湖南省衡阳市2024届高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省衡阳市樟树中学2024届高考适应性考试英语试卷

考生须知：

1.全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色

字迹的钢号或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2.请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分(共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分)

1.Eithersideseemstohavea(n)position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.

A.ambiguousB.delicateC.explicitD.confidential

2.Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipmenttodoonlineshopping.

A.neededB.needing

C.needD.toneed

3.\Vehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,eachsolarheaters.

A.isequippedwithB.equippedwith

C.isequippedbyD.equippedby

4.Ifwethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.

A.aresavedB.willsaveC.willbesavedD.havesaved

5.Asisoftenthecase,therearcalwayssomeobstaclesintheway,somethingbeforewcrealizetherealgoalof

education.

A.tobegotthroughB.gotthrough

C.gettingthroughD.havingbeengotthrough

6.-Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam,I20minutesearlier—Nevermind,I

haven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.

A.arrivedB.wouldhavearrived

C.wouldarriveD.hadarrived

7.Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir*,home"country.

A.movingB.tomoveC.moveI),moved

8.Newpolicies,toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,bythelocalgovernmentacross

ChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.

A.intending;havebeenmadeknownB.intended;havebeenmadeknown

C.intending;aremadeknownD.intended;hadmadeknown

9.I'mnotsureofthereasonforthedog'sillness,butitbyeatingtoomuch.

A.mayhavebeencausedB.needhavebeencaused

C.shouldhavebeencausedD.musthavebeencaused

10.—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?

—Yes.WhenIarrived,heforNewYorktoattendapressconference.

A.wasjustleavingB.justleft

C.justleavesD.hadjustleft

11.Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayedattheMeridianGateGallery.

A.washeldB.wouldholdC.hasholdD.willbeheld

12.Thekidiscrying,forhejumpovertheditchonhisown.

A.daresnottoB.darenottoC.doesn'tdaretoD.daresnot

13.Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,exceptwhohadalreadytakenthem.

A.theseB.ones

C.thoseD.theothers

14.Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.

A.mayB.mustC.needD.should

15.hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomes

toaglobalenergyrevolution.

A.nothingB.neither

C.nooneD.none

16.Jane'sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren'sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranother

alwaysgotinway.

A.a;不填B.the;the

C.不填;theI）.a;the

17.Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,buttheirlackofplanning.

A.evenB.still

C.ratherD.ever

18.-DidJimcome?

-Idon'tknow.HewhileIwasout.

A.mighthavecomeB.mightcome

C.musthavecomeD.shouldhavecome

19.Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanursetoguardhim.

A.toappointB.appointed

C.appointingD.havingappointed

20.Ihadhardlyrungthebellthedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.

A.beforeB.until

C.asD.since

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）Theorganicfoodhasgainedalotof[popularityastheyarebeingconsideredashealthierandtastier.A

fairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnot

seemwell-founded.

Sincethemid-19"century,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandto

foodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswilderness

needstobetransformedtofarmland.

Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertilizer（合成月巴

料）eachyear,andallthatnitrogen（氮）enablesmuchrasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddead

zonesatthemonthsofmanyoftheworld'srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintothe

oceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.

Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,some

farmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanet

thanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices---refusingartificialfertilizersandchemical

pesticides-areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeople

aremakingthn«;ppurchasesfnrtheirmnrnlspnspsasmuchastheirfnngiiP5>.

Yetanewmcta-analysisinNaturedocsthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:organicfarmingproduces25%

fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.

IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethods

across34differentcropspecies,fromfruitstograins.Theyfoundthatorganicfarmingdeliveredaloweroutputfor

everycroptype,thoughthedifferencevariedwidely.Forcropslikefruittrees,organictrailed（落后于）conventional

agriculturebyjust5%.Yetformajorgraincropsandvegetables-allofwhichprovidetheworld'smaincalorics-

conventionalagricultureoutperformedorganicsbymorethan25%.

Whatthatmeansisthatwhileorganicfarmingmaybemoresustainablethanconventionalagriculture,thereare

trade-offs（此消彼长）witheach.Soanidealglobalagriculturesystemmayborrowthebestfrombothsystemsrather

thanupholdingmerelyorganicorconventionalpractices.

1、What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tocomparetwotypesoffarming.

B.Tocriticizeconventionalagriculture.

C.Todiscussthedevelopmentoffarming.

D.Toargueforarealisticagriculturesystem.

2、Whatdoweknowaboutconventionalfarming?

A.Itproducesmorecropswithfewerfertilizers.

B.Itachievesefficiencyatahugecosttotheenvironment.

C.IfofTersalong-termsolutiontoglobaldemandforfood.

D.Itperformsfarbetterforeachcroptypethanorganicfarming.

3、Whatdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Employingorganicfarmingtoplantrice.

B.Adoptingorganicpracticestogrowpotato.

C.Usingconventionalmethodstoplantcabbage.

D.Applyingconventionalfarmingtogrowingapple.

4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?

CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要点）C:Conclusion

22.（8分）Thatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch,

becausepricesvaryforallsortsofreasons,fromdifferencesinlabourcostsandrentstotaxes.Risingtothechallengeis

anewpaperinTheEconomicJournalbyGiacomoCalzolari,AndreaIchino,FrancescoManarcsiandVikiNellas,

economistsattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,BolognaUniversityandtheItaliancentralbank.Theylookedat

pharmacies（药房）andspecificallyatcustomerswhomaybeparticularlyeasytoripoff:newparents.

Usingdatafor2007to2010coveringaboutafifthofpharmaciesinItaly,theresearchersmeasuredthewayin

whichpricesofhygieneproductsforbabieschangedasthenumberofbabiesvaried.Theytookadvantageofapeculiar

lawfromthe1960s,accordingtowhichregionswithatmost7,500peopleareallowedjustonepharmacy（supposedlyto

keepthequalityofserviceshigh）.Theycomparedpricesinplaceswithpopulationsjustbelowthisthreshold,andjust

above.

Theproductsstudiedincludedsome3,U00varietiesofshampoos,bathfoams,babywipes,creamsandsoon.Many

arealsousedbyadultsonthemselves.Somepeople,forexample,prefersun-crcamlabeled“forchildren“becauseofits

highlevelofprotection.Whenraisingpricesfortheseproducts,evenapharmacistwithamonopoly（垄断）mustconsider

theriskthatadultuserswillswitchtoproductsthatarenotaimedatchildren.Butariseinthenumberofbabies,and

hencebuyerswhoareparents,couldtipthescalestowardspriceincreases.Bycontrast,thepharmacistshouldalready

bechargingasmuchasparentsarcwillingtopayforproductswithoutadultusers,suchasnappies.

Thescholarsfoundthatpharmacistsraisedpriceswhenthereweremorenewparents--butonlyinregionswitha

singlepharmacy,andnotfornappies.Inmonopolyareasadoublingofthenumberofbabiesfromonemonthtothenext

（notunusualinasmallpopulation）coincidedwitha5%increaseinthepriceofthebasketofbaby-hygieneproducts.

Thestudyistimely.Italy'sgovernmenthasstartedtoloosensomeofthemanyrestrictionsthatstopcompetitionin

thepharmacysector（thoughnotyettheonethattheresearchersreliedon）.Butsuchregulationsareplentifulinmany

otherlinesofbusiness,andnotjustinItaly.Theconsumerswhopaythepricearcoftenthosewhofindithardestto

traveltoshoparound--forexample,peoplewithcryingbabiesontheirhands.

1、What'sthepurposeofthestudy?

A.Toreviewthefunctionofthespeciallawforpharmacies.

B.Tomakecleartherelationbetweencompetitionandprices.

C.TocollecttheinformationonpharmacyinItaly.

D.TogatherthedataonhygieneproductsforbabiesinItaly.

2、“tipthescales"inParagraph3means"

A.PushthemoveB.Keepthelevel

C.ControltheriseD.Breakthebalance

3、Thegovernment'snewmeasureswillgreatlybenefit.

A.pharmacyownersB.localmerchants

C.newparentsD.adultusers

23.（8分）Whydon'tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsarea

niceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,in

reality,thereisusuallyatleastonesilly6。儿/er（喋喋不休的人）tobreakthesilence.

Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequiet

carriagebyaccidentandarcnotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacomniitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmade

bytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.

Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,archavingpermanentsignsadded

toshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.

Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydiss“oJe（劝阻）the

polluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetouse

pricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers-ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosell

accesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoice

andacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon'tvalueapeacefulride.

Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchange

duringthejourney.Sonicpassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.

Schemesthatrewardthesilent-aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample-couldhelp.Theideaisthat

losingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthe

simplicitytest.

A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat"norms”-feelingsabouthoweveryoneshould

behave-alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriage

becomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferent

normswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:noise-canceling

headphonesstartataround$50.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?

A.Findingthesourceofnoise.

B.Puttingapriceonnoise.

C.Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.

D.Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.

2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,“theauthormeans.

A.onecanmakehisownchoiceB.oneshouldrespectothers,privacy

C.onecancreatehisownpersonalspaceD.oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget

3、Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.people'sfavouredtransportation

B.effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevels

C.possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriages

D.commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers

24.（8分）Generallyspeaking,governmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacesto

parkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim,70km（45niilcs）eastofSaoPaulo,have

gonefarbevondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery（墓地）hasreachedfull

capacity.

There'snomoreroomtoburythedead,theycan'tbecremated（火化）andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothe

mayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainst

federalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas."Theyhavenottakenlocaldemands

intoconsideration^,heclaims.

A2003decree（法令）byBrazil'sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.

Pereirawantstobuildanewcemetery,buttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredas

apreservationarea.

BiritibaMirim,atownof28,000inhabitants,notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalso

callsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.UIhaven'tgotajob,noramIhealthy.Andnowthey

sayIcan'tdie.Thafsridiculous,MAmaridodoPrado,anunemployedresidentsaid.

Thecity-councilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek."Ofcoursethebillislaughable,illegal,andwill

neverbeapproved,MsaidGilsonSoaresdeCampos,anassistantofthemayor."Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolution

topersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?”

Thebillstatesthat"offenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.”However,itdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwill

hp.

1、WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?

A.Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B.Banonparkingincertainzones.

C.Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D.Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.

2、Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“havegonefarbeyondthat”inthefirstparagraph?

A.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.

B.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworld.

C.ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpected.

D.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.

3、WhafstheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?

A.Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.

B.Heobjectstothem.

C.Heremainssilentaboutthem.

D.Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.

4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Thebillhascomeintoeffectbutitdoesn'tstateclearlywhatpunishementstheoffenderswillreceive.

B.Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.

C.Thegovernmentisgoingtochangetheunreasonaleandlaughabledecree.

D.Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.

25.（10分）Ifyou'resecretlyworriedaboutyoursmartphoneaddiction,thenthenewNoPhonemightbejust

thethingjouneed.Itlooksandfeelsexactlylikeasmartphone,butitdoesnothing.It'sjustapieceofplasticthatyou

cancarryaroundinyourhandtofoolyourself.

DutchdesignerIngmarLarsencameupwiththeideaasajokealongwithhistwofriends.Totheirgreatsurprise,

theideareceivedalotofattentiononlineandpeoplefromallovertheworldstartedplacingrequestsforNoPhonesof

theirown.Sothat'swhenthethreefriendsdecidedtoturntocollectingenoughfundformassproduction.

NoPhoneiscurrentlyaprototype（模型）thatwillcostonly$12onceithitsthemarketItis5.5incheshigh,2.6

incheswideand0.29inchesthick,bringingitquiteclosetothelatestsmartphonesonthemarket.Itisdescribedas

“batteryfree"，"noupgradesnecessary,M“shatter-proof（抗震）"，"waterproof*and"analternativetoconstant

hand-to-phonccontactthatallowsyoutostayconnectedwiththerealworld.”

“Phoneaddictioniseverywhere,”thedesignersinsist.MIfsruiningyourdates.It'sdistractingyouatconcerts.It's

blockingsidewalks.Now,thereisarealsolution.Withathin,lightandcompletelywirelessdesign,theNoPhoneactsasa

snhsfitiitptcanysmartmnhilrdpvice,pn»hlingynutcalwayshaveaphenetnheldwithoutgivinguppotential

engagementwithyourdirectenvironment.”

Ifyou'reinterestedinNoPhone,butconcernedaboutnotbeingabletotakeselfies（自拍）anymore.Don'tfeelupset.

Themakersdohaveanupgradeatnoextracharge…themirrorsticker.Thatway,theysay,youcanenjoy“real-time”

selfieswithyourfriendswhenthey'restandingrightbehindyou.

1、WhatcanNoPhonedoforpeopleaccordingtothetext?

A.Itisactuallyanewkindofrealsmartphone.

B.Itcanhelpusstayawayfromtherealworld.

C.Ithelpsgetridofpeople'ssmartphoneaddiction.

D.It'sjustapieceofplasticandcandonothing.

2、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.ThesizeofNoPhone.

B.TheinventorsofNoPhone.

C.ThematerialofNoPhone.

D.AbriefdescriptionofNoPhone.

3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.NoPhonehasreceivedunexpectedattention.

B.NoPhonecancompletelyreplacesmartphones.

C.ThedesignershavemadelotsofmoneyfromNoPhone.

D.NoPhoneisabletotakeselfiesassmartphonesdo.

4、Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?

A.Atravelguide.B.Ascientificreport.

C.Amedicalrecord.D.Anofficialdocument.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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）FewothernationsaresomuchinterestedinhorseracingastheEnglish.ThefamousracesAscotareheld

everyyearandfollowedbysportsfansalloverEngland.Thekingorthequeenalsoattends1andpresentsthe

winnerwithagoldcup.To2thisgoldcupisthedreamofeveryownerofaracehorse.Al）newspapers,greatand

small,arefullofdetaileddescriptionofthe3andthenameofthe4winneroftheAscotcupispronounced

byeveryone5ofagreathero.

Ithappenedonce,however,someseventyyearsago,thatthegoldcupwasstolenafewdaysbeforetherace!The

police6foritalloverthecountrybutcouldnotfindit.

Justatthetime,MarkTwain,thewittyAmericanwriter,7England.Hewas8bvanEnglandLiterary

Societytobe9atadinnergiveninhishonor;Afterdinnerthepresidentofthesocietyrose（oproposeatoastto

MarkTwain'shealthand10ineverywaythetalentofthe11American.MarkTwain12startedhis

speechwiththefollowingwords:

^Gentlemen,Ithankyouforthegreathonoryouhavedoneme.13Iverymuchdoubtwhetherallyour

countrymenjoinyouinyour14welcome.WhenIarrivedatDoveryesterday,and15myfootin“MerryOld

England',thefirstthingIsawwasanewspaperposterandonit.16mvgreatsurprise,Ireadtwo17printed

inbigredletters:

MARKTWAINARRIVES!

ASCOTCUPSTOLEN!

“Thesetwoannouncementsstoodsocloselytogetherthatit18seemed,gentlemen,asifsomepeopleinthis

countrymaybesurethatmy19hadsomethingtodowiththedisappearanceofthegoldcup!”Thiswittyspeechof

thefamousAmericanauthorwasmetwithashoutof20

1、A.itB.themC.thatD.this

2、A.holdB.keepC.catchD.win

3、A.raceB.winnerC.problemD.nations

4、A.goodB.luckyC.greatD.brave

5、A.asthisB.likethatC.likethoseD.asit

6、A.searchedB.askedC.waitedD.cared

7、A.reachedinB.wentintoC.arrivedinD.gotin

8、A.seenB.visitedC.invitedD.forced

9、A.presentB.lateC.absentD.free

10、A.suggestB.praiseC.checkD.understand

11、A.tiring1B・selfishC.famousD.shy

12、A.inreplyB.incashC.inshortD.intime

13、A.assoonasB.asthoughC.evenifD.incase

14、A.indifferentB.warmC.violentD.cold

15、A.setB.gotC.wentD.started

16、A.forB.toC.withD.by

17、A.articlesB.passagesC.paragraphsD.headings

18、A.suddenlyB.hardlyC.reallyD.mainly

19、A.arrivalR.principleC.expressionD.attitude

20、A.interestB.breathC.angerD.laughter

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）IhavebeenlearningEnglishforthelastfiveyearsandoneofthethingsLhashelpedmetoimprove

isreading.Ilovereadingandoftenreadduringmyfreetime.First,I2.（start）readingeasythingsinEnglish,like

recipes（食谱）forcookingandshortstories3.（write）especiallyforlanguagelearners.ThenImovedontolongerstories

andnewspaperarticles.4.firstIfoundthatreadingwasdifTicultbecauseofthevarietyofvocabularyandthegrammar,

5,thissoonbecameeasierandIfoundthatIcouldunderstandmoreandmoreof”Iwasreading.Ididn'tworryif

Ididn'tknowallthewords,asIcouldstillunderstandthemainideas.ReadinghashelpedimprovemyEnglishinmany

ways.I'mnotonly7.betterandquickerreader,butalsomy8.（spell）,writing,grammarandvocabularyareallmuch

better.IthinkIhaveimprovedfaster9.someofmyfriendswhohavebeenlearningatthesametimeasme.So,Iwould

saythateveryonewhowantstolearnalanguage10-（quick）shouldread.

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（A）,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限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

LastSunday,Itidiedupmyroomandspotmyalbums.Ilookedthroughthem,recallingthemomentIhadexperienced

—thebestandworseyearsofmylife.IstoppedatapicturetakingwhenIhadmyfirstfootballmatch.Ifeltsuch

nervousthen,becauseitwasthefirsttimethatIhadaskedtoplaybythecoach.Yourjobwastocooperatewithother

teammatesandcoverwiththematchafteritwasover/Mthoughwesucceeded.Istillmadeseveralmistakesinthematch

wherealmostruinedourchances.Whenthephotographerwastakingapicture,everyonehadahappyexpression,

exceptme