安徽省滁州市明光中学2024届高三月考试卷（七）英语试题试卷含解析

安徽省滁州市明光中学2024届高三月考试卷（七）英语试题试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare2．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup3．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.4．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup5．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be6．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which7．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme8．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt9．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal10．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot11．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare12．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay13．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent14．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall15．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather16．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views17．WolfWarrior2,_______directorWuJingalsostarredintheleadrole,isafirst-classproduction,evenbyHollywoodstandards.A．where B．whichC．whom D．as18．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted19．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep20．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though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）Thereisabreakthroughinbuildingaircrafts.Bendablewingscoveredwithoverlapping(部分重叠)piecesresemblingfishsizescouldbeusedtobuildswifter,fuel-efficientaircraft,anewstudyfinds.Nowadays,conventionalaircraftstypicallyrelyonailerons(副翼)tohelpcontrolthewaytheplanestipastheyfly.However,whentheWrightbrothersflewthefirstairplane,Flyer1,overacenturyago,theyusednoaileronsbutwiresandpulleysthattwistedthewood-and-canvaswings,tocontroltheplane,Scientistshavelongsoughttodevelopaircraftsthatcanaltertheirwingsduringflight,justasbirdscan.However,mostpreviousattemptshavefailedbecausetheyreliedonheavymechanicalcontrolstructureswithinthewings.Thesestructureswerealsocomplexandunreliable,saidNeilGershenfeld,aphysicistanddirectoroftheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).Thenewwingconsistsofasystemoftiny,strong,lightweightmodules.Theshapeofthewingcanbechangeduniformlyalongitslengthusingtwosmallmotors,whichapplyatwistingpressuretoeachwingtip.Thesewingsarecoveredin“skins”ofoverlappingstripsofflexiblematerialresemblingfishsizes.Thesestripsmoveacrosseachotherasthewingsalter,providingasmoothoutersurface,theresearchersexplained.Wind-tunneltestsofthesewingsshowedthattheyatleastmatchedtheaerodynamicpropertiesofconventionalwings,ataboutone-tenththeweight.Initialtestsusingremotelypilotedaircraftsmadewiththesewingshaveshowngreatpromise,saidBenjaminJenett,agraduatestudentattheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMIT.Thenewmodularstructuresthescientistsdevelopedcouldbemanufacturedquicklyinmassquantitiesandtheninstalledbyteamsofsmallrobots.Thesemodularstructuresalsocanbedisassembledmoreeasily,makingrepairssimpler.“Still,thefirstaircraftbuiltusingthisstrategywillnotbeapassengerjet,”Gershenfeldsaid.“Instead,thetechnologywilllikelyfirstbetestedonunmannedaircraft,leadingtodrones(无人机)thatcanflyforalongtime,tohelpdeliverinternetaccessormedicinetoremotevillagesanddosomerescueworks.”1、Whydidmostpreviousaircraftsfailtoflylikebirds?A．Thepreviouswingswerecomplicatedandweighedalot.B．Thepreviousaircraftreliedonaileronstocontroldirections.C．Therewerefewscientiststodoresearchonthelighterwings.D．Therewaslittlefuelintheaircraftstomakethemflyintheair.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theshapeofthenewwings.B．Theresultofthetestedwings.C．Thefunctionofthesmallmotors.D．Theworkingprincipleofthenewwings.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“disassembled”inParagraph6?A．putawayB．takenapartC．inventedD．analyzed4、Whatwillthedronesmadebythenewwingsbefirstlyusedtodo?A．Carrypassengers.B．Savepeopleindanger.C．Testplanes.D．Monitorthevillages.22．（8分）LEADINGINTERNATIONALSCHOOLS2019●JerudongInternationalSchool(JIS),Brunei“AchievingExcellence”isthemottoofJIS,Brunei.Adevelopingboardingschoolof1,700students,40%Bruneian,JIShasmadeitselfaleadingschoolinAsia.Withalmost200highlyqualifiedteachersprimarilyfromtheUK,the120-acresinglecampus(校园)closetobothcoastandrainforestoffersauniqueeducationalenvironment.ThereisaPerformingArtsCentre,27sciencelaboratories,librariesandclassrooms.●TheAmericanInternationalSchool(AIS),AustriaFoundedin1959,AISistheoldestEnglish-languageschoolinAustria.Schoolprogramsfocusonacademics,butalsoonthedevelopmentofstudents’creativeandleadershipabilitiesandemotionalintelligence.Theschoolrecognizesstudents’speciallearningstyles,tryingtomakeinstructiondifferentandallowingstudentstoreachtheirfullpotentialindifferentareas.●SingaporeAmericanSchool(SAS),SingaporeFoundedin1956,itisoneofonlyafewgoodnon-profitschoolsinSingapore.Foroversixdecades,SAShasprovidedstudentsfrompreschooltoGrade12agoodAmericaneducationwithaninternationalview.Theschoolsupportsprofessionaldevelopmentfinanciallyandcontinuallysendsteachersacrosstheglobetodiscovernewideasandbestpracticesfrominfluentialeducationalinstitutions.●SantaClaraInternationalSchool(SCIS),Spain-Intheschool,whenyouwalkintoaclassroom,you’llseehandsraised,smallgroupsassembled(集合),andpresentationsunderway.You’llfindteacherscreatingcooperativepartnershipswithstudents,encouragingthemtodiscoverandconnect.You’llobservechildrenworkingonmeaningfulhands-onprojectsthatbuildskillsandexcitecreativity.Theteachingphilosophyisthatlearninghappenseverywhere:intheclassrooms,inthecity,inamuseum,onafarm,orjustawalkaroundtheneighborhood.1、HowcanstudentsbenefitfromattendingAIS?A．Theyareexposedtothebeautyofvastrainforests.B．Theyaremadeleaderswithemotionalintelligence.C．Theyarealwayssentabroadtodiscovernewideas.D．Theyareencouragedtodeveloptheirpossibilities.2、Whichschoolattachesimportancetoteachers’development?A．JIS. B．SAS. C．AIS. D．SCIS.3、WhatmakesSCISdifferentfromtheotherschools?A．Itsspecialteachingmethods. B．Itsvariouspracticalcourses.C．Itslargeandbeautifulcampus. D．Itsoldesthistoryandbuildings.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）Adultsalwaysthinkitsurprisingthattheycanrememberwellwhattheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(尝试)increasethelengthoflimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar’’andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninourchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,however,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.B．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.C．Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.D．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.2、Howdidtheauthorexplainthelawofoverlearning?A．Givingexamples.B．Settingdowngeneralrules.C．Makingacomparison.D．Presentingresearchfinding.3、Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis.A．aspecialcaseofcrammingB．askilltodealwithmathproblemsC．aresultofoverlearningD．abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies4、Whatistheauthor’sviewpointoncramming?A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B．Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.C．Ifspossibleloresultinpoormemory.D．It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.25．（10分）Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn’tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherableoffthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrownittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry.Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother.Thegesture“thumb-up”iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas‘thumbsup’,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal‘OK’,whichisthesamemeaningasO.K.ringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably.AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmerican,BritishandAustralianwouldusethethumbuptosignalhitch-hikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride.Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertainlyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes.1、Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong?A．Hemisunderstoodthewaiter.B．Hedidn’trealizeculturaldifferences.C．Heorderedsomethingoffthemenu.D．Hemadethesignalinarudeway.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?A．Fullofadmiration.B．Fullofaggression.C．Fullofcomplexity.D．Fullofcertainty.3、WhatwillhappenifyoumakeathumbuptowardamaninNorthernGreece?A．Hewillstoptogiveyoualift.B．Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou.C．Hewillaskyoutogivehimalift.D．Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardyou.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures.B．Totellstoriesaboutdifferentcultures.C．Toadviseustohaveanunderstandingofculturaldifferences.D．Topersuadepeoplefromdifferentcountriesliveinharmony.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）ThanksgivingDaywasnear.Lucy,thefirstgradeteacher,gaveherclassafun1—todrawapictureofsomebodyorsomethingforwhichtheywere2Whenthestudents3theirassignment,shefoundmostofthemdrewsomepicturesoftheirfamily,teachers,friendsorneighbors.Douglas,however,madeadifferentkindofpicture.Hewasa4boy.Hedidn’tactthesameasothers.Healwaysseemedtobeshyandsad.He5playedwithotherchildrenduringthebreak6theykindlyinvitedhimto.Lucytreatedhimverywell.Shealwayshelpedhimand7himtobeconfident.Yes,hispicturewasdifferent.Hejustdrewa8Nothingelse.Hisabstractimage9theimaginationofhisclassmates.Whosehandcoulditbe?Oneguesseditwasamother’shand,formother’shandgiveschildrenwarmthand10Anotherchildguesseditwasapoliceofficer’shand,becausethepolice11peopleandcareforpeople.Andsothediscussion12Whenthechildrenwerediscussingit,LucypausedatDouglas’desk,13down,andaskedhimwhosehanditwas.Thelittleboymurmured,“It’s14,teacher.”Douglaswasmostthankfulforherhand.Shewas15andfelttearsinhereyes.Shethoughtofthetimesshehadtakenhishandandwalkedwithhimhereorthere.She16howoftenshehadsaidtohim,“Takemy17,Douglas.We’llgooutside.”or“Letmeshowyouhowtoholdyourpencil.”Thestoryspeaksof18thankfulness.Italsosayssomethingaboutteachersteachingandparentsparentingandfriendsshowingfriendship.Theymightnotalwayssay“19outtogivethemloveandbegratefultoyoualways.1、..A．assignment B．question C．suggestion D．solution2、.A．sorry B．regretful C．thankful D．responsible3、.A．gavein B．handedin C．putoff D．calledoff4、..A．strong B．kind C．different D．humorous5、..A．often B．usually C．seldom D．ever6、..A．because B．though C．as D．since7、..A．encouraged B．discouraged C．cheered D．praised8、..A．hand B．face C．ear D．leg9、.A．reduced B．ruined C．inspired D．used10、..A．comfort B．praise C．sorrow D．coldness11、..A．search B．question C．meet D．protect12、..A．ended B．succeeded C．continued D．failed13、..A．broke B．pulled C．looked D．bent14、..A．his B．yours C．mymother’s D．myfather’s15、..A．disappointed B．annoyed C．tired D．touched16、..A．forgot B．regretted C．recalled D．understood17、..A．hand B．book C．lesson D．gift18、..A．ratherthan B．morethan C．anythingbut D．nothingbut19、..A．I’msorry B．Takecare C．I’mallright D．Thankyou20、..A．get B．reach C．put D．make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）Ayoungman,whiletravelingthroughadesert,cameacrossaspringofclearwater.1．waterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder2．hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-dayjourney,theyoungman3．(present)thewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiled4．(warm),andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthome5．ahappyheart.Afterthestudentleft,theteacherlet6．studenttastethewater.Hespatitout,7．(say)itwasawful.Apparently,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,"Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretendtolike8．?"Theteacherreplied,“Youtastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe9．(sweet).”Weunderstandthislessonbest10．wereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.Whetheritisacheappipeoradiamondnecklace,theproperresponseisappreciation.Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.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。注意丄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。Yesterday,LiMeigoestoastoretoreturnashirtwithoutcarryingthereceipt(收据）、Whenshegotthere，sherefused、Thesalesmansaidthathewouldn’ttakeitbackifsheshowedhimthereceiptThinkingitwasnowayout，LiMeiputtheshirtbackinherbagandleftSuddenlytwoshopguardstoppedherandbegantosearchforher、TheyfoundtheshirtinthebagandlookedatitcarefulManyeyeswerestaringather,whatmadeLiMeiveryembarrassing、Luckily,asalesmancameupintimeandshewasallowedtogo、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是学校团委主席李华。你校决定于“五四青年节”当天举办系列活动，其中包括英语演讲比赛，希望邀请学校外教Susan担任评委。请给她写信，内容主要包括：1.邀请Susan担任评委；2.简介青年节①时间：每年5月4日②由来：纪念1919年的青年运动3.演讲主题（MyYouthMyDream）、时间、地点和参加对象（青年教师和学生）注意：1.词数80左右（首尾句均已给出，不算词数）；2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。DearSusan,I’mLiHua,presidentoftheYouthLeagueofourschool.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、C4、C5、A6、B7、A8、C9、A10、A11、C12、B13、D14、C15、B16、B17、A18、A19、D20、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、A2、D3、B4、B22、1、D2、B3、A23、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashe