2025届辽宁省大连市达标名校高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届辽宁省大连市达标名校高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission2．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot3．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding4．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting5．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy6．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof7．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly8．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout9．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t10．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled11．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto12．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected13．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable14．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse15．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked16．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto17．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid18．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal19．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce20．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that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）Someofthebestresearchondailyexperienceisrootedinratesofpositiveandnegativeinteractions,whichhasprovedthatbeingblindlypositiveornegativecancauseotherstobefrustratedorannoyedortosimplytuneout.Overthelasttwodecades,scientistshavemaderemarkablepredictionssimplybywatchingpeopleinteractwithoneanotherandthenscoringtheconversationsbasedontherateofpositiveandnegativeinteractions.Researchershaveusedthefindingstopredicteverythingfromthelikelihoodthatacouplewilldivorcetothechancesofaworkteamwithhighcustomersatisfactionandproductivitylevels.Morerecentresearchhelpsexplainwhythesebriefexchangesmattersomuch.Whenyouexperiencenegativeemotionsasaresultofcriticismorrejection,forexample,yourbodyproduceshigherlevelsofthestresshormone,whichshutsdownmuchofyourthinkingandactivates(激活)conflictanddefensemechanisms(机制).Youassumethatsituationsareworsethantheyactuallyare.Whenyouexperienceapositiveinteraction,itactivatesaverydifferentresponse.Positiveexchangesincreaseyourbody’sproductionofoxytocin,afeel-goodthatincreasesyourabilitytocommunicatewith,cooperatewithandtrustothers.Buttheeffectsofapositiveoccurrencearelessdramaticandlastingthantheyareforanegativeone.Weneedatleastthreetofivepositiveinteractionstooutweigheveryonenegativeexchange.Badmomentssimplyoutweighgoodones.Whetheryou’rehavingaconversation,keepthissimpleshortcutinmind:Atleast80percentofyourconversationsshouldbefocusedonwhat’sgoingright.Workplaces,forexample,oftenseethis.Duringperformancereviews,managersroutinelyspend80percentoftheirtimeonweaknessesand“areasforimprovement”.Theyspendroughly20percentofthetimeonstrengthsandpositiveaspects.Anytimeyouhavediscussionswithapersonorgroup,spendthevastmajorityofthetimetalkingaboutwhatisworking,andusetheremainingtimetoaddressweaknesses.1、Theunderlinedphrase“tuneout”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．stoplisteningB．changemindC．singaloudD．becrazy2、Whatwillhappenifyouexperiencenegativeemotions?A．Thesituationsaresuretobecomeworse.B．Muchofyourthinkingwillbeprevented.C．Youwillfeelanurgetoimproveandbecomebetter.D．You’llbemotivatedtoresolveconflictswithpeople.3、FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthat.A．weneedapositivefeelingtobeatonenegativefeelingB．positiveinteractionshavegreatereffectsthannegativeonesC．ourconversationshouldcenteronwhatneedsimprovementD．theeffectofnegativefeelingslastslongerthanthatofpositiveones4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HarmfulNegativesB．MorePositiveInteractionsC．HowtoBeaProductiveManagerD．LessTimeonStrengths22．（8分）DNAanalysishasrevealedfamilyrelationshipsbetweenmorethan10generationsofStoneAgepeopleatmegalithic(巨石的)tombsinIrelandandSweden.Theevidencesuggeststhatmegaliths,prehistoriclargestonestructures,sometimesactedasgravesforfamilygroupsinnorthwesternEuropethousandsofyearsago.Thelatestfindingsthrownewlightontheoriginsandsocialstructureofthegroupsthatbuiltmegalithsinthisregion—ahistorythathaslongbeenhiddeninmystery.Fortheirstudy,theinternationalteamofresearchersanalyzedthegenomes—thecompletesetofgeneticmaterialinacell—of24StoneAgeindividualsfromfivemegalithicburialsitesinIreland,ScotlandandGotland,alargeSwedishislandintheBalticSea.Thisanalysisshowedthatmanyoftheindividualsburiedateachmegalith,whoalllivedbetween3,800B．C．and2,600B．C．,accordingtoradiocarbon-datingoftheirremains,werecloselyrelatedviafamilyties.TheresultsalsoshowedthattheindividualsburiedatthemegalithswererelatedtoNeolithicfarmersinnorthernandwesternEuropebutgeneticallydistinctfromotherhunter-gatherers.ThiswasparticularlynoticeableattheAnsarvesiteontheislandofGotland.“ThepeopleburiedintheAnsarvetombareremarkablydifferentonageneticlevelcomparedtotheindividualsdugoutfromhunter-gathercontexts,showingthattheburialtraditioninthismegalithictomb,whichlastedforover700years,wasperformedbydistinctgroupswithrootsintheEuropeanNeolithicexpansion,”MagdalenaFraser,co-firstauthorfromUppsalaUniversity,saidinthestatement.1、What’sthesignificanceofthenewfindings?A．ItrevealsthefamilytiesbetweenpeopleinIrelandandSweden.B．Itimpliesthatmanypeopleburiedinthetombswerecloselyrelated.C．Itindicatesthelong-hiddenmysteryconcerningDNAanalysis.D．Itsuggeststhatthemegalithsbecametombsthousandsofyearsago.2、Howdidtheresearchersreachtheirfindings?A．Byinterviewingindividuals. B．Bytravellingtodifferentregions.C．Byanalyzinggenes. D．Bystudyingtheburialsites.3、Whichistrueaccordingtothelatestfindings?A．Somepeopleburiedinthetombswererelatedtofarmers.B．Fewpeopleburiedinthetombsweregeneticallydifferent.C．Allthepeopleburiedatmegalithshadfamilyrelationships.D．PeopleburiedintheAnsarvetombweredugout700yearslater.4、What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Megalithsservedastombsthousandsofyearsago.B．Peopleburiedatthemegalithswererecentlyanalyzed.C．Latestfindingsshedlightonamysteryaboutburials.D．Stone-AgepeopleinIrelandandSwedenhadcloseties.23．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience24．（8分）NewYear'sresolutions(决心)havebeenaroundlongenoughthatweallscenttosticktothesameones--hitthegym,layoffthecandy,readmorebooks,callyourmother-regardlessofwhetherwefollowthroughwithourintentions.WhileJanuary1stseemsliketheperfecttimetohaveanewstartagain,exactlywhenpeopledevelopedthatmindset(思维模式)isn’tcommonknowledge.Itturnsoutthatthemodernbeliefof'aNewYear’sresolutionisn’tasoldasyouthought.Accordingtomanyhistorians,theancientBabylonianswerethefirstgroupofpeopletomakeNewYear’sresolutions.However,insteadofmakingacommitmenttoselfimprovement,theymadeacommitmenttothegodstopaytheirdebtsandreturnanyobjectstheyhadborrowed.AnancientRomantraditionfrom46B．C,bearsevenmorelikenesstomodernresolutions.EmperorJuliusCaesardeclaredJanuarythemonthofJanus.RomansbelievedJanuslookedbackwardsintothepreviousyearandaheadintothefuture.Inhishonor,theymadesacrificestothegodandpromisesofgoodbehaviorforthecoiningyear.ButthemodernNewYear'sresolutiondidn’tfullyformuntilcenturieslater.Thepracticewascommonenoughbytheearly1800s.Anarticlein1802states,"Statesmenhavesworntohavenootherobjetinviewthanthegoodoftheircountry..thephysicianshavedeterminedtoadvisetheuseofmedicinenomorethanisnecessary,andtoheveryreasonableintheirfees.”Thefirsttime“NewYear'sresolution"appearedasaphrasewasintheJanuary1stissueofaBostonnewspaperin1813.“Ibelievetherearealotofpeople,"thearticlegoes,“withaseriousdeterminationofbeginningtheNewYearwithnewresolutionsandnewbehavior,andwiththefullbeliefthattheyshallacceptpunishmentforalltheirformerfaultsandwipethemaway.Soasyoumake(andpossiblyfailat)yourNewyear'sresolutions,knowthatyou'reingoodcompany.1、WhoseNewYearsresolutionsweremostdifferentfromthepresentcommonpractice?A．AncientBabylonians’B．AncientRomans’C．Statesmen'sinthe1800s.D．Bostonpeople'sin18132、AccordingtoParagraph4,thephysiciansfocusedtheirresolutionson_______A．annualincomesB．personalambitionsC．professionalhonestyD．academicimprovement3、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToencouragepeopletomakeNewyear'sresolutionsB．TogiveadviceonhowtomakeNewYear’sresolutions.C．TocomparedifferentNewyear'sresolutionsinhistory.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNewYear'sresolutions25．（10分）StudentTutoringProgram:Stutor-GramTheStudentTutoringProgram(Stutor-Gram)isdesignedtohelpyousucceedinyourclasses.Researchhasshownthatstudentswhoactivelyparticipateinstudent-ledtutoringcanimprovetheirgradesbyuptoonefullletter-gradeoverthecourseofasemester.Stutor-Gramcanhelpyoutoearnyourbestpossiblegrade.AlltutorsinStutor-GramhaveearnedA’sinthecoursestheytutorandhavereceivedspecialtrainingapprovedbytheNationalTutoringAssociation(NTA).Stutor-Gramoffersbothindividualandgrouptutoring.PleaseNote:Tutoringworksonlyifyouworkatit!Togainthefullbenefitsfromtutoring,youmustattendyourweeklytutoringsession.Consideryourschedulebeforerequestingatutor.Youmustcommittoweeklytutoringsessionsfortheentiresemester.ToObtainaTutor:1.ReporttotheTutoringCenter,locatedintheadministrativecenter.2.FilloutaRequestforTutoringformforeachcourseforwhichyoudesireatutor.Filloutthisformascompletelyaspossiblesoyourrequestcanbehandledquickly.3.TutorsareappointedonaFIRSTCOME,FIRSTSERVEbasis.Comeearlytoensurethatyouwillgetthetutoryouneed.4.Thetutorwillcontactyoutoarrangemutually(相互的)agreeabletutoringtime.5.AlltutoringwilltakeplaceattheTutoringCenter.Stutor-Gramwilloffertutorsforthefollowingcoursesthissemester:SCI101BiologySCI102ChemistrySCI103PhysicsMATHAConceptsinMathematicsMATH101AlgebraMATH102GeometryENGLISH101WritingPersuasiveEssaysENGLISH102WritingCollegeApplicationEssayWelookforwardtohelpingyoumakethegrade!1、Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.A．inform B．describeC．entertain D．persuade2、Thistextwouldbemosthelpfultostudentswho________.A．attendaprivatehighschoolB．areinterestedingettingbettergradeC．havegraduatedfromhighschoolD．needarecommendationforcollege3、Toobtainatutorformorethanoneclass,studentsmust________.A．payadditionalfeesB．callthetutoringofficeC．reporttheirplanstotheirteachersD．filloutaseparateformforeachclass4、Afterrequestingatutor,studentsshould________.A．waittobecontactedB．beginworkonthefirsthomeworkassignmentC．showupattheTutoringCenterforthefirstsessionD．sendacopyoftheirscheduletotheTutoringCenter5、Whichofthefollowingcoursescanstudentstakethissemester?A．SCI101andMath103.B．MathAandEnglish103.C．SCI103andEnglish102.D．SCI102andMath103.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）Itwasn’tthatIwasembarrassedmyhusbandwasoutofwork.It’sjustthatwewere1peopleanddidn’tshareour2muchwithothers.Sowhenhelosthisjob,wejustactedlikenothinghadchangedandnooneseemedto3.Itdidn’ttakelongbeforemyfriendsfoundoutthatmyhusband4alotmore.Whenaskedaboutit,ItoldmygoodfriendandneighbourTammythe5andIsaidwewerestilllooking.Shethentoldmethatherhusbandhadalsobeenhuntingfor6allovertownbecausehiscompanywasclosingdown.Iwas7.Weconstantlydidthingstogether,yetIhadn’tfoundanysignoftheir8.Afterknowingwhattheywere9,Iwantedtohelpthemeventhoughwedidn’thavemuchourselves.So,Ibecamea10shopper.Ilookedfordiscountofferseverywhere,andwhenIfinishedmy11,IwouldoffertobuythingsforTammyatthe12price.Itseemslikeourmoneygoesevenfurtherbecausewearewillingto13.Itgoestheotherwaytoo.Tammyandherhusbandhavegivenusenoughwoodto14ourhousethiswinter.Ithasbeenahuge15,reducingourgasbilltoalmostnothing.Thereareother16ofhelpingeachother.IteachTammyhowtomakebread;she17mykidswhenIgotojobinterviews...andthe18goeson.Idon’thavemuchtogive,butIcangiveofmyself.Icanhave19,loveandhope,andthemoreIgivetheseaway,themoreI20.1、A．strange B．selfish C．mature D．private2、A．duties B．problems C．opinions D．plans3、A．mind B．care C．notice D．sympathize4、A．wenthunting B．visitedneighbors C．stayedhome D．dinedout5、A．difference B．truth C．result D．message6、A．jobs B．friends C．promotion D．comfort7、A．relieved B．disappointed C．confused D．shocked8、A．starving B．hesitating C．struggling D．quarrelling9、A．goingthrough B．preparingfor C．lookingfor D．lookingforwardto10、A．professional B．personal C．modem D．secret11、A．housework B．project C．search D．conversation12、A．earlier B．lower C．average D．suggested13、A．shop B．bargain C．compromise D．share14、A．decorate B．support C．build D．heat15、A．help B．victory C．burden D．profit16、A．difficulties B．examples C．expenses D．traditions17、A．watches B．praises C．adopts D．raises18、A．interview B．negotiation C．list D．party19、A．curiosity B．ambition C．freedom D．kindness20、A．huntfor B．getback C．believein D．comeacross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）Todaywetalkaboutawordthatisafeelingaswellasaplace.Thiswordis“home.”Longagointhe1700s,“home”wasusedasaverb,1．(mean)“tobeguidedtoadestination.”So,whenyouhomeinonsomething,youget2．(close)toyourtarget.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Policearehominginonthesuspects.”Thatisalsowherewegethomingpigeons－pigeonsthatcanfind3．(they)wayhomeafterbeingreleased.Buttoday,“home”ismoreoftenusedasanoun.Andithasaveryemotional4．(connect)forAmericanEnglishspeakers.Youcanrememberthemeaningofthewordbytheexpression“homeis5．theheartis.”Thatexpressionmeanshomeisanywhereyoufeelloveandcomfort.Itisaplacewhereyoubelong,andoftenaplaceyouconsideryourorigin.Inother6．(word),“home”isnot7．(simple)abuildingwhereyoulive—that’sahouse.Thereisabigdifference8．ahomeandahouse.Thewriter,ThomasWolfe,had9．differentideaabouthome.In1940,hisbook“YouCan’tGoHomeAgain”10．(publish).Todayweusethistitletomeanthattheideasandfeelingsthatyouhadasachildoftenchangewhenyouareanadult.So,evenifyoureturntotheplacewhereyougrewup,timeanddistancehavechangedyourperspective(观点).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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。LastweekIwenttovisitmyformerneighbor,Mr、Yang、HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears、Abouthalfayearago,newscamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakearoomforamainstreet、Sotheyhadtomoveapart、Mr、Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifullypark、Hisapartmentismuchbigthanbefore、Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea、Therefore,Mr、Yangdoesn’tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistances、Hesaysthatanewsubwaylinewillbebuiltinafewyearsandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，想戒除网络游戏瘾。请你给澳大利亚笔友Isaac写一封邮件求助，包含以下要点：1、写信目的；2、网络游戏对你的影响（学习，生活方面)：3、寻求建议或帮助。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、C4、D5、B6、C7、C8、B9、D10、A11、A12、D13、A14、D15、B16、A17、C18、A19、A20、C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、A2、B3、D4、B22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhavetosteer(操控)!Youhavetosteer!”Sadly，thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailed