2022-2023学年安徽省黄山市普通高中高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：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．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where2．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose3．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved4．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful5．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never6．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark7．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto8．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught9．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？10．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how11．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where12．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize13．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．aregraduating D．graduate14．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone15．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst16．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where17．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal18．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven19．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise20．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts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）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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth22．（8分）WeallhavefoundmemoriesoftakingafewlazymonthsoffafterthestressofA-levels.Aswedrawtotheendofanacademicallyandsociallypackedyear,theideaofdoingthesameagainisappealing.Butaftergraduation,there’llbefewoccasionswhenwecanenjoysuchextendedholidays,freetodoaswewish.Sonowthatsummerhasarrived,let’stakefulladvantage.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatsummervacationsaretheperfecttimetogotraveling,especiallyifyouavoidthepriceyschoolholidayperiod.Ticketsgoupgreatlywhenyouturn26,somakethemostofcheaperrateswhileyou’reeligible.Findingareliablecompanythatwon’tcheatyouisextremelyimportant,asisdiscoveringaprogramthatappealstoyourowninterests.Thereareplentyofwebsiteswhereyoucanseeotherpeople’srecommendations.Ofcourseformostofus,moneyistight—buttoavoidoverspendingyoucancombineemploymentandadventure.HannahWarn,apsychologystudentattheUniversityofWinchester,isspendinghersummeratCampAmerica,anincreasinglypopularventurewhereBritishstudentsenjoyagoodtimeonasummercamp.“BeingthrownintosomethingwhereIdon’treallyknowwhattoexpectisexciting.”shesays.“Itgivesmeachancetoexperiencebeingawayfromhomeinadifferentway.”Thosewithatalentforlanguagesmightalsoconsiderworkingabroadasanaupair.Theworkmaybechallenging,butit’sachancetoinvolveyourselfinanewculturewhileyouremployerpaysmostofthebill.Ifyouhaveanideaaboutthesortofcareeryou’dlike,gettingworkexperienceiswise.Inmanycareers,graduatingwithonlyyourdegreetoshowforyourthreeorfouryearsjustwon’tmakeit.Sendapplicationsoffearlyandtoasmanyplacesaspossible.Makesureyoutakeawell-earnedbreakthissummer.1、Thepassageimpliesthat.A．studentscanenjoybeneficialpricewhentravelingB．studentswhoquitschoolshouldpaymorefortravelC．studentswillbeofferedparttimejobsinthevacationD．studentswillhavealongersummervacationthanever2、Theunderlinedword“eligible”inthepassagemeans.A．relaxedB．outstandingC．qualifiedD．standardized3、TheauthortookHannahWarnasanexampleto.A．suggestCampAmericaoffersjobstostudentsB．showpsychologystudentsaregoodatplanningC．indicateCampAmericaservesEnglishstudentsD．implystudentscantravelaroundfornothing23．（8分）TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.Poverty,hardwork,andeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMeg,Jo,Beth,Amy,andMarmee,astheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBeth,whokeptthehouse,waslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.“Yourhusbandisveryill,”itsaid,“comeatonce.”Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever（猩红热）whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brooke,andafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealth,andherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches’.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedied.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLaurie,thegrandsonofawealthyneighbor,hadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildren,enjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.1、ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarch,Mrs.Marchandtheir________.A．fivedaughtersB．fourdaughtersC．sonandfourdaughtersD．sonandfivedaughters2、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMarchGirlsB．TheMarchParentsC．TheMarchFamilyD．TheMarchRelatives3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad________.A．moregirlsthanboysB．wealthyneighborsC．bothhappinessandsadnessD．alotofrichrelatives24．（8分）Rome,ParisandNewYorkaretheworld’stopfashioncities,allofwhichhaveproducedsomeofthetoptrends,fromfashionableskirtstothehottestnewshoes.Buthaveyoueverwonderedaboutthenegativeideasthattheyhaveenforced?InApril2016,theAdvertisingStandardsAuthority(ASA)inBritainbannedanadfromGuccithatfeaturedmodelsdancingaroundandhavingfun,becausetheywereallextremelyskinny.Banningadsduetothemodels’extremefiguresisn’tnew.TheASAbannedanadin2015forthesamereason.InFrance,ithasbeenruledthatmodelsaretoprovideadoctor’snoprovidingthattheyareatahealthyweight.Sowhatisthehealthyweightformodels?Twentyyearsago,theaveragefashionmodelweighed8%lessthantheaveragewoman.Today,theyweigh23less.Peoplemaythinkthatbeingatanunhealthyweightwillhelpthemgainthebenefitsthatthemodelsdo.Thisprovidesastandardofbeauty,andthereforepeoplewhowanttoachievethosethingsmayattempttoobtainthemthroughunhealthyways.Peoplemaythinkthattheyareoverweight,duetotheimagesofmodels’thinfigures.Theyseesomethingwrongwiththeirbodieswhethertheyareoverweightornot.Thisisakeyfactorinaloweredbodyimage,lowself-esteem,depressionandpossiblyeveneatingdisorders.I’mnotblamingthefashionindustrybyanymeans.It’snottheirfaultthatmanypeoplelookuptothemodelsandexpecttolivealifeliketheirs.IamgladthattheASAisraisingitsvoiceswhendiscussingthegrowingissueofbodyimagesinthefashionindustry.Bybanningphotosandvideos,speakingoutagainstthemandpushingfordoctor’snotesfromthemodels,it’spushingfortheideasthatthetraditionalfashionindustry’sbodyimagedemandsshouldbechangedandsomethingmoreneedstobequestioned.1、Accordingtothetext,whywasoneofGucci’sadsbanned?A．Becausethemodelsdidn’tactaccordingtotheruleB．Becauseitsmodelsaremuchtoothin.C．Becausenoneofitsmodelshadadoctor’snoteD．Becauseitsmodelsweredancinginanunhealthyway2、Wecaninferfromthenumbersmentionedinparagraph3that.A．manywomenonadiettobecomemodelsB．peopledon’tknowwhymodelsweighlessC．modelsarebecomingthinnerwithtimegoingbyD．thehealthyweightformodelshasn’tbeendecided.3、Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlyshow?A．ThechangesinthestandardofbeautyB．Thebenefitsofbecomingthinfigures.C．ThenegativeeffectsofmodelsimagesD．people’sattitudestowardsmodels’images4、Whatistheauthor’stoneofwritingthispassage?A．ObjectiveB．Hopeful.C．Critical.D．Humorous.25．（10分）TheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdamhaswelcomedhometwopaintingsbytheDutchmaster,morethan14yearsaftertheywereripped(扯)offthemuseum’swallinanighttimetheft.MuseumdirectorAxelRuegercalledtheirreturn“oneofthemostspecialdaysinthehistoryofthemuseum”.ThepaintingswerediscoveredlastyearbyItalianpolicewhiletheyweresearchinganItaliancriminals’farmhousenearNaplesforevidenceofdrugdealing.Theywereinaboxandhiddenbehindawallinatoiletwhentheywerefound.Thepaintingswereconsideredamongtheartworksmostsearchedforintheworld.Afteryearsindarkness,theycannowshineagain.Theyarebackondisplayatthemuseumbeforebeingtakentotheconservationstudioforrepair.Fortunately,theysufferedsurprisinglylittledamageasthieveswhohadclimbedupaladderandbrokenawindowtogetintothemuseumin2004rippedthemoutoftheirframes.“Itisnotonlyasurprisethattheworkshavebeenrecoveredbutit’sevenmoresurprisingtheyareinrelativelyunharmedcondition,”Ruegersaid.ThemuseumdirectorwasonvacationwhenthecallcamelastyearfromItalianauthoritieswhobelievedtheyhadrecoveredthepaintings.Hedidn’tcelebraterightaway.He’dhadcallslik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B．Thearrestedthievesgaveinformation.C．Somedrugdealersofferedclues. D．Thepoliceknewthehiddenplace.2、WhatsurprisedRuegermostaboutthelostpaintings?A．Theywerestolenatnight. B．Theywerefoundatlast.C．Theysufferedlittledamage. D．Thesearchtook14years.3、WhenRuegergotthecall,he________.A．didn’tbelieveitatall B．feltquitesatisfiedC．plannedtocelebrate D．doubtedthenews4、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6probablymean?A．Ruegergraduallylostinterestinthesearch.B．Thenumberoffalsecallswasgreatlyreduced.C．Ruegerfeltcoldbecauseoftoomanyfalsecalls.D．Thechancetofindthepaintingsbecamesmall.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）WhenIthinkaboutwhatmyheromeanstome,Irealizethatmostofmyspecialmemoriesandfeelingstowardmyherocomefromthelittlethingshedoeseveryday.Myheroisnotacelebrityorsucharecognizableface.Myheroisnotanationalherooramulti–millionaire.Hehasneversavedmefromaburningcastleoranavalanche（雪崩）,buthedoes1meandtellmetohaveagoodday.Heisjustan2,quietman,whomIhonor.Mydadismyherobecauseheisbrave,skilled,and3.Iknowmanypeoplesaytheirdadsaretheirheroes,butmydadteachesmeaboutbecomingaman,whichisextremelyimportantforayoungboy.Respectgoesalongwaywithmydad,asdoespatience.Asa(n)4,mydadmustdealwithpeopleeveryday,someofwhomareniceandsomearenot.Eitherway,he5hiswell-manneredattitude.Dadisnotafraidofmanythings,orifheis,hedoesn’ttellme6hewantstoseemtough.Hemaynotbeabigguybutsinceheworkswithhis7allday,heisverystrong.Dadworksoutdoorsinallkindsof8buttheworstthinghehastodois9upandworkinanattic(顶楼)inthemiddleofthesummer.Trustme,thisisthe10placeyouwillexperienceasanelectricianandwhenyoucomeback11,whatisinyourlungswillmakeyou12forhours.MydadandIhaveaverygood13.Wetalkaboutalmosteverything.Wegohunting,fishing,andeverythingadadandsonwoulddo.MydadandIenjoy14mostbecauseitgivesustimeoutdoorstogetherandthereisnothinglikethat.Hehas15andtaughtmeeverythingIneedtoknowabout16.Iam17tobethesonofMikeC．,andwouldnothaveitanyotherway.Peoplecomeuptomeallthetimeto18meIhaveagooddad.Itmakesmefeel19thatalotofpeoplethinkso20ofhim.Heisagoodteacherofmylifeandwoulddoanythingforme.Thisiswhymyfatherismyhero.1、A．ignoreB．hugC．followD．remind2、A．ableB．averageC．allergicD．active3、A．specialB．enthusiasticC．respectfulD．strict4、A．teacherB．officerC．electricianD．engineer5、A．offersB．makesC．HidesD．keeps6、A．howB．unlessC．untilD．because7、A．HandsB．mouthC．brainD．legs8、A．subjectsB．aspectsC．conditionsD．destinations9、A．climbB．lookC．getD．stand10、A．coldestB．highestC．bestD．hottest11、A．downB．overC．insideD．through12、A．restB．coughC．hesitateD．sleep13、A．relationshipB．dreamC．adventureD．habit14、A．writingB．performingC．hikingD．eating15、A．shownB．boughtC．fetchedD．paid16、A．familyB．natureC．studyD．trouble17、A．excitedB．eagerC．surprisedD．proud18、A．askB．warnC．tellD．promise19、A．surprisedB．goodC．nervousD．anxious20、A．easilyB．seriouslyC．speciallyD．highly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）Doyouhavesleepingproblems?Ifso,thenthesetipsmayhelpyoufallasleepfast.Setasidethethoughtthatyouhavetofallasleep.Themoreyouthinkofit,the1．(hard)youwillfallasleep.Thefoodsyoueatalsoplay2．importantpart.Avoideatingordrinkingthingslikechocolates,coffee,teaandenergydrinks.Ifyouhaveto,thenhavetheminthemorningandneverintheafternoon,3．(especial)beforegoingtobed.Don’teattoomuchatnight.Afullstomachwillmakeitmoredifficultforyou4．（fall）asleepbecauseyourbodyisworkingmoretimetodigestthefoodyouate.Makeafixedtimetogotobed.Forexample,by9o’clockintheeveningyoushouldalreadybe5．bed.Dothisevenifyou’renotsleepyyet.Once6．(follow)thisroutine,youwillgraduallyseethatyouwillfeelsleepywhenit’s9o’clockintheevening.Makeyourroom7．(comfort)forsleeping.Youshouldalsotakenotesthatthesleepingenvironmentalso8．(affect)yoursleep.Itmustbeintheroom9．it’snotnoisy.Otherwise,youwillfind10．difficulttofallasleepagainafterwakingup.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。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（n），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。DearMandy，Pmnotdoingwellinmylessonsatschool，especialinmaths、MydadsaysImusttryhardbecausehewantsmegotouniversity、HethinksI'mlazy，butit'snottrue、Iworkreallyhard，oftenstudylateintothenight！I'vetriedtotalktomymother，butshealwayssaidIhavetoworkashardlikemybrotherdoes、Mybrotherdoesn'tstudyveryhard，andhealwaysgetsexcellentgrades、It'snotfair！TheonlythingIlikeitisart、Myteachersaysrmthebeststudentshe'shadforyear、WhenItoldmydad，allhesaidwas，“Youmustn'twasteyourtimeinart、Youmustfocusyourmindonyourlessons！”Pmfeelingquitepuzzlingwhattodonow．Wouldyoupleasehelpmeout?Thanksalot！Yourssincerely，Lisa第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校近日将举行中国传统文化节系列活动。请你给外教Mr.Smith写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。邮件的内容包括：1.活动目的，时间，地点，参与人员；2.活动内容(如中国传统书画展，古诗词诵读，京剧表演等)。参考词汇：书法calligraphy京剧PekingOpera注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、B2、A3、D4、C5、C6、C7、B8、B9、A10、A11、B12、C13、D14、D15、A16、C17、A18、A19、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、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.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewat