2023屆甘肅省靖遠高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析2

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準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．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard2．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken3．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought4．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon5．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush6．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．however7．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion8．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should9．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)gainstC．throughD．over10．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it11．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished12．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone13．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone14．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed15．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so16．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though17．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what18．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．a(chǎn)dmission B．pensionC．a(chǎn)llowance D．commission19．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．isthere D．a(chǎn)rethere20．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat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）Forthefirsttimeeverscientistspreparetosetabouta3-year-longproject，theNektonMission，toexploretheIndianOceananddocumentchangestakingplacebeneaththewavesthatcouldaffectthesurroundingregionoverthecomingdecades.Theambitiousexplorationteamwillreachoneofthelastmajorunexploredfrontiersontheplanet，avastbodyofwaterthat’salreadyfeelingtheeffectsofglobalwarmingwithrisingwatertemperaturesdamagingitscoralreefs(珊瑚礁).UnderstandingtheIndianOcean’secosystemisimportantnotjustforthespeciesthatliveinit，butalsoforthe2.5billionpeoplelivingintheregion.TheNektonMissionissupportedbymorethan4organizations.Researcherswillspendsevenweekssurveyingunderwaterlife，maptheseafloor，anddropsensors(傳感器)todepthsofupto6，560feetintheseasaroundtheSeychelles.TheSeychellesaimstobecomealeaderinthedevelopmentofa“blueeconomy”thatdrawsontheresourcesoftheocean.Itreliesonfishingandtourism，buthaslatelyalsobeenexploitingoilandgasfrombeneaththeseafloor.“Ouroceanisundergoingrapidecologicaltransformationbyhumanactivities.TheNektonMissionisvitaltohelpusbetterknowouroceanspaceandresourcestomakewisedecisions.Onlywhenweknowwhatwehaveintheoceanandwhatisitsvaluecallweproperlydecidewhattoexploitandwhattoleaveuntouched，”saidJumeau，theSeychelles’ambassadortotheUN.ThemissionwillconductfurtherdivesinotherpartsoftheIndianOceanoverthreeyears.Theresearchersexpecttodiscovernewspeciesandsendvideostotheworldbysatellite.Theresearchwillprovideinformationforasummit(峰會)abouttheIndianOceanplannedforlate2021.1、WhydothescientistsplantoexploretheIndianOcean?A．Tosavetheendangeredcreatureslivinginthesea.B．Todiscoverthedamagemankindhasdonetotheocean.C．Tomakethebestuseofthenaturalresourcesinthesea.D．Toprotectitsspeciesandpeoplelivingaroundtheregion.2、WhichisnotincludedinthetaskstobecarriedoutaroundtheSeychelles?A．Drawingmapsoftheseafloor. B．Findingtreasuresunderthesea.C．Puttingsensorsintothedeepsea. D．Studyingunderwaterlife.3、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheNek-tonMission?A．ItwillextendbeyondtheIndianOcean.B．Itwillbenefitalotfrom“blueeconomy”.C．Itwillcontributetothe2021conference.D．Itwillfindsolutionstoglobalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefurthetext?A．ScientistsAretoExploretheIndianOceanB．TheSeychellesAimstoBuilda“BlueEconomy”C．EffectsofGlobalWarmingonMarineEcosystemD．IndianOcean:theLastUnexploredFrontieronthePlanet22．（8分）Abillionairehasrecentlymadeoneofthebiggestcharitable（慈善的）donationstoauniversityinChina’shistory.ChenTianqiaodonated$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech)tohelpadvancedbrainresearch.Thedonationwillbespentdeepeningtheunderstandingofhowthebrainworks.Chenhasbeeninterestedtobrainresearch,believingitcanshapetheindustriessuchasartificialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishugedonationhascausedheateddiscussingamongChinesescholarsandinternetusersalike.Manycriticizedhimforchoosingtogivemoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthanhomeinstitutesforbrainresearch,whicharedevelopingfastandareontracktocatchupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistatPekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.Others,however,supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedtoChineseresearchinstitutions.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproducesmoreefficientresults.Inaddition,theresultsoftheresearchbenefitnotonlytheAmericanpeople,butalsotherestoftheworld.AsimilarcontroversialcasestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiyi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15milliontoHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents.ManybelievethatChinaisstillbehindinthemanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinesecharitydonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryofdonatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonorswhowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.Theyneedself-reflection,ratherthanenvy.1、WhydidChen’sdonationdrawcriticism?A．ItwasnotgiventoaChineseuniversity.B．ItwasoneofthelargesttoCaltech.C．ItwasnotusedefficientlyintheUSA．D．Itwasusedinbrainresearch.2、WhatisthereasonforsomepeopleinfavorofChen’schoice?A．TheChinesearejusttooenviousB．TheachievementswillbenefitthewholeworldC．CaltechisauniversitywithalongerhistoryD．ThefundcanhelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents3、Whatisthenauthor’spurposetomentionPanShiyiinthepassage?A．TosuggesttheenthusiasmofthebillionairesB．ToshowoffgenerosityofthebillionairesC．ToinformChinesestudentsarepooratacademyD．Tostressthedisagreementoverdonatingabroad.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheChineseuniversitiesshoulddotogetmorefund?A．exploreartificialintelligenceB．developefficientsystemsC．growfastandcatchupwiththeUSD．educatemorehonestgraduates23．（8分）Bornin1995orlater,alotofGenZ-ersareenteringintoadulthoodandwillsoonjointheworkforce.HavinggrownupwiththeInternet,theyaresaidtobe“tech-savvy”andmadaboutsocialmedia.Theyliveinamoretolerantearwhengaymarriageisbeinglegalizedinmoreandmoresocieties.Butthey’vealsowitnessedtheriseofglobalterrorism.MostpeoplewillagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGenZandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyare.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhowerehookeduptosocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahavechangedthewayGenZ-ersinteractwitheachotherandhowtheygetandprocessinformation.“Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives,”HannahPayne,an18-year-oldUCLAstudentandlifestyleblogger,wasquotedbyTheNewYorkTimesassaying.“Icanalmostatthesameinstantcreateadocument,editit,postaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephone,allfrotheuser-friendlyinterfaceofmyiPhone.”“GenZtakesininformationinstantaneously,”sheadded,“andlosesinterestjustasfast.”GenZ-ersmayhaveashorterattentionspanthanagoldfish,buttheyareconscientious(認真盡責的)andcivic-minded(有公德心的).Theyareenteredtheiradulthood,accompaniedbytheeconomicdownturnandglobalterrorismandtheyhavetheireyesopenfromtheverybeginning.TheGuardianalsonotesthatyoungpeopleintheUKarebecomingmoreactiveinpolitics.AccordingtoaBritishElectionStudythatiscitedbythenewspaper,anestimated58percentof18-to-24-year-oldvotedinthe2015generalelectionintheUK,asignificantjumpfromthe38percentturnoutamongthesameagegroupin2005.Votingisjustonewayofmakingone’svoiceheard.TheEuropeanCommissionhasfoundthat“youngpeopleregardvotingasoneoptionamongmany,andtheyshowtheirpoliticalengagementinmanydifferent,issue-specificwaysthatcanpotentiallyinfluencepoliciesmoredirectly”.1、Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat__________.A．GenZhasbecomeamainstreamofthesocietyB．itisstillunacceptableforgaystogetmarriedinsomesocietiesC．globalterrorismoccurslessoftenthanbeforeD．InternetandintelligentmobilephoneshavedominatedGenZ’slife2、WhichofthefollowingcannotcharacterizeGenZ-ers?A．TheyarehighlyconnectedbymeansofsocialmediaB．TheyanaccessandprocessinformationinamoreadvancedwayC．TheyaregoingthroughanagefreefromcareandworryD．Theyholdnolastinginterestinthings3、HowdoesGenZobtaininformationaccordingtoHannahPayne?A．DirectlyB．SurprisinglyC．ConvenientlyD．Independently4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．There’sasignificantdropofyoungvoters’engagementingeneralelectioninUKin2015B．TheyounggenerationisgettingmoreandmoreactiveinrunningforgovernorsC．YoungpeoplewilldirectlydecidepolicymakingD．Votinginpoliticalelectionscanhelpyoungpeopleexpresstheirstandpoint24．（8分）AfewyearsagoIhadan“aha!”momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,andwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’soffice,Iwaspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff,thesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof“RFW”.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,abookbyFlorey.Sheshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.1、Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting?A．Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.B．Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassobeautiful.C．Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassoterrible.D．Hestillhadalotofworktodo.2、Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto________.A．talkmoreabouthandwritingB．takemorenotesonworkdaysC．knowbetteroneanother’shandwritingD．communicatebetterwithoneanother3、Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes________.A．a(chǎn)rehardertoteachinschoolsB．a(chǎn)ttractmoreattentionC．a(chǎn)reusedonlybetweenfriendsD．carrymoremessage4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A．thinksitimpossibletoteachhandwritingB．doesnotwanttolosehandwritingC．putstheblameonthecomputerD．doesnotagreewithFlorey25．（10分）ConstructiononKnolly'sTunnelbeganin1896，anditwasopenedonAugust13th，1898bythemanitwasnamedafter--SirClementC．Knolly，ActingGovernorofTrinidad．ItlinkedRioClarowithPortofSpain．Itsarchitectureisstilladmiredandstudiedtoday，andmanyareamazedthatKnolly'sTunnelhasstooduptotheearth'smovementoversomanyyears．Muchresearchisbeingdoneonthetunnel．AtthetopofKnolly'sTunnelarecottagescoveredwithleaves，wherevisitorscansitandenjoythebeautyofnature．StandingatthebeginningofKnolly'sTunnel，youcanseenothingbutthetinylightattheend．Thetraintrackshavebeenremovedandreplacedwithsmallstones．Visitorscandrivethroughthetunnelorwalkthrough，butshoulddosoingroupsforsafety．Intheolddays，therewerenolights，butnowtherearestreetlightsonthewaytothetunnel，thoughnotinside．Onyourwayin，youmaynoticesomemanholesonthewallsofthetunnel．Thesewerethereforindividualstostepintoforsafetyasthetrainpassed．Knolly'sTunnelcanbeaccessedthroughTabaquiteandthroughMitchellGap．Theroadwasrecentlyimproved，butisbetterwhenyouenterfromTabaquite，andtherearesignsontheroaddirectingyoutoKnolly'sTunnel．OnthedrivetoKnolly'sTunneltherearetwoothercottageswherevisitorscansitandjustenjoynature．Atthesiteitself，thereisnothingtopurchasetoeatordrink，butinTabaquitethereareseveralbars，arestaurant，andfoodoutlets．Agasstationandahealthcentrearealsocloseby．Forthosewhoadmirearchitecture，Knolly'sTunnelisamust-seewhenvisitingTrinidad．Forthenaturelovers，thereisnobetterplaceforthemtobeandforthehistorians，theycanwalkordrivethroughKnolly'sTunnelknowingthatmanyofourancestorstoiled（workedhard）onitsstructure．SowhenyouvisitTrinidad，don'tforgettotakealookatKnolly'sTunnel!1、Knolly'sTunnelisspecialin______．A．itsenvironment B．itsfunctionC．itslocation D．itsarchitecture2、Theunderlinedword"site"intheparagraph4refersto______．A．Trinidad B．TabaquiteC．MitchellGap D．Knolly'sTunnel3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？______A．TosuggestavisittoKnolly'sTunnel．B．TointroducethehistoryofKnolly'sTunnel．C．ToevaluatethevalueofKnolly'sTunnel．D．TowitnessthechangeofKnolly'sTunnel4、Thepassageaboveisprobablytakenfrom______．A．a(chǎn)geographytextbook B．a(chǎn)traveljournalC．a(chǎn)sportsreport D．a(chǎn)healthandfitnessmagazine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）Ourteacherstriedteachingusaboutdeathduringnursingtraining.Asastudentnurse,IknewIwouldseedeathinmy1.Ihadnoideaofthe2itwouldhaveonme,3.ThefirstpersonIsawdiewasanelderlyman,John,whohadbeen4forweeks.Hisheartwas5andthehealth－careteamwaskeepinghimcomfortableand6hissymptoms.Hehadstoppedspeakingdaysbeforebutwasstillawakeattimes,andhis7whenwespoketohimwasbeautiful.WhenIcameontothe8onemorning,thenightstaffsaidhehaddeteriorated(惡化)overnightandhad9lefttoleave.AtrainednurseandIgavehimabedbath,shavedhimandchangedhissheets.ForthenextsixhoursI10hishandandtalkedtohim.Thedoctorcameinregularlyandaskedifheneededmorepainreliefbutheseemed11mostofthetime.Heonly12openedhiseyestosmileatme.Earlyintheafternoonthenursecamebackinandwewashedhisfaceand13hishair.Asshewasjustabouttoleavetheroom,shestrokedhishairandsaid:“OhJohn,just14.”Minuteslater,hedid.Ithasbeen20yearssinceJohn’sdeath.Ihaveseen15deathsinmytimenursing.Ihaveseenstaffgofarbeyondthe16oftheirjobsto17thatapatienthasasgoodadeathaspossible.Iremembersomeoftheotherfaces,butnoneisquiteas18asJohn’s.He,andtheprofessionalswhowere19him,taughtmethatit20howwetreatthosewhoaredying.1、A．life B．career C．mind D．family2、A．impact B．difference C．reflection D．a(chǎn)ffection3、A．instead B．regardless C．therefore D．however4、A．insisting B．challenging C．struggling D．recovering5、A．striking B．failing C．beating D．a(chǎn)ging6、A．comforting B．decreasing C．disappearing D．relieving7、A．face B．eyes C．smile D．expression8、A．ward B．classroom C．hospital D．department9、A．days B．hours C．minutes D．seconds10、A．held B．reached C．hugged D．touched11、A．silent B．painful C．peaceful D．a(chǎn)nxious12、A．frequently B．occasionally C．hardly D．easily13、A．combed B．tied C．washed D．smelt14、A．comeon B．passaway C．letgo D．goaway15、A．priceless B．constant C．considerate D．countless16、A．qualifications B．a(chǎn)bility C．expectations D．exception17、A．pretend B．a(chǎn)ssume C．believe D．ensure18、A．beautiful B．vivid C．pale D．scary19、A．caringfor B．lookingfor C．bringingup D．cheeringup20、A．trains B．works C．influences D．matters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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.AtwistoffateWhenTamaraRabimetAdrianaScottatalocalMcDonald’srestaurant,theirliveschangedforever.“Ididn’tknowwhattosay1．‘hi’.Iwasjustsoshocked--itwaslikeseeingmyself,”saysAdriana.TheywerebothstudentsatneighbouringuniversitiesinLongIsland,NewYork,andtheyhadgrownuponly30kilometresapart.Theysharedabirthday,theywereexactlythesameheightandbothlovedhiphop.Butthemostimportantthing2．wassharedbetweenthemwasthesameMexicanmother.Bothgirlsgrewupknowingthattheirmother3．(give)themupforadoptionwhentheywereborn,buttheyhadnoidea4．theyhadatwinsister.Then,JustinLattore,afriendofAdriana’s,wenttoTamara’stwentiethbirthdayparty.WhenhewalkedinandsawTamara,hardly5．hebelievehiseyes.“Iwasjustshocked--shelookedsomuchlikeAdriana,”saysJustin.Thenitgotclear--theyhadtobesisters.Infact,Tamarahadalreadynoticedthatstrangersonheruniversitycampusoftensmiledandsaidhello,clearly6．(mistake)herforsomeoneelse.Followingthebirthday,JustinputthetwogirlsintouchandtheyarrangedtheMcDonald’smeetingbyemail.“7．shecametowardsme,shewaswalkinglikeme,talkinglikeme,”saysTamara.“Wehavethesamemannerisms,thesameinterestsandgotthesamegradesatschool,”addsAdriana.Thegirlevendiscoveredthataschildrentheyhadoftenhadthesamenightmareofareallyloudnoise8．(follow)byaveryquietone.Theyhadanothersadfactoracommon.9．oftheiradoptivefathershaddiedafewyearsbeforetheymet.Nowthetwinsarefinishingtheirstudies,andtheymeetoften.“Ifeelshe’smysister,butourrelationshiprightnowismorelikefriends,”saysTamara.She’soptimisticandexcitedthattheirfutureswillbetogether.“Wewillalwayshaveeachother.Wedon’thaveanyotherbrothersandsisters--wearesure10．(grow)oldtogether!”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。作文中共有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。Idon’trememberexacthowoldIwaswhenIbegantorideabike、IonlyrememberedhowIpracticedridingabikeinearlyyears、WhenIfirstsuccessfullyrodeabike,thatremainsavividmemory,mybrotherhelpedmewithholdingthebackseatofthebikewhenIwasriding、“Wow,Ididit!”criedI,assoonashenoticedIwasridingwithouthishandsholdit!Ilearntquickly,andsoon,eventhoughmyfeetwerenottouchingtheground,butIwasabletocyclearoundsixkilo