2022-2023學(xué)年山西省忻州高級(jí)中學(xué)高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)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(qǐng)按照題號(hào)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．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked2．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．a(chǎn)reofferedD．willbeoffered3．Itisthroughyearsofresearch________scientistshavediscoveredtherelationshipbetweensocialmediaaddictionanddepression.A．since B．before C．that D．when4．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what5．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．a(chǎn)mbiguousB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．a(chǎn)ggressive6．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased7．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup8．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen9．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win10．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．tookC．catered D．saw11．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot12．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though13．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof14．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing15．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．a(chǎn)ny16．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/17．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince18．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which19．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.20．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced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）DogswerelivingascompanionstotheearlysettlersofNorthAmericaover10,000yearsago.TheoldestdomesticdogsintheAmericaswerethoughttobearound9500yearsold.AngelaPerriofDurhamUniversity,UK,andhercolleagueshavecarriedoutfreshradiocarbondatingonthetwodogskeletonsthatgavethisdate,discoveredintheprehistoricKostersiteinIllinois,andfoundtheywereevenolder:around10,100yearsold.AthirddogfromanotherIllinoissitecalledStilwellIIwasolderstill，at10,190yearsold.ThatmakesittheoldestknowndomesticateddogintheAmericas.Theteamconcludedthatallthreedogsweredomesticatedastheirskeletonswerecompleteandunskinned,andsohadn’tbeenbutcheredforfood.Theyhadalsobeencarefollyburied,evidencetheywerevaluedbytheirowners.TheStilwellIIdog,whichprobablyresembledasmallEnglishsettler,wasunderwhatseemedtobethefloorofalivingarea.ItisunclearwhyittooksolongfortamedogstoarriveintheAmericas,giventhattheyweredomesticatedatleast14,000yearsagoinEurasia.Bythistime,peoplewerealreadymovingintoNorthAmericafromSiberia;thereisevidencesomereachedChile18,500yearsago.Geneticistshavefoundsignsofatleastthreewavesofmigrationoverthefollowingmillennia.Thereisnoevidencethatdomesticdogsaccompaniedthem.“Wedon’tknowifdogswerepartofthefirstwavesofimmigrationtotheAmericas”saysLucJanssensofGhentUniversityinBelgium.“Itcouldbeso,butnoarchaeologicalboneshaveyetbeenfound.”Itis“overwhelminglyprobable”thatsomeoftheearlysettlersdidbringdogstotheAmericas,buttheymaynothavehad“thetimeorthespiritualcompulsiontoburythem’％saysPatShipmanofPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.1、HowoldistheoldestknowndomesticdogintheAmericas?A．About9500years.B．About10,100years.C．10,190years.D．18,500years.2、Theunderlinedword“butchered”inthefourthparagraphcouldbereplacedby.A．killedB．boughtC．trainedD．raised3、WhatistheattitudetowardswhentamedogsarrivedintheAmericasinthelastthreeparagraphs?A．Undoubted.B．Unsure.C．Indifferent.D．Unconfident.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A．TheearliestdomesticdogintheAmericas.B．ThefirstdogarrivingintheAmericas.C．HowdogsweredomesticatedintheAmericas.D．WhentheoldestdogwasfoundintheAmericas.22．（8分）Flyingforalongtime,youfinallyarriveattheplacewhereyoucanrelax—yourhotelroom.Nowyouthrowyourbagonthebed,turnontheTVandwatchaninternationalnewsprogrammeonasatellitechannelprobablyfromUKortheUSA．ThemaininternationalbroadcastersareBBCWorldandCNN.Withanaudienceofover1.5billionpeople,thesearepopularchannelsthatoffergood-qualitynewsprogrammes.Inbothcompanies,thejournalistsareexperiencedwritersthatproducejournalismofahighstandard.However,therearealternativenewschannelswhichpeoplewatchbecausetheywantalesstraditionalornon-Westernviewonworldevents.RussiaTodayandAlJazeeraInternational,anArabiccompany,areinternationalchannelsthatbroadcastinEnglish.Bothcompaniessaytheygiveafreshviewonbigstories,andtheirexperiencedjournalistsoftenreportfromplaceswhereWesternjournalistsdonotwork,andsotheygiveusstoriesthatwedon’tnormallysee.TheInternetoffersmorevariety.OneWorldTVisanInternetsitewhereyoucanfindstoriesaboutthedevelopingworldandhumanrights,ratherthantheusualstoriesaboutUSpoliticsandbusiness.Thewritersforthiscompanyareoftenlocalpeoplewhowritethestoriesforfree.Thisnon-professionaljournalismisincreasing,anditcertainlyoffersmorechoices.Thisincreaseincitizenjournalismmeansthatyoucanwritethenews,too.Mainnewsbroadcastersoftenusephotographsandstoriesthatmembersofthegeneralpublicsendtothem,especiallywhenthereisadramaticbreakingnewsstory.Besidesthis,someblogsarepopularsourcesofnews,andthewebsiteNowPublicletsyouwritestoriesusinginformationyoucangetfromanywhere,includingsiteslikeYoutube,FlickrandTwitter.1、Thefirstparagraphismeantto.A．offerasuggestionB．giveawarningC．explainareasonD．introducethetopic2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatmoreandmorepeoplewill.A．prefertoreadlocalnewsB．paymoreattentiontoworldnewsC．startacareerincitizenjournalismD．giveupwatchingTVnewsprogrammes3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLatestLocalNewsB．MoreChoicesforNewsC．TheEndofTVNewsD．TraditionalWorldNews23．（8分）Stainedglass(彩色玻璃)artistscreatedifferentdesignsbymakingcutsontheglassto“score”itandthenbreakingoffthepatternthattheywanttouseinthefinishedproduct.Themostdifficultcutinstainedglassiscalledaninsidecut.Basically,it’sacurved(彎曲的)linewhereyouthrowawaythepartinsideofthecurve.Theproblemwithinsidecutsisthattheedgesofthecurvetendtobreakoffwhenthepiecesofscoredglassarebrokenapart.Astheartisttalkedaboutinsidecuts,hesaid,“Theglasswillbreakintopiecesifyoutrytocuttoomuchoffatonce.Thebestwaytodoaninsidecutistosliceoffsmallercurvespiece-by-piece.Infact,it’snotjustthebestwaytodoit,butit’stheonlywaytodoit.”Howmanytimesdoyoutrytomakeabigchangeandcuttheentirepieceatonce?Weconvinceourselvesthatwecandothisallthetime.We’llcommittotransformingourdietovernightorwegetinspiredtolaunchabusinessinaweekendorwefinallygetmotivatedtoworkoutandpushourselvestotheedgeofburningout.Whynotapproachyourgoalsanddreamslikeastainedglassartist?Startingbyslicingashallowcurveandbreakingasmallpieceoff,youcutaslightlydeepercurveandbreakthatoffuntilyouhaveyourfullinsidecut.Byslowlycuttingdeeperanddeepercurves,youpreventtheglassfrombreakingasitchangesshape.Ofcourse,changeisn’teasy—nomatterhowyoudoit.Slowgainsareboring,butifwekeepmakingsmallimprovements,thenprettysoonwewillendupwithabeautifulmasterpieceonourhandsinsteadofabunchofbrokenpieces.1、Whyisaninsidecutbelievedtobemostdifficult?A．Itneedsaone-and-onlydesign.B．Itcallsfornothingbutinspiration.C．Theedgesofthecurvebreakeasily.D．Theglassinsidethecurveiseasilybroken.2、Whatmistakesareeasilymadeaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Beingtooeagertomakeimprovements.B．Beingtooworriedaboutthefinaloutcome.C．Tryingtomakeacompletechangeallatonce.D．Tryingtofocusonprogressinsteadofachievements.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbysaying“slicingashallowcurve”？A．Movingforwardwithaclearaim.B．Startingslowandimprovinglittlebylittle.C．Developinganewhabitwithgreatdetermination.D．Handlingsomethingmajorfirstandignoretheminorpart.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofstainedglass.B．Tointroducetheskillofaninsidecut.C．Toappreciatedesignsofstainedglassartists.D．Tosharehisopinionsonhowtomakeachange.24．（8分）Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodemrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步機(jī)).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournaloftheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B．Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.C．Runninginmodemrunningshoescouldhavemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D．Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.2、Howmanyorganizationsareinvolvedinthetwostudies?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.3、Howdidtheresearchersdothetwostudies?A．Bypractising.B．Bycomparing.C．Byquestioning.D．Byreasoning.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Walkinginhighheelscouldhavefewerseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B．Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.C．Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.D．Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.25．（10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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth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）MysistercalledtheotherdayandtoldmehowsadshewasfeelingaboutMother'sDaythisyear.1,IwastakenbysurprisebecauseMayfeelssofaraway.Ifeltinstantly2becauseIhadn'tthoughtaboutmymotherinawhile.Andthat's3whenitoccurredtomethatour4doesn’talwaysfollowacalendar.Afterourmotherdied,Ispentagooddealoftime5herinfrontofherphoto.Itenabledmeto6conversationswithherthatwere7tome.Irememberdesiringtobepickedupthephoneonmanyoccasionsto8somegoodnewsorgetheradvice,onlytobe9.Now,Isimplytalktoherinmyhead.Herphotohasbecomea10ofherspiritandI'mgladshe'sthere.Mysister,Ellen,saidthatthisisa11difficultyearforherandsheistryingto12why.Shesoundedimpatientwithherself,1313yearsshouldbeenoughtimeto"getpast”beingsadonMother’sDay.Thetruthis,thatforme,everyyearis14.Attimes,whentheTVcommercials.advertisementsandlocalstoresabsolutelybombuswithfairytalesofflowersandchocolateandjewelry,Igetangry:15thesesameremindersleavemefeeling16formywonderfulmom,recalling(回憶)hergenerosityandseriousstyle.Shewasalwaysatrooper.AndsometimesIdon’t17anyofitatall.AsEllenandItalked,sheseemedtocometoacertain18.ShewasgoingtobeoutofthecountryonbusinessonMother’sDay,withoutherhusbandoranyfamilyaroundWithoutthepresenceofthis19,sheworriedaboutbeing20.ButshedecidedthatitwouldbeOK.Deepinourheart,Mumhasalwaysbeenwithus.1、A．Atlength B．Atintervals C．Atrandom D．Atfirst2、A．disturbed B．depressed C．guilty D．a(chǎn)nnoyed3、A．exactly B．merely C．eventually D．initially4、A．sorrow B．hesitation C．curiosity D．enthusiasm5、A．staringat B．debatingwith C．talkingto D．relyingon6、A．switchon B．carryon C．spyon D．decideon7、A．secure B．ordinary C．meaningful D．skillful8、A．request B．a(chǎn)dmit C．obtain D．share9、A．a(chǎn)stonished B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．motivated10、A．symbol B．signal C．sign D．mark11、A．normally B．basically C．particularly D．generally12、A．squeezeout B．sortout C．ruleout D．figureout13、A．evenif B．a(chǎn)sif C．incase D．nowthat14、A．brilliant B．fortunate C．a(chǎn)pparent D．different15、A．Occasionally B．Frequently C．Naturally D．Actually16、A．concerned B．grateful C．eager D．a(chǎn)nxious17、A．putupwith B．tryoutfor C．takechargeof D．payattentionto18、A．selection B．decision C．compromise D．conclusion19、A．support B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ppreciation D．courage20、A．shocked B．scared C．lonely D．nervous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）AreporterfromJiangsuProvincewenttoAustraliaandsomeother1．(country)withhisfatherfora3-monthtrip.Hisfatherspentmostofhislife2．(work)inthefield.Thesonstartedthe3．(amaze)tripswithhisfatheraroundtheworldbecausehisfatherhadcancer---aseriousillness.Thereporterwanted4．(take)hisfathertotravel,hopingthathisfathercanfindhisyoungerselfinhislastdays.They5．(travel)morethan13,000kilometersandtookover110,000pictureson6．(they)tripstodifferentcountries.Well,amiraclehappenedduringthe“rebirth”trips.7．theirsurprise,hisfathergotbetterfromillnessandbecamemoreopen-hearted.Heeventaughthimselftoplay8．violin,andthen9．(gradual)heplayeditverywell,10．encouragedhimalot.NowheisexpectinganothertriptoAfrica.Heisthemoststylishdadever.Timecarves(雕刻)hisfacebutyouthflowsinhisblood.Thisistherealstyle.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）ThismorningIwenttoanearbyfoodstoretobuysomebreads、Afterthemaninthestorepackingthebreadinasmallbagforme,Ibegantowalkhomewithbaginmyhand、OnthewayImetmynext-doorneighbor,MissWang,thatwaswalkingherdog、Wegreetedwitheachotherandbegintotalkabouttheweather、Asweweretalking,hisdogcameupatthebaginmyhandthoughthebreadgaveoffadelicioussmell、Asaresult,someofthebreadfelltothegroundorthedogbegantoenjoyit、Fiveminuteslate,Iwasbackatthestoretobuybreadagain、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）4月23日是世界讀書日。假定你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友John來信詢問你校讀書日的相關(guān)活動(dòng)，請(qǐng)給他寫一封回信。內(nèi)容包括：1.主題：誦讀經(jīng)典名著，傳承中華文化；2.活動(dòng)安排；3.活動(dòng)的意義。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好。參考詞匯：經(jīng)典名著classicsDearJohn,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

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、C4、D5、A6、C7、D8、D9、B10、B11、B12、B13、D14、B15、A16、B17、B18、A19、B20、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、C2、A3、B4、A22、1、D2、C3、B23、1、C2、C3、B4、D24、1、A2、D3、B4、D25、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(xiàng)全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousb