2025屆九江市第一中學高考英語全真模擬密押卷含解析

2025屆九江市第一中學高考英語全真模擬密押卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—CouldyoucheckmylisttoseeIhaveforgottenanything?—Noproblem.A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．what2．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled3．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．a(chǎn)pplicationB．regulationC．a(chǎn)daptationD．cooperation4．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto5．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what6．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought7．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld8．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing9．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live10．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless11．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto12．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup13．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout14．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t15．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone16．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination17．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken18．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent19．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.20．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving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）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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience22．（8分）Primaryschoolscouldbetoldtoremovesometraditionalsubject-basedlessonsandreplacethemwith“personaldevelopment”classestoencouragechildrentoimprovetheirsocialandpracticalskill.Parents,teachersandpupils,whotookpartintheinvestigationcarriedoutforthebiggesteverofficialreviewoftheprimarycurriculum,arguedthatthenumberofsubjectstaughttoveryyoungpeopleshouldbereduced.Thereview,beingconductedbythegovernment’sschool’sdirectorSirJimRose,willconsiderhowtoredesigntheprimaryschooldaytohandleconcernsthattoomanypupilsleaveprimaryschoolunabletoread,writeanddomathsatthelevelexpectedofthem.Itwillalsoaddresscriticismsthatpupilsareexpectedtostudysomanysubjectsthereislittletimeforcreativelearning.The60focusgroupsbroughttogether1,500parents,pupilsandschoolstaffandisexpectedtoheavilyinfluencethethinkingoftheRosereview,whichthegovernmentispromisingtoback.Insteadofabroadrangeofsubjects,pupilsshouldstudyin-depthliteracyandmathslessonsalongsideamorecreativecurriculumthatencouragespupilstodeveloppersonal,learningandthinkingskills,theysay.Suchlessonsmightinclude“healthylifestyles,sexandrelationshipseducation,drugsandalcoholeducation”.“Childandpersonaldevelopmentasprioritieshavebeenshamefullyneglectedinrecentyearsintherushtohittargetsinthebasics.”JohnBangs,headofeducationattheNationalUnionofTeachers,said,“Theworstthingwouldbetoevaluatechilddevelopmentthroughthecurrenthighstakestestingsystem.Thatwouldweakenthecapacityofteacherstomeetchildren’suniqueneeds.”However,theshadowschoolsminister,NickGibb,said,“Iflessonsonlifestylearegiventhesamestatusastraditionalsubjects,itisthemostdisadvantagedchildrenwhowillbeworstaffected.”“Childrenarenotabletopersonallydevelopandsucceedinthefutureiftheydon’thaveagraspofbasicsubjectssuchasmathsandEnglishearlyoninprimaryschool.Removinghighrequirementfromtheprimarycurriculumwouldincreasetheinequalitygapbetweenlesswell-offpupilsandtherest.”Nickadded.AspokeswomanfortheDepartmentforChildren,SchoolsandFamilies(DCSF)said,“Thisisasummaryofstakeholder’sview,nottheviewsoftheQualificationsandCurriculumAuthorityortheDCSF,andhasbeensubmittedtoSirJimRose’sreviewasevidencetoconsider.”1、Accordingtothefocusgroups,theresultoflearningtoomanysubjectsismostlikelytobethat_______.A．childrenmaynothaveanyfreedomB．childrenmaynothaveenoughtimetopursuepersonalinterestC．childrenmaynotknowanythingoutsidetheclassroomD．childrenmaynothavecreativeability2、WhichofthefollowingisFalseaboutthereviewconductedbySirJimRose?A．Itwillgreatlyinfluencethecountry’sfutureprimarycurriculum.B．Tocompleteitwilltakemoretimeandefforts.C．ItissupportedbytheQualificationsandCurriculumAuthorityortheDCSF.D．Itneedstotakefullyintoaccountvariedviewsfromthesociety.3、JohnBangs’sattitudetowardsthecurrenthighstakestestingsystemis__________.A．negativeB．positiveC．uncertainD．cautious4、AccordingtoNickGibb,graspofbasicsubjectsearlyoninprimaryschoolisimportantfor_______.A．theprimarycurriculumreformB．children’sdevelopmentinthefutureC．learningmorebasicknowledgeD．increasingthechildren’sconfidence23．（8分）Angeritselfisneithergoodnorbad.It’swhatwedowhenwe’reangrythatmatters.Angerisatoolthathelpsustoreadandrespondtothesocialsituationsthatbotherus.Buthowcanwekeepitundercontrol?It’snormaltothinkthatgettingangryisbadandmanytimeswepunishourselvesfordoingso.Butcontrarytopopularbelief,researchindicatesthatangerincreasesoptimism,creativityandefficiency.Inaddition,studiessuggestthatangercanleadtomoresuccessfulnegotiationsatwork,aswellasinourpersonallives.Infact,suppressing（抑制）angercanbeverybadforyourhealth.Inthissense,Dr.ErnestHarburgperformedastudybymonitoringagroupofadultsandtheircapacity（最大容量）foranger.Whathefoundisthatthemenandwomenwhosuppressedtheirangerasaresponsetoanunfairattackhadahigherriskofdevelopingbronchitisorsufferingfromheartattacks,andweremorelikelytodiebeforetheircolleagueswholettheirangersurfacewhentheyfeltbothered.Whenangerarises,wefeeltheneedtoeitherpreventorputanendtothispowerfulfeelingforthebenefitofourwelfareorthewelfareofthosewecareabout.Butthisactofkindness,mercy,loveorjusticeisn’tbeneficialinthisway.However,it’scertainlyagoodthingtobecautiouswhenangerbeginstosurface.Expressingyourangercanbeappropriatewithcertainpeopleatcertaintimes.Thequestionliesinhowtodoitwithoutlosingcontrol.Thekeytoexpressingyourangerisfindingtheappropriatetoneforexpressingwhatitisthatupsetsyou.Buttoavoidunnecessaryshouting,hitting,orotherviolentreactions,it’sworthtakingamomenttostepbackandthink,eventhoughwemaybeinthemiddleofanargumentwithsomeone.1、Whatdopeoplegenerallythinkofanger?A．Itisanimportanttool.B．Itisabadfeelingstate.C．Itincreasesourhappiness.D．Ithelpsinsocialsituations.2、WhatdoesDr.EmestHarburg’sstudyimplyaboutanger?A．Itneedsawayout.B．Itshouldbeavoided.C．Itcancausesuddendeath.D．Itmustbekeptundercontrol.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedowhenwe’reangry?A．Findoutitscause.B．Pretendtoignoreit.C．Reacttoitviolently.D．Expressitreasonably.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WaystoControlAngerB．BenefitsofMildAngerC．ShowingAngerProperlyCountsD．AngerDoesAffectHealth24．（8分）Alovingfatherlostmuchweightafterbeingshamedintodietingwhenhebecamesofatthathecouldn'tplaywithhisyoungdaughter.ChrisWillis,47,tippedthescalesat172kgfollowingalifetimeoffattyfoods.Thedadcutoutallthefattyfoodshehadenjoyed,andbeganexercising.Henowweighs105kgafterlosing10kgeverymonthsinceJuly.Chrishadtotakelongpausesjusttoclimbthestairsorwalkmorethanafewyards,saying,"ThehardestthingwasseeingmylittlegirlinthegardenandnotbeingabletojoininbecauseIwassounhealthy.ButnowIammakingupforthelosttime-wedosomuchtogetheranditisjustgreat."Beforeswitchingtoahealthylifestyle,ChriswouldeatfiveslicesofbreadforbreakfastasamidmorningmealbeforeafullEnglishbreakfast.Hewouldtheneatasandwich,alargepackofcrispsandapastyforlunchbeforechewingawholepacketofbiscuitsintheafternoon.FordinnerChriswoulddemolishacurry,andicecream,andalsofourpintsofbeerbeforefeedingonfattysnacksallevening.Chrissaid,"At13,Iwas118kgandIrememberateacherpointingthisouttothewholeschool.FromthenonIwaspickedonandbullied(欺負).Myweightwentupandup.ButInowhaveanew-foundfreedom.Myfamilyandfriendshavebeensosupportiveandmywifeanddaughteraresopleasedforme.Infactit'sthemthatIdiditformorethananyoneelse.ThewholejourneyhasbeenamazingandIamstillshockedmyselfthatIhavemanagedtolosesomuchweight."Chrisisnowaimingforanewtargetweightof96kg.1、WhatwasthemainreasonforChrislosingweight?A．Hewasbulliedbyothers.B．Heweighedasmuchas172kg.C．Hewantedtoswitchtoahealthylifestyle.D．Hewastoounhealthytoplaywithhisdaughter.2、HowlongdoyouthinkChrishasbeendieting?A．Manyyears.B．About6months.C．Aboutoneyear.D．Sincehewas13.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedworddemolishinParagraph3probablymean?A．drinkB．a(chǎn)bsorbC．consumeD．destroy4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Poweroffather'sLoveB．HarmofFattyFoodsC．ImportanceofHealthD．BenefitofExercise25．（10分）ManyofusknowaboutRussia’sLakeBaikalfromourtextbooks,orbylisteningtoChinesesingerLiJian’shitsong,LieBaikal.Butoverthepastdecade,theworld’sdeepestfreshwaterlakehasbeeninthespotlightforanextremesport.EachMarchsince2005,about150peoplefromaroundtheworldsignupfortheBaikalIceMarathon.Theycometoexplorethelake’sbreathtakingbeautyandchallengethemselvesinunpredictableconditions.The26-mile(41.84-kilometers)journeystartsonthelake’seasternshore.InMarch,theiceisameterthickandiron-hard.Runnerscrossthisfrozensurface,finishingonthewesternsideofthelake.Knownasthe“blueeyeofSiberia”,LakeBaikalhasexceptionallyclearwaters.Thismeansitsiceisalmostperfectlytransparent(透明的).“Seenfromabove,arunnerontheicelooksasifheorshewerejoggingthroughspace.”TheNewYorkTimesnoted.Thelandscapemightbebeautiful,butit’salsoharsh.Strongwindsblast(侵襲)acrossthelakeandfrostbitecanoccurwithinhalfanhour.Runnerssaythecoldclimateiswhatdrawsthem.Theywanttotesttheirlimits.“Whenyouareinsuchanenvironment,youdon’thavecarsaroundyou,andyoudon’thavethenoisearound.Ithinktheseextremeracesallowyoutobealonewithnature.”AlicjaBarahona,a64-year-oldrunnerfromtheUS,toldABCnews.Thelocationofferssomestrangeanduniquecharacteristicsforthismarathon.Thefinishinglineisvisiblefromthestart,buttheendlesswhiteoffersnoprogressmarkers.Theracealsoendswithlittlefanfare(隆重的歡迎).Touristscrowdingtheicearemostlyaddictedtosnappingselfies(自拍)andjustignoretherunners.Forsomerunners,theabsenceofspectatorsmakestheracemorechallenging,becauseit’slonely.Theymustfightwiththemselves.“YouarealoneonBaikal.Itisyourrace.Youarealonewithyourself.Allyouneedtodoistodefeatyourself.”VeroniqueMessina,aFrenchrunner,toldtheTelegraph.1、WhatcanweknowabouttheBaikalIceMarathonfromthearticle?A．Ittakesrunnersfromthenorthernendtothesouthernendofthelake.B．Itinvolvesextremeweatherandbeautifulscenery.C．Itattractsmoreandmoreparticipantseachyear.D．Itisabout26kilometersinlength.2、HowdoestheBaikalIceMarathondifferfromothermarathons?A．Onlymenareallowedtoruninthisrace.B．Therunnersareoftendistractedbytourists.C．Therearemanyprogressmarkersontheice.D．Therunnerscanseethefinishinglinefromthestart.3、WhatisthemostchallengingpartoftheraceforMessina?A．Thecoldclimate. B．Thelongdistance.C．Noisysurroundings. D．Loneliness.4、Howmanyreasonsarelistedtoshowtheloneliness?A．5. B．4.C．3. D．2.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）Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson4Real.Even1NewZealandhasquitefreerulesabout2children,namesbeginningwitha3arenotallowed.TheydecidedtocallhimSuperman4Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,5namesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular.InBritain,youcancallachildalmost6youlike.Theonlyrestrictions(限制)onparents7tooffensive(冒犯的)wordssuchasswearwords.8parentschoosenameswhichcomefrom9culture.Forexample,therehavebeensixboysnamedGandalf10thecharacterintheLordoftheRings(指環(huán)王)novelsandfilms.11,namesrelatedtosportarefairlycommon–12,36childrenhavebeencalledArsenal(阿森納)afterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketo13names,orcombinenamestomaketheirown14names,amethoddemonstrated(證實的)byJordan,theBritishmodel,15recentlyinventedthenameTiaamiiforherdaughterby16namesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers).Somenameswhichwerepreviously17asold-fashionedhave18popularagain,butthemostpopularnamesarenotthestrange19Thetopnamesarefairly20,forexample,Jack,CharlieandThomasforboysandGrace,RubyandJessicaforgirls.1、A．when B．in C．though D．for2、A．calling B．naming C．raising D．educating3、A．letter B．mark C．number D．sign4、A．however B．too C．thus D．instead5、A．outstanding B．unusual C．common D．famous6、A．everything B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing7、A．torelate B．relate C．relating D．related8、A．Manyof B．Much C．Agreatmanyof D．Some9、A．popular B．mysterious C．current D．present10、A．for B．by C．a(chǎn)fter D．like11、A．However B．Whereas C．Indeed D．Equally12、A．in B．a(chǎn)fter C．since D．till13、A．makeout B．makefor C．makeuseof D．makeup14、A．well-known B．double C．unique D．fantastic15、A．which B．who C．that D．whothat16、A．changing B．combining C．separating D．dividing17、A．thought B．thoughtabout C．thoughtof D．thoughtover18、A．become B．sounded C．formed D．developed19、A．personalities B．ones C．characters D．varieties20、A．traditional B．convenient C．classic D．contemporary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）TakeatourofMonkeyParkSituatedbetweenJerusalemandthecoastalcityofTelAviv,Israel'sMonkeyParkishome1．morethantwohundredandfiftydifferentspeciesofmonkeys.Consideredoneofthecountry'smostpopularanimal2．(attract),MonkeyParkoffersauniqueexperiencewhile3．(educate)thepublicabouttheselovelycreatures.It4．(run)bytheIsraeliPrimateFoundation,anonprofitorganizationwhoseaimis5．(provide)arehabilitation(康復)centerformonkeys.Overthelasttwoyearstheparkhasreceived650monkeysfromabreedingfarmthatshutdown.Mostmonkeysin6．parkliveinenclosures(圈地).Visitorsareabletoviewthemupcloseand,thankstoone7．(special)designedsection,areevenabletointeractwiththem.Rightoutsidethevisitingareaistherehabilitationcenter.That's8．monkeyswhoneedcarearebeingnursedbacktohealth.Amongthefamily-friendlyactivities9．(offer)atMonkeyParkforhumanvisitorsareworkshops,ridesandwallclimbing.Therearealsocomprehensiveguidedwalkingtours,10．lastuptothreehours.OnefeatureoftheMonkeyParkisthechildren'splayground.Butit'sstillthemonkeysthatattractpeoplemost.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。Ourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherit’snecessaryputmonitoringcamerasinourclassroom、Opinionsaredividedtothistopic、Someareinfavorofthisidea,thinkingmonitoringcamerascanbeusingtomonitorteachers’teaching,thatencouragesteacherstopreparetheirlessonsbetter、Beside,itisausefulwaytoavoidexamcheating,whichisaseriouslyprobleminsomeschools、However,anotherstudentsareagainstthatbecausetheyfeelstressfuliftheyfeelsomeoneiswatchingthemallthetime、Also,theythoughtitwillaffecttheirprivacy、Inmyopinion,sincetheycanencourageeveryonetobehavewell,whynottoacceptthem?第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Jack想過一個特殊的周末,你打算帶他去農(nóng)村一日游。請你用英語給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.地點;2.活動:采摘蔬菜、釣魚、看農(nóng)村歌舞等。注意:1.詞數(shù)100詞左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好;2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;3.不出現(xiàn)真實人名和校名。DearJack,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreplay.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、A2、A3、B4、C5、C6、B7、D8、D9、A10、C11、A12、C13、B14、C15、C16、A17、B18、B19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrother