【外研版】2019年高三英语一轮复习 选修8 Modules 1-2综合测试
第一部分选修八Modules 1-2Ⅰ.语法填空，单句训练1．(2015·青岛高三模拟改编)Du Lala has been ________(promote) to general manager because of her excellent work in the company.答案：promoted考查动词词义。
句意：由于她在公司里的出色表现，杜拉拉被提升到了总经理的位置上。
promote“提升”，符合句意。
2．(2015·烟台二中高三检测改编)The students must master the knowledge and skills necessary for them to adapt________ the social circumstances.答案：to考查动词短语。
句意：为了适应社会环境，学生们必须掌握必要的知识和技能。
adapt to“适应，适合”，符合句意。
3．(2015·曲阜一中高三模拟改编)According to the history book, the Vikings were the first Europeans ________(reach) America.答案：to reach考查不定式作定语。
句意：根据史书记载，维京人是第一个到达美洲的种族。
序数词修饰名词时常用不定式作后置定语。
4．The brave soldiers were determined to save all the people________(trap) in the mine.答案：trapped考查非谓语动词。
句意：勇敢的士兵们决定要拯救所有困在矿井里的人。
be trapped in“围在……，陷入……”。
此处trapped为过去分词作后置定语。
5．Mother asked me to take more money ________ something unexpected should happen.答案：in case句意：妈妈让我多带点钱，以免发生意想不到的状况。
in case引导目的状语从句，意为“以防，万一”。
so that“以便，结果”，引导目的和结果状语从句；in order that 引导目的状语从句。
6．(2014届天津一中高三月考改编) His wonderful performances ________ to all ages and social groups in China and he is also popular with people all over the world.答案：appeal考查动词词义。
句意：他的精彩表演吸引了中国各个年龄段和各个阶层的人们，同时他也深受全世界人们的欢迎。
appeal“吸引”。
7．In the early 1920s, thousands of people went to Australia to ________ their fortune.答案：seek考查固定搭配。
句意：在二十世纪二十年代早期，数以千计的人们去澳洲寻找发财的机会。
seek one's fortune“发财，碰运气”。
8．The clever boy made a hole in the wall, ________ he could see ________was going on inside house.答案：through which; what考查定语从句。
句意：那个聪明的孩子在墙上凿了一个洞，通过这个洞他能看看屋里发生了什么事。
根据先行词和句意可知应用介词through，“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句用which而不用that；what在宾语从句中作主语。
9．Parents shouldn't always ________ their children for the mistakes they have made.答案：blame考查动词短语。
句意：父母不应该总是因孩子们犯错误而责备他们。
blame sb.for...“因……责备某人”，符合句意。
10．In the competitive world, if you don't work hard, you will soon be left________.答案：behind考查动词短语辨析。
句意：在这个竞争的世界，如果你不努力，不久你就会落后。
leave behind“落在后面”，符合句意。
leave alone“避免打扰”；leave for“出发去某地”；leave...to...“把……留给……”。
Ⅱ.语法填空，篇章训练阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)A：Hello. Police Station. Can I help you?B：Yes. I'm calling to report a__1__(miss) credit card.A：What's the card number?B：Oh, I don't remember.A：What's your name and__2__？B：Emma Green, 275 King Street, Sydney, Australia.A：I see. You are not__3__Australian citizen, are you?B：No. I'm an American. Does that matter?A：Oh, no, no. Did you say your card was lost or stolen?B：Stolen. I left my wallet on the counter in the department store__4__I went to the fitting room__5__(try)dress on.A：When did you discover it__6__(steal)?B：I didn't discover that__7__I went to pay. Is there anything you could do? Someone may be charging things__8__my credit card this very moment.A：Don't worry, Miss Green.__9__we have your card number, we can make sure that your card can't__10__(use)all over the world within 30 seconds.B：Oh. I'm glad to hear that. Thank you very much.A：That's all right.1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______6．______7.______8.______9.______10.______答案：1．missing从后文可知，信用卡“丢失了”。
missing“丢失了，不见了”。
2．address从答语看，是在问对方“地址”。
3．an an Australian citizen“澳大利亚公民”。
4．when当我到试衣间去试衣服时，我把钱包落在了柜台上。
5．to try到试衣间去试衣服。
此处用不定式表目的。
6．was stolen钱包“被偷了”，用被动语态。
7．until not...until...“直到……才……”。
8．to句意为：“这时某个人正用我的信用卡付账呢。
”9．Once once“一旦……”。
10．be used信用卡“被使用”，应该用被动语态。
Ⅲ.阅读理解AAs the Arctic thaws, can science help to chart a sustainable path for the north?Last winter, parts of the Canadian Arctic basked in record-breaking warmth. In the town of Coral Harbour, at the mouth of Hudson Bay, temperatures rose above freezing for a few days in January for the first time ever. Across the Arctic, extreme climate conditions are becoming the norm, even as the region faces other profound changes, such as the growing political power of local people and the race to extract mineral resources (see page 172).This week, Nature examines how these changes are affecting scientific access to the north (see page 174), and what scientists should do to keep Arctic development green (see page 179) and peaceful (see page 180). Some are calling for international regulations to safeguard the environment as ship traffic increases (see page 157). Both research and development need to consider the views of local people, and scientists are learning how to do so (see page 182). Locals can provide insight into environmental changes.There is a long tradition of international scientific cooperation in the Arctic. That tradition must be preserved and expanded, even as nations in the region push forward with territorial claims under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Countries should work together, perhaps through the Arctic Council, to ensure that researchers from all nations are allowed access to all parts of the Arctic Ocean.At the same time, scientists should make their data available in public databases as soon as possible after collection. The far north is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth, with potentially vast impacts on climate as carbon-rich permafrost melts, and dark ground and water exposed by the retreating ice soak up more heat from the Sun. It is crucial that science keeps up.语篇解读：随着北极冰层的日渐消融，北极的战略价值逐渐凸显，北极争端也随之加强。
2019新优化高考英语外研版一轮复习模块检测卷：选修8 Module 1
Ⅰ.阅读理解AHumans have launched themselves into the outer space. They’ve landed on the moon. They’ve built habitable space stations that orbit the Earth. The next giant leap for mankind is to reach another planet—specifically, Mars.The problem is that it’s no easy task. The planet is 586 times further away from the Earth than the moon, and it’ll take around 180 to 220 days to reach Mars, depending on where each planet is in its orbit. Such long periods in space have suggested many potential health problems, including hormonal changes, skin conditions, and muscle and bone deterioration(损耗)．Here’s where some furry friends come in. A wide range of animals have been in space, from fruit flies and spiders to cats, and dogs. Such experiments began as far back as the late 1940s in first tests to see if living things could withstand the extreme g-force(重力) of a rocket launch.Mice continue to play a very important part in space experiments, mainly because the animals make excellent test subjects. They’re small, which makes them inexpensive and easy to care for. In addition, their size and short life span make it possible to do the equivalent of several human years of tests in a much shorter time. Finally, because mice are mammals, they share many common characteristics with humans in terms of genetics, biology and behavior.Astromice have hit the headlines recently, as a team of scientists led by Betty Nusgens, professor of biology at the University of Liege in Belgium, found that the mice suffered a 15 percent thinning of their skin after 91 days aboard the International Space Station(ISS)．This experiment was part of a wider NASA mission(任务) called the Mice Drawer System(MDS). The Italian Space Agency developed the facility, which allows six mice to be housed, monitored, and automatically fed and watered aboard the ISS, among which three survived during the mission.The mice have participated in 20 separate experiments, to study such effects as osteoporosis(骨质疏松症), anemia(贫血) and heart health.Results for the 20 experiments are coming in gradually. But it’s clear that mice continue to play an important role in the ongoing quest to conquer the final frontier.语篇导读本文为说明文。
2019届外研版高考英语一轮复习题库：选修8 Module 1 Deep South(含答案)
Module 1 Deep SouthⅠ.单项填空1．—Could I get the passport in 20 days?—________.Anyway，you shall have my answer tomorrow.A．Never mind B．Well，it just dependsC．OK，just in case D．All right，you’re welcome答案 B [句意为：——我能在20天之内拿到护照吗？——哦，那要看情况了。
可不管怎样，明天您会得到我的答复的。
never mind没有关系，不要记在心上；it just depends看情况而定；just in case以防万一；you’re welcome不用谢。
由答语后面的提示可知，应选B项。
]2．Knowledge from real life isn’t easier to forget than________achieved from textbooks.A．it B．thatC．one D．those答案 B [句意为“来自现实生活的知识和从教科书中获得的知识相比不容易忘忆”。
在比较级中that指代knowledge，有后置定语achieved from textbooks。
]3． ________in the burning building，many people could do nothing but wait.A．To trap B．TrappingC．Trapped D．To be trapped答案 C [句意为：许多人被困在燃烧的楼房里，除了等待无计可施。
be trapped in为固定短语，意为“被困在……”，在此处为过去分词词组作状语。
]4．He heard someone following him，and glanced round.He________a dark figure in the shadows.A．lost sight of B．caught sight ofC．watched out for D．looked for答案 B [句意为：他听到有人在跟踪他，便向周围扫了一眼，发现阴暗处有一个黑影。
2019版高三英语外研版一轮课时提能练28 选修8 Modules
课时提能练(二十八)选修8Modules 1－2(限时：35分钟)(对应学生用书第376页)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·郑州一中入学测试)Enjoying a musical performance no longer requires a costly ticket or a trip to a theater.These days，musicians are performing in private homes，at haircutting shops，at airports...even on ferry boats.Musicians like house concerts.At music clubs，they often have to perform over loud conversation or deal with people who have had too much alcohol.People at house concerts are more focused on listening to the music.Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing at the O'Hair Salon，Lindsay was cutting hair and Tamera was doing facials.Then，they moved chairs and microphones to create a small performance space.The Bombadils made music in the front part of the hair salon，near the hairdryers and make-up tables.“This is our first show at a hair salon，”Sarah Frank of the Bombadils told concertgoers at last week's performance.Frank said she and band members，Luke Fraser and Kaitlyn Raitz had a great time“interacting”with the audience.Concerts in people's homes，or small businesses such as O'Hair's，are becoming more popular，musicians say.“There is a more relaxed atmosphere，”said Domenic Cicala，a musician who opened up his O'Hair Salon to concerts.“People really get to know the artists.”At house concerts，people get time before and after concerts to meet the performers.Often，the hosts or guests will provide food and drink.“People really like listening to music in the living room of a friend，”said Matt Hart，with Aubrey Zoli making up the Local Strangers，a folkrock group based in Seattle.At many such concerts，the musicians do not need microphones.Yet，every word of their songs can be heard.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了现代音乐会在举办场地的选择上更加多样化，私人居所、理发店、机场等都成为音乐家表演的场所，并且备受青睐。
打印高三英语一轮(外研版)复习：选修8 Modules 1-2综合测试
第一部分选修八Modules 1-2Ⅰ。
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）I was fat kid who grew into an overweight adult. I was 21 laughed at for being heavier than the other kids, 22 me feeling shy. I tried several diets, but 23 worked, and I 24 gaining weight. Another factor 25 my weight gain was my love for cooking, especially rich, high-fat desserts, which I enjoyed preparing and, of course, eating.When I finished high school at the age of 18, I weighed 215 pounds. 26 the self-confidence to go to a new, faraway school, I decided to stay close to home 27 going away to college. I continued with my unhealthful eating habits and felt more miserable as the weight came on, but I did nothing about it except buy larger plus-size clothes.My turning point came 10 years later at a friend's New Year's Eve party when I was at my all-time highest weight of 330 pounds. I caught my 28 in a mirror and the truth 29 me: I was overweight and unhealthy, and unless I did something about it now, I would only get bigger and 30 .After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss 31 and realized they didn't work because they required me to abandon foods I loved. Then I would constantly think about food and binge, 32 the diet 33 my hunger and not feel deprived.My biggest 34 was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier lifestyle. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to 35 myself thinking about food. The result: Food was all I thought about. 36 had to be some way to combine cooking with healthful eating. I found the 37 after reading several low-fat cookbooks. With some trial and error, I could modify my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious.The pounds started coming off, and when I started exercising (usually cardio and weight training five times a week), they seemed to melt away. I didn't feel deprived, and I felt free to give my body the care and attention it 38 .I lost 165 pounds over the next two years. I had many ups and downs. I was determined to go on. Another challenge to me was not to beat myself up if I ate something that was unhealthy and to take it as a sign to abandon my healthful habits. 39 I vowed to start again and always keep my goal in mind.Thanks to losing weight and becoming fit I am 40 my body and myself. I have finally found myself.21．A．hardly B．frequently C．immediately D．instantly22．A．left B．to leave C．leaving D．having left 23．A．nothing B．no one C．none D．anything 24．A．ended up B．ended over C．ended up with D．was ended up 25．A．contributing to B．resulted in C．resulting from D．led to 26．A．lacking of B．lack of C．lacking D．lacked in27．A．or rather B．instead of C．together with D．as well as 28．A．reflection B．infection C．imagination D．attention29．A．laughed B．hit C．knocked D．beat 30．A．unfamiliar B．unhappier C．unfriendly D．unfit31．A．efforts B．affords C．effects D．infects 32．A．giving out B．giving in C．giving up D．giving away 33．A．satisfy B．decrease C．increase D．fill 34．A．challenge B．success C．energy D．work35．A．keep B．have C．prevent D．make36．A．It B．They C．There D．I37．A．solution B．secret C．answer D．road 38．A．deserved B．focused C．caught D．paid 39．A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．So40．A．keep up with B．in line with C．put up with D．catch up with Ⅱ.语法填空，单句训练1．(2015·青岛高三模拟改编)Du Lala has been ________(promote) to general manager because of her excellent work in the company.2．(2015·烟台二中高三检测改编)The students must master the knowledge and skills necessary for them to adapt________ the social circumstances.3．According to the history book, the Vikings were the first Europeans ________(reach) America.4．The brave soldiers were determined to save all the people________(trap) in the mine. 5．Mother asked me to take more money ________ something unexpected should happen.6．His wonderful performances appeal _______ all ages and social groups in China and he is also popular with people all over the world.7．In the early 1920s, thousands of people went to Australia to seek _______（代词）fortune.8．The clever boy made a hole in the wall, through ________ he could see ________was going on inside house.9．Parents shouldn't always blame their children （介）the mistakes they have made.10．In the competitive world, if you don't work hard, you will soon be left________.ⅲ.语法填空，篇章训练The 2，298－kilometer Beijing－Guangzhou High－speed Railway 1 (official) opened to passengers on December 26，2012.It is the world's longest high－speed rail route.The 2 (design) speed of the track is 350 km/h, though speeds during the initial period of operation will be limited to about 300 km/h.The new route cuts the travel timebetween Beijing and Guangzhou 3 almost two thirds，from 22 hours to roughly eight hours.On December 1，2012，not long before the opening of the Beijing—Guangzhou High －speed Railway，the Harbin—Dalian High－speed Railway， 4 first highspeed line ever to cross land that lies frozen for almost half a year，began operations， 5 allows passengers to appreciate the view off the coast from Dalian in the morning， 6 the winter snowscape of frosty Harbin in the afternoon.At present the total 7 (long) of high－speed lines in China 8 (reach)9，349 km.With four main lines 9 (run) east－west and four north－south，the country's high－speed train network is the world's largest.China plans to expand 10 highspeed railway network to 50，000 km by 2020，to cover almost all large and medium－sized cities.阅读理解。
高三英语一轮(外研版)复习：选修8Modules1-2课时巩固
第一部分选修八Modules 1-2Ⅰ.单词拼写1．It is reported that many tourists were t________ in the heavy snow last week.2．Students soon get d________ if you criticize them too often.3．To our surprise, more and more online stores use Singles' Day to ________(促进) their sales with deep price cuts.4．Her ________(缺席)from the party made her good friends very angry.5．I haven't started writing the article yet—I'm still waiting for ________(灵感).6．No one should b________ China for growing and offering attractive alternatives to consumers.7．The advertising campaign didn't have much e________ on sales.8．China has a________ to the Syrian government and the various parties in its country to cease fire at once and hold dialogues to end their conflicts.9．More and more singers came to Beijing to ________(寻找) the chance of being famous.10．The symptoms the doctor told us yesterday were really ______(令人不安的).答案：1.trapped 2.discouraged 3.promote 4.absence 5.inspiration 6.blame7.effect 8.appealed9.seek10．disturbingⅡ.选词填空in case of，come into sight，adapt to，stand out，set foot on，keep one's promise1．What made us angry is that some Japanese__________________ Diaoyu Islands again and again.2．The merchant is honest and always ______________，so many people like to do business with him.3．A beautiful newly-built building __________________ as we turned the corner.4．Red plums ________________ against the white snow.5．__________________ fire, please keep calm and press the alarm quickly.6．The old couple had much more difficulty in ______________________the food of Shanghai after they got to their son's house.答案：1.set foot on 2.keeps his promise 3.came into sight 4.stand out 5.In case of 6.adapting toⅢ.完成句子1．我们是否去野餐取决于天气。
2019届高考一轮英语外研版分块专练题：选修8 Unit 1 Word版含解析
选修8 Unit 1 高考试卷分块专练练(一)语言知识运用保分练(1篇完形＋1篇语法填空，限时25分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空There are more than four million American Indians and Alaskan natives in the United States. They __1__ to more than five hundred Indian tribes. Many tribe __2__ live on reservations. These are areas that the United States government __3__ up for native tribes that had lost their lands to European settlers.There are about three hundred Indian reservations in the United States, some of __4__ are larger than American __5__. The United States Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs supervises these territories. Tribes on reservations have limited self-rule.On the __6__，American Indians do not __7__ the same economic and educational success as other Americans. A(n) __8__ study by Harvard University says American Indians generally __9__ less money and have __10__ unemployment than other Americans. The study says they also have higher __11__ of disease and die younger than other American groups.The Bureau of Indian Affairs __12__ education services for almost fifty thousand Indian children in 1,084 __13__. Experts from Harvard say college attendance rates among the Indian population is half that of the __14__ population. But, they also say the situation is improving. The experts say the __15__ of Native American Indians __16__ higher education has more than doubled in the last twenty years.Harvard researchers __17__ say that the American Indian economy has __18__ at three times the national rate since 1980s. Some of the __19__ should be owed to expansion of the American Indian gambling industry. More than two hundred Indian tribes have __20__ gambling legal on their reservations. Native American casinos and other gaming businesses earn more than twenty billion dollars each year.语篇解读：美国有四百多万美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加人。
2019届高考英语(外研版)一轮复习课件：选修8 1 Module1
第一部分 选修8 Module 1
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9．__d_is_c_o_u_r_a_g_e___ v．使泄气；劝阻，阻止；打消……的念头 →_e_n_c_o_u_r_a_g_e_ v．鼓励 (反义词)→_d_i_sc_o_u_r_a_g_i_n_g_ adj.令人沮丧 的→_d__is_c_o_u_r_a_g_e_d_ adj.灰心的；沮丧的 10．_i_n_sp__ir_a_t_io_n_ n．鼓舞；启示；灵感→__i_n_s_p_i_re___ v．鼓舞； 激励→__i_n_s_p_ir_i_n_g_ adj.鼓舞人心的；启发灵感的→_i_n_s_p_ir_e_d___ adj.富有灵感的 11．__p_r_o_m__o_te__ v．促进，增进；晋升，提升→_p__ro_m__o_t_io_n_ n．晋 级；增进
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3．From his__d_i_sc_o_u__ra_g_e_d_ look，I judged he wasn’t hired， which was really _d_i_s_c_o_u_r_a_g_in_g_．But I still _e_n_c_o_u_r_a_g_e_d__ him to go to other companies to try his fortune.(discourage) 4．When asked where her__in__sp_i_r_a_t_io_n__ of the novel came from, she said her father’s ___in_s_p_i_r_in_g___ words___in__sp_i_r_e_d___ her to write it.(inspire) 5．The lake is over 20 meters in__d_e_p_t_h__. So we were all moved __d_e_e_p_ly__ by the man who dived __d_e_e_p___ into the lake to save the boy.(depth)
2019大一轮高考总复习英语外研版习题：选修8 Module 1
选修八Module 1Deep South(建议用时25分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解ARed－backed fairy wrens(鹪)，which live in northern andeastern Australia，lay three or four eggs at a time.(2017·江苏卷)Before birth，babies can tell the difference between loud sounds and voices.They can even distinguish their mother’s voice from that of a female stranger.But when it comes to embryonic learning(胎教)，birds could __rule the roost__.As recently reported in The Auk：Ornithological Ad v ances，some mother birds may teach their young to sing even before they hatch(孵化)．New－born chicks can then imitate their mom’s call within a few days of entering the world.This educational method was first observed in 2012 by Sonia Kleindorfer，a biologist at Flinders University in South Australia，and her colleagues.Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one sound over and over again while hatching their eggs.When the eggs were hatched，the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular“feed me！”call.To find out if the special quality was more widespread in birds，the researchers sought the red －backed fairy wren，another species of Australian songbird.First they collected sound data from 67 nests in four sites in Queensland before and after hatching.Then they identified begging calls by analyzing the order and number of notes.A computer analysis blindly compared calls produced by mothers and chicks，ranking them by similarity.It turns out that baby red－backed fairy wrens also emerge chirping like their moms.And the more frequently mothers had called to their eggs，the more similar were the babies’begging calls.In addition，the team set up a separate experiment that suggested that the baby birds that most closely imitated their mom’s voice were rewarded with the most food.This observation hints that effective embryonic learning could signal neurological(神经系统的)strengths of children to parents.An evolutionary inference can then be drawn.“As a parent，do you invest in quality children，or do you invest in children that are in need？”Kleindorferasks.“Our results suggest that they might be going for quality.”[语篇解读]这是一篇科普类的说明文。
高考英语一轮提能训练外研版选修8module1(附解析)
外研版高考英语一轮复习提能训练选修8Module 1Deep South能力闯关Ⅰ.单词拼写1．A small child has to learn to keep its b________ before it can walk far.2．The South Pole hasn’t been i________ by anyone up to now.3．Christmas is an a________ festival for most of the people in the world.4．It is a________ for a man to wear women’s clothes.5．Students soon get d________ if you criticize them too often.6．The ________(最低的)temperature in winter in my hometown is up to －20℃.7．Medical assistance is available in case of an ________(紧急情况)．8．It was a ________(荣幸)to make his acquaintance.9．The ________(缺乏)of color in that drawing makes it dull.10．As a new teacher，Susan tried to ________(促进)good feelings between students and her.答案：1.balance 2.inhabited 3.annual 4.abnormal 5.discouraged 6.minimum7.emergency 8．privilege9.absence10.promoteⅡ.单项填空1．The bomb exploded，________ victims in the building.A．trapped B．trapping C．being trapped D．having trapped解析：句意：“炸弹爆炸了，受害者被困在大楼里。
2019新优化高考英语外研版一轮复习模块检测卷：选修8 Module 2
Ⅰ.阅读理解In the dull twilight of the winter afternoon, Scarlett came to the end of the long road which had begun the night Atlanta fell. She had set her feet upon that road as a spoiled, selfish and untried girl, full of youth, warm of emotion, easily confused by life. Now, at the end of the road, there was nothing left of that girl. Hunger and hard labor, fear and constant pressure, the terrors of war and the terrors of Reconstruction had taken away all warmth and youth and softness. Around the core of her being, a shell of hardness had formed and, little by little, layer by layer, the shell had thickened during the endless months.But until this very day, two hopes had been left to support her. She had hoped that the war being over, life would gradually return to its old face. She had hoped that Ashley’s return would bring back some meaning into life. Now both hopes were gone. She realized that for her, for the whole South, the war would never end. The bitterest fighting, the most violent and cruel revenges, were just beginning. And Ashley was imprisoned forever by words which were stronger than any jail.Peace had failed her and Ashley had failed her, both in the same day, and it was as if the last crevice(裂口) in the shell had been closed, the final layer hardened. She had become what Grandma Fontaine had counseled against, a woman who had seen the worst and so had nothing else to fear. Not life nor Mother nor loss of love nor public opinion. Only hunger and her nightmare dream of hunger could make her afraid.A curious sense of lightness, of freedom, went through her now that she had finally hardened her heart against everything that tied her to the old days and the old Scarlett. She had made her decision and, thank God, she wasn’t afraid. She had nothing to lose and her mind was made up.语篇导读本文为记叙文。