云南省民族大学附属中学2025届高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

云南省民族大学附属中学2025届高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful2．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad3．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled4．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.5．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded6．Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblem______athand.A．besolvedB．tosolveC．solvedD．beingsolved7．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment8．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such9．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor10．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting11．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.12．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall13．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas14．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep15．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff16．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway17．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof18．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged19．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor20．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t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）Oursolarsystemmightbecrazierthanweoncethought.ScientistssaythatdeepwithinUranus（天王星）andNeptune（海王星）itrainsdiamonds．OnEarth.diamondsformunderextremeheatandpressure.TheinsideofUranusandNeptunealsohashightemperaturesandpressures.What'smore,theblueplanetsarelargelymadeupoficywaterandgasessuchasmethane(甲烷).Soscientistshavelongbelievedthatdeepinsidethetwoplanets,theheatandpressurethemethaneintohydrogen(氢)andcarbon(碳)Thendiamondrainwouldform,fallingtowardthecenteroftheplanets.Butnoonecouldprovethatthiswouldreallywork-untilnow.InastudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureAstronomy,scientistssaytheywereabletocreatethiskindof"diamondrain"inalab,reportedTheGuardian.Scientistsusedhigh-poweredlaserstocreatepairsofshockwavesthroughakindofplastic.Theplasticismadefromhydrogenandcarbon,muchlikemethane.Theshockwavescreatedhighpressureandheat,likethatinsideUranusandNeptune."Theexperimentaltimeisveryshort,DominikKraus,leadauthorofthestudy,toldTheGuardian."Thatwesawthisveryclearsignatureofdiamondswasactuallyvery,verysurprising”.Thediamondscreatedinthelabweretiny,onlyafewnanometers(纳米)wide.ScientistsbelievethatdiamondswouldbemuchlargerwithinNeptuneandUranus.Thentheymightslowlysinktowardtheplanetscenterbecauseofgravity.1、Whatfactorisneededtoformdiamonds?A．ExtremeheatandpressureB．HydrogenandcarbonC．lcywaterandgasesD．High-poweredlasers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninthelastparagraph?A．UnsuccessfulB．SmallC．RealD．Natural3、Howdidscientistsprovethetheoryofformingdiamond?A．BygivingexamplesB．BystatingargumentC．ByexplainingstatisticaldataD．Bydoingexperiments4、Whatcanbereferredfromthetext?A．Therearemanyhigh-poweredlasersinNeptuneandUranusB．DeepinsideNeptuneandUranuscouldbefullofdiamondsC．TheshockwavesinsideNeptuneandUranuscratehighpressureandheat.D．ScientistslongbelievethattherearediamondsinsideNeptuneandUranus23．（8分）Imaginewalkingthroughanancientcity,thenclimbingagatetowertotakeinawonderfulviewofthecityanditsmorethan600-year-oldwalls.Youcanhearthecity’sheartbeatintheair.ThisistheAncientCityofPingyaoinShanxiProvince,aplacethatshoulddefinitelybeonyourtravelrouteifyouenjoyhistoryorancientarchitecturesinceitsoriginscanbetracedbacktomorethan2,700yearsago.LocatedinthecenterofShanxiProvince,PingyaoisthehometownofJinmerchants,agroupofmerchantswhoactivelydominated(支配)aboomingcommoditymarketthroughoutChinaformorethan500years,especiallyduringtheMingandQingdynasties.AfterthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949,thecity’sagricultureandmanufacturingindustriesdevelopedrapidly.FollowingChina’sreformandopening-upinthe1980s,Pingyaostruggledwiththetransitionfromamanagedeconomytothecurrentmarket-orientedeconomy.Duringthistime,thecitygovernmentsoughtoutnewwaystobreakthroughthiseconomicbottleneck.Finallyinthewinterof1997,opportunitycameknocking.Throughtheeffortsofthecitygovernment,PingyaoearneditsplaceontheUNESCOWorldHeritagelist,whichcausedtheentireworldtotakenoticeofthecity.Sincethecity’sfamehasrisen,localsinPingyaohavedeepenedtheirunderstandingoftheconservationeffortspreservingthehistoricalrelicsintheirhometown.Meanwhilethecityadministrationhascontinuedtoupgradeitselfthroughastrategythatfollowsthepillarsof“conservation,entrepreneurship,developmentandprotection.”Currently,thecityisfocusedonestablishingasustainableindustrythatwillenableittocontinuetogrowwhilealsoprotectingitsrelicsandintroducingthemtotheworld.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“transition”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Translation.B．Spread.C．Range.D．Change.2、WhatcontributedtoPingyao’spopularityaroundtheworld?A．Thecitygovernment’shardwork.B．TheofficialrecognitionbytheUNESCO.C．ThedevelopmentofPingyao’seconomy.D．Theancientarchitectureinthecity.3、Whatmeasureistakentofurtherdevelopthecity?A．Combiningeconomywithculturalprotection.B．Constructingmoremodernbuildings.C．Learningfromothercitiesintheworld.D．Establishingmanufacturingindustries.4、Howisthetextdeveloped?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Bylistingreasons.D．Byraisingquestions.24．（8分）City：HangzhouLaunched：2008Size：2，965stations/69，750bikesPrice：﹩32.61deposit（押金）+timechargeWhiletakingalookatthiscity，youmayseethebestbikesharingintheworld．Asthesecondontheplanetbysize，theHangzhouPublicBicycleSystemisoneofthemostcommonandusefulshares，largelybecauseit'scombinedwithpublictransportation：asinglecardcanbeusedinsubway，bus，taxiandbikesharing．Residentsandtouristscanputdownadepositof200ChineseYuan（about﹩33）andrideforanhourforfreeinthissceniccity．Eachadditionalhourcostsonly﹩0.15．Itwasalsothefirstnew﹣generationbike﹣sharingsysteminChina．By2020it'sprojectedtohave175，000bikes．City：BarcelonaLaunched：2007Size：420stations/6，000bikesPrice：﹩61.93peryearBarcelona'sBicyclingProgramdevelopedSpain'sbike﹣sharingbusinessinabigway．Thisprogramtookofflikewildfireonwheels，andbecausefourtimesbiggerinoneyear．Itinspireddifferentcopycatprogramsalloverthecountry．Today，Spainhas132bike﹣sharingsystems．Theprogramisoneoftheworld'smostrespectedandpopularshares．Butitisonlyopentoresidentsandtouristsarenotallowedtouseit．City：ParisLaunched：2007Size：1，751stations/23，900bikesPrice：﹩38.52peryear/﹩2.26perdayParis'sbike﹣sharingisthestaroftheworld．Launchedin2007，itistheworld'slargestoutsideofChina．CheapbyAmericanstandards，youcanridearoundParisona€1.7daypass﹣﹣﹣thefirsthalfhourofeachtripisfree．Becausethissystemcoversthecitywithanaverageof50stationspersquaremile，it'safavouritewithbothlocalsandtourists．1、WhatdoweknowaboutBarcelona'sBicyclingProgram？A．IthasdriventhedevelopmentofSpain'sbike﹣sharing．B．IthasoncebeenruinedbyfireaccidentsC．Itispopularamongtravellers．D．Itconsistsof175，000bikes．2、HowmuchshouldyoupaytorideasharedbikeinParis？A．Nothingforanhour．B．﹩61.93peryear．C．﹩2.26perday．D．﹩1.7perday．3、WhatdotheHangzhouPublicBicycleSystemandParis'sbikesharinghaveincommon？A．Theyareopentobothlocalsandtourists．B．Thehavethesameamountofstations．C．Theywerefoundedinthesameyear．D．Theyrequireadepositofover﹩30．25．（10分）Asaboy,CharlesRobertDarwin(达尔文）collectedanythingthatcaughthisinterest:insects,coinsandinterestingstones.Hewasnotveryclever,butDarwinwasgoodatdoingthethingsthatinterestedhim.Hisfatherwasadoctor,soDarwinwassenttoEdinburghtostudymedicine,andwasplannedtofollowamedicalcareer.ButCharlesfoundthelecturesboring.ThenhisfathersenthimtoCambridgeUniversitytostudytobeapriest.WhileatCambridge,Darwin'sinterestinzoologyandgeographygrew.LaterhegotaletterfromRobertFitzRoywhowasplanningtomakeavoyagearoundtheworldonaship,theBeagle.Hewantedanaturalisttojointheship,andDarwinwasrecommended（推荐)ThatvoyagewasthestartofDarwin'sgreatlife.AstheBeaglesailedaroundtheworld,Darwinbegantowonderhowlifehaddevelopedonearth.Hebegantoobserveeverything.Afterhewashome,hesettowork,gettinghiscollectioninorder.HisfirstgreatworkTheZoologyoftheBeaglewaswellreceived,buthewasslowtomakepublichisideasontheoriginoflife.LaterDarwinandWallace,anothernaturalistwhohadthesameopinionsasDarwin,producedapapertogether.Darwin’sgreatbook“OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection"（《物种起源》）appearedItattractedastorm.PeoplethoughtthatDarwinwassayingtheyweredescendedfrommonkeys.Whatashamefulidea!AlthoughmostscientistsagreedthatDarwinwasright,theChurchwasstillsostrongthatDarwinneverreceivedanyhonorsforhiswork.Afterwards,hepublishedanothergreatwork,TheDescentofMan.Hishealthgrewworse,buthestillworked."WhenIhavetogiveupobservation,Ishalldie,"hesaid.Hewasstillworkingon17,April,1882.Hewasdeadtwodayslater.1、Darwin'sfathersenthimtoEdinburghto.A．makehimlikenaturalhistoryB．makehimbecomeadoctorC．lethimchangehishobbiesD．havehimgiveuphiscollection2、Accordingtothepassage；CharlesDarwin'swholelifewaschangedby.A．hisstudyatCambridgeUniversityB．hiscollectionofcoinsC．thenaturalistsatCambridgeD．thevoyageoftheBeagle3、Theunderlinedpart“theyweredescendedfrommonkeys"probablymeans“”.A．theygavemonkeyslifeB．theyweredifferentfrommonkeysC．theyweredevelopedfrommonkeysD．theyhadtolivewithmonkey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）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Ibelievethatsmallactsofkindnesshavethebiggestinfluenceonourlives.WhileonavacationinMexicowithmyfamily,Ilearnedthisvaluable36.Ourroomwasonthe8thfloorofourhotel,sowewould37theelevatoreveryday.38otherpeopleuseit,too.OneafternoonIrodeitalone.Thebellboygreetedmeand39thebuttonformyfloor.Ismiledandtooktheelevatorin40.Theelevatorstoppedatthenextfloor,andanelderlymaid41inwithalargebundleofcleantowels.Icouldtellshewas42tocarrythelargeloadandwasprobably43fromhavingworkedallmorning.Ifeltitwasnotmyplacetointerfere（干涉）,soI44todosomethingtohelp.Thebellboy,alsosensingher45Themaidlookedattheboywith46andthensmiledgratefullytohis47.TheythenbegantospeakinSpanishtoeachother.48Icouldn’tunderstandwhattheyweresaying,Icouldtellbytheir49thattheboy’sactofkindnesshadmadeherday.Hecouldhaveriddeninsilencelikeme.Itwasn’this50tohelpher,buthedid51AfterIcameoutoftheelevator,guiltovercamemeasI52whatIshouldhavedoneinthatsituation.Whydidn’tItakethetowels?Theboywasn’t53ofhowhisactionswouldaffectallthepeople54histhoughtfuldeed.Heprobablydoesn’teven55helpingthewomanintheelevator.Tome,hissmallactofkindnessmademydayaswell.2171．A．lessonB．viewC．attitudeD．news2172．A．holdB．driveC．useD．try2173．A．MoreorlessB．OnebyoneC．SoonerorlaterD．Nowandthen2174．A．countedB．pushedC．announcedD．checked2175．A．silenceB．peaceC．darknessD．coldness2176．A．caughtB．calledC．steppedD．turned2177．A．preparingB．strugglingC．entertainingD．pretending2178．A．absentB．sickC．separateD．tired2179．A．hesitatedB．doubtedC．promisedD．agreed2180．A．abilityB．ageC．smileD．burden2181．A．sadnessB．surpiseC．loninessD．anger2182．A．loyaltyB．businessC．helpD．duty2183．A．sinceB．asC．whileD．if2184．A．descriptionB．introductionC．explanationD．expression2185．A．problemB．influenceC．jobD．purpose2186．A．anywhereB．anywayC．somewhereD．someway2187．A．thoughtofB．broughtaboutC．carriedonD．insistedon2188．A．afraidB．awareC．fondD．free2189．A．repeatingB．improvingC．recognisingD．witnessing2190．A．suggestB．rememberC．imagineD．enjoy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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.MistakesthatworkThebestwaytolearnsomethingistomakemistakesfirst.ThomasEdison,1．inventedthelightbulb,toldhiscolleagues:“Ofthe200lightbulbsthatdidn’twork,everyfailuretoldmesomethingwasabletoincorporate(融入)intothenextattempt.”BenjaminFranklin,theUSstatesmanandscientistoncesaid:“Ihaven’tfailed.Ihavehad10,000ideasthatdidn’twork.”2．ofthesepeopleunderstoodthatfailuresandfalsestartsaretheconditionofsuccess.Infact,3．surprisingnumberofeverydayobjectshadtheirbeginningsinamistakeoramisunderstanding.Post-itnotes,packetsofcrispsandevenbreadareallunexpectedinventions.In2600BC,atiredEgyptianslaveinvented4．isnowcalledbreadwhenthedough(面团)roseduringhissleep.AndcrispswerefirstcookedbyacookintheUSAwhenacustomersuggestedhisfriedpotatoesbe5．(thin)thantheywere.In1968SpencerSilverwastryingtodevelopastronggluewhenheaccidentallyinventedaveryweakglueinstead.Hiscolleague,ArtFrydecidedtouseitsixyearslater,in1974,tohavehisbookmarks6．(hold)inhisbooksandthepost-itnotewasinvented.Successfulbusinesspeoplehaveoftenmadebig,expensivemistakesintheirpast.WhenanemployeeofIBMmadeamistakethatcostthecompany$600,000,ThomasWatson,thechairman,7．(ask)ifhewouldfiretheman.“No,”hereplied.“Ihavejustspent$600,0008．(train)him.Iwon’tletanothercompany9．(benefit)fromtheexperience.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatyouneedtolearnfromyourmistakes.10．youdon’t,thenthereisnopointmakingthem.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、除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个端字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。副除：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。Lasttem,anewspaperreadingcoursewasstartbyourEnglishteacher、Heaskmetoexplainonearticleinthenewspaper、ThepreparationseemeddifficultthanIhadthought、Asthereweremanynamesofpeopleandplaceinthearticle,soIneededtolookthemupinthedictionary、Understandlongsentenceswasanotherproblem、WhenIreadandfoundthemhardly,IaskedmyEnglishteacherforhelp,andfinallyunderstoodawholearticle、Whenmyturncame,Iconfidentlystoodontheplatformanexplaineditquitegood、Thecoursebenefitedhimalot、116第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Richard准备来惠州市参加龙舟赛（thedragonboatrace）。他写信给你，希望你帮他预订好旅馆，并带他游览市内著名景点。请你给他写封回信，内容包括：1.回复他的要求；2.询问具体信息（到达时间、呆多久等）。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。DearRichard,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、D5、C6、B7、C8、C9、B10、B11、D12、B13、C14、D15、A16、D17、C18、C19、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、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,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedme