2023學(xué)年廣東省興寧市一中高三一診考試英語試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．a(chǎn)ttractive D．fantastic2．---Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.---Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot3．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding4．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished5．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime6．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.7．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．a(chǎn)bstract D．universal8．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken9．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether10．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone11．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected12．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned13．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where14．Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．a(chǎn)retocarryout B．a(chǎn)rebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout15．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read16．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where17．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．a(chǎn)boveB．overC．beyondD．off18．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft19．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where20．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy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）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．a(chǎn)ppearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．a(chǎn)youngermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth22．（8分）AshleyPower'smotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.Whenshewasthirteen,shewassurfingtheInternetonaregularbasis,butshecouldn'tfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.Andonedayshethought,"IfIhadmyownwebsite,I'dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers."Consequently,whenAshleywassixteen,shestartedherownwebsitecalledGooseHead.Shehadnoideahowbigasuccessitwouldbe,butthreeyearslater,thesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100,000hitseveryday,andAshleyhadabout30employees.Afterafewyears,thewebsitecloseddown.ThenAshley,wholivedinLosAngeles,wasaskedtowriteabookcalledTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife.Thebookisabouthowtodesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.Itbeginswithasectioncalled"AllAboutAshley",whereAshleytellreaderswhatit'sliketobethebossofacompanywhenyou'reonlysixteen—notalwayseasy!Inherbook,Ashleytalksabouttheproblemsthatteenagershavetodayplustheimportanceoffriendship.Shealsofocusesonbeingindependent."Learntoloveyourfriendsbutnotrelyonthem.IdidthatbycreatingGooseHeadonmyown."AshleysaysthatTheGooseHeadGuidetoLifeisnotabookofteenageadvice."Itisn'tabookthat'sgoingtotellyouwhattodo.Ihopeyoucanworkthatoutyourself,"shesays."Ijustwanttoprovidealittleinspirationtoteenagers.Maybeafterreadingmystory,you'llstartyourownwebsite!Butperhapsyou'vegotabetteridea?Well,ifIwereyou,I'djustdoit,whateveritis.Maybeitwon'twork—butmaybeitwill."1、WhydidAshleystartGooseHead?A．Topromotethesaleofherbook.B．Toupdatehermother'scomputer.C．ToteachteenagershowtousetheInternet.D．Tocreateaplatformforteenagerstocommunicate.2、WherecanyoufindtheinformationthatbestshowsthesuccessofAshley’swebsite?A．InParagraph1. B．InParagraph2. C．InParagraph3. D．InParagraph4.3、WhatdoweknowaboutTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife?A．Itservestofuelteenagers'motivation.B．Itismeanttogiveteenagerstips.C．Itadvisesteenagerstodependonfriends.D．Itisaboutwaystobebossofacompany.4、WhatdoesAshleyinspireteenagerstodo？A．Followtheirdream.B．Starttheirownwebsite.C．Buyacopyofherbook.D．Beamodelforothers.23．（8分）YouhaveprobablyheardoftheMozarteffect.It'stheideathatifchildrenorevenbabieslistentomusiccomposedbyMozart,theywillbecomemoreintelligent.AquickInternetsearchrevealsplentyofproductstoassistyouinthetask.WhateveryourageisthereareCDsandbookstohelpyoutastethepowerofMozart'smusic,butwhenitcomestoscientificevidencethatitcanmakeyoumoreclever,thepictureismoremixed.Thephrase“theMozarteffect”wasmadeupin1991,butitwasastudydescribedtwoyearslaterinthejournalNaturethatsparkedrealmediaandpublicinterestabouttheideathatlisteningtoclassicalmusicsomehowimprovesthebrain.Itisoneofthoseideasthatsoundreasonable.Mozartwasundoubtedlyageniushimself;hismusiciscomplexandthereisahopethatifwelistentoenoughofit,we'llbecomemoreintelligent.The_idea_took_off,_withthousandsofparentsplayingMozarttotheirchildren,andin1998ZellMiller,theGovernorofthestateofGeorgiaintheUS,evenaskedformoneytobesetasideinthestatebudgetsothateverynewbornbabycouldbesentaCDofclassicalmusic.ItwasnotjustbabiesandchildrenwhowereexposedtoMozart'smusiconpurpose,evenanItalianfarmerproudlyexplainedthatthecowswereplayedMozartthreetimesadaytohelpthemproducebettermilk.I'llleavethedebateontheimpactonmilkyieldtofarmers,butwhatabouttheevidencethatlisteningtoMozartmakespeoplemoreintelligent?Moreresearchwascarriedoutbutananalysisofsixteendifferentstudiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicdoesleadtoatemporaryimprovementintheabilitytohandleshapesmentally,butthebenefitsareshort－livedanditdoesn'tmakeusmoreintelligent.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Mozartcomposedmanymusicalpiecesforchildren.B．ChildrenlisteningtoMozartwillbemoreintelligent.C．TherearefewproductsontheInternetaboutMozart'smusic.D．ThereislittlescientificevidencetosupporttheMozarteffect.2、WhydidmanypeoplebelieveintheideaoftheMozarteffect?A．BecauseastudydescribeditinthejournalNature.B．BecauseMozarthimselfwasagenius.C．BecauseMozart'smusicisenjoyable.D．BecauseMozart'smusicmakespeoplerelaxed.3、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggeststhat________.A．peoplewerestronglyagainsttheideaB．theideawasacceptedbymanypeopleC．Mozartplayedanimportantpartinpeople'slifeD．theUSgovernmenthelpedpromotetheidea4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheMozarteffect?A．Favorable. B．Objective.C．Doubtful. D．Positive.24．（8分）EightDaysBestofChinaTourThistourcoverstwoancientcapitalcitiesofChina—Beijing&Xi’an,aswellasthemostdevelopedcity—Shanghai.It’snotoverstatedtocallitthemostclassicChinatour,forChina’spast,presentandfutureareepitomized（成為…的縮影）inthegoldentrianglecitiesforyourexploration.Highlightsofthistour:BethrilledbythegrandofGreatWall,aswellasthedelicacyandmajestyofForbiddenCityandSummerPalaceinBeijing.ExperiencetheWorldHeritageSiteofTerracottaWarriorsinXi’an,theancientcapitalcityofChina.FeelthecharmandvitalityofShanghai,themostprosperousandmodernizedcityinChina.Ourtour—ataglanceDay1-4Arrival&BeijingTourTwofulldaysandahalfdaysightseeingcoveringthegrandTiananmenSquare,historicalForbiddenCity,spectacularTempleofHeaven,manmadewonderGreatWallofChina,royalparkSummerPalaceandtraditionalHutong.Day5-6Xi’anTour&FlighttoShanghaiOnefulldaytovisittheincredibleTerracottaWarriors,leisurelywalkontheAncientCityWallandMuslimQuarter.BeforeleavingforShanghai,exploretheBigWildGoosePagodaandShan’xiHistoryMuseum.Day7-8ShanghaiTour&DepartureExperiencethegreatcontrastofShanghaibyvisitingthetraditionalYuGardenandJadeBuddhaTemple,modernandprosperousShanghaiWorldFinancialCenter,NanjingRoadandtheBund,etc.Startplanningyourtailor-madeholidaybycontactingoneofourspecialists.Onceenquired,you’llgetaresponsewithin0.5-23.5hours.1、WhichtouristattractionisnotincludedintheBeijingtour?A．TheTempleofHeaven. B．TheGreatWall.C．TheSummerPalace. D．TheNationalMuseumofChina.2、IfyoustartyourtouronMay27th,whenwillyoubeinXi’an?A．June1st. B．June2nd.C．June3rd. D．June4th.3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．News. B．Notice.C．Advertisement. D．Traveljournal.25．（10分）Sometimeswestartadaywiththepreviousdaystillinmind.Wethinkaboutthemistakeswemadeinthepreviousday,howthingswentwrong,andhowwefeltbadaboutit.Nowonderitbecomesdifficulttofocusonthecurrentday.Herearesomestepsonhowtostartyournewdayfresh:1.TaketimetoevaluateyourdayAttheendofaday,takesometimetothinkaboutit.Thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeisnottoregrethowbadyourdaywas,howthingswentwrong,orhowpeopletreatedyoubadly.Thiswon’tdoyouanygood.Instead,thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeistoextract(吸取)lessonswhichyoucanbringtothefollowingday.2.MakeacommitmenttoapplythelessonsAfteryouextractthelessons,youshouldmakeacommitmenttoapplythem.Todoso,findsomeactionablethingsyoucandotoapplythelessons.Next,remindyourselftodothem.Youmaywritethemdownifyouwantto.3.“Close”yourdayAfteryouhavespentthetimetothinkaboutthedayandextractthelessons,makeadecisionto“close”theday.Youaredonewithit;don’tthinkaboutitanymore.4.BringonlythelessonstothenextdayandnothingelseAfteryou“close”aday,youshouldnotbringanythingoutofittothenextdayexceptforthelessonsyouextract.Focusonapplyingthelessonstothepresent.Thiswayyouwillbeabletostartyourdayfreshwithouttheburdenofyesterday.1、Whatwillhappenifwethinktoomuchaboutthepast?A．Therewillbeadisaster.B．Therewillbegoodresults.C．Wewon’thaveapeacefulmind.D．Wesurelywon’tfinishtoday’stask.2、Whenshouldwedrawlessonsfromthepastmistakes?A．Attheendofaday.B．Whenwemakemistakes.C．Atthebeginningofaday.D．Whenweregretmakingthemistakes.3、Whyshouldweextractlessonsfromthepastday?A．Tosetthemdown.B．Toconsiderthemagain.C．Tomakeabetterdecision.D．Toapplythemforfutureuse.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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Ibelieveinmymother.MybeliefbeganwhenIwasjustakid,whenI1becomingadoctor.Mymotherwasa2.Throughherwork,sheobservedthat3peoplespentalotmoretime4thantheydidwatchingtelevision.SheannouncedthatmybrotherandIcouldonlywatchtwotothree5TVprogramsduringtheweek.Withourfreetime,wehadtoreadtwobookseachweekfromtheDetroitPublicLibraryand6writtenbookreportstoher.Shewouldmarkthemupwithcheckmarkersandunderlinethe7parts.Yearslaterwerealizedhermarkswerea8.Mymotherwasilliterate(文盲).Althoughwehadnomoney,9thecoversofthosebooks,Icouldgoanywhere,doanythingandbeanybody.WhenIenteredhighschool,IwasanA-student,butnotfor10Iwantedthefancyclothes.Iwantedtohangaboutwiththeguys.IwentfrombeinganA-studenttoaB-studentandtoaC-student,butIdidn’t11.Iwascool.OnenightmymothercamehomeafterherseveraljobsandI12aboutnothavingenoughItalianknitshirts.Shesaid,“Okay,I’llgiveyouthemoneyI13thisweekbyrubbingfloorsandcleaningbathroomsandyoucanbuythefamilyfoodandpaythebills.With14leftover,youcanhaveallthatyouwant.”Iwasvery15withthatarrangement.ButonceIgotthrough16money,therewasnothingleft.Irealizedmymotherwasafinancialgeniustobeabletokeepa(n)17overourheadsandanykindoffoodonthetable.Iwasalso18thatimmediatesatisfactionwasn’tgoingtogetmeanywhere.Success19intellectual(知識(shí)上的)preparation.IwentbacktomystudiesandbecameanA-studentagain,and20IrealizedmydreamandIbecameadoctor.1、A．contributedto B．wassureof C．dreamedof D．thoughtof2、A．maidservant B．teacher C．.worker D．nurse3、A．honest B．successful C．kind D．careful4、A．writing B．reading C．working D．training5、A．familiar B．dull C．designed D．selected6、A．turnin B．takein C．bringin D．checkin7、A．difficult B．easy C．opposite D．important8、A．wealth B．quiz C．pleasure D．competition9、A．between B．under C．within D．below10、A．thelast B．a(chǎn)minute C．long D．a(chǎn)nything11、A．know B．care C．a(chǎn)dmit D．realize12、A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．claimed C．complained D．blamed13、A．borrow B．make C．control D．collect14、A．something B．everything C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing15、A．encouraged B．puzzled C．moved D．pleased16、A．a(chǎn)dding B．a(chǎn)pplying C．dividing D．exchanging17、A．balance B．a(chǎn)rrangement C．hat D．roof18、A．a(chǎn)ware B．worried C．confused D．delighted19、A．included B．required C．combined D．matched20、A．a(chǎn)ctually B．shortly C．fortunately D．finally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）ChinesetennislegendLiNawillbeinductedintotheInternationalTennisHallofFame.1．(amazing),LiisthefirstAsianplayer2．(receive)thesport’sultimatehonor.ShewasjoinedbyMaryPierceandYevgenyKafelnikovforthehallsClassof2019,which3．(announce)attheAustralianOpenlastmonth.Liretiredin2014becauseofrecurringkneeinjuries,eightmonthsafterwinningthatyear’sAustralianOpenand4．(rise)toacareer-highsecondintheWTAranking.HerfirstGrandSlamtrophycameatthe2011FrenchOpen,5．shedefeatedfourtop-106．(opponent)alongtheway.To7．(she)credit,thoseon-courtachievements,alongwithL’sengaging8．(personal),helpedspurinterestintennisathomeinChina.“IhavelovedseeingthesportgrowinChina,”Lisaidin9．statement,“andI’mproudtobepartofthathistory.”Theformalinductionceremonywillbeheld10．July20thinRhodeIsland.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）短文改錯(cuò)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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：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。LastweekIwenttovisitmyformerneighbor,Mr、Yang、HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears、Abouthalfayearago,newscamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakearoomforamainstreet、Sotheyhadtomoveapart、Mr、Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifullypark、Hisapartmentismuchbigthanbefore、Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea、Therefore,Mr、Yangdoesn’tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistances、Hesaysthatanewsubwaylinewillbebuiltinafewyearsandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，下學(xué)期你的美國朋友Jim將作為交換生到你所在的高中學(xué)習(xí)一年。請寫信向Jim表示歡迎，并簡要介紹中國教育和美國教育的不同。要點(diǎn)如下：班級(jí)學(xué)生數(shù)量不同課堂上課方式不同在校時(shí)間長短不同注意：1.詞數(shù)100詞左右2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、D5、B6、A7、A8、C9、D10、D11、A12、D13、A14、B15、C16、D17、C18、A19、C20、D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、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(猶豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(習(xí)泳區(qū)）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三項(xiàng)全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadevers