上海師范大學(xué)附屬外國語中學(xué)2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末復(fù)習(xí)檢測模擬試題含解析

上海師范大學(xué)附屬外國語中學(xué)2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末復(fù)習(xí)檢測模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用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．請認(rèn)真核對監(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鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，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．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．a(chǎn)tlength B．a(chǎn)trandom C．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tbest2．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．a(chǎn)ppointing B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed3．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with4．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto5．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit6．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before7．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken8．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered9．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday10．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would11．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary12．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich13．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce14．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed15．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．a(chǎn)nalysisB．a(chǎn)ngleC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．a(chǎn)pproach16．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．havehad D．had17．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted18．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．a(chǎn)vailable C．possible D．personal19．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts20．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign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）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(139)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.22．（8分）Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影響)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破壞)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Someofthemarenotattractive.B．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.3、By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_______”.A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．choosenewarchitecturalstyleD．respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C．Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D．Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.23．（8分）TheHandshakeIdon’tremembertheexactdateImetMartyforthefirsttime.Likealotofpeoplewhowanttogetthroughacheckoutline,Ifoundmythoughtsonspeed,nothingmore.ThelineIwasstandinginwasn’tmovingasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashier,whowasreceivingmoneyfromcustomers.Hewasanoldmaninhissixties.Ithought,well,itprobablytookhimalittlelongertogetthejobsdone.ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforehebeganscanningthegoodstheywerepurchasing.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,“How’sitgoing?”Buthedidsomethingdifferent—heactuallylistenedtopeople.Thenhewouldrespondtowhattheyhadsaidandtalkwiththembriefly.Ithoughtitwasstrange,butIguessedIhadgrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowIwasdoingsimplyoutofaconversationwithoutthinking.Usually,afterawhile,youdon’tgiveanythoughttothequestionandjustsaysomethingbackquietly.Thisoldcashierseemedsincereaboutwantingtoknowhowpeoplewerefeeling.Meanwhile,thehigh-techcashregisterranguptheirpurchasesandheannouncedwhattheyowed.Whencustomershandedmoneytohim,hepushedtheappropriatekeys,thecashdrawerpoppedopen,andhecountedouttheirchange.Thenmagichappened.Heplacedthechangeinhislefthand,walkedaroundthecountertothecustomers,andextendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.Astheirhandsmet,theoldcashierlookedthecustomersintheeyes.“Iwanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday,”hetoldthem.“Youhaveagreatday.Bye-bye.”Thelooksonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.Nowitwasmyturn.Iglanceddownatthenametagonhisredwaistcoat,thekindexperiencedWal-Martcashierwore.Itread,“Marty.”MartytoldmehowmuchIowedandIhandedhimsomemoney.ThenextthingIknewhewasstandingbesideme,offeringhisrighthandandholdingmychangeinhislefthand.Hiskindeyeslockedontomine.Smiling,andwithafirmhandshake…1、Whiletheauthorstoodinthecheckoutline,shefelt______.A．comfortableB．enthusiasticC．impatientD．embarrassed2、Intheopinionoftheauthor,peopletendedto______.A．remaincalmwhilehavingatalkB．talkaboutunimportanttopicsC．developamindlessconversationD．facecommunicationproblems3、TheauthorthoughtMartyspecialbecause______.A．hespentasmuchtimeaspossibleservingcustomersB．hewaspatientwithallthequestionsfromcustomersC．heshowedparticularinterestincustomers’personallifeD．heexpressedhissinceritywhilegivingbackthechange4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Martywasatalkativeman.B．Martycaredalotaboutwhathedid.C．Theauthorfailedtogetalongwellwithothers.D．Theauthorwasdissatisfiedwithsuchawasteoftime.24．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience25．（10分）ThisismysonMatthew'slastnightathomebeforecollege.Iknowthatthisisgoodnews.IfeelproudthatMatthewwillgotoagreatschool.Iknowthatthisisfinesthour.ButlookingatthesuitcasesonhisbedsendsmeoutoftheroomtoahiddencornerwhereIcan'tstopcrying.Throughthesorrow,Ifeelarisingembarrassment.”Pullyourselftogether!”Itellmyself.Thereareparentssendingtheirkidsofftobattlezones.HowdareIfeelsoshockedandupset?Oneofthegreatgiftsofmylifehasbeenhavingmyboys,MatthewandJohnowen.Throughthem,Ihaveexploredthemysterious,complicatedbondbetweenfathersandsons.AsMywifeandIraisedthem,Ihavediscoveredtheloveandlossbetweenmyfatherandme.Aftermyparents'divorce，IspentweekendswithmydadinOhio.BythetimeSundaycamearound,Iwasunabletoenjoytheday'sactivitiesbecauseIwasalreadyafraidofthegoodbyeoftheevening.Now，standingamongMatthew’saccumulationofpossessions,Irealizeit'smewhohasbecomeaboyagain.Allmysadnessandlongingtoholdontothingsareback,sweepingovermeastheydidwhenIwasachild.Hisbedistidyandspare.Italreadyhasthefeelofaaguestbed.InmymindIreplaywrappinghiminhisfavoriteblanket.Thatwasournightlyroutineuntiloneeveninghesaid,”Daddy，Idon'tthinkIneedablankettonight.”Ithinkofallthetimeswelayamongthecoversreading.IlookatthebedandthinkofalltherecenttimesIwasannoyedathowlatehewassleeping.I'llneverhavetoworryaboutthatagain,Irealize.Forhispart,Matthewhasbeenarock.Heistreatinghisleavingasjustanotherdayattheoffice.AndI'mglad.Afterall,someone'sgottobestrong.I'mproudthatheischargingintothefirstchapterofhisadultlifewithsuchconfidence.1、Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Pullyourselftogether!”?A．Getup.B．Cheerup.C．Pullup.D．Wakeup.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat___________.A．thewriterisaccustomedtosleepingearlyB．Matthewdoesn'tgetonwellwithhisfatherC．MatthewisreadyforhisnewlifeD．thewriterwasn'tbraveenoughtofacehisparents'divorce3、Howdoesthewriterfeelabouthisson'sleavingforcollege?A．Worried.B．Grateful.C．Relieved.D．Bittersweet.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．UnavoidableGoodbyeB．SweetMemoriesC．GloriousMomentD．UnconditionalLove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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Signscansometimesbeseenattheentranceofahouse,expressingthatatramp（流浪漢）haspassed.Thisspecialsign-languageisfrequently1bytrampstoinformtheir2whetherthehostofacertainhouseisfriendlyorunfriendly,andto3themthetroubleofmakingunnecessarycalls.Quite4oneday,Icameacrossarealtramp.HewassuchararesightthesedaysthatIstoodsomedistanceawayandwatchedhim.Hewasdressedjustasatrampshouldbe5,oldworntrousers,andajacketmanysizestoobigforhim.Onhisheadtherewasabatteredoldhatandhisbootsweresooldandworn;theywerealmostcominginto6Butthemanhimselflookedcheerfulasifhehadnotbeena7,forthetramp’sfacelitupwith8Heenteredthefrontgateconfidentlyandrangthebell.Whenthedooropened,Isawhim9hishatbutcouldn’thearhiswords.The10wasveryshortindeed,fornosoonerhadhespokenafewwordsthanthedoorclosedfiercelyinhisface.Ifelt11forhimashewalked12outofthehouse,Butjustasquickly,hisfacelitupagainandhemovedquicklytowardsthegate.Therehestopped,lookedatthesign,and13hisheadseriouslyasifhehadmadeabadmistake.14deeplyintohispockets,heproducedapieceofchalk,rubbedoutthe15signandmadeanewoneinitsplace.Hestaredatitforamomentsmilingtohimself,thengatheredhis16,pushedbackhishatandbeganwalkingtowardsthenexthouseatanunhurried17,whistlingashewentalong.1、A．employed B．made C．taken D．putup2、A．parents B．classmates C．fellows D．friends3、A．share B．save C．give D．put4、A．inaway B．bymistake C．bytheway D．bychance5、A．with B．in C．by D．on6、A．a(chǎn)fashion B．a(chǎn)design C．pieces D．blocks7、A．success B．care C．failure D．family8、A．gave B．got C．set D．made9、A．drawing B．kissing C．correcting D．studying10、A．pleased B．strange C．funny D．exciting11、A．surprise B．satisfaction C．worry D．disappointment12、A．rise B．puton C．raise D．throw13、A．conversation B．introduction C．quarrel D．greeting14、A．happy B．frightened C．worried D．sorry15、A．cheerful B．sadly C．bravely D．eagerly16、A．waved B．swung C．shook D．nodded17、A．Digging B．Stealing C．Putting D．Looking18、A．a(chǎn)ppearing B．moving C．shining D．existing19、A．belongings B．clothes C．umbrella D．stick20、A．step B．position C．pace D．situation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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Asweallknow,wearewhatweeat.That’sbecausewhatweeateverydayhas1．greateffectonourhealth.Therefore,weshouldmakeeveryeffort2．(change)ourbadeatinghabits.Althoughbakedorfriedfoodsmaybe3．(taste),eatingtoomuchofthemwill4．(probable)resultinsomeillnesses.5．,somefoodthatcostsusagreatdealofmoneyandisnothealthyisjunkfood.ComparedwithpeopleintheWest,Chinesepeopleusedtoeatmoregrainandvegetables,but6．(little)meat,whichisagoodeatinghabit.However,thingsarequitedifferentnow.Withtherapideconomic7．(grow)ofourcountry,wenowalsoeatalotoffoodthatishighinsugarandfat.We8．(run)theriskeatingoutwithoutconsideringthebalanceofourdiet.Thefoodwechooseaffectsourhealth,sowemustkeep9．mindthatthefoodwechooseshouldgive10．(we)thenutrientsweneed.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(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(∧)，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(jì)分。Iwasshoppingwithmywifeandwehaveplentyofthingstobuy、Wedrovetothecentreofthecitybutstoppedourcarinfrontofashop、Anhourlater,wecamebacktothecar、Butitwasstrangethatwecouldopenthedoors、Soweaskedthepolicemanforhelp、Hewasgladtohelpus、afewminuteslater,hegotthedooropen、Justthenamancameupandshoutedangry,“Whatareyoudoingwithmycar?”Weweresurprisingandwenttoseethenumberofthecar、Itwasnothis、Wewereveryembarrassedonthattime、Whatdoyouthinkthatwedidthen?Wehadtospeaksorrytotheman、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）中醫(yī)，作為中國傳統(tǒng)文化的重要組成部分，近年來引起全世界的廣泛關(guān)注。假如你是李華，你的美國朋友Tony對中醫(yī)文化很感興趣，發(fā)來郵件向你詢問有關(guān)中醫(yī)的事情，比如:中醫(yī)的歷史、地位，以及中醫(yī)的優(yōu)勢(療效、副作用、價(jià)格)等，請你給他回一封郵件，回答他的問題并歡迎來體驗(yàn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，以使行文連貫；3.參考詞匯：中醫(yī)TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、C5、C6、D7、A8、C9、C10、A11、D12、B13、B14、A15、D16、B17、B18、B19、D20、C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、C3、D22、1、A2、C3、C4、B23、1、C2、C3、D4、B24、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhavetosteer(操控)!Youhavetosteer!”Sadly，thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmyl