2025届湖南省洞口县第九中学高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2025届湖南省洞口县第九中学高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷注意事项：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．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose2．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something3．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested4．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how5．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied6．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential7．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat8．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat9．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup10．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot11．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic12．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing13．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow14．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are15．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely16．Wehavebroughtinagoodgrainharvestforthreeyears_________.A．onpurpose B．onend C．onduty D．onwatch17．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase18．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart19．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated20．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking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）Createdin1998byCaseyandShelleyBlack，theNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterfocusesonnotonlyrescuingyoungabandonedwolvesbuteducatingthepublic．Unlikeothercenters，youcanactuallywalkwiththewolvesandhaveexciting，hands﹣oninteractionwiththemhere．Andso，wegatheredonelatewintermorningtolearn，prepareandwalk．ScrappyandFlora，ourwolvesthatday，werebroughttothecenterwhenonlyafewdaysold．"Theylivedinthehousewithusforthefirstseveralmonths．Wetreatedthemlikehumanbabies，fedthemandsleptwiththem，"saidShelley．So，theyaretotallyusedtopeople．However，thesearewildanimals．Forthatreason，ShelleyandCaseyexplained，thewalkistotallyonthewolf'sterms．"Wedon'tapproachthem，butiftheycomeuptous，wecantouchthem．"Withallthisinmind，weheadedforthewoods．Wewerewalkingonaloggingroadwhensuddenly，Flora，all60poundsofher，hurrieduptomeandraiseduponherlegs．Shewasalmostastallasme．Assheleanedin，putherhugemuddypawsonmyshouldersandsniffedmyface，apparentlyshewassayinghelloinwolftalk．Wewalkedfarther，maybehalfamile，whileScrappyandFloradashedinandoutofthewoodsstoppingtooccasionallyrollinthesnow，digforthisorthatandjustplay．Thenweallheadedintothetreestoapicturesquestreamwherethewolvessplashed，drankandhadagreattime．Onecouldpointoutthatthiswholeadventurewasstagedandquiteartificial．Butthepurpose，CaseyandShelleysaid，istoexplainthewolves'placeintheenvironmentand，primarily，toletpeopleknowwolvesdon'thavetobeuniversallyfeared﹣theyreallydon'thidesecretlyinthewoodsjustwaitingtoeatpeople，butthey'dratheravoidpeople，forthemostpart．1、HowistheNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterdifferentfromothers？A．Ittrainsandeducateswildwolves．B．Itaimstorescueyoungabandonedwolves．C．Itraiseswolvesforcommercialpurposes．D．Itallowsvisitorstotakeawalkwithwolves．2、WhatcanbeinferredfromShelleyandCasey'sexplanationinParagraph2？A．Thewalkcanbepotentiallydangerous．B．Thewolveshavelostalltheirwildness．C．Peopleshouldgetclosetothewolvesactively．D．Thewolvescanreadpeople'smindlikehumanbabies．3、WhydidFlorabehavelikethatwhenshesawtheauthorontheloggingroad？A．Toexpresscuriosity．B．Toshowfriendliness．C．Toattractattention．D．Toseekcompanionship．4、WhydoCaseyandShelleyorganizesuchanadventure？A．Toadvertisethecenter．B．Topublicizewolfhunting．C．Topromoteenvironmentalprotection．D．Toclarifysomeconventionalviewsofwolves．22．（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操纵，任务)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超过)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探测器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(钞票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“likened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．apictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．apictureoftheThree-gorges(峡谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion23．（8分）There’sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo—that’swhyitmadeNov16“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?FrenchphilosopherVoltaire(1694—1778)cangiveussomehelp.Accordingtohim,tolerance“istheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfolly—thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Nobody’sperfect.Whenwe’retemptedtocriticizeanotherperson,weshouldperhapsrememberourownimperfectionsfirst.Veryoften,peopledon’trealizethatthey’reintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon’tputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.It’sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwe’respeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisn’tnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthere’ssomethingwrongwiththem.Butitseemswrongthatpeopleshouldagreeto“tolerate”peoplewithblackskin,forexample.Andshouldwomenthinktheyhavereceivedtherespecttheyareduewhenmenagreeto“tolerate”them?Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.That’sthereasonweshouldbetolerant.It’salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.BobMarleyunderstoodthis.Inthesongmentionedabove,headvised:“Writeyourloveonarocksoitstaysforeternity;writeyourhateinthesandsothewaveswillwashitaway.”1、AccordingtoVoltaire,toleranceis________.A．beingwillingtoexpressyourlovetoothersB．tryingtoovercomeyourimperfectionsC．givingahandtovulnerablegroups(弱势群体)D．acceptingeachother’sweaknesses2、Whyarepeopleusuallyunawareoftheirintolerance,accordingtothearticle?A．Theyareusedtofindingfaults.B．Theyconsidertoleranceakindoffrailty.C．Theydon’tseethingsfromtheangleofothers.D．Theyareintolerantofthemselvestoo.3、Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A．Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.B．Humanslearnedtofindfaultsinothers.C．Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D．Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.4、Theunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A．givingthingstoothers B．forgivingothersC．differentattitudestowardloveandhate D．thefactthathumansareimperfect5、What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．TheoriginoftheInternationalDayofTolerance.B．Themeaningandimportanceoftolerance.C．ThephilosophybehindBobMarley’ssong.D．Effectivewaystoshowtolerance.24．（8分）Haveyoueverbeenintoacave?Ifnot,pleasefollowusandexploresomeofthemostbeautifulcavesfromaroundtheworld!MarbleCavesLocatedinthecenterofLakeGeneralCarrera,theMarbleCavesinChico,Chile,areonlyaccessiblebyboat.Thesurroundingcrystalclearwatersallowvisitorstoseetherockformationsbeneaththemwhiletherockceilingsabovechangecolor(dependingonthewriterlevelsandtheseason).Thebesttimetovisit:duringsunriseandsunset,whenthesun’srayslightupthecavewalls,makingitanexperiencetoremember.ReedFluteCaveReedF1uteCaveknownas“thePalaceofNaturalArts”islocatedinthenorthwestofGuilininsouthernChina.Thelimestonecaveoffersagrandfairylandofstalactites(钟乳石),stonepillars,stonecurtains,birds,plantsandanimalsinfantasticshapesandcolors.Fingal’sCaveThisincredibleseacaveislocatedontheuninhabitedislandofStaffainScotland.Thecave’ssize,shape,andnaturally—arched(拱形的)roofcombinewiththewavestocreatestrangesoundsthatenhanceitscathedral—likeatmosphere.TheBlueGrottoTheBlueGrottoisthesymbolofCapri.Itisaseacavefoundonthecoastoftheislandandisawell-knownspottoallwhovisitthearea.Thiscaveisuniqueforitsbrilliantbluelightwhichcomesfromtwosources:theentrancetothecaveandabiggerholebeneaththeentrance.Whenviewedfrominsidethecave,theentranceappearsasabrilliantwhitelightjustabovethewaterline,whiletheunderwaterhole,whichisthelargersourceoflight,providesabluelight.1、WhyissunsetthebesttimetovisitMarbleCaves?A．Becauseithasenoughlightinit.B．Becauseithasthemostbeautifulscenery.C．Becauseitissurroundedbyclearwaters.D．Becauseboatsareonlyavailableatsunset.2、Whichcavewillyougotoifyouwanttoenjoythestrangesound?A．ReedF1uteCave. B．MarbleCaves.C．TheBlueGrotto. D．Fingal’sCave.3、WhatisspecialabouttheBlueGrotto?A．C1earwaters. B．Variousbirdsandanimals.C．Brightbluelight. D．Strangeshapes.25．（10分）Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld’sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse”wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy’sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson’sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson’smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell.”1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A．Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.B．Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C．Theysimplygivesometranslations.D．Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lexicographer”inparagraph4referto?A．Apublisher. B．Abiographer.C．Amakerofdictionaries. D．Anassistant.3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A．HestandardizedEnglish.B．Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C．Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.D．Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D．TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.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）Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor(皇帝).Onedayhetoldhishorsemanthatifhecouldrideonhishorseand1asmuchlandareaasheliked,hewouldgivehimtheareaoflandhehadcovered.2enough,thehorsemanquicklyjumpedontohishorseand3asfastaspossibletocoverasmuchlandareaashecould.He4ridingandriding,whippingthehorsetogoasfastaspossible.Evenwhenhewas5ortired,hedidnotstop6hewantedtocoverasmuchareaaspossible.Whenheatlastcoveredalargeamountofland,hewasexhaustedandwas7.Thenheaskedhimself,“WhydidI8myselfsohardtocoversomuchlandarea?NowIamdyingandIonly9averysmallareato10myself.”Theabovestoryis11tothejourneyofour12.Wepushourselvesveryhardeverydaytomakemore13,togainpowerorrecognition.Weneglect(疏忽，忘记)our14,timewithourfamilyandtoappreciate(欣赏)thesurrounding15andthethingswelovetodo.Oneday16welookback,wewill17thatwedon’treallyneedthatmuch,18thenwecannotturnbacktimeforwhatwehave19Lifeisnotaboutmakingmoney.Lifeisdefinitely(肯定地)notaboutwork!Workisonly20tokeepuslivingsoastoenjoythebeautyandpleasuresoflife.1、A．use B．cover C．work D．get2、A．Good B．Strange C．Sure D．Interesting3、A．rode B．ran C．expanded D．struggled4、A．kepton B．askedfor C．gaveup D．succeededin5、A．sad B．excited C．confused D．hungry6、A．but B．so C．because D．if7、A．sleeping B．arguing C．dying D．smiling8、A．push B．make C．destroy D．prove9、A．need B．have C．find D．show10、A．live B．bury C．support D．sleep11、A．useful B．certain C．similar D．special12、A．future B．past C．history D．life13、A．friends B．progress C．discoveries D．money14、A．health B．career C．honor D．freedom15、A．things B．condition C．people D．beauty16、A．before B．when C．unless D．since17、A．realize B．regret C．apologize D．explain18、A．or B．until C．however D．but19、A．saved B．missed C．reduced D．won20、A．possible B．probable C．necessary D．suitable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）Fivemonthsago.I1．(happen)tobeupstairsatduskwhenthewindowwasopen.Ididn’tgodownstairsuntilthewindowhadto2．(shut).Thedark,rainyevening,thewindandthethunderingcloudsheldme3．(entire)intheirpower.Itwasthefirsttimeinoneandahalf4．(year)sincewefoundshelterherethatI’dseenthenightfacetoface.SadlyIamonlyabletolookatnaturethroughdirtycurtains5．(hang)beforeverydustywindows.6．isnopleasurelookingthroughthembecausenatureisonething7．reallymustbeexperienced.Oneeveningwhenitwassowarm.Istayed8．(wake)onpurposeuntilhalfpasteleveninordertohave9．goodlookatthemoonbymyself.Butasthemoongavefartoomuchlight,I10．(notdare)toopenthewindow.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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。LastFriday,theeveningfell,butmyparentshadn’tcomebackhomeyet、Istoppeddoingmyhomeworkbutdecidedtomakeamealformyfamilyinsteadofjustwait、Itwasmythefirstcooking、Iwentonlinetofindinformationonhowcookhome-styledishes、Withthestep-by-stepdirection,Imanagedtomakeadish、ThenItriedtocookother、Whenmyparentsgothome,theywereamazingtoseethetastydishesImade、Immediatelymymumtookpicturesforthemandmydadgavemeabighug、Irealenjoyedthemealthatevening、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，为帮助我市外国朋友了解中国文化，你所在的英语沙龙将举办元宵晚会。请发一封电子邮件给你的好友Jim，简要介绍相关情况并邀请他参加，内容包括：1.时间：下周二晚6点到8点；2.地点：俱乐部101室；3.内容：唱中国歌、比赛用筷子、包元宵等。注意：1．词数100左右，信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：筷子(chopsticks);元宵(sweetdumplings)DearJim,Howareyou?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、D5、D6、A7、C8、A9、A10、A11、A12、C13、B14、A15、D16、B17、A18、D19、A20、D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、D2、A3、B4、D22、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齿轮)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(学校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidert