广东省江门市高三最后一模新高考英语试题及答案解析

广东省江门市高三最后一模新高考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest2．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing3．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must4．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general5．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what6．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made7．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof8．Duetothereformandopening­up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably9．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange10．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased11．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth12．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor13．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing14．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever15．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever16．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish17．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned18．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime19．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with20．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．adjustsC．transformsD．relates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）阅读理解。Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegrowsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“vo-tech”student(技校学生).They’recalled“motorheads”bytherestofthestudentbody.Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”,Iwasshocked.“Hey,he’sagoodkid,”Iwantedtosay.“Andsmart,really.”Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls(光荣榜).Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.“Hey,Icanfixit,”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotparts(零件）fromajunkyard,andabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thelostwas$25insteadof$80.Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenair-conditioner,anon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.1、Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A．Toavoidbecominghisclone.B．Toresemblehiminappearance.C．Todevelopinadifferentdirection.D．Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?A．Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.B．Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegree.C．Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework.D．Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.3、Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat_______.A．Hissonhadtheabilitytofixit.B．itwouldsavehimmuchtime.C．itwouldn’tcausehimanymorelossD．othermotorheadswouldcometohelp.4、Intheauthor’seyes,motorheadsare_______.A．tidyandhardworking B．cheerfulandsmartC．lazybutbright D．relaxedbutrude5、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A．Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B．Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C．Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D．Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.22．（8分）We'veallheardthesaying:practicemakesprefect!Inotherwords,acquiringskillstakestimeandeffort.Buthowexactlydoesonegoaboutlearningacomplexsubjectsuchastennis,calculus,orevenhowtoplaytheviolin?Anage-oldansweris:practiceoneskillatatime.Abeginningpianistmightrehearsescales(音阶)beforechords(和弦).Ayoungtennisplayerpracticestheforehandbeforethebackhand.Learningresearcherscallthis“blocking”，andbecauseitiscommonandeasytoschedule,blockingisdominantinschools,trainingprograms,andothersettings.Howeveranotherstrategypromisesimprovedresults.Enter“interleaving”，alargelyunheard-oftechniquethatiscatchingtheattentionofcognitive(认知)psychologistsandneuroscientists.Blockinginvolvespracticingoneskillatatimebeforethenext(forexample,“skillA”before“skillB”andsoon,formingthepattern“AAABBBCCC”),whileininterleavingonemixespracticeonseveralrelatedskillstogether(formingforexamplethepattern“ABCABCABC”).Overthepastfourdecades,asmallbutgrowingbodyofresearchhasfoundthatinterleavingoftenoutperformsblockingforavarietyofsubjects,includingsportsandcategorylearning.Yettherehavebeenalmostnostudiesofthetechniqueinunplanned,realworldsettings-untilrecently.Newresearchinschoolsfindsthatinterleavingproducesdramaticandlong-lastingbenefitsforanessentialskill:math.Notonlydoesthisfindinghavethepotentialtotransformhowmathistaught,itmayalsochangehowpeoplelearnmoregenerally.Researchesarenowworkingtounderstandwhyinterleavingproducessuchimpressiveresults.Oneimportantexplanationisthatitimprovesthebrain'sabilitytotellapartbetweenconcepts.Withblocking,onceyouknowwhatsolutiontouse,ormovementtodo,thehardpartisover.Withinterleaving,eachpracticeattemptisdifferentfromthelast,sorote(死记硬背)responsesdon'twork.Instead,yourbrainmustcontinuouslyfocusonsearchingfordifferentsolutions.Thatprocesscanimproveyourabilitytolearncriticalfeaturesofskillsandconcepts,whichthenbetterenablesyoutoselectandproducethecorrectresponse.Asecondexplanationisthatinterleavingstrengthensmemoryassociations.Withblocking,asinglestrategy，temporarilyheldinshort-termmemory,issufficient.That'snotthecasewithinterleaving-thecorrectsolutionchangesfromonepracticeattempttothenext.Asaresult,yourbrainiscontinuallyengagedatregainingdifferentresponsesandbringingthemintoshort-termmemory.Repeatingthatprocesscanstrengthenneuralconnectionsbetweendifferenttasksandcorrectresponses,whichimproveslearning.Bothoftheseaccountsimplythatincreasedeffortduringtraining,eithertodiscriminatecorrectresponsesortostrengthenthem,isneededwheninterleavingisused.Thiscorrespondstoapotentialdrawbackofthetechnique,namelythatthelearningprocessoftenfeelsmoregradualanddifficultinthebeginning.However,thataddedeffortcanhavebetter,longer-lastingresults.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstrategyof“interleaving”？A．Studyingrelatedskillstogetherhasmanyimpressiveresults.B．Learningrelevantskillstogethercontributestopeoplemasteringskillsquickly.C．Focusingondifferentskillsatatimesavespeopletimeandeffortsinthebeginning.D．Mixingupskillsdistractspeople'sattention,thuslesseningefficiency.2、Whydoesinterleavingproduceimpressiveresults?A．Itcanbescheduledeasily.B．Itfocusesonroteresponses.C．Itistemporarilyheldinshort-termmemory.D．Itenablesyoutolearncriticalfeaturesofskillsandconcepts.3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Blockinginvolvespracticingoneskillatatimebeforethenext.B．Correctsolutionoftenchangesfromonepracticeattempttothenext.C．Practisingoneskillatatimeplaysanimportantroleinlearningacomplexsubject.D．Studyingrelatedskillsorconceptstogetherisaneffectivewaytotrainyourbrain.23．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.24．（8分）TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedthattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegivesadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgender(性别)andprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeendecided,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisions.Meanwhile,theprizesponsorhasnofurtherrighttotakepartinanymore.TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe￡50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.1、Whocansubmitbookstotheprize?A．Judges. B．Writers.C．Readers. D．Sponsors.2、WhyistheprizenamedtheManBookerPrize?A．BecausetheprizeisgiventowritersfromtheCommonwealth.B．Becausetheprizewasknownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.C．BecausetheprizeissponsoredbytheManGroupandtheykeptthename.D．Becausetheprizeisaimedtoawardtheverybestcontemporaryfiction.3、WhichtaskcanbedonebytheAdvisoryCommittee?A．Changingtherulesfortheprizeontheirown.B．Selectingthejudgingcommittee.C．Makingdecisionsonwhoisthewinner.D．Submittingbooksforconsiderationfortheprize.4、Theconsistentqualityoftheprizesisguaranteedby________.A．theprizemoneyB．thegenderofthejudgesC．themake-upofthepanelofjudgesD．theincreaseinsalesofthewinner25．（10分）InDecember2008,CarolineKennedy—daughterofthelateU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy—satdown,asafrontrunnerfortheSenateseatinNewYork,foratelevisedinterviewthathelpeddecidethefutureofhercampaign.Theresultwasadisaster.Herperformancewasn’twellreceived,inpartbecauseherspeechwasfulloffillerwords—“ums,”“ahs”and“youknows.”Onelistenercounted27“ums”and38“youknows”inthespaceoffiveminutes.Afewweeksaftertheinterview,KennedyendedherSenatecampaign.Fillerwordsmayseemnaturalineverydayspeech,buttheycanbedeadlyinformalpresentations.“Usingexcessivefillersisthemostannoyingspeechhabit,”saidSusanWard,aspeechspecialist.“Theytakeyourlistener’sattentionawayoftentothepointthathedoesn’thearanythingyousay.Yourmessageisentirelylost.”Manyspeakersareafraidofpause.Theybelievetheiraudiencewillthinktheyareinarticulate(不善于表达)iftheypausetothinkofwhattosaynext,sotheyusefillerwordstoavoidthesilence.However,apauseisactuallymoreimpressivethanafillerword.Listenersknowthatthespeakeristhinking,tryingtofindtherightword.Sometimesapausecanactuallyimproveaspeech,aswhenanactorusesadramaticpausetoholdtheattentionofhisaudience.Aspeakershouldn’tbeafraidtopauseoccasionallyduringaspeech;itshowsself-confidence.Ittakessomeworktocutoutfillerwords.Youcanbeginbytakingafewsecondstothinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaythenexttimeyouareaskedaquestion.Thispausewillhelpyoubeginpowerfully,anditwillhelpyouavoidusingafillerword.Thesamepublicspeakingtechniqueapplieswhenyouareshiftingfromoneideatoanother.Whileyoumaybetemptedtofillthesilencebetweenideaswithafillerword,remembertoallowyourselftopauseandthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Ifyouneedhelpovercomingyour“um”problem,consideraskingafamilymemberorafriendtopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.Youalsocouldrecordanupcomingpresentationandthenwatchyourselfinaction.Youmaybeamazedathowoftenyousay“um”or“uh”!Althoughweliveinafast-pacedsocietythatseeminglydemandsinstantanswers,wemustusethepausetoouradvantage.Finally,weshouldonlyspeakwhenweareready.1、Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthearticlethewriterintendsto______.A．introduceCarolineKennedytoreadersB．illustratehowdeadlyfillerwordscanbeinthepublicspeechC．explainwhatfillerwordsareD．remindreadersthattheyshouldcountfillerwordsusedinpublicspeeches2、Thereasonwhyfillerwordsareconsideredannoyingbyspeechspecialististhat______.A．theypreventthelistenerfromfocusingonwhatthespeakerissaying.B．theyconveythespeaker’ssuperioritytothelistener.C．theymeanthespeakerisnotarticulateatall.D．theymakethespeakerappearself-confident.3、Whenusedproperly,pausesinspeechescanactually______.A．givethespeakermorecredibilityB．holdtheattentionoftheaudienceC．showthespeaker’sdeepinsightD．helptheaudiencerelax4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasawaytogetridoffillerwords?A．Tohavementaltraininginordertothinkfaster.B．Toasksomeoneelsetopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.C．Towatcharecordingofyourownspeech.D．Topracticethinkingforamomentbeforeansweringaquestion.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）ItwasEaster1990,andmyfamilywasonaonce-in-a-lifetimetriptotheSolomonIslandsformysister'swedding.Iwastravelingwithmyhusband,myfour-year-oldsonandmydaughter,whowasnearlytwo.We'dbeen1thatitwasveryhotintheSolomon,sowe2lotsoflightcottonclothesandwerewearingthesameasitwassummer.Theonlyproblemwasthatwehadtocatchanovernightbusthat3atmidnightfortheairportsowecouldmakeourearlymorning4toHoniara.Itwascoldonthebus!MyhusbandandIweresnuggling（依偎）ourchildrenascloseaswecould,tryingtokeepthem5.Thebusstoppedmanytimesaspassengersgotonandoff,andwedidn'ttakemuch6.Thelittleoneswere7,unabletosleepforthebitingcold.Thenatonestop,anolderladycameforwardfromthebackofthebusandpausedbyourseat.Isatforwardtoseewhatshewantedandshe8asmallblanket,Mylittlegirlreached9foritandpulledittightaroundher.Theladysaidshe'dmadetheblanketherselfand,seeingthatwewerecold.shewantedustouseit.Aftershewentbacktoherseat,ournow-warmchildren10off,andtheysleptcomfortablyallthewaytotheairport.Justastoportwo11wearrived,theladymadeherwaytothedoortogetoff.Itriedto12thechildrentoreturnherblanket,butsheprotested."No,"shesaid,"13it.Icanalwaysmakeanotherone!"Overtheyears,thatlittleblanketbecamea14tomeandtomychildrenofthekindnessofstrangers.Itoldthestorytothechildrenoverandoverandhungtheblanketontheendofmydaughter'sbedsowewouldseeit15.Thatblanketwashandmadewiththecolorscarefullychosen.Yetitsmaker16withittokeepmyfamilywarmforanight.Ifeverpeoplewerebador17,itservedasareminderthatthereisgoodnessintheworld.Iamforever18,notjustforthewarmththatnight,butforthelifelongreminderofthe19ofpeople.Thatblankethaswarmedmy20.1、A．confirmedB．toldC．advisedD．persuaded2、A．offeredB．piledC．packedD．discovered3、A．leftB．wentC．pulledD．drove4、A．trainB．visitC．rideD．flight5、A．comfortableB．warmC．calmD．quiet6、A．noticeB．careC．actionD．interest7、A．naughtyB．hungryC．restlessD．energetic8、A．showedoutB．madeoutC．putoutD．heldout9、A．eagerlyB．silentlyC．patientlyD．bravely10、A．sleptB．cameC．shookD．nodded11、A．asB．untilC．beforeD．after12、A．unloadB．unwrapC．unfoldD．uncover13、A．keepB．possessC．returnD．bring14、A．signB．markC．symbolD．decoration15、A．closelyB．regularlyC．carefullyD．＆eely16、A．remainedB．handedC．desertedD．parted17、A．cruelB．sensitiveC．cautiousD．ugly18、A．delightedB．pitifulC．gratefulD．excited19、A．appreciationB．natureC．welcomeD．goodness20、A．bodyB．lifeC．pastD．future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,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Howcanmysonbeayearoldalready?Mysonturnedonelastweek.Thedaymarkedtheendof1．hasbeenboththelongestandshortestyearofmylife.Ihaven’tsleptforayearandIdon’treallyknowhowtimeworksanymore.Fromtheinstanthewasborn,it’sfelt2．mysonhasalwaysbeenpartofthisfamily.Howisheonealready?Firsthewasborn,andwasasleepyballoffleshthen,andnowinhisplaceisalittleboywho3．walkandhasteethandknowshowtoswitchoffthetelevisionatpreciselythemostimportantmomentofanythingIevertrytowatch.It’snotexactly4．(extraordinary)developmentinallofhumanhistory—childgraduallygetsolder—butit’sthefirsttimeI5．(see)itcloseup.It’shonestlyquitehardtograsp.Evenphotosofhim6．(take)lastweekseemlikeadifferentboy.He’sleavingmilestoneaftermilestoneinhistinypartsofmealongwiththem.He’llneveragainbethetinybabywholayinmyarm,7．(suck)onmylittlefingerinthemiddleofthenightwhilehismumslept,8．willhebethebabyamazedbythetasteofsolidfood.Soonenoughhe’llstopbeingthebabywhorestshisheadonmyshoulderwheneverhegetstired,orlaughsuncontrollablywheneverIsaytheword‘teeth’forreasons,9．Idon’tthinkI’lleverworkout.ButI’vehadayearofthisandit’sok.He’snevergoingtostopchanging,andIdon’twanthimto.Thissadness,thisconstantsenseofloss,oftimeslippingjust10．yourgrasp,isanimportantpartofthisprocess.Hewon’trealisethis,ofcourse.He’sgotyearsofunbrokenprogressaheadofhim,whereeverythingwillalwaysbenew.Yearsofhislifewillpassinamomentandhewon’tbeabletounderstandwherethey’vegone.Butit’sok.Youcan’tfreezetime.Youj