2025屆廣西柳州鐵一中、南寧三中高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

2025屆廣西柳州鐵一中、南寧三中高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/2．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which3．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup4．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why5．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing6．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that7．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what8．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.9．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable10．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．a(chǎn)id C．belief D．a(chǎn)ccess11．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what12．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift13．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout14．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose15．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye16．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could17．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when18．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink19．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes20．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should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）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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth22．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattraction.HopaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$78.96SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheattractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.92SeeallthekeyattractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.YouwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtriviathatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.TheBlossomsTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.99BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!1、Whichtourwouldprovideyouwithasightseeingboat?A．TheLightsNightTourB．BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourC．TheBestMinibusTourD．TheBlossomsTour2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed.B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou.D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4B．August15C．March27D．October823．（8分）Inthird-worldcountriessuchasSwazilandandHaiti,a$15-dollarinventionismakingaworldofdifference.Nokero,acompanystartedbyBrianRants,sellslampsthatdonotrequirekerosene(蓖麻油).Thesesolarlampshavebecomeastaple(主流產(chǎn)品)incountriesinAfrica,toprovidelightforreadingandsafetyatnight.Nokcrohassoldover500,000lampsinover120countriessinceitwasfirstfoundedin2010andRantsthinksthedemandforhisproductwillonlycontinuetoincrease.Mostlampsfoundinthird-worldcountriescurrentlyrequirekerosenetorun.butkerosenecausesindoorpollutionandhasbeenlinkedtofiresthathavecausedoveramilliondeaths.Insteadofexperiencingtheeffectsofsmoking40cigarettesadayfromkerosenelamps,Rantsthinkshissolarlampscouldbetheanswerforthird-worldcountries.TheEconomistagrees,callingsolarlights“thenextbiginnovationfortheworld’spoor”.Nokero’ssolarlampsarehigherinqualityandlessexpensivethanalotofsolartechnology,makingthemapracticaloptionformanypeopleinthirdworldcountries.Ratherthangivingsolarlampstoindividualsinneed.Nokero’smissionistomakethemaffordable.ThroughresearchRantshasrealizedthatindividualswhobuyasolarproducttakebettercareofitandvalueitmorethaniftheyhadreceiveditforfree.FamilieswhobuyNokero’ssolarlampsmakeupthecostinjustafewmonthsofnothavingtobuykeroseneorpayforoff-the-gridelectricity.SomeactivistshaveattackedcompaniessuchasNokeroforsellingproductstothepoorratherthansimplygivingthemoutforfree.Theyarguethatthesecompaniesunfairlyprofitoffthepoor.However,Rantsdisagrees.Familiesreceiveaproductthatismuchhigherinqualitythanwhattheymightreceiveforfreeandfeelasenseofownershiphavingpurchaseditforthemselves.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesolarlampsinthepassage?A．Theysaveenergyandcausenopollution.B．Theyequaltheeffectof40cigarettesaday.C．Theyaregiventotheindividualsfreeofcharge.D．Theyhelptosavekeroseneinthird-worldcountries.2、AccordingtoRants,ifthepoorarcgiventhelampsforfree,they.A．willhavetopayforkeroseneorelectricityB．willnottakegoodcareorvaluethelampsC．willfeelasenseofownershipofthelampsD．won’thelptoincreasethesalesofthelamps3、Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Aninnovationoftheworld.B．Advantagesofthesolarlights.C．Solutiontoworld’spovertyproblems.D．Heavypollutioncausedbykerosenelamps.4、WhichworddescribesBrianRants?A．Honest.B．Thoughtful.C．Charitable.D．Greedy.24．（8分）NotallthehistoriansinCanadaarehistoriansofCanada.Caseinpoint:TimothyBrook.BrookwasbornandschooledinToronto,andhenowteachesinVancouver.Buthe’sahistorianofChina,andhisrecentbookVermeer’sHatseemsatfirsttobeaboutHollandintheperiodoftheDutchmasters.WhenImetBrookrecentlyinVancouver,hedidseemtrulyaglobalhistorian.Vancouverishishome,butVermeer’sHathasbeenpublishedaroundtheworld.BrookwasjustinfromOxford,UK,wherehetaughtpartoftheyear,bywayofNewYork,whereVermeer’sHathadjustbeengiventheLyntonHistoryPrize.HewasabouttogotoCalifornia,wherehewasduetolecture.Still,theauthorandthebook---andthehat---saysomethingfreshaboutCanadaandtheworld.“I’vebeenlookingatVermeersince1971,”saysBrook.LookingatDutchinterior(室內(nèi)的)scenesfromthemid-1600s,henoticedmaps,Chineseporcelains(瓷器),SouthAmericansilver,Virginiatobacco—allmarkingtheinfluencesofthewideworld.InBrook’stelling,Vermeer’smasterworksbecomedoorwaystotheworld,andnotleasttothelargest,richestnationintheworld,theChinaofthelateMingEmpire,afieldinwhichBrookhappenstobeaspecialist.Brookusedglobalhistoryasawaytofindcommongroundwithfellowhistorians.“Thesixteenthcenturyistheageofdiscovery,buttheseventeenthcenturyistheageofpeoplestartingtomovethepossibilityofaglobaleconomy,interculturalrelationsacrosstheglobe,”hesaid.ItprovednothardforthisCanadianhistorianoftheworldtofindCanadainworldhistory--ortheworldinCanadianhistory.InVermeer’s1658paintingofaDutchsoldierinawonderfulhat,thefelt(毛氈)forthehatwasprobablymadeinLachine,fromFrenchlaChinemeaningChina.EstablishedinCanadabydeChamplain,thetownwassonamedbecauseChamplain,likeotherexplorerstheFrenchexplorerSamuelwashopingtogetthroughCanadatoChina.1、WhichwasthelineofBrook’srecentjourneybackhome.A．Toronto--Oxford→VancouverB．Oxford→NewYork→VancouverC．California→Toronto→VancouverD．NewYork→California→Vancouver.2、WhichisdiscussedinBrook’sVermeer’sHat?A．TheLyntonHistoryPrizeB．WaystogivegoodlecturesC．TheMingDynastyofChinaD．AhatVermeerworeforyears3、WhatcanweinferaboutVermeer?A．HewasaDutchpainterB．HewasaFrenchexplorerC．HewasaUKpublisherD．HewasaUSteacher4、Whatcanbesuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheInfluencesofmasters’booksB．AnageofmovingandpossibilitiesC．TheImportanceofCulturalExchangeD．ACanadianHistorianThinkingGlobally25．（10分）Asaboy,CharlesRobertDarwin(達(dá)爾文）collectedanythingthatcaughthisinterest:insects,coinsandinterestingstones.Hewasnotveryclever,butDarwinwasgoodatdoingthethingsthatinterestedhim.Hisfatherwasadoctor,soDarwinwassenttoEdinburghtostudymedicine,andwasplannedtofollowamedicalcareer.ButCharlesfoundthelecturesboring.ThenhisfathersenthimtoCambridgeUniversitytostudytobeapriest.WhileatCambridge,Darwin'sinterestinzoologyandgeographygrew.LaterhegotaletterfromRobertFitzRoywhowasplanningtomakeavoyagearoundtheworldonaship,theBeagle.Hewantedanaturalisttojointheship,andDarwinwasrecommended（推薦)ThatvoyagewasthestartofDarwin'sgreatlife.AstheBeaglesailedaroundtheworld,Darwinbegantowonderhowlifehaddevelopedonearth.Hebegantoobserveeverything.Afterhewashome,hesettowork,gettinghiscollectioninorder.HisfirstgreatworkTheZoologyoftheBeaglewaswellreceived,buthewasslowtomakepublichisideasontheoriginoflife.LaterDarwinandWallace,anothernaturalistwhohadthesameopinionsasDarwin,producedapapertogether.Darwin’sgreatbook“OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection"（《物種起源》）appearedItattractedastorm.PeoplethoughtthatDarwinwassayingtheyweredescendedfrommonkeys.Whatashamefulidea!AlthoughmostscientistsagreedthatDarwinwasright,theChurchwasstillsostrongthatDarwinneverreceivedanyhonorsforhiswork.Afterwards,hepublishedanothergreatwork,TheDescentofMan.Hishealthgrewworse,buthestillworked."WhenIhavetogiveupobservation,Ishalldie,"hesaid.Hewasstillworkingon17,April,1882.Hewasdeadtwodayslater.1、Darwin'sfathersenthimtoEdinburghto.A．makehimlikenaturalhistoryB．makehimbecomeadoctorC．lethimchangehishobbiesD．havehimgiveuphiscollection2、Accordingtothepassage；CharlesDarwin'swholelifewaschangedby.A．hisstudyatCambridgeUniversityB．hiscollectionofcoinsC．thenaturalistsatCambridgeD．thevoyageoftheBeagle3、Theunderlinedpart“theyweredescendedfrommonkeys"probablymeans“”.A．theygavemonkeyslifeB．theyweredifferentfrommonkeysC．theyweredevelopedfrommonkeysD．theyhadtolivewithmonkey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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）AlwayswishedtheEarthhadasecondmoon?Thenyouwillbe1tohearthattheChengduAerospaceScienceInstitutehasplanstolaunchmultipleminimoonsoverthenextfewyears.Similartoour2satellite,thelightoftheartificialorb(球體)willbeobtainedfromthesunand3toEarthbyitsmirror-likecoating.Accordingtoitsdesigners,the4oflightbeingreflectedcanbecontrolledfromEarthandthelightcanevenbe5,ifnecessary.Whilethemultipleminimoonswillcertainlyappearpicturesque,theirmainpurposeistoconserve6TheChengduAerospaceexpertsclaimtheminimoon'sdusk-likeglowwillallowthegovernmenttoeventually7costlystreetlightsincities.TheyestimatethatusingtheartificialsatellitetolightupChengdu'sstreetsatnightwill8thecity1.2billionyuananally.Sincetheorb'slocationcanbe9moved,itcouldalsobeusedtoshinelightoverdisaster-struckareasthathavelost10Oncethefirstminimoonis11successfully,theexpertsplantolaunchthree12ones.Together,thesatellites,whichwilltaketurnsdependingontheir13inrelationtothesun,areexpectedto14anareaof3,600to6,400squarekilometers.Whiletheorbswillbe15throughatelescopefromanywhereontheglobe,theirrealbeautywillonlybeseenbyvisitingChengdu.Officials,16,believetheywillbeahugetouristattraction,helpingimprovethecity's17.Asisoftenthecasewithmajor18,someexpertsareconcerned.They19thatthemoonswillimpactonthesleeppatternsofhumansandanimals.However,officialsbelievethesatelliteswillcauselittle,ifany,20.1、A．pleased B．surprised C．a(chǎn)larmed D．relieved2、A．traditional B．unique C．natural D．famous3、A．carried B．reflected C．introduced D．transformed4、A．colour B．speed C．source D．a(chǎn)mount5、A．sentout B．switchedoff C．givenaway D．turneddown6、A．resources B．a(chǎn)nimals C．farmland D．space7、A．rebuild B．expand C．improve D．remove8、A．bring B．leave C．save D．cost9、A．hardly B．easily C．frequently D．normally10、A．money B．home C．contact D．power11、A．travelling B．a(chǎn)ppearing C．working D．signaling12、A．a(chǎn)dditional B．special C．bright D．colourful13、A．size B．importance C．position D．function14、A．pickup B．takeup C．holdup D．lightup15、A．reliable B．visible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．testable16、A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．moreover17、A．population B．education C．evolution D．conflict18、A．drawback B．breakthroughs C．technology D．economy19、A．doubt B．conclude C．worry D．a(chǎn)gree20、A．disturbance B．destruction C．satisfaction D．discussion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）ThisweekendIwasdelightedtoshowmyparentsaroundSeville,asthey1．(come)forashortbutsweetvisit.Althoughtheweatherwasn’tthebest,westillmade2．bestofourtimetogether.Beingreunitedwiththepeopleyouloveinanewplace3．(bring)excitement.Showingthemaroundthenewcitymakesyou4．(extraordinary)happy.Forexample,asSevilleisknownforflamenco(弗拉門科舞),Itookthemtoseeafamous5．(perform)myfriendsrecommendedtome,whichgaveussuchawonderfulvisualfeast.Furthermore,gettingtoshowyourvisitorstheplaces6．(appeal)toyouisapleasantfeeling,becauseyouareeagertoletthemknowwhereyoulovetospendyourtime.Youarelettingthemgetinvolved7．yournewlife.Alsoyouhavetheopportunity8．(show)yourbelovedonesthenewplacesthattheymayfallinlovewith.So,afteratwo-daytrip,Ifeelpleasedtohavehadthetimetoexplorethose9．(attraction)withmyparents.Iamalreadylookingforwardtotheirnextvisit10．IcanshowthemmoreofwhatSevilleoffersandwhatIamstillyettodiscover.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處錯誤。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、Lastweekend,myBritishfriend,Jim,spottedpaper-cuttingstandwhenwewerewanderingonthestreet、Hadneverseenpape—cuts,heimmediatelyboughtone、Therefore,thesellershookherheadatthemomentshesawthe100-yuan、noteJimhandedovertoher、Shehadno、changes!HowdisappointedJimwas!HewasabouttoquitwhileItookoutmycellphone,scantheQRcodeonthestandandpaidfiveyuan、Jimwasverysurprising、Iexplainedtoherthatnowadayswecouldpaywithacellphoneforalmosteverything、"Wow!"Jimsaid,"Thepaper-cutlooksgreat,andthepaymentmethodseemsevengreat!”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，在你校學(xué)習(xí)的英國交換生Kavin計劃寒假回國看望父母和朋友。他email你希望給他推薦幾件有中國特色的禮物帶回國。請根據(jù)題示給他寫一封電子郵件。主要內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦的禮物（中國結(jié)、剪紙、絲巾等）；2.推薦的理由；3.希望和祝愿。注意；1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。生詞：中國結(jié)——Chineseknot______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D7、B8、B9、D10、D11、A12、C13、A14、D15、B16、B17、C18、A19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、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.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoare