCC,thecountry’snewleadershiphasvowedtoadoptadown-to-earthworkstyletoconnectwiththepeople.Peng’splainbutelegantstyleshowsthatthriftinessandanearthystyleneednotbedrabandboring.SoitcanbesaidthatPeng’sfirstappearanceontheinternationalstagehaskickedoffwell.1、Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”?A．Herattitudestowardslife B．ThingsshecarriedwithC．Herdiplomaticmeasures D．Hersupporttoherhusband2、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．PresidentXi’swifeandhisfamilyB．PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterC．theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.D．a(chǎn)culturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUR?A．“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.B．PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.C．PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeananambassadorofWHO.D．Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.23．（8分）Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources,theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable（可持續(xù)的）ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecades.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil（棕櫚油）,whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions（排放）andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsifthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.1、ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_________________A．ItmakestheworldwarmerB．itconsumesnaturalresourcesC．itbringsseveredamagetoforestsD．itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B．Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.C．High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.D．Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.3、Tofulldevelopthelow-carbonmarkets,governmentcan_________________.A．cutpublicexpensesB．forbidcarbonemissionC．developpublicresourcesD．encourageenergyconservation4、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto_________________.A．developsustainableproductsB．explorenewnaturalresourcesC．makefulluseofnaturalresourcesD．dealwiththemajorchallenge5、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.B．Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.C．Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.D．Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.24．（8分）Tenyearsago,Isetouttoexamineluck.Iwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplewerealwaysintherightplaceattherighttime,whileothersconsistentlyexperiencedillfortune.Iplacedadvertisementsinnationalnewspapersaskingforpeoplewhofeltconsistentlyluckyorunlucky.Hundredsofextraordinarymenandwomenvolunteeredformyresearch.OvertheyearsIhaveinterviewedthem,monitoredtheirlivesandhadthemtakepartinvariousexperiments.Inoneoftheexperiments,Igavebothluckyandunluckypeopleanewspaper,askingthemtolookthroughitandtellmehowmanyphotographswereinside.Ihadsecretlyplacedalargemessagehalfwaythroughthenewspaper,saying,“Telltheexperimenteryouhaveseenthisandyouwillwin$50.”Thismessagetookuphalfofthepageandwaswrittenintypethatwasmorethantwoincheshigh.Itwasstaringeveryoneintheface,buttheunluckypeopletendedtomissitandtheluckypeopletendedtospotit.Unluckypeoplearegenerallymorenervousthanluckypeople,andthisanxietyaffectstheirabilitytonoticetheunexpected.Asaresult,theymissopportunitiesbecausetheyaretoofocusedonlookingforsomethingelse.Theygotogatheringsconcentratingonfindingtheirperfectpartnersandmissopportunitiestomakegoodfriends.Theylookthroughnewspapersdeterminedtofindcertaintypesofjobadvertisementsandmissothertypesofjobs.Luckypeoplearemorerelaxedandopen,andthereforeseewhatisthereratherthanjustwhattheyarelookingfor.Myresearcheventuallyshowedthatluckypeopleareskilledatnoticingopportunities,makeluckydecisionsbylisteningtotheirintuition(直覺),areopentonewexperiences,andadoptanever-say-dieattitudethattransformsbadluckintogoodluck.1、What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’sresearch?A．Todiscoverwhatluckmeanstopeople.B．Tofindluckypeopleandunluckypeople.C．Todistinguishbetweengoodluckandbadluck.D．Tofigureoutwhypeoplearealwaysluckyorunlucky.2、Whydidtheunluckypeoplemissthemessageintheexperiment?A．Therewastoomuchinformationtobereadindetail.B．Theyweretoofocusedonlookingforphotographs.C．Ittooktoomuchtimetogothroughnewspapers.D．Thewordsweretoosmalltobenoticed.3、Whatleadstoluckypeople’sgoodfortune?A．Theirabilitytospotopportunities. B．Theirabilitytobecomerelaxed.C．Theirabilitytocommunicate. D．Theirabilitytomakefriends.4、What’sthekeymessageofthelastparagraph?A．Whatluckypeoplearelookingfor.B．Howluckypeoplegenerategoodluck.C．Whatluckypeoplecandowithopportunities.D．Howluckypeopletransformbadluckintogoodluck.25．（10分）PorPiaTod(Springrolls)PantawanCookingIngrediants—garlic1—slicedcabbage1/3cup—slicedcabbage1/3cup—pork50g—glassnoodles（粉絲）1cup—slicedcarrot1/3cup—peppersauce1spoon—sugar1spoon—soysauce1spoon—vegetableoil1spoon—beansprouts（豆芽）1spoon—springrollsheet4—eggwhite1spoonHowtocook:—Putthespringrollsheetonthekitchenboardorabigplateandbereadyfortherollingtime.—Putthefillingonthespringrollsheetandstarttorollfromonecornerofthesheet.—Keeprollinguntilyouhavereachedthemiddle,whenyoutakebothsidesofthesheettothecenter.—Thencontinuerollingtotheendcornerandsealwitheggwhite.1、Accordingtothepassage,theslicedvegetablesinclude______.A．vegetableoilB．garlicC．beansproutsD．carrots2、Thespringrollfillingisreadyafter__________.A．theslicedgarlicandtheporkarewellcookedB．theseasoningsandallthevegetablesarewellcookedC．theglassnoodlesandthebeansproutsarewellcookedD．thespringrollsheetandtheeggwhitearewellcooked3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A．Youstickthespringrollsheettogetherwitheggwhite.B．Youbegintorollthesheetatthecornerofthekitchenboard.C．Youusetheeggwhiteasakindofspringrollfilling.D．Youtakebothsidesofthesheettothecenterbeforeyourollit.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Theotherday,myhusbandandItookthekidsfordinneratabranchofPizzaExpress.Therewasaveryfriendlylady1aloneatthenexttable.Whenthetimecameforhertopaythe2,herbankcardwasdeclined.Thewaitresstoldher,inaverykindway,thattherewasa3butthatshewouldcallhermanagerforhelp.Seeingthis,myhusband4gotupandtoldthewaitingstaffthatwewouldpayforthelady'smeal.5,whenthemanagerarrived,heexplainedtotheladythatalthoughshecouldn'tuseher6,therewasnoneedto7.PizzaExpressauthorizes(授權(quán))therestaurantto8twofreemealspermonthandonthis9,theywouldliketoprovideherwithafreemeal.Shewasextremelygratefulandapologeticthatshehadbeen10topay.Wewererelievedthattheladyhadbeen11withdignityinsteadofbeingplacedina12position.Then,themanager13ourtable.Hesaidthat,14wehadshownsuchgenerosity,hewouldliketodonatethesecondfreemealthattherestaurantwasableto15tous!Wewereabsolutely16!Ihadneverheardofanychainrestaurantbehavinginsucha(n)17way.Wewerequite18withgratitude.ImadesurethattheladywasabletogethomeOK,andthenwe19thestaffandleftourselves.Iwasreallyimpressedbyhowtherestauranthadtreatedthis20case.1、A．waitingB．diningC．orderingD．working2、A．menuB．recipeC．serviceD．bill3、A．problemB．solutionC．disadvantageD．technique4、A．cautiouslyB．bravelyC．immediatelyD．slowly5、A．HoweverB．FinallyC．ActuallyD．Therefore6、A．cashB．checkC．phoneD．card7、A．payB．helpC．worryD．bother8、A．giveawayB．pickupC．letoutD．takeon9、A．conditionB．occasionC．momentD．demand10、A．readyB．likelyC．unableD．unwilling11、A．a(chǎn)ppreciatedB．encouragedC．treatedD．pleased12、A．dangerousB．pleasantC．painfulD．difficult13、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．removedC．noticedD．cleaned14、A．ifB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)sD．when15、A．shareB．offerC．spareD．cover16、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．interestedD．confused17、A．strangeB．a(chǎn)wkwardC．a(chǎn)bnormalD．generous18、A．filledB．equippedC．suppliedD．burdened19、A．praisedB．metC．greetedD．thanked20、A．uniqueB．regularC．specialD．complex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）Haveyoufondthatmuchofyouronlinecommunicationhasbeenreplacedbyemojis（表情符號）?Has"HappyBirthday"becomeacake1．lightedcandles?Sincetheywereinventedinthe1990sinJapan,emojis,meaning“picturecharacters",2．(occupy)theworld.AccordingtoaUK-basedmobiletechnologycompany,6billionemojis3．(use)intextmessagesaresentaroundtheworldeverydaythroughsmartphones.That’swhyforthefirsttimeOxfordDictionary’sWordoftheYearisemoji.Emojisareregardedasanewkindof4．(express).Behindthepopularityofemojisistheriseofyoungpeople5．welcomenewtechnologyandnew6．(invention).Sothereasonwhyyoungpeopleaswellasotherslovetoemojiisthattheyshowmeaning7．(beautiful).Whenyoungpeopleareaskedwhatmakesthegenerationunique,8．put“technologyuse“first.Nowemojisareinmuch9．(wide)usethanwrittenwords.As10．result,peoplebegantodoubtwhetherithasmadeupatoolargepartinouronlinecommunication.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。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。DearRita,I’mgladthatyouwillcompeteinthefinaloftheChineseSpeechContest、Congratulationtoyou!Herearemyadviceonhowtomakegoodpreparationsforyourspeech、First,pickainterestingtopicsothattheaudiencewon’tgetboring、Second,dobroadresearchesonthetopictosatisfytheaudience’shungerforknowledge、ThenwriteyourspeechandturntoyourChineseteachersforhelp,whichadvicewillbebeneficial、Besides,muchattentionshouldbepayingtoyourvoiceorbodylanguage、Trytospeakasfluentaspossible、Inaword,you’dbetterdowhateveryoucanwinthecontest、Whereth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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、Ｄ4、A5、D6、B7、B8、A9、A10、A11、A12、A13、D14、D15、C16、B17、D18、C19、D20、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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、A3、D22、Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher...shewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.Shecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosell...anythingforthemoneyweneededshewassuchanembarrassment.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.Irememberthatitwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool...“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”andtheytauntedme.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymom.“Whydon’tyoujustdie?”Mymomdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,itfeltgoodtothinkthatIhadsaidwhatI’dwantedtosayallthistime.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,butIdidn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.Thatnight...Iwokeup,andwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.Mymomwascryingthere,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemightwakeme.Ihatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeye.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,becauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyhard.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudied,andgotacceptedintheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhad.Then,Igotmarried.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowI’mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymom.Thishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,whensomeoneunexpectedcametoseeme“What?!Who’sthis?!”Itwasmymother...Stillwitheroneeye.Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.AndIaskedher,“Whoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!”asifItriedtomakethatreal.Iscreamedather“Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!!”Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappeared.Thankgoodness...shedoesn’trecognizeme.Iwasquiterelieved.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocare,orthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylife.Thenawaveofreliefcameuponme...oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,thatIusedtocallahouse,justoutofcuriositythere,Ifoundmymotherfallenonthecoldground.Shehadapieceofpaperinherhand.Itwasalettertome.Shewrote:Myson,Ithinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.Foryou...I’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarrassmentforyou.Yousee,whenyouwereverylittle,yougotintoanacciden