2025屆四川省樂山市井研縣井研中學(xué)高三最后一模英語試題含答案

2025屆四川省樂山市井研縣井研中學(xué)高三最后一模英語試題含答案注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding2．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how3．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare4．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor5．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends6．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith7．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy8．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken9．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads10．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto11．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute12．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe13．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival14．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．a(chǎn)goodSamaritan D．a(chǎn)sacredcow15．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe16．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when17．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which18．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup19．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat20．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade—orsowethought,asshedidn’tmentionitagain.WeboughtthelatestfashionableBabySitter’sClubdolls,aholidaydressandsomebeautifulstorybooks.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Wecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”Herdadasked.Thetheory,ofcourse,beingthatsincethatisahigh-ticketitemandsheis“suchabiggirl”,itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.Sohespentthenextfivehourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.Threehourslater,onChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforRosetoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.Shelookedatmeandthenatherdadandsaid,“sodoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I’dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1、Rose’sparentsdidn’tbuyherthebikeshewantedbecause________.A．theyhadboughtmanyotherwonderfulthingsforherB．theythoughtshehadchangedhermindC．theydidn’thavetimetodoanyshoppingD．theydecidedtomakeoneforher2、WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A．HethoughtRosewastooyoungforarealbike.B．Hedidn’twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C．Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D．Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.3、Fromthestory,weknowthat________.A．Rose’sfatherwasanartistwithspecialskillsB．RosewouldtradeintheclaybikeforarealoneC．TheparentsweremovedandproudofthegirlD．Rosewasathoughtfulandindependentgirl22．（8分）Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatitisbynomeansaneasytasktobringupachildwell.Andourancestorsalreadyunderstooditwell.Asanoldproverbsays,“Ittakesanentirevillagetoraiseachild.”Thatisbeingquotedmoreandmoreoftenthesedays.AndI’mpleasedaboutthat.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirchildren’seducationinmanyways.Helpingchildrenwithhomeworkandstudying,goingonafieldtrip,teachingacraftorcoachingachild’ssportsteamareallgreatwaystobeinvolvedwithyourchild’seducation.Anddon’tforgettocommunicatewithteachers—theyneedandrespectyourinput.Studiesshowthatchildrenlearnmoreandschoolsfunctionbetterwhenparentsandschoolsworktogether.Communitiescanhelpchildrencreateandachievenewgoals.Thereareotherwayssuchashelpingwithhomework.readingtoachild,coachingachildren’steam,providingemotionalsupport,helpingsolveproblemsandbuildingself-esteem（自尊）.Kidsneedrolemodelsandadviserscanberolemodelsbysharingtheirexperiencesandwisdom.Businessescanalsohelpshapeourchildren’sfuture—inviteaclassfromyourlocalschooltovisityourworkplace.Youmaybeprovidingaglimpsethatopensanewworldofpossibilities.Showstudentswhatgoesonduringatypicalday.Giveaminicourseforstudents:howproductsaremade;howmachineryworks.Youmayhaveadevelopingelectrician,ateacher,anurse,orevenanewspaperreporteronyourhands.Itreallydoeslakeanentirevillagetoraiseachild.Sosharetheresponsibility－andthejoy—ofbringingachildtohisorherfullpotential.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?A．Raisingachildwellneedsvariousefforts.B．Communitiesplayanimportantpartinraisingachild.C．Ourancestorsraisedachildbyusingthewholevillage’sfood.D．Peopleinthesamevillageshouldtakecareofachildtogether.2、Whichofthefollowinghastheauthorstressedinthetext?A．Familyeducation.B．Schooleducation.C．Life-longeducation.D．Karlychildhoodeducation.3、Theauthorthinksvisitingtheworkplacecanhaveaneffectonchildren’s.A．talentB．healthC．gradesD．occupations4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisresearchoneducation.B．Tocallformoreattentiontochildren.C．Tomakeexamplesofeducationreform.D．Tointroducesomewaystoteachchildrenwell.23．（8分）PhotographerwantedTakecreativeandinnovativepicturesforourmonthlymagazine.bachelor'sdegreeinphotographyorcloselyrelatedfieldisnecessary.Also,atleast2yearsofpreviousexperienceinrelatedareasisrequired,Knowledgeofpublishingisdesirable.Candidatesmustbefamiliarwithcurrenttrendsinvisualandgraphictechnologiesofphotography,andaworkingknowledgeofinternationaleconomics.SendresumebySeptember13toBrockPeterson,MonthlyAtlanticEconomist,225NelsonAvenue,Toronto,ONV9ZIM2orbrockpeterson@monthlyatlantic.Com.To:BrockPeterson<brockpeterson@monthlyatlanticcom>From:SandyGob<Sandyg@HomeCanada.ca>Sent:Sept.12,05:45PMDearMrPeterson,IamwritinginresponsetoyourjobadvertisementforaphotographerpostedintheAugust21issueoftheMonthlyAtlanticEconomist.IthinkIamhighlyqualifiedforthisposition.Asyoucanseefrommyattlehedresume,IhavetheappropriateacademicbackgroundincludingaBostonCollegedegreeinphotographyandprofessionalcredentials(證明書)suchasworkingasaphotographerCambridgeforover3years.IwillbemovingtoTorontoonSeptember18,soIcanstartworkingfromthetimeyouwant.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmeatyourearliestconvenience.Iwouldalsobehappytosupplyreferencesand/oracollectionofmyworks.SincerelySandyGoh176、WhereisBrockPetersonworking?A．Atagraphicsdesignfirm.B．Ataphotographfirm.C．Atamagazine.D．Atadiscountstore.1、BywhattimemustapplicationsbesenttoBrockPeterson?A．August21.B．September12.C．September13.D．September18.2、WhydoesSaindyGohmentionCambridge?A．Sheoncedidworkthere.B．Shegraduatedfromacollegethere.C．ShewillmovefromtheretoTorontosoon.D．ShemetBrockPetersonataconferencethere.24．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience25．（10分）Weareallhumanandhaveweaknesses.Evenifyourphysicalappearanceorsocialskillsaren’twhatyouwishtheywere,thatdoesn’thavetostopyoufrombeingconfident.Here’showtobelieveinyourself.Makealistofspecialtalentsyouhave,orthingsyoudothataregood—morallyorotherwise.Itdoesn’thavetobeaspecificskill；itcanbeanapproachoranattitudethatyouholdthroughlife.Doyoualwaysstaycalm,coolandcollected,eveninhurriedsituations?Areyouverypatientwithpeople?Doyoualwaysseethehumoroussideofthings?Areyoualwaysthereforyourfriends?Knowthatyouhaveimportantthingstosayanddo.Whenyoufeelstronglyaboutsomething,speakloudlyandclearlyandmakeeyecontactwithpeople.Peoplewilljudgeyouallthetime,andusuallythey’llmisjudgeyouanyway,sowhybothertryingtoliveuptotheiropinionsatall?Takecareofyourself.Eatahealthydietandgetenoughexercise.Don’tabuseyourbody,don’toverloadit,anddon’tdenyanyofthethingsitneeds.Atthesametime,don’tobsess(沉迷).Buyingallthemoisturizers(潤(rùn)膚霜)andcreamswillnotbringyouclosertowhoyouwanttobe.Thosethingsareonlyband-aidsandmake-up.Confidencecomesfromwithin.Inordertobeconfident,youmustvalueyourselfandunderstandthatyourwell-beingisimportant.Improveyourposture.Havinggoodposturecanactuallymakeyoufeelmoreconfident.Don’tdropyourshoulders.Makesurethatyourbackisstraight,yourshouldersaresquare,andyourcheststicksoutslightly(butstayloose,otherwiseyou’llappearstubbornandnervous).Goodposturealsohelpswithdeepbreathing,whichhelpswithfeelingcalmandrelaxed.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Howtokeepagoodshape.B．Thewaytosuccess.C．Whattalentsyouneed.D．Howtobeconfident.2、Amongthefollowingthings,whichisnotmentionedinparagraph2?A．Whenyourfriendsareintrouble,youarealwaystheretohelp.B．It’stimeforyourperformance,butyouforgotyourwords.Insteadofbeingnervous,youmadeit.C．Youhaveaspecialgiftforlanguagelearning.D．Evenit’shardtostudywell,butyoualwayshaveapositiveattitudetowardslife.3、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsinparagraph3?A．doaswellasothersexpectyoutoB．careaboutC．don’tagreewithothersD．praise4、Whydoestheauthormention“moisturizers(潤(rùn)膚霜)andcreams”inparagraph4?A．Totellustheyareallveryimportantforpeopletobecomebeautiful.B．Toshowusthesethingsarenotnecessitiesforconfidence.C．Toshowusthatmoisturizers(潤(rùn)膚霜)andcreamsarespecialdietforourskin.D．Totellthereaderstheyareessentialtotheirwell-being.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifeltblindlyinmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhad31thesearchofjailers(peoplewhoguardprisoners).Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icould32getittomylips.ButIhadnomatches,theyhadtakenthose.I33throughthebarsatmyjailer.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim,“Haveyougotalight?”Helookedatme,34andcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseand35thematch,hiseyesaccidentallylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,I36.Idon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwas37,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisvery38nottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthougha39jumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn'twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsand40asmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayed41Ikeptsmilingathim,now42ofhimasapersonandnotjustajailer.“Doyouhave43?”heasked.“Yes,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfeltforthe44ofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswere45withtears.IsaidthatI46thatI'dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.47cametohiseyes,too.48,withoutanotherword,he49mycellandsilentlyledmeout.There,attheedgeoftown,he50me.Andwithoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardthetown.Mylifewassavedbyasmile.Yes,thesmile―theunaffected,unplanned,naturalconnectionbetweenpeople.1、..A．caught B．broken C．met D．escaped2、.A．barely B．consequentlyC．continuouslyD．constantly3、..A．saw B．looked C．went D．broke4、.A．trembled B．ignoredC．shruggedD．hesitated5、..A．struck B．seized C．counted D．found6、.A．sobbed B．smelled C．sighed D．smiled7、.A．defence B．delight C．nervousness D．despair8、..A．hard B．easy C．simple D．clear9、..A．humor B．spark C．hatred D．sense10、..A．spread B．generated C．brought D．Forced11、.A．near B．distant C．a(chǎn)way D．up12、.A．a(chǎn)fraid B．sure C．a(chǎn)ware D．a(chǎn)wake13、.A．enemies B．pets C．friends D．kids14、..A．photos B．drawings C．films D．outlines15、.A．fixed B．blocked C．filled D．packed16、.A．hoped B．feared C．wondered D．a(chǎn)nnoyed17、.A．Anger B．Sadness C．Sympathy D．Tears18、.A．Accidentally B．Instantly C．SuddenlyD．Occasionally19、.A．grasped B．unlocked C．shut D．fastened20、.A．offended B．saved C．shot D．released第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Intherice-growingworld,theChinese1．(science),YuanLongping,isaleadingfigure.YuanLongpingwasbornandbrought2．inChina.3．(educate)inmanyschoolsasaboy,hewasgiventhenickname,“thestudentwhoasksquestions”.From4．earlyage,hewasinterestedinplants.Hestudiedagricultureincollegeandasayoungteacherhebeganexperimentsincropbreeding.Hethoughtthatthekeyto5．(feed)peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.Hethoughthecoulddoitbycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,andthenhecouldproduceanewplant6．couldgiveahigheryieldthaneitheroftheoriginalplants.FirstYuanLongpingexperimentedwithdifferenttypesofrice.Thenhebeganhissearchforaspecialtypeofriceplant.Ithadtobemaleandsterile.Finally,in1970a7．(natural)sterilemalericeplantwasdiscovered.AsaresultofYuanLongping’sdiscoveries,Chinesericeproductionroseby47.5percentinthe1990’s.InPakistanriceisthesecond8．(important)cropafterwheatandwillbegrowninmanypartsofthecountry.ThenewhybridricehasbeendevelopedbytheYuanLongpingHigh-techAgriculturalCompanyofChina.Itsyieldismuchgreaterthan9．ofothertypesofrice10．(grow)inPakistan.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)端字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。副除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Lasttem,anewspaperreadingcoursewasstartbyourEnglishteacher、Heaskmetoexplainonearticleinthenewspaper、ThepreparationseemeddifficultthanIhadthought、Asthereweremanynamesofpeopleandplaceinthearticle,soIneededtolookthemupinthedictionary、Understandlongsentenceswasanotherproblem、WhenIreadandfoundthemhardly,IaskedmyEnglishteacherforhelp,andfinallyunderstoodawholearticle、Whenmyturncame,Iconfidentlystoodontheplatformanexplaineditquitegood、Thecoursebenefitedhimalot、116第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你校英語俱樂部將于下周五下午3:00在二樓報(bào)告大廳舉辦舞會(huì)（prom）。你是服務(wù)志愿者，但因故不能按時(shí)參加，請(qǐng)你用英語給組織者M(jìn)r.White寫一封道歉信，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示歉意2.解釋原因3.已將志愿者工作安排他人完成注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容，以使行文連貫。DearMr.White，I'mLiHua,volunteeroftheEnglishClub.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、A4、D5、A6、B7、D8、B9、C10、B11、A12、D13、B14、B15、D16、C17、C18、C19、C20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、B3、C22、1、A2、A3、D4、D23、176、C1、C2、A24、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhav