四川省泸州市江阳区泸州高中2025年高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

四川省泸州市江阳区泸州高中2025年高考临考冲刺英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where2．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup3．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway4．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever5．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard6．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will7．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't8．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting9．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed10．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit11．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a12．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t13．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that14．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes15．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or16．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what17．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which18．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo19．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing20．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each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）Weshouldallletthesunshineinasmuchaspossible--notjustbecauseitmakesusfeelgood.ExposuretosunlightproducesvitaminDinourskin.ThisiswhywecallvitaminDthe“sunshinevitamin.”VitaminDisgoodforeverybody.Infact,researchshowsthis"sunshinevitamin"couldhelpwomenwithbreastcancerlivelonger.BreastcancerpatientswhohavehighbloodlevelsofvitaminDhaveabetterprognosis(/a)thanwomenwhodon't.Aprognosisishowquicklyadoctorexpectsapatienttorecoverorhowlongadoctorexpectsapatienttolive.Researchersfoundthatthesewomenhadlessaggressivecancers.Theywerealso30percentlesslikelytodiefromthecancerortogetitagain.ResearcherSongYaoledthestudyfortheRoswellParkCancerInstitute.HesaidthestudyshowedthathighvitaminDlevelsimprovedthepatients'prognosisnomatterwhattypeorhowadvancedtheircancerwasBesidesfightingbreastcancer,vitaminDhelpsthebodyinotherways.Mostimportantly,vitaminDcontrolshowthebodyabsorbscalcium.Italsomakessurethebody'simmunesystemworksnormally.SeveralstudiesshowthatvitaminDalsostrengthenstheimmunesystemandhelpsthebodyfightdiseaseVitaminDmayhelpreduceyourriskofdevelopingheartdisease,accordingtoa2008studypublishedinthejournalCirculation.Anditmayalsohelpprotectyouagainstgettingtheflu.OtherstudieshaveshownthatvitaminDmighthelppeoplesufferingfromdepression.Factorsintheenvironmentmaylimitourexposuretosunlightand,therefore,vitaminD．Thesefactorsincludepollution,usingtoomuchsunscreen,spendingtoomuchtimeinsideandlivinginareaswithlittlesunlight.Soifyoucan'tgetenoughsunshine,eatfoodsthatarerichinvitaminD:eggyolks,cheeseandfattyfishhassalmon,sardines,tunaormackerelHowmuchvitaminDyouneedisamuch-debatedtopic.ThebestwaytoknowifyouneedmorevitaminDistogettestedbyadoctor.1、Accordingtotheresearch,womenwithhighbloodlevelsofvitaminD______.A．livelongerthanwomenwithoutB．nevergetcanceragainC．havelessaggressivecancersD．canrecoverfromcancerearlier2、ThebenefitsofvitaminDare_______.a.strengtheningtheimmunesystem

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d.protectingagainstgettingthefluA．abc.B．acdC．abd.D．abcd.3、TogetmorevitaminD,peoplecan__________.A．eatmorefoodanddomoreexerciseB．getexposuretomoresunlightandeatfoodsrichinitC．drinkmorewaterandeatmorefoodsrichinitD．eatmorefoodandkeeppositive4、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthepassage?A．ByprovidingresearchresultsB．BystatingargumentsC．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.22．（8分）Anewstudyshowsthatrisinglevelsofplanet-warminggasesmayreduceimportantnutrients（营养物质）infoodcropsResearchersstudiedtheeffectsofcarbondioxideonrice，Intheexperiment，scientistsgrew18kindsofriceinfieldsinChinaandJapan．Theysetcarbondioxidelevelstowhatscientistsarepredictingforourplanetbytheendofthecentury．Ricegrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionshad，onaverage，13t030percentlowerlevelsoffourBvitaminsand10percentlessprotein（蛋白质）Thecropsalsohad8percentlessironand5percentlesszincthanricegrownundernormalconditionsHowever，vitaminEleveLsincreasedbyabout13percentonaverage．Theresearcherssaidtheeffectsofplanet-warminggaseswouldbemostsevcreforthepoorestcitizensinsomeoftheleastdevelopedcountries．Thesepeoplegenerallyeatthemostriceandhavetheleastcomplexdiets．Thatincludesabour600millionpeopleinIndonesia，Cambodia，Myanmar，Bangladesh，Laosandothernations，mainlyinSoutheastAsia．Otherstudieshaveshownthathighertemperaturesfromclimatechangeandweatherextremeswillreducefoodproduction．Butscientistsarefindingthatrisinglevclsofcarbondioxideandotherplanet-warminggasesthreatenfoodquality．Earlierstudiesshowedthatwheat，rice，fieldpeasandsoybeansgrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsallhadIowerlevelsofproteinandmincrais．Scientistspredictedthatalmost150millionpeoplemightbeatriskofhavingtoolittleproteinorzincintheirdietby2050．Thenewstudysuggestsawaytolowerthenutritionalharmofclimatechange．Thatistogrowdifferentformsofricethatcanadapttohighercarbondioxidelevels．1、Growingriceunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsmay____．A．increaseironinthericeB．makeitlessnutritiousC．causelossesofVitaminED．makeitmoredelicious2、Howcanpeoplereducethenutritionalharmofclimatechange？A．ByimportingricefromChinaandJapan．B．Bytakingotherkindsoffoodinsteadofrice．C．ByavoidingeatingricefromSoutheastAsia．D．Bygrowingricesuitablefortheenvironment．3、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext？A．Toinfomreaderswhatnurrientsfoodcropscontain．B．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheplanettheyliveon．C．Tosharetheresultsofsomestudiesonpeople’sdiets．D．Totellreaderswherefoodcropsaremainlyproduced．4、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthetext？A．Advertisements．B．Artsandculture．C．Sciencereport．D．Businessnews．23．（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操纵，任务)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超过)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探测器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(钞票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“likened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．apictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．apictureoftheThree-gorges(峡谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion24．（8分）Workisapartofliving—mygrandparentsunderstoodthat.Theylivedandworkedonafarmthathasbeeninmyfamilyfor150years.Theyraisedchickensforeggs,pigsandcattleformeat.Cowswerekeptformilkandthecream,fromwhichGrandmamadebutterandcheese.Whatlittleyardtheyhadbecameagarden.TheDepression（大萧条时期）,therefore,didn’tmakemuchchangeintheirlives.Butitdidbringalotofmenoutofwork,driftingfromjobtojob,tothefarm.Thefirsttoshowupatthedoorofthekitchenwasamaninrags.Hetookoffhishatandquietlyexplainedthathehadn’teatenforawhile.Grandpastoodwatchinghimabit,thensaid,“There’sastackoffirewoodagainstthefencebehindthebarn（谷仓）.I’vebeenneedingtogetitmovedtotheothersideofthefence.Youhavejustaboutenoughtimetofinishthejobbeforelunch.”Grandmasaidasurprisingthinghappened.Themangotashineinhiseyesandhehurriedtothebarnatonce.Shesetanotherplaceatthetableandmadeanapplepie.Duringlunch,thestrangerdidn’tsaymuch,butwhenheleft,hisshouldershadstraightened.“Nothingruinsamanlikelosinghisself-respect,”Grandpalatertoldme.Soonafter,anothermanshowedupaskingforameal.Thisonewasdressedinasuitandcarriedasmalloldsuitcase.Grandpacameoutwhenheheardvoices.Helookedatthemanandthenofferedahandshake.“ThereisastackoffirewoodalongthefencedownbehindthebarnI’vebeenmeaningtogetitmoved.It’dsurebeahelptome.Andwe’dbepleasedtohaveyoustayforlunch.”Thefellowsethissuitcaseasideandneatlylaidhiscoatontop.Thenhesetofftowork.Grandmasaysshedoesn’trememberhowmanystrangerstheysharedamealwithduringthoseDepressiondays-orhowmanytimesthatstackofwoodgotmoved.1、Whenhewasaskedtomoveastackoffirewood,thefirstmanwhoaskedforamealgotashineinhiseyesforhewasgladthat.A．hehadfoundagoodjobB．hewouldhavesomethingtoeatC．hewouldnolongersufferfromtheDepressionD．hewouldgetwhathewantedwithoutlosinghisself-respect2、Thewriter’sgrandfatheraskedthosejoblessmentomovethestackoffirewoodbecause.A．hedidn’twantthemtohaveamealfreeofchargeB．hehadbeenneedingtogetitmovedC．hewantedtohelptheminhisownwayD．hewantedtoshowthemhiskindnessandrespect3、Thewriter’sgrandfatherwasallofthefollowingbut.A．kind B．thoughtfulC．wealthy D．sympathetic4、Thebesttitleforthestorywouldbe.A．TheDepression B．ThePleasureofHelpingOthersC．NoPains,NoGains D．Work-APartofLiving25．（10分）Youmaybefamiliarwiththefollowingfamouspeople,buthaveyouheardoftheirgraduationspeeches,inwhichtheyeithersharetheirunforgottenexperiencesorgiveyousomegreatinspiration.MichaelDell,UniversityofTexasatAustinAndnowyou’veaccomplishedsomethinggreatandimportanthere,andit’stimeforyoutomoveontowhat’snext.Andyoumustnotletanythingpreventyoufromtakingthosefirststeps.…Youmustalsocommittotheadventure.Justhavefaithintheskillsandtheknowledgeyou’vebeenblessed（赐予）withandgo.J.K.Rowling,HarvardUniversityHalfmylifetimeago,Iwasstrikinganuneasybalancebetweenmyambitionandtheexpectationfrommyparentswhowerenotrich…ButwhatIfearedmostofmyselfatyouragewasnotpoverty,butfailure.ThefactthatyouaregraduatingfromHarvardsuggeststhatyouknowlittleaboutfailure,youmightbedrivenbyafearoffailurequiteasmuchasadesireforsuccess.SteveJobs,StanfordUniversitySometimeslife’sgoingtohityouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith…Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork,andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplookinganddon’tsettle.BillGates,HarvardUniversityWeneedasmanypeopleaspossibletohaveaccesstotheadvancedtechnologytoleadtoarevolutioninwhathumanbeingscandoforoneanother.Theyaremakingitpossiblenotjustfornationalgovernments,butforuniversities,smallerorganizations,andevenindividualstoseeproblems,seeapproachesanddealwiththeworld’sinequities（不公平）likehunger,poverty,andsoon.1、WhatMichaelDellsaidistourgeusto________.A．listentoourheartB．learnfromourmistakesC．followothers’exampleD．pursueourdreams2、WhatdidJ.K.Rowlingfearmostwhenshewasstudyinginuniversity?A．Failure.B．Hunger.C．Poverty.D．Appearance.3、WhatdoesBillGatessuggestpeopledo?A．Masterasmuchadvancedtechnologyaspossible.B．Worktogethertoridsomeglobalproblems.C．Makecontributionstotheenvironment.D．Takeresponsibilityfortheirownbehavior.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）Chinesetennisisenteringagoldentime.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenanexplosionof1femaletennisplayersburstingontotheglobalscene.Andthiscouldn’thavecomeata2timewiththe2008BeijingOlympics.Theseyounggirlshave­3strongwillandtalent.4thewayisLiNa,whomayhavethe5nameinwomen’stennis,butshehasabigreputation.LiNaisChina’stoprankedplayerandthefirsttohave6intotheworld’stop20.After7nearlysixmonthsoftheseasonwithaseriousinjury,the25-year-old8animpressivecomebackbywinningtheAustralianWomen’sHardcourtTennisChampionships.Intheworldofprofessionaltennis,Li’srefreshingsenseofhumorprovedtobeahitbothonand9thecourt.“Myhusbandsaidhehadaspecialgiftforme10Iwon,”LiNasaidafterliftingtheprizecup.“That’s11Itriedsohardtoday.Iwantedaspecialgift.”TheWuhangirl12tennisattheageofeightafterbeingdiscoveredbyacoachwhohad13herplayingbadminton.Afteryearsofhardtraining,LiNaturned14in1999andhasbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulChinesetennisplayers.Withhersolidgroundstrokeandaggressivemindset,she15thefirstChinesetennisplayertowinaWTATour16Thentwoyearslater,shewasthefirstChinesetomake17intothelast16ofWimbledon,whichledtoherbeing18number16intheworldlastJanuary.Liisnowlookingforwardtowinninga19attheOlympics.“TheOlympicsareveryimportantforus,”shesaid.“Iammoremotivatedaftermyrecovery20IfeelmydesirefortheOlympicsisbiggerthaneverbefore.”1、.A．pleased 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A．good B．better C．best D．well3、.A．much B．either C．both D．some4、.A．Knowing B．Leading C．Showing D．Finding5、.A．biggest B．longest C．smallest D．shortest6、.A．broken B．walked C．dropped D．changed7、.A．playing B．wasting C．sparing D．missing8、.A．returned B．made C．kept D．brought9、.A．over B．off C．in D．around10、.A．unless B．if C．whether D．that11、.A．what B．how C．because D．why12、.A．wenton B．metwith C．tookup D．setout13、.A．spotted B．heard C．minded D．persuaded14、.A．competitor B．player C．professional D．coach15、.A．found B．became C．got D．helped16、.A．event B．team C．project D．race17、.A．one B．this C．that D．it18、.A．praised B．ranked C．received D．announced19、.A．reward B．score C．gold D．prize20、.A．and B．or C．but D．while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）语法填空Ashorttrailer(预告片)hasattractedhugeattentiononChina’ssocialmediaplatform,withmanynetizens1．(regard)theshortvideoasthe“bestcommercialvideoof2019”.Ittellsa2．(touch)storythathighlightsChinesefamilies.Inthebeginning,3．seniormannamedLiYubaolivinginaremoteruralareaaskedhisgrandsononthephonewhatgiftshewantedfortheSpringFestival,only4．(hear)theword“Peppa”duetothepoormobilesignal.Therefore,themanbeganhisjourneytodiscoverwhoPeppais.5．thehelpofneighbors,hefoundtheanswer,createdaPeppaPigmodelusingmetals,and6．(surprise)hisgrandson.The5-minutetrailerisadvertisingtheupcominganimatedfilmPeppaCelebratesChineseNewYear,7．issettohitbigscreensonFeb5,thefirstdayoftheChineseNewYearofthePig.Theshortvideoencouragespeopleworkingoutsidetoreturnhomeoftenandaccompanytheirfamily8．(member)tospendahappyandwarmSpringFestivalholiday.“Afterwatchingit,Iwanttogobacktomyhometown9．(immediate).I10．(be)awayfrommyhomeforalmostoneyear,andImissmyfamilyverymuch,”saidaSinaWeibouser.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Intoday’sincreasinglycompetitiveworld,thatisofgreatimportancetokeepapositiveattitudetowardslife、Itisimportantbecauseitcouldhelpussolvevariousproblemsinlife、TakingEnglishlearningforexample、InoureffortstograspEnglish,mistakesareunavoidable、Intheway,mistakesareannoyed,butapositiveattitudecanmakeusrealizethatonlymakingmistakescanwebeexpectedtomakeprogresses、Aswecanseeit,keepingagoodattitudecanhelpustodealwithmistakescorrectandfindconfidenceintimeofsorrow、However,itsimportancecannotbedenied、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，加拿大一所学校将于今年寒假组织学生来你校访问。其间，TomSmith将借住你家。请你代表全家写信给Tom，欢迎他的到来，并告知有关事宜。：1.上午：参加学校活动(可适当增加内容)；2.下午：游览市区，参观名胜；3.晚上：看电视，玩游戏，聊天。注意：1.信的格式已给出；2.词数：80左右；3.可以适当增加细节，使文章连贯。参考词汇：安排arrange；______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、A5、B6、A7、D8、B9、B10、C11、A12、C13、B14、A15、B16、C17、C18、D19、A20、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、C2、B3、B4、A22、1、B2、D3、B4、C23、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齿轮)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(学校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibrou