安徽省定远县启明中学2025届英语高三上期末考试模拟试题含解析

安徽省定远县启明中学2025届英语高三上期末考试模拟试题注意事项：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．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt2．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown3．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout4．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond5．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved6．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind7．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit8．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t9．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared10．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing11．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since12．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though13．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live14．40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what15．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting16．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over17．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme18．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely19．--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．---That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone20．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted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）Here'salistofbooksI'mlookingforwardtothisfallseason.Notallofthemwillrisetotheleveloftheadvertisement,butit'sanabundantcrop."HomeAfterDark"byDavidSmall(Liveright,Sept.11)In2009,Smallpublishedacelebratedgraphicmemoir(回忆录)called"Stitches".NowtheCaldecottMedalwinnerisbackwithagraphicnovelaboutamotherless13-year-oldboybroughtupinanunhappyhomeinCalifornia.Thisisataletoldinfewwordsandmanystrikingimages.OnSept.11at3p.m.,SmallwillbeatAmazonbooksatUnionMarket.Moreinformationatwww./graph-tale."WaitingforEden"byElliotAckerman(Knopf,Sept.25)ThisbriefnovelisrelatedbyadeadsoldierwhoiswatchingoverahorriblyburnedpartnerinaTexashospital.Thatsoundsembarrassinglyemotional,butAckerman,whoservedinaNavyinIraqandAfghanistan,isoneofthebestsoldier-writersofhisgeneration.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/military-essay."AllYouCanEverKnow"byNicoleChung(Catapult,Oct.2)Chung,theeditoroftheliterarymagazineCatapult,wasadoptedasababybyawhitefamilyinOregon.Inthismemoir,shewritesaboutherchildhood,herAsianAmericanidentityandhersearchfortheKoreanparentswhogaveherup.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/politics-prose."Unsheltered"byBarbaraKingsolver(Harper,Oct.16)Alternatingbetweenpastandpresent,thisnoveltellsthestoryofawomaninvestigatingalate-19th-centuryscienceteacherwhowascaughtupinthecontroversyoverDarwinism.Likeherothernovels,thisonepromisestoexploresocialandscientificproblems.Visitwww.amazon.com/tech-scienceformoreinformation.1、Ifyouhopeforasignatureoftheauthor,youwillprobablybuyacopyof________.A．AllYouCanEverKnowB．WaitingforEdenC．HomeAfterDarkD．Unsheltered2、WhojoinedthearmyandwassenttotheMiddleEast?A．ElliotAckerman.B．DavidSmall.C．BarbaraKingsolver.D．NicoleChung.3、Ifyouwanttoreadbooksaboutnon-fiction,youcansurf________.A．www.amazon.com/graph-taleB．www.amazon.com/politics-proseC．www.amazon.com/military-essayD．www.amazon.com/tech-science22．（8分）Kidsseemtospendendlesshoursonsmartphones,computersandtabletsthesedays.Thebestthingparentscandotopreventitistoencourageyoungsterstospendmoretimeoutdoorsinthesunlight.Therehasbeenamassiverisearoundtheglobeinshort-sightedness—ormyopiaasit’sofficiallyknown—overrecentdecades.Myopiaorshort-sightednessisbecomingmorecommon.Lackofnaturallightseemstobethekeyissue.“Themainfactorseemstobealackofexposuretodirectsunlight,becausechildrenwhostudyalotandwhousecomputersorsmartphonesortabletcomputersalothavelessopportunitytorunaroundoutsideandarelessexposedtosunshineandbecauseofthatchildrenseemtobeatmoreriskofdevelopingshortsightedness.”ProfessorHammondsays,“Itmaybethere’snocoincidencethatinEastAsiancountries,themostmyopiconesallrelatemaytobethethatmathsleaguetables(排名表).Thesekidsarebeingpushedwithveryintensiveeducationfromaveryyoungageandspendalotoftimeindoorsstudyingcloseup.Thereforetheconcernisthatallclosework—likeplayingwiththeiPhone—carriesthepotentialthatitcouldmakethemmoreshortsighted.”Thebestthingtodo,saytheexperts,istogetchildrenplayingoutsideasmuchaspossible.“Inaperfectworld,probablyonaverageacrosstheweekandtheweekend,twohoursadayoutdoorsisprotectiveofbecomingshort-sightedinchildren.Healthydietisreallyalsoimportant—intermsofgettingoilyfish,greenvegetables,greenleafyvegetablesasmuchaspossible.“Whatweneedtolookatiswaysofmodifyingtheimpactthattheseactivitieshaveontheirvisualdevelopment.”ProfessorHammondsaid,“Thereareeyedropsandothertreatmentstoslowmyopiaprogression.Butintermsofpreventingmyopiaitself,thereisn’tanydataoutthereatthemomentintermsofthequestion,‘Couldthedropsweuseslowprogressionorstopmyopiadevelopingatall?‘”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2referto?A．Muchnaturallight.B．Runningaroundoutside.C．Computersorsmartphones.D．Lessexposuretosunshine.2、WhatdoesProfessorHammondthinkofshort-sightednessamongEastAsianchildren?A．Itappearsquitebychance.B．Itisnotseriousenough.C．ItlargelyrelatetoiPadoriPhone.D．Itconnectswiththeirstudypressure.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Themyopicstudentswilldecreaseinthefuture.B．Researchershavefoundmethodstoreducemyopia.C．It’sstillahardjobtocontrolthechildren’smyopia.D．Researchersneedn’tcollectanymoredataonmyopia.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．CommontroublesofstudentsB．Problemscausedbyshort-sightednessC．StayingoutdoorsmoretokeepgoodeyesightD．Theimportanceofprotectingkids23．（8分）TheVisitorOystercardAVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.HowtogetaVisitorOystercardYoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts£5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybedeductedfromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd£20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof£2.30,youwillhave£17.70leftonthecard.Afewmorepoints:·Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.·You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped(给……定上限)”at£6.80perday.·You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday(6:30am—9:30am;4:00pm—7:00pm),exceptforpublicholidays.·ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.·ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?A．Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.B．Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.C．YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.D．Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.2、HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?A．£2.30. B．£3.40.C．£6.80. D．£9.20.3、WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?A．OntheInternet. B．Atabusstation.C．Atatubestation. D．Inconveniencestores.24．（8分）About6yearsago,Iwasonaplanenexttoawoman.Iwastiredandwantedtotakeanap.ButbeforeIcouldgointo“ignorepattern”,shetappedmeontheshouldertointroduceherself.“Hi:mynameisHelga!”WegottotalkingandeventuallyitcameupthatIhadstartedanorganizationinhighschoolcalledR.A．K.E.(RandomActsofKindness,Etc.).AsIdescribedwhatwedid,Helgagotveryseriousandtoldmethatsheadmiredmeforthat.Shetoldmeastoryaboutthelasttimeshehadflown.ShewasonthewaytoArizonabecauseshehadgottensuddennewsthatherdad’shealthwasonthedecline.Laterherfather’sphysiciancalledtoinformherthatherdadhadrathersuddenlypassedaway.Forthe3-hourplaneride,shesatinsilencearoundstrangers.WhenshearrivedattheairportinArizona,shewalkedtothenearestwall,satdown,andcried.AndhereisthepartI’llneverforgetaboutHelga’sstory.For2hoursshesatandweptwhilethousandswalkedtoandfrointheairport.Helgalookedalmeandsaid,“Houston,notasinglepersonstoppedandaskedifIwasokaythatday.”ItwasthatdaythatIrealizedhowmuchweneedeachother.ItwasthatdayIrealizedthatkindnessisn’tnormal.Kindnessisn’tnormal.Thathasstuckwithmealltheseyearsespeciallynow.Iworkinschoolsnationwidespeakingaboutsympathy,kindness,empathy(同理心)andlove.I’mremindedallthetimethat,formanyofus,kindnessisnotusuallyourdefaultsetting.Wespendsomuchtimeworryingaboutourproblems,ourlives,ourinsecurities,gettingtoourflightsowewalkbyorignorepeopleinneedofhelp.So,I’vemadeitmymissiontodomypartinsharingstorieswithstudents,teachers,andparentsaboutourneedforcharacterandsympathy.I’malwaysbeonthelookoutforthelittleopportunitiesthatsurroundmeeverydaytodosomethingnice.1、WhatimpressedtheauthormostaboutHelga’sstory?A．Helga’sanxietyoverherfather’ssuddenillness.B．HelgahadnoonetotalktoonherflightloArizona.C．Helgawasignoredbypeoplearoundherwhenshecried.D．Helgacouldn’tgetoverhersadnessoverherFather’sdeath.2、Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedpart“defaultsetting”inparagraph5?A．Usualwayofdoingthings. B．Unexpectedwaytodothings.C．Ignorancetopeoplearound. D．Biggestsurprisetoothers.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A．Hestartedmanyclubsinhighschool. B．Heusedtobeaschoolteacher.C．Heteacheskidshowtobehavewell. D．Heisapromoterofagoodcause.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ComfortingPeopleinNeed B．MakingKindnessNormalC．IgnoringUnnecessaryTroubles D．PractisingKindnessonthePlane25．（10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．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）Aboutoneyearago,acouplewiththreechildrenmovedintotheapartmentnextdoortome.Ineverheardanynoisefromthechildren.Instead,Ioftenheardtheparentsyelling1atthekids,notinanicetone,butina2one.Weoften3inthehallway.Ialwaysgreetedthem,buttheonly4Ievergotwasa“hello”fromtheeight­year­oldgirl.Iusually5toseemydoctorandonedaywhenIreturnedtheywerejust6theirapartmentandthelittlegirlwas7theoutsidedooropenfortheothers.I8inthecardoing9thingsbecauseIwasn'teagertobesnubbed(冷落)again.Finally,Igotoutofmycarandwalkedtowardsthedoor.Theparentsweretellingtheirdaughtertohurryandgetintothecar,10thelittlegirlwasstillholdingthedoor,11me!IhurriedalthoughIwasstillinpainfrommyinjury.Iforgottotellherhow12Iwasforherkindness.Iwroteanotesayinghowmuchheractofkindnesshad13anoldman'sheart.Thenextdaytherewasa14onmydooranditwasthelittlegirlandherfather.Shewasquite15ofherbehaviorandthankedme.ThenInoticedhermotherstandingtheretoo.Herparents16me.Fromthenonwhenwemetinthehallwaywealwaysgreetedeachother，inafriendly17Lastnighttherewasaheavysnow.Ilookedoutatmycarand18howIwasgoingtokeepmydoctor's19becauseIcouldonlywalkforashorttime.ThismorningwhenIopenedthefrontdoor,allthesnowwasremoved.Isn'tit20thatthesmallkindactofan8­year­oldgirlcanchangesomanythingsforthebetter?Itissaidthatgoodthingscomefromsmallacts.1、A．quietly B．strangely C．quickly D．angrily2、A．frightening B．exciting C．sincere D．kind3、A．quarreled B．met C．chatted D．argued4、A．present B．result C．reply D．return5、A．wentout B．setout C．tookout D．gaveout6、A．decorating B．cleaning C．returning D．leaving7、A．breaking B．operating C．holding D．unlocking8、A．kept B．remained C．insisted D．continued9、A．favorite B．irrelevant C．unnecessary D．curious10、A．but B．and C．so D．then11、A．huntingfor B．askingfor C．waitingfor D．callingfor12、A．beneficial B．influential C．anxious D．grateful13、A．strengthened B．broken C．touched D．saved14、A．note B．knock C．invitation D．picture15、A．proud B．aware C．afraid D．sure16、A．admitted B．recognized C．praised D．thanked17、A．manner B．appearance C．sound D．announcement18、A．found B．ignored C．remembered D．wondered19、A．promise B．appointment C．suggestion D．attention20、A．amazing B．confusing C．scaring D．challenging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）MillionsofpeopleincitiesacrossAsiaareusingphoneappstoborrowbicyclesforlocaltravel.Thiskindoftechnologyismadeforpeoplewhowanttoleave1．(car)andmotorcyclesathome,andavoid2．(spend)moneyonataxiservice.As3．(report)onTV,bicyclesharinghasbeenrisinginpopularplaceslikeBeijingandSingapore.Thetwo-yearbike-sharingtrend（趋势）hasputover16millionbikesinChinaalone,4．hascutcaruseanddemandforgas.“Ioftenusebike-sharingservicebecauseit’svery5．(use),”saidWeiZhang,whousesasharedbikeseveraltimesaweek6．(go)towork.“Bike-sharing7．(be)crazysincelatelastyear,”saidHarryLiu,whoworksasanadvisorforHISMarket.Headdedthatmorepeopleareusingpublictransport8．thereasonthattheycanfinishtheirtripwithasharedbike.Lastmonth,9．Chinesebike-sharingstart-upcompanyopenedofficesinKualaLumper,BangkokandWashingtonD．C．Thecompany,10．(found)inApril2016,iscalledMobike,.AnotherChinesecompany,ofo,providesasimilarservice.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。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(∧)，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。Waterisveryimportanttous,withoutthattherewouldbenolife、Wecouldn’tliveifwedidn’thavewater、Therefore,somepeopledon’tturnthetapoffatonceafterusingit、Somepeopledon’trealizetheywashthemintheshowertoolong、Someeventhrowawaybottlesfullinwater、Asmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldmakegreateffortstosavewater、Ononehand,everysingleperson’ssavewaterissignificance、Onotherhand,wecanusesomewaterwejustusedtowateringplants、Weshouldn’tleavethetaprunningforwhilewebrushourtooth、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，你的朋友Jenny来信向你询问如何保持健康.请你给她发一封e-mail提出建议.内容如下：1.注意合理饮食2.保证充足睡眠3.坚持锻炼身体，多参加体育活动注意：1.词数100左右2.可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯3.开头不计入总词数DearJenny:Hownicetohearfromyou!Inyourletteryouaskedmehowtokeephealthy.Iwouldliketogiveyoursomeadvice._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、D5、A6、D7、B8、A9、D10、B11、A12、B13、A14、D15、D16、C17、D18、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、C2、A3、B22、1、D2、D3、C4、C23、1、B2、C3、C24、1、C2、A3、D4、B25、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．Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn’talwayssafesledding．Iamstilllearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,backtogoodness,andbacktoGod．Lifeisatrip，butnooneeversaiditwasasmoothride．Steerwellthen．Steerstraight．Steeryoursoultowardsthelightandtheloveweareallmeantfor．5、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorwhenhewasver