吉林省梅河口市博文学校高三第二次诊断性检测新高考英语试卷及答案解析

吉林省梅河口市博文学校高三第二次诊断性检测新高考英语试卷注意事项：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．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie2．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid3．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft4．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof5．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup6．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that7．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen8．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical9．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade10．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why11．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave12．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need13．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must14．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome15．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup16．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall17．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome18．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so19．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before20．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard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）Squattingdownonmydisorganizedclosetfloor,Ilookedeagerlythroughmyalbumsforthepictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights.IsearchedsolongandsoeagerlythatIlostallfeelinginthelegs.Ignoringthepain,Iwentonwithmysearch,becausefindingthepicturewasworthit.Mybelovedgrandmaonmydad’sside,whopassedawayalmostfouryearsago,woulddecoratetheChristmastreeslikeitwasherjob.Eachyearshewoulddecorateanornate,12-foot-tall,shiningtreeinherlivingroom,andmostyearsshewouldhaveanadditionalpinktree,palmtree,colored-lighttree,white-lighttree,bedroomtree,etc.Theideasvariedyearafteryear,butthethemewasalwaysthesame:LetThereBeLight.Fortheoutsideofthehouse,mygrandmahiredpeopletocomeandstringthousandsoflightsthroughthetreesinheryard.Itwasn’teasy,anditwasn’tcheap,butitwasalaboroflove.Peopleinthesmalltowncameandparkedtheirkid-packedcarsonthestreet,gazingatthethousandsuponthousandsofshininglightsyearafteryear.Theybroughtusmagic,whichwasgrandma’slegacy.ThatisthefamilyactIamsupposedtofollowfortherestofmylife.It’swhatI’mdyingtorecreateandpassontomyownkids.Ifeelsomuchpressurebecausenooneiscapableofdoingit—andofdoingitcorrectly—butme.So,it’smeandonlyme,eachyearunfasteningcountlessstringsoflights,windingthemrounda10-foot,pricklytree,andsendingthelightstothehighestbranches.ThoughI’monlyeverjustscratchingthesurfaceofgrandma’smagic,Iuncoveralittlemoreeachyear.Istillhaven’tfoundthatpictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights,butIknowitexists,andIwillfindit,evenifitmeanslosingallfeelinginmylegs.1、Whydidtheauthorsufferfrompain?A．Becauseshewasmissingherbelovedgrandma.B．Becauseshehadtroublefindinggrandma’slights.C．Becauseshekeptanuncomfortablegestureforlong.D．Becauseshebrokeherlegswhilesearchingforsomething.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Grandma’sChristmastrees.B．TheatmosphereofChristmas.C．ThebeautyofChristmastrees.D．Christmasmemoriesinchildhood.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgrandma’syardonChristmas?A．Colourfulandmessy.B．Interestinganddizzy.C．Noisyandcrowded.D．Shinyandattractive.4、What’stheauthorsattitudetowardshergrandma’swaytospendChristmas?A．Itisthebestwaypeoplelike.B．Itisherdutytopassiton.C．Itneedstobeimproved.D．Itistoocostlytodoit.22．（8分）Iwasintheseventhgrade,andwehadmovedtoNewJerseyinNovember.Bythen,everyonealreadyhadhadtheirownfriends,andnoonewantedtotalktoanewgirl.Tomakethingsworse,theyputmein“SectionL”.IfoundoutlaterthateveryonecalledSectionL“Loserville”.Itwassortofanopensecretthatitwasthesectionfortroublemakersandnot-so-smartkids.WhenIfoundout,Iwantedtoscream.Ihadalwaysbeenagoodstudentandhadamazingfriends,andnoweveryonethoughtIwasaloser!IdidtextmyfriendsinIllinoisalmosteverynight,especiallymybestfriend,Ana.Atfirstmyfriendswantedtohearallaboutit.ButthensomestoppedtextingbackonceIsaidsomethingabouthowmiserableIwas.OnenightwhenIwastextingwithAna,Icomplainedaboutanotherfriendwhohadjustdonethat.Ana’stextscamereallyfastforthenextfewminutesandtheysurprisedme.ShesaidthatshewastiredofhearingabouthowbadeverythingwasinNewJersey,too.ShesaidshedidnotwanttohurtmyfeelingsbutthatIneededtostopfeelingsosorryformyselfallthetime,Ihadtotrytomakethingsbetter.Thenextday,IthoughtalotaboutwhatAnahadsaid.Shewasright!IwishIcouldsaythateverythingchangedovernightafterthat,butitdidn’t.Iwasstillstuckin“Loserville”,andsomepeoplewerestillmeantome,eventhoughItriedtojuststayoutoftheirway.Butwhatdidchangewasme—Istoppedfeelingsosorryformyselfanddidsomethingaboutmakingfriends.Isigneduptomakesetsfortheschoolplay.Imetalotofnewpeoplethere,andsuddenlyIhadfriendstosayhitointhehalls!IstillmissIllinoissometimes,butlifeinNewJerseyisn’tsohardanymore.EventhoughIcouldn’tchangemysituation,Icouldchangemyattitude—andthatmadeallthedifference.1、“Loserville”isasectionfor________.A．failures B．goodstudentsC．classsecrets D．newcomers2、Thewritercomplainedallthetimeinthenewenvironmentbecause________.A．Anadidn’ttextbacktoher B．herfriendshurtherfeelingsC．shewasunfairlytreated D．shewasagoodstudent3、Whatmadeadifferenceinchangingthesituation?A．ShewentbacktoIllinois.B．SheendedfriendshipwithAna.C．Shefoughtbackwithherclassmates.D．Shebegantomakefriendswithothers.4、Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________.A．LastingFriendship B．AnIncidenceatSchoolC．SayGoodbyeto“Loserville” D．Unhappinessin“Loserville”23．（8分）Dodogsunderstandus?Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee(黑猩猩).Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination(排除法).Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed(品种)knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!1、Fromparagraph2weknowthat_______.A．animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB．dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC．chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD．dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2、Bothexperimentsshowthat_______.A．RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB．RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC．RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD．Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.B．Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C．Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D．Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.4、Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Totrainyourdog.B．Totalktoyourdog.C．Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D．Tobecarefulwithyourdog.24．（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）EndlessqueuesandlongwaitsattheticketinspectiondesksatChina’smajortrainstationsweresignatureoftheSpringFestivaltravelrushbeforethisyear.Everyyear,asthecountry’sbiggestnationalholidayunfoldedahugeflowoftravelerswouldleavestaffatthecheck-indesksfacingadilemma.Butwiththeinstallment(安装)ofartificialintelligence(AI)indozensoftrainstationsthisyear,includingafacialrecognitionsystemwhichisabletoprocesspassengeridentificationwithinfivesecondsandthereforespeedupthewaitingprocess,busyscenesstartedtobecomesomethingofthepast.Whenapassengerapproachesthecamerainsidethefacialrecognitionsystematthestation,itscanshisfaceandthenquicklycomparesitwiththephotographshownonhisidentificationcardinrealtime.Iftheinformationmatches,thebarriergateswillopenandallowthepassengertogothrough.Suchuseoffacialrecognitiontechnologyisinlinewithdiscussionsheardattherecenttwosessionsmeeting,akeyannualpoliticalevent,whichfocusedonthewidespreadapplicationofasecuritynetworknamedTianwang(“SkyNet”inEnglish)currentlybeingusedbyChina’spublicsecuritydepartment.Thenetwork,accordingtoreportsbythePeopleDaily,hasthepotentialtorecognizethefacialfeaturesofanyoneintheworldandmatchthemonthespotwithphotographsonadatabaseofcriminalsuspects.Infact,itcananalyzephotographicidentitysoquicklythatitcanscaneverysingleChinesefaceontheplanetinjustonesecond,anditwouldonlytaketwosecondstoscaneveryfaceintheworld,withanaccuracyrateofupto99.8percent.ThosearejusttwoexamplesthathighlightthedevelopmentofChinesevisualAItechnology,whichindustryinsiderspredictcouldcontributetopowerfulgrowthintheglobaltechnologysectorthisyear.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethefollowingtopicofthepassage.B．TodescribetheSpringFestival.C．ToinformreadersofthedevelopmentofChina.D．Toexplainthedilemmaofthestaff.2、What’sthesolutiontotheSpringFestivaltravelrush?A．Usingartificialintelligence.B．Openingmorebarriergates.C．Limitingthenumberofpassengers.D．Increasingmorestaffatthecheck-indesks.3、Whatcanweknowaboutfacialrecognitiontechnology?A．Itsapplicationleadstoaheateddiscussion.B．Itsapplicationisuselesstopolicemen.C．Itsoperatingspeedisnotyethighenough.D．Itsaccuracyrateisveryhigh.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsChinesevisualAItechnology?A．Depressed. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Indifferent.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）Itwasthedistrictsportsmeet.Myfootstillhadn'thealed(痊愈)froma(n)1injury.Ihad2whetherornotIshouldattendthemeet.ButthereIwas,3forthe3,000-meterrun."Ready...set..."Thegunpoppedandwewereoff.Theothergirlsrushed4me.Ifelt5asIfellfartherandfartherbehind."Hooray!"shoutedthecrowd.Itwastheloudest6Ihadeverheardatameet.Thefirst-placerunnerwastwolaps(圈)aheadofmewhenshecrossedthefinishline."MaybeIshould7,"IthoughtasImovedon.8,Idecidedtokeepgoing.Duringthelasttwolaps,Iran9anddecidednotto10intracknextyear.Itwouldn'tbeworthit,11myfootdidheal.WhenIfinished,Iheardacheer--12thantheoneI'dheardearlier.Iturnedaroundand13,theboyswerepreparingfortheirrace."Theymustbecheeringfortheboys."Iwasleaving14severalgirlscameuptome."Wow,you'vegotcourage!"oneofthemtoldme."Courage?Ijust15arace!"Ithought."Iwouldhavegivenuponthefirstlap,"saidanothergirl."Wewerecheeringforyou.Didyouhearus?"SuddenlyIregained16.Idecidedto17tracknextyear.Irealizedstrengthandcouragearen'talways18inmedalsandvictories,butinthe19weovercome(战胜).Thestrongestpeoplearenotalwaysthepeoplewhowin,20thepeoplewhodon'tgiveupwhentheylose.1、A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier2、A．expected B．supposedC,imagined C．doubted3、A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty4、A．frombehind B．aheadof C．nextto D．closeto5、A．ashamed B．astonished C．excited D．frightened6、A．cheer B．shout C．cry D．noise7、A．slowdown B．dropout C．goon D．speedup8、A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However9、A．withdelight B．withfear C．inpain D．inadvance10、A．play B．arrive C．race D．attend11、A．evenif B．onlyif C．unless D．until12、A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder13、A．wellenough B．sureenough C．surprisinglyenough D．strangelyenough14、A．while B．when C．as D．since15、A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost16、A．cheer B．hope C．interest D．experience17、A．holdon B．turnto C．beginwith D．stickwith18、A．measured B．praised C．tested D．increased19、A．sadness B．struggles C．diseases. D．tiredness20、A．or B．nor C．and D．but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）Englishisnowthefirstlanguageofabout400millionpeople,themotherlanguageof12countriesandtheofficiallanguageofone-fifthofthelandareaoftheworld,1．meansone2．everysevenpeopleintheworldspeaksEnglish.Moreandmorepeoplehavefounditimportant3．(learn)Englishwellinrecentyears.InItaly,forexample,Englishisamustformanytechnicaljobs.InChina,Englishisthe4．(important)foreignlanguagethatislearnedatschool.TheEnglishlanguagehasneverstoppedchanging.Italwaysborrowswordsandphrasesfromotherculturestoenlarge5．(it)vocabulary.6．(actual),modemEnglishisquitedifferentfromwhat7．(use)hundredsofyearsago.Englishissowidelyusedthatithasbecomethestandardlanguagefor8．(communicate)internationally.About75%oftheworld’smail9．(be)inEnglish.About60%oftheworld’stelephonecallsaremadeinEnglishandabout60%oftheworld’sradioprogramsarebroadcastinEnglish.What’smore,overhalfoftheworld’sbooksandmagazinesarewritteninEnglish.In10．word,Englishisnowtheworld’sfirstlanguage.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。TodayIamtalkingtomydadMatthew,myhero、ThereasonwhyIadmirehimisbecausehestartseverydaywithsmile、Andhissmilealwaysbringshappytomyfamilies、Hehasbeenlookedafteruscarefullysincemanyyearsago、Heoftenencouragesmetokeepgoingandnotgiveitup、What’smore,herealdoescareandshowhislovetoeveryonehemeets、Ibelievethatheisatruepersonofcompassionorcarefulness、Hehadsomanygoodpersonalqualitythatweallrespecthim、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry所在的学校要举行选拔北京大学交换生的汉语演讲比赛，请你给他写封电子邮件，劝说他参赛，内容包括：1.陈述理由:2.提出建议:3.表达祝愿注意:1.词数80左右:2.可适当增加细节,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、A2、A3、D4、A5、A6、B7、B8、B9、D10、D11、C12、C13、A14、A15、C16、C17、B18、B19、D20、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、passontomyownkids☞B选项Itisherdutytopassiton.☞关键词passiton。22、1、A2、C3、D4、C23、1、C2、B3、B4、C24、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,sheheld