山西省芮城市2025屆高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷含答案

山西省芮城市2025屆高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷含答案請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced2．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what3．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken4．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet5．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid6．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact7．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting8．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As9．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit10．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why11．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone12．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where13．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee14．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold15．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which16．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed17．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever18．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout?? B．cameoutC．gaveout?? D．turnedout19．—Whatashame!Wemisunderstoodeachotherforsuchalongtime.—Yes,IwishI_____withyouearlier.A．communicate B．hadcommunicatedC．communicated D．wouldcommunicate20．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Ownershipusedtobeaboutasstraightforwardaswritingacheque.Ifyouboughtsomething,youownedit.Ifitbroke,youfixedit.Ifyounolongerwantedit,yousolditorthrewitaway.Inthedigitalage,however,ownershiphasbecomemoreslippery.Sincethecomingofsmartphones,consumershavebeenforcedtoacceptthattheydonotcontrolthesoftwareintheirdevices;theyareonlylicensedtouseit.Asadigitalchainiswrappedevermoretightlyaroundmoredevices,suchascarsandthermostats,whoownsandwhocontrolswhichobjectsisbecomingaproblem.Buyersshouldbeawarethatsomeoftheirmostbasicpropertyrightsareunderthreat.Thetrendisnotalwaysharmful.Manufacturersseekingtorestrictwhatownersdowithincreasinglycomplextechnologyhavegoodreasonstoprotecttheircopyright,ensurethattheirmachinesdonotbreakdown,supportenvironmentalstandardsandpreventhacking.Sometimescompaniesusetheircontroloveraproduct’ssoftwarefortheowners’benefit.WhenHurricaneIrmahitFloridathismonth,Teslaremotelyupdatedthesoftwarecontrollingthebatteriesofsomemodelstogiveownersmorerangetoescapethestorm.Butthemoredigitalstringsareattachedtogoods,themorethebalanceofcontrolleanstowardsproducersandawayfromowners.Thatcanbeinconvenient.Pickingacarishardenough,butharderstillifyouhavetodiguptheinstructionsthattellyouhowuseislimitedandwhatdatayoumustgive.Iftheproductsareintentionallydesignednottolastlong,itcanalsobeexpensive.Already,itemsfromsmartphonestowashingmachineshavebecomeextremelyhardtofix,meaningthattheyarethrownawayinsteadofbeingrepaired.Privacyisalsoatrisk.UsersbecometerrifiedwheniRobot,aroboticvacuumcleaner,notonlycleansthefloorbutalsocreatesadigitalmapoftheinsideofahomethatcanthenbesoldtoadvertisers(thoughthemanufacturersaysithasnointentionofdoingso).Caseslikethisshouldremindpeoplehowjealouslytheyoughttoprotecttheirpropertyrightsandcontrolwhousesthedatathatiscollected.Ownershipisnotabouttogoaway,butitsmeaningischanging.Thisrequirescarefulinspection.Devices,byandlarge,aresoldonthebasisthattheyenablepeopletodowhattheywant.Totheextenttheyarecontrolledbysomebodyelse,thatfreedomiscompromised.1、Whatbenefitdoesitbringtocustomersifcompaniescontroltheownershipofproducts?A．Itprovidesthemwithknowledgetopreventhacking.B．Itgivesthemthechancetobeprotectedfromdanger.C．Itenablesthemtoownthecopyrightoftheproducts.D．Ithelpsthemknowmoreaboutcomplextechnology.2、Theunderlinedwords“thatfreedom”inthelastparagraphrefertothefreedomto________.A．controlotherpeopleB．sharetheownershipC．inspectdevicesatanytimeD．usedevicesasonewishes3、Theauthormayagree________.A．customersshouldbuyfewerdigitaldevicesB．producersshouldcontrolpropertyrightsC．propertyrightsneedtobeprotectedD．betteraftersalesserviceisrequired4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要點)C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．22．（8分）WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist,theyoftenaskme:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall,insomepeople'smindsIwouldn'tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonline.However,strangelyenough,I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.SinceIbeganwritingblogs,Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbase,andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhave,authorJennySuranestates,"Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers,publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders'heads.”Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon'tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll(滾屏)throughtheirTwitterfeed,andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdying,thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything,ithasincreased.Whathasdied,rather,isthewayinwhichinformationispresented.Nowmorethanever,inthisageofinformation,thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppatewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources,ifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim?Maybe,Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeople,grimaswell?Definitelynot.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,theauthorfeels.A．confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB．worriedaboutthefutureofprintC．tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD．embarrassedaboutonlinewriting2、WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny'sblogpost?,A．TwitterisnotverypopularB．ItishardtomanageonlinejournalismC．PrimstillhasitsadvantagesD．Peoplehavemorechoicestogetinformation3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grim”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．PromisingB．DepressingC．UnforgivingD．Encouraging4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToexplorethefutureofjournalismB．ToanalyzethecauseofprintdeclineC．ToexplainthebrightfutureofajournalistD．Tointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprint23．（8分）“You’llbeblindbythetimeyou’retwenty-five,”adoctoratChildren’sHospitalpredicted.“Yourbloodsugarsaremuchtoohigh.”Itconsumedme.NomatterwhereIwasorwhatIwasdoing,itwasoverheadlikeadarkcloud,waitingforjusttherightopportunitytobreakopenanddestroymyworld.Ilikedpainting.Losingmyselfinpaintingfilledmewithpeace.PaintingprovidedmewiththeonlyplacewhereIcouldescapefromthosethreateningwords.WhenIwastwenty-one,myrighteyewentblind.Preciselythreemonthsaftermytwenty-fifthbirthday,Ihadamassivehemorrhage(大出血)inmylefteyebecauseofanaccident.Forthenexttwentyyears,visioncameandwent.Iwentthroughmanyeyeoperationsinanattempttokeepmyvision.Butafteronefinaloperation,Ilostthebattleandallremainingvision.AndIburiedalldreamsofpainting.Desperate,Ienrolledin(注冊)asixteen-weekprogramfortheblindandvisuallyimpaired(損傷的).Ilearnedpersonaladjustmentandtheuseofacomputerwithadaptivesoftware.Awholenewworldopeneduptomethroughthisprogram.“JawsandWindow-Eyesareleadingsoftwarefortheblind,”myinstructortoldme.“YoucanusetheInternet,e-mailandMicrosoftwithallitstoolsandfeatures.”It’samazing!Hopewentupforthefirsttimeinyears.“Bylearninghowtousehotkeystocontrolthemouse,youcanuseMicrosoftAccess,ExcelandPowerpoint,”myinstructoradded.Forthenextseveralyears,Ilearnedthatwhenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens.Thereareplentyofchoicesavailablefortheblindandvisuallyimpairedthroughthegiftoftechnology.NotonlydoIhaveaspeakingcomputer,butIhaveaspeakingwatch,alarmclockandcalculator.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．Therightopportunity.B．Losingmysightinthefuture.C．ConsumingtoomuchsugarD．Thechildren’shospital.2、Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas25yearsold?A．Hegaveuppainting.B．HewentblindcompletelyC．Heinjuredoneofhiseyes.D．Hepickedupanewhobby3、Whatbroughtaturningpointtotheauthor?A．Aspecialcourse.B．AmeaningfuleventC．Aninspiringspeech.D．Animportantinterview.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Nopain,nogain.B．Everymanhashisprice.C．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.D．Beoptimisticinthefaceoflife’sdifficulties.24．（8分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(禿頂)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假說)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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth25．（10分）DryIceisauniquesubstancewhichhasmanyuses.Essentially,dryiceisfrozenCO2.ThefirstreportofwhatwenowcalldryicecamefromtheFrenchchemistCharlesThilorierin1834.In324,theDryleeCorporationofAmericanamedthesolidformofCO2as"DryIce",whichiswhatitispopularlycalledtoday.Atnormalatmosphericpressure,CO2changesdirectlyfromsolidtogas.Itskipstheliquidphase（階段）whichmakesregularicewet.FrozenCO2isalsomuchcolderthanregularice.Butregularicefreezesat32degreesFahrenheit,CO2changesfromgastosolidat-21.3degreesFahrenheit.Thisextremelycoldtemperaturemakesitverydangeroustohandlewithbarehands.Itcancausefrostbiteinaveryshortperiodoftime.Dryicehasbeenusedforavarietyofpurposesthroughoutthepastcentury.Itsprimaryuseistorefrigeratefoodwhenelectricalrefrigerationisn'tavailable.Throughtheprocessofsublimation(whenCO2changesfromsolidtogas),itcanmaintaincoldfoodforalongtime.Ifyou'veeverbeentoaplayandseenheavyfogontheground,itislikelythatyouhaveseendryiceinaction.ThiseffectcanbeachievedbecauseCO2isheavierthanair,soevaporated（揮發(fā)的）CO2willsinkandaccumulateontheground.Anotherinterestinguseforthissubstanceistobait（誘殺）insectslikemosquitoes.TheseinsectshavesensorswhichguidethemtoCO2.TheyfindthehighconcentrationofCO2indryicequiteattractive.Marshaslongbeenamysteryforhumanbeings.WehavebeenlookingforevidenceoflifeonMars.Inthe360sscientistsguessedthatthepolaricecapofMarswasmadeoffrozenCO2.MorerecentobservationshaveshownthatwhilethetopmostlayerconsistsoffrozenCO2,themostofitisprobablyregularfrozenwater.1、FrozenCO2getsitsnameof"DryIce"mainlybecauseA．itisveryeasytomakeitdryB．wecan'tmeltitanditdoesn'tgetwetC．itlookslikeiceatalowtemperatureD．itissolidlikeiceat-21.3degreesFahrenheit2、Theunderlinedword"frostbite"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeansA．theshakescausedbycoldB．damagecausedbyfreezingC．afevercausedbybeingcoldD．asharppaincausedbybums3、Accordingtothepassage,dryicecanbeusedtoA．freezemostoffoodinthenextcenturyB．increasetheproductionoffarmingC．makeavividfogeffectonstagesD．helptoimprovetheenvironment4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A．DryiceonMarsisnearthepolar.B．NotmuchdryicehasbeenfoundonMars.C．ThepolaricecapofMarsisunique.D．NofrozenCO,onMarscanbemelt.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。IwassixwhenIjoinedmyfather'sfieldsinOkla.BythetimeIwaseight,IwashelpingDad1oldfurniture.HegavemeacentforeverynailI2outofoldboards.Igotmyfirstrealjob,atJM'sRestaurantwhenIwas12.Mymainresponsibilitieswere3tables.Atthatage,itwas4goingtoworkandglimpsedatmyfriendsrunofftoswimorplay.Ididn'tnecessarilylikework,butIlovedwhatworking5metohave.Becauseofmyjob,Iwasalwaysthefirstonetobuysomethingdelicious.Thismademe6.WordthatIwastrustworthyandhard-working7aroundtown.Alocalclothingstoreofferedmecreditdespitemyyoungage.Iimmediatelyboughtanexpensivecoatandshoesoncredit.Iwas8only65centsanhour,andIalreadyowedthestorekeeper$90!SoIlearned9thedangerofeasycredit.IpaiditoffassoonasIcould.Myfirstjobtaughtme10andbroughtmealevelofpersonalsatisfactionfewofmyfriendshad11Asmyfather,whoworkedthreejobs,oncetoldme,“Ifyouunderstandsacrificeand12,therearenotmanythingsinlifeyoucan'thave.”Howrighthewas.1、A．makeB．paintC．sellD．repair2、A．pulledB．putC．pickedD．pressed3、A．sweepingB．packingC．clearingD．emptying4、A．easyB．heavyC．difficultD．pleasant5、A．allowedB．preferredC．taughtD．managed6、A．proudB．richC．gratefulD．hopeful7、A．showedB．gotC．flewD．carried8、A．raisingB．spendingC．countingD．making9、A．greatlyB．actuallyC．hardlyD．really10、A．self-developmentB．self-controlC．self-criticismD．self-confidence11、A．lostB．improvedC．developedD．experienced12、A．responsibilityB．promiseC．independenceD．ambition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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Halloween1．(celebrate)everyyear.Butjusthowandwhendidthiscustomhappen?Isitjustaharmlesscelebration?2．word“Halloween”actuallyhasitsoriginsintheCatholicChurch.ItcomesfromachangeofAllHallowsEve.AllhallowsDay,orAllSaint’sDay.November1,isaCatholicday.Butinthe5thcenturyBC,summerofficiallyendedonOctober31.Itwasbelieved3．,onthatday,thespiritsofallthose4．haddiedthroughouttheyearwouldcomebackinsearchof5．(live)bodiesforthenextyear.Itwasbelievedtobetheironlyhopefortheafterlife.6．(natural)thelivingdidnotwanttobetakenaway.So7．thenightofOctober31,8．(village)wouldputoutthefiresintheirhomes9．(make)themcoldandunwanted.Theywouldthendressupinallmannersofstrangecustomsandnoisilywalkedaroundtheneighborhood,beingaswild10．possibleinordertofrightenawayspiritslookingforpeoplealive.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞同下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Thesummerjobisverymuchpopularamongsomeuniversitystudents.Longbeforetheendofaschoolyear,studentsstarttheirsummervacationjobsearch.Theysendletterstobusinesses,goingtojobinterviews,andaskourfriendsandrelationsforhelp.ByJunethestudentsusuallyhadfoundjobsandthentheybeginpreparingentertheworldofwork.Reasonsforwantingasummerjobdiffersfromstudenttostudent.Somestudentsworktopaytheirschoolexpenses,someworktogainexperienceorjusttofun.Salesmenorwaitersaretwoofthemostcommonjobthatstudentstrytofind.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三學生李華，最近你從互聯(lián)網上看到香港中文大學計劃在浙江招收20名高三畢業(yè)生的信息，你對此非常感興趣并有意報考該校的英語專業(yè)。請你給香港中文大學寫一封申請信。信的內容包括以下要點：要點：1.你的個人信息；2.你的個人優(yōu)勢：如所取得的成績，特長，愛好等、3.進入香港大學后的設想注意：1.80詞左右2.可適當增減細節(jié)，以使行文連貫—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、B5、A6、A7、D8、D9、C10、B11、C12、B13、A14、D15、A16、B17、C18、A19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、A2、D3、B4、A23、1、B2、C3、A4、D24、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(猶豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(習泳區(qū)）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三項全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.Mydaughtertransformed