2025届云南省云龙县第二中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2025届云南省云龙县第二中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．an;the B．a;the C．the;/ D．an;/2．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying3．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied4．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.5．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding6．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t7．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched8．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched9．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what10．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make11．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun12．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped13．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which14．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what15．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout16．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends17．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase18．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion19．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup20．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．accessB．admissionC．controlD．currency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）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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth22．（8分）CelesteNg，anewwriter，hasgainedrecognitionforherfirstnovel，EverythingINeverToldYou.Ng'sparentscamefromHongKong，Chinainthe1960s.NgwasborninAmericaandgrewupinPittsburgh，Pennsylvania，andShakerHeights，Ohio，inafamilyofscientists.CelestewenttoHarvardUniversityandearnedanMFAfromtheUniversityofMichigan，whereshewontheHopwoodAward.Althoughhernovelisnotaboutrace，thecharactersareAsian.ThemaincharacterisLydia，ateenagegirl，whoisthefavoriteofthreechildrenborntoawhitemotherandaChinese­Americanfather.ThestoryisaboutLydia'sdisappearance，andtheemotionsthefamilygoesthroughasthemysteryunfolds.Thewholefamilydealswithsorrow，regret，andexposedsecretsastheysearchfortheirlostdaughter.ThoughthecharactersinthisstoryareAsian，Ngsaysshedidn'treallywanttoincludeAsiancharacters.Shewasafraidpeoplewouldthinkthestorywasaboutrealpeopleinherlife.BecauseshegrewupinAmericaanddoesn'tspeakChinese，shewasactuallysurprisedthatsheincludedAsiancharactersinthebook.Thebookhastakenoff，especiallyonAmazon，whereitwontheEditor'sPickforNo.1BestBookoftheYearin2014.Ngisstillgettingusedtotheattention，sayingsheisstillamazedwhenpeopletellhertheyhavereadherbook.Withsomanyreaders，it'ssafetosaythisisabookyoushouldread.Butifyou'relookingforasimplemystery，thisbookmightnotbeforyou.Mostreaderswarnthatyoushouldnotreadthisbookunlessyou'repreparedtocry.1、ThenovelEverythingINeverToldYou________.A．focusesonafamilywithamissingchildB．discussesthewaystogetridofregretC．exposesthesecretoftheAmericanworldD．talksaboutthelifeofteenagersinAmerica2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoCelesteNg?A．ShewantedtohelptheAsianpeople.B．ShewassurprisedshewroteaboutAsiancharacters.C．ShewasborninHongKongandgrewupinAmerica.D．Shewantedpeopletoknowthecharacterswererealpeopleinherlife.3、Howdomostreadersprobablyfindthebook?A．It'saboutrace.B．It'sasadstory.C．It'sasimplemystery.D．Ithasasurprisingending.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．CelesteNgandherfamily.B．TheawardsCelesteNgwon.C．CelesteNg'slearningexperiences.D．CelesteNgandherbest­knownnovel.23．（8分）Inthewintersof2012and2013,NationalGeographicgrantee(被批准人)AndersAngerbjornandhisPh.D．student,RasmusErlandsson,studiedanextremelythreatenedspecies,theScandinavianarcticfox.Thecurrentpopulationnumbersarefewerthan150individualsinmainlandEuropesomanyoftheyoungfoxesarehavingdifficultyfindinganon-relatedpartner.Otherthreatstothespeciesincludecompetitionfromtheredfoxfortheraresmallrodents(啮齿目动物)theybothdependuponforfood.AngerbjornandErlandssonmonitoredthearcticfoxpopulationinVasterbottenandNorrbotten,Sweden,toidentifythebestareasforfurtherconservationactions.Thisincludedtagging(贴标签于)thebabyfoxes,whichprovedtobeachallenge.“Whencatchingarcticfoxesitiseasytobelievethatthesmalleronesaretheeasiesttohandle.Insomeaspectsitistrue.Theirteetharesmallerandthejawslesspowerful.However,justashumanchildrenhaveahardtimekeepingstill,thereallysmallcubs(幼兽)dotoo.”“Wehandlethefoxesinabagwhiletagging,andthetrickistokeeptheanimalstillbetweenyourlegswhilekneeling.Andherecomesthetrickypart.Howdoyoukeepasmall,wildfoxstill?Youcannotapplytoomuchforce.Youreallydonotwanttohurtit.Justaswithsmallchildrenthebesttoolispatience,butatthesametimeyouwantthehandlingtobeasshortaspossible.”“OneparticularcubhadatechniqueIhadneverexperiencedbeforeasitcontinuouslytriedtoturnontoitsback,fornoobviousreason.Ihadtoreachtheears,soIquicklyturnedthecubupright.Thecubstayedstillforafewseconds,andthenbegantorollontoitsbackagain.Thesamethinghappenedoverandoveragain!Finally,Igotthetagsinplace,andaftermakingmeasurementsandtakingsomesamples,Ifinallyletitgo.”1、Accordingtothetext,theredfox________.A．lookslikethearcticfoxB．isanendangeredspeciesC．needsmoreconservationactionsD．competeswiththearcticfoxforfood2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph1referto?A．Providingfoodforthearcticfox.B．Checkingthenumberofthearcticfox.C．Buildingconservationareasforthearcticfox.D．Helpingthearcticfoxfindanon-relatedpartner.3、HumanchildrenarementionedinParagraph2toexplainthat________.A．kidslovethearcticfoxB．babyfoxescanbedangerousC．itisdifficulttotagbabyfoxesD．thesmallerfoxesareeasiertohandle4、Totagsmallcubs,AngerbjornandErlandssonhadtobe________.A．braveB．patientC．creativeD．strong24．（8分）Whenyoueatoutinarestaurant,itisnotunusualtohearpeopleyelling,“Letmegetthisone!”andsometimesseethempushingorarmwrestlingtofightfortheprivilegeofpayingthebill.Thesefightsareoftenveryloudandactive.Eachpersoninvolvedshowsanhonestdesiretopickupthebill,andintheend,allthepeopleatthetablegivethewinnerpraiseandgratitude.Infact,figuringoutwhowillgetthebillisalwaysaheadacheforChinesepeopleatformalmeals.Althoughthepeoplehostingthemealareverylikelytopaythecheck,itisacommonpracticetomakeatoken(象征性的)efforttopaythebill,butyouwillembarrassthemifyoudoendupactuallychippingin(凑)somecash.Inrecentyears,goingDutchhasbeenacceptedbymanyyoungpeople.Butoldergenerationswhofear“losingface”stillfinditembarrassingandmeantocalculateeachperson’sshareofthebill.AstravelguidebrandLonelyPlanetnoted,itisconsidered.“theheightofunsophistication(不懂人情世故)”。Butthesedays,thankstodigitalpaymentapps,splittingthebillelectronicallyisbecomingawidely-acceptedidea.Evenpeoplefromoldergenerationswouldliketodoso.ByscanningaQRcodeandpayingtheirshareviasocialnetworkingtoolWeChatande-commerceappAlipayontheirsmartphonesinoneeasyclick,urbanChinesearefindingiteasiertosavethemtheembarrassmentoffiguringouteachperson’spaymentwhentheyorderameal.“ThisfunctionhasmadegoingDutchlesstroubleandmorefuninChina”,CNNnoted.“Becauseoftheirconvenience,manyofusareneverwithoutourphones.Andperson-to-personmobilepaymentservicesareincrediblyeasytouseandsavethetroubleofdealingwithchange,”saidan18-year-oldstudentinChina.“Youcanalsoleavefunnynotesusingemoji(表情符号)likeabowlofriceoracupofteatodescribeamealthatyouhaveshared.”1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．TheChinesetraditionofdiningoutwithfriends.B．AnewtrendofsplittingthebillinChina.C．Howsocialnetworkingtoolshaveinfluencedourdailylives.D．WhypeopleinChinaargueoverwhopaysthebillwhendiningout.2、Splittingthebillatformalmealswasconsideredtobea(an)______task.A．hard B．easyC．exciting D．funny3、ManyChinesepeoplemakeatokenefforttopaythebillbecause______.A．theydon’twanttobeconsideredunsophisticatedB．theywantpraiseandgratitudefromtheirfriendsC．theyconsideritanhonortohostthemealandpaythebillD．theyfindithardtoworkouthowmucheachpersonneedstopay4、Theunderlinedphrase“goingDutch”(inParagraph4)probablymeans______.A．figuringoutthetotalpaymentB．takingturnstopaythebillC．fightingfortheprivilegeofpayingthebillD．eachpersonpayingtheirownexpenses5、Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtheadvantageofusingdigitalpaymentappstosplitthebill?A．They’reeasiertouseandmoreinteresting.B．Theysavethetroubleofdealingwithchange.C．Theymakeiteasiertofigureouthowmuchmoneyeachpersonhastopay.D．Theymakepeoplelessembarrassedtosplitthebill.25．（10分）Bambooisoneoftheworld'smostusefulplants.Forthousandsofyears,bamboohasbeenusedinmanydifferentways-fromfoodtomedicinetoclothingand,insmallways,asabuildingmaterial.However,bambooisnotoftenusedasabuildingmaterialinthedevelopedworld.AprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniaistryingtochangethat.Theprofessorandhisstudentsaretestingthestrengthofbamboo.Theyaretestinghowmuchpressureorweightitcantakebeforebreaking.KentHarriesisaprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh.Harriessaysthattestingmethodsforbambooneedtobethesameforall.Theyneedtobestandardized.Standardizingtestmethodsforbamboowillhelptobringtheplantintocommonuse.Itwillalsogiveengineersandbuildersaroundtheworldadependablestandard.Harriessaysthatbambooisstronginnature.Thestrengthofatleastthreespeciesofbambooissimilartosteel.Besidesitsstrength,bamboohasotherfeaturesthatmakeitveryusefulinbuilding.Hesaysitisresilient(有弹力的),meaningitkeepsitsshapeandstrengthevenunderpressure.Bambooalsogrowsquickly.Bamboothatissuitableforconstructionneedsmuchlessresourcesthanwood.Theharvestcycleofbambooisabout3years.Softwoodssuchascedar,pineandsprucehaveaharvestcycleofabout10years.Andhardwoodsthatcomefromfloweringplantssuchasoakandwalnutneedmorethan30years.Bambooiswidelyusedasfoodforpandabears.Itisalsousedforflooringandwindowcovers.However,forbuilding,bambooisnotusedmuchoutsideitsnativegrowingarea.Thisismostlybecauseofitsroundshape.Butthereareotherreasonstoo.Peoplethink--orhavethementality--thatbambooisalowqualitybuildingmaterial.1、What

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space.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）Severalmonthsago,Greecesufferedfromtherefugee(难民)disaster.Ihadn’tbeen1oftheScale(规模)ofituntilIactuallygottoGreece.I2asmanageroftheOinofytaCamp.Thisworkislikebeinga3,AndIrealizedthatIhadmetmy4,whichwastotakecareofthemandshowthemthattheywerelovedandcaredabout,not5.AlloftheGreekislandsare6.Ihaveacampthatwithinthreeorfourdayscould7500people.Whenyourlifeisspentgettinghandouts(救济的)fromeveryoneallday,youloseyour8.Ihadthis9ideathatitwouldbegreattostartabusiness,sewingbagsfromleftover10material.Thosepeoplewerethe11peopleinthecampbecausetheyhadapurpose.Wehave12inAmericawhowanttobuythesebagsnow.Learningtosay13hasbeenoneoftheharderthingshereatthecamp;theconstant14ofresidents.Iwassohappyforthemwhentheygottheirfamily15,andsosadbecauseIknewthatthe16ofmebeingableto17seethemagainwasprettyslim.My18kidsareallaskingmethesamequestionnow:“Mom,whenareyoucominghome?”Idon’tknow.Ihopethatmylegacy(遗赠)hereisthattherefugeeswillalwaysrememberthatIcaredaboutthem,thattheywerespecialand19,andthattheywereworthyofthat20.1、A．afraidB．awareC．fondD．ashamed2、A．tookoverB．madeforC．cameupD．figuredout3、A．teacherB．volunteerC．motherD．lawyer4、A．failureB．goalC．momentD．problem5、A．forcedB．shelteredC．curedD．forgotten6、A．overcrowdedB．abandonedC．observedD．involved7、A．employB．trainC．examineD．serve8、A．dignityB．payC．demandD．value9、A．strangeB．ordinaryC．wildD．peaceful10、A．cookingB．tentC．heatingD．wood11、A．saddestB．happiestC．bravestD．calmest12、A．leadersB．consultantsC．workersD．purchasers13、A．goodbyeB．thanksC．sorryD．hello14、A．fightingB．checkingC．workingD．changing15、A．anniversaryB．partyC．reunionD．celebration16、A．pityB．intentionC．possibilityD．reward17、A．everB．neverC．oftenD．seldom18、A．positiveB．ownC．adoptedD．selfish19、A．unexpectedB．thankfulC．considerateD．important20、A．benefitB．rewardC．careD．praise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）FuXuewei,a25-year-oldgirlfromChengdu,China1．(recent)sharedabeautifulsetofweddingphotosontheInternet.However,there'sadebateonthephotographs,2．nogroom(新郎)seemstobefoundinthephotos.Infact,theonlypeople3．(feature)inthephotosareMs.Fuandher87-year-oldgrandfather.Despitehavingnoplansofgettingmarriedanytimesoon,Fudecided4．(wear)theweddingdressforhergrandfather.ThemanfellseriouslyilllastSeptember,withdoctorswarningthathecouldpassaway5．anytime.FearinghemightnevergettofulfillthedreamofwalkingherdowntotheMr.Right,Fuarrangedthesurprisephotoshoot.Shetook6．(she)grandfatherforaregularhospitalcheck-up,onlytorevealthattheyweregoingtotakepictureslaterandheagreed。MsFu7．(raise)byhergrandparentsfromtheageoften,8．makesthemmeanalottoher.Sheinsiststhatshetakescareoftheminreturn.Theyoungwomaneven9．(have)atattooofhergrandfather."Ihadmygrandfather’sappearancetattooedonmyarmbecauseIwantallmynew10．(friend)toknowwhathelookslikeinthefuture,"shesaid。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。DearMr、Smith,Gladtoknowthatyou'reveryinterestedinChinesecalligraphythatyouwanttolearnit、I'mhappytorecommendtoyouanoutstandingprofessionalteacher、ProfessorWangMingisfamousChinesecalligraphymaster,thatnotonlyteachesChinesecalligraphyatuniversityandalsoworksasaChinesecalligraphytrainerathomewhenhe'sfree、Therearebusesrunningfrequentfromourschooltoherhomeandittookonlyabout20minutes、ProfessorWangMingisfreefrom2:30to5:30everySundayafternoonandthetrainingfeeis200yuanforaperiodofthreehour、Isitsuitabletoyou?Lookingforwardtoreceiveyourreplysoon、122第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，为了庆祝建国70周年，你校成功举办了一场校园文化艺术节活动。你的笔友Tony来信向你了解艺术节相关情况，请你给他回信，内容包括以下几个方面：1.活动目的：庆祝建国70周年；2.活动形式：演讲比赛，歌舞表演及中国传统文化展览等；3.活动意义。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearTony,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D3、D4、C5、B6、A7、C8、B9、C10、C11、D12、C13、A14、C15、B16、C17、B18、C19、B20、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、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,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominated（主宰）thatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshed