2025屆惠州市高三（最后沖刺）英語試卷含解析

2025屆惠州市高三（最后沖刺）英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when2．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．a(chǎn)greewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff3．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom4．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that5．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that6．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained7．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few8．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when9．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something10．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．a(chǎn)ccidentally D．casually11．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect12．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm13．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that14．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must15．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered16．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff17．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the18．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live19．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead20．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed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）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats’strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.“Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.”hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.”Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon’thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.Cats’huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,catscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats’mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats’ownerstobettermeetcats’needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.1、AccordingtoTonyBuffington,________.A．cats’strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandB．catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans’homesC．catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewildD．cats’instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．CatsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimalsB．CatsattackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimalsC．CatsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyusuallyliveinsmallcavesinthewildD．Cats’preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstincts3、Theunderlinedword“prey”inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A．a(chǎn)nanimalthatistoolazyB．a(chǎn)nanimalthatlikeshidinggamesC．a(chǎn)nanimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD．a(chǎn)nanimalthatishunted4、Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A．explorethereasonsbehindcats’strangebehaviorB．describecats’pastwildexperiencetoreadersC．tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD．comparecats’behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild22．（8分）TheNewYorkSeeItAllTourisexactlywhatitsoundslike:anall-inclusiveguidedtourofNewYorkCity.CentralParkOneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,CentralParkisaman-madewonder.NotonlyisitthefirstpublicparkbuiltinAmerica,butitisalsooneofthemostfrequentlyvisitedparks,withover25millionguestsperyear.SetinthemiddleofbusyManhattan,itsgroundsserveasasafeharbor,notonlyforathletes,andmusiciansbutalsoforlotsofmigratorybirdseachyear.Onecanspendanentirepeacefuldaywanderingitsgrounds,gazinguponnearly50fountains,monuments,andsculpturesoradmiringits36bridges.HudsonRiverParkHudsonRiverParkisawatersideparkontheHudsonRiverthatextendsfrom59thStreetsouthtoBatteryParkintheNewYorkCitydistrictofManhattan.Bicycleandpedestrianpaths,includingtheManhattanWaterfrontGreenway,spantheparknorthtosouth,openingupthewaterfrontforthepublictorelax.Theparkincludestennisandsoccerfields,children’splayground,dogrun,andmanyotherfeatures.WashingtonSquareParkWashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartofGreenwichVillage,isaverypopularandoftencrowdedsquare.Peoplefromallbackgroundsgathertothislargesquaredottedwithtrees.CentralParkZooTheCentralParkZooisasmall6.5-acrezoolocatedonCentralParkinNewYorkCity.Thezoobeganinthe1860s,makingitthefirstofficialzootoopeninNewYork.Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withtheadditionofmanynewbuildingsrangedinaquadranglearoundthesealionpool.Finally,thezoowasrepairedinthemid-1980sandreopenedin1988,replacingtheold-fashionedcageswithnaturalisticenvironments.1、WhichparkissetintheheartofGreenwichVillage?A．CentralPark.B．HudsonRiverPark.C．CentralParkZoo.D．WashingtonSquarePark.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCentralPark?A．Itisprimarilyanartificialpark.B．Itisthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheworld.C．Itwasthemostcrowdedparkwhenfirstbuilt.D．Itespeciallyattractspedestrianandartists.3、WhenwasthefirstofficialzooinNewYorkrepairedforthefirsttime?A．Inthe1860s.B．In1934.C．Inthemid-1980s.D．In1988.23．（8分）Ifyou’llbetakingvacationtimeinthecomingyearandplanonflying,herearesomeshoppingtipstogiveyourundividedattentionto.WhentobuyIfyou’reshoppingfordomesticflights,checkpricesonTuesdayafternoons.ThisisanoldtipbutstillvalidbecausemostUScarrierscontinuetoreleasesalesonTuesdaymorning,andcompetitorsquicklydroptheirfarestomatchthebetterdeals.WhentoflyWeekdayscontinuetobegenerallycheapertimestoflythanweekendsformostflights.IntheUSspecificallythecheapestdaysaretypicallyTuesday,WednesdayandSaturday.AgooditineraryfortheexpensiveUSspringbreaktravelperiodisTuesdaytoSaturday;itwon’tbecheapexactly,butitwillsaveyoumoney(inmostcases)overweekend-to-weekendtravel.Directvs.connectingflightsComparethepriceofdirectwithconnectingfights.Sometimesaddingastoptoyourroutewillsaveyoumoney,anditmightbeenoughtoenduretheextra-longflyingday.Someexamples;BostontoSeattle:$247direct,$234one-stopSanFranciscotoRaleigh/Durham:$553direct,$362one-stopOkay,thesavingsonBoston-Seattlemightnotbeworthittoyou,butI’llbetyou’llthinktwiceaboutthedirectfightforSanFranciscotoRaleigh.Compare,compare,compareStifletheimpulsetogotoyourfavoriteairlinesitetopurchaseticketswithoutdoinganycomparison;it’sarecipefordisaster.Example:Let’ssayyouwanttoflyfromNewYorktoLondonandfigureyourfavoriteUSlegacycarrierwillgetyouthereforthebestprice.Airlineprice:$554round-tripComparisonprice:$486Obviously,thelegacycarrierdidnothavethecheapestflight,butwait,there’smore:Thecomparisonsitealsoshowedacheaperflightfromthesamelegacycarrier($521).Seewhatyou’remissingwhenyoufailtocompare?1、ThebestpriceforflightswithintheUScouldmostpossiblybefoundon.A．MondaymorningB．TuesdayafternoonC．ThursdaymorningD．Sundaymorning2、Ticketbuyersareadvisedto.A．choosedirectflightsratherthanconnectingonesB．takethecheapestdealfromtheirfavoriteairlineC．lookforflightdealstoEuropethroughoutthesummerD．a(chǎn)voidweekend-to-weekendflightsinholidayseasons3、Theunderlinedphrase“stifletheimpulse”probablymeans“.”A．feelfreetodosomethingB．holdoffondoingsomethingC．getwellpreparedforsomethingD．makequickdecisionsaboutsomething24．（8分）KhotynFortressBuiltinthe13th-14thcentury,itliesontherightbankoftheDniesterRiverinKhotyn,ofwesternUkraine.ItisalsointhehistoricalnorthernBessarabiaregionwhichwassplitin1940betweenUkraineandMoldova.AnditisneartotheOldKam’yanetsCastleofKamianets-Podilskyi,whichwasalsousedasafamousdefensivestructure.Itisconvenienttobookthehotelsnearbyitatlowprices,suchasPremierClub,ReikartzKamianets-Podilskyandsoon.Kamenets-PodolskCastleItliesintheKhmelntskyRegion,Ukraine.ThisarchitecturaltreasureisoverathousandyearsoldanditcanbefoundinthecatalogueoftheBritishNationalMuseum.Itsarchitecturewhichunitesbestwesternandeasterntraditionsfitsintothenatureperfectly.Thecastleconsistsofminaretbuildings,atownhall,anOrthodoxchurchandaPolishCatholicchurch.Itsbeautyhasbeenattractingtouristsfromallovertheworldformanyyears.VorontsovPalaceItisanhistoricpalacelyingatthefootoftheCrimeanMountainsnearthetownofAlupkainCrimea,Ukraine.ItisoneoftheoldestandlargestpalacesinCrimea,andoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsonCrimea’ssoutherncoast.Theconstructionofthepalacebeganin1830,accordingtoaprojectbyEnglisharchitectEdwardBlore(1789—1879)anditwassupposedtobethepalaceforPrinceMikhailVorontsovtospendsummer.MetropolitanPalaceItwasbuiltbetweentheyears1864-1882accordingtothedesignsoftheCzecharchitectJosefHlávka.ThePalace,whosebuildingsarenowpartofChernivtsiUniversity,Ukraine,wasdeclaredaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2011.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKhotynFortress?A．Itservedasdefencework. B．Itisopentothepublicforfree.C．ItistheoldestbuildinginUkraine. D．Itwasdividedintotwopartsin1940.2、Whichhastheshortesthistory?A．TheKamenets-PodolskCastle. B．TheKhotynFortress.C．TheVorontsovPalace. D．MetropolitanPalace.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Atravelmagazine. B．Aarchitecturebrochure.C．Aresearchpaperonhistory. D．Ageographytextbook25．（10分）Academiclearningisusuallyinthespotlightatschool,butteachingelementary-agestudents“soft”skillslikeself-controlandhowtogetalongwithothersmighthelptokeepat-riskkidsoutofcriminaltroubleinthefuture.OnceaprogramcalledFastTrackwasstartedintheearly1990sformorethan7,600childrenof55schoolsinAmerica.Theywereidentifiedbytheirteachersandparentstobeathighriskfordevelopingaggressivebehavioralproblems.Thestudentswererandomlydividedintotwogroups;halftookpartintheintervention,whichincludedateacher-ledcurriculum,parenttraininggroups,academictutoringandlessonsinself-controlandsocialskills.Theprogram,whichlastedfromfirstgradethrough10thgrade,reduceddelinquency(少年犯罪),arrestsanduseofhealthandmentalhealthservicesasthestudentsagedthroughadolescenceandyoungadulthood.Inanotherlateststudy,bylookingatthedatafromnearly900studentsinpreviousfindings,researchersfoundthataboutathirdoftheinfluenceonfuturecrimeoutcomeswasduetothesocialandself-regulationskillsthestudentslearnedfromages6to11.Theacademicskills,orhardskillslikelearningofphysics,whichweretaughtaspartofFastTrack,turnedouttohavelessofaninfluenceoncrimeanddelinquencyratesthandidthesoftskills,whichareassociatedwithemotional(情緒的)intelligence.Softskillsmightincludeteachingkidstoworkcooperativelyinagrouporteachingthemhowtothinkaboutthelong-termconsequenceswhentheymakeadecision.Researchersdrewtheconclusionthatthesesoftskillsshouldbeemphasizedevenmoreinoureducationsystemandinoursystemofsocializingchildren.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchildrenasshouldeducationpolicymakers.Totheextentwecanimprovethoseskills,wecanimproveoutcomesindelinquency.1、FastTrackwasintendedforchildrenwho.A．wererandomlychosenfromtheirschoolsB．hadsomeproblemswithacademiclearningC．oftenwentagainsttheirteachersandparents’wishesD．wereconsideredtohavecriminaltroubleinthefuture2、Whatcanbelearnedabout"theintervention"inParagraph2?A．Itincludedallthestudents.B．Itfocusedonsocialskills.C．Itimprovedhealthservices.D．Ithadpositiveoutcomes.3、Comparedwithsoftskills,hardskills.A．a(chǎn)lmosthavenoinfluenceonstudentsB．a(chǎn)remoreaffectedbystudents’emotionC．a(chǎn)remainlyrelatedtoacademiclearningD．offerchildrengreaterself-controlabilities4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SoftSocialSkillsMatterB．FastTrackHelpsChildrenC．HowtoPreventDelinquencyD．WhattoDOforEducation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）Parents，theyareheretoclotheus，feedusand，embarrassus．Sixteenisa1ripeageforembarrassmentandpoorRainPriceofUtahwasno2Itwasthebeginningofhishighschoolyearandhisfirsttimeto3thebus．SoitwasreallyembarrassingwhenhisdadDale4himoff．Afterschool，he5hismomRochelletostopDalefromdoingitagain．Guesswhooverheard？ToRain's6，notonlydidthefatherdecidetogoonwavinghissongoodbye，7hedecidedtosendhimoffdressedincostume．Butthiswasn'taone﹣time8：Daledressedupindifferentclothesevery9dayfor170straightschooldays，"Whenhediditthefirstday，Iwasinshock．Youdon'twanttoseeyourdaddressingupinaweddingdress，wavingatyouonthe10．"RaintoldtheMetro，towhichhisdad11，"Ihopethisliveswithhimfortherestofhislife．"Dalemadehis12goodbyeonandon，fromtheLittleMermaidtotheWonderWoman．Dalebecame13asthe"WaveAtTheBusDad''，comingoutinthemoststrangeandfunnycostumesandneverrepeatingthesame14Hesaidheonlyspentaround$50thewholeyearandreliedonfriendsandneighborsto15himcostumeandothermaterials．Sothefamilycould16theincidentswiththerestoftheworld．Rochellecreatedablogto17allthecostumes．Rainisnowallgrownupat19．Hestill18Daleasablushingbride，"Intheend，itwasjust19．Iwaslaughingonthebusthewholeway．Iam20ofhim．1、A．hopefully B．slightly C．particularly D．quietly2、A．use B．way C．excuse D．exception3、A．ride B．see C．follow D．choose4、A．kissed B．waved C．hugged D．chased5、A．ordered B．begged C．a(chǎn)dvised D．persuaded6、A．joy B．sorrow C．relief D．disappointment7、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．while8、A．event B．incident C．a(chǎn)ccident D．a(chǎn)ffair9、A．other B．busy C．single D．happy10、A．bus B．bike C．subway D．train11、A．stuck B．objected C．responded D．a(chǎn)dapted12、A．special B．beautiful C．considerate D．valuable13、A．regarded B．treated C．scolded D．known14、A．time B．look C．place D．location15、A．hand B．show C．lend D．a(chǎn)ward16、A．learn B．discuss C．share D．overcome17、A．document B．house C．book D．name18、A．doubted B．confused C．blamed D．remembered19、A．fun B．popularity C．reputation D．complaint20、A．critical B．confident C．a(chǎn)shamed D．proud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）AfewweeksagoIwasatthecornershop,andtherestood1．oldladyinfrontofmeinline.Sheseemedvery2．(confuse)whenthecashieraskedhertopay$38.Shehadabout$5inherwallet,andshebegantocry.Thecashierbecamevery3．(patient)andtoldherthatshecouldn’tbuytheitemsbecauseshedidn’thaveenoughmoney.SoItoldthecashiernottoworryaboutit,andthatIwouldpaythedifference.Afterwards,Ipaid4．mygroceriesandleftthestore.WhenIgotoutside,thelady5．(stand)there.Iaskedherwhatwaswrong.Shesaidthatshecouldn’tremember6．shelived,andshebegantocryagain.Justthen,acarpulledandawomanjumpedoutofthecar.7．wasthislady’sdaughter.ShetoldmethathermomhadAlzheimer’sDisease(老年癡呆癥).Thenthedaughternoticedthathermotherhadthreebagsof8．(grocery)andwonderedhowshemanagedtopayforit.ItoldherthatIhadpaidforit.Thedaughterwantedtopaymeback,9．Irefused.Ibelieve10．(make)othersfeelgoodmakesmefeelgood.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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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(jì)分。I'llneverforgetthenightwhenourcarbrokendown.Wewereheadinghomeafterawonderfullyeveningwithourfriends.Itwaswellaftermidnightbutwewerestillmilesawayfromhome.Therewasnotrafficsontheroad,sowehadtowalktohome.Worsestill,itstartedtorain,butbythetimewegothome,wewerewetthrough.Anditwasthenwhatwediscoveredthatwehadleftourfrontdoorkeyinthecar.Wehavenochoicebutbreakawindowandclimbin.Thenanpolicemancameandwehadtoexplainthesituationforhim.Wewenttobedat3am.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是校學(xué)生會主席李華，為了幫助你校的外國留學(xué)生更好地適應(yīng)中國生活，學(xué)生會將為他們舉辦講座，主題是如何減輕文化沖擊（cultureshock）。請你根據(jù)以下提示，用英語寫個口頭通知。1.時間和地點(diǎn)；2.主講：北大JohnSmith教授3.會后座談。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Goodafternoon,everyone.MayIhaveyourattention,please?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thanksforyourlistening

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、C5、D6、A7、C8、B9、B10、B11、A12、C13、C14、D15、D16、A17、C18、A19、C20、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、THISisanadaptedexcerpt(摘錄)fromEmanMohammed’sspeechatTED(Technology,EntertainmentandDesign),anon-profitconference,in2014.SheisoneofthefewfemalephotojournalistsintheGazaStrip(加沙地帶).WhenIwas19,IstartedmycareerasthefirstfemalephotojournalistintheGazaStrip,Palestine.Myworkasawomanphotographerwasconsideredaseriousinsult(侮辱)tolocaltraditions.Themale-dominatedprofessionmademefeelunwelcomebyallpossiblemeans.Theymadeitclearthatawomanmustnotdoaman’sjob.PhotoagenciesinGazarefusedtotrainme.ThreeofmycolleagueswentasfarastodrivemetoanopenairstrikeareawhereexplosionsweretheonlythingIcouldhear.Dustwasflyingintheair,andthegroundwasshakingbeneathme.Ionlyrealizedweweren’ttheretodocumenttheeventwhenthethreeofthemgotbackintothearmored(裝甲的)Jeepanddroveaway,wavingandlaughing.Leavingmebehindintheopenairstrikezone.Foramoment,Ifeltterrified,humiliated,andsorryformyself.Istartedpayingcloserattentiontowomen’slivesinGaza.BecauseIamawoman,Icouldgowheremycolleagueswereforbiddentogo.Beyondtheobviouspainandstruggle,therewerehealthyamountsoflaughterandaccomplishments.InfrontofapolicecompoundinGazaCityduringthefirstwarinGaza,anIsraeliairraid(襲擊)destroyedthecompoundandbrokemynose.Foramoment,allIsawwasbrightwhite.IthoughtIhadeithergoneblindorIwasinheaven.BythetimeImanagedtoopenmyeyes,Ihaddocumentedthismoment.MohammedKhaderisaPalestinianworkerwhospenttwodecadesinIsrael.Ashisretirementplan,hedecidedtobuildafour-floorhouse.Byjustthefirstfieldoperation(軍事行動)inhisneighborhood,thehousehadbeenflattened.Nothingwasleftbutthepigeonsheraisedandabathtub.Mohammedputthe