2023屆內(nèi)蒙古包鋼高三沖刺模擬英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：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。考試結(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．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed2．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where3．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith4．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for5．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen6．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must7．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme8．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes9．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose10．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was11．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld12．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout13．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated14．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone15．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion16．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected17．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might18．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one19．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost20．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebornafter1978,andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestakehundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteisconsumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifetimegreatly.ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.It’sacommunityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbing(管道裝置)linesareputinside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthewallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17°Ccoolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginside.Thevillageisthebrainchild(主意)ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestartedtothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasicideafortheconstructionprocess.Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoretoprotecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhowtoreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyourpassageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour“footprints”.1、WhatdoesParagraph1intendtotellus?A．Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.B．Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.C．Theamountofplasticwaste.D．Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.2、WhatisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginthePlasticBottleVillage?A．Thehousewillbemuchcoolerthannormalones.B．Thematerialofconstructionwillbereducedalot.C．Thenewly-madehousecansavealotofelectricity.D．Thewasteofthehousecanbeconsumedbyfishandbirds.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRobert?A．Creative.B．Courageous.C．Enthusiastic.D．Sensitive.4、ThemainpurposeofRobert’sprojectsisto________.A．provideshelterforlocalsB．reusealldesertedplasticbottlesC．popularizetheuseofplasticbottlesD．raisepeople’senvironmentalawareness22．（8分）WhenIwastenyearsoldIwenttotheUSAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.InoticedsomethingfunnyaboutthewayeveryonespokeEnglish.Onemoment!Irememberveryclearlywasatthebeginningoftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedtoorder“Frenchfries”.Icouldn’timaginewhattheywere.ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheorderedaportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,IaskedherwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedattheplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome“chips”fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketofcrisps（薯片）!Howcome?Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered“biscuits”withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbiscuitsaresweet.Ilaterrealizedthat“biscuits”inAmericaaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall“biscuits’,theycall“cookies”.Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy“pants”.Iwonderedhowshecouldseethem!Mymumthentoldmethattheycall“pants”whatwecall“trousers”,theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegsinsteadofinsideclothing!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan“eggplant”pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant.ButIwaspuzzledhoweggscangrowonplants.Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines（茄子）.“Theycallaubergines‘eggplant’inAmerica!”hetoldme.Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexistinhowitisspokenindifferentplaces.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AvisittotheUnitedStates.B．DifficultiesinspeakingEnglish.C．WaystospeakEnglishcorrectly.D．DifferentEnglishindifferentplaces.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfriendboughtcrisps?A．Excited.B．Puzzled.C．Embarrassed.D．Disappointed.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4?A．Legs.B．Jewels.C．Trousers.D．Underclothes.23．（8分）IwenttothecinemathisafternoontoseeLaLaLand.BeforegoingintothescreeningmysisterandIvisitedtheladies’washroom.Asweentered,alittleblondehairedgirlabout5yearsofageopenedoneofthecubicle(小隔間)doorsandranoutofthewashroom,hotpantsinhandandlookingupsetandoverwhelmed.Iwentafterher.Herdadwasstandingoutside.Shequicklygavehimthehotpantstodressher.Littlesweetheart.Sheobviouslycouldn'tmanagetobuttonupherhotpants.Eventhoughshehadherlittlewhitetightson,shemusthavefeltembarrassedaboutthelackofhotpants.Itriedtocalmandreassureher,saying,“WhenIsawdadstandingoutsideIknewhewaswaitingforsomeoneverypretty,butIjusthadn'trealizedhow,prettyshewasgoingtobe.”Shedidn'tbite;dadsmiledthough.Iofferedtobringherbacktowashherhands.Shewastootinytosqueezesoapoutofthedispenser,soIhelpedher.Icouldseepoordadoutofthesideofmyeyes.Hewasrightatthedoorlookingin.Iwentwithhertothehanddryer,butshewassotinythatthesensorcouldn'tevendetectherlittlehands.Iliftedherupandherhandswereproperlydried,wellatleastalittle.Iwasmovedbythislittlegirl’shelplessnessinanadultworld.Ialsofeltfordadhavingtotrustthathislittlegirlwouldfeelsafeandsecureforthefewminutesoutofhissight.Ireachedoutforhelp.Itriedtobridgethegapwhenalittlehelplessgirlwasafewminuteswithoutatrustedadultandaconcernedfatherhadtoforamomentaccepthecouldnotgiveherthesecurityhewantedforher.Itwasn'tmuchbutithelpedacaringfatherandhislittledaughterandforthat,I'mgrateful.1、Whydidthelittlegirlcatchtheauthor'sattention?A．Shegotfrightenedbystrangers.B．Sheneededclothingtocoverher.C．Shewasprobablylostinthecrowd.D．Shewasinanembarrassingsituation.2、Whydidthehanddryerfailtoworkforthelittlegirl?A．Thesizeofthesensorwastoosmall.B．Shewasnottallenoughtoreachit.C．Shedidn’tknowhowtooperateit.D．Itwasdryingtheauthor'shands.3、Howdidthefatherfeelinthestory?A．Helpless.B．Shy.C．Shameful.D．Calm24．（8分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(禿頂)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假說)thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanismremainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”1、Theunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph2means.A．viewB．a(chǎn)ppearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．a(chǎn)youngermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth25．（10分）WorldBreastfeedingWeek(世界母乳喂養(yǎng)周)isanannualcelebrationheldduringthefirstweekinAugustinmorethan120countries.ThecelebrationaimstoraiseawarenessaboutthehealthandeconomicbenefitsofbreastfeedingOnegoalofthisyear’seventistoencouragegovernmentstosupportworkplacepoliciesthathelpmothersbreastfeedtheirbabiesforaslongaspossible.Anothergoalistoconfirmthatbreastfeedingisnormalandnatural.In2016TheLancetpublishedaseriesonbreastfeeding.TheLancetclaimedthatdeathsof823,000childrenand20,000motherseachyearcouldbeavertedthroughuniversalbreastfeeding,alongwitheconomicsavingsofUS$300billion.Manydoctorsrecommendthatbabiesbebreastfedbecausethemilkandclosenesstothemotherprovidehealthbenefitsfornewborns.Expertssaybreastfeedingallowsamothertoshareherimmuneprotectionwithherbaby.Incountrieswithpoorwaterqualityespecially,breastfeedingprotectsanewbornfromdangerousinfections.Breastfeedingmightbenefitnotjustthechild.Inrecentyears,researchershavealsobeenstudyingthehealthbenefitsofbreastfeedingforthemother.Anewstudyfoundthatwomenwhobreastfedmayhaveloweredtheirriskofheartdiseaseorstrokebyanaverageof10percentwhentheybecameolder.Theresearchersfoundthatwomenwhobreastfedhada9percentlowerriskofheartdiseaseandan8percentdecreasedriskofstroke.Thesepercentagesareincomparisontowomenwhohadneverbreastfed.Thebenefitofbreastfeedingwasevengreaterforwomenwhonursedtheirbabiesfortwoyearsormore.Theirheartdiseaseriskwas18percentlowerandtheriskofstroke17percentlessthanforthosewomenwhodidnotbreastfeed.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.B．Toemphasizethatbreastfeedingisofgreatbenefit.C．TotellusthebackgroundofWorldBreastfeedingWeek.D．ToinformusofthegoalsofWorldBreastfeedingWeekthisyear.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“averted”inParagraph2mean?A．Increased.B．Prevented.C．Killed.D．Improved.3、Whatisthebenefitofbreastfeeding?A．Itcanletamotherliveralongerlife.B．Itcanmakethenewbabynevergetill.C．Itcanreducethebaby’sriskofheartdisease.D．Itcanprotectanewbabyfromdangerousinfections.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DifferentResearchesonBreastfeeding.B．AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofBreastfeeding.C．Introductionsto2017WorldBreastfeedingWeek.D．BreastfeedingBenefitsBothBabiesandMothers.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Inwinter,Ioftenwalkinanearbyparkduringlunchtime.Theparkis1,asfewpeoplehavethetimetoenjoythewintersunonaweekday.Thetwopeoplethatareoftenseenareamiddle-agedfatherandhislittledaughter2herschooluniform.Thefatherlookslikehehasallthetimeintheworld—he3tohurryalongthejoggingpath;insteadhematcheshispacewith4ofthelittlegirl.Sometimestheyarelying5inthesun,laughingandchatting.Themancertainlydoesn’tlook6.WhatsortofjobcanhehavethatgiveshimtheflexibilitytowalkintheparkinthemiddleofthedayAndtoday,we7satontherocksandhadalittlechat.“Youmustenjoytheparkverymuchtocomeheresooften,”Isaid.Thefathernodded.“How”Iaskedcuriously,“doyou8toleaveyourofficetobewithyourdaughtereveryday”

The9thatthefather,SatyendraDugbey,toldmeshowedmehow,ifwe10underthesurface,evenordinarypeople’slifecanbequite11.“Iusedtobenodifferentfromanyofthosethousandsofofficeworkers12toworkeveryday,”hebegan.Hiswifeandhewerewell13butrarelymanagedtimeoffforleisure.Everythingchangedaftera(n)14inwhichDugbeywashitbyacar.Ashelayinhospital,terrifyingthoughtscameintohismind.“Howwouldmydaughter,thenonlyfour,remembermeifIdiedthatday”“Wouldmydaughterhave15ofbeingwithherfather”Themomentherecoveredandwentbacktowork,Dugbeytooktimeoffatlunch,16herdaughterfromschoolwhichwasjustnextdoortohisworkingplace,andtookhertothepark.Itwasactuallyaverysmallchangehe’dmade,hesaid,butit17himeverydaytoseethedifferenceit18tohislife.“Itbringsmesomuch19thatIcan’tbelievewhyothershaven’tthoughtofdoingthesamething.”hesaidsimply.Igotuptocontinuemy20walk,unexpectedlyhappyafterhisstory.1、A．noisyB．a(chǎn)ppealingC．quietD．still2、A．onB．inC．withD．under3、A．tendsB．intendsC．inspiresD．refuses4、A．itB．thatC．thisD．those5、A．heavilyB．tiredlyC．lazilyD．lonely6、A．unemployedB．untrainedC．untestedD．unwanted7、A．trulyB．generallyC．entirelyD．finally8、A．succeedB．failC．manageD．suggest9、A．newsB．storyC．dataD．phenomenon10、A．digB．pushC．cleanD．knock11、A．extraordinaryB．commonC．peacefulD．reliable12、A．hurryingB．wanderingC．hesitatingD．hating13、A．downB．overC．a(chǎn)boveD．off14、A．a(chǎn)ffairB．a(chǎn)ccidentC．situationD．sight15、A．a(chǎn)ssociationB．considerationC．misunderstandingD．memories16、A．pickedupB．pickedoutC．tookupD．tookout17、A．botheredB．puzzledC．frightenD．a(chǎn)mazed18、A．tookB．ledC．madeD．got19、A．loveB．joyC．reliefD．depression20、A．long-sufferingB．long-lostC．long-forgottenD．long-lasting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）Beijing’sForbiddenCityisaplacefullofwonders.Fromitsthousandsofroomstoitsmanybeautifulartifacts，it’snowonderitisoneofChina’smostpopularscenic1．(spot).Butevenmorethan600yearsafterit2．(build)，it’sstillmanagingtoserveupsurprises.TheForbiddenCitydrawsvisitorsbecauseofitsrichhistoryand3．(culture)significance，butperhapsitshouldaddonemorethingtoitslistofattractions:earthquakeshelter.Whilemoststructuresaren’tmade4．(survive)naturaldisasters，theForbiddenCityseemstowithstandanything.ToshowhowstrongtheancientChinesearchitecturereallyis，5．modelofoneoftheForbiddenCity’spalaceswasputtothetest.Itsurvivedasimulated(模擬的)earthquakeof9.5ontheRichterscale—equaltothe6．(1arge)everrecordedquake.Insteadoffallingapart，themodelwasjustmovedgentlyduringthetest.Accordingtoexperts，thekey7．theForbiddenCity’sstrength，aswellasotherancientChinesestructures，8．(1ie)indougong(斗栱)—acenturies-oldbuildingmethodinventedinChina.AncientChinesecraftsmencreatedstructures9．werebothenduring(耐用)andelegant，10．(show)theiradvancedunderstandingofmathematics，architecture，materials，andstructuralscience.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）假如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。Somedaysbefore,Idecidedtoleavemybikeathomeandtakethebusinstead、Onthebus,Ipullmycapoff、WhenIreachedmystop,Igotoffthebus、Whilecrossthestreet,Irealizedsomethingweremissing、Mycap!Iturnedaround,runningtothebus,andthebuspulledawayfromthestop、Justthen,abusstoppedashortdistanceawaybecausearedlight、WhileIsadlylookedatthebus,thedoorwasopened、Amanstoodnearthedoorandlookedaround、Seenme,hewavedsomething:Itwasmycap、Ibarelyhadtimetograbthemandsaythankyoubeforethedoorclosedagain、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是學(xué)生會主席李華，你校將舉行為期三天的慶祝建校五十周年的攝影展，請你用英語寫一則通知。內(nèi)容包括：1.舉辦目的；2.時間和地點；3.展覽內(nèi)容及活動。注意：1.通知的格式已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.總詞數(shù)：80左右Notice_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Students’UnionJuly8th,2019

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、D5、D6、D7、A8、B9、A10、A11、A12、C13、A14、C15、C16、C17、B18、D19、C20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、A3、A4、D22、1、D2、B3、D23、1、D2、B3、A24、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(猶豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(習(xí)泳區(qū)）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三項全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Sh