2022年浙江省浙南联盟高考临考冲刺英语试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen2．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure3．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive­storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it4．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot5．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that6．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know7．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking8．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed9．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where10．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked11．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight12．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless13．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup14．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead15．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI16．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded17．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since18．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at19．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto20．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough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）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.22．（8分）OnthemorningofSeptember7th,19-year-oldRyanHarrisand40-year-oldStonieHuffman,twoSitka,Alaskaresidents,tookoffontheir28-footboatinsearchoffish.Twomilesintotheocean,theirboatbegantohavesomeproblems.Theymanagedtofixtheproblems,butdecidedtoheadbacktoshoreanyway.However,beforetheycouldcallforhelporgrabalifejacket,aneight-footwaveslammedhardagainsttheirboatandoverturnedit,throwingbothmenintothecoldAlaskanwaters.Stranded,theybegantolookaroundtoseewhattheycouldgrabontoandsawacoupleoftheemptyfishingboxesfromtheboat,floatingaround.Ryanmanagedtoclimbinsideone.Stonie,however,wasnotasluckyandmanagedtoonlygrabontothelidofthebox.Soon,theybothstarteddriftingapart.WhileRyancontinuedtobobupanddowninthebox,thewavesstartedcarryingStonieaway.Butasluckwouldhaveit,hecaughtsightofoneofthelifesuitsfromtheirboatfloatingintheoceanandmanagedtograbit.Thoughputtingitonandhangingontothelidatthesametimewasnotaneasytask,Stoniemanageditandthenbeganhislongswimbacktoshore.Heendeduponadesertedpatchoflandabout25milesnorthwestofSitka,wherehehadtowaituntilSaturdaymorningalmost24hoursafterthefishingtripbegan,forrescuerstofindhim.Meanwhile,19-year-oldRyancontinuedtodriftaroundtheoceantryingtostayaliveandhopingsomeonewouldfindhim.Thebraveteenagerrepeatedhimselfoverandoveragain,“I’mRyanHunterHarrisandI’mnotgoingtodiehere.”Hewassurehewouldberescued.TwohoursafterhisfriendwasrescuedandabletoguidetheCoastGuardand,26hoursaftertheadventurebegan,Ryanwasfinallyfoundandbroughtbacktoshore.Whatwasamazingwasthatbesidesafewscratches,theyoungsterwasinperfecthealth.Willheeverventureoutonafishingtripagain?Onlytimewilltell!1、WelearnthatonRyanandStonie’swaybacktoshore,.A．theyhadexpectedtheywouldencounterdangerB．theywerestruckbyabigwaveallofasuddenC．theytriedtofixtheproblemsoftheirboatD．theywerefrightenedbymanybigwaves2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Stranded”inParagraph2mean?A．Trapped. B．Injured.C．Encouraged. D．Puzzled.3、Paragraph4showswhenRyanwasdriftingaroundtheocean,he.A．wasfrightened B．amusedhimselfC．becamehopeless D．stayedpositive4、Thewriterfindsitsurprisingthat.A．Ryanwasfinallyfound B．ittooksolongtofinallyfindRyanC．Ryanwasonlyslightlyinjured D．Ryandecidedtogoonafishingtripagain23．（8分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(秃顶)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假说)thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanismremainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”1、Theunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph2means.A．viewB．appearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．ayoungermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth24．（8分）Whenitcomestoeating,mostofusdon’thavetogoveryfar.Butformanybirdspecies,findingfoodmaymeantravelinghundredsofthousandsofkilometers.AteamofresearchersfrominstitutionsintheUKandIrelandspentfiveyearstracking(追踪)fourspeciesofseabirdtomonitortheirtravelpatterns.Itwasdiscoveredthatoverthefiveyears,thespeciescoveredanareaof1.5millionsquarekilometerswhenhuntingforfood-almostfourtimesthesizeofJapan.ThefindingswerepublishedrecentlyinthejournalEcologicalApplications.Aspartofthestudy,over1,300birdswerefittedwithGPStagstotracktheirmovements.Itwasdiscoveredthatmostofthemsearchforfishinthesameplace-watersoffthecoastofScotland.Asaresultofthis,organizationssuchastheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds(RSPB)willspendmoretimetryingtopreservecoastalScotland.“Forthefirsttime,thisstudyprovidesuswithafullmapforeachbreedingcolony(繁殖群体)ofthefeedingareasforsomeofourmostimportantseabirdspecies,”wrotethestudy’sleadauthorEwanWakefield,fromtheUniversityofGlasgow.“Thatmeanswecannowprotecttheplacesthesebirdscatchthefishtheyneedtofeedtheirhungrychicks.”Thefindingscouldalsoaffectthefuturebuildingofoffshorewindturbines(满轮机).Althoughwindturbineshelptofightclimatechangebyprovidingagreensourceofenergy,theirhugeblades(刀片)areblamedforthedeathsofthousandsofbirdseachyear,astheyoftenflyintothem.StuartHousden,directorofRSPBScotland,saidinanewsreleasethatalthoughclimatechangeisahugethreattobothhumansandnaturealike,weshould“investinanenergysystemthatworksforbothpeopleandournaturalheritage.”Toprotectbothnatureandtheenvironment,theRSPBsupportsthebuildingofturbinesinareasthatwon’thave“significantadverse(不利的)impactsonimportantbirdpopulationsortheirhabitats,”itwroteonitswebsite.1、WhatdidthescientistsfromtheUKandIrelandfindaboutthefourspeciesofseabird?A．Theyhavetotallydifferenttravelpatterns.B．Theyprefertocatchfishinplacesneartheirnests.C．Climatechangehasinfluencedtheirhuntingdistance.D．Theycantravelaverylongdistancetofindfood.2、Accordingtothearticle,whyistheresearchimportant?A．Itshowswhataperfectlivingenvironmentforseabirdsis.B．ItwasthefirsttouseGPStechnologytotrackseabirds.C．Itcouldguidepeopleonhowtobetterprotectseabirds.D．Itprovidesmoreinformationaboutthedietofseabirds.3、Windturbinesareathreattoseabirdsbecause________.A．theyproducenoisethatcoulddisturbseabirdsB．theirstrongairflowcouldinfluencetheflightofseabirdsC．theirbigbladesmaykilltheseabirdsthatflybyD．theyforceseabirdstomoveawayfromtheirhabitats4、AccordingtotheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds,________.A．nomorewindturbinesshouldbebuiltinthefutureB．weshouldthinkofmoremeasurestoprotecttheclimateC．thegovernmentshouldinvestmoremoneytoprotectseabirdsD．weshouldconsiderwildlifewhenwebuildturbinesinthefuture25．（10分）FridaywouldbeSamiaandSalem’sweddingday!Everyoneinthevillagewasexcitedandwasbusypreparingforthehappyevent.ThevillagerswereveryproudofSalemasheworkedlonghoursandcaredaboutthepeopleinhisvillage.Whileotherswereenjoyingthepreweddingcelebrations,togetherwiththenurses,thegroomwasbusydeliveringababyinhisclinic.Thebridewasinherroomhappilyarrangingherhairandmake-up,gettingreadyforthearrivalofherguests.Herfamilyandfriendshadexcitedlypreparedthehenna(涂指甲花)party.GrandmaandMumwerebusyinthekitchenwiththefoodtheyhadmadeforthehennafeastforthedaybeforeFriday.Samia’sfriendMariamwasmakingtheweddingcake.HerfriendShaikhawascollectingthebride’sdressfromthetailor.At12noonthehennamakerarrived.Followingthetradition,shestarteddecoratingthebride’shands.Therewasanairofexcitementintheroom.Grandmastartedsingingatraditionalfolksong.Suddenly,thebridefeltastrangetingling(麻刺感)inherhand.Itgrewworseandworse.Herhandbecameredandswollensoon.Grandmasaid,“Ohdear,Ithinkitbestthatyouwashyourhandsimmediately.”Asanemergencyfirstaider,MariamsuggestedapplyingsomecoldcreamonSamia’shandandranoffandreturnedwithsomeinherhand.Neitheroftheseworked.MumtookcontrolandphonedSalembutinvain.Withouthesitation,shetookSamiatothehospitalurgentlywithDadandotherfriends.DrAhmedlookedatherhandandsaid,“You’vehadanallergicreactiontothehenna.Tomorrowisyourwedding.Whataboutdrawingthehennausingbodycolors?”Everyonesmiled.1、WhatwasSalemdoingthedaybeforethewedding?A．Workingwiththenurses. B．Decoratingthebride’shands.C．Preparingfortheweddingcake. D．Visitingthetailorfortheweddingsuit.2、WhateventtookplaceinthevillageonThursday?A．Celebratingaweddingceremony. B．Holdingababy’sbirthdayparty.C．Havingafeastparty. D．Orderingtheweddingdress.3、WhydidMariamrunawaywhenshesawwhathappenedtoSamia?A．Togetsomewater. B．Tocallafirstaider.C．ToinformSamia’smother. D．Tofetchsomecream.4、HowdidSamia’smotherfeelfacingtheemergency?A．Regretful. B．Calm. C．Powerful. D．Nervous.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）IwenttotheclassroomwithgreatconfidencewhenIgavemyfirstlessontomyEnglishliteratureclass.SinceIhadtaughtinAmericaformanyyears,Ihadno1aboutmyabilitytoholdtheirattentionandto2themmyadmirationfortheliteratureofmynativelanguage.Iwas3whenthemonitorshouted,“Standup！”Thewholeclass4asIenteredtheclassroom.Iwassomewhat5howIcouldgetthemtositdownagain,butoncethatembarrassmentwasover,Iquickly6mycalmnessandbeganwhatIthoughtwasafact-packedlecture,suretogaintheir7—perhapseventheiradmiration.Iwentbacktomyofficewiththerosyglow(满面红光)whichcamefromasenseof8.Allraystudents9diaries.However,asIreadtheirdiaries,therosyglowwasgradually10byastrongsenseofsadness.Thefirstdiarysaid,“Ourliteratureteacherdidn’tteachusanythingtoday.Hernextlecturewill11bebetter.”Greatlysurprised,Ireaddiaryafterdiary,eachexpressinga12theme.“Didn’tIteachthemanything?IdescribedtheentirephilosophicalframeworkofWesternthoughtandlaidthehistorical13foralltheworkswe’llstudyinclass,”Icomplained.“HowshouldtheysayIdidn’t14themanything?”Afteralongterm,Igraduallylearnedthatmyideasabout15werenotthesameasthoseofmystudents.Ithoughtateacher’sjobwasto16questionsandprovideenoughbackgroundsothatstudentscould17theirownconclusions,whilemystudentsthoughtateacher’sjobwastoprovide18informationasdirectlyandclearlyaspossible.Whatagreat19!However,Ialsolearnedalot,andmy20withmyChinesestudentshasmademeabetterAmericanteacher,knowinghowtoteachinadifferentculture.1、A．idea B．doubt C．trouble D．difficulty2、A．fixon B．holdon C．focuson D．impresson3、A．shocked B．amused C．interested D．excited4、A．laughed B．shouted C．rose D．whispered5、A．puzzled B．confident C．anxious D．curious6、A．covered B．hid C．regained D．won7、A．satisfaction B．support C．concern D．respect8、A．failure B．achievement C．embarrassment D．sadness9、A．liked B．kept C．read D．exchanged10、A．replaced B．held C．controlled D．caught11、A．surely B．naturally C．obviously D．possibly12、A．normal B．special C．similar D．disappointing13、A．knowledge B．background C．development D．information14、A．explain B．tell C．provide D．teach15、A．education B．learning C．culture D．literature16、A．discover B．consider C．raise D．answer17、A．draw B．decide C．express D．share18、A．useful B．related C．exact D．standard19、A．concept B．situation C．challenge D．difference20、A．discussion B．experience C．argument D．growth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）Cloninghasalwaysbeenwithusandisheretostay.Itisawayofmaking1．exactcopyofanotheranimalorplant.Cloningplantsisstraightforwardwhilecloninganimalsisverycomplicated.Theprocessofcloningisadifficulttask2．(undertake)Manyattemptstoclonemammalsfailed.Butfinallythedeterminationandpatienceofthescientistspaid3．in1996withabreakthrough-thecloningofDollythesheep.Atfirstthefact4．sheseemedtodevelopnormallywasveryencouraging.Thencamethe5．(disturb)newsthatDollyhadbecomeseriouslyill,whichmadecloningscientistscastdown.Meanwhile,Dolly’sappearanceraisedastormof6．(object)andhadagreatimpactonthemediaandpublicimagination.7．(apparent)itbecamecontroversial.Althoughatpresenthumaneggcellsandembryos8．(need)forcloningresearcharehardtoobtain,newspaperswroteofevilleaders9．(hope)toclonethemselvestoattaintheirambitions.Religiousleadersalsoraisedmoralquestions.Somecountriesreformedtheirlegalsystemsand10．(forbid)researchintohumancloning,butotherslikeChinaandtheUK,continuedtoaccumulateevidenceoftheabundantmedicalaidthatcloningcouldprovide.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(∧)，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:在错的词下划一横线，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。Inrecentyearsgreatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinmyhometown、Tenyearsbefore,thesmallandlowhousesthatlieonthenorthofthelakeproducedmuchwaste、Astheresult,thelakewasseriouslypolluted、Tothewestwasasandyfield,whatwasthesourceofdust、Evenworst,abrickyardonthesouthwestofthelakeusedagreatdealgoodsoil、Nowthepoorhouseshavebeenreplacedbygreentreesbutthebrickyardbytallbuildings、Thesandyfieldthevillagersusedtodugandturnoveriscoveredwithfruittrees、Touristsfromnearbytownsoftenspendtheweekendboatandfishingonthelake、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，是某中学高一的新生。请你给外国笔友Steven写封信。介绍你现在各方面的情况。信中包括以下内容：1.学校环境；2.师生相处；3.高中生活。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSteven,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、A5、B6、A7、D8、C9、A10、A11、C12、C13、A14、A15、C16、C17、A18、A19、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、C2、B3、B4、D22、1、B2、A3、D4、C23、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(犹豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(习泳区）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokee