2025屆湖北省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三上期末綜合測(cè)試模擬試題含解析

2025屆湖北省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三上期末綜合測(cè)試模擬試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit2．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending3．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas4．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome5．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.6．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas7．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what8．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite9．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable10．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．a(chǎn)s;what C．a(chǎn)s;which D．that;and11．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback12．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous13．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．none D．a(chǎn)ny14．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday15．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned16．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that17．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen18．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because19．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．a(chǎn)sthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase20．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof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）InsiderTravelTipsforYourNextJourneyAnyonecanbookatrip,butnoteveryonecanplananadventurethat’saffordable,accommodating,andfunforeveryoneinyourgroup.AtT,weaimtoprovideyouwiththebestinsidersecretsinthetravelbusinessandastate-of-the-arttravelcomparisontooltomakeplanningeasierthanever.EmbraceTuesdayTravelThestrategyofbuyingairlineticketsonTuesdaysforthebestdealsisstillagoodidea.Forticketspurchasedthreeormoreweeksinadvance,theaveragepriceofaticketonTuesdayischeaperthananyoftheotherdaysbetweenMondayandFriday.PricesskyrocketwhenyoupurchaseonSaturdaysandSundays.AskforaCornerRoomWhenyoucheckinatahotel,askifthere’sacomerroomavailable.Theseareusuallylargerandquieterforthesamepriceasonesinthemiddleofthehall.Upgradesaremostoftenofferedattheendofthedaywhenhotelshaveabettersenseoftheiroccupancy.GettheWeeklyCarRentalRateIt’sabitpuzzlingthatcarrentalcompanieschargemorefordrivingless,buttheweeklyrateisoftencheaperthandrivingjustfourdays.Youmaybeabletogettheweeklyrateforjustfivedays,sokeepthecarabitlongerifyoucan.FillUpaReusableWaterBottleBottledwateroncruiseshipscancostupto$4!Savemoneybybringinganemptyreusableoneinyourbag.Thewateriscleanandflowsfromafilteredreservoirontheship.1、Itisgenerallythemostexpensivetobuyanairlineticketon.A．SaturdayB．TuesdayC．WednesdayD．Friday2、Youcansavemoneybythefollowingtipsexcept.A．a(chǎn)skingforaComerRoomB．takingareusablebottlewithyouC．keepingthecaraslongaspossibleD．bookanairlineticketonTuesdaysinadvance3、Thepassageistakenfrom.A．AwebsiteB．AtravelbrochureC．AscientificreportD．Alocalnewspape22．（8分）RussianpolicehavestartedanewattempttogetdriverstoslowdownatzebracrossingsbyhavingpaintedhorsesaszebraswalkacrossonthebusieststreetsinsomeofthebigcitiesinanattempttoimproveroadsafetyandraiseawarenessamongRussia’snotoriously(臭名昭著地)carelessdrivers.Thelightgreyhorses,paintedwithblackstripes,carriedsignsontheirbacksreading:“Careful,childrenareontheirwaytoschool.”Thepolicesentthe“zebras”toseveraldifferentlocationsintheRussiancapital,whereofficialsinorangevestswalkedthemoverzebracrossingsandhandedoutleaflets(傳單)topassingdrivers.Somehelduprainbow-colouredumbrellasoverthepaintedanimalstoprotectthemfromtherain.Russianroadsarenotoriouslydangerousanddriversstillrarelytaketheinitiative(主動(dòng)采取措施)toavoidpedestrians.Nearlyhalfofalltrafficaccidentsinthecountry’sbigcitiesarecausedbycarshittingpedestrians,andathirdofthoseoccuroncrossings,accordingtotrafficpolicefigurespublishedlastmonth.Inthefirstsixmonthsofthisyear,378peoplewerekilledandmorethan6,600injuredonpedestriancrossingsinRussia,accordingtopolice.InMoscowalone,43peoplewerekilled,includingtwochildren.Thoughpoliceofficialssaidthatonlysafepaintwouldbeusedontheanimals,animalrightsactivistsstilldisagreedwiththeidea,accusingthepoliceof“treatinganimalslikegarbage”.“Childrenunderstandthatpaintsarebadforanimals,”theInterfaxnewsagencyquotedpresidentofVitaanimalrightsgroupIrinaNovozhilovaassaying.Let’shopethispartofthecampaignisoverandanimalsareleftoutoffutureattemptstoraisepedestrians’awareness.1、WhydoMoscowpolicehave“zebras”walkacrossonthebusieststreets?A．Tomakeacallonprotectinganimals.B．Toremindpeoplezebrasareindangerofextinction.C．Totellpeopleitisdangeroustocrossstreets.D．Toraisedrivers’awarenessofroadsafety.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph2referto?A．Thezebras. B．Thehorses.C．Thepolicemen. D．Thedrivers.3、Fromthetextwecanlearnthat________.A．mostRussiandrivershaverealizedtheseriousnessoftheproblemB．RussiandriversoftenignoretrafficlightsC．RussiandriversseldomgivewaytopedestriansD．thedrivingskillsofRussiandriversarebad4、Whatdoanimalrightsactiviststhinkofthenewattempt?A．Driversmustslowdownatpedestriancrossings.B．Theseanimalsareill-treatedbythepolice.C．Thepaintsusedonthehorsesaresafe.D．Roadsafetyshouldbeimproved.5、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecampaign?A．Critical. B．Reserved.C．Doubtful. D．Positive.23．（8分）ABriefIntroductiontoSomeDictionariesNormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryThishandytranslatorprovidesyouwith5,000,000totaltranslationtoandfromSpanishandEnglish!Thisdictionaryisspeciallydesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskillfrombeginnertoadvanced.BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatorThisspecialmodelfeaturesthelargestandmostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.AdvancedEnglishspeech,accentcorrectionfunctionandspecializedtermsdatabasewillhelpyoucommunicate.Businessorganizerswillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryItisthenearestwordfinder.Itisalsogreatforcrosswordpuzzles.Itwillshowyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneandthesameforover100citiesthroughouttheworldbysimplyenteringthefirstletterofthenameofthecity.EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorThisadvancedtalkinghandheldtranslatorfeaturesthefollowingdictionaries:thegeneralEnglish-Koreandictionaryfor215,905entries（詞條）；popularKorean-Englishdictionaryfor183,279entries,andthedictionaryofChinesetraditionalcharactersfor7,744entries.TheLingoTraveler18ItisagreatvalueaswellasanInternationaltranslator.Drawonover96,000wordsand8,000usefulphrases.Equippedwithapowerfuldatabank,TheLingoTraveler18allowsyoutostoreallofyourappointments,telephonenumbers,andaddresses.1、WhichdictionarycanBetty'smotherbuytohelpherdaughterimproveherSpanish?A．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryB．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorC．SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryD．BrandV7Dictionary/Translator2、WhatisthefunctionofTheLingoTraveler18?A．Itprovidesyouwith96,000phrasesand8,000words.B．Itshowsyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneover100cities.C．Youcanstoreyourappointments,telephonenumbersandaddressesinit.D．Itwillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthedictionariesfromthetext?A．TheLingoTraveler18isapopularKorean-EnglishandChinesedictionary.B．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850Dictionaryisthenearestwordfinder.C．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/Translatorisdesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskill.D．BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatoristhemostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.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）AnoticeatIKEAShanghaihasbeensharedwidelyamongnetizensonChinesesocialmedia.Itstatesthatthestorescafeterianowrequirescustomerstoorderfoodbeforesittingdownincafeteriaseats.Thepolicyisinresponsetoanelderlyblinddatinggroupthatoccupiesseatsforalongtime,consumingonlytheirownfoodbroughtfromhome.DoyousupportIKEA’snewregulation?ChinaDailyreaderssharetheiropinionswithus.LeeXin(China)Theelderlyareharmless.Theyarelonelyandareprobablyhopingtofindsomecompanyagain.Ifanything,thestoreshouldatleastsympathizewiththeseoldpeople.Mbursian(US)Thisismoreforsocializingthanforromance.Ireallydon’tthinkahomefurnishingstoreisagooddatingplaceforseniors.IKEAcouldalsopostareasonabletimelimitpervisitduringpeakhours.Orinsteadoftablesandchairs,theycouldusethosestandingtablesandgetridofthechairsaltogether.AtleastIKEA’scafeteriaisn’toccupiedbythedancinggranniesandtheirportablePAsystems(音響).SEARU(Australia)Romanceisthemostimportantthingwhileeatingisnotthatimportant!Soanoblemanalwaysleavesmorespaceforseniors’loveaffairs!Mr.Qiu(Shanghai,China65yearsold)WehavebeentofastfoodoutletslikeMcDonalds,buttherearebarelyanypeersthere.Wefeellikealienssurroundedbyyoungsters.IfthereisanotherplaceinShanghaiwhereelderlypeoplecangather,wearemorethanreadytopaytwiceasmuchandtravelfurther.TedM(UK)Romancecanariseinmanyplaces,evenIKEA．However,thisdebatearoseasaresultofmanypeopletakingadvantageofIKEA’sgenerousdrinkoffersandgoingtheretomeetandstaywithfriendswithoutbuyinganything.IKEAisashop;itexiststoprovideaserviceforareasonableprofit.Itisnotapublicpark.Michel(NewZealand)Toeveryoneromanticizingthis,pleasealsoconsiderthatthestorehasanimagetoupholdwhileprotectingtheinterestsofotherpayingcustomers.Itisuglytotakeupseatsforsuchlongdurationswhileyoumakeotherswait.1、Howmanypeopleareinsupportofthisnewregulation?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.2、Whatisthemajorcauseofthisnewregulation?A．Seniorblinddatesinfluencingtheirbusiness.B．IKEAhaszerotoleranceforromanticbehavior.C．Thestrongreactionofnetizensonsocialmedia.D．Oldpeopleeatingtheirownfoodtosavemoney.3、Peoplewhoareagainstthenewregulationwillprobablyagreethat.A．seniors’loveaffairscancontributetothestore’simageB．IKEAistheonlyplacewhereseniorscanfindtheirpeersC．thesocietyisbeingtoojudgmentalandlacksunderstandingD．IKEAshouldnotreserveaspecialareafortheoldpeopletodate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）AliandAbrahamwerebrothers.Theirparentsdiedveryearly.Theyleftfortheirsonsacow.Aliwascunning(狡猾的).Hewas1,too.Abrahamwaskindand2.Hetrustedhiselderbrother.Theywantedto3theirfather’sproperty.Alisaid,“Iwillbevery4withyou,Abraham.Youtakethefrontpartofthecowasyourshare.Iwilltakethehindsideofthecow.Eachonegetshis5onlyfromhisshare.”Abraham6thecowverywellfreshgrassandwater.Thecowbecame7.Itgavelotsofmilk.Aligotthemilk.Hesoldthemilkandgotalotofmoney.Buthedidnotsharethe8withAbraham.Abrahamaskedhisbrotherabouthis9ofmoney.Alireplied,“Igotthemilk10mypartofourcow.Hindpartismineaccordingtothe11.Eachofusgetsthebenefitsonlyfromhis12Abrahamsaidnothing.A13manadvisedAbraham.Hesaidsomethinginthe14ofAbraham.ThenextdayAliwasmilkingthecow.ThenAbrahambeatthecowinthefrontpart.Thecowstartedkicking.Ali15Abraham.“You16!Whydoyoubeatthecow?Donotseememilkingthecow?”“Thefrontpartofthecowismine.Icando17.Thatisouragreement,”saidAbraham.Alicouldnotsayanything.18heagreedtosharethemoney.Abrahamsaid,“Not19money.Youmustalsosharetheworkoffeedingandtakingcareofthecowtoo.”Ali20.1、A．greedyB．smartC．diligentD．careless2、A．luckyB．selfishC．honestD．sensitive3、A．sellB．keepC．donateD．divide4、A．strictB．fairC．seriousD．patient5、A．profitB．rewardC．prizeD．a(chǎn)ward6、A．knewB．understoodC．fedD．remembered7、A．energeticB．healthyC．a(chǎn)ctiveD．a(chǎn)ggressive8、A．cowB．foodC．milkD．money9、A．shareB．a(chǎn)mountC．useD．secret10、A．forB．fromC．ofD．to11、A．planB．decisionC．lawD．a(chǎn)greement12、A．laborB．knowledgeC．partD．effort13、A．kindB．wiseC．cruelD．funny14、A．earB．noseC．faceD．head15、A．escapedfromB．camefromC．laughedatD．shoutedat16、A．liarB．thiefC．foolD．monster17、A．nothingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somethingD．everything18、A．FinallyB．SuddenlyC．HappilyD．Gradually19、A．reallyB．entirelyC．justD．a(chǎn)lways20、A．quarreledB．repliedC．criedD．a(chǎn)greed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）TheDragonBoatFestivalhasbeenmarkedby1．(eat)zongziandracingdragonboatsforthousandsofyears.Itfallson2．fifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChineselunarcalendarinhonorofQuyuan,3．issaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimself.QuwasministerofthestateofChu4．(lie)inthepresent-dayHunanandHebeiprovincesduringtheWarringStatesperiod.Hewasupright,loyaland5．(high)respected.However,hewasfiredfromofficeduetohissuggestiontofightagainstQinincooperationwithotherstates.Duringhisstayinotherstates,hewroteanumberof6．(poem)toexpresshisstrongloveforhiscountry.WhenChu7．(defeat)byQin.Herealizedwhathecoulddoaboutitwasnothing.QujumpedintoMiluoRiveronthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.Afterthe8．(die)ofQuYuan,peopleofChuwenttoMiluoRivertomournoverthegreatpoettheylovedsomuch.Peoplethreweggsandricewrappedinleaves9．therivertofeedthefishtokeepthemawayfromQuYuan.NowtheDragonBoatFestivalhasbecome10．（tradition）festivalfortheChinesepeople.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、刪除和修改。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)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Agoodfriendofmehadadog.Heloveditverymuchthatheregardeditlikehisbestfriend.Unfortunately,lastFridaythedogwaskilledbycar,whichmadehimbeheartbroken.Imustdidsomethingtocomforthim.Tocheerhimup,Iwentthroughallmyoldphotoandmadeanicepicturecollectionofhimandhisdog.Hopeful,itwillwork.IknewIcan’treplacehispetandbestfriendbutatleastIcanputasmileonhisfaceagain.ThatishowIshoulddoforafriend.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是王海。你代表大賽組委會(huì)(thecompetitioncommittee)寫一封郵件告知Tom教授已成功被聘請(qǐng)為北京賽區(qū)(area)英語(yǔ)演講競(jìng)賽評(píng)委(judge)并及時(shí)前來(lái)等事宜。內(nèi)容包括：1．航班起降地點(diǎn)、時(shí)間。2．抵達(dá)后接洽人、地點(diǎn)。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTom,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、A5、D6、D7、D8、C9、A10、C11、A12、D13、C14、C15、B16、B17、A18、D19、B20、A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、A22、1、D2、B3、C4、B5、A23、1、A2、C3、D24、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedinto