2023届内蒙古五原县高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

考生请注意：

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Sheisbeingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.

A.freefromB.freeofC.outofD.farfrom

2.Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewouldafterafewdays9treatment.

A.pickupB.comeupC.keepupD.makeup

3.You'dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture・

A.purposeB.referenceC.memoryD.assessment

4.Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest

fromthecomingcharityconcerts.

A・tobecollectedB.havingbeencollected

C.beingcollectedD.tohavebeencollected

5.Thisisaveryinterestingbook,rilbuyit,.

A.howevermuchitmaycostB.nomatterhowitmaycost

C.howmuchmayitcostD.howevermanyitmaycost

6.BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,wetherefortwodays.

A.willhavestayedB.stayC.havebeenstayingD.hadstayed

7.Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,youthereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.

A.didB.aredoing

C.willbedoingD.willhavedone

8.—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.

_Wewonthematch4-1.

A.Guesswhat?B.Oh,comeon!

C.Sowhat?D.Nowonder.

9.-Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.

-Well,youknowwhattheysay..

A.ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB.Nopains,nogains

C.AllroadsleadtoRomeD.Practicemakesperfect

10.—DoyouthinkPmagoodsurfer?

—Ofcourse!Iyouearlier.Youmadeitlooksoeasy,gracefuleven.

A.amwatchingB.waswatching

C.havewatchedD.hadwatched

11.IcouldnotmytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.

A.bringInB.turnup

C.takeoffD.holdback

12.Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.

A.achievedB.hadachieved

C.wouldachieveD.shouldhaveachieved

13.-Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?

-,Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.

A.ThatsuitsmefineB.Whynot

C.ItdependsontheweatherD.Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo

14.Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive.

A.atallcostB.foralongwhile

C.inthelongrunD.bynomeans

15.“Theydidn'ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions.“someexpertssaid.

A.wouldn9thappenB.didn9thappen

C.wouldn'thavehappenedD.mustn9thavehappened

16.Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,thecircumstances.

A.whateverB.whereverC.whicheverD.however

17.Giventhehugegapeconomicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresafer

thansmalltowns.

A.inviewofB.incaseofC.inconsequenceofD.inrespectof

18.Wherewasittheroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?

A.thatB.when

C.howD.which

19.Thatwasnotthefirsttimeheus.Ithinkit'shightimewestrongactionsagainsthim.

A.betrayed,takeB.hadbetrayed,took

C.hasbetrayed,tookD.hasbetrayed,take

20.Competedin1891,inwasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamous

actorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.it

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）Amsterdam'sBestFleaMarketsljhallenFleaMarket

Firstorsecondweekendofeverymonth

PerhapsthemostimpressiveofthemallisLjhallen,locatedinthenorthofAmsterdam.Withmorethan1,500

standsand3,000freeparkingspaces9themonthlymarketattractsvisitorsfromnotonlytheNetherlands,but

Europe-wide.

Thereisafiveeuroadmissionfee,butyoucanbeprettysurethatyoucanbrowsesecond-handtreasuresformost

oftheday.Anythingandeverythingcanbefoundhere；oldguitarsandantiquechairsyartprintsandmilitarygear.

NoordermarktFleaMarket

Saturday>9am-4pm

Monday,9am-2pm

InthecentreoftheJordaan,theNoordermarktFleaMarketonSaturdaysincludesvintage（老式的）goodsand

organicfoodproducefromlocalfarmers.

OnMondays,themarkettransformsintoanantique-hunter'sgoldmine.Therearepilesofvintageclothes9

antiquebooks,coinsandfurniture.

WaterloopeinMarket

Monday-Saturday,9am-6pm

ThemostcentrallylocatedofallfleamarketsinAmsterdamyWaterloopleinMarketoffersvisitorsarangeof

snacks>second-handclothesandvintagetreasures.

There*samazeofsecond-handgoods,fromoldglobesandhanginglamps9toAfricandrums>antiquerugsand

usedbikes.

SpuiBookMarket

Friday10am-6pm

Ideallysituatedamongbookstores,you'llfindacollectionoftentsshelteringsecond-handandantiquebooksatthe

bookmarketonSpui.

Youcanfindavarietyofliteraturefrombiographiesandpoetrytofantasy-fiction,history,psychologyand

geography.WhilemostbooksarefromtheNetherlands,someEnglishandinternationaltitlesareforsale.Aswell

asantiquemaps,printsandrecord.

1、Whichfleamarketdoyouneedtopaysomeextramoney?

A.IjhallenFleaMarket.B.NoordermarktFleaMarket.

C.WaterloopleinMarket.D.SpuiBookMarket.

2、WhatcanyoupickupatNoordermarktFleaMarket?

A.Youcangetenoughparkingspace.B.Youcanchoosearangeofsnacks.

C.Youcanbuysomefreshvegetables.D.Youcandigsomegoldmineshere.

3、Whenisagoodtimetovisitafavoritemarketforacrazybookfan?

A.Firstweekendofeverymonth.B.Friday,10am-6pm.

C.Monday,9am-6pm.D.Saturday99am-4pm.

22.(8分)OxfordEnglishLanguageCenter

InformationforNewStudents

CLASSTIME：8:30a.m.-10:00a.m.,10:30a.m.-12:00a.m.,l:30p.m.-3:00p.m.TheLanguageCenterisopen

MondaytoFriday.Eachclasshasoneafternoonfreeperweek.Onthefirstday,gotothelecturehalltocheckyour

timetable.

SELF—ACCESS：Thelanguagelaboratory(Room1110)isopenMondaytoFridayfrom3:15p.m.to5:00p.m.for

allfull-timestudents.Youcanlearnhowtousecomputersforlanguagegamesorword-processing.Therearetapesfor

studentstoborrowtopracticetheirEnglish.Goinandasktheteachertoshowyou.Lfyouplantotakepublic

examinations,therearedictationandlisteningcomprehensiontapesforyoutopracticewith.Thereareclozeexercises

onthecomputers.Askyourclassteacherforalistofpastexamessays.Studentscanborrowtapestotakehomebutthey

mustbereturnedaftertwodays.

ATTENDANCE:Allstudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesasitisrequired.Studentswhodonotattendclasseswill

bereportedtoOSS.Eightypercentattendanceisrequiredforstudentstoreceivetheircertificateswhentheyfinishtheir

courses.ItisalsorequiredbyOSSforanextensiontoyourvisa.

BOOKS:Ifstudentsaregivencoursebooks,thebooksaretheirresponsibility.Ifabookislost,thestudentwillbe

expectedtopayforit.Ifstudentswishtobuybooks,thereisabookshopinthecollegespecializinginEnglishbooks

(Room33).

1、Whendoclassesbeginandendonafullday?

A.8:30a.m.—l:30p.m・・B.8:30a.m.—3:00p.m..

C.8:30a.m.—3:15p.m・・D.3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..

2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Noteachersareinthelanguagelab.

B.90%attendanceisrequiredforthestudents.

C.Bookscan'tbetakenoutofthecenter.

D.Studentscanprepareforexamsbylisteningtotapes.

3、Thebooksthatthestudentswishtobuyarein.

A.thelecturehallB.thelanguagelaboratory

C.Room1110D.Room33

23.（8分）Withchildbehavior,thereisalmostmuchmorethanitmeetstheeye.Becauseitoccursatsomany

differentlevels,childbehaviorthatseemssimpleatonelevelcanoftenbemuchmorecomplexandmeaningfulat

another.

Forinstance,alittlechild'spatternofgettingintocupboards,drawersandclosedrooms,evenafterbeingtoldnot

to,iseasilyconsideredasbadbehavior.Whenviewedatthatlevel,thepatternisunacceptableandcouldleadto

punishment.Butitcanbeviewedatamorecomplexandmeaningfullevel,namelychildexploration.Ifachildregularly

experiencesanangryparentwhoseemsdeterminedtopreventanyexploratoryactivities,thechildwilldecideto

continuetoachievefuturediscoveries.Whenparentsviewthisbehaviorasbornoutofnaturalcuriosityratherthan

simpleopposition,theyaremorelikelytoacceptandappropriatelymonitorit.Althoughitmayleadtowarning

responsestoensurethechild'ssafety,itislesslikelytoleadtopunishment.

Therearecountlessotherexamples.Holdingagoldflshoutsideitsbowlisfoolishatonelevelbutalsocanbeseenas

ayoungchild'sattempttoexpressphysicalaffectionforapet.Spendingtimewithfriendsratherthanfamilyisselfishat

onelevelbutalsoindicatesateen'sneedforindependence.

Thepointhereisthatchildbehaviorisoftenexhibitedinsimpleformsthatcanappeartobeoppositional,selfishor

generallyunacceptableifviewedonlyatthatbasiclevel.However,whenviewedatamoremeaningfullevel,thesame

apparentlysimplebehaviorcanbeseenassomethinglargerandpotentiallymoreadaptive.Thisdoesn'tmeanthe

behaviorshouldbeignored,especiallyifitisinappropriate.Butlookingatthebiggerpictureofachild'sbehavior,

adultsmightgainafullerunderstandingofwhatthey'redealingwith,whichcancreatemoreflexibilityinhowthey

respond.

1、AccordingtoParagraph1,wecanknowthatchildbehavior.

A.isverychangeableB.isinacceptable

C.occursatdifferentlevelsD.isfullyunderstoodbyadults

2、TheexampleinParagraph2mainlyshowsthat,

A.parentsshouldproperlypunishchildbehavior

B.parentsshouldkeepchildren'ssafetyinmind

C.children'sbehaviorshowstheirinterests

D.therearedifferentattitudestochildbehavior

3、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Thechildwillinsistondoingthingswithdetermination.

B.Thechildwillhavetomakefrequentdecisions.

C.Thechildwillmakenewdiscoveriesinthefuture.

D.Thechildwilldevelopastrongsenseofachievement.

4、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that.

A.childbehaviorusuallyreflectsachild'sneed

B・whatachilddoescanmeandifferentlywhenseenfromdifferentaspects

C.childrentendtodosomethingtoshowtheirdependencetotheirparents

D.childrenspendingtimewithfriendsshowtheirselfishness

5、Whatdoesthewritersuggestparentsshoulddowithachild'sbehavior?

A.Haveapositiveattitudetowardsit.

B.Ignoretheimproperbehavior.

C.Viewitatthebasiclevel.

D.Watchoveritfromheadtofoot.

24.（8分）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?lfsnotsomethingrdlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthat

there'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!

TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoa

varieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4

milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon*twant

that,dowe?

Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchers

thinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.

TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetask

fromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoa

project,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,wOneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliably

clean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”

Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemin

tropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,including

severalinWestAfrica.Thafswhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremely

importantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.

ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreof

usseemtocountonthemnow.

Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyin

countrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate.H

1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Safeguardingcocoa.B.Plantingcocoaworldwide.

C.Keepingcocoaingreenhouse.D.Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.

2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto.

A.havecocoaskinremovedB.offermorejobstopeople

C.ensurethequalityofcocoaD.supplycocoafortwomillionpeople

3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Thetasteofchocolateischanging.

B.Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.

C.Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.

D.Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.

4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toeducate.B.Toadvertise.

C.Towarn.D.Toinform.

25.（10分）Scope:Recentlyyourschoolboardproposedmovingtheschoolstarttimefrom7:50a.m.to7:20a.m.

Whatwasyourreactiontothis?

JillyDosSantos:IwasgettingonlyfourtosixhoursofsleepanightandIwaslateforschoolalot.Withthenew

starttime,I'dhavetowakeupevenearlier.Afterweheardabouttheproposal,ateacherssaidtomyclass,wIfyoudon't

likeit,whydon'tyoudosomethingaboutit?”

Scope:Whatdidyoudo?

Jilly:Iorganizedagroupofstudentstospeaktotheschoolboard.

Scope:Whatdidyoudotoprepareforthemeeting?

Jilly:Iwantedtofocusourpresentationonwhyhavinganearlierstarttimewasunhealthy.ThereisscientiHc

researchaboutteensandsleep.Ilearnedthatduringyourteenyears,becauseofachangeinhormones（激素）,yourbody

beginstochange.Youstarttowanttogotobedlater.Schoolstartsthesametimeitalwayshas,sogettingenoughsleep

becomesdifTicuIt.Irealizedtherewasn'tsomethingwrongwithmytimemanagementorme;theway1wasfeelinghada

physicalandbiologicalbasis.

Scope:Howdiditgo?

Jilly:About30studentscametosupportme,andtheboardlikedthatIdidn'tgetemotionalandjustprovidedthe

evidence.Twomonthslater,an8:55a.m.starttimebecameofficial.Theboarddecidedtomakethestarttimelater

insteadofearlier.

Scope:Whathaschangedsincethelaterstarttime?

Jilly:Idon'tneedtostayupanextrahourortwoatnight,becauseIcangetworkdoneinthemorning.I'vealso

beenlatealotless.Andthisyear,therearemoremorningclubsandmorepeoplegoingtothem.

1、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TalkingWiththeSchoolBoard?CheerUp!

B.AnInterviewonaProposal

C.ADialoguebetweenScopeandJilly

D.MovingtheStartTimeEarlier?SayNo!

2、Jilly'steacherseemedtoencouragethestudents

A.totalkwiththeschoolboard

B.togettheirworkdoneintime

C.tovoicetheiropinionsbravely

D.totakeactiontosupporttheproposal

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.Jillybodyclock

B.Thescientificresearch

C.ThemeetingJillyorganized

D.Jillysecretfortimemanagement

4、HowdidJillysucceedinpersuadingtheschoolboard?

A.Byshowingscientificevidence

B.Byputtingforwardanewproposal

C.Bytellingdifferentstudents9stories

D.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1一20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Thoughshehadbeeninacoma（昏迷）fornearlysixmonths,itwasstilla1whenmygrandmotherpassedaway.I

wasnotyetthirteenwhenshe2I*dunderstoodthatdeathawaitedher,butinthosefirstmomentsofknowing,I

couldnot3that^eventually1*hadfinallycometopass.

Friendscametothefuneralhometopaytheirlastrespectstomygrandmotherandtoshowtheirsupportformy

mother.Not4wheretobeorwhattodo,Istayedofftotheside.The5finallyendedwiththearrivalofmy

friendKelly.

KellyandIhadbeenfriendseversinceshewasthreeandFour.Wewere“home"friends,thekindwhorodebikes

togetherafterschool,went6toaKFCafewblocksaway,eventhoughweweren'tallowedtoleavetheblock.

Atthefuneralhome,Kellycamerighttome.InherhandsweretwopackagesofM&M's.Kellyknewthatwasoneofmy

7,Wehadoftentakenlongtripstothestorefor8Wesatintheback,eatingM&M'sandtalkingquietly.A

9experiencehadsuddenlybecomeeasiertobear,withachildhoodofferingofchocolatesandthe10ofa

devotedfriend.

Tryingtocomeupwithsomethingtoofferaheartbrokenpersonis11Kellyhadunderstood,evenattwelve,that

therewasn'tmuchshecoulddotoreducemypain12betherewithmeandbringsomethingthatjustmightmake

me13

Now,wheneverKellyandIfindourselvesatfuneralhomeforfamilymemberofours,theotherhasalwaysshownup___

14M&M's.asmallofferingof15totaketheedgeoffthehoveringsorrow.We1ve16thatwhenwe'reold,

theonewhodiesfirstwillhaveacrazyoldladythrowingM&M*sintohergrave.M&M'swill17besignificantto

me.Theywill18methatevenwhensomethingaspainfulandpowerfulas19comestoclaimwhafsmost

importanttome,therewillalwaysbeKelly...andherchocolate.

M&M's,melt（溶解）inyour20,notinyourhand.

1、A.shockB.topicC.storyD.custom

2、A.returnedB.diedC.criedD.recovered

3、A.tellB.pretendC.findD.believe

4、A.knowingB.seeingC.guessingD・planning

5、A.activityB.introductionC.ceremonyD.awkwardness

6、A.directlyB.separatelyC.secretlyD.hurriedly

7、A.collectionsB.favoritesC.presentsD.choices

8、A.dollsB.pensC.dressesD.chocolates

9、A.valuableB.familiarC.painfulD.previous

10、A.dutyB.dreamC.companyD.greeting

11、A.strangeB.cleverC.difficultD.reasonable

12、A.butB.orC.soD.and

13、A.thinkB.wonderC.smileD.jump

14、A.forB.withC.atD.by

15、A.cheerB.excitementC.rewardD.patience

16、A.worriedB.rememberedC.suspectedD・joked

17、A.evenB.alwaysC.alsoD.merely

18、A.warmB.promiseC.recurD.remind

19、A.darknessB.pressureC.deathD.failure

20、A.mouthB.heartC.armsD.eyes

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)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillinblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Asisknowntoalltheorganizationandmanagementofwagesandsalariesareverycomplex.Lafirmwantsto

adoptanewwageandsalarystructure,itisessentialthatthefirmshoulddecideonamethodofjobevaluationandways

of21_(measure)theperformanceofitsemployees.Inordertobesuccessful,thatnewpaystructurewillrequire

agreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.

Beforejobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjob3・(define)inadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthose

requirementsisgivenavalue,usuallyin"points,“4rareaddedtogethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleand

highermanagement,aspecialmethodisused51_(evaluate)managersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility

andtheirabilitytosolveproblems,£thedifficultyinmeasuringmanagementwork,however,jobgradesformanagers

areoftendecidedwithoutreferencetoanevaluationsystem7.(base)onpoints.

Inattemptingtodesignapaysystem,thePersonnelDepartmentshouldcomparethevalueofeachjobwiththosein

thejobmarket.Itshouldalsoconsidereconomicfactorssuchasthecostoflivingandthelaborsupply.

8.isnecessarythatpaymentforajobshouldvarywithanydifferencesinthewaythatthejobisperformed.

Whereitissimpletomeasuretheworkdone,asinworkdonewithhands,monetaryencouragementschemesareoften

chosen.Forindirectworkers,wheremeasurementisdifficult,methodsofadditionalpaymentsareemployed.

第四部分写作(共两节)第一节短文改错(满分10分)

28.(10分)假如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仅限一词：

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

IstillrememberthefirstdayIcometothisnewschool.Everythingwasnewtome,whatmademerealizeIwasno

longerasmallchild.Ihadtodependonme.Luckily,Imadeseveralgoodfriend.Theirinterestsweresimilarwithmine.

IhadgreatEnglishteacher,Maggie.SheletmeknowtheimportantofEnglish.SoIdecidedtolearnEnglishhardly.

Althoughitwasverydifficultatfirst,butwiththehelpofmyteacher;Imaderapidlyprogress.Justastheoldsaying

goes,“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway."

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是李华，你校交换生Peter打算加入你所在的汉服社团（HanfuChib）,请你给他回一封电子邮件。

要点如下：

1.欢迎他的加入；

2.介绍社团一些活动。

注意：L词数：100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结束语已为你写好。

DearPeter,

I'mlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Sincerely,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1・5分，满分30分）

1、D

2、A

3、B

4、A

5、

6、D

7、D

8、A

9、B

10、B

11、D

12、D

13、D

14、C

15、C

16、A

17、C

18、A

19、B

20、B

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、A

2、C

3、B

22、1、B

2、D

3、D

23、1、C

2、D

3、A

4、B

5、A

24、1、A

2、C

3、B

4、D

25、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit.When

winterarrived,thick,heavysnowwouldfall,andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillfora

dayoffun.Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding.Finally9onewinter1was

consideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit.

ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife.Itwassoexhilaratingwhenthewind

whippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled.Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoo

whenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself.Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayon

mystomach.Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside.1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhit

anoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse,straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees.Myheartpoundedin

mychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming.AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree.I

couldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling,“Youhavetosteer（操控）!Youhavetosteer!”

Sadly,thatwasn'tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourse