2023學(xué)年山東省東明縣一中高三考前熱身英語(yǔ)試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)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(wú)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．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave2．DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith3．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid4．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could5．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled6．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing7．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May8．WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought9．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before10．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where11．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen12．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．a(chǎn)djustment B．a(chǎn)lternativeC．a(chǎn)dvertisement D．a(chǎn)musement13．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid14．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．a(chǎn)ren’tthey D．isn’tit15．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline16．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．a(chǎn)ppoint B．employC．promote D．commit17．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea18．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that19．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn20．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit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）Manyofushavereachedinourpockets,feelingavibration(振動(dòng)),wronglybelievingourmobilephoneshavejustrung.Thephenomenonevenhasaname:‘phantom(幻覺的)vibrationsyndrome’—andfounditissurprisinglycommon.Nowscientistsbelievethatwearesoalert(警覺)forphonecallsandmessageswearemisinterpretingslightmusclespasms(痙攣）asproofofacall.RobertRosenberger,anassistantprofessorattheGeorgiaTechInstituteofTechnologyhasstudiedthedelusionalcalls.Hesaidsufferersdescribeavaguetinglingfeelingwhichtheythinkistheirmobilephoneindicatingithasreceivedatextmessageorcallwhileon‘silent’.Butwhenthedeviceisretrieved,therewasnooneontheotherend.Dr.Rosenbergersaidhefoundsomanypeoplesay,“Thishappenstome,butIthoughtIwastheonlyone.IthoughtIwasodd.”Itseemsthatthesyndromeparticularlyaffectspeopleatthebeckandcallofmobilephonesorpagers.A2010studybyMichaelRothbergandcolleaguesfoundthatnearly70percentofdoctorsatahospitalinMassachusettssufferedphantomvibrations.AmorerecentstudyofUScollegestudentsfoundthefigurewasashighas90percent.Whiletheoddfeelingiswidespread,itdoesnotseemtobeconsideredagraveproblem.Dr.Rosenbergersaid:“It’snotactuallyasyndromeinatechnicalsense.That’sjustthenamethat’sgotstucktoit.”Headded,”O(jiān)nly2percentofpeopleconsideritaproblem.”Whilethisphenomenoniswidespread,thescientificcommunityhasnotyetinvestedmucheffortingettingtothebottomofwhywesufferphantomcalls.Dr.Rosenbergersaid:“Peopleareguessingithassomethingtodowithnervousenergy.Thecognitive（認(rèn)知的）scientistsaretalkingaboutbrainchemistry,cognitivepathwayschanging.Butit’snotliketheyhavebrainscanstogoon.”Hesaid:“Wehaveaphonecallinourpocketallthetimeanditbecomessortofanextensionofourselves.Wehavethissortofreadinesstoexperienceacall.Wefeelsomethingandwethink,OK,thatcouldbeacall.”1、Whydosomepeoplemistakeslightmusclespasmsforacall?A．Theyallhaveavividimagination.B．Theyaresensitivetocallsandmessages.C．Therearefewcallsandmessagesintheirlife.D．Slightmusclespasmsaffectthemmorethanotherpeople.2、Whichofthefollowingaremorelikelytohavephantomvibrationsyndromethanothers?A．Doctors. B．Universityprofessors.C．Collegestudents. D．Thecognitivescientists.3、InDr.Rosenberger’sopinion,phantomvibrationsyndrome.A．isn’takindofdiseaseactuallyB．isconsideredaproblembymostpeopleC．isaseriousproblemignoredbypeopleD．hassomethingtodowithbrainchemistry4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Mostpeoplehavephantomvibrationsyndrome.B．Howtokeepawayfromphantomvibrationsyndrome.C．Howtoreducephantomphonevibrations.D．Peoplecaretoomuchaboutphantomphonevibrations.22．（8分）InsideWeWork’sNewYorkCityheadquartersonaThursdaymorning,ahandfulofkidsaresellingcarrotsandpeppers.ThechildrenaremembersofWeWork’sfirstschool,WeGrow,wherefarmingispartofthecurriculum.TheyareinteractingwithWeGrowemployeesbrowsingthegoods.“Howmanycarrotswouldyoulike?”onegirlasks.“WetakeApplePay,”anothershouts.Foundedin2010,WeWorkhasmadeanameforitselfasaglobalnetworkofcoworkingspaces.WeGrowisWeWork’snewestenterprise(事業(yè))anditsfirstattemptintheeducationindustry.WeGrow,aschoolwhichclaimstogrow“consciousleaders”，isinspiredbytheMontessoriapproachtolearningthatgiveschildrenthefreedomtoexploreandchoosetheiractivities,sotheirnatureofcreativityandcuriosityispreserved.Butthegoalisnottocreatenext-generationCEOs.“Leadershipisabitofanexcitingwordforpeople,”saidRebekah,WeGrow’sfounderandCEO,“We’veseenchildrendosuchathingforever——runningalemonadestandeverytime,that’swhatthatis.”WeGrowopenedinthefalllastyear.Currently,46kidsareenrolledinclassesfrompre-kindergartentofourthgrade.Thekidsstarteverymorningwithlivemusic,followedbyyoga.TheyspendtimeinnatureandchoosetotakeeitherHebreworMandarincourses.WeGrowstudentslearnscience,math,socialstudiesandlanguagearts.ItalsohasaprogramforkidstoconnectwithWeWorkcommunitymemberswithcareersinareaskidsmightbeinterestedin.Butthemainconcernisthatstandardizedtestsarenotavailabletomeasurethestudents’overallprogress.Theywanttocreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecanworktomakealifeandnotjustaliving,butthat’spartofalargermissiontoraisetheworld’sawarenesstowardscreatingaworldwherepeoplearehappyandfulfilledandlivinginasharingstate.1、WhatdoweknowaboutWeGrowfromthetext?A．Itwasfoundedin2010.B．Itisintendedforkidsofgifts.C．Itaimstopreservekids’nature.D．Itgotalotofsatisfactionfromparents.2、WhichofthefollowingreflectstheMontessoriapproach?A．Allkidslearntorunthelemonadestand.B．Studentsareallowedtoestablishmarketsintheyard.C．Theschoolcommitteearrangesstudents，activities.D．StudentsworkhardacademicallytobecomeCEOs.3、Whyisithardtomeasurestudents’progress?A．Becausetherearesomanycourses.B．Becausethestudentsareofawideagerange.C．Becausestandardizedtestshavelimitations.D．Becausetheschoollacksprofessionaltesters.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AFarming-featuredschoolB．AnEducation-basedBusinessC．GrowtobeaFutureLeaderD．LearntoMakeaLife,notJustLiving23．（8分）Scope:Recentlyyourschoolboardproposedmovingtheschoolstarttimefrom7:50a.m.to7:20a.m.Whatwasyourreactiontothis?JillyDosSantos:IwasgettingonlyfourtosixhoursofsleepanightandIwaslateforschoolalot.Withthenewstarttime,I’dhavetowakeupevenearlier.Afterweheardabouttheproposal,ateacherssaidtomyclass,“Ifyoudon’tlikeit,whydon’tyoudosomethingaboutit?”Scope:Whatdidyoudo?Jilly:Iorganizedagroupofstudentstospeaktotheschoolboard.Scope:Whatdidyoudotoprepareforthemeeting?Jilly:Iwantedtofocusourpresentationonwhyhavinganearlierstarttimewasunhealthy.Thereisscientificresearchaboutteensandsleep.Ilearnedthatduringyourteenyears,becauseofachangeinhormones(激素),yourbodybeginstochange.Youstarttowanttogotobedlater.Schoolstartsthesametimeitalwayshas,sogettingenoughsleepbecomesdifficult.Irealizedtherewasn’tsomethingwrongwithmytimemanagementorme;thewayIwasfeelinghadaphysicalandbiologicalbasis.Scope:Howdiditgo?Jilly:About30studentscametosupportme,andtheboardlikedthatIdidn’tgetemotionalandjustprovidedtheevidence.Twomonthslater,an8:55a.m.starttimebecameofficial.Theboarddecidedtomakethestarttimelaterinsteadofearlier.Scope:Whathaschangedsincethelaterstarttime?Jilly:Idon’tneedtostayupanextrahourortwoatnight,becauseIcangetworkdoneinthemorning.I’vealsobeenlatealotless.Andthisyear,therearemoremorningclubsandmorepeoplegoingtothem.1、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TalkingWiththeSchoolBoard?CheerUp!B．AnInterviewonaProposalC．ADialoguebetweenScopeandJillyD．MovingtheStartTimeEarlier?SayNo!2、Jilly’steacherseemedtoencouragethestudents________A．totalkwiththeschoolboardB．togettheirworkdoneintimeC．tovoicetheiropinionsbravelyD．totakeactiontosupporttheproposal3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．JillybodyclockB．ThescientificresearchC．ThemeetingJillyorganizedD．Jilly’ssecretfortimemanagement4、HowdidJillysucceedinpersuadingtheschoolboard?A．ByshowingscientificevidenceB．ByputtingforwardanewproposalC．Bytellingdifferentstudents’storiesD．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience24．（8分）AteamofUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonresearchershasshownthatchronic(長(zhǎng)期的)stressofbeingpoor,lackingcareandphysicalabuseinearlylifemayshrinkthepartsofachild'sdevelopingbrainresponsibleformemory,learningandprocessingemotion.Whileearlylifestressalreadyhasbeenlinkedtoanxiety,heartdisease，cancerandalackofeducationalandemploymentsuccess,researchershavelongbeenseekingtounderstandwhatpartofthebrainisaffectedbystresssoastohelpguideinterventions(干預(yù)).SethPollak,co-leaderofthestudyandaUWprofessorofpsychology,saystheresearchfocusedontwobrainareas—thehippocampus(HC:海馬體)andamygdale(AG:杏仁體).Forthestudy,Pollack’steamhad128childrenaroundage12anddividedthemintofourgroupsafterinterviewswiththechildrenandtheircaregivers，documentingbehavioralproblemsandtheiraccumulatedlifestress.Onegrouphadexperiencedphysicalabuse,anothergroupwasignoredbeforebeingadoptedfromaforeigncountry,andathirdgroupcamefromlow-incomefamilies.Thefourthgroupofchildrencamefrommiddle-classfamiliesandhadnotexperiencedanyofthethreetypesofchronicearlystress.ResearchersdidMRIscans(核磁共振掃描)ofthechildren'sbrains,focusingontheHCandAG.Thentheypainstakinglytrackedthoseareasofthebrainbyhandonpaper.Thehandmeasurementsshowedthatchildrenwhohadexperiencedpoverty,neglectorphysicalabusehadasmallerACandHCthanthechildrenfrommiddle-classfamilies."Ithinkweaddedsomethingsolidtotheliterature,"hesaid."Ourresearchmayinformsocialpolicyandprofessionalinterventionstohelpthechildrenwhoaresuffering."1、Theresearchshowsthat.A．long-termpovertyruinsone'smemoryB．earlystresshurtsthedevelopmentofbrainC．earlylifeplaysavitalroleinone'slifeD．physicalabuseaffectsachild'slearningcompetence2、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．HCandAGareinvolvedinmemory,learningandprocessingemotion.B．Thefinalgoaloftheresearchistofindoutwhatisaffectedbystress.C．Pollack'steamhasalreadyknownhowthebrainisaffected.D．Childreninthefourgroupsallsufferalotintheirlife.3、Howcantheresearchhelpthechildrenrelated?A．Bydevelopingnewmedicine.m"B．Bycreatingabetterlivingenvironment.C．Bygivingprocessionalmedicalcareforthechildren.D．Byofferingadviceonpolicymakingandprofessionalassistance.25．（10分）WelcometotheNorthPoleAdventureTheNorthPoleAdventureisaone-of-a-kindinteractiveChristmasattractionfortheentirefamily.UnlikeotherChristmasattractions,itisopenfromNovember25untilChristmasEve.Itisnotaguidedtour.Whileelves(小精靈)arethroughouttheadventuretointeractwithyourchildren,yourkidscanspendasmuchtimeineachareaastheywish.Theadventurefeaturesareplica(復(fù)制品)oftheNorthPoleincludingeverythingyouimagineatSanta’sNorthPole.Santa’sHouseKidswillexperiencewhatit’slikeattheNorthPoleandseefirst-handwhatittakesforSantaandhiselvestogetreadyforChristmaseachyear.ThememoriesyourchildrenwilltakeawayfromSanta’sHousewillbeonestheywillrememberforalifetime.PostOfficeAllkidswillbeassistedbySanta’selvesinwritingalettertoSantaandthendepositingitinSanta’smagicalmailbox.AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,theywillreceivelettersattheirownhomesfromSanta.ElfUniversityElfUniversityistheplacewhereelvesgotoschool.It’salsotheplacewherekidsenjoymakingChristmaspresents,coloringChristmaspictures,andevenfillingoutapplicationstobecomeelvesoneday.Admission：Buyyourticketsonlinetoavoidwaitinginline.Iftheticketsselloutwhenyoubuythemonline,therewillstillbeticketsavailableattheticketoffice.1、TheNorthPoleAdventure________.A．a(chǎn)rrangeselvestoentertainkidsinsomeareasB．ismodeledonotherChristmasattractionsC．providesvisitorswithtourguideserviceD．isopentovisitorsfornearlyonemonth2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ElfUniversityofferskidsopportunitiesforbecomingelves.B．KidswhovisitedPostOfficewouldreceivelettersonChristmasEve.C．KidscanhavefuninSanta’sHousebydressinguplikeSanta.D．Ticketstotheadventurecanbeboughtonlineiftheyselloutattheticketoffice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）Oneday，someofthegirlsinourneighborhoodstartedactingabitstrangelytowardsme．They1talkingtome．Afteradayorsoofthis，Ifinally2whatwasgoingon．I'dsaidsomethingtoa（n）3girlthenightbeforethatshedidn'tlike．I'dhadafew4thatnight,andlikeeveryoneIsometimessaythingsthat5severerthanImeanthemto．Anyway，itseemedthatthegirlhadtoldmanyofherfriends，andnowtheywereall6atme．Theyfoundagreat7tothinkofalltheothersupposed“crimes”I'dcommittedoverthepastyear．8they'dallreallylikedmebefore,suddenlythey9Iwasareallybadguy．Thiswasadifficultproblem．I10togetalongwellwiththesepeopleandIlikedthemall．Ididn'twantthemto11mebecauseofsomethingstupidI'dsaidwhenIwasdrunk．Itdidn't12muchwhethertheyorIwaswrong．AllIwantedwasthingstobe13tonormalagain．SoIwrotethepopulargirlanote14saying：“I'msorryifIhurtyourfeelings．Ididn'tmeanto”．Andthatwasit．Theproblemwassolved．15．thegirlswhowereangrywithmenowlikedme16thanever．TheyfeltI'ddonesomething17inadmittingIwaswrongandapologizing．Learnhowandwhento18．Often，theprideandstubbornnessyouholdontobyrefusingtobackdownisn'tworththe19ofalastingargument．Anapologycan20forhealingadifficultsituation．Andoften,peoplewillthinkbetterofyouforit．1、A．began B．continued C．a(chǎn)voided D．regretted2、A．foundout B．pickedout C．gaveout D．spokeout3、A．special B．popular C．familiar D．ordinary4、A．quarrels B．comments C．problems D．drinks5、A．look B．sound C．feel D．a(chǎn)ppear6、A．surprised B．a(chǎn)ngry C．excited D．a(chǎn)mazed7、A．right B．opportunity C．space D．need8、A．As B．Since C．Asif D．While9、A．convinced B．a(chǎn)dmitted C．decided D．promised10、A．happened B．used C．prepared D．a(chǎn)greed11、A．forget B．forgive C．hate D．respect12、A．matter B．change C．care D．explain13、A．a(chǎn)round B．up C．a(chǎn)bout D．back14、A．simply B．generally C．regularly D．gently15、A．Atfirst B．Infact C．Atleast D．Asusual16、A．rather B．worse C．less D．better17、A．doubtful B．interesting C．brave D．shameful18、A．cheer B．forgive C．worry D．a(chǎn)pologize19、A．effort B．price C．result D．cause20、A．permit B．fail C．work D．Last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）IalwayshavemyownwaystolearnEnglish.First,IalwaysreadthetextinadvancesothatIcanknowwhatImustpaymuchattentiontoinclass.1．mydelight,whenmyteacherraisesaquestion,Iknowhowtoanswermoreoften.AndwheneverIansweraquestion2．(correct),Ihaveastrongsenseofachievement.Besides,Ialwaystrytotakenotesinclass.Importantlanguagepoints,grammarrules,useful3．(express)andkeywordsare4．wewanttotakedown.Afterclass,IorganizethenotessothatIcanhaveabetter5．(understand)ofthem.Ofcourse,Iwillcertainlyreadaloudthenotesinthemorning.TodevelopmyinterestinEnglish,afterclassI6．(wide)readEnglishmaterials.BythismeansIcanalsodevelopmyabilityofreading.7．(chat)withmyteachersandclassmatesisalsooneofmywaystolearnEnglish.Weoftentalk8．Englishaboutdifferenttopicsconcerningfriendship,sports,etc.FreeexpressioninEnglishalways9．(give)measenseofpride,10．inturninspiresmetolearnEnglishbetter.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．Mymumisavolunteerinahospital．ShebroughtdinnereverySundaytothepeopleattendingtheirrelativeswhoareinhospital．OneSunday，Mumaskedmetohelpherwithdinner．Atthefirst，Ididn'twantto，sointheendshepersuadedmetogo．Halfanhourlate，wearrived．Wequicklysetupatableandstartedgivingpeoplefood．Thepeopleservingthereweredeeplymovedandshowedourgratefulness．Itwasamazedtolookatpeople'sface，especiallythoseofchildren．Itmademefeelgladlyforbeingthere．ThatdayIrealizedthatthevalueoflifeisnotonlyaboutreceiving，butgivingaswell．第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你叫李華，是你班上的英語(yǔ)課代表。為了弘揚(yáng)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化，你校藝術(shù)俱樂部準(zhǔn)備舉辦一次關(guān)于“國(guó)畫（Chinesepainting）”的講座。你班外籍教師Peter對(duì)國(guó)畫很感興趣，給你發(fā)來(lái)郵件詢問本次講座的情況。請(qǐng)給Peter回復(fù)一封邀請(qǐng)信，內(nèi)容包括：講座目的；講座內(nèi)容；講座時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；邀請(qǐng)Peter參加。注意：1.參考詞匯弘揚(yáng)promote2.詞數(shù)120左右；3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。4.發(fā)言稿的開頭與結(jié)束語(yǔ)已為你寫好（不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。DearPeter,——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————YoursLihua

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、B5、A6、C7、A8、B9、D10、D11、A12、B13、B14、D15、C16、C17、B18、B19、A20、D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、C3、A4、A22、1、C2、B3、C4、D23、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhavetosteer(操控)!Youhavetosteer!”Sadly，thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife．Manytimesproblems，troubles，andmyo