2025屆山西省上黨聯(lián)盟英語高三上期末達標檢測模擬試題含解析

2025屆山西省上黨聯(lián)盟英語高三上期末達標檢測模擬試題注意事項：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．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a(chǎn);/2．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever3．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse4．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup5．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall6．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides7．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave8．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless9．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether10．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking11．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．a(chǎn)mexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored12．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that13．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause14．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．until D．when15．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith16．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't17．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why18．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need19．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．beyond20．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where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）Here'salistofbooksI'mlookingforwardtothisfallseason.Notallofthemwillrisetotheleveloftheadvertisement,butit'sanabundantcrop."HomeAfterDark"byDavidSmall(Liveright,Sept.11)In2009,Smallpublishedacelebratedgraphicmemoir(回憶錄)called"Stitches".NowtheCaldecottMedalwinnerisbackwithagraphicnovelaboutamotherless13-year-oldboybroughtupinanunhappyhomeinCalifornia.Thisisataletoldinfewwordsandmanystrikingimages.OnSept.11at3p.m.,SmallwillbeatAmazonbooksatUnionMarket.Moreinformationatwww./graph-tale."WaitingforEden"byElliotAckerman(Knopf,Sept.25)ThisbriefnovelisrelatedbyadeadsoldierwhoiswatchingoverahorriblyburnedpartnerinaTexashospital.Thatsoundsembarrassinglyemotional,butAckerman,whoservedinaNavyinIraqandAfghanistan,isoneofthebestsoldier-writersofhisgeneration.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/military-essay."AllYouCanEverKnow"byNicoleChung(Catapult,Oct.2)Chung,theeditoroftheliterarymagazineCatapult,wasadoptedasababybyawhitefamilyinOregon.Inthismemoir,shewritesaboutherchildhood,herAsianAmericanidentityandhersearchfortheKoreanparentswhogaveherup.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/politics-prose."Unsheltered"byBarbaraKingsolver(Harper,Oct.16)Alternatingbetweenpastandpresent,thisnoveltellsthestoryofawomaninvestigatingalate-19th-centuryscienceteacherwhowascaughtupinthecontroversyoverDarwinism.Likeherothernovels,thisonepromisestoexploresocialandscientificproblems.Visitwww.amazon.com/tech-scienceformoreinformation.1、Ifyouhopeforasignatureoftheauthor,youwillprobablybuyacopyof________.A．AllYouCanEverKnowB．WaitingforEdenC．HomeAfterDarkD．Unsheltered2、WhojoinedthearmyandwassenttotheMiddleEast?A．ElliotAckerman.B．DavidSmall.C．BarbaraKingsolver.D．NicoleChung.3、Ifyouwanttoreadbooksaboutnon-fiction,youcansurf________.A．www.amazon.com/graph-taleB．www.amazon.com/politics-proseC．www.amazon.com/military-essayD．www.amazon.com/tech-science22．（8分）Theywereahappyfamily:fourdaughterswereallinthesameschoolindifferentgrades.Theyoungest,Janice,whowasinmyclass,seemedtobegluedtohermother’sskirts．Theirthreeoldergirlstookthebustoschooleverymorning,butJanicewasalwaysdriventoschoolbyhermother.OneFriday,Janice'smotheraskedforatalkwithme.Shesaidinasoftvoice,"MyhusbandisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeks,andheinsiststhatIgowithhim.IhavetriedtoexplainoverandoverthatJaniceneedsmehere.Buthethinksthatshewillbefinewithoutme,soIhavenochoice,Ihavetogo.Ihavetoldthebabysittertodrivehereverymorning.WillyoupleasegiveJanicespecialattentionandhelpher?Iwanttobesureeverythinggoeswellforher."ItoldherthatwewouldmakeeveryefforttosupportJanice.IevenvolunteeredtomeetJaniceathercarsoshewouldseeafamiliarface.Asamothermyself,I'dliketohelp.Janice’smotherthankedmeforourunderstanding.OnMondaymorning,expectingatearfulanxiouschild,Iplannedaspecialprogramoffunandgames.IwaitedoutsidetogreetJanice,butjustthenthebusarrivedandnotthree,butfourgirlsgotoff.Janiceskippedalongjoyfully,saying“goodbye”tohersistersassheranwithtwofriendsintotheclassroom.IwalkedslowlyintotheclassroomandcalledJaniceovertoaskhowthebusridewent.Impatientlyshesaid,“Oh,Ialwayswanttotakethebuswiththeotherkids.ButMotherneedstobewithme.Youseetherewon’tbeanymorebabies,soIhavetobeababyalittlelonger.Whilesheisaway,I'lljustridethebuseveryday.Iamfive,youknow.”1、WhydidJanice’smotherwanttohaveatalkwiththeauthor?A．ToaskhertohelpJanicewithherhomework.B．ToaskhertopickupJaniceeveryday.C．ToaskhertogiveJanicemoreattention.D．ToaskhertomeetJaniceathercar.2、WhatdidtheauthornotdoforJanice?A．Planaspecialprogramoffunandgames.B．Waitforheroutsidetheschool.C．Greetherwhenshegotoffthebus.D．Askaboutherbusride.3、WhatdidJanicelooklikeonMondaymorning?A．Shewastearfulandanxious.B．Shewasworriedabouthermother.C．Shemissedhermotherverymuch.D．Shewashappyratherthansad.4、Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Janiceistooyoungtogoschoolbybus.B．Janicelikestakingabustoschool.C．Janicedoesn’tlikeherbabysitter.D．Janiceisnolongerachild.23．（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）Something’shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet,some1,388feetbelowsealevel.TheDeadSea,asaltlakeclosetoIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank,isshrinkingatanalarmingrate—about3.3feetperyear,accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.“It’snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea;it’smorelikethewholeregion,”saidphotographerMoritzKüstner,whovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseries“TheDyingDeadSea”.TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit,suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s,thecoursesofsomewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted.Israel,forinstance,builtapipelineduringthattimesoitcouldsupplywaterthroughoutthecountry.Mineralextraction(提取)industriesareanothermainreasonwhythewaterlevelsaredeclining,expertssay.TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenpopularfortheirmedicalpowerandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics(化妝品)andotherconsumerproducts.Andthen,ofcourse,there’stheMiddleEast’shot,dryclimate,whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketorefillitself.Lastyear,IsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttostabilizetheDeadSea’swaterlevels.ItinvolvesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeawhichwouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpmuchneededwater—some300millioncubicmetersannually—intotheDeadSea.“ThisisthemostimportantandsignificantagreementsincethepeacetreatywithJordan(in1994),”saidSilvanShalom,Israel’senergyandwaterresourcesministeratthetime.Whetherthecanal—estimatedtotakethreeyearstocomplete—willworkoutpositivelyandasplannedremainstobeseen.Fornow,KüstnershowsusthattheDeadSearemainsverymuchaplaceofinterest,withpeoplefromallovertheworldgoingtheretoswiminitssaltywaters.1、HowmanyreasonsfortheDeadSea’sshrinkingdoestheauthormentioninthepassage?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverted”inparagraph3mean?A．Switch. B．Improve.C．Accomplish. D．Repair.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheDeadSeaisdryingoutcausingwatershortagetohumans.B．KüstnervisitedtheDeadSeatoshootTVseriesaboutpeople’slife.C．TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenusedinsomeproducts.D．TheDeadSea’swaterlevelshavebeenstabilizedbybuildingacanal.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtheDeadSea’swaterlevels’declineinfluenceshumanbeings.B．HowimportanttheDeadSeaisinIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank.C．WhatweshoulddotosavetheDeadSeafrombeingdestroyed.D．WhytheDeadSeaisdyingandthemeasuretakentosaveit.25．（10分）Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend（hurt）manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theyshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1、Theunderlinedphrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”inPara.2mostnearlymeans_____.A．haveagoodtastewithsociallife B．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenly D．enjoythepleasureoflife2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersonsD．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappiness3、Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes4、Inthispassage,thewritermainly________.A．describestwotypesofpeople B．laughsattheunhappypeopleC．suggestswaystohelpunhappypeople D．tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife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）Iallowedmyselftoreceive.Theseflowerswere1tomebyourlocalflorist(花商）.Ihadplacedanorderwithhimforflowerstobedeliveredtoaclose2overseas.Forreasons3tous,theflowerswereneverdeliveredandaftermany4withtheoverseassupplierwithno5,wecanceledthe6atlast.Myfloristcalledto7andsaidhewantedtosendmesomeflowersto8themistake.EvenifIassuredhimitwasn’this9inmyorder,he10hewantedtosendmeflowers.Wewentbackandforthonthisand11Irealizedthiswassomethingthatwouldmakehimfeel12andthatIshouldjustsaythankyouandlethim13!Iamalwayssayingallowingourselvesto14.Ittookmeawhilehereto15whatIsaid!Havinglearntthestory,myfriendoverseassaidperhapstheuniversefeltIneededthe16more.Shemademesmile.Immediatelyafterwritingthispassage,Ireceiveda(n)17fromthisfriend,tellingmeshehadjustreceivedmyflowers!Infact,ouremails18,becauseIhadsentheracopyofmypassageatthesametimeshesentmeheremail!WhenIcalledmyflorist,hetoldmehewouldnotchargemefortheflowersbecausehewassorryforthe19Ihadwithmyorder!Looksliketheuniversewanted20ofustohaveflowers!1、A．giftedB．soldC．donatedD．showed2、A．relativeB．friendC．teacherD．colleague3、A．impossibleB．unfairC．unknownD．obvious4、A．a(chǎn)ppointmentsB．a(chǎn)greementsC．challengesD．contacts5、A．expectationB．suggestionC．discussionD．results6、A．orderB．journeyC．invitationD．request7、A．congratulateB．greetC．a(chǎn)pologizeD．complain8、A．getridofB．makeupforC．putupwithD．takeadvantageof9、A．excuseB．faultC．responsibilityD．business10、A．insistedB．predictedC．realizedD．pretended11、A．finallyB．naturallyC．immediatelyD．gradually12、A．worseB．poorerC．busierD．better13、A．leaveB．goC．giveD．fail14、A．presentB．shareC．receiveD．collect15、A．replytoB．practiceC．correctD．takeback16、A．flowersB．friendshipC．moneyD．a(chǎn)ppreciations17、A．giftB．warningC．letterD．email18、A．werelostB．sankC．wererefusedD．crossed19、A．satisfactionB．convenienceC．troubleD．sorrow20、A．eitherB．bothC．a(chǎn)llD．none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）Whensomeonehas1．(deep)hurtyou,itcanbeverydifficulttoletgoofyouranger.Butforgivenessispossibleanditcanbesurprisingly2．(benefit)toyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Sofar,studies3．(show)thatpeoplewhoforgivecanhavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleep.“Peoplewhoforgiveshow4．(little)angerandmorehopefulness,”saysDrFredericLuskin,whowrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soitcanhelpreducethetirednessoutoftheimmunesystemandallowpeople5．(feel)moreenergetic.”Sowhensomeonehashurtyou,cooldownfirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomething6．givesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyoulove.Don’twaitforan7．(apologize).“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing,”saysDrLuskin.“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsin8．sameway.Soifyouwaitforpeopletosaysorry,youcouldbewaitingforaverylongtime.”Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymean9．(accept)theactionofthepersonwhoupsetsyou.Instead,learntolookforthelove,beautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromtheotherperson’sperspective.Youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignorance.Togainperspective,youmaywanttowritealetterto10．(you)fromthatperson’spointofview.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。文中共有10處錯誤，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:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(^)，并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。IoncegetaVIPpasstoahugeconcertgivenbyoneofthemostpopularrockbandsinworld、Theticketqualifiedmetomeetallthememberofthebandbackstagebuttowatchthewholeprocessofsettingupfortheconcert、Theguitaristwasamanwhomwasverykind、Ididnothavemuchanxietywhilegettingtoknowthembetter,buttherestweremoreofreserved、Theyjustsmiledandmadefriendgestures、Anyway,watchingthestagebeingsetupandallthemicrophonesbeingchecking,Iunderstoodhowharditwastoputtingonastadiumconcert、Ittookhoursofpreparationtoproducequalitysound、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是雙鴨山市第一中學學生會主席。你了解到學校學生對“全國戲曲進校園”(NationalOperaonCampus)活動很感興趣且學校決定承辦一次戲劇演出。請寫一則通知告訴全校學生活動的情況。通知內(nèi)容包括:1.說明事由;2.演出信息(時間、地點、內(nèi)容等);3.歡迎參加。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、A6、A7、A8、C9、C10、B11、D12、D13、C14、A15、A16、C17、C18、A19、D20、B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、1、C2、A3、B22、1、C2、C3、D4、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，