2026届甘肃省徽县职业中专伏镇校区高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题含解析

2026届甘肃省徽县职业中专伏镇校区高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．aresayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying2．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed3．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy4．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow5．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown6．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which7．MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available8．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because9．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending10．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve11．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one12．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative13．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome14．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster15．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase16．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the17．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which18．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got19．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who20．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would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）Notlongago,peoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnantwoman.Then,theyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborn,theresearchersattemptedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadeviceinthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherway,hewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearchersattemptedtomeasurethesensitivityofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfere(干预)unnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Also,theresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaring,evenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatinfluencesintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?A．Theenvironment.B．TheirpeersC．Mother’ssensitivityD．Educationbeforebirth2、Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestories?A．ToprovethatbabiescanlearnonthefirstdaytheyarebornB．ToshowmotherscanstronglyinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentintheirbabiesC．Toindicateearlyeducationhasadeepeffectonthebabies’languageskillsD．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn3、Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?A．ThechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepressionB．ThechildrenofdepressedbutcaringmothersC．ThechildrenofdepressedmotherswhocaredlittlefortheirchildrenD．Childrenwithhighcommunicationabilities4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ScientificfindingsabouthowintelligencedevelopsinbabiesB．ScientificfindingsabouthowbabiesdevelopbeforebirthC．Scientificfindingsabouthowtimehasaneffectonbabies’intelligenceD．Astudyshowsbabiesarenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheyarefiveorsixmonthsold22．（8分）It'sanannualargument．Doweordowenotgoonholiday？Mywifesaysnobecausewehavenosavingstosaveus．Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday．Thejoyofarecession（不景气）meansnoargumentnextyearwejustwon'tgo．Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees，weshouldbegrateful．Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday．AYouGovsurveyof2，000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney．Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples．KimStephenson，anoccupationalpsychologist，believesmoneymaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen．"Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor．"heexplains．"They'llsayit'stosave，tospend，forsecurity，forfreedom，toshowsomeoneyoulovethem．"Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething．"Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinances，buttheydon't．Thereseemstobemoreofataboo（禁忌）abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath．Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoing，who'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately．Inahealthyrelationship，youdon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney，butyouhavetotalkaboutit．"1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutgoingonholidayinParagraph1？______A．Itwillcostthemtoomuchmoney．B．Itisthechiefcauseoffamilyquarrels．C．Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile．D．Fewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard．2、Accordingtothetext，whatdoesKimStephensonbelieve？______A．Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson'sstatus．B．Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways．C．Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings．D．Moneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomen．3、Theauthorsuggeststhatcouplesshould______．A．discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipB．puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyC．makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsD．avoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic23．（8分）Ifyou’veeverhadtochopanonion，youprobablyknowthatit’soneofthemostannoyingcookingexperiences．Itjustfillsyoureyeswithtears．Scientistsandfarmershavebeenworkingonasolutiontothisproblemfordecades，andthey’veapparentlycomeupwithatearlessonion．Calledthe“Sunion”，thisnewvegetableistheresultofanaturalcross-breedingprogramthat’sbeengoingonfarmsinNevadaandWashingtonsincethe1980s．It’ssupposedlyasweet，mild-tastingonionthatdoesn’tleavethatstrong，pungentaftertaste，butwhatreallysetsitapartfrommostotheronionvarietiesisthatitdoesn’tcausetearyeyeswhenit’schopped．Whenyoucutintoanormalonion，itreleasesacompoundcalledlachrymatory-factorsynthase，and’whenthathitsyoureyes，yourbodyproducestears．Now，theinterestingthingaboutregularonionsisthattheamountsoflachrymatory-factorsynthaseincreasethelongerthevegetablesarestored，sotheolderthey，themoreyoucry．InSunions，ontheotherhand，thelevelsofthatannoyingcompounddropthemoretimegoesby，untilitnolongerhasanyeffectonyoureyeswhenyoucutit．That’swhatSuniongrowersareclaiminganyway，butreportsfromthoseluckyenoughtohavetriedthemseemtoconfirmtheseclaims．TheHuffingtonPosthadthreeofitsreporterschopsomeSunions，andapparently，noneofthemshedasingletear．AccordingtotheWashingtonPost，theydon’thavethepungencyofregularonionsandaresosweetthatyoucaneatthem“likepopcorn”．Sothegoodnewsisthattearlessonionsarenowarealthing．ThebadnewsisthattheyarecurrentlyonlygrowninWashingtonandNevada，andeventhoughtheyaresoldnationwide，theyarestillinrelativelyshortsupply．ThefirstSunionbatcheshittheshelvesofgrocerystoresinDecember，butwe’11probablystartseeingtheminmostgroceryshopsandsupermarketsinthenextfewyears，asmorepeoplelearnaboutthem．1、WhatisspecialabouttheSunion?A．It’seasilychopped．B．It’ssweetandtastesstrong．C．It’stearlessandmild．D．It’sgrownnationwideintheUSA．2、HowdoestheauthorintroducetheSunioninParagraph3?A．Bycomparison．B．Bytellingastory．C．Bygivingexamples．D．Byaskingquestions．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pungency”inParagraph4mean?A．Roundshape．B．Strongsmell．C．Specialcharacter．D．Medicalfunction．4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．TheSunionhasbeenlargelyonthemarket．B．TheSunionisstillontrialatpresent．C．TheSunionwillsoonbegrownworldwide．D．TheauthorisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheSunion．24．（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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth25．（10分）Intheworldtoday,allofthepeopleneedrecreation(消遣).Wecannotworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeephealthyandenjoylife.Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularformistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsports,suchasbasketballandfootball;Therearealsoindividual(个人的)sports,suchasswimmingandrunning.Skatingandmountainclimbingarethemostpopularrecreationforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoor.Noteveryonewhoenjoyssportslikestotakepartinthem.ManypeoplelikewatchingthemonTVorlisteningtothemontheradio.Somanypeoplelikesomeformsofindoorrecreation,suchaswatchingTV,singinganddancing.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherwelikeindoorrecreationortakepartinoutdoorsports.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotime,andenjoysomeformsofrecreation.1、Whichisthemostpopularformofrecreation?A．Sports.B．WatchingTV.C．Sleeping.D．Singinganddancing.2、Peoplewanttotakepartinsportsinorderto____.A．keephealthyandenjoylifeB．makefriendsC．findagoodjobD．makemoremoney3、Outdoorsportsinclude____.A．watchingTVB．singinganddancingC．listeningtotheradioD．skatingandmountainclimbing4、Thepagemainlytellsusthat____.A．basketballisakindofteamsportB．everyonewhoenjoyssportsshouldtakepartinthemC．differentpeoplehavedifferentwaysofrelaxingD．indoorrecreationisnotasimportantasoutdoorsports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）My13-year-oldsonandIhadquitetheadventurethismorning!Wefrequentlypassedbya1landscapedyardwithanicelittleflowergarden.Iwantedto2mythanksforthetimeandeffortputinbythe3,ButI’veneverseenhimorher,sowewenttoalocalgroceryandboughtagiftcardthatwouldleavewitha4andasmilecardthenexttimethatIpassedby.WealsorantoWalmartand5afew$10giftcardsalongwithsomenotecardsandourother6.Whilewewereputtingourthingsawayinthecar,myson7thataladythathadjustparkednexttouslookedalittle8.Assoonassheenteredthe9,wegrabbedanotecard,madeanote10,andaddedagiftcardforhertofindwhenshegotbacktoher11,hopingtocomfortherfeelings.Afterthat,wewentfora(n)12breakfast.Therestaurantwaspretty13andthepeopleworkinginthekitchenseemedtobebusyforever.Ayoungcouple14acrossthediningtablefromuswashavingsometroublewiththeir15,wholookedtobeaboutfourorfive.Hegrew16andimpatientwiththewaitandtheyhadtheirhands17keepinghimfrommakingtroubles.Irememberbeingintheir18,soIstoppedtheir19andhadtheirbreakfastaddedtomycheck.Great20tomyday,andIcan’twaittodoitagain!1、A．smoothlyB．carelesslyC．roughlyD．beautifully2、A．expressB．recognizeC．designD．accept3、A．nurseB．dentistC．gardenerD．passer-by4、A．presentB．noteC．bookD．diploma5、A．boughtB．borrowedC．soldD．imported6、A．instrumentsB．dessertsC．vegetableD．groceries7、A．suspectedB．observedC．imaginedD．reserved8、A．elegantB．generousC．excitedD．upset9、A．storeB．clinicC．bankD．nursery10、A．slowlyB．unwillinglyC．quicklyD．shyly11、A．houseB．carC．bikeD．bench12、A．earlyB．boringC．expensiveD．late13、A．decoratedB．emptyC．packedD．deserted14、A．lainB．loadedC．seatedD．arranged15、A．sonB．daughterC．dogD．pet16、A．defenselessB．tirelessC．carelessD．restless17、A．availableB．fullC．normalD．necessary18、A．shortsB．glovesC．shoesD．socks19、A．waitressB．childC．customerD．hostess20、A．endB．startC．storyD．dream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）1．Kidswouldlovetohavemoremoneyintheirpockets.Withthemoneythat_______(make)bythemselvestheycanbuythethingstheywant.Actually,makingmoneywhenyouareakidismuch_______(easy)thanyouthink.Hereisagreatmethodofmakingmoneyforyou,ifyouareakid.It’sdogwalking.Don’ttrytododogwalkingasabusinessifyouarenot_______(comfort)withdogs.However,ifyoulovedogs,thiscanbeagood_______(choose).Usuallyyourcustomersareintheneighborhood.Askdogowner_______(tell)youasmuchaspossible_______theirdogsandtheirhabits.It’sveryimportantthatyoukeepfriendlywiththedogs._______(bring)atreattothedogscanhelpdevelopafriendshipwiththem.Youcancharge5dollars_______awalklasts30minutes.Ifadog’sownerwantsyoutowalk_______(he)dogforanhour,youcancharge10dollarsoreven15dollars.Theonlydisadvantageofthismethodisthatyouhavetodealwithdogwaste.Besuretotake________bagandcleanupafterthosedogs.2．Athens,thecapitalofGreece,________(know)asthebirthplaceof________(west)civilization.Twothousandfourhundredyearsago,itwastheworld’smost________(power)city.________(build)suchastheParthenonontheAcropolisHillwerebuiltduringthisperiod.Greece’sbestwriterslivedinancientAthens.Theirworkhasinfluencedotherwritersever________.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。文章共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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：在错误的词下面画一横线（_______）,并在该词下面写出修改的词注意：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。3、必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。Weweredrivingintherightlanewhile,allofsudden,ablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus、Mytaxidriverslammedonmybrakes,skidded、andmissedtheothercar’sbackendthroughjustinches!Thedriveroftheothercar,theguywhoalmostcausedabigaccident,turnedhisheadangrilyandstartedyellingbadwordatus、Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy、Imean,hewasfriendly、SoIsaid,“Whydoyoujustdothat?Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustohospital!”Andthiswasthatmytaxidrivertoldme,whichIcall“TheLawoftheGarbageTruck”、Manypeopleareasgarbagetrucksandtheyrunaroundfullofgarbage,fulloffrustration,fullofanger,andfullofdisappointment、Theirgarbagepilesup,theyneedaplacetodump（倾倒）it、Andifyouletthem,they’lldumpitonyou、Whensomeonewantstodumponyou,don’ttakeitpersonal、Youjustsmile,wave,wishthemwell,andmoveon、You’llbehappyatwhatyoudo、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，是光明中学的一名高三学生。你在网上看到你市历史博物馆中国文化遗产展厅招募英语解说员，你想申请加入。请你给该馆负责人Mr.Chen写一封英语自荐信，内容包括：1.写信意图；2.自身的优势；3.希望被录用。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、D4、C5、B6、C7、B8、D9、C10、B11、D12、C13、D14、B15、B16、B17、B18、D19、B20、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、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、C2、B3、A23、1、C2、A3、B4、D24、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.