江西省临川一中等九校协作体中学2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷含解析

江西省临川一中等九校协作体中学2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷注意事项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．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling2．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．as B．whenC．after D．before3．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen4．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson5．Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely6．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what7．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo8．---Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.---Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot9．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch10．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous11．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t12．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/13．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass14．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of15．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t16．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted17．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether18．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading19．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping20．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the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）Chinahascompleteditshome-grownBeiDouNavigation(导航)SatelliteSystem(BDS)withthesuccessfullaunchoftwomoreBDS-3satellites,19inall,andhasstartedprovidingservicestocountriesparticipatingintheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)sincetheendof2018.TheBDS,whichwillcompeteagainsttheUS’GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS),willprovidehigh-precision,reliablepositioning,navigationandtimingservicesanywhereintheworldbytheendof2020.TheBeltandRoadInitiativeisanambitiousefforttoimproveregionalcooperationandconnectivityinatrans-continentalrange.Theinitiativeaimstostrengtheninfrastructure(基础设施),trade,andinvestmentlinksbetweenChinaandsome65othercountries.ItisalsoexpectedtoincreaseBeijing’sinfluenceinthesecountries.“ThisisakeystepfortheBDSdevelopingfromaChinesehomesystemtoaregionalandthenaglobalnavigationsystem,”saidYangChangfeng,chiefdesigneroftheBeiDousystem.Chinaplanstolaunchanother11BDS-3satellitesbetweentheendof2018and2020.ChinadevelopedtheBDSthroughauniquetechnologicalapproach,contributingChinesewisdomtothetheoryandconstructionofinternationalsatellitenavigationsystems.Altogether18BDSsatelliteshavebeensentintospacein2018,makingthisyearthemostintensivelaunchoftheBDSsatellites.Theyimprovedtheirworkefficiencybyreformingthemanagementprocess.Thenumberofsatellitestaffatthelaunchcenterhasbeenreducedbynearlyhalf,andthetestingtimebeforelaunchhasbeenshortenedbynearlyathird.IntheCASTproductionbaseinBeijing,severalBDSsatellitesarebeingmanufacturedatthesametime.Theytrytoimproveintelligentmanufacturingcapability,andcutdownproductiontimes.ConstructionoftheBDS-3systemhasaccelerated.OncetheBDSisfullycompleted,itwillbethefourthglobalsatellitenavigationsystemaftertheUSGPSsystem,Russia’sGLONASSandtheEuropeanUnion’sGalileo.Indiatoo,isbuildingitsnavigationalsystemcalledtheIndianRegionalNavigationSatelliteSystem(IRNSS),withanoperationalnameofNAVIC．1、WhencantheBDSofferglobalservices?A．In2018. B．In2019. C．In2020. D．In2025.2、WhatcantheBDSdonow?A．TaketheplaceoftheGPSoftheUSA．B．Watchanyoneanywhereintheworld.C．ControltheBeltandRoadcountries.D．ServetheBeltandRoadInitiative.3、Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．TheuniquecharactersoftheBDS.B．TheChinesetechnologyoftheBDS.C．TheeffortsofthestaffoftheBDS.D．ThedifficultiestheBDShastodealwith.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．China’sBDSisapproachingitsgoalstepbystepB．China’sBDShasbecomethefourthglobalsatellitenavigationsystemC．China’sBDShelpsBRIincreaseBeijing’sinternationalinfluenceD．TheuniquetechnologicalapproachmakesChina’sBDSoutstanding22．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience23．（8分）Academiclearningisusuallyinthespotlightatschool,butteachingelementary-agestudents“soft”skillslikeself-controlandhowtogetalongwithothersmighthelptokeepat-riskkidsoutofcriminaltroubleinthefuture.OnceaprogramcalledFastTrackwasstartedintheearly1990sformorethan7,600childrenof55schoolsinAmerica.Theywereidentifiedbytheirteachersandparentstobeathighriskfordevelopingaggressivebehavioralproblems.Thestudentswererandomlydividedintotwogroups;halftookpartintheintervention,whichincludedateacher-ledcurriculum,parenttraininggroups,academictutoringandlessonsinself-controlandsocialskills.Theprogram,whichlastedfromfirstgradethrough10thgrade,reduceddelinquency(少年犯罪),arrestsanduseofhealthandmentalhealthservicesasthestudentsagedthroughadolescenceandyoungadulthood.Inanotherlateststudy,bylookingatthedatafromnearly900studentsinpreviousfindings,researchersfoundthataboutathirdoftheinfluenceonfuturecrimeoutcomeswasduetothesocialandself-regulationskillsthestudentslearnedfromages6to11.Theacademicskills,orhardskillslikelearningofphysics,whichweretaughtaspartofFastTrack,turnedouttohavelessofaninfluenceoncrimeanddelinquencyratesthandidthesoftskills,whichareassociatedwithemotional(情绪的)intelligence.Softskillsmightincludeteachingkidstoworkcooperativelyinagrouporteachingthemhowtothinkaboutthelong-termconsequenceswhentheymakeadecision.Researchersdrewtheconclusionthatthesesoftskillsshouldbeemphasizedevenmoreinoureducationsystemandinoursystemofsocializingchildren.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchildrenasshouldeducationpolicymakers.Totheextentwecanimprovethoseskills,wecanimproveoutcomesindelinquency.1、FastTrackwasintendedforchildrenwho.A．wererandomlychosenfromtheirschoolsB．hadsomeproblemswithacademiclearningC．oftenwentagainsttheirteachersandparents’wishesD．wereconsideredtohavecriminaltroubleinthefuture2、Whatcanbelearnedabout"theintervention"inParagraph2?A．Itincludedallthestudents.B．Itfocusedonsocialskills.C．Itimprovedhealthservices.D．Ithadpositiveoutcomes.3、Comparedwithsoftskills,hardskills.A．almosthavenoinfluenceonstudentsB．aremoreaffectedbystudents’emotionC．aremainlyrelatedtoacademiclearningD．offerchildrengreaterself-controlabilities4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SoftSocialSkillsMatterB．FastTrackHelpsChildrenC．HowtoPreventDelinquencyD．WhattoDOforEducation24．（8分）WhenImetafriendrecently,Iaskedhimhowworkwas.“Oh,notthatbusy,I’mjustcoasting,”hesaid.He’snotalone.Accordingtoarecentpoll,onethirdofthe3,000peoplesurveyedsaidtheywere“coasting”atwork.Thismaycomeasasurpriseinanagewhensomanypeoplespendsomuchtimecomplainingabouthowbusytheyare.Butmostofthistalkaboutbusynessisnonsense.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersatOxfordUniversity,wedonot,infact,spendmoretimeworkingthanwehaveinthepast.Onsomemeasures,theamountweworkhasgonedown.Instead,manypeoplejusthavejobsfilledwithtasksthatdon’treallyneedtobedone.Thewaywelookatcoastinghasradicallychanged.Inthepast,beingrelaxedandnotburdenedwithtoomuchworkwithinyourorganisationwasasignofstatus.Now,beingextremelybusyshowsyouareimportant.Ifyouarenotextremelyoverburdened,thenyouareseenasaslacker,alazyperson.Thisdoesnotmakesense.Mostpeoplearenotasbusyastheysaytheyare.Infact,mostpressingtasksatworkareoftenunrelatedtoproductivity.Manybusypeopleareactuallyoverburdenedwithtellingothershowbusytheyare.Beingoverly-focusedonyourjobmaymakeyoufeelimportant,butit’slikelytoannoyfriends,co-workersandyourfamily.What’smore,beingsuper-busyallthetimeisnotgoodforyou.ACornellUniversitystudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareoverburdenedwithworktendtohaveaworsesenseofwellbeingthanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeingsuper-busyisbadforyourcareer.Thosewhoreportedworkingveryintenselywereassociatedwithpoorercareeroutcomes.So,perhapscoastersarenotadragonproductivity.Maybetheyhaveworkedoutthatthesecrettoaproductiveandhealthylifeisnotbeingtoobusy,andcertainlynottalkingcontinuouslyabouthowbusyyouare.WeshouldrememberBertrandRussell’sadage:“Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone’sworkisterriblyimportant.”1、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingsoftheOxfordUniversitystudy?A．Peoplehaveafalseimpressionabouthowbusytheyareatwork.B．Lessbusyemployeeshaveagreaterlikelihoodofpromotion.C．Onethirdofemployeesdon’tconsiderthemselvestobebusy.D．Peopleoverburdenedatworkarelikelytofeelmoreenergised.2、Inthe19thcenturywhichofthesepeoplewouldprobablyhavebeentheLEASTbusyintheirjob?A．Abankclerk.B．Abankowner.C．Anofficecleaner.D．Anofficesecretary.3、Whymight“coasters”actuallybesuccessfulintheirwork?A．Theydonotfeelthreatenedbyachallengingtask.B．Theyworkmoreco-operativelywiththeircolleagues.C．Theyareabletofocusonthemostimportantandnecessarytasks.D．Theyareoftenmoreintelligentandabletocompletetheirworkfaster.4、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’sattitude?A．Heexpressesnopersonalopinionaboutthetopic.B．Hethinksthatlazypeopleareinfactthebestworkers.C．Heissympathetictowardsdifficultiesofsuper-busyworkers.D．Hebelievesthatbusynessatworkdoesnotequaleffectiveness.25．（10分）WhenIwasaverylittlechild,IrememberwatchingTVandseeingotherchildrensufferinotherpartsoftheworld.Iwouldtalktomyself,“whenIgrowup,whenIcanbecomerich,I’llsavekidsallovertheworld.”Attheageof17,IbeganmycareerhereinAmerica,andby18,Istartedmyfirstcharityorganization.Iwentontoteamupwithotherorganizationsinthefollowingyears,andmet,helped,andevenlostsomeofthemostbeautifulsouls,fromsix-year-oldJasminaAnemawhopassedawayin2010fromleukemia(白血病)—herstoryinspiredthousandstovolunteerasdonors,to2012whenmygrandmotherlostherbattlewithcancer,whichistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF).We’reallhuman.Andwealljustwantachance:achanceatlife,achanceineducation,achanceatafuture,really.AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.Peoplemakeitseemtoohardtodocharitywork.Thetruthis,youdon’thavetoberichtohelpothers.Youdon’tneedtobefamous.Youdon’tevenhavetobecollege-educated.Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass,thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood.Youjustdowhateveryoucantohelpinanywaythatyoucan.Andtoday,Iwanttochallengeeachofyoutomakeacommitmenttohelponeperson,oneorganization,onesituationthattouchesyourheart.Mygrandmotheralwaysusedtosay,“Ifyou’vegotadollar,there’splentytoshare.”1、Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoatayoungage?A．WatchTV. B．Growupquickly.C．Becomewealthy. D．Helpotherchildren.2、WhichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheauthortocreateanddeveloptheCLF?A．Asix-year-oldkid’srequest.B．Hergrandmother’sdeathofcancer.C．Manyvolunteers’inspirationforit.D．Otherorganizations’encouragement.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph2referto?A．Achance. B．Alife.C．Atask. D．Anorganization.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?A．Dolittlethingstohelpthosearoundthem.B．Workveryhardtogetacollegeeducation.C．Challengetheirfriendstoofferhelp.D．Docharityworkwhenyouarerich.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）MiraiNagasuhadalreadylivedatleasttwolifetimesinthesportoffigureskating(花样滑冰)whensheshowedupinColoradoSpringsinMarch2014.After1heronlynationaltitleat14in2008andfinishinga2fourthatthe2010WinterOlympicGames,Nagasu’s3turned,dramatically.Acoupleofrough4followed,thenshecamebacktofinishthirdatthe2014U.S.nationalsbeforetheSochiOlympics,onlytobe5fromtheU.S.teambyacommitteeinfavoroffourth-placefinisherAshleyWagner.Nagasuwas6.“Itwasawful,”shesaid.“Iwasverycloseto7.”ShetrainedhardeverydayinSouthernCalifornia8shewasneededasthefirstalternate.Shewasnot.Lookingforachangeofscenery,she9togotoColoradotovisitherfriendAgnesandtryto10whattodowiththerestofherlife.ItwastherethatNagasu11theOlympiccoachTomZakrajsek,whosheaskedifhewould12her.Itturnedoutthatthe13towhatNagasuwantedtodowiththerestofherlife,couldn’thavebeen14.Shekeptonskating.“Thenewenvironmentreally15.”Attheir16firstlessontogether,Zakrajsektoldher,“Youcandotripleaxel(三圈半跳跃).”“I17，”Nagasusaid,“andIwantto.”Undoubtedly,shemasteredit.Nagasu,now24,anagebywhichyoung18haveoftenleftthesport.19,shecontinued.ShewasheadedtoPyeongchang2018Olympictoperforminthewomen’sfreeskate.Hereffortsfinally20.1、A．writing B．breaking C．losing D．winning2、A．tiring B．boring C．surprising D．terrifying3、A．fortunes B．interest C．career D．temper4、A．months B．decades C．weeks D．years5、A．dropped B．escaped C．absent D．forbidden6、A．impressed B．inspired C．desperate D．fascinated7、A．fighting B．falling C．drowning D．quitting8、A．nowthat B．incase C．forfearthat D．onconditionthat9、A．decided B．refused C．regretted D．demanded10、A．letout B．figureout C．lookfor D．putforward11、A．searched B．met C．changed D．attracted12、A．marry B．blame C．save D．coach13、A．key B．approach C．answer D．entrance14、A．simpler B．harder C．worse D．higher15、A．adapted B．helped C．mattered D．benefited16、A．very B．just C．already D．ever17、A．must B．can C．should D．may18、A．alternates B．teenagers C．women D．coaches19、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Instead20、A．cametrue B．countedon C．paidoff D．pickedup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）Iamajuniorinhighschool.Thereisaladyatmyschool1．jobistohandoutcallslips(借书单)andpreventstudentsfromleavingcampus2．permission.BeforetodayIhadneverseenhersmile.TheotherdaymyfriendsandIwereeatinginthecafeteriaandIsawher3．(walk)around.Whenshecame4．(close)tousIcouldseethatshewascrying.Shepulledoutatissueandquicklywipedhereyes.Ithoughttomyselfthatthisladyissounder­appreciatedandneedsrecognizingforallherhardwork.SoI5．(write)anotetellingherthatthestudentsappreciatedeverythingshedidand6．hercontributiontoourschoolmadeadifferenceinallofourlives.Isignedit“somethankfulstudents”andslippeditinto7．envelope.ThenIrealizedIdidn’tevenknowhername.IaskedallofmyprofessorsbutnooneknewhernameIfinallywenttoasktheladyatstudentservicesand8．(tell)thathernamewasKathy.Ibroughtherabunchof9．(color)sunflowersandtapedtheenvelopetoit.Ibroughttheflowerstoschoolandleft10．inheroffice.Shecameintomythirdperiodclassshortlyafterwardstodeliveracallslip,andthereitwasasmileonherface!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、删除和修改。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Timeswaitsfornoman、ThisissomethingIlearnedveryclearlastterm、Ispentsomuchtimefoolaroundthatmygradesbegantofall、Ifinallyrealizethatsomethingnecessaryhadtodone、Itwastimeofachange、NowIhaveanewplanforusingmytimewisely、Ihavesetmyalarmclockaheadhalfahour、Thiswillgivehimaheadstartontheday、IhavealsobeendecidedtokeeparecordofwhatIdoandwhenIdoit、LookingbackonwhichI’vedonewillgivemesomeideaonhowtorearrangemytime、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，红星中学学生会主席(ChairmanoftheStudentUnion)，近日你校收到美国友好交流学校学生会主席John的邮件，希望你校捐赠一批传统文化书籍，供该校对此有兴趣的同学阅读，请你代表学校给John回复一封邮件，邮件中需要包含以下内容:1.自我介绍；2.捐赠图书的具体信息；3.询问对方的收件地址和联系信息。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJohn,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully,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、D3、A4、A5、D6、B7、B8、C9、C10、B11、A12、B13、A14、C15、A16、A17、A18、B19、C20、C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、C4、A22、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandth