2023届内蒙古包钢高三冲刺模拟英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Theirflightduetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.

A.hadbeendelayedB.wasdelayed

C.hasbeendelayedD.willbedelayed

2.Iliveinatownrunsasmallandwindingriver.

A.throughwhichB.whichC.inwhichD.where

3.Onceyou'vetheitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.

A.checkedinB.checkedoff

C.checkedoutD.checkedwith

4.Idon'tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,shewaswithmeatthattime.

A.thoughB.orC.butD.for

5.Theexplosioninthechemicalplantavoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-term

interests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.

A.shouldbeB.mightbeC.musthavebeenD.couldhavebeen

6.Theroomissoclean.Hehavecleanedityesterdayevening.

A.willB.need

C.canD.must

7.・・・Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.

…!Ican'tbelieveyousaidthat.

A.ComeonB.Forgetit

C.GoaheadD.Allowme

8.Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeittowatchthatboringmovie.

A.hastakenB.tookC.hadtakenD.takes

9.Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,wasrebuilttwoyearsago.

A.whichB.that

C.whereD.whose

10.-AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.

-He,He'sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.

A.isB.willbe

C.hasbeenD.was

11.I'mafraidthatIcan'tattendTom'sweddingpartynextweekend.

A.tobeheldB.beingheld

C.heldD.istobeheld

12.MywifesometimessomethingshehaslongbeenlookingfonThat'swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.

A.looksupB.looksforC.picksupD.picksout

13.Hewhethertosetasidetheminordifferences,thenhedid.

A.debatedB.predicted

C.plottedD.calculated

14.I'mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican'tthinkwhatIwithoutyou.

A.coulddoB.woulddo

C.shouldhavedoneD.musthavedone

15.Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay.

A.inplaceB.inorder

C.inshapeD.infashion

16.Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedtointheevent,with

manymoretojointheeffort.

A.participating;expectingB.participate;toexpect

C.participating;expectedD.participate;tobeexpected

17.Lookingpeopleintheeyesometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.

A.mustB.can

C.shouldD.might

18.Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoosetostartwith.

A.itB.thatC.eachD.one

19.Thisisaveryinterestingbook.Tilbuyit,.

A.howmuchmayitcostB.nomatterhowitmaycost

C.howevermuchitmaycostD.whatevermayitcost

20.Don'tbesodiscouraged.Ifyousuchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.

A.carryonB.getbackC.breakdownD.putaway

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）Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebornafter1978,

andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestake

hundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteis

consumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifetimegreatly.

ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.Ifsa

communityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,

whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbing（管道装置）linesareput

inside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthe

wallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17℃coolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggest

benefittopeoplelivinginside.

Thevillageisthebrainchild（主意）ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.

Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestarted

tothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasic

ideafortheconstructionprocess.

Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoreto

protecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhow

toreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyour

passageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour"footprints”.

1、WhatdoesParagraph1intendtotellus?

A.Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.

B.Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.

C.Theamountofplasticwaste.

D.Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.

2、WhatisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginthePlasticBottleVillage?

A.Thehousewillbemuchcoolerthannormalones.

B.Thematerialofconstructionwillbereducedalot.

C.Thenewly-madehousecansavealotofelectricity.

D.Thewasteofthehousecanbeconsumedbyfishandbirds.

3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRobert?

A.Creative.B.Courageous.

C.Enthusiastic.D.Sensitive.

4、ThemainpurposeofRoberfsprojectsisto.

A.provideshelterforlocals

B.reusealldesertedplasticbottles

C.popularizetheuseofplasticbottles

D.raisepeople'senvironmentalawareness

22.（8分）WhenIwastenyearsoldIwenttotheUSAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.Inoticedsomethingfunnyabout

thewayeveryonespokeEnglish.

Onemoment!Irememberveryclearlywasatthebeginningoftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedto

order“Frenchfries”,1couldn'timaginewhattheywere.ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheordereda

portionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,IaskedherwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedat

theplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome“chips”fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwith

apacketofcrisps（薯片）!Howcome?

Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered“biscuits“withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becausein

Englandbiscuitsaresweet.Ilaterrealizedthat“biscuits”inAmericaaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall“biscuits',theycall

“cookies”.

Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy“pants”.Iwonderedhowshecouldseethem!My

mumthentoldmethattheycall“pants“whatwecall“trousers"，theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegsinstead

ofinsideclothing!

IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan“eggplant”pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant.ButIwaspuzzledhoweggscangrow

onplants.Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines（茄子）.“Theycallaubergines'eggplant'in

America!^^hetoldme.

Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexistinhowitisspoken

indifferentplaces.

1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AvisittotheUnitedStates.B.DifficultiesinspeakingEnglish.

C.WaystospeakEnglishcorrectly.D.DifferentEnglishindifferentplaces.

2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfriendboughtcrisps?

A.Excited.B.Puzzled.

C.Embarrassed.D.Disappointed.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4?

A.Legs.B.Jewels.

C.Trousers.D.Underclothes.

23.（8分）IwenttothecinemathisafternoontoseeLaLaLand.BeforegoingintothescreeningmysisterandI

visitedtheladies9washroom.Asweentered,alittleblondehairedgirlabout5yearsofageopenedoneofthecubicle（小

隔间）doorsandranoutofthewashroom,hotpantsinhandandlookingupsetandoverwhelmed.

Iwentafterher.Herdadwasstandingoutside.Shequicklygavehimthehotpantstodressher.Littlesweetheart.

Sheobviouslycouldn'tmanagetobuttonupherhotpants.Eventhoughshehadherlittlewhitetightson,shemusthave

feltembarrassedaboutthelackofhotpants.

Itriedtocalmandreassureher,saying,“WhenIsawdadstandingoutsideIknewhewaswaitingforsomeonevery

pretty,butIjusthadn'trealizedhow,prettyshewasgoingtobe."Shedidn'tbite;dadsmiledthough.Iofferedtobring

herbacktowashherhands.

Shewastootinytosqueezesoapoutofthedispenser,soIhelpedher.Icouldseepoordadoutofthesideofmy

eyes.Hewasrightatthedoorlookingin.Iwentwithhertothehanddryer,butshewassotinythatthesensorcouldn't

evendetectherlittlehands.Iliftedherupandherhandswereproperlydried,wellatleastalittle.

IwasmovedbythislittlegirPshelplessnessinanadultworld.Ialsofeltfordadhavingtotrustthathislittlegirl

wouldfeelsafeandsecureforthefewminutesoutofhissight.

Ireachedoutforhelp.Itriedtobridgethegapwhenalittlehelplessgirlwasafewminuteswithoutatrustedadult

andaconcernedfatherhadtoforamomentaccepthecouldnotgiveherthesecurityhewantedforher.Itwasn'tmuch

butithelpedacaringfatherandhislittledaughterandforthat,Pmgrateful.

1、Whydidthelittlegirlcatchtheauthor'sattention?

A.Shegotfrightenedbystrangers.

B.Sheneededclothingtocoverher.

C.Shewasprobablylostinthecrowd.

D.Shewasinanembarrassingsituation.

2、Whydidthehanddryerfailtoworkforthelittlegirl?

A.Thesizeofthesensorwastoosmall.

B.Shewasnottallenoughtoreachit.

C.Shedidn'tknowhowtooperateit.

D.Itwasdryingtheauthor'shands.

3、Howdidthefatherfeelinthestory?

A.Helpless.B.Shy.

C.Shameful.D.Calm

24.（8分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,

accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthe

scientificliteratureforevidencethataperson'sDerceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.Theypublished

theirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.

InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethem

lookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwho

thoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthise

whobecamebald（秃顶）atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.

Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheart

disease."Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone'srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealth

outcomes,"theresearcherswrote.

Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobe

healthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendto

spendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewho

marryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.

Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis（假说）thatwhenayoungermindis

prepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit."Whilethemechanismremainsuncleai;theresearchersfiguredthat

suggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotiona

seriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”

1、Theunderlinedword^perceptionsinParagraph2means,

A.view

B.appearance

C.influence

D.creation

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.

B.Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.

C.Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.

D.Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon't.

3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.

A.ayoungermotherismorelikelytolivelonger

B・theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlonger

C.oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople'shealth

D.peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung

4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat・

A.Gettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoung

B.Womenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlife

C.Feelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealth

D.People'sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth

25.（10分）WorldBreastfeedingWeek（世界母乳喂养周）isanannualcelebrationheldduringthefirstweekin

Augustinmorethan120countries.Thecelebrationaimstoraiseawarenessaboutthehealthandeconomicbenefitsof

breastfeedingOnegoalofthisyear'seventistoencouragegovernmentstosupportworkplacepoliciesthathelpmothers

breastfeedtheirbabiesforaslongaspossible.Anothergoalistoconfirmthatbreastfeedingisnormalandnatural.

In2016TheLancetpublishedaseriesonbreastfeeding.TheLancetclaimedthatdeathsof823,000childrenand

20,000motherseachyearcouldbeavertedthroughuniversalbreastfeeding,alongwitheconomicsavingsofUS$300

billion.Manydoctorsrecommendthatbabiesbebreastfedbecausethemilkandclosenesstothemotherprovidehealth

benefitsfornewborns.Expertssaybreastfeedingallowsamothertoshareherimmuneprotectionwithherbaby.In

countrieswithpoorwaterqualityespecially,breastfeedingprotectsanewbornfromdangerousinfections.

BreastfeedingmightbeneHtnotjustthechild.Inrecentyears,researchershavealsobeenstudyingthehealth

benefitsofbreastfeedingforthemother.Anewstudyfoundthatwomenwhobreastfedmayhaveloweredtheirriskof

heartdiseaseorstrokebyanaverageof10percentwhentheybecameolder.Theresearchersfoundthatwomenwho

breastfedhada9percentlowerriskofheartdiseaseandan8percentdecreasedriskofstroke.Thesepercentagesarein

comparisontowomenwhohadneverbreastfed.Thebenefitofbreastfeedingwasevengreaterforwomenwhonursed

theirbabiesfortwoyearsormore.Theirheartdiseaseriskwas18percentlowerandtheriskofstroke17percentless

thanforthosewomenwhodidnotbreastfeed.

1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

B.Toemphasizethatbreastfeedingisofgreatbenefit.

C.TotellusthebackgroundofWorldBreastfeedingWeek.

D.ToinformusofthegoalsofWorldBreastfeedingWeekthisyear.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"averted"inParagraph2mean?

A.Increased.

B.Prevented.

C.Killed.

D.Improved.

3、Whatisthebenefitofbreastfeeding?

A.Itcanletamotherliveralongerlife.

B.Itcanmakethenewbabynevergetill.

C.Itcanreducethebaby'sriskofheartdisease.

D.Itcanprotectanewbabyfromdangerousinfections.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DifferentResearchesonBreastfeeding.

B.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofBreastfeeding.

C.Introductionsto2017WorldBreastfeedingWeek.

D.BreastfeedingBenefitsBothBabiesandMothers.

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）Inwinter,Ioftenwalkinanearbyparkduringlunchtime.Theparkis1,asfewpeoplehavethe

timetoenjoythewintersunonaweekday.Thetwopeoplethatareoftenseenareamiddle-agedfatherandhislittle

daughter2herschooluniform.Thefatherlookslikehehasallthetimeintheworld—he3tohurry

alongthejoggingpath;insteadhematcheshispacewith4ofthelittlegirl.Sometimestheyarelying5

inthesun,laughingandchatting.Themancertainlydoesn'tlook6Whatsortofjobcanhehavethatgiveshim

theflexibilitytowalkintheparkinthemiddleoftheday

Andtoday,we7satontherocksandhadalittlechat."Youmustenjoytheparkverymuchtocomehereso

often/91said.Thefathernodded."How"Iaskedcuriously,wdoyou8toleaveyourofficetobewithyour

daughtereveryday”

The9thatthefather,SatyendraDugbey,toldmeshowedmehow,ifwe10underthesurface,even

ordinarypeople'slifecanbequite11usedtobenodifferentfromanyofthosethousandsofofficeworkers_

12toworkeveryday,“hebegan.Hiswifeandhewerewell13butrarelymanagedtimeoffforleisure.

Everythingchangedaftera（n）14inwhichDugbeywashitbyacar.Ashelayinhospital,terrifying

thoughtscameintohismind.wHovvwouldmydaughter,thenonlyfour,remembermeifIdiedthatday”“Wouldmy

daughterhave15ofbeingwithherfather”

Themomentherecoveredandwentbacktowork,Dugbeytooktimeoffatlunch,16herdaughterfrom

schoolwhichwasju-stnextdoortohisworkingplace,andtookhertothepark.

Itwasactuallyaverysmallchangehe'dmade,hesaid,butit17himeverydaytoseethedifferenceit___

18tohislife.“Itbringsmesomuch19thatIcan'tbelievewhyothershaven'tthoughtofdoingthesame

thing."hesaidsimply.

Igotuptocontinuemy20walk,unexpectedlyhappyafterhisstory.

1、A.noisyB.appealingC.quietD.still

2、A.onB.inC.withD.under

3、A.tendsB.intendsC.inspiresD.refuses

4、A.itB.thatC.thisD.those

5、A.heavilyB.tiredlyC.lazilyD.lonely

6、A.unemployedB.untrainedC.untestedD.unwanted

7、A.trulyB.generallyC.entirelyD.finally

8、A.succeedB.failC.manageD.suggest

9、A.newsB.storyC.dataD.phenomenon

10>A.digB.pushC.cleanD.knock

11、A.extraordinaryB.commonC.peacefulD.reliable

12、A.hurryingB.wanderingC.hesitatingD.hating

13^A.downB.overC.aboveD.off

14、A.affairB.accidentC.situationD.sight

15、A.associationB.considerationC.misunderstandingD.memories

16、A.pickedupB.pickedoutC.tookupD.tookout

17^A.botheredB.puzzledC.frightenD.amazed

18、A.tookB.ledC.madeD.got

19、A.loveB.joyC.reliefD.depression

20、A.long-sufferingB.long-lostC.long-forgottenD.long-lasting

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)Beijing'sForbiddenCityisaplacefullofwonders.Fromitsthousandsofroomstoitsmanybeautiful

artifacts>it'snowonderitisoneofChina'smostpopularscenic1.(spot).Butevenmorethan600yearsafterit

2,(build),ifsstillmanagingtoserveupsurprises.

TheForbiddenCitydrawsvisitorsbecauseofitsrichhistoryand3.(culture)significance9butperhapsitshould

addonemorethingtoitslistofattractions:earthquakeshelter.Whilemoststructuresaren'tmade4,(survive)natural

disasters>theForbiddenCityseemstowithstandanything.

ToshowhowstrongtheancientChinesearchitecturereallyis,modelofoneoftheForbiddenCity9spalaceswas

puttothetest.Itsurvivedasimulated(模拟的)earthquakeof9.5ontheRichterscale—equaltothe6.(large)ever

recordedquake.Insteadoffallingapart>themodelwasjustmovedgentlyduringthetest.

Accordingtoexperts,thekey7^_theForbiddenCity9sstrength,aswellasotherancientChinesestructures,

8.（lie）indougong（斗棋）一acenturies-oldbuildingmethodinventedinChina.AncientChinesecraftsmencreated

structures9,werebothenduring（耐用）andelegant,10・（show）theiradvancedunderstandingofmathematics9

architecture,materials»andstructuralscience.

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）假如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（八）,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H处起）不计分。

Somedaysbefore,IdecidedtoleavemybikeathomeandtakethebusinsteadOnthebus,Ipullmycapoff>WhenI

reachedmystop,Igotoffthebus、Whilecrossthestreet,Irealizedsomethingweremissing、Mycap!Iturnedaround,

runningtothebus,andthebuspulledawayfromthestop、Justthen,abusstoppedashortdistanceawaybecausea

redIight>WhileIsadlylookedatthebus,thedoorwasopened>Amanstoodnearthedoorandlookedaround、Seen

me,hewavedsomething:Itwasmycap>Ibarelyhadtimetograbthemandsaythankyoubeforethedoorclosed

again、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是学生会主席李华，你校将举行为期三天的庆祝建校五十周年的摄影展，请你用英语写一则通知。

内容包括：

1.举办目的；

2.时间和地点；

3.展览内容及活动。

注意：1.通知的格式已经为你写好，不计入总词数；2.总词数：80左右

Notice

Students9Union

July8th,2019

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、C

2、A

3、B

4、D

5、D

6、D

7、A

8、B

9、A

10、A

11、A

12、C

13、A

14、C

15、C

16、C

17、B

18、D

19、C

20、D

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、D

2、A

3、A

4、D

22、1、D

2、B

3、D

23、1、D

2、B

3、A

24、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant（犹豫的）totrynew

things.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnot

aroundher,sheisshyandnervous.

Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.But

thishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolap

lane（习泳区）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithout

trainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids9triathlon（三项全能）.

OnSaturday,withathunderstormcoiningsoonandmyson'sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthe

darkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorun

withher,wegotalltheequipmentshe*dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfor

theolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.

Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.

Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater;myheartsoared.Mydaughtertransformed

intothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominated（主宰）thatswim,crushedthatbikerideandran

tothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.

IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn'tbecauseshedidasportor

anythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireI

hadn'tseenbefore.

AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfelt

like1wonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineon,sweetbaby.

5、Kellyisnervouswhen.

A.boysarearoundherB.shechangesintoaleader

C.sheisawayfromhermomD.situationsarenewtoher

6、WecanknowfromParagraph3