2024届山西省大同铁路第一中学高考英语全真模拟密押卷含解析

2024届山西省大同铁路第一中学高考英语全真模拟密押卷注意事项：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．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence2．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very3．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that4．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance5．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone6．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where7．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto8．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup9．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects10．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged11．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that12．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct13．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking14．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy15．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased16．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor17．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean18．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted19．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．as20．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished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）Pushyparentsandteacherswho"hothouse"theunder-5sriskcausingdamagetothechildren'slong-termdevelopment,aleadingeducationexpertsaid.LilianKatz,ProfessorofEducationattheUniversityofIllinois,toldthatfour-year-oldsengagedinreadingandwritingwentontoperformworseacademicallythanthose,engagedinimaginativelearning.Theyscoredhigherintestsattheageof5,butchildrenwhosefirstyearatschoolwasstimulating(使人兴奋的)outstrippedthemyearslater.Thefindingssuggestthatthegovernment'sstructuredapproachtoearly-yearslearningcouldbestoringupproblemsforchildren.Theyalsoraiseseriousquestionsabouttheplanforallchildrentobeabletoreadbytheageof6.Inmanycountriesformalteachingdoesnotstartuntilchildrenare6or7andhaveimprovedtheirsocialandmanualskills.Childrenstartlearningtoreadandwriteat6intheUnitedStates,FranceandGermany,andat7inFinlandandSweden.ProfessorKatzsaidthatinmanyschoolsthecourseswere“boringchildrentotears”.MuchacademicteachingrequiredIchildrentolearnbymemorizingpiecesofinformationoutofcontext,shesaid.Teachinginreceptionclassshouldinsteadallowchildrentodeveloptheirintellectbyexploringtheirenvironmentsandaskingquestions."Researchsuggeststhebenefitsofformalacademicinstructionforfourandfive-year-oldsseemtobepromisingwhentheyaretestedearly,butconsiderablylesssointhelongterm.Whenthesechildrenarefollowedoveraperiodofthreeormoreyears,thosewhohadearlyexperienceinmoreintellectuallyengagingcurriculaweremorelikelytodowellinschoolthantheirpeers,whohadreceivedearlyacademicinstruction."Sheadvocatesteachingchildrenthroughfirst-handexperienceandplay,inmixed-agedclasses.Thiscanincludepuppetshows,drawingorrunningapretendshopintheclassroom.1、Accordingtothepassage,thosewho"hothouse"theunder-5swouldprobably______.A．preferalotofinteractionandstimulationwhileteachingB．teachinalivelywaytomotivatekids'interestC．pushthekidstomemorizepiecesofinformationD．careaboutthekids'physicaldevelopment2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outstripped"inParagraph2mean?A．didbetterthanB．lookeddownuponC．caughtupwithD．performedworsethan3、Themessagetheauthorwantstodeliverthroughthepassageisthatformalteaching______.A．canstartatdifferenttimesindifferentcountriesB．shouldnotbestartedtooearlyC．isbestcarriedoutinFinlandandSwedenD．shouldincludeteachingchildrensocialandmanualskills4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheopinionofLilianKatz?A．Childrenshouldbetaughtthroughfirst-handexperience.B．Learninginamixed-ageclassisgoodforchildren.C．Runningashopcanhelpchildrengetgoodmarks.D．Puppetshowsanddrawingareusefulwaysinteachingchildren.22．（8分）Millionsofgirlsgrowupwiththehopeofbecomingafamoussinger.Someevenwinlocaltalentcompetitionsaschildren,butonlyafewsuchearlysuccessesanddreamsturnintoreality.JessicaAndrewsisoneofthefewwhosedreamshavecometrue.Andrews'firsttasteofsuccesscameattheageof10.ShewonatalentcompetitioninherhometownofHuntingdon,Tennessee,singingIWillAlwaysLoveYou,originallysungbyWhitneyHouston.Houston'sversionofthesongappearedonTheBodyguardsoundtrack,whichhappenedtobethefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.Withintwoyears,talkofAndrewshadspreadtoNashvilleandcaughttheattentionofproducerByronGallimore,whosecreditsincludeworkwithTimMcGraw,FaithHill,andJoDeeMessina.WithGallimoresignedontoproduce,Andrewssoonhadarecordingcontract(合同)withDreamWorksRecords.Andrews'professionalcareerwaslaunchedwith1999'sHeartShapedWorld,recordedwhenshewas14yearsold.ThealbumincludedthecountryhitIWillBeThereForYou,whichalsoappearedonThePrinceofEgypt.ShefollowedupthereleaseofthealbumbytouringasasupportactforsuchcountrysuperstarsasFaithHillandTrishaYearwood.Withthereleaseof2001'sWhoIAm,Andrewsbecameastarinherownright.Thealbumwascertified(证明)goldforsalesof500,000copies.AndrewsreturnedinApril2003withNow,analbumthatshepromisedwouldshowanewsideoftheyoungartist."Thisalbumhasaverydifferentfeelingforme,"shesaid."It'salotmorepersonalandthere'saconfidencethatwasn'tquitethereonthefirsttwo.Ifeelespeciallyconnectedtothisgroupofsongs."1、What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"launched"inthefourthparagraph?A．Aimed B．SentC．Started D．Set2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A．TheBodyguardwasthefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.B．AfterAndrewssangWhoIAm,shebecameastarinherownright.C．IWillAlwaysLoveYouwasoriginallysungbyWhitneyHouston.D．Now,expressesanewfeelingofAndrews.3、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeAndrews'album?A．Now B．HeartShapedWorldC．ThePrinceofEgypt D．WhoIAm4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．JessieaAndrews'Life B．JessicaAndrews'DreamC．JessicaAndrews'Songs D．JessicaAndrews'SuccessasaSinger23．（8分）AccordingarecentreportinNewScientist,abreakthroughbirthoccurredundertheradarsomefivemonthsago.WiththehelpofJohnZhangfromtheNewHopeFertilityCenterinNewYorkCity,aJordaniancouplegavebirthtoachildwithonemorethantwogeneticparents.So-calledthree-parentbabiesactuallyhavemorelike2.001parents,accordingtoexperts.Andthebabyboybornearlierthisyearisn’tthefirstchildtohavealittlemoreDNAthanMomandDadcouldprovideontheirown.AnIVFtechniquethatreliedonsmalltransfersofdonors’DNAwaspioneeredintheUnitedStatesduringthe1990sbutwasbannedafterfewerthan100babieswereborn.ThisJordaniannewbornrepresentsthefirstsuccessfulbirthinanewwaveof“three-parent”techniques—onesthataremoresophisticatedandthatwilllikelystickaroundmuchlonger.Fornow,thereisnocountrywherethemethodusedtogivebirthtothebabyboyisreallylegal.ZhangperformedtheprocedureinMexico,where,hetoldNewScientists,“Therearenorules.”Thesetechniquesinvolvethetransferofmitochondrial（线粒体的）DNAormtDNA．Oftencalledthe“powerplants”ofthecell,themitochondriatransformenergyfromfoodintoenergythatcanpoweracell.Whensomeone’smitochondriadon’tfunctionproperly,it’sbadnewsindeedforcells.Mitochondrialdiseasescancauseawholehostoflife-threateningproblems,andit’sestimatedthatasmanyas4,000childrenarebornwithsuchconditionsintheUnitedStateseachyear.Inthiscase,thecouplehadlosttwochildrenatyoungagesduetoLeighsyndrome,aneurologicaldisordercausedbyamutation（变异）inthemother’smitochondrialDNA．1、Whydoexpertscallthebabyboyathree-parentbaby?A．Becausehisfatherhasmarriedtwowomen.B．BecausehisDNAisfromthreedonors.C．BecausehehasDNAfromhisparentsandadonor.D．BecausehismothergavebirthtohimwiththehelpofZhang.2、Theunderlinedword“sophisticated”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．developedB．importantC．specificD．expensive3、WhydidtheJordaniancouplelosetwochildren?A．Themothersufferedfrommanydiseases.B．Themothercouldn’tgetenoughenergy.C．Themother’sbodyfunctioncouldn’tworkproperly.D．ThemotherhadthediseasecausedbyamutationinmtDNA．4、Whatcanbeinferredformthetext?A．TheIVFtechniquewasusedaroundtheworldduringthe1990s.B．Mitochondrialdiseasescanbetransferredfrommotherstobabies.C．ThebabyboywasborninJordanfivemonthsago.D．Fathers’mitochondrialdiseasescan’taffectyoungbabies.24．（8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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience25．（10分）WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditissteamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyouhadbeenaround15,000yearsago,duringthelasticeage,wouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30years,scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsliketheAmazonmighthavereactedtothecold,dryclimatesoftheiceages,butuntilnow,noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoslowglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear:equaltothetotalamountofCO2givingoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttofutureclimatechange?Ifitgetsdrier,willitstillsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.Unfortunately,gettingintotheAmazonrainforestandcollectinginformationareverydifficult.Tostudypastclimate,scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen,keptinlakemud.Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdeepdownintolakesediments（沉淀物）whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpaths,orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforest,butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled（未取样）.Sofar,onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonrainforestreactstoclimatechange.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“moppingup”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Givingup B．TakinginC．Wipingout D．Givingout2、HowwilltheAmazonrainforestreacttofutureclimatechange?A．It'llgetdrierandcontinuetoremoveCO2.B．It'llremainsteamy,warm,dampandthick.C．It'llgetwarmerandthencolderanddrier.D．Thereisnoexactansweruptopresent.3、What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．It'shardtocollectinformationforstudiesofthepastclimateintheAmazonrainforest.B．It'simpossibletoprovehowclimatechangesintheAmazonrainforest.C．It'simportanttodrilldeepdownintolakesedimentstocollectinformation.D．It'snecessarytohavespecializedequipmentandmachinerytostudythepastclimate.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．StudiesoftheRainforests.B．ClimatesoftheAmazon.C．SecretsoftheIceAge.D．ChangesoftheRainforests.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）Thesummerof1975I’djustgraduatedfromcollegeinSouthernCaliforniaandreceivedaFordCarfora1present.Ihadmyfirstjob,inLosAngeles.OneSundaynight,thinkingmyselfavery2gown-up,I3myuncle’splaceinSouthLagunaafteravisit,4admittingtohimthatIhadlessthananeighthofatankofgasandno5tobuymoreonthewaytoL.A．IpulledontothePacificCoastHighwayandwatchedthe6movedownasIheadednorth.Whentheenginestartedgivingoffstrongsmells,I7intoagasstation.Therewasnoself-servethen;therewerenocreditcards,noATMs.I8theguyatthestation.Icouldwritehimacheckforgas,Isaid,orIcould9thenextmorning.AshewasinformingmethatIcouldsleepinmycarbuthe’dhavemearrested,astationwagonpulleduptothenext10Thedriver—athin,plain,middle-agedguy—overheardthetailendofmy11request.Astheattendantwentto12him,henoddedatme.“13hertankfirst,”hesaid.“Really?”Isaid.14bloomed.“Oh,thankyou.Thankyou.Butplease.Ijustneedtwo15worth.Ijustneedtogethome.”“Fillit,”he16totheattendant.Thenheturnedtome,“You’lldothesameoneday,forsomeoneelse.”Ikeeplookingforsomeoneunlucky,hopingtosaveher17ontheroad.Meanwhile,incaseshenevershowsup,Itryforotheractsof18kindness.Thatquietdriverisalwaysatthepumpafewfeetaway,instructingtheattendanttofillmine191、A．graduationB．birthdayC．ChristmasD．wedding2、A．independentB．honestC．politeD．confident3、A．reachedB．leftC．witnessedD．took4、A．afterB．withoutC．onD．by5、A．timeB．chanceC．placeD．cash6、A．sunB．windowC．needleD．clock7、A．jumpedB．walkedC．lookedD．pulled8、A．seizedB．pushedC．beggedD．warned9、A．sitB．sleepC．breakD．fight10、A．bankB．stationC．hotelD．restaurant11、A．doorB．garageC．pumpD．town12、A．plannedB．failedC．pretendedD．suggested13、A．serveB．attackC．chargeD．treat14、A．OpenB．StartC．FillD．Heat15、A．AnxietyB．NervousnessC．CautionD．Hope16、A．miles’B．hours’C．liters’D．dollars’17、A．explainedB．repeatedC．threatenedD．ordered18、A．nightB．carC．gasD．money19、A．unwillingB．unnecessaryC．randomD．extra20、A．immediatelyB．quicklyC．nextD．first5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）Jackwasinhislastyearofjuniorschool.Hewasonly4feetand11inches,overweight.Hehadlittlehairandfew1．(friend).Hisgradewasnot2．(good)thanhislook.Hislifewasgoingnowhere.Hewashavingareallyhardtimebecausehisparentsrecentlygotdivorced(离婚).Buthewantedtochange3．(he)sothathecouldhaveafreshstartinthehighschool.JackwenttoMrs.Collins,hisfavoriteteacher,4．toldhimthathehadtomakesmallchangesfirstandstartwiththeeasierthings.Jackwenttothehospital5．(solve)hishairproblems.Hestartedtalkingtopeoplemoretomakefriends.Herealizedthathejusthadtoexpresshimself.Hestartedtostudymoreinsteadof6．(think)abouthisparents,He7．(begin)toeathealthilytoloseweight.WhenJackenteredthehighschoolontheveryfirstday,hewasa8．(total)differentperson.Hewasnowingoodshape,smart9．popular.Healsohadanicehairstyle.Everyonewantedtomakefriends10．him.Moreimportantly,Jackfinallybecamehappyandconfidentthroughhisownefforts.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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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．DearMs．Jenkins，I'mwritingtoaskforyouforhelp．I'mapplyingforapart-timejobintheoversea-fundedcorporation．Ithinkit'llbeanewlychallengetome．Moreover，dothepart-timejobcanletmegainsomepreciousexperiencesandhelpmebetteradapttothedevelopmentandchangesofsociety．I'vealreadywrotetheapplicationandresume．AndI'mafraidthatthereissomemistakesaboutthewordsandformat．SoIhavenochoicebuttobotheryoutocorrectmymistakesinthematerialattachtotheletter．I'dappreciateifyoucoulddomeafavor．Sincerelyyours，LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，最近在网上看到一则国际学校的暑期课程广告，你有意参加。请你根据所给提示（箭头所指内容），用英语给相关负责人写一封电子邮件，询问有关情况。SummerSchoolCourses:AccountingandFinance;Economics;EngineeringDates:Session(上课时间)1:7July—25JulySession2:28July—15AugustRate:StandardRate:Onesession:$1,400;Bothsessions:$2,400ReducedStudentRate:Onesession:$1,100;Bothsessions:$1,875Assessmentandexaminations:Everyoneisrequiredtotakeexaminations.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseclickheretoseeourFrequentlyAskedQuestions/ContactUsPage.注意：词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）。DearSir/Madam,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、C2、C3、B4、B5、C6、D7、D8、A9、B10、B11、B12、A13、B14、D15、B16、B17、A18、D19、B20、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、C2、A3、B4、C22、1、C2、B3、C4、D23、1、C2、A3、D4、B24、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，andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair