2024届吉林省松原市重点中学高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

2024届吉林省松原市重点中学高三压轴卷英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether2．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would3．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which4．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved5．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown6．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that7．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t8．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit9．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering10．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff11．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught12．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins13．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.14．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover15．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until16．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when17．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how18．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/19．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget20．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）NEWLIFEONCAMPUSBeginningcollegeisexciting:newideastoexplore,newchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemade;yourfuturebeginshere.However,youwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyconfusedbythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlife.Whilesomeofusmayhavetheknow-how,Iguesstherearemoreofuswhocanbenefitfromlearningabouttheexperiencesofotherswhohavewalkedthecollegehallsbeforeyou.Thefollowingyoumayfindofuseaboutlifeoncampus:Planwell.Therearesomanynewthingstodoatanewcollegeoruniversity.Giveyourselftimetomakenewfriendsandbecamefamiliarwiththecampus,butdon’tforgetwhyyouarethere.Givesometimeforsocialactivitiesandmanageyourtimewisely.Ifyoudon’thavea“system”forplanningyourtimenow(likeadaytimeroracomputerdatabook),getone.Mostofall,don’tdependonyourmemory.Don’tmisstheguidelines.Therestrictions,rulesandregulationsofallkindcanusuallybefoundinyourstudent’shandbook.Considerthemwell-balancedfoodforthought.Whatdatesareimportant?Whatpiecesofpaperneedtobehandedin?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinyourstudentresidence?Whohastherightforwhat?Whatdoyouneedtocompletetograduate?Writetheword“STUDY”onthewallsofyourbedroomandbathroom,andmaybeitwillhelptowriteitonapieceofpaperandstickitonthetelephone,TVandthekitchentable.Considerthis—youarepayingthousandsofdollarsforyourcourse.Youpayeverytimeyouhavetorepeatorreplaceacourse.Buildyouridentity.Thisisthetimeforyoutodecidewhattodoandwhatnottodointhefuture.Takeasmuchtimeasyouneedtoexplorenewideas.Donotbeafraidofthebeyond.Thisislearningtomakegoodchoicesaboutit.1、Accordingtothepassage,whyisitexcitingtobegincollegelife?A．Becauseyouwillhavemorefreedomatcollege.B．Becauseyouprepareforyourfuturecareerandlifethere.C．Becauseeverythingistotallydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.D．Becauseprofessorstherewillprovideyouwithmanynewideas.2、Accordingtothepassage,collegestudents.A．shouldknowwhattheyhavetofightforoncampusB．areallowedtorepeatorreplaceatleastonecourseC．needtospendasmuchtimeaspossibleonsocialactivitiesD．disliketolearnfromthosewhowenttocollegebeforethem3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toofferadviceoncollegelife.B．Topersuadeyoutogotocollege.C．ToexplainwhycollegelifeisexcitingD．Todescribetheimportanceofcollegelife.22．（8分）Likealotofhealth-careprofessionals,Dr.BrianGoldmanfindsitextremelydifficulttodrawboundariesbetweenhisworkandpersonallives.“There’sthisviewthatyoushouldsuckitupanddoonemorething,”saystheERphysicianandhostofCBC’sWhiteCoat,BlackArt.Butthat“onemorething”oftencomesatGoldman’sexpense.“You’reexhaustedandapatientortheirfamilylookatyouwithbeggingeyes,”hesays.“Soyouhavethisdilemma:saythatyourshiftisoverorgiveuntilyou’retotallyspent?”Goldman’sworkstresscombinedwithfamilytensionafterhismotherwasdiagnosedwithdementia20yearsago.Caringforheroveradecadewasdifficult,aswasdealingwithhisfather’sgrief.“Whensomeoneelseisdrowningyou,youhavetograbalifepreserverandsaveyourself,”saysGoldman.Settingboundariesisn’tjustimportantforbusyprofessionals;everyonecanbenefitfrommanagingsituationsthatcauseunduestressorpain.Herearesometips.First,“Ifsomeone’sbehaviormakesyouunhappy---anditcouldbeanythingfromthewaytheyspeaktoyoutorepeatedlyfailingtosticktotheirpromise---thenthere’sroomtosetlimits,”saysPatrickKeelan,aCalgarypsychologist.Weoftenavoidsettinglimitsbecauseweprioritizethehappinessandcomfortofothersoverours.Inordertocontrolthisimpulse,Goldmansuggestsframingthedevelopmentofboundariesasaformofself-kindness.Whenfacinganoverwhelmingsituationliketheonehewasinwithhisfather,Goldmansuggestsreflectingonwhatismakingyoufeeluncomfortable,unhappyorunappreciated.“Youcan’trelatetoothersorbekindtoothersifyouaren’tkindtoyourself,”hesays.Second,onceyou’vebecomeawareofyourneeds,settingandmaintainingboundariesrequiresclearverbalcommunication.Therearethreeobstaclestoenforcingboundariesinarelationship:fear,guiltandself-doubt,sayspsychologistNicoleMaCance.Weoftenfearthatifwesetlimits,theotherpersonwillrejectus,orwefeelbadclaimingourneeds.Keelanproposessettinggroundrulesbeforerelationshipsbecometense.Startbycooperativelylistingvalues---likemutualrespect,support,andloyalty---andthenbuildingtheguidelinesfromthesevalues.Ifyou’restrugglingtoreachaconsensus,Keelanrecommendsengagingathirdparty,suchasatherapist,tohelp.Now,ifyouwantaboundarytostickto,youcan’tenablesomeoneinbreakingit.Assuch,it’scrucialtoestablishconsequencesfortransgressions(越轨).Otherwise,McMancesays,“you’regivingthempermissiontoviolatethatboundary.”Iftheywon’trespectyourboundaries,youhavetodosomesoul-searchingaboutthevalueoftherelationship.“Whenyoufeelbadmorethanyoufeelgoodinthisperson’spresence,andwhentherelationshipisimpactingyourself-worthandhappiness,it’stimetoreassess,”saysMcCance.Sayingnoishard,butshesuggestsframingitassayingyestohealthierrelationships.“We’reallbettermothersandpartnersandbrotherswhenwehaveboundaries.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutGoldman?A．Heisinneedofsupportinhiswork.B．Heiscaughtbetweenhisworkandlife.C．Heslidesintothestateofdesperation.D．Healwaysputshisfamilyatthefirstplace.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisimpulse”referto?A．prioritizingothers’happiness B．avoidingsettinglimitsC．failingtosticktotheirpromise D．framingthedevelopmentofboundaries3、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Docommunicate. B．Donotcross.C．Identifyyourlimits. D．Saynoandmeanit.23．（8分）Mytrackandfieldcoach,MrJones,haddecidedtogettheteamtotakepartinthe4x100mrace.Itwouldbethefirsttimethatwewererunninginsucharace.Weneededtoworkasateamtoimproveonourspeed.Themostcriticalmomentwasthepassingofthebaton(接力棒)attherighttimetothenextrunner.MrJoneshadchosenmetostarttherace.ThenextrunnerwouldbeSusan.Inthebeginning,wheneverwepractisedpassingthebaton,somethingwouldgoterriblywrong.Iwouldeitherbegoingtooslowlyorshewouldbetakingofftoolate.Weneededtoperfectit.Atthesametime,IhadtomakesurethatIwouldnotgobeyondtheyellowline.Finallyitwasthedayoftherace.Wewereconfidentthatthegoldmedalwouldbeours.Eachofushadimprovedinourrunningspeed.Ourpassingofthebatonhadbeenperfectedduringthepractices.MyreactionswereexactandaccurateasIstartedrunning.EverythingfeltthewayitshouldasIsprintedtowardsSusan.Iheldthebatoninmysweatypalms,promisingmyselfnottoletgo.MylonglegsmovedmeasfastasIcouldgoroundthecomer.AsIcameclosertomyfinalsteps,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanusual.Thecheeringbythespectators(观众)gotintomeandIbecamenervous.“Whatifwelose?”Ithoughttomyself.ItwasthenthatIsawSusaninthefardistance.IheldoutthebatonandcontinuedrunningquicklytowardsSusan.Susanyelled“Slowdown,slowdown!”However,itwastoolate.Theofficialhelduptheredflag.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadgonebeyondtheyellowline.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．Goingtooslowly.B．Takingofftoolate.C．Passingthebaton.D．Goingbeyondtheyellowline.2、Whywasauthorconfidentofwinningtherace?A．Theyworkedasateamandweresupportedbythespectators.B．Theyhadperfectedtherunningspeedandthepassingofthebaton.C．Theyhadlearnedhowtoavoidbreakingtherulesintherace.D．Theygainedanadvantageofastablestateofmindintherace.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A．Herantoofastthroughouttherace.B．Helosthisfocusintherace.C．Hisstartskillneededimproving.D．Hewasnotwell-trainedinrunning.4、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaftertherace?A．Proud.B．Grateful.C．Puzzled.D．Disappointed.24．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience25．（10分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityintryingtocreatethefirstroboticfly.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinyisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks."Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofitscomponentsisofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown’saidRobertWood,aHarvardengineeringprofessor.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependencies(相互依赖）ontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingitdconnectedto,”saidWood.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites，infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield."Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround，”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimal，butusingtheserobotsinstead”hesaid."Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonaday-to-daybasis.”1、Whatisthetypicalcharacteristicoftheroboticfly?A．It'sautomatic. B．It'sverysmall.C．It'scontrollable. D．It'squitepowerful.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheroboticflyercan____.A．actasaspyplane B．helpdofarmworkC．flyataveryhighspeed D．answermanyscientificquestions3、WhatisWood'sideaabouttheroboticflyaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Itishighlyquestionable.B．Ithaswidepracticalapplications.C．Itgivesscientistsinterestinflyingmachines.D．Itpointstoanewdirectioninstudyingbiology.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Harvand'sStudyintheFieldofInsects.B．ABreakthroughinEngineeringScienceC．AnInterestingInvention一RoboticFlyD．RoboticFly一aCopyofRealLifeInsect第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Iwokeuptoansweraphonecallfromataxidriverwhohadmyfriend’scellphone.Myfriendhadapparently1itinthetaxithenightbefore.Thedriverhadcalledothers,2Iwasthefirstonewho3toanswer.Thecabdriveraskedmewherehecould4thecellphoneoff.ItoldhimthecrossstreetstowhereIlivedand5jumpedoutofbed,gotdressedandtoldthecabdriverIWmeethimonthe6ofthosestreets.ThedriverdroveallthewayfromQueensto7thisphonetowhereIlived.I8ifhehadtakenona9ortwo.Hecouldhavemadesomegood10fromdrivingthatdistance.WhenImetupwiththetaxidriverI11himforhavingsuchakindandbeautifulsoul.Iwasso12formyfriend!MyfriendrecentlymovedherefromoutofthecountryandIcanonlyimaginehow13hiscellphoneistohim!IfurtheraskedthetaxidriverifIcouldgethis14,sothatmyfriendcanthankhimaswell.Hesaidmy15wasallthatheneededanddroveoff.Ie-mailedmyfriend16himIhadhisphoneandlaterthatdaymetupwithhimtotellhimhowIhadreceivedit.Myfriendsmiled17biggerandsaidhecouldn’tbelievesuchkindness18inthisbigcity.Hetoldmehecannot19topayitforward.Iwassotouchedtowitnessthekindstorythat20earlythatmorninganditjustmademyday!1、A．usedB．leftC．playedD．showed2、A．forB．orC．soD．but3、A．pickedupB．watchedoverC．turnedupD．calmeddown4、A．takeB．payC．dropD．ring5、A．quicklyB．finallyC．slowlyD．anxiously6、A．backB．sideC．frontD．corner7、A．deliverB．moveC．enjoyD．repair8、A．determinedB．askedC．wonderedD．doubted9、A．strangerB．passengerC．witnessD．friend10、A．pleasureB．fameC．experienceD．money11、A．thankedB．rememberedC．treasuredD．paid12、A．sorryB．encouragedC．excitedD．happy13、A．lovelyB．importantC．reliableD．rare14、A．nameB．opinionC．informationD．request15、A．identityB．gratitudeC．helpD．tip16、A．convincingB．tellingC．warningD．reminding17、A．neverB．justC．evenD．ever18、A．existedB．survivedC．formedD．recovered19、A．decideB．pretendC．waitD．refuse20、A．differedB．succeededC．countedD．happened第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Awomanwhowasover50yearsoldhadsurvivedforsixdaysintheArizonadesertrecently,afterhercarunluckilyfell1．(foot)downavalley.Arizona'sDepartmentofPublicSafetysaidthatthewoman,2．namehasn'tbeenknownyet,managedtosurviveongrassandwateruntilshe3．(find)byacowboy,Dave,whowastrackingdowncattle.Thewoman,whowas4．(serious)injuredintheaccident,havingseveralofherribsbroken,hadtospendseveraldays5．(stay)inthecarbeforestrugglingouttoturn6．someoneforhelp.Shestoppedinadryriverbed500yardsfromthecar.Daveandaroadmaintenanceworkerdiscoveredthe7．(damage)carwhiletryingtocontrolacow,andthenfollowedapatternoffootprintstothewoman.What'seven8．(bad),shehadahead9．(injure)."Iwonder10．thewomancouldhavelivedanothernight,"Moralezsaid,"butduetotheiroutstandingefforts,herlifewasfinallysaved.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改、增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。、WhenIwasinthe6thgrade,myparentsboughtmeacellphone、Iwasreallyexcitingtoreceivethephone、Thenextweekend,myfamilywentoncampingintheEastLakePark、Weenjoyboatingonthelake、Iusedournewphonetoplaysomeofmyfavoritesong、Ithoughtitwouldbebrilliantideatoputmyphoneinaplasticbagtoprotectingitfromwater、Aftergettingback,Itookthephonein,onlytofindthebagfullofwater、Ididn’tknowwhattosavemyphoneandItriedlayingitouttodry、Unfortunately,itstartedtorain、Whatanawfullyexperience!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese学校计划明年暑假对学生宿舍进行改造，校长就设计方案征求学生的意见。假设你是李华，给校长写一封信，对设计方案提出一些速议。你的信必须包括以下内容:1.谈谈你规划的内容;2.并说明你的规划理由(从有利于学生的学习、活动、休息等角度进行说明)。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、C5、B6、B7、B8、C9、D10、A11、D12、A13、C14、B15、B16、D17、A18、C19、A20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、A3、A22、1、B2、A3、B23、1、C2、B3、B4、D24、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，andmyow