2023学年河北省石家庄市高三考前热身英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：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．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a2．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget3．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved4．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the5．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly6．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled7．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual8．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas9．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood10．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding11．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly12．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou13．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something14．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting15．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may16．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis17．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what18．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened19．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen20．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as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）Asiaissuchavastanddiversecontinentforanyonedreamingofanescape.Herearesomebestdestinationstovisitoverthenext12months.Xi’an,ChinaXi’an,Chinaissupremeandthenthere’sthebiggie(重要的事物)-theArmyofTerracottaWarriors,celebrating30yearsasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2017.Xi’anisvast,butarelaxedwayoflivingandrecentopeningshaveboostedanalreadysuperbaccommodationmarket.Acropofnewbarsandcafesarethrowninhere.There’sneverbeenabettertimetovisit.SouthofTokyo,JapanTwocitiesinsouthofTokyoarewellworthvisiting.Yokohamaisjusta20-mixintetrainjourneyfromthecapitalandpacksconsiderableappealwithitsbaysidelocation,architecture,beerandtastycuisine.LessthananhourfromTokyo,fantasticseasidetownKamakura»sknownforitssurfingscene,butalsooffersanattractiveselectionofrelaxedcafesandrestaurants.SriLanka’sHillCountrySriLankamaybe“sohotrightnow”,butLonelyPlanetrecommendsadifferentexperience.Trygettingaheadof(andawayfrom)thepackbytakingascenictraintoSriLanka’sHillCountryforawonderfullytemperateescapefromthenation’shumidcoasts.Thisislandownsamountainousinteriorthatiseverybitasscenicasthecoast,blessedbypleasantlycooltemperaturesthatrarelyabove21℃.RajaAmpat,Indonesia“Raja”means“king”andthisgrandtitleisapparent.Packedwithwhite-sandbeaches,lushjungleandunusualmushroom-shapedsmallislands.RajaAmpatisabiologicalhotspot.Hometosomeoftherichest,mostdiversecoralreefsontheplanet—over200divingspotsarestillinastateofnature—andthis,pairedwithagrowingecotourism(生态旅游)offering,meansRajaAmpatwillnodoubtremainkingoftheislands.1、WhatcanvisitorsdoinXi’an?A．Shopinafantasticseasidetown.B．Appreciatediverseheritage.C．Enjoymushroom-shapedsmallislands.D．Experienceplantingcropsbythemselves.2、Whereisasurfermostlikelytogo?A．Yokohama.B．RajaAmpat.C．Kamakura.D．SriLanka’sHillCountry.3、Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Afictionbook.B．Aprivateletter.C．Asciencereport.D．Atravelguidebook.22．（8分）JoiningUsasaGamesVolunteer！Thesuccessofthe2020TokyoOlympicGamesdependsonyourcontribution！JoinusasaGamesVolunteer！GamesvolunteerswillbedirectlyinvolvedinassistingGamesoperationsbefore.duringandaftertheTokyo2020Games,Gamesvolunteerswillguideathletesaround,welcomeimportantpeopleandhelplostvisitorsNumberofVolunteeringDaysandDailyHours※TheTokyoOlympicGameswillbeheldfromFriday24JulytoSunday9August2020.Inprinciple,Gamesvolunteerswillberequiredtoworkforatleastafortnightbefore,duringandaftertheOlympicGames.※Gamesvolunteerswillworkapproximatelyeighthoursperdayincludingrestbreaks.Actualshiftlengthsdependoneventschedules,activities,activitysites,etc.AgeandResidentialRequirementsApplicantsmustfulfillthefollowingtworequirements:※BornonorbeforeApril1,2002※JapanesenationalorpersonwithvalidvisapermittingresidenceinJapanduringthevolunteerperiod(temporaryvisitorsincluded).NativespeakersofEnglishwillbepreferredNumberofGamesVolunteerOpportunities80,000MethodandApplicantCategories※Applicationswillbesubmittedonline※IndividualsonlyOffersandConfirmationThoseapplicantswhoattendthetrainingsessions(会议)andareassignedavolunteerrolewillbeofferedtobecomeaTokyo2020Gamesvolunteer.Pleasenotethattheaboveofferwillbecancelledintheeventofanyofthefollowing:※IfthevolunteerengagesinanyactivitythatdamagestheimageoftheTokyo2020Games※Ifthevolunteerengagesinanyactivitythatseverelydamagesteamwork※IfanyinformationcontainedintheoriginalapplicationformisclearlyfoundtobefalseItemsandWelfaresProvidedtoVolunteersVolunteerswillbeprovidedwithasetoffreeOlympicGamesvolunteeruniformsandmealsduringtheworkday1、AGamesvolunteerwillberequiredtoworkforatleast__________.A．oneweek B．twoweeks C．threeweeks D．fourweeks2、WhowillbemorelikelytobeacceptedasaGamesvolunteer?A．AChinese B．ARussian C．AnAustralian D．AGerman3、WhatwillGamesvolunteersbeprovidedwithforfree?A．Accommodation. B．Clothing. C．Transportation. D．Amusements.23．（8分）Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.ImaginehowItaliantravelerMarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhefoundhimselfonChinesesoil,seeingawayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghe’dseenbefore.AndhowmarvelousmustithavebeentolistentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedtoChinafromhisjourneythroughCentralAsiaandWestAsia?Hisbrainmusthavebeenpackedwitheverythinghe’dseenandheard,leadingtothefoundingoftheSilkRoad.Somepeoplehavetraveledallovertheworld,andtravelisawayoflifetothem.Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpectbeforetheytravel.That’swhythebesttraveliswhenit’sforthefirsttime.ImagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedtotraveltotheUnitedStates.Ofcourse,they’veprobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesonTV,andtheWhiteHouse,andalltheotherfamoussights.Butnoneofthatwouldcomparetothethrilloflookingoutofthecabinwindowastheplanelands,watchingthecitiesandstreetsoftherealAmericacomeintoview.Althoughtravelisoftenjustforrecreation,it’salsoeducational.Wemaynotknowthatwearegettinganeducation,butwestillare.We’relearningeveryday:newwordsinanewlanguage,newpeople,andnewwaysoflife.Butthislearningtakesplaceintheschooloftheworld,nottheclassroom.Oneofthelessonswelearnisundoubtedlyamoralone.Aswegettoknowforeignplaces,wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive,andthatthewayweliveisn’tnecessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisupwellwhenhesaid,“Travelteachestoleration.”1、TheauthorusesMarcoPoloandZhangQianasexamplesto.A．explainhowtheSilkRoadwasfoundedB．presenttravelasanamazingexperienceC．showhowthewaypeopletravelhaschangedD．describeimportantculturalexchangesinhistory2、Bysaying“thebesttraveliswhenit’sforthefirsttime”,theauthormeansthat.A．one’sfirsttripisusuallythemostchallengingB．noothertripisbetterthanone’sfirsttripC．thereisalwaysmuchtolearnonone’sfirsttripD．peopleusuallymakebetterpreparationsfortheirfirsttrip3、Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4probablymeans.A．learningB．knowledgeC．funD．risk4、Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorbelievesthat.A．travelingshouldbeincludedinformaleducationB．travelingimprovespeople’sconfidenceintheirlifestyleC．aforeignjourneymayraisepeople’sculturalunderstandingD．thereismoretolearnfromadventuresthanbeinginclassroom24．（8分）Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureisalwaysonmymind.Tobeexact,thoughtsofthefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsandmademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethanonetest.Becauseofthis,wordsofwisdomareasourceofcomfort.SteveJobsgaveaspeechtoStanford’sgraduatingclassin2005andhiswordsresoundrepeatedlyinmymindwheneverIthinkaboutmyfuture.ItstartedwhenIbecameajunior,whencollegecameintoview.It’sthefirstbigsteptomakingyourlifeyourown.SowhenJobsdiscussedhislifeasastudent,somefearswereeased.He,too,felttheneedtoattendcollegetomakesomethingofhimself.Hefacedwhatmanyareextremelyafraidof:uncertainty.Hislackofunderstandingcausedhimtostopattendingcollegeandfocusonwhathefeltwasimportant.Hisstoryhadahappyending,ofcourse,sinceeverythingturnedoutwell.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatstudentsshouldn’tattendcollege,butratherthattheyshouldn’tworrysomuch.

You’llgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyourpathisabitmorewindingthanyou’dlike.Jobstalkedaboutthehardshipsinhiswork.

Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhegotwherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don’tpanic.Oneparticularpartofhisspeechstayedwithme.

SteveJobsquotedthesaying“Stayhungry,stayfoolish”andithasbecomemymotto.Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestillafool,nomatterhowmuchyou’velearnedorexperienced.

Thereisalwaysmoretoexplore.Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthosethingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.SteveJobs’levelofsuccessispossibletoachieve,andIaimtoprovethat.Withthewillpowertogointotheworldlivingeverydaylikemylastandallowingthefuturetotakecareofitself,Iwilldogreatthings.

Inthelastmomentsofmylife,I’llbeproudofwhatIhavedoneandhopetohaveallthewisdomapersoncouldwishfor.1、Theauthorfeltworriedwhen________.A．hehadtotaketestsatschoolB．hehadlotsofsleeplessnightsC．hethoughtabouthisfutureD．hesearchedforwordsofwisdom2、ItissuggestedinParagraphsland2that________.A．theauthorisacollegestudentB．SteveJobs’wordshadnoeffectontheauthorC．SteveJobsfailedbecauseofhisdecisionD．theauthorcaresmuchabouthisfuture3、WhatdidtheauthorgainfromJobs’speech?A．Couragetodropoutofschool.B．Braverytofaceuncertainties.C．Interestincomputerindustry.D．ConfidenceindefeatingJobs.4、WhatdidNOTSteveJobsencouragestudentstodoinhisspeech?A．Becontentwithwhattheyknow.B．Havethedesiretolearnmore.C．Staycalminthefaceofhardships.D．Bemodestsoastolearnmore.5、Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．anexperienceofaspeechB．amemorablemeetingwithJobsC．themostimpressivequotationinlifeD．thewisdomdrawnfromaspeech25．（10分）Scope:Recentlyyourschoolboardproposedmovingtheschoolstarttimefrom7:50a.m.to7:20a.m.Whatwasyourreactiontothis?JillyDosSantos:IwasgettingonlyfourtosixhoursofsleepanightandIwaslateforschoolalot.Withthenewstarttime,I’dhavetowakeupevenearlier.Afterweheardabouttheproposal,ateacherssaidtomyclass,“Ifyoudon’tlikeit,whydon’tyoudosomethingaboutit?”Scope:Whatdidyoudo?Jilly:Iorganizedagroupofstudentstospeaktotheschoolboard.Scope:Whatdidyoudotoprepareforthemeeting?Jilly:Iwantedtofocusourpresentationonwhyhavinganearlierstarttimewasunhealthy.Thereisscientificresearchaboutteensandsleep.Ilearnedthatduringyourteenyears,becauseofachangeinhormones(激素),yourbodybeginstochange.Youstarttowanttogotobedlater.Schoolstartsthesametimeitalwayshas,sogettingenoughsleepbecomesdifficult.Irealizedtherewasn’tsomethingwrongwithmytimemanagementorme;thewayIwasfeelinghadaphysicalandbiologicalbasis.Scope:Howdiditgo?Jilly:About30studentscametosupportme,andtheboardlikedthatIdidn’tgetemotionalandjustprovidedtheevidence.Twomonthslater,an8:55a.m.starttimebecameofficial.Theboarddecidedtomakethestarttimelaterinsteadofearlier.Scope:Whathaschangedsincethelaterstarttime?Jilly:Idon’tneedtostayupanextrahourortwoatnight,becauseIcangetworkdoneinthemorning.I’vealsobeenlatealotless.Andthisyear,therearemoremorningclubsandmorepeoplegoingtothem.1、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TalkingWiththeSchoolBoard?CheerUp!B．AnInterviewonaProposalC．ADialoguebetweenScopeandJillyD．MovingtheStartTimeEarlier?SayNo!2、Jilly’steacherseemedtoencouragethestudents________A．totalkwiththeschoolboardB．togettheirworkdoneintimeC．tovoicetheiropinionsbravelyD．totakeactiontosupporttheproposal3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．JillybodyclockB．ThescientificresearchC．ThemeetingJillyorganizedD．Jilly’ssecretfortimemanagement4、HowdidJillysucceedinpersuadingtheschoolboard?A．ByshowingscientificevidenceB．ByputtingforwardanewproposalC．Bytellingdifferentstudents’storiesD．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience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）Seaturtlesarefoundinallwarmwatersthroughouttheworld.Seaturtlesarethe1oftheturtles.Thelargestkindofseaturtlecangrowaslongaseightfeetand21,500pounds.Eventhesmallestkind,Kemp’s-Ridley,can3to28incheslongandweighalmost100pounds.Manyotherturtlesaresmallenoughto4inyourhand.Itisdifficulttofindpopulationnumbersforseaturtlesbecausetheydonot5shoreoncetheyhatchandreachtheocean,whichmakesithardto6them.Seaturtles7inthewaterbecausetheyaresaferthere.Theycannot8theirheadsandfeetintotheirshellslikeotherturtlescan.Seaturtlescannothideinsidetheirshells9otheranimalsthatwanttoeatthem.Theyneedtomovequicklytostaysafe.Whentheweather10warm,seaturtlesleavetheoceanto11theireggsonthebeach.Thisistheonlytimetheywilleverleavethewater.Most12turtlesspendpartofthetimeinwater13partofthetimeonland.Itiseasytounderstand14seaturtlesstayinthewater.Their15toswimisgreaterthantheirabilitytowalk.Theirheavybodiesandunusualfeetmakeithardforthemto16onland.Theyarebetter17forlifeinthewater.Theyarewellsuitedforlifeintheseabecauseof18theirbodiesaremade.Thewaytheirfeetaremadehelpsseaturtlesswimveryquickly.Theirfeetlooklikelong19Whentheyswim,theyflaptheirfeetlikeabirdflapsitswings.This20wayofswimmingbenefitsseaturtles.Itallowsthemtoescapefromtheirenemies.1、A．dwarfs B．giants C．mammals D．ancestors2、A．measure B．weigh C．sell D．sound3、A．growup B．bringup C．takeup D．goup4、A．suit B．fit C．match D．seize5、A．goto B．turnto C．backto D．returnto6、A．keepupwith B．keeptrackof C．keepintouchwith D．keepto7、A．swim B．hide C．sleep D．stay8、A．push B．draw C．drag D．pull9、A．away B．from C．for D．to10、A．becomes B．turns C．changes D．leads11、A．lay B．lie C．laid D．lain12、A．theother B．another C．other D．others’13、A．but B．and C．or D．so14、A．when B．where C．why D．as15、A．technique B．talent C．ability D．opportunity16、A．walk B．travel C．wander D．play17、A．adopted B．adapted C．adequate D．admitted18、A．theway B．themanner C．themethod D．theshape19、A．paddles B．sticks C．wings D．tails20、A．abnormal B．unusual C．ordinary D．unbelievable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）KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectiveways1．(improve)ourEnglishwritingability.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterand2．(take)lesstime.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.3．wekeeppracticing,graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,we4．(certain)runupagainstmany5．(difficult).Inthefirstplace,6．oftenhappensthatwehavetrouble7．(find)suitablewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.AsfarasIamconcerned,my8．(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenlookitupinourdictionary.Wecanalsoturn9．ourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor10．developmentofourwritingskills.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。作文中共有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仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LeiXingyu,whoissixteen,amiddleschoolstudentinNorthernChina.Sheisoneofthebeststudentinherclassandshewaswonanawardforyoungscientistslastyear.Whensittingintheclassroom,shelooksjustlikeallhisclassmatesbutafter’classherlifeisobviousdifferent.Shewasbornwithouttheabilitytouseherlegsbutshehasnofeelingbelowherwaist.Shehastouseawheelchairtodoeverydaythings,suchasgettingdressing,gettingoutofbedandgotoschool.Sofarshehadcreatedmanyprograms.Andoneofwhichreceivedanawardatherprovince’ssciencefair.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你听说美籍教师Tom寒假不回国。你和家人商量，想邀请他来你家过大年除夕。请你给他写一封E-mail，发出邀请，并告知以下事项：1.时间：2月15日下午4点；2.交通方式：乘6路公共汽车到光明路站下车，你到车站接他；3.活动：和你家人一起包水饺、吃水饺，观看春节晚会。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.水饺：dumpling；春节晚会：theSpringFestivalGala。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、C5、A6、A7、B8、D9、C10、A11、A12、D13、B14、C15、A16、D17、A18、C19、D20、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、C3、D22、1、B2、C3、B23、1、B2、B3、C4、C24、1、C2、D3、B4、A5、D25、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhavetosteer(操控)!Youhavetosteer!”Sadly，thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife．Manytimesproblems，troubles，andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofa