四川省泸州老窖天府中学2025届高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

四川省泸州老窖天府中学2025届高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项：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．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh2．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped3．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound4．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked5．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a;\ D．\;the6．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup7．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．as8．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must9．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．so10．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou11．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing12．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how13．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed14．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones15．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction16．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall17．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who18．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when19．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t20．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced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）Inmanyfieldsyoungstersarechangingtheworld.Listedbelowareseveralinfluentialyoungpeople.MuzoonAlmellehan,19Millionsofchildrenliveinrefuge?camps(难民营)，wherefewpaveaccesstoschool.AlmellehanexperiencedtheseconditionsfirsthandafterfleeingSyria.Fightingtochangethat,shetravelstheworldtotellpeopleaboutthesignificanceofeducationAlmellehan,UNICEF’s(UnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sEmergencyFund)youngest-evergoodwillambassadornow,planstoreturntoherhomelandSyriafinally.Auli’iCravalho,17TheHawaiinativevoicedtheheroineinDisney’shitmovieMoana.NowAuli’iistakingonanewrole.She’llstaronNBC’sRise,adramaaboutahighschooltheaterdepartment’thatliftsthespiritsofastrugglingsteeltowninPennsylvania.Basedonatruestory,theshowhasstrengthenedherbeliefthatyoungpeoplecanbringaboutrealchange.MoziahBridges,16At9,Moziahlaunched,hisownhandmadebow-tiebusinessfromhisgrandmother’skitchentable.NowMo’sBowsisworthabout$1.5million.Morerecently,MoziahsignedalicensingdealwiththeNBAthatletshimsellbowtiesfeaturingteamlogos.ButMoziahhasevengranderambitions.Heplanstoexpandglobally.Hecreditshissuccesstohisnaturalsenseofstyle.MikailaUlmer,13Mikailausedtohatebees.Shewasstung(蜇)twice.Butafterlearninghoneybeesarecriticaltotheecosystemanddyingout,shedevelopedafascinationwiththem.Shewasdeterminedtohelp.Usinghergreat-grandmother’srecipe,Mikailamadeamixture,sweetenedwithlocalhoney.Shesolditatcommunitybusinessfairs,donating10%ofherprofitstohoneybee-advocategroups.MikailaalsorunsanonprofitgroupcalledtheHealthyHiveFoundation,whosegoalistoraiseawarenessaboutthehardshipofthehoneybee.1、WhatdidAuli’iCravalholearnfromthedramaRise?A．Youngpeopleindeedhavetheabilitytomakeadifference.B．Highschooltheaterdepartmentcanhelpthesteeltown.C．ShecanvoiceanykindofNBCdramainthefuture.D．Shehastheabilitytotakeupactingasherlifelongprofession.2、Mikailabegantodobusinesswiththepurposeof_______.A．makingmoneytohelppeopleinneedB．rescuingtheendangeredbutbeneficialhoneybeesC．puttinghergreat-grandmother’srecipetogooduseD．developingatraditionaltechniqueforproducinghoney3、Whatdothefouryoungpeoplehaveincommon?A．Theyarecommerciallysuccessful.B．They’releadingawealthyandfulllife.C．They’vegainedwiderecognitionnow.D．Theyhavenointerestinacademicsubjects.22．（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）Longbeforetheycanactuallyspeak,babiespayspecialattentiontothespeechtheyheararoundthem.Withinthefirstmonthoftheirlives,babies’responsestothesoundofthehumanvoicewillbedifferentfromtheirresponsestoothersortsofhearingstimulation.Theywillstopcryingwhentheyhearapersontalking,butnotiftheyhearabellorthesoundofarattle.Atfirst,thesoundsthatababynoticesmightbeonlythosewordsthatreceivetheheaviestemphasisandthatoftenoccurattheendsofutterances(讲话，说话).Bythetimetheyaresixorsevenweeksold,babiescandetectthedifferencebetweensyllablespronouncedwithrisingandfallingtones.Verysoon,thesedifferencesinadultstressandintonationcaninfluencebabies’emotionalstatesandbehavior.Longbeforetheydevelopactuallanguagecomprehension,babiescansensewhenanadultishappyorangry,attemptingtobeginorendnewbehavior,andsoon,merelyonthebasisofcluessuchastherate,volume,andmelodyofadultspeech.Adultsmakeitaseasyastheycanforbabiestopickupalanguagebyexaggerating(夸张)suchclues.Oneresearcherobservedbabiesandtheirmothersinsixdiverseculturesandfoundthat,inallsixlanguages,themothersusedsimplifiedutterancesandnonsensesounds,andtransformedcertainsoundsintobabytalk.Otherresearchershavenotedthatwhenmotherstalktobabieswhoareonlyafewmonthsold,theyexaggeratethepitch,loudness,andintensityoftheirwords.Theyalsoexaggeratetheirfacialexpressions,holdvowels(元音)longer,andemphasizecertainwords.Moresignificantforlanguagedevelopmentthantheirresponsetogeneralintonationisobservationthattinybabiescanmakerelativelyfinedistinctionsbetweenspeechsounds.Inotherwords,babiesentertheworldwiththeabilitytomakethosepreciselyperceptual（知觉的，感性的）recognitionthatarenecessaryiftheyaretoacquirelisteninglanguage.Babiesobviouslyobtainpleasurefromsoundinput,too:evenasyoungasninemonthstheywilllistentosongsorstories,althoughthewordsthemselvesarebeyondtheirunderstanding.Forbabies,languageisasensory-motordelightratherthantheroutetoboringmeaningthatitoftenisforadults.1、Theauthormentionssyllableswithrisingandfallingtonesto.A．showhowdifficultitisforbabiestointerpretemotionsB．provideanexampleofwaysadultsspeaktobabiesC．giveareasonforbabies’difficultyintellingoneadultfromanotherD．showasix-week-oldbabycanalreadytellsomelanguagedifferences2、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthefindingsdescribedinParagraph2?A．Mothersfromdifferentculturesspeaktotheirbabiesinsimilarways.B．Babiesignorefacialexpressionsinunderstandinglisteninglanguage.C．Themotherswereunconsciouslyteachingtheirbabiestospeak.D．Mothersonlyexaggeratetheirtoneswhentalkingtobabies.3、Whydobabieslistentosongsandstories,eveniftheycan’tunderstand?A．Theyunderstandtherhythm.B．Theyenjoythesound.C．Theycanrememberthemeasily.D．Theyfocusonthemeaning.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Babiescandetectsoundsotherthanthehumanvoice.B．Babies’waystolearnalanguagedifferfromadults’.C．Babiescanrespondtothespeechbeforetheycanspeak.D．Babiescantellthesoundofthehumanvoicefromothersounds.24．（8分）Inthelastfewyears,youmayhavenoticedtheterra“microplastics”inthenews.Microplasticsaretinypiecesofplasticfromdiscarded(丢弃的)plasticbottles,bagsandcontainersthatendupinrivers,lakesandoceans.Becausetheyaresotinyandhardtosee,researcherssetsailtocollectwatersamplesandestimatetheamountofplasticintheocean.The5GyresInstitute,anorganizationaimedatreducingplasticspollutioninouroceans,estimatesthat296,000tonsofplasticarefloatingintheworld’soceans.But,ifyouthinkthatoceansaretheonlywaterbodieswithamicropiasticsproblem,thinkagain-theproblemisalsoreportedintheChesapeakeBay,inourownbackyard.Inapartnershipwiththe5GyresInstitute,TrashFreeMarylandtooktotheChesapeakeBayinNovembertostudythepresenceofmicropiasticsinthewater.SettingoutfromDeale,Md.,theresearchteamcollectedsevensamplesbydraggingatrawl(拖网)foranhouratatime.Thetrawlwasfittedwithacone-shaped(锥形的)net,whoseholesmeasure330microns(微米)wide,aboutthewidthoftwotothreestrandsofhumanhair.Waterflowsthroughthemainopeningandthefinemesh(网眼)ofnetensuresanythingsuspendedmthewateristrappedbehind.Insevensamples,thenetpickedupalgae(海藻)trash,foamandplastic.Accordingtothe5GyresInstituterepresentative,thefirstsamplecollectedcontainedalmost10timestheamountofplasticthanwouldbecollectedinatypicaloceansample.TheplasticfoundintheChesapeakeBaysamplesincludedbitsofbags,sheeting,fishinglineandmicrobeads,whicharesmallplasticscrubbersmmfoundinfacewash,toothpasteandcleaningproducts.Microbeadsinparticularareamajorsourceofmicroplasticspollutionworldwide.Theyaresmallenoughtobypasswatertreatmentsystems’filters(过滤器)andendupinwaterways.Scientistswarnthatchemicalsandtoxins(毒素)absorbedbymicrobeadsandothermicropiasticscouldbepassedontoorganismswhomistakethemforfoodandeatthem,andcouldthenbepasseduphigherandhigheronthefoodchain,eventuallyreachinghumans.1、Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thedescriptionofthetrawl.B．Thebasicdataofthewatersamples.C．Theprocessofcollectingwatersamples.D．TheintroductionofTrashFreeMaryland.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Bitsofbags.B．Chemicals.C．Microbeads.D．Micropiastics.3、Howdocstheauthorproveplasticspollutioncanbeharmfultopeopleshealth?A．Byanalyzingthedata.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bygivingsomeexamples.D．Byreferringtoscientistsviews.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainsomenewscientifictermstopeople.B．Toletpeoplelearnmoreaboutplasticspollution.C．Tourgegovernmentstomakeenvironmentallaws.D．Totellpeoplesomenewfindingsinscientificresearch.25．（10分）Mylovefordogsgoesasfarbackasmyfirstmemory.Asalittlegirl，Icollecteddogtoys.At5yearsold，Iwasreadyandwillingtorunawaywiththefamilydogafterthethreatofgivinghimawaywhenhechewedupthesofa.Luckilyhestayedandmyaffectionforman'sbestfriendcontinued.Asanadult，myreasonsforwantingtoadoptadogwerepurelyselfish.Iwantedacompanion.Iwantedayoung，energeticdogthatwouldneedlongwalksorrunstohelpkeepmcactivetosticktoanexerciseroutine.LittledidIknowthatmyfour﹣leggedfriendandlovefordogswouldhelpmefeelmoreathomeinandfallinlovewithmyShanghaicommunity.Itseemedtomethatbeingatallblondedidn'talreadyattractalotofcuriousstares；adda12﹣kilogramblackdogthatbelieveseveryoneishisbestfriendtothepictureandlocalsseemevenmoreintrigued.ThedecisiontoadoptXiaoHeidefinitelyfulfilledthoseearlyselfishdesires，buttheexperiencehasalsobroughtmeclosertomyneighborsandmademefeelmoreathome.AfewmonthsafterIfirstbroughtXiaoHeihome，IspottedthegroupofelderlyChinesepeoplewhogatheratthepark.Afterrealizingtheygotheremostweeknights，IdecideditwouldbeagoodwaytohelpXiaoHeisocializewithotherdogs.Afterafewvisits，itwasnotonlyanopportunityforhimtoplaybutalsoachanceformetopracticemyChinese."MostChinesegivetheirdogsEnglishnames，butyou'vegivenhimaChinesename.Veryinteresting，"theylaughed.Withthatsimplelaugh，itseemedthatbarrierswerebrokenandwitheachvisitIfeltmoreapartofthecommunity.1、Whydidtheauthorwanttoadoptadog？A．TopracticeChinese.B．TounderstandChineseculture.C．Tofeelathome．D．Tofindacompanion．2、Whoislikelytobetheauthorofthetext？A．AShanghainative.B．AChinesedoglover.C．AforeignerinShanghai.D．AresearcheronChineseculture.3、Theunderlinedword"intrigued"inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．interested B．excited C．satisfied D．frightened4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext'？A．Theauthoroncelefthomewithherdog.B．Theauthorgetsalongwellwithherneighbors.C．TheauthorisgoodattheChineselanguage.D．TheauthorwillsettleinShanghaiforever.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）Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosaya(n)1thinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat”,anditisevenhardertosay,“Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat”.AndIhadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmade2fifteenyearsago.Hetoldmehehadbeenthe3ofacertainstoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedme4Irememberedtheeggboxes.Thenhetoldme5andIbegantoremembervaguelywhathewasdescribing.Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadwanderedinto6withmymothertodotheweeklyshopping.Onthat7day.Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartment8theincidenttookplace.Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressive9ofeggsindozenandhalf-dozenboxes.Theboxeswerepiledthreeorfourfeethigh.Imuststoppedinfromofthemtoadmirethe10.justthen11cameby,pushinghergrocerycart,12theboxescarelesslyandleft.Forsomereason,I13toputthedisplaybacktogethereventhoughitwasnotmy14soIbegantowork.Themanagerheardthe15andcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmyknees16someoftheboxestoseeifanyoftheeggswere17,buttohimitlookedasifIwasthewrongdoer.Heseverelyscoldedmeandwantedme18anybrokeneggstomakeuptotheloss.ItriedtoexplainthatIwaslookingattheboxes,butit19nogood.EventhoughIdidn’tregretformydecisionandquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,20themanagerdidnot.1、A．pleasantB．enjoyableC．simpleD．difficult2、A．andiscoveryB．afriendC．anincidentD．amistake3、A．bossB．cleanerC．cashierD．manager4、A．ifB．howC．whyD．when5、A．astoryB．thedepartmentC．anaccidentD．anincident6、A．theshopB．thestoreC．thesupermarketD．thegrocery7、A．usualB．luckyC．wonderfulD．particular8、A．whereB．afterC．untilD．though9、A．exhibitsB．storageC．displayD．boxes10、A．eggsB．boxesC．storageD．sale11、A．awomanB．acustomerC．amanagerD．astranger12、A．knockedonB．knockedoverC．knockedoffD．knockedat13、A．declaredB．beganC．decidedD．started14、A．faultB．taskC．eggsD．boxes15、A．screamB．alarmC．noiseD．call16、A．tocheckB．checkingC．checkedD．havingchecked17、A．badB．goodC．lostD．broken18、A．topayoffB．topaybackC．topayforD．topayout19、A．wasB．didC．workedD．had20、A．obviouslyB．frequentlyC．unfortunatelyD．unnecessarily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）Atabout1:30onafoggymorningaman1．(drive)histrucknearthetownofScripio.Thedrivernoticedsomethingbythesideoftheroad,andthoughtitmightbe2．deer.Whenheturnedonhistruck’smainlights,hewas3．(shock)toseealargecreaturerunningacrosstheroadfromlefttoright.Helatersaidthatthecreaturewasatleast8to10feettall,andbetween600to800poundsin4．(weigh).Ithadblackhairandarms5．(long)thanahuman’s.Foramoment,itturneditsheadandstaredattheapproachingtruck.Toavoid6．(hit)thecreaturethedriverturnedhardtothemiddleofthefreeway,7．nearlycausedanaccident.8．(fortunate),hecontrolledthetruck,butwhenhemanaged9．(stop)over200metersawayandlookedback,themysteriousfigurewasgone.Thedriversaid,“Ihavealwaysbeenskeptical10．theexistenceofBigfoot,butafteractuallyseeingone,I’vechangedmyopinion.”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．Iwasadmittedtoaordinaryschool．Ifeeldisappointedatthepoorly-equippedclassroom，andIfoundtheteachersfriendlyandconsiderate．Besides，Iwasfondofthewarmatmosphereinclass．Iwasdeterminingtomakethebestofit．Iworkedhardandgotalonggoodwithmyteachersandclassmates．WheneverIhaddifficulties，theywerealwaysreadyhelpmeout．Soon，Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass，thatmademebecomeconfident．Myexperienceinhighschooloftenremindsmethatitisnothowyouaregivenbuthowyoumakeuseofitthatdeterminesonwhoyouare．38第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，今天下午在回家的公交车上，你不慎将从留学生Steve那里借来的一本英语小说弄丢了。请你给你写一封电子邮件表示歉意并提出弥补措施。注意：1.词数80左右；2.首尾句已经给出，不计入总词数。DearSteve,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、C5、C6、D7、A8、B9、A10、A11、D12、B13、D14、D15、B16、D17、A18、A19、C20、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、A2、B3、C22、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.Andtheni