江西省吉安市五校2023学年高三最后一模英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after2．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something3．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises4．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While5．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends6．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch7．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto8．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should9．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad10．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has11．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime12．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who13．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie14．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit15．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking16．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy17．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute18．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where19．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．astwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice20．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone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）Scientistssayweareallbornwithaknackformathematics.Everytimewescanthecafeteriaforatablethatwillfitallofourfriends,we’reexercisingtheancientestimationcenterinourbrain.StanislasDehaenewasthefirstresearchertoshowthatthispartofthebrainexists.In1989,hemetMr.Nwhohadsufferedaseriousbraininjury.Mr.Ncouldn’trecognizethenumber5,oradd2and2.Buthestillknewthatthereare“about50minutes”inanhour.Dehaenedrewanimportantconclusionfromhiscase:theremustbetwoseparatemathematicalareasinourbrains.Oneareaisresponsibleforthemathwelearninschool,andtheotherjudgesapproximateamounts.Sowhatdoesthebrain’sestimationcenterdoforus?HarvardUniversityresearcherElizabethSpelkehasspentalotoftimeposingmathproblemstopreschoolers.Whenheasks5-year-oldstosolveaproblemlike21+30,theycan’tdoit.Buthehasalsoaskedthemquestionssuchas,“Sarahhas21candlesandgets30more.Johnhas34candles.Whohasmorecandles?”Itturnsoutpreschoolersaregreatatsolvingquestionslikethat.Beforethey’velearnedhowtodomathwithnumeralsandsymbols,theirbrains’approximationcentersarealreadyhardatwork.Afterwelearnsymbolicmath,dowestillhaveanyuseforourinbornmathsense?JustinHalberdaatJohnsHopkinsUniversitygaveusananswerinhisstudy.Hechallengedagroupof14-year-oldswithanapproximationtest:Thekidsstaredatacomputerscreenandsawgroupsofyellowandbluedotsflashby,tooquicklytocount.Thentheyhadtosaywhethertherehadbeenmorebluedotsoryellowdots.Theresearchersfoundthatmostwereabletoanswercorrectlywhentherewere25yellowdotsand10blueones.Whenthegroupswerecloserinsize,11yellowdotsand10blueones,fewerkidsansweredcorrectly.Thebigsurpriseinthisstudycamewhentheresearchercomparedthekids’approximationtestscorestotheirscoresonstandardizedmathtests.Hefoundthatkidswhodidbetterontheflashingdottesthadbetterstandardizedtestscores,andviceversa(反之亦然).Itseemsthat,farfrombeingirrelevant,yourmathsensemightpredictyourabilityatformalmath.1、Fromthefirsttwostudies,wecanlearnthatestimationcenter________.A．isdividedintotwoseparatemathematicalareasB．canhelpfigureoutnumeralsandsymbolsproblemsC．functionsindependentlyinbothkids’andadults’brainsD．worksbetterwhensymbolicpartsareinjuredorundergrown2、WhatmostsurprisedJustininthestudyof14-year-olds?A．Thevarietyofmathabilitiesindifferentstudents.B．Thelinkbetweentechnologyskillsandestimationskills.C．Thedifficultyofthetaskasthenumberofdotsincreased.D．Theconnectionbetweenestimationskillsandformalmathability.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BornwithaSenseofMathB．GobeyondWhatYouCanLearnC．SymbolicMathandEstimationMathD．OurBrain一aBornMathematician22．（8分）Thousandsofpeopleimpactallaspectsofourlives,beittheweathermanattheTVstudioinaneighbouringcity,orthetechnicianataphonecompanyacrossthecontinent,orthewomaninTobagowhopicksthemangoesforyourfruitSalad.Everyday,intentionallyorunintentionally,wemakealargenumberofconnectionswithpeoplearoundtheworld.Ourpersonalgrowthandevolution(andtheevolutionofsocieties)comeaboutasaresultofconnectingwithourfellowhumans,whetherasabandofyoungwarriorssettingoutonahuntorasagroupofco-workersheadingouttothelocalbakeryafterworkonFriday.Asaspecies(物种),weareinstinctively(本能地)driventocometogetherandformgroupsoffriends,associationsandcommunities.Withoutthem,wecannotexist.Makingconnectionsiswhatourgraymatterdoesbest.Itreceivesinformationfromoursenseandprocessesitbymakingassociations.Itgrowsquicklywhenit’smakingconnections.Peopledothesamething.It’sascientificfactthatpeoplewhostaysociallyandphysicallyactivelivealongerlife.Thisdoesn’tmeanstayingwiththesameoldcrowdandgoingaroundonanexercisebike.Itmeansgettingoutandmakingnewfriends.Whenyoumakenewconnectionsintheoutsideworldyoumakenewconnectionsintheinsideworld—inyourbrain.Thiskeepsyouyoungandalert(机警的)—EdwardM.Hallowell,inhisbookConnect,citesthe1979AlamedaCountyStudybyDr.LisaBerkmanoftheHarvardSchoolofHealthSciences.Dr.Berkmanandherteamcarefullylookedat7,000people—aged35to65,overaperiodofnineyears.Theirstudyconcludesthatpeoplewholacksocialandcommunityconnectionsarealmostthreetimesmorelikelytodieofmedicalillnessthanthosewhohavemorecontacts.Andallthisisindependentofsocioeconomicstatusandhealthpracticessuchassmoking,alcoholicbeverageconsumptionorphysicalactivity!Otherpeoplecanalsohelpyoutakecareofyourneedsanddesires,whateveritisyou’dlikeinthislife—romance,adreamjob,tickettotheRoseBowl—thechancesareprettyhighthatyou’llneedsomeone’shelptogetit.Ifpeoplelikeyou,theywillbewillingtogiveyoutheirtimeandtheirefforts.Andthebetterthequalityofharmoniousrelationshipyouhavewiththem,thehighertheleveloftheircooperation.1、Whichofthefollowingislaidgreatstressoninthepassage?A．Ourfateisdecidedbythecompanionswekeep.B．Peopleconnectwitheachotheroutofnecessity,C．Contactsbetweenpeopleareessentialforourlife.D．Connedionisestablishedwhenweworktogether.2、Theunderlinedpart“graymatter”inParagraph3refersto“________”.A．nerve B．cell C．sight D．brain3、Dr.Berkmanandhisteam’sstudyreveals________.A．awondercurefordeadlydiseasesB．avitalfunctionofconnectingC．agreatencouragementtosmokersD．apracticalwaytoconnection4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．TheBenefitsofConnecting B．TheProgressofConnectionC．TheMethodsofConnecting D．TheFeaturesofConnection23．（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）ToddlerWorldNurserywasdelightedtoemployatrainee---twenty-two-oldJonathanBrown—astheirfirstmalenurseryschoolteacher.Hewasalsotheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob,but,insistsMargeryBowman,headteacherofToddlerWorld,byfarthebestapplicant.“Bothboysandgirlswillbenefitfromtheexperienceofhavingamalerolemodelinthenursery.”Saysmotheroftwo,Margery.Jonathanhasalwaysbeeninterestedinchildcare.Hisownmotherisachildminderandhisfatherisateacher.“I’vealwayshelpedMumwithlookingafterallthechildren.”hesays.“I’musedtochangingnappies,feedingbabies,readingstoriesandplayingwithLego.”ButJonathanisararemaleinafemaleworld.Only2%ofnurseryteachersaremenandthishasn’tchangedfortenyears.RogerOlsenoftheNationalNurseryTrustsaid,“Menareoftenviewedwithanxietyandsuspicion(怀疑)inachildren’senvironment.Ortheyareexpectedtodothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.Butmenbringdifferentthingsintochildcareandthishastoberecoginsed.”Jonathanagrees.Heisaqualifiedunder-7sfootballcoach,andplantstointroducefootballlessonstothenurseryforboysandgirls.WhatdoJonathan’sfriendsthinkofhischoiceofcareer?“Actually,mostofthemareprettycoolaboutitnow.”hesays,“thoughtheydomakejokesaboutnappies.AndI’vefoundthatgirlsareactuallyquiteimpressed–sothat’sgood!”1、WhywasJonathanemployedbyToddlerWorldNursery?A．Hewasthebestamongalltheapplicants.B．Hewastheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob.C．Hewouldbeabletoteachkidstoplayfootball.D．Hewoulddothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“childminder”(Para.2)?A．Instructor.B．Superior.C．Baby-sitter.D．Coach.3、WhatdidRogerOlsensayaboutthejobofchildcare?A．Ithasbeenwomen-specific.B．Itrequirespeople’sunderstanding.C．Ittakestimetomakesomechanges.D．Itneedsmenteacherstobringsomethingdifferent25．（10分）Sure,chocolateisadelicioustreat,andit’sastapleofsomeofourfavoritedesserts.Butit’snotahealthfood,soitshouldbeenjoyedinmoderation-right?Well,itturnsoutthateatingchocolatemightactuallyhaveaprettysignificanthealthbenefit.AccordingtoresearchconductedbyfivescientistsinItaly,compoundsfoundinchocolate,calledflavanols,canhelpboostcognitive(认知的)performance.Yup,chocolate’sgoodforyourbrain.Thescientists,studyingattheUniversitiesofRomeandL’Aquila,summarizedresearchfromtendifferentstudies.Thestudiesassessedpeople’sperformanceoncognitivetestsbeforeandaftereatingcocoaorchocolate.Theresultswereprettytelling:innineoutofthetenstudies,therewasanoticeableimprovementafterthesubjectshadeatenthechocolate.Thescientistsfoundimprovementsin“generalcognition,attention,processingspeedandworkingmemory.”Soundsprettygoodtous!Andthat’snotall.Insubjects,especiallywomen,whoperformedthetestswhilesleep-deprived,theflavanolshelpedrelievethenegativeeffectsofthesleepdeprivation.Andthere’sevenmoregoodnews.Theresearchersalsofoundthateatingchocolatedaily(overperiodsrangingfromfivedaystothreemonths)producednoticeablelong-termimprovementsincognition.Olderadults,whosememorieswerealreadydeclining,sawanespeciallysignificantimprovement.Allchocolatehasflavanols,sincetheyoccurnaturallyincocoa.However,darkchocolateloversfeelhappy,becauseithasmoreflavanolsthananyothertypeofchocolate.Infact,thescientiststhemselveshaveclaimedthat,afterdoingthisresearch,they’vestartedeatingdarkchocolateeveryday!Now,we’renotsayingyoushouldstarteatingchocolateforbreakfast,lunchanddinner-it’sstillhighinsugarandlowinnutrients.Butnexttimeyoufindyourselfyawningafterasleeplessnight,snackonsomechocolateandlettheflavanolsworktheirmagic.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1probablymean?A．Asmuchaspossible.B．Forthreemeals.C．Inrightamount.D．Notintheleast.2、Howdoesastudentperformwhilelearningaftereatingchocolate?A．Hememorizeslessthanbefore.B．Hecan’tconcentrateonlessonsintheslightest.C．Hebecomesmoreexcited.D．Heunderstandswhattheteachersaysfaster.3、Accordingtothepassage,ifyourmemoryfails,whatshouldyoudo?A．Eatchocolateasthreemeals.B．Usechocolateasadailysnack.C．Huntfordarkchocolate.D．Askadoctorforadvice.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Chocolateisabeneficialbutunhealthyfood.B．Eatingchocolatebenefitsourlearning.C．Eatingchocolateworksonyoursleep.D．Chocolatecontainslownutrients.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）MyTeacherintheSchoolofLifeIspenttheopeningdayofschoolthisyearatDeMathaCatholicHighSchoolinmuchthesamewayIspentthefirstdayofclasses130yearsago;IsatinDrCharlesE.Offutt’sBritishliteratureclass,listeningtohim2whathisseniorswouldlearnandgetthemexcitedaboutthejourneytheywould3I’mtheprincipal(校长)oftheschoolnow,butforafewminutesIwasbackin1975,4whatthefutureheld.IhavebeenlearningfromDrOffuttfor30ofthe51yearshehadbeenteachingatDeMatha.Henotonlytaughtmetothink,he5me,asmuchbyexampleas6thatitwasmymoraldutytodosoandtoserve7.Neitherofuscouldknowhowour8woulddevelopovertheyears.WhenIfirstcamebacktoDeMathatoteachEnglish.IworkedforDrOffutt,thethendepartmentchair.Afterseveralyears,Iwas9departmentchair,andourrelationshipchanged10.Ithoughtthatitmightbe11chairingthedepartment,sinceallofmyformerEnglishteacherswerestillthere,butDrOffutt12methroughout.Heknewwhentogiveme13aboutcurriculum,textsandpersonnel,andwhentoletmedesignmyowncourse.In1997,IneededhisadviceaboutleavingDeMathatobecomeprincipalatanotherschool.IfhehadaskedmetostayatDeMatha,Imighthave.14,heencouragedmetoseizethenew15Fiveyearsago,Ibecamethe16ofDeMatha.Onceagain,DrOffuttwasthereforme,lettingmeknowthatIcould17onhimasItriedtofillsuchbigshoes.I’velearnedfromhimthatgreatteachershavea(n)18wealthoflessonstoteach.19hisstudentsdon’tknowityet,Iknowhow20theyare;I’mstilloneofthem.1、A．mostlyB．exactlyC．onlyD．simply2、A．explainB．predictC．speakD．teach3、A．keepB．achieveC．chooseD．take4、A．preparingB．discoveringC．wonderingD．realizing5、A．assistedB．remindedC．advisedD．convinced6、A．wordsB．actionC．explanationD．models7、A．theothersB．everyoneC．othersD．anyone8、A．relationshipB．positionC．situationD．condition9、A．pointedB．namedC．givenD．taken10、A．alreadyB．yetC．stillD．again11、A．foolishB．surprisingC．uncertainD．challenging12、A．promotedB．acceptedC．supportedD．welcomed13、A．adviceB．informationC．noticeD．thought14、A．OtherwiseB．ThereforeC．FurthermoreD．Instead15、A．choiceB．opportunityC．occupationD．possibility16、A．teacherB．principalC．officerD．clerk17、A．liveB．lookC．dependD．take18、A．richB．littleC．valuableD．endless19、A．OnceB．EvenifC．UnlessD．Until20、A．fortunateB．curiousC．innocentD．satisfied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）根据课文内容，在每个空格填上合适的单词，完成短文。JohnSnowwasawell-knownphysicianinLondoninthe19thcentury.Sofamous1．(be)hethatheevenattendedQueenVictoriatoeasethebirthofher2．(baby).However，hedecidedtodefeatcholera，a3．(dead)diseaseatthattime4．hesawthousandsofpeopleexposed5．itdiedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.In1854whencholerabrokeout，hebegantogatherinformationandmarkedonamapwhereall6．deadpeoplehadlived.Hefoundmanypeople7．haddrunkthedirtywaterfromthepumpdied.Sohedecidedthatthe8．(pollute)watercarriedcholera.Hefoundawomanandherdaughterwhohadthewaterdeliveredfromthepumpeverydaydiedofcholeraafter9．(drink)thewater.WiththisextraevidenceJohnSnowannouncedthatthepollutedwaterwastoblame.Hesuggestedthesourceofallwatersuppliesshould10．(examine)andnewmethodsofdealingwithwaterbefound.Finally，“KingCholera”wasdefeated.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误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(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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、只允许修改十处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Inrecentyears,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedintheNEETgroup、Theyneithergotocollegeorreceiveanytrainingforfutureworkanddependontheirparentsforaliving、Mostofusareagedfrom16to30、Inmyopinion,itisshamefulfortheyoungnottomaketheirownresponsibilityfortheirownlife、Parentsgetold,howifsomedaytheycannotprovideanything?Beside,societymaybreakwithouttheinvolvementofyoungpeople、Beindependentisthekeytosuccess、Theyounggenerationshouldneverforgetthat、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你在网上看到你所在城市的一个英语培训中心拟招收暑期助教，请根据以下要点写一封英语申请信。内容包括：1.申请原因；2.自我优势（口语能力，组织能力，沟通能力）；3.希望获准。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：助教teachingassistantDearSir/Madam,I’mgladtoseeyouradvertisementontheInternet._________________________________________________________________________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2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、C5、D6、C7、C8、D9、C10、A11、A12、B13、A14、C15、B16、B17、A18、C19、A20、A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、D3、A22、1、C2、D3、B4、A23、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．Iamstilllearningthat