2025屆安徽省潛山市第二中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)第一學(xué)期期末復(fù)習(xí)檢測(cè)模擬試題含解析

2025屆安徽省潛山市第二中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)第一學(xué)期期末復(fù)習(xí)檢測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)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(hào)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(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)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(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)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．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while2．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited3．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where4．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.5．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．who D．that6．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient7．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard8．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none9．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．a(chǎn)mused B．a(chǎn)musingC．a(chǎn)muse D．toamuse10．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept11．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless12．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion13．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking14．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon15．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．a(chǎn)roundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon16．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently17．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout18．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended19．We___havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t20．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor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）PeopleYou’veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisblood1,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗體)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳燈絲),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients’roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn’tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives－thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．AlexanderGrahamBell.B．LewisLatimer.C．ThomasEdison.D．NilsBohlin.2、What’sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.B．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.C．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilymembers.D．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.3、Whatwasdrivers’initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theyrefusedtouseit.B．Theyweresatisfiedwithit.C．Theyweresurprisedatit.D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.22．（8分）ASouthKoreanmanandthe21ducklingshehasbeenraisingashischildreneversincetheyhatchedhavebeenbreakingtheinternetwiththeiramazingbond.Avideothatrecentlywentviralinthewesternworldshowsthecutebirdsfollowingtheir“mother”onamountainhikeandlisteningtohiseverycommand.Themiddle-agedman,whosenameisnotrevealedinthevideo,hasbeentakingcareofhis21ducklingseversincetheywereeggs,makingsuretheincubation(孵化)periodwentsmoothly,andevenhelpingthetinybirdsbreakthroughtheirshellwhenitcametimetohatch.Hewasthefirstthingtheylaideyesoninthisworld,andhehasremainedthemostimportantfigureintheirlivessince.Ducklingsnaturallyfollowtheirmotheraround,andsincethemanwastheonewhoactedastheirmother,thesebirdsfollowhimeverywhere,evenupamountain.Tothemit’sonlynatural,butthemiddle-agedmanconsidersittrainingandconditioningforthetimewhenhefinallyreleasesthemintothewild.Hewouldlovetoraisethemallaspets,butknowsthatwouldn’tbeidealforhimorthebirds,sohe’smakingsurethattheyarestrongenoughtosurviveinthewild.Thevideoshowstheducksfollowingthemiddle-agedmanashehikesupamountainoutsideSeoul,stoppingwheneverhedoesandrefusingtofollowanyoneelse,eveniftheygivethesame“l(fā)et’sgo”commandtheirhumanmotherdoes.Unlesstheyhearhisvoiceandseehimmoving,theydon’tbudge.It’sactuallyquiteremarkable.Imean,it’sonethingtoseedogsactinglikethis,butducklings?That’ssomethingelse.Whileit’snotclearwhatthemandoesforaliving,I’mprettysurehehasalotofexperiencewithducks,asatonepointherevealsacertificatefor“fatherofducklings”dated2005.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthevideo?A．Theducklingsjustbrokethroughtheirshells.B．Themanaccidentallysavedsomeducklings.C．Theducklingsjustobeyedthemannaturally.D．Themantookprideinhisducklings.2、What’stheman’spurposeofraisingtheducklings?A．Tomakealivingbyperforming.B．Tofilmavideotoattractattention.C．Tofreethemintothewildoneday.D．Tomakeacontributiontoabirdreserve.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“budge”inParagraph4?A．Attack. B．Move.C．End. D．Struggle.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．“Father”and“mother”ofcutepetsB．Manraisesducklingsashis“children”C．DucklingsalsoregardedasgoodpetsD．Amazingbondbetweenmanandanimals23．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience24．（8分）UnexpectedMeetingTheelephantslefttheshade,crossedanopenpieceofgrassbetweenbushes,andcametowardsthemud-poolwheremytruckwasparked.Onebyonetheyarrivedontheshore,but,justastheyseemedtobeabouttobatheintheinvitingmuddyliquid,theybecameawareofthesilenttruckwithitssmellofman.Theleadingelephantmerelyspreadherearsandcautiouslybackedaway,takingtheyoungelephantswithher.Asmallermotherelephantcontinuedtostandnexttothepool,however,swingingherlongtrunkandswayingherheadfromsidetoside,alwayskeepinganeyeonthetruck.Thebabyelephantbehindherhelduphishead,wavinghistrucktosamplethesuspicioussmellinthewind.Themotherelephantseemedtobeuncertainaboutwhethertocomeonandinvestigatethetruckortobackawaywiththeothers.Finallyshemadeuphermindandslowlyadvancedonthetruck.Herearswerehalfout,andhertrunkmovedinquiringlytowardsthevehicleandthenbackunderherstomachinaswing.Iwasamazedbythiscloseapproach.NeverbeforehadIbeenabletoseethehairinessaroundthejaw,norsmellthewarmscentofelephantwhichnowreachedmeinconcentratedwaves.Themotherelephant’sstepswereslowbutdetermined,andbroughthertowithinacoupleofmetresofme.Shegavetheimpressionofbeingintenselycuriousaboutthismetalobjectwhichhadappearedinherworldandbehavedasifitwereitselfananimals.Iwonderedhowfarshewouldacceptthesituationand,ifafterallthecenturiesofmenkillingelephants,shewouldeverallowmetoapproachheronfoot.Tobeabletomovefreelyamongtheelephantswithouttheirmindingwasanexcitingthought,butIcertainlydidnotexpectitwouldeverbepossible.1、Ithadbeentheelephants’intentionto.A．a(chǎn)voidthemudB．swiminthepoolC．feedonthegrassD．lieinthesunshine2、Thepresenceoftheauthorandhisvehicle.A．wasnotnoticedbythenearbyelephantsB．madetheleadingelephantsuspiciousC．madetheadultelephantscuriousD．frightenedalltheelephantsaway3、Whilehewatchedthemotherelephantapproaching,theauthor.A．foundthesmellveryunpleasantB．wasimpressedbytheelephant’ssizeC．sawdetailshehadnotnoticedbeforeD．wasworriedthattheelephantsweretooclose4、Theauthordidnotexpecthewouldeverbeableto.A．shoottheelephantsB．touchtheelephantsC．drivehistruckclosetotheelephantsD．walkaboutfreelyneartheelephants25．（10分）MyfatherwasataxidriverbutIamaking—KingRenato,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandonFunchalharbour.It’sinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419;CaptainCookoncecamehere.In1903,thePortuguesegovernmentdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuildaharborport,sothekingsoldthelandtoawealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsago,thefamilydecidedtosellitforjust€25,000(￡19,500).IdecidedtobuyitthoughIhadnomoney—Iwasjustanartteacher.Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,buttheyallthoughtIwascrazytowanttobuywhatisactuallyalargerock;ithasasmallcave,aplatformontop,andnoelectricityorrunningwater.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmysavingstogetherandboughtit.WhenthekingofPortugaloriginallysoldtheislandin1903,heandallthegovernorssignedadocument,sellingallthe“possessionsandthedominions(領(lǐng)土)”oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit—Icouldstartarestaurant,oracinema,butnobodythoughtthatsomeonewouldwanttostartacountry.Sothat’swhatIdid:IdecidedthatthiswouldnolongerbejustarockontheportofFunchal.Itwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroomhouse.AfterIboughtit,thegovernorofMadeiraaskedtobuymyisland.Ofcourse,Isaidno.HesaidthatunlessIsolditbacktothestate,hewouldn’tletmeconnecttoanyelectricity.ButIhaveasolarpanelandasmallwindmill,andmaybeinthefutureIwillbeabletogeneratepowerfromtheoceanaroundPontinha.1、Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbymentioninghisfather?A．Hehadaroyalfamily.B．Helovedhisfamily.C．Hewasnotabornking.D．Hewasnotagooddriver.2、Whosoldtheislandtotheauthor?A．APortugueseking.B．Anartteacher.C．TheBlandyfamily.D．CaptainCook.3、Howdidthewriterstartthecountry?A．Hediscoveredtheisland.B．Hefoundbusinesssupporters.C．Hewassupportedbycitizensintheisland.D．Hetookadvantageoftheofficialdocument.4、WhatcanweinferaboutthecountryPontinha?A．Itwasatinyisland.B．Aharborportwasbuiltonit.C．Itwasawealthyland.D．Lifetherewasveryconvenient.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）Aladywantedabirthdaygiftfromherhusband.Formanymonthsshehadlikedabeautiful1,andknowingherhusbandcould2it,shetoldhimthatwasallshewanted.Onthemorningofthe3husbandtoldherhow4hewastohavesuchagoodwife,andhowmuchhelovedher.He5herbeautifulgiftpackage(盒).Sheopeneditand6aBible.7,sheraisedhervoiceandsaidtoherhusband."Withallyourmoney,yougivemeaBible?"Shewasso8thatshelefthim.Manyyearspassedandtheladywasvery9inbusiness.Sheownedtwolargecompanies.She10herhusbandwasveryold,andthoughtperhapssheshouldgoto11him.Butbeforeshecould,she12alettertellingherthathehaddied,andgaveallofhispossessions(財(cái)產(chǎn))toher.Sheneededtocomeback13takecareofthings.Whenshearrivedathishouse,sadness14herheart.Shesawthestillnew15,justshehadleftityearsbefore.With16sheopeneditandbegantoturnthepages.Aring17fromBibletotheflooranda18couldbeseen.Shepickeditupandfounditwastheringshewantedinthosedays.Andonthecardwasthedateofherbirth,andthewords"LOVEYOUALWAYS”.19yourgiftisnotpackagedthewayyouwantit,it'sbecauseitisbetterpackaged!Alwaysappreciatelittlethings;theyusuallyleadyoutobiggerthingsintheworld!Thebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouchedfortheymustbefeltwiththe20.1、A．watch B．ring C．coat D．box2、A．a(chǎn)fford B．like C．design D．guess3、A．holiday B．performance C．meeting D．birthday4、A．kind B．proud C．sorry D．brave5、A．lent B．gave C．a(chǎn)sked D．moved6、A．found B．carried C．missed D．held7、A．Politely B．Lightly C．Patiently D．Angrily8、A．calm B．disappointed C．grateful D．careless9、A．sad B．lonely C．successful D．poor10、A．realized B．wondered C．hoped D．explained11、A．help B．visit C．understand D．catch12、A．received B．passed C．wrote D．sent13、A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．so14、A．covered B．broke C．filled D．left15、A．car B．Bible C．letter D．table16、A．smiles B．tears C．laughter D．interests17、A．hid B．disappeared C．made D．dropped18、A．book B．card C．pen D．flower19、A．If B．But C．And D．So20、A．hand B．eye C．heart D．face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）AdanceteamfromAtlanta,US,usedthebeautifulJiangsufolksongJasmineFlower(Molihua)intheirperformanceontheTVshowAmazingChinese.Thesong1．(compose)duringtheQingDynasty(AD1616-1912),wasoneofthefirstChinese2．(song)tobecomepopularabroad.Thetrueoriginofthesong,whichhasmanyregionalvariations,wasn’tdiscovered3．twoscholarspublishedanarticle,whichshowedthehistorybetweenthefolksongandYangzhouDitty(小調(diào)),4．old-fashionedtypeoffolkmusic.ThepopularityofthesongmakesitasymboltopresentChineseculture5．theworldstage.Aworld-famousItaliancomposeraddedthesongtohisoperaTurandot.6．(appear)intheopera’sfirstpublicperformancein1926helpedimprove7．(it)globalfame.Intheclosingceremonyofthe2004AthensOlympics,aChinesegirl8．(instant)impressedaudiencewithherwonderfulsingingofthesong.It9．(choose)asmusicplayedattheawardceremonyinthe2008BeijingOlympics,bringingusbothnational10．(proud)andgreatartisticenjoyment.第四部分寫(xiě)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(xiě)的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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。WhenIwashavingsupperlastsummer,Isawwhitecatintheyard、ItwassocutethatIcouldn’thelpplaywithit、Itwasnervousatfirst,andsoonwebecamegoodfriends、Onedaywhenitjumpedtomyroom,Idecidedtogaveitawarmbath,becauseitfurwasdirty、Astimegoesby,theweatherturnedtocoldgradually、Ithadtoleavetofindawarmlyplace,anditwouldcontinueitsjourney、WheneverIwishtoseeit,thatImustdoistoclosemyeye,anditwillappearinfrontofme、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是一名英國(guó)學(xué)生Harry,有一位中國(guó)筆友LiHua想了解一下你的家鄉(xiāng)愛(ài)丁堡，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)提示回復(fù)一封電子郵件。注意：開(kāi)頭部分已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。愛(ài)丁堡：蘇格蘭的首府，政治和文化中心。人口：133萬(wàn)。面積：260平方公里(squarekilometers)。地理位置：蘇格蘭(Scotland)的東南部。交通：機(jī)場(chǎng)位于市中心，公共交通十分便利。天氣：氣候溫和(mildclimate)。旅游：最受歡迎的旅游城市；古老建筑眾多；每年吸引200多萬(wàn)名游客，是理想的度假勝地。詞數(shù)：110左右。DearLiHua,Howarethingswithyou?TodayI’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutEdinburghwhichyouaskedaboutinthelaste-mail.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、D5、B6、B7、C8、D9、A10、B11、C12、C13、B14、A15、C16、A17、C18、C19、C20、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、B2、B3、A22、1、C2、C3、B4、B23、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhavetosteer(操控)!Youhavetosteer!”Sadly，thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife．Manytimesproblems，troubles，andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair．Iamstilllearningthatlifeis