大连市重点中学2025届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

大连市重点中学2025届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）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．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since2．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought3．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade4．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction5．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested6．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which7．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may8．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto9．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.10．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since11．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should12．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish13．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the14．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired15．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided16．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong17．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall18．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because19．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday20．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t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）Nowpeopleareveryconcernedaboutthefoodproblem.SteveWilsonprefersorganicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.Heiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the30-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.“Organicproductisalwaysbetter,”Wilsonsaid.“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides(农药),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannotthatitislocallygrownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.”Wilsonisoneofthegrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduct?MarketresearchshowsthatWilsonandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimported(进口)tomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket,”saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.1、WhydoesSteveWilsonpreferorganicfruit?A．Itisdeliveredrightlothedoorstep.B．Moreandmorepeoplebuyorganicfruit.C．Helikeshome-grownfruitverymuch.D．Heconsidersthefruitfreeofpollution.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“theorganictrend”inParagraph2mean?A．Gettingthefoodanywhere.B．Growingfoodathome.C．Betterqualityoforganicfood.D．Growinginterestinorganicfood.3、WhydoesSueFlocksayitisaveryfast-growingmarket?A．Becauseofarapidincreaseinthedemandforit.B．Becauseitisproducedonlargefarms.C．Becauseitcan’tbeproducedonfamilyfarms.D．Becauseofitsproperprices.22．（8分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityintryingtocreatethefirstroboticfly.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinyisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks."Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofitscomponentsisofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown’saidRobertWood,aHarvardengineeringprofessor.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependencies(相互依赖）ontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingitdconnectedto,”saidWood.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites，infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield."Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround，”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimal，butusingtheserobotsinstead”hesaid."Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonaday-to-daybasis.”1、Whatisthetypicalcharacteristicoftheroboticfly?A．It'sautomatic. B．It'sverysmall.C．It'scontrollable. D．It'squitepowerful.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheroboticflyercan____.A．actasaspyplane B．helpdofarmworkC．flyataveryhighspeed D．answermanyscientificquestions3、WhatisWood'sideaabouttheroboticflyaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Itishighlyquestionable.B．Ithaswidepracticalapplications.C．Itgivesscientistsinterestinflyingmachines.D．Itpointstoanewdirectioninstudyingbiology.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Harvand'sStudyintheFieldofInsects.B．ABreakthroughinEngineeringScienceC．AnInterestingInvention一RoboticFlyD．RoboticFly一aCopyofRealLifeInsect23．（8分）Primaryschoolscouldbetoldtoremovesometraditionalsubject-basedlessonsandreplacethemwith“personaldevelopment”classestoencouragechildrentoimprovetheirsocialandpracticalskill.Parents,teachersandpupils,whotookpartintheinvestigationcarriedoutforthebiggesteverofficialreviewoftheprimarycurriculum,arguedthatthenumberofsubjectstaughttoveryyoungpeopleshouldbereduced.Thereview,beingconductedbythegovernment’sschool’sdirectorSirJimRose,willconsiderhowtoredesigntheprimaryschooldaytohandleconcernsthattoomanypupilsleaveprimaryschoolunabletoread,writeanddomathsatthelevelexpectedofthem.Itwillalsoaddresscriticismsthatpupilsareexpectedtostudysomanysubjectsthereislittletimeforcreativelearning.The60focusgroupsbroughttogether1,500parents,pupilsandschoolstaffandisexpectedtoheavilyinfluencethethinkingoftheRosereview,whichthegovernmentispromisingtoback.Insteadofabroadrangeofsubjects,pupilsshouldstudyin-depthliteracyandmathslessonsalongsideamorecreativecurriculumthatencouragespupilstodeveloppersonal,learningandthinkingskills,theysay.Suchlessonsmightinclude“healthylifestyles,sexandrelationshipseducation,drugsandalcoholeducation”.“Childandpersonaldevelopmentasprioritieshavebeenshamefullyneglectedinrecentyearsintherushtohittargetsinthebasics.”JohnBangs,headofeducationattheNationalUnionofTeachers,said,“Theworstthingwouldbetoevaluatechilddevelopmentthroughthecurrenthighstakestestingsystem.Thatwouldweakenthecapacityofteacherstomeetchildren’suniqueneeds.”However,theshadowschoolsminister,NickGibb,said,“Iflessonsonlifestylearegiventhesamestatusastraditionalsubjects,itisthemostdisadvantagedchildrenwhowillbeworstaffected.”“Childrenarenotabletopersonallydevelopandsucceedinthefutureiftheydon’thaveagraspofbasicsubjectssuchasmathsandEnglishearlyoninprimaryschool.Removinghighrequirementfromtheprimarycurriculumwouldincreasetheinequalitygapbetweenlesswell-offpupilsandtherest.”Nickadded.AspokeswomanfortheDepartmentforChildren,SchoolsandFamilies(DCSF)said,“Thisisasummaryofstakeholder’sview,nottheviewsoftheQualificationsandCurriculumAuthorityortheDCSF,andhasbeensubmittedtoSirJimRose’sreviewasevidencetoconsider.”1、Accordingtothefocusgroups,theresultoflearningtoomanysubjectsismostlikelytobethat_______.A．childrenmaynothaveanyfreedomB．childrenmaynothaveenoughtimetopursuepersonalinterestC．childrenmaynotknowanythingoutsidetheclassroomD．childrenmaynothavecreativeability2、WhichofthefollowingisFalseaboutthereviewconductedbySirJimRose?A．Itwillgreatlyinfluencethecountry’sfutureprimarycurriculum.B．Tocompleteitwilltakemoretimeandefforts.C．ItissupportedbytheQualificationsandCurriculumAuthorityortheDCSF.D．Itneedstotakefullyintoaccountvariedviewsfromthesociety.3、JohnBangs’sattitudetowardsthecurrenthighstakestestingsystemis__________.A．negativeB．positiveC．uncertainD．cautious4、AccordingtoNickGibb,graspofbasicsubjectsearlyoninprimaryschoolisimportantfor_______.A．theprimarycurriculumreformB．children’sdevelopmentinthefutureC．learningmorebasicknowledgeD．increasingthechildren’sconfidence24．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience25．（10分）Alargebodyofresearchhasbeendevelopedinrecentyearstoexplainmanyaspectsofwillpower.Mostoftheresearchersexploringself-controldosowithanobviousgoalinmind:Howcanwillpowerbestrengthened?Ifwillpoweristrulyalimitedresource,astheresearchsuggests,whatcanbedonetomakeitstaystrong?Avoidingtemptation(诱惑)isaneffectivemethodformaintainingself-control,whichiscalledthe“outofsight,outofmind”principle.Onerecentstudy,forinstance,foundofficeworkerslessattractedtocandyinthedeskdrawerthanthatontopoftheirdesks,inplainsight.Theresearchsuggestingthatwepossessalimitedreservoirofself-controlraisesatroublingquestion.Whenwefacetoomanytemptations,arewetofail?Notnecessarily.Researchersdon’tbelievethatone’swillpowerisevercompletelyexhausted.Rather,peopleappeartoholdsomewillpowerinreserve,savedforfuturedemands.Therightmotivationallowsustotapintothosereserves,allowingustocarryonevenwhenourself-controlstrengthhasbeenrundown.Highmotivationmighthelpovercomeweakenedwillpower-atleasttoapoint.Willpowermayalsobemadelessvulnerable（脆弱）tobeingexhaustedinthefirstplace.Researcherswhostudyself-controloftendescribeitasbeinglikeamusclethatgetstiredwithheavyuse.Butthereisanotheraspecttothemusclecomparison,theysay.Whilemusclesbecomeexhaustedbyexerciseintheshortterm,theyarestrengthenedbyregularexerciseinthelongterm.Similarly,regularpracticesofself-controlmayimprovewillpowerstrength.Theevidencefromwillpower-exhaustionstudiesalsosuggeststhatmakingalistofresolutionsonNewYear’sEveistheworstpossibleapproach.Beingexhaustedinoneareacanreducewillpowerinotherareas,soitmakesmoresensetofocusonasinglegoalatatime.Inotherwords,don’ttrytoquitsmoking,adoptahealthydietandstartanewexerciseplanatthesametime.Takinggoalsonebyoneisabetterapproach.Onceagoodhabitisinplace,Baumeistersays,you’llnolongerneedtodrawonyourwillpowertomaintainthebehavior.Eventuallyhealthyhabitswillbecomeroutine,andwon’trequiremakingdecisionsatall.1、Fromthestudiesinthepassagewelearnthat.A．peoplehaveunlimitedself-controlB．highmotivationensuresone’ssuccessC．willpowerishardlycompletelyexhaustedD．toomanytemptationsoftenleadtofailure2、Theunderlinedphrase“tapinto”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A．makeuseof B．runoutofC．build D．increase3、Theauthorcomparesself–controltomuscles.A．toprovethelong-termeffectofwillpowerB．toshowthesignificanceofregularexerciseC．toarguethatself-controlcanheeasilyusedupD．toexplainthebenefitsofpracticingself-control4、Todevelopagoodhabit,whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprefer?A．“Iwillgiveupdessertanddoexercise.”B．“Iwillsetthreegoalsthisnewsemester.”C．“IwillreadanEnglishnoveleverymonth.”D．“Iwillkeepmyselffromanytemptation.”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）InMarch2007,Iwasrecoveringfromanoperationforbreastcancerandgoingthroughaterribletime.Ispentmydaysathome1everythingtomyself.Thenoneofmycolleaguessuggested2,“Whydon'tyoupickacoupleofdaysandgotoIrelandandescape?”I3thetip.Thetripwasfun,butwhenIgotonthe4togohome,Iwasn'tfeelingwell.Myplanwastosleepforthe5journey,buttheguynexttomelookedgood-heartedforaconversation6hehadkindeyes.“Ihadanoperation,”Isaid7.‘‘Ihadbreastcancer.’’Hepausedforamomentandsaid,“What'swrongwiththat?Breastcancerisjustasmall8ofyou,likegoingtocollegeorgettingmarried.”Icouldfeelmyeyes9upwithtears.“Don'tthinktoomuchofyourproblem,”hesaid.“Instead,thinkabouthowmanypeopleyoucouldhelp.”Ihadtearscomingdownmyface,andsaid,“Ican't10I'mcryinginfrontofyou,Idon't11knowyou.”“Look,youhavea12inlife,”hesaid.“Youcaneither13yourthingsdeepinyourpocketsandtakethemtoyourgrave,oryoucanhelpsomeone.”I'vealwaysbeenavery14person,andasidefromthefewpeoplewhoneededtoknow,I'dkeptmyillnesssecret.Ididn'twanttobe15bymyweakness.Butthisman,whosenamewasKenDuane,showedmethatmyillnessgaveme16-becauseitgavemetheabilityto17someoneelse'sload.IdecidedatthatmomentthatIwasgoingtotrytohelpothersbysharingmystory18,inhopesofinspiringthosewhowereinthesameorsimilarsituation.Laterthatyear,Italkedaboutmyillnessandmy19withKenonair.Iamforever20thatInevertookanaponthatflightovertheAtlantic.1、A．devotingB．explainingC．keepingD．storing2、A．seriouslyB．hurriedlyC．kindlyD．confidently3、A．overlookedB．dismissedC．doubtedD．accepted4、A．busB．planeC．trainD．ship5、A．wholeB．lastC．exactD．normal6、A．ifB．becauseC．whileD．though7、A．willinglyB．quicklyC．cheerfullyD．weakly8、A．partB．centreC．painD．symbol9、A．comingB．fillingC．takingD．ending10、A．bearB．realizeC．believeD．deny11、A．stillB．alreadyC．thenD．even12、A．decisionB．choiceC．goalD．belief13、A．clearB．sortC．putD．mix14、A．privateB．outspokenC．clumsyD．polite15、A．defeatedB．blamedC．affectedD．defined16、A．surpriseB．strengthC．adviceD．reference17、A．broadenB．worsenC．lightenD．brighten18、A．publiclyB．officiallyC．clearlyD．sharply19、A．expectationB．explorationC．appointmentD．conversation20、A．gratefulB．consciousC．pitifulD．regretful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）IwillneverforgetthatattheageofnineIwasaskedtodeliveraspeechentitledAchallengeinMyLifebeforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthat—withsomanyeyes2．(fix)uponme.Icoulddonothingbut3．(prepare)forit,though.First,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory,fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Therealmomentbegan5．Istoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblank.Butmy6．(listen)werewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,givingoutmyspeechtongue-tiedly.After7．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding…Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbefore8．bigaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfear.Overcomeit,10．youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoals.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短文。短文中共有10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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearMr.Yang,IamwritingtoletyouknowthatIneededyourhelpwithmyEnglishwrithing.Whichisknowntoall,grammarplaysaveryvitalpartinthewriting.ButIfeelthatIhavesomeproblemsofmygrammar.IamafraidthatIamnotabletoidentifymyspecificallyerrors.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldpointoutandcorrectyourmistakes.Whatismore,IusedtotheChinesewayofthinking,whichstopsmeorganizemywritinginaproperway.Iamwonderingthatyoucouldalsohelpmeimprovethestructuresofmywriting.Iamlookingforwardtomakinggreatprogressesunderyourinstruction.Thanksareextendedtoyouinadvance!Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，暑假参加了为期两周的“美国夏令营”活动。期间你住在Richard夫妇家中，他们为你提供了吃、住、行及旅游方面的帮助。请写一封电子邮件感谢他们。内容需要包括以下要点：已安全回到中国的家；参加此次活动的收获；1．感谢Richard夫妇的帮助。注意：1.词数100左右；2．开头结尾均已写好，不计入总词数。DearMr.andMrs.Richard，Howtimeflies!________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishestoyou.Yourssincerely,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、C3、A4、C5、C6、A7、B8、A9、D10、C11、A12、A13、A14、D15、D16、C17、D18、C19、D20、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、D2、D3、A22、1、B2、A3、B4、D23、1、D2、C3、A4、B24、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIr