辽宁省凤城市一中2024届高考英语四模试卷含解析

辽宁省凤城市一中2024届高考英语四模试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved2．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when3．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy4．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．asthough5．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked6．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed7．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．are B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were8．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem9．Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely10．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how11．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose12．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem13．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though14．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature15．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data16．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed17．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently18．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou19．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded20．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible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）ChineseLanguageandCultureSummerCampinChinaShanghaiisthecitywhichwillpresentyouhowmodernizationmeetstradition,andhowwesternculturedanceswitheasterncivilization.SoitoffersabestplaceforyoutoparticipateinChineselanguageandculturesummercamp.InteractiveChineseLessonsOurChinesecoursesfocusondevelopingspeaking,listening,readingandwritingskillsinawell-balancedway,whileeachhasitsownfocus.Theteachingmaterialsweuse,offering12levelsofclasses,arewrittenspeciallyforourprogram.Forbeginners,speakingandlisteningabilitieswillbestressedwhileforadvancedlevelstudents,thecoursewilldevelopindepththeirskillsonChinesecharactersrecognition,longparagraphreadingandwriting,aswellasfluentconversation.SmallSizeClassesOurstudentscomefromallovertheworld,mostlybetween11and17yearsold,havingdifferentChineselevels.Theywillacceptlevelassessment(评估)onthefirstdayofcamp,andbeplacedintodifferentgroupsaccordingtotheirlanguagefluency.Inasmall-classsettingeachstudentcanreceiveindividualattentionfromteachersandachievebeststudyingresult.TraditionalCultureCoursesWeprovidevariousculturecoursestohelpstudentstodevelopinterestintraditionalChineseculture,whichwillbenefittheirlanguagelearning.Theculturecoursesinclude:Calligraphy,Traditionalbrushpainting,ChineseKong-fu,Tai-chi,Paper-cutting.DayCampDaycampisdesignedforparticipantswhohaveahostfamilyinShanghai.DaycamprunsfromMondaytoSundaybetween8:30and17:00.Daycamppackageincludes:ChineseclassesinthemorningsLunchCulturecourses,fieldtripandsportsactivitiesintheafternoonsOthers:Textbooks,studyingmaterials,camplifesouvenirDaycamppackageNOTincludes:AccommodationDailypickupanddropoffBreakfast,dinnerFieldtripisoptional.1、Whatisoneofthesummercamp’sfeatures?A．Itsteachingmaterialsareregularandcommontextbooks.B．Everyparticipantinthecamphastofinish12levelsofclasses.C．Beginnersattendtheclassstressingcharactersrecognition.D．Studentsareplacedingroupsthatmeettheirlanguagefluency.2、Thesummercamp’straditionalculturecoursesdon’tinclude________.A．TraditionalbrushpaintingB．ChineseKong-fuC．TraditionalChinesecookingD．Paper-cutting3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutthedaycampisTRUE?A．Everyonewhoattendsdaycampwillreceiveacamplifesouvenir.B．Participantsindaycampcanhavebreakfast,lunchandsupperthere.C．Fieldtripisanactivitythateveryoneissupposedtoparticipatein.D．Daycampisdesignedforparticipantswholiveinthesummercamp.22．（8分）Librariesaredoingwellinthedigitaltimes.Herearesomeofthemostawesomeexamples.1.FreiburgUniversityLibrary,GermanyTheoriginallibraryoftheFreiburgUniversitywasrebuiltin2015followingtheprojectofDegeloArchitects.Thenewbuildinghas41,000squaremetersandlookslikeacutdiamond.Inside,thereare1,200workspacesinfourreadingroomsplus500workareas.Thelibraryoffersinthebasementasystemofautomatedcheckoutmachinesand700,000volumesthatcanbeborrowed.2.MicrolibraryatTamanBima,IndonesiaThiswonderfullittlepubliclibraryislocatedinaKampungneighborhoodneartheBandungairport,Indonesia.ThebuildingwasdesignedbytheBandungofficeofSHAUarchitectstudio.Ithas160squaremetersandisbuiltuponapreexistingstagethatwasalreadyusedbythelocalcommunityforeventsandgatherings.TheBimapubliclibraryisthefirstofaseriesofsimilarmicrolibrariesthatareplannedtobebuiltacrossIndonesia.3.PublicLibraryofConstitución,ChileThecityinConstitución,Chile,wasdevastatedby8.8degreesearthquakein2010.Thenewpubliclibrary,designedbySebastianIrarrázaval,isapartoftheinitiativetorebuildthecity.ConstituciónisoneofthebiggestclustersofwoodproductioninChile.Thisheritageisreflectedintheconstructionofthispost-disasterlibrary.It’smadealmostentirelyofwood,andonlythefirewallsaredonewithexposedpouredconcrete.Theinternalareaofthelibraryexceeds350squaremeters.Thebuildingwasopenedin2015,fiveyearsaftertheearthquake.4.LiYuanLibrary,ChinaBuiltin2011inasmallvillageoHuairouontheoutskirts（郊区）ofBeijing,thisbeautifulnature-inspiredlibrarywasdesignedbyLiXiaodong.The175-square-meterbuilding’sinteriorisspatiallydiversebyusingstepsandsmalllevelchangestocreatedistinctplaces.Thewoodenstickstemperthebrightlightandspreaditevenlythroughoutthespacetogiveaperfectreadingenvironment.Thelibraryclosesatduskbecausethereisnoelectricityinit.1、Whichofthefollowinglibrariesisthebiggestone?A．LiYuanLibraryB．MicrolibraryatTamanBimaC．FreiburgUniversityLibraryD．PublicLibraryofConstitución2、Ifyouwanttoseealibrarymadeentirelyofwood,youcangoto________.A．ChileB．ChinaC．IndonesiaD．Germany3、WhatisspecialaboutLiYuanLibrary?A．Itopens24hoursaday.B．Ithasnoelectricitysupply.C．ItisthebiggestlibraryinChina.D．Itisdirectlyexposedtothesunlight.23．（8分）Mostofusspendalotoftimetryingtofigureoutwhatmakesus.WesearchtheInternetforpersonalityquizzes.Wethinkendlesslyoverthethingswe’vesaidordone.Wepickteams-shyoroutgoing—andthenmakeourdecisionsthroughthelabelwe’vechosen.Otherpeople,though-thatcanbealittlemoreofapuzzle.It’snotlikelythatyoucangetmuchinsight(深入了解)fromtakingapersonalityquizonsomeoneelse’sbehalf.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatallthatself-reflectionyou’vebeendoingmaybehelpfulhere—ateamofpsychologistsfoundacloselinkbetweengreaterself-awarenessandsocialintelligence.TheteamleaderBocklersaid,“Togetinsideotherpeople’sheads,thenitmaybebesttostartwithyourown.”Overthecourseofthreemonths,Bocklerandhercolleaguescollecteddatafrom161peoplebetweentheagesof20and50astheyexperienceda“thoughtfultraining”designedtohelpthemfocusontheirinnerlives.Theparticipantswhoimprovedmostovercourseofthetrainingwerealsotheoneswhoshowedthemostgrowthinhoweasilytheycouldinferanotherperson,smentalstate,askillknownasthetheoryofmind.Bocklerbelievestheseresultsareespeciallyimportantgivenourcurrentstateofaffairs.“Manyoftheglobalchallengesthatwefacetoday—takinginrefugees(难民),overcomingbetween-groupconflicts,orleadingmoresustainable(可持续的)lives—requirethatweputourselvesintheshoesofothers,”shesaid.Still,wetendtoseekinnerconsiderationasagoalinitself,whileunderestimating(低估)thewaysitcanalsohelpusconnectmorecloselytoothers.Self-awarenessisn’tlimitedtojustus—itspreadsoutintoourrelationships,too.Takingallthosepersonalityquizzeswhenyou’reboredonyourcomputermaynotbethemosthelpfulinthatregard(就这一点而言),butbytryingtobecomemoreawareofyourownthoughts,youcanbegintoshapeyourselfintosomeonemoresympathetic(富有同情心的),moresmartandbetteratunderstandingtheworldoutsideyourhead.1、Whatisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?A．Apersonalityquizturnsoutapuzzle.B．Peopleprefertodopersonalityquizzes.C．Therearefewstrategiestounderstandothers.D．Self-awarenesshasnothingtodowithsocialintelligence.2、Whatisthetheoryofmindaccordingtothetext?A．Apatternofpersonalbehaviors.B．Asignofinnerpersonalities.C．Astandardforthementalstate.D．Askilltounderstandothers.3、WhatBocklersaidprovedthattheresultsare’.A．practicaltodealwithmodemsocialproblemsB．thesolutionstothecurrentglobalchallengesC．abasisforaworldwithoutanyconflictsD．therequirementsforthesustainablelivesofrefugees4、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheappreciationofothers’.A．isn’talimittoself-awarenessatallB．goeshandinhandwithself-understandingC．isourwayofbeingconnectedwithothersD．makesuscaremoreaboutourownthoughts24．（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）Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouaddgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don’tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don’tforgettodoublecheektheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don’tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedhillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don’tgetangryShootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelp.Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterandsooner.1、Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A．checkbeforecutofftimeB．donotcallthehotelaheadC．arelateincheckingoutD．negotiatewiththeclerks2、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A．Leavingsomethingbehind.B．Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C．Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.D．Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A．TosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperlyB．Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C．ToshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagersD．Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.4、Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A．Fitness. B．Nature.C．Lifestyle. D．Travel.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）MymotherhasbeenatrueinspirationtomeandchangedthewayIlookatlife．SincemybirthshehasmadeitevidentthatIwouldbecome1andthatIwouldbeoneofthegreatones．ShehastaughtmethatIcandoanythingifIputmy2toit．Asayoungboy,Istruggledtoachievetasksthatcame3toothers．Ihadproblemswithwriting,readingandespeciallySpeaking．Ididn'ttalktheway4kidsdidanddidnotrespond,toquestionsorstayalert（警觉的）tomysurroundings．;Myreadingwaspoor5withteachershelpingme,andmyspeechwashardto6Mywritingwasnotatthe7itshouldhavebeen．Evensimplethingslikeknowing-myleftfrommyrightorbeingabletosnapmyfingers（弹手指）were8．Mymother9allmychallengesandasaprofessorwithaPH．D,decidedto10thesituationearlyinmydevelopment．Shedidn'twantmeto11．After-awhile,wedidindeedgetoveralltheproblemsthathad12me．Shespenthourseveryday13meeverythingIneededtoknow,determinedtohelpmelearn．14herIwouldnotbeanywhereclosetothelevelIamnow．Inaddition,shegave15formylife．Shetoldmewhattodoandwhatnottodo．Herexpectationshavealwaysbeenhigh16sheknowsthatIcandoit．Forthat,Ithankher．Shewouldnotallowhersontobeincapable．Shenever17onme,andtothisdayshetellsmeeducationisamust．Iwillbea18personifIcontinuetofollowherlead．Sheencouragesmetostudyhardformy19andattendcollege．Sheusedhergiftsasa20tohelpachild—herchild—andnowIhavetheopportunitytobecomesomething．1、A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something2、A．mind B．brain C．feelings D．work．3、A．smoothly B．strongly C．frequently D．easily4、A．average B．ordinary C．normal D．comeon5、A．just B．ever C．even D．only6、A．hear B．write C．read D．understand7、A．level B．length C．speed D．degree8、A．problemsB,excusesC．worriesD:duties9、A．suffered B．observed C．removed D．tolerated10、A．study B．find C．change D．keep11、A．fight B．struggleG．strike C．challenge12、A．interrupted B．disturbed C．terrified D．troubled13、A．teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding14、A．Without B．Except C．Besides D．Beyond15、A．information B．advice C．promise D．expectation16、A．beforeB:though B．because C．unless17、A．setup B．gaveup C．pushedup D．lookedup18、A．rich B．famousC;successful C．powerful19、A．training B．grades C．experiments D．abilities20、A．woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher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））China’sindustrialoutputisexpectedtorisebyaround6.5percentthisyear,markingthebest1．(perform)since2010,2．theMadeinChina2025strategy(策略)helpstoraiseproductivityandrevenue(税收).Theincreaseis0.5percentagepoints3．(high)thanthetargetedgrowth,partly4．(drive)bystrongeffortstoincreasetheuseofnewtechnologyattraditionalenterprises(企业),MiaoWeisaidonMonday.“Thecountry’sindustrialeconomyhasmaintainedsteadyandsoundgrowththanks5．theMadeinChina2025strategy.Itpromotedthecombinationofmanufacturingandnewtechnologiessuchas6．Internet,bigdataandcloudcomputing,”Minaadded.Theministryalsopredictedthatthecountry’sindustrialoutputwouldbelikely7．(grow)byaround6percentnextyear,withrevenuefromthetelecommunications,Internet,andsoftwareandinformationtechnologyservice8．(increase)by50percent,30percentand13percent,respectively.AccordingtoMiao,thecountrywillalsopublishpolicies9．promotingthedevelopmentofdigitaleconomy.Officialdatashowthatthecountry’sdigitaleconomyaddedupto22.58trillionyuanlastyear,rankingsecond10．(global)andaccountingforaround30percentofnationalGDP.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（∧），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。DearMr、Cousins,Sinceyouareawell-knownmusician,I’mwritingthise-mailtoaskyouforsomeadvicesonhowtoformaband、I,togetherbytwoboysandtwogirlsfromdifferentclassesinourschool,wantedtoformaband、Weareallfondofpopmusicandmoderndance,buttheystillhavemanyproblemstosolve、I’dliketoknowthatweshouldplayonekindofmusicordifferentstyletostartwith、Andisitenoughtopracticeonlyatweekends?Whycanwegetmorechancestoperform?Inaddition,we’dappreciateifyouwouldbecomeupwithanameforourband、Thankstoyourconsideringourabovequestions,Mr、Cousins、I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter对中国的竹子非常好奇。请写一封电子邮件介绍竹子的短文。内容包括：1．竹子的外貌特点：2．竹子的作用：3．竹子的象征意义。注意：1．词数：100左右：2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、A5、A6、C7、B8、C9、D10、A11、D12、D13、B14、B15、D16、C17、B18、A19、A20、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、D2、C3、A22、1、C2、A3、D23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、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,sheheldmyle