四川省绵阳是南山中学2024届高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

四川省绵阳是南山中学2024届高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：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．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what2．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough3．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon4．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what5．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding6．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied7．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall8．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof9．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof10．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might11．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway12．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．anxiety C．priority D．opportunity13．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom14．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped15．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in16．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where17．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before18．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen19．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving20．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where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）Deardaughters,Mostparentstelltheirchildren,“Youcanbeanythingyouwantwhenyougrowup.”IfeelthesameandIsaythisoften.ButIalsowantyoutounderstandthatadreamitselfcomesfromhardwork,somegoodluckandgoodtiming.Girls,herearesomewordsofwisdomasyoumakeyourwayintheworld.Firstly,beopen-mindedtochangingyourpathalongtheway.Inhighschool,Iwantedtobeapolitician.IleftmyhometownandwentofftocollegeinWashington,D．C．There,IdiscoveredthatIlovedtosupportwomen.IttaughtmethatI’mcreative,astrongleaderandgreatatmarketing.Asaresult,Imovedontobetheheadofanationalhealthcarenonprofit（非营利机构）.Becomingamotherwhileinthatjobopenedmymindtolaunchingabreastpumpbagbusiness.NowIrunahighlysuccessfulcompanythatIstarteduponmyown.Inmyopinion,youneedtofigureoutwhatyouaregoodatandwhatyouarepassionateabout.Keepanopenmind:theinitialpathyouchoosemayleadyouintootherareas.Don’twasteyourmoneyortime,butyoucanchangewhatyouaredoingbasedonwhatyouarelearningaboutyourself.Secondlyandmoreimportantly,rememberthatfailureisvitaltoyoursuccess.Iwon’ttellyoutofeelgoodaboutfailure.Failurecanbeheartbreaking.ButIwilltellyouthateveryfailureI’vehadalongthewayabsolutelymademebetter.FailingthemathexaminhighschoolandgoingtosummerschoolwasembarrassingbutI'veneverfailedanexamagain.Beingdeprived(剥夺)ofthejobforasignificantjobopportunitythatIwasmorethanqualifiedforbecauseofunfairassumptionshurtmebutIwentoutandgotabigjobatanationalorganizationatage27.It’sokaytogetangry!Takethatandturnitintopositiveaction.I’mproudtobearolemodeltoyouasamomandanentrepreneur(企业家).IhopeIinspireyoutobelievethatyoucanbeanythingyouwantandyoucanhaveanythingonyourlist.Itwillbemypleasuretowatchyourlivesunfoldbeforemyeyes.Love,YourMom1、Theauthorhasachievedherfinalgoalas________.A．apoliticianB．asocialworkerC．anentrepreneurD．theheadofanorganization2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoffailurealongthewayinlife?A．Failureisimportanttosuccess.B．Failureisneverpositive.C．Failureisalwaysheartbreaking.D．Failuremakespeopleembarrassed.3、Theauthorwasoncedeprivedofasignificantjobopportunitybecause________.A．shelackedworkexperienceB．shewaswronglyjudgedasunfitforitC．ShewastooyoungD．shewasnotasqualifiedasothers4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Amom’sadviceB．Amom’slifestoriesC．BewiseinchoosingyourcareerD．Howtobesuccessfulinlife22．（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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth23．（8分）Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!1、WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependenceB．HeneversucceededinhisbusinessC．HewasfullofcourageandperseveranceD．HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates2、Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinsteinB．VincentVanGoghC．AlbertEinsteinD．StephenKing3、WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?A．HewastooslowtolearnB．Hecouldn’tspeakorreadC．HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD．Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules4、Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheyareallAmericansB．TheyareknownfortheirwritingsC．TheywereborninthesamecenturyD．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded24．（8分）BlackFridayThedayafterThanksgivingisthestartoftheholidayshoppingseason.ThanksgivingisalwaysonaThursday,sothedayafterisaFriday.ThisdayhascometobeknownasBlackFriday.Ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearsince2005.MoststoresoffergreatdealsonBlackFriday.Theyopentheirdoorsinthesmallhoursofthemorning.Theytrytoattractshopperswithbigdiscounts.SomeitemslikeTVsaremuchcheaperthanusual.Storesmayevenlosemoneyontheseitems.Theyhopethatshopperswillbuygiftsforotherpeoplewhiletheyareinthestore.BlackFridayisagreattimetogetgooddeals.Theproblemisthattherearenotenoughlow-priceditemstogoaround.Eachstoremayonlyhaveafew.Theseitemsareinhighdemand.Peoplestandinlonglinestogetsuchgreatdeals.Theymaylineuphoursbeforeastoreopens.TheymaybehopingtogetalowpriceonaTVorlaptop,butnoteveryonewhowantsonewillgetone.Somepeopleleavedisappointed.Thesituationcanbetense.SomeBlackFridayeventshavebeenviolent.Large,eagercrowdshavetrampledworkers.Fightshavebrokenoutovertoysorpeoplecuttinginline.Peoplehaveshotoneanotheroverparkingspots.ButmostBlackFridayeventsaresafeandfun.Still,ifyouplanongoing,expectlargecrowdsandabitofpushingandshoving.Sowheredoesthename“BlackFriday”comefrom?ItwasfirstusedinPhiladelphiainthe1950s.ThepolicecalledthisdayBlackFridaybecauseoftheheavytrafficitdrew.Inthe1960s,spreadacrossthecountry.Itseemsthatitisheretostay.NowpeoplealloverthecountrytakepartintheeventknownasBlackFriday.Itisevenspreadingtootherpartsoftheworld.StoreshaveheldBlackFridayeventsintheU.K.,Australia,andBrazilsince2012.InCostaRicaBlackFridayisknownas“ViernesNegro.”AndinMexico,storesofferanannualweekendofdiscounts.Theycallit“ElBuenFin,”whichmeans“thegoodweekend”inSpanish.Iguessthelanguageofsavingsisuniversal.1、Whydostoressetpricessolowonsomeitemsthattheylosemoney?A．Theywantpeopletoenjoytheholidays.B．Theyaregenerousatthebeginningoftheholidayseason.C．Theyhopepeoplewillbuyothergiftswhiletheyareinthestore.D．Theyaretryingtogetridofoleitemstothethirdparagraph?2、Whichbestconcludesthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．PeoplestandinlonglinesonBlackFriday.B．BlackFridayisareallydisappointingtimeoftheyear.C．BlackFridayisthebesttimeoftheyeartogetgooddeals.D．BlackFridaydealsarelimitedandnoteveryonewillgetone.3、Whichbestdescribestheoverallstructureofthefifthparagraph?A．Orderoftime. B．Problemandsolution.C．Orderofimportance. D．Compareandcontrast.4、Whichtitlebestexpressestheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A．BlackFriday:StoriesfromtheParkingLotB．BlackFriday:WhyYouShouldGoThisYearC．BlackFriday:TheStuffThatYouShouldKnowD．BlackFriday:HowtoSaveMoneyontheBigDay25．（10分）Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Patient.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Surprise.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ADifferentTrainAnnouncementD．ALovelyMorninginSydney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）Iwasbornlegallyblind.Ofallthestoriesofmyearlychildhood，theoneabouta1ismymother'sfavorite.Iwasonlytwowhenthe2occurred.Wehadjustarrivedhomefromatrip.Momliftedmeoutofthecarand3tospeaktothedriver.Itookadvantageofmybrief4todashacrossthelawn(草坪)-andhitalargemapletree！IwasrunningsofastthatIbouncedoffthetrunkand5onmybackside.Mom6metostartcrying，butIjustsatthereforaminute.ThenI7myselfupandkeptrightongoing.Momalways8herethat，asmanytimesasI9acrossthelawnafterthat，Ineveragain10intothattree.Momlovestousethisstoryasan11.Itremindsherthatchildrendon'tenterlife12totakerisksorunwillingto13againwhentheyfalldown.Sheneverwantedmetolosethat14asIgrewolder.WhenI15mymajorlifedecisions，Iwasstillthatlittlegirltearingfull-speedacrossthelawn.Istudiedabroadandlatermovedawayfrommyparents'hometolookfora16,Throughyearsof17,Ihavebecomearespectedteacherinaschoolservinghigh-needstudents.Wearealmostcertaintoget18atsomepointduringtheprocessofachievingourgoal.Whenthathappens，don'tsitinthegrassand19.JustgetupandkeepongoingItwillallbeworthit20.1、A．trip B．race C．tree D．driver2、A．incident B．change C．illness D．problem3、A．feared B．refused C．forgot D．turned4、A．delay B．absence C．freedom D．rest5、A．landed B．slept C．laughed D．wept6、A．promised B．encouraged C．allowed D．expected7、A．woke B．picked C．warmed D．gave8、A．adds B．replies C．admits D．supposes9、A．drove B．lived C．stood D．zoomed10、A．crashed B．broke C．climbed D．looked11、A．answer B．example C．excuse D．order12、A．able B．ashamed C．afraid D．anxious13、A．ask B．share C．learn D．try14、A．honesty B．toughness C．kindness D．curiosity15、A．regretted B．reviewed C．made D．explained16、A．job B．friend C．fortune D．house17、A．memories B．efforts C．research D．experience18、A．mixedup B．fedup C．knockeddown D．settleddown19、A．play B．relax C．dream D．cry20、A．allatonce B．intheend C．ineithercase D．asaresult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）“Whatwouldyoudoifyou1．(know)thiswasthelastnightoftheworld?”Thetwosmallgirls2．(play)blocksontherugwhenMr.Johnsonasked3．wifethequestion.Therewas4．easy,cleansmelloffreshcoffeeintheeveningair.Heputforwardthatquestion,stirringhiscoffeeslowlyand5．(stare)intoits6．(deep).“It’sjustafeeling;sometimesit7．(fright)me;sometimesI’mnot8．(scare)9．you.Itfirsthappenedaboutfour10．(night)ago.”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。Whenitcomestofaceachallenge,allIcanthinkofishowImakeeffortstoimprovemyphysics.Afterenteringtheseniorhighschool,haddifficultylearningphysics.SoIdecidetodosomethingtoimprovesituation.Firstly,Ipreparedmylessonscarefullybeforeclass,mademarkswhereIdidn’tunderstand.Secondly,Ilistenedattentiveinclass,andfiguredoutthatIdidn’tknow.Iftherewerestillsomeproblemstroublingme,Iwouldturntomyteacherwithhelp.Asifasayinggoes,“Anythingisimpossibleforawillingheart.”Aslongasyouarewillingtomeetallchallenge,youwillsurelyconqueralldifficultiesandsucceed.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，当地的艺术馆委员会要建立一个新的艺术馆，向当地市民寻求建议。请你给委员会写一封信，内容包括：1.建议艺术馆的作品应多样化2.解释原因注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。艺术馆artgalleryDearCommitteemembers,Iwishtomakeasuggestionabout_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、A5、C6、A7、B8、B9、B10、D11、A12、C13、B14、D15、B16、D17、D18、C19、C20、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、A3、B4、A22、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.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.Mydaughtertransfor