2023屆黑龍江省哈爾濱名校高考沖刺英語模擬試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith2．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how3．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic4．Theyhadjusttakentheirseats,then_____A．thechairmancame B．thechairmancomes C．camethechairman D．comesthechairman5．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports6．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．a(chǎn)llergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental7．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding8．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis9．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/10．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone11．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof12．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen13．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor14．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck15．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid16．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen17．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．a(chǎn)rebeingpaintedB．a(chǎn)repaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting18．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI19．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides20．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible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）1.TrueCTopdealerscompeteforyourbusinessbyofferinglowerprices.TrueCarspendsalotofmoneyandresourcesonmakingsuretheentirecarrentingexperienceissimpleandstraightforward.Ifyou’reinthemarketforanewcar,givethissiteatryfirst.TrueCar’snetworkchecksmanyofthepricesinyourareaandgetsyouthebestpriceforthecaryou’relookingfor.2.CItoffersmorecontrolbyallowingyouto“buildyourcar”andselectyourrentalplan.The“buildyourcar”optionisoneofthebetteroptionsforthoselookingtoaddonfeaturestotheircar.Ifyou’relookingforcarswithoptionslikeasunroofornavigation(導(dǎo)航),it’sCarvoythatmakesitveryeasytogetstartedwiththeprocess.3.CarsDTheyhavealargecollectionofnewandusedcars,andalsoprovideresourcesforcarcomparisons.Inthebusinessformanyyears,theyareoneofthefirstonlinecaroutlets.Theyhaveastaffthatcanusuallyhelpyouifyougivethemacall.TheirphonesupportisverygoodandtheyaremostlylocatedintheUnitedStates.4.CarRItdeliversyourrentalcartothedoor,whichisactuallyahugesellingpoint.Manypeopledon’tliketogotoadealershiporevendrivesomewheretopickupacar.Imaginerentingacarandhavingitdeliveredrighttoyourdoorstep,nodrivingnecessary!5.CostcoAItoffersmember-onlysavings,manycarselectionsandaneasysign-upprocess.ThedealsthroughCostcoaregreatandunique.ManytimestheyhavedealswithGeneralMotorscarslikeChevrolet.Therearealotofdealstobedone,buttheonethingthatCostcodoesnotdoisnegotiatetheprice.1、What’sthesellingpointofTrueC?A．Itsmostreasonablepricesforcars.B．Thediversityofitsusedcars.C．Itsdeliveryservicetoyourdoor.D．Thespecialofferstoitsmembers.2、WhatisthespecialservicethatCprovides?A．Youcanhaveotherfunctionsaddedtoyourcar.B．Youcanrentacarmoreeasilythanelsewhere.C．Youcandesignthewholecarbyyourself.D．Youcanhavebetteroperationoveryourcar.3、Ifyouareagoodbargainer,it’swisetoavoiddealingwith_______.A．CarsD B．CC．CarR D．CostcoA22．（8分）Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn’tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherableoffthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrownittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry.Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother.Thegesture“thumb-up”iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas‘thumbsup’,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal‘OK’,whichisthesamemeaningasO.K.ringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably.AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmerican,BritishandAustralianwouldusethethumbuptosignalhitch-hikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride.Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertainlyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes.1、Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong?A．Hemisunderstoodthewaiter.B．Hedidn’trealizeculturaldifferences.C．Heorderedsomethingoffthemenu.D．Hemadethesignalinarudeway.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?A．Fullofadmiration.B．Fullofaggression.C．Fullofcomplexity.D．Fullofcertainty.3、WhatwillhappenifyoumakeathumbuptowardamaninNorthernGreece?A．Hewillstoptogiveyoualift.B．Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou.C．Hewillaskyoutogivehimalift.D．Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardyou.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures.B．Totellstoriesaboutdifferentcultures.C．Toadviseustohaveanunderstandingofculturaldifferences.D．Topersuadepeoplefromdifferentcountriesliveinharmony.23．（8分）Doyoueverwonderwhytreesbegintobud(發(fā)芽)earlierinsomecities?Scientistsfinallyfoundtheanswerbutit’snotverypleasant.Newsciencesuggestsarelationshipbetweenlightpollutionandthetimingwhentreesproducebuds,whichsignalsthearrivalofthespringseason.LightpollutionisdefinedbytheLightingResearchCenterastheunwantedconsequenceofoutdoorlightingsuchasstreetlights.Excessive(過多的)man-madelightatnightresultsindisturbednaturalcycles,andalsopreventstheobservationofstarsandplanetsatnight.Butitseffectontheenvironmentgoesbeyondthat.Bystudyingsometrees,researchersfoundoutthattreesthataremoreexposedtoartificiallightingatnightbudupto7.5daysearlierthanthoseatthenaturalnighttimesetting.Andtheyfoundoutthatlighthadamoresignificanteffectthantemperaturewhenthebudscameout.Theearlybuddingmaycauseproblemsforinsects,whichfeedonleaves,andthebirdswhichthenfeedontheminturn.ProfessorRichard,whohelpedleadtheresearch,explainedthatmorethanthebuddingoftrees,thestudyimpliesthedangertothebalanceoftheecosystem.“Atthemoment,caterpillars(毛毛蟲)aretimedtohatchtomakethemostoftheopportunitiestofeedonfreshlybuddedleaves,andbirdshatchintimetofeedontheyoungcaterpillar,”hesaid.Migratory(遷徙的)birdsarealsonegativelyaffectedbylightpollution.Theglaremightconfusethemandmakethemlosetheirflyingsense.Thephenomenonmightexplainwhysomebirdsaccidentallyknockintobuildings.Suchresultsstresstheneedtopursuestudiesthataimtomeasuretheeffectoflightpollution.Iftheissuewerelefttocontinue,itisestimatedthatby2100,springwouldbeginalmostafullmonthearlierthanitdoestoday.1、Whatwillhappenifthereistoomuchman-madelight?A．People’seyesightwillbedamaged.B．Theecosystemwilllikelyloseitsbalance.C．Nostarsorplanetsmaybeobservedatnight.D．Animals’livinghabitsmaychangesuddenly.2、Howdoestheearlybuddingaffectinsectsorplants?A．Itwillcausetherisingnumberofinsects.B．Itcouldleadtotreesgrowingfewerleaves.C．Itmayresultinsomeinsectsgoinghungry.D．Itmightpushinsectstohatchmoreslowly.3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Theeffectoflightpollutionisdestructive.B．Thespringof2100willbecomemuchlonger.C．Lightpollutionshouldbetakenseriously.D．Afurtherstudyonlightpollutionisscheduled.4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A．WhyspringcomesearlierinsomecitiesB．WhylightpollutionneedstobestudiedC．Howtrees’earlybuddingtakesplaceD．Howmuchlightis“toomuch”24．（8分）Socialnetworksareabigpartofnearlyeveryteenager'slifeinthisdayandage.ManyteenshaveQQ,WeChat,orWeibobutlittledoalotofteensknowthattheycanbeheldresponsibleforeverythingtheypostfortherestoftheirlives.Everythingyoupostonlineispartofadigitalfootprintthatcanalwaysbetraced（追蹤）backtoyou.Thatincludeseverypost,evenlike,comment,favoriteandforwardthatyouhaveevercommitted.Allpicturesyou'vepostedorwillposthavebeenstoredinadigitaldatabase,anditisthecompanies'righttokeepallofthesedocumentsthatyoubelievetohavebeendeletedorhidden.Witheverypostcomesaconsequence;whetheritisgoodorbad,whatyoupostcouldbeseenbyanyone.Thatiswhyyouhavetobeverycarefulofwhatyoudecidetopostorcomment.IfyouthinkyouaresafefromServitefindingoutaboutonefunnycommentyoumadesixmonthsagoonameaninglesspicture,youareprobablywrong.Recently,asenior,Aaron,atServitelearnedthislessonthehardwaythisyear.HewroteaseriesofuglycommentstowardsConnellygirlsonawebpage,ignoringpotentialconsequences.Thisstudent,however,didhavetofaceconsequencesfromServiteashewasremovedfromallofhisleadershiprolesintheschool.Surprisinglyenough,hefullyagreedwithhispunishmenthandeddownbytheadministrationandfullyunderstoodwhyhewasgivensuchseverediscipline（懲處）."WhenyouagreetocometoServite,youareagreeingtodefendwhatServitestandsfor,"theyoungmansaid."Thatcontinuespastthehoursof8amand2pm.It'satalltimes."So,nexttimeyou'reabouttopostsomethingyouthinkcouldbereceivedasoffensiveorinappropriate,thinktwice,thinkagain,anddon'tpresssend.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinktheteensshoulddointhefirstparagraph?A．Avoidusingsocialmedia.B．Removetheirowndigitaldocuments.C．Beresponsibleforwhattheyputonline.D．Learntobalancetheironlineandofflinetime.2、WhatmistakedidAaronmakeonline?A．Drawingsomemeaninglesspictures.B．Makingsomebadcomments.C．Failingtotakehislesson.D．Breakingdownaspecialwebpage.3、WhatdidServitedowithAaron'scase?A．ItreachedanagreementwithConnellygirls.B．IthelpedAarongetridofilleffects.C．ItgaveAaronaseverepunishment.D．ItstoodonAaron'sside.4、Forwhomisthetextprobablyintended?A．Teenagers.B．Teachers.C．Parents.D．Networkengineers.25．（10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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience第三部分語言知識(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）IhavelearntalotaboutChineselifeandculturewhileteachinginFirst,familylifequite1inChinafromthatintheUSA．IntheUSA,manyyoungpeople2homeaftertheyfinishtheireducationandstartworking.However,inChina,itis3forpeopletolivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygetmarried.4,manyofmyChinesefriendstoldmethattheir5livedwiththemandhelpedtakecareofthemwhentheywerechildren.ItseemsthatAmericansthinkindependenceismoreimportant6theChinesethinkfamilyrelationshipsaremoreimportant.Bargainingisanother7thatIhavetriedtolearn.IntheUSA,pricesare8andyoucan’taskforalowerprice.HoweverinsomesmallChinesestoresandtouristplaces,youare9tobargain.MyChinesefriendstaughtmetoaskfor40percentor50percent10theoriginalprice.Ifthesalespersondoesn’tagreetomyprice,Ishould11toleaveandhemightletmecomebackandsellmetheitem.Itisaskillthatyouhaveto12ifyouliveinChina.Tippinghasn’tbeeneasierto13.IntheUSA,manypeopleintheservice14wanttoget15

moneyforservingcustomers.TippingisnotapartofChineseculture.16Itriedtotipataxidriver.Helookedalittle17andrefusedtotakethemoney.Indinners,perhapswhatsurprisesanAmericanvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheir18.Actually,thisisa19oftruefriendshipandpoliteness.MyChinesefriendtoldmeifIdidn’twanttoeatit,Ishouldjust20thefoodintheplate.1、A．uniqueB．differentC．privateD．harmonious2、A．comeB．buildC．leaveD．a(chǎn)bandon3、A．regularB．trueC．commonD．usual4、A．AlsoB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Although5、A．parentsB．relativesC．babysittersD．grandparents6、A．whileB．sinceC．whenD．a(chǎn)s7、A．wayB．customC．lessonD．habit8、A．madeB．a(chǎn)greedC．chargedD．set9、A．expectedB．taughtC．suggestedD．required10、A．upB．a(chǎn)wayC．offD．on11、A．promiseB．pretendC．decideD．hope12、A．tolerateB．understandC．practiseD．consider13、A．a(chǎn)djusttoB．turntoC．refertoD．stickto14、A．a(chǎn)reaB．departmentC．branchD．industry15、A．easyB．extraC．pocketD．prize16、A．OftenB．OnceC．SometimesD．Before17、A．excitedB．satisfiedC．frightenedD．confused18、A．ownB．childrenC．neighborsD．guests19、A．signalB．markC．signD．feature20、A．leaveB．remainC．putD．taste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）Lastsummer,myfamilytookatriptoShanghaiCityfromHongKong.Itwasmy1．(one)visittothecity.WhatIsawinShanghaiCitywas2．(extreme)impressive.Allthecarswereinahurryandeveryoneinthestreetswaswalkingrapidly.Thereweremanymorewaysthanmyhometownforonetogetto3．fromoneplace.Everywherepeopleweredriving,ridingsharedbikes,waitingforbuses,4．rushingundergroundtothesubwaystations.In5．(add)tothepeopleandtransportation,Ifoundthebuildingswerealso6．(amaze).Eachstreetwasfilledwithbuildingsthat7．(build)sidebysideandanumberofskyscraperswerepresentthroughoutthecity8．well.StandingonthetopoftheOrientalPearlTower,Icouldholdalmosttheentirecityfromthisview.Somestoreswerealsoaslargeorevenlargerthantheonesinmyhometown.MyvisittoShanghaiCitywaslikediscoveringanewoflife.Iexpect9．(move)tosuchagreatcity.MyfirsttriptoShanghaiCitywasoneofthemostunforgettable10．(experience)ofmylifeanditisalsotheoneIwillalwaystreasure.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）假定關(guān)語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。Recentlyasurveyhascarriedoutonthebreakfasteatinghabitsofhighschoolstudentsinourschool、Herearetheresultofthesurvey、65%ofthestudentshaveabreakfastinthediningroomwhile30%havesnacksinstead,with5%eatnofoodforbreakfast、Ahealthydietshouldcontaingrain,protein,nutsandfruit、Besides,80%ofthestudentspreferredtoeatsweetfoodorfastfoodinsteadofregularmeals、Asasayinggo,"Wearewhatweeat、"Breakfastisconsideredthemostimportantlymealoftheday、Allofusshouldhaveabalanceddietwhatprovidesenough、energyfortheminsteadofhavingunhealthyfood、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校攝影俱樂部（photographyclub）將舉辦主題攝影展．請(qǐng)給喜歡攝影的英國朋友Tom寫封信，告知他展覽的消息并邀請(qǐng)他提供作品．內(nèi)容包括：1．主題：保護(hù)文化遺產(chǎn)；2．展覽時(shí)間：6月1日至14日；3．投稿郵箱：photographyshow@163c0m．注意：1．詞數(shù)80左右；2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫．_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、C5、B6、B7、A8、A9、A10、A11、A12、B13、B14、D15、C16、C17、C18、B19、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、A3、D22、1、B2、A3、B4、C23、1、B2、C3、C4、A24、1、C2、B3、C4、A25、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledof