辽宁省本溪满族自治区高级中学2025届高三最后一模英语试题含解析

辽宁省本溪满族自治区高级中学2025届高三最后一模英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive2．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when3．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing4．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must5．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something6．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget7．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome8．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed9．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because10．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once11．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated12．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/13．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when14．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched15．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor16．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly17．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited18．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked19．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures20．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich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）Lifehasn’talwaysbeeneasyforSareanaKimia,16.Herparentssplitupwhenshewasyoung,andshehasn’tseenherdadsinceshewasl0.InJune2014,sheandhermom,ShefaliGupta,foundoutthattheywouldsoonbeevicted(逐出)fromtheirhome.Sareanaknewthathermomhadmoneyproblems.Evenbeforetheeviction,Guptahadbecomeverysad.Becauseshedidn’thavehealthinsurance,Guptacouldn’tgetadoctor’shelpforheremotionalproblems.Sareanatookchargeofthingsathome.Forexample,sheoftencookedherfamily’smeals.Whensheandhermomwereabouttolosetheirhome,itwasSareanawhoarrangedaplaceforthemtostay.Foryears,Sareanahadbeenanactivevolunteerwithseveralorganizations.Sheevenstartedherowngroup,YouthforNationalChange.Itworkstosupporttherightsofyoungpeople.Sareanacalledafewadultsshehadworkedwith.Afterfindingoutabouthersituation,onecoupleopenedtheirdoorsrightaway.ButbyAugust2014,thecouplenolongerhadroomforSareanaandhermom.Thetwoendeduplivingintheircar.Theydidn’twanttogotoahomelessshelteroutoffearthattheycouldbesplitup.Throughitall,Sareanakeptworkingonprojectsandstudying.“AtnopointdidIletwhatwasgoingonchangemydailyroutine,”shesays.Sareanaishomeschooledonlineandgoestoclassesatanearbycollege.Lastfall,schoolbillsbeganpilingup.Shehadnowaytopaythem.Afriendsuggestedthatshetryraisingfundsonline.AfteranewspaperrananarticleaboutSareana,donationspouredin-nearly$30,000!Shepaidforschoolandhadenoughmoneylefttorentasmallapartment.SheandhermommovedintoitinJanuary2015.1、WhathappenedtoSareanain2014?A．Shelostherfather.B．Shebecamehomeless.C．Hermomabandonedher.D．Herhousewasdestroyed.2、Sareanastartedanorganizationto.A．teachpeopletocookB．supportpoorpeopleC．earnmoneyD．helpyouth3、Sareanafinallyfoundherownapartment.A．byraisingmoneyB．bydoingpart—timejobsC．withthehelpofherfriendsD．withthehelpofhercolleg22．（8分）SunriseHikeSaturday,October21,6:45am---7:45amEnjoysunrisefromthehilltopasyoulearnaboutwildlife,plants,historyandforest.Ages8andup;under18withanadult.Toregister(报名)byphone,call630-933-7248.MeetintheparkinglotonthewestsideofGreeneRoadsouthof79thStreet.Dressfortheweather,wearcomfortableshoesandbringwater.TrickOrTreatSaturday,October28,9:00am---11:30amYouandyourfamilyareinvitedtojointheYMCAforaHalloweenhikeupBadgerMountain!MakesuretowearyourHalloweencostumes(戏装)!Freeshirtsforthefirst200kidsregistered.Remembertotakeawayyourshirtby11:30amoritwillbegivenaway.Cost:TrickorTreatisaFREEevent.DiscoveryHikeThursday,October26,1:00pm---4:00pm;Ages3-8Fallispumpkintime.Listentoapumpkinstoryandlearnhowpumpkinsgrow.Thenwewillheadoutonthepathinsearchofalittlepumpkinjustforyouandmaybe,wewillfindthegreatpumpkinalongtheway.$7perchild.HarvestDayCampMonday,October31,8:00am---5:00pmHarvestCampisanopportunityforchildrenaged5-13tofindthewonderofautumnatKeystoneScienceSchoolandenjoyallthefuntheHalloweenseasonoffers.We’llexplorethewaysournaturalenvironmenthaschangedfromsummertofall.Asalways,ourprogrammingisfocusedonbuildingskills,knowledgeandconfidence.Cost:$0.00.1、Whatdotheseactivitieshaveincommon?A．Theyaredesignedonlyforchildren.B．Theyareheldinamountain.C．TheyaretocelebrateHalloween.D．Theyalltakeplaceinautumn.2、Inwhichactivitymightchildrengetfreeclothes?A．SunriseHikeB．DiscoveryHikeC．HarvestDayCampD．TrickOrTreat3、WhatcanchildrendoonthelastdayofOctober?A．Listentoapumpkinstory.B．Hikewiththeirparents.C．Enjoythebeautyofautumn.D．Learnaboutwildlifeandforest.23．（8分）Scientistsarepreparingtolaunchtheworld'sfirstmachinetocleanuptheplanet'slargestmassofoceanplastic.Theexpertsbelievethemachineshouldbeabletocollecthalfofthedetritusinthepatch–about40,000metrictons–withinfiveyears.Inthepastfewweekstheyhavebeenbusyweldingtogethergianttubesthatwillsitonthesurfaceoftheseaandformtheskeletonofthemachine,creatingthelargestfloatingbarrierevermade。Thesystem,originallydreamedupbyMr.Slat,willbeshippedoutthissummertotheGreatPacificGarbagePatch,betweenHawaiiandCalifornia,andwhichcontainsanestimated1.8trillionpiecesofplastic.Itwillbethefirsteverattempttotacklethepatchsinceitwasdiscoveredin1997.Mr.Slatwas16andstillatschoolwhenhewasdivinginGreeceandfirstsawforhimselftheamountofplasticpollutingthesea.“Thereweremorebagsthanfishdownthere,”herecalls.Twoyearslaterhecameupwithasolution,quituniversityaftersixmonthsandsetupTheOceanCleanupasacompany.Mr.Slat,23,saysthefirstplastictoarriveonshorewillbeamajormilestone.“Weasahumanitycreatedthisproblem,soIthinkit'sourresponsibilityalsotohelpsolveit,”hesaid.TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch(GPGP)spans617,763sqmiles-morethantwicethesizeofFrance,andcontainsatleast79,000tonsofplastic,researchfoundlastmonth.Mostofitismadeupof“ghostgear”–partsofabandonedandlostfishinggear,suchasnetsandropes–oftenfromillegalfishingvessels.Ghostgearkillsmorethan100,000whales,dolphinsandsealseachyear,accordingtoscientificsurveys.Seabirdsandothermarinelifeareincreasinglybeingfounddeadwithstomachsfullofsmallpiecesofplastic.Creatureseatplasticdiscardedintheseathinkingit’sfoodbutthenstarvetodeathbecausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.Othersaretrappedanddieofstarvationorarestrangledorsuffocatedbyghostgear.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．waste.B．ocean.C．system.D．machine.2、Accordingtothepassage,mostoftheGarbageinPacificismadeupof_____.A．fishingvesselsB．dolphinsandsealsC．gianttubesD．abandonedfishinggear3、whydosomecreaturesinTheGreatPacificGarbagePatchdieofstarvation?A．becausetheywerekilledbyGhostgear.B．becausetheyweresuffocatedbyghostgear.C．becausetheydidn'tlikeeatingplastic.D．becausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.4、WhatisthemainideaofthePassage?A．newsaboutthefirstmachinetocleanupoceanplastic.B．reportaboutthedeathofmarinelifeC．informationaboutoceanplastic.D．thereasonforinventingamachine.24．（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$300billion25．（10分）TwosummersagoIwasabouttotumfiftyandwantedtodosomethingI’dneverdonebefore.MydaughterBaileythoughtskydiving(跳伞)wouldbeperfectforme.IcanpromiseyouthatofallthethingsIwasthinkingofdoing,jumpingoutofanairplanenevercameclosetomakingthelist.AsIage,Iseemtohavedevelopedagrowingfearofheights.Afterseveralrequestsfrommydaughter,Ifinallysaidyesandshelookedalmostshocked.Itoldafriendwhatweweredoing,thenwesetoff.Wehada3-hourdrivetothejumpsite.Wedrovethroughsomebeautifulcountryside,butthenwepassedasmallcemetery(基地)Thenwepassedanothercemeteryandanotherone.Iaskedifsomanypeoplediedjumpingoutofairplanesinthisareathattheyneededtokeepbuildingmorecemeteriestoburyallthebodies!Aswesqueezedintothelittleplane,ItightlyheldtherighthandofmypartnerRonnie.Theshortridetoaltitudewascruelforme.AsBaileysteppedtothedoor,shelookedbackatmeandsaid“Dad,I’msureyoucandoit!”Isaidyesassherolledout,Iimmediatelylookedbehindmeandsaid“RONNIEIAMNOTFEELINGGOOD”Hesaid,“It’sgoingtobegreat.Besides,it’stoolatenowanyway”,anywejumpedout.Thenextfiveminutesweresomeofthemostexcitingofmylife.Itwassobeautifulandpeaceful—exceptforthepartswhereIwasscreaming.IprayedtoGodfortheparachute(降落伞)toopen,butmostlyItoldHimhowthankfulIwasformylifeandbeingwithmethroughgoodandbad.1、What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofmentioningcemeteriesinParagraph2?A．Totellhowdeterminedhewas.B．Toshowhowroughthetripwas.C．Toexpresshowscaredhewasthen.D．Toprovehowlonelythejumpsitewas.2、WhatdidBaileydoforherfatherbeforeskydived?A．Sheplayedajokewithhim.B．Shegavehimencouragement.C．Shecomfortedhimconstantly.D．Sheofferedhimusefulguidance.3、Howdidtheauthorbehaveafterjumpingoutoftheairplane?A．Heenjoyedhimself.B．Hestayedquitecalm.C．Hebreathedoutinrelief.D．Hekeptfearingforsafety.4、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthetext?A．Heskydivedforthefirsttimeattheageof48.B．Hejumpedathisdaughter’srecommendation.C．Theolderhegets,thelessfearfulofheightsheis.D．Neverhadheconsideredattemptingtodoskydiving.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）Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbsinmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.1theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（脚趾）2athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs3anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas4asweetlittleoldladyandasI5herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish6,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose7Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand8herthumbstomethat9weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She10myhandsagainandsaid,“Be11ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second12withastrangerthatforever13myviewofapartofmeIoncewas14byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand15onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs16!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish17youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I18mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．AdmittedlyB．FortunatelyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．alongwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．waitingforB．checkingoutC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．countedD．donated6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．accent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．recommendedC．showedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．onceD．although10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．sureB．skepticalC．afraidD．proud12、A．appointmentB．conversationC．bargainD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．embarrassedB．frightenedC．delightedD．amazed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．insistD．pray19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．frankD．sensitive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）Chinahasalwaysbeenfamousforbeinga“StateofEtiquette(礼仪)”.Accordingtohistoricaldocuments,asearlyas2,600yearsago,thisnationhasalreadyestablishedathoroughset（小题1）diningetiquette.Afamous19thcenturyRussianwriter,AntonChekhov,onceinvitedaChineseman（小题2）(have)adrinkinabar.Chekhovsaid,“Beforedrinkingfromhiscup,hehelditwithhishandsandpresentedtomeandthebarownerandbartenders,（小题3）(say)‘qing(please)’.ThisisthecustomofChina.Theyarenotlikeustofinishitinonedrink,（小题4）prefertodrinkbytakingasmallamountat（小题5）time.Witheverysip(一小口),he（小题6）(eat)somefood.Afterwards,hehandedmesomeChinese（小题7）(coin)toshowgratitude.Thisisaratherinterestinglypolitenationality...“ThiswasthemostvaluableopinionofaChineseperson（小题8）wasgivenbyaforeignertwocenturiesago.Chinesetraditionaldinnerproceduresusedtobelonganddealt（小题9）(serious)with;the（小题10）(important)theoccasion,themorecomplextheprocedureswere.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每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。Ropeskippingisasportsuitableforpeopleofallage、Peopleskipropeforfunandexercise、Everystudentareabletolearntoskip、Youcanskipaloneorwithyourclassmates、Ifyouskipalone,youwillneedshortropeaboutdoublethelengthofyourhigh、Youshouldturntheropeslowsothatyoucanskipsafely、Itmighthelpwithifyoucansingarhymewhileskips、Whenyouskiprope,yourheartbeatsfastthanusualandyourbodyisstressed、Therefore,stopforarestafteryouinjureyourself、So,pickuparope,findingasillyrhymeandstartskipping、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual’sintelligence.Thefirstissortofbrainheisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealowintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortoftheenvironmentinwhichheisbroughtup.Ifanindividualishandicapped(受阻碍)environmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillstoptodevelopandhewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual’sintelligencecanbeprovedbytheidenticaltwins,PeterandJohn.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefoster(寄养)homes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalopportunities.John,however,waseducatedinthehomewell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Thisenvironmentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregiventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.John’sIQwas125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisbrother.【写作内容】1.以约30个词概括短文的要点;2.然后以约120个词就“环境与人的智力发展”的主题发表看法,并包括如下要点:a.你是否赞同“环境决定智力的发展”这一观点?为什么?b.请举出具体事例说明你的观点;c.你认为如何才能最大限度地发展智力?【写作要求】1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;3.不必写标题。【评分标准】内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、C3、C4、A5、C6、D7、D8、C9、A10、D11、A12、B13、C14、C15、A16、A17、A18、B19、B20、B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、B2、D3、A22、1、D2、D3、C23、1、A2、D3、D4、A24、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,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultstart,IfeltexactlyasIwasonthatlong-agodayonSpringfieldAvenue:free.SoonIwasridingalong,watchingthewavesbreak.ItseemedthateveryoneIpassedsmiled.AndI