江蘇省無錫市江陰市2022-2023學(xué)年高三一診考試英語試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful2．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．a(chǎn)t3．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart4．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop5．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun6．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．untilD．before7．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for8．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup9．Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．a(chǎn)rouses B．a(chǎn)rises C．rises D．raises10．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft11．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus12．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though13．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably14．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending15．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake16．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．a(chǎn)catch-22B．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)sacredcowD．a(chǎn)MickeyMousecourse17．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso18．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t19．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made20．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture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）Blowingournose,burping(打飽嗝）afterdinnerandpooping(排便）…Unpleasantastheyare,thesethings,accordingtoLiveScience,makeup“theimpolitescienceofthehumanbody”.Snot(鼻涕）Snot'sjobistoprotectourbodyfromharmfulviruses.Quiteoften,dirt,ash,orsandfilltheairwebreathe.Butthankfully,snotstopstheseunhealthythings,whicharetakenoutofournosewhenweblowit.Apartfromprotectingournose,snotcantelluswhetherwe’rehealthyornotaccordingtoitsappearance.Whenit’sclearandcolorless,that’sasignofgoodhealth.Ifitturnsgreenoryellow,however,itcouldbeasignthatourbodyisbeingattackedbyavirus.GasFromdrinkingfizzy(起泡的）drinkstoeatingfood,weoftenbreatheingaseslikecarbondioxide,whichendupinourstomach.Naturally,ifwetakeintoomuchgas,ourstomachwillbefilledwithpressureandwemaysufferfrompainandcramps(痙攣).Tostopthisfromhappening,burpingisaneffectivewaytogetthesegasesoutofourstomach.Occasionalburpingbenefitsourbody.However,burpingtoomuchisn’tagoodsign.That’sbecauseitmaysuggestthatwe’resufferingfromadigestivedisorder.PoopPoopingisanextremelyimportantfunctionofthebody.Everytimeweeat.thefoodispassedthroughourdigestivesystem.Onceourbodyhastakeneverythingitneedsfromthefood,itleavesourbodyaspoop.Andthoughit’sgross,checkingourpoopafterwegotothebathroomcouldtellusmoreaboutourhealth.1、Whatdoesitsuggestifsnotisgreen?A．Theremightbedirtinit.B．Itisprotectingournose.C．Youareveryhealthy.D．Yourbodymightbefightingavirus.2、Whatdoweknowaboutburpingfromthearticle?A．Fizzydrinksmakepeopleburpmorethanfooddoes.B．Peoplemaysufferfrompainorcrampswhenburping.C．Itmakesgaseslikecarbondioxideleaveourstomach.D．Burpingalotcanmakedigestivedisordersgoaway.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gross’’intheparagraphprobablymean?A．Unpleasant.B．Unnecessary.C．Unimportant.D．Unhealthy.22．（8分）WhenIwasfiveorsixyearsold，IrememberwatchingTVandseeingotherchildrensufferinotherpartsoftheworld.Iwouldsaytomyself，“WhenIgrowup,whenIcangetrich，Iwillsavekidsallovertheworld.”At17，IstartedmycareerhereinAmerica,andbytheageof18,Istartedmyfirstcharity(慈善)organization.Iwentontoteamupwithotherorganizationsinthefollowingyears,andmet,helped,andevenlostsomeofthemostbeautifulsouls,fromsix-year-oldJasminaAnemawhopassedawayin2010fromleukemia(白血病),andwhosestoryinspiredthousandstovolunteerasdonors,tomygrandmother,wholostherbattlewithcancerin2012,andherdeathistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF).We'reallhuman.Andwealljustwantachance:achanceatlife,achanceineducation,achanceatafuture,really.AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.Peoplemakeitseemtoohardtodocharitywork.Thetruthis,youdon'thavetoberichtohelpothers.Youdon'tneedtobefamous.Youdon'tevenhavetobecollegeeducated.Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass，thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood.Youjustdowhateveryoucantohelpinanywaythatyoucan.Andtoday,Iwanttochallengeeachofyoutomakeadecisiontohelponeperson,oneorganization,onesituationthattouchesyourheart.Mygrandmotheralwaysusedtosay.“Ifyou'vegotadollar,there'splentytoshare.”1、Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoatayoungage?A．WatchTV. B．Growupquickly.C．Becomewealthy. D．Helpotherchildren.2、WhatdirectlycausedtheauthortocreateanddeveloptheCLF?A．Asix-year-oldkid'srequest.B．Hergrandmother'sdeathofcancer.C．Manyvolunteers'inspiration.D．Otherorganizations'encouragement.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph2referto?A．Achance. B．Atask.C．Alife. D．Anorganization.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?A．Dolittlethingstohelpthosearoundthem.B．Workhardtogetacollegeeducation.C．Challengetheirfriendstoofferhelp.D．Docharityworkwhoeveryouare.23．（8分）StefanoBoeri,theItalianarchitect,famousforhisBoscoVerticale,agroupoftree-coveredskyscrapersinMilan,introducedhisnewplanstopioneerasimilarprojectintheChinesecityofNanjing．TheChineseversionofBoeri’sBoscoVerticale,orverticalforest,willbehisfirstprojectinAsia．Theprojectwillconsistoftwoneighboringtowersthatwillbecoatedwith23differentspeciesoftreesandmorethan2,500kindsofbusheshangingdownthesidesofthebuildings．Thestructureswillbebuiltwiththeabilitytohouseofficesandwillfeaturea247-roomluxuryhotel,aswellasamuseumandevenagreenarchitectureschool．Thetowersarecurrentlyunderconstructionandaresetforcompletionwithinthenextyear．Buttwobuildingsaren’tenoughfortheambitiousBoeriashenowhasevenbolderplansforChinatocreate“forestcities”inacountrythathasbecomeknownasanurbancenterchokingonpoisonousgasesanddust．Inaninterviewabouthisplansto“greenify”thecityandcountryBoerisaid,“Wehavebeenaskedtodesignanentirecitywhereyoudon’tonlyhaveonetallbuilding,butyouhave100or200buildingsofdifferentsizes,allwithtreesandplantsonthesides.”Boericontinued,“Weareworkingveryseriouslyondesigningallthedifferentbuildings．Ithinktheywillstarttobuildattheendofthisyear．By2020wecouldimaginehavingthefirstforestcityinChina.”AlthoughthesetowerswilllendahugehandindecreasingairpollutioninChina’seasterncity,Boerihassaid,itwilltakemorethanapairoftree-coveredskyscraperstoreallysolveChina’spollutioncrisis．ThisiswhytheItalianarchitecthopestorepeathisdesigninotherpartsofthecountry,aswellasinotherplacesaroundtheworld．1、Boeri’sprojectiscalledverticalforestbecausebuildingsarebuilt________．A．inathickforestfulloftreesandgreenplantsB．inacitywheretreesandgreenplantsaregrownC．withtreesandbusheshangingdowntheirsidesD．withtreesandplantsgrowingaroundlikeaforest2、Moreforestcitieswillbebuiltforthepurposeof________．A．enlargingpeople’slivingspaceintheurbanareasB．offeringauniquesolutiontopollutionproblemsC．makingthebestofemptyspacearoundabuildingD．beautifyingacitywhichislikeaforestofbuildings3、FromthepassageweknowBoeri’sfirstprojectinAsiawill________．A．stillkeeptheoriginalfunctionsverywellB．raisepeople’sawarenessofforestprotectionC．gainhimworldwiderecognitionasanarchitectD．enjoyabetterappearanceinacrowdedcity4、WhatisBoeri’sambition?A．Tofurtherreducetheconstructioncost．B．Toimprovehisdesignformorefunctions．C．TohelptotallysolveChina’spollutionproblems．D．TohavemoreBoscoVerticalesaroundtheworld．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）It’snoteverydaythatUnitedStateshistorymixeswithmicrobes(微生物)inthesoil.ButwhenthegrasslandontheNationalMallinWashington,D．C．wasreplaced,itofferedscientiststheopportunitytostudychangesinthesoilbeneath.Theworkfocusedonthebacteriapresentinthesoil.Totheresearchers’surprise,thecommunitiesofmicrobesdidnotchangealotbeforeandafterthereplacement.Thesecommunitiesinthesoilareknownasthesoilmicrobiome(微生物群).“Mylabisinterestedinhowmicrobescanmovearoundintheenvironment,andhowtheychangeandadaptasaresultofthismovement,”explainsJoAnneCrouch,theleadauthorofthestudy.“Wethoughtthatthenew‘imported’turf(草皮)fromNewJerseywouldintroducedifferentcommunitiesofbacteriatotheNationalMall.However,wefoundthattheyweren’tsignificantlydifferent.”Crouch’sworkfocusedonturfgrass，definedasalargeareaofgreengrass.Itismadeupofthegrass,itsroots,andthesoilandmicrobesfoundwiththem.Thinkofthesoilmicrobiomeassimilartothecollectionofmicrobesfoundinthehumanbody.Whenthemicrobesareoutofbalance,itcanmakesomeonesick.Crouchsaysit’sthesameforthesoilmicrobiome.Manyoftheworstdiseasesincropsorotherenvironmentsarelinkedwithchangesinthesoilmicrobiome.Additionally,Crouchsaysthateventhoughthechangesbetweenthesoilsweresmall,scientistsarealsostartingtoappreciatethatsometimesareallyimportantmicrobeisarareone.Thismeansitwouldbehardtoobservebutcouldgreatlyaffecthowthegroupsfunctionasawhole.“Agriculturalareasandothernaturalspacesarehighlyandeasilyhurtbynegativechanges,”shesays.“Microbiomesofferanalmostentirelynewopportunitytoinfluenceinteractionsamongplantsandmicrobestoimproveplantproductivityandhealth.”1、Whydidtheresearchersfeelsurprisedwhentheyfocusedonthebacteriainthesoil?A．Morebacteriaappearedinthesoil.B．Microbeswerereplacedobviously.C．Soilmicrobiomealmostremainedstable.D．Thesoilmicrobiomesdamagedtheenvironment.2、Bystudyingtheturfgrass,whatdidCrouchandherteamfind?A．Microbesgrewfasterintheirowncommunity.B．Soilmicrobiomesweredifferentindifferentplaces.C．Turfgrassadaptedtotheenvironmentnearbyverysoon.D．Similarcommunitiesofbacteriawerebroughtbyturfgrass.3、Whydidtheauthormentionthemicrobesinthehumanbody?A．Toindicatethetwoplayasimilarrole.B．Toprovetheyareboththecausesofdiseases.C．Toexaminetheenvironmentspeoplelivein.D．Toanalyzethechangesofhumanmicrobes.4、WhatdoesCrouchmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Microbesarestillashardtoobserveasbefore.B．Studiesonmicrobiomescanbebeneficialtoagriculture.C．Scientistsarestillpuzzledabouttheeffectofmicrobiomes.D．Toomanymicrobiomesinthesoilmeannoharmtoplants.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）EveryafternoonIgivemyselfsometime.I1withacupofrichdarkchocolate,and2agoodbook.Alltomyself!My3timeoftheday.Untiltoday.TodayGabejoinedme.Hewasalloverme,4atmyarm,andwantingtoplay.Andlwasgettingannoyed.Icouldfeelallthis5buildinginside,thinking"thisismytime”．Iassureyou.Iamagreatmother,6I'malsohuman.Ithinkthesethoughtsoften,butwhatI'mmost7ofisnotactingonthese80rlivingthemout.Sotherelwasholdingitallinside9Gabecontinuedtoclimballovermeuntilthat10steppedin.Itsaid:“Nicole.Don'tbesoself-centered,caringonlyaboutYOUand"your11”.Thereare24hoursinadayandwhosaysthisoneisyours.Gabe12youandinayearfromnow,6monthsfromnow,13anhourfromnow,hewon'tbeneedingyour14andaffectionlikehedoesnow.Sogiveit.Notwhenit's15foryou,butwhenit'sneeded.16thatbook.Embracehim.Lovehim.”SoIdid.Foralmostanhour.AndIstillenjoyedmyhotcup,andmychocolate.Iwaseven17books!Kidsones.Andwithagoodstoryandmoral!Icannever18lifeoreverthinkinanywaythatIcancontrolitbecausesometimeslifehassomethingmuch19thanplanned.ThisisagreatlessonformeandsomethingIam20workingonwithinmyself.1、A．dressupB．turnupC．sitdownD．watchover2、A．buyB．enjoyC．writeD．share3、A．favoriteB．preciousC．hardD．unhappy4、A．laughingB．pointingC．staringD．pulling5、A．a(chǎn)ngerB．encouragementC．wisdomD．pleasure6、A．orB．butC．soD．for7、A．proudB．sureC．tiredD．a(chǎn)fraid8、A．positionsB．conditionsC．theoriesD．thoughts9、A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．a(chǎn)sD．a(chǎn)lthough10、A．personB．voiceC．orderD．complaint11、A．timeB．hobbyC．healthD．wealth12、A．bothersB．hatesC．needsD．comforts13、A．everB．stillC．yetD．even14、A．directionB．loveC．wisdomD．bravery15、A．dangerousB．necessaryC．easyD．convenient16、A．HoldonB．PickupC．ThrowawayD．Putdown17、A．desertingB．readingC．ignoringD．keeping18、A．denyB．valueC．improveD．plan19、A．betterB．earlierC．quickerD．worse20、A．selflesslyB．a(chǎn)nxiouslyC．currentlyD．a(chǎn)ctually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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ourparakeet(長尾鸚鵡)ChipandGoldie,astraytortoiseshellkittenwetookin,1．(grow)tobebestfriends,eatingandplayingtogether.Iwasamember2．a(chǎn)birdconservationorganizationatthetime,soweoftentookcareofinjured3．(bird).Goldiehelpedraisedozensofinjuredandorphanednativebirds,4．(act)asawatchfulguardian.Oneday,itwasChipwhoneededGoldie’ssupervision.Ihadleftalargebowlofpancakebatter(面糊)5．(cover)inthekitchen.ButwhileIwasoutoftheroom,Chipclimbedontothebowltohave6．tastebutsoonfellinandsank.7．(luck),GoldiewasonhandandstuckherfaceinthebowltofishChipout.Shecleanedhisfaceandbeaksohecouldbreathebeforerunningtoalertmewithaloudmeow.IfollowedGoldie,8．wasalsocoveredinbatter,backintothekitchen9．foundabatteredbudgieonthefloor.Afterbeingwashed,driedandwarmed,Chipmadeafull10．(recover).BowlswerealwayscoveredinfutureandGoldieandChipremainedthebestoffriends.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Lastweek,ourschoolorganizedanactivityaimingathelpingthechildreninpoorareasrealizetheirdreamforreading、Allofustakeanactivepart、Ourdonationscoveredthebooks,pens,schoolbagsandmanyotherschoolsupplies、Someofusevencontributedourpocketchangesforthechildrentobuywhatevertheyneed、Inadditiontothese,manyofusadvocatedthatwedidnothesitatetocontactthechildreninruralareasdirecttofindouttheirneeds、Theythoughtthatbythismeanscouldwequicklyhelpthemoutbutmakeourdreamscometrue、Ithinktheactivityisverymeaningful,whichwillhelpimproveourlearningconditions、Inturn,theywillbringhopeforabetterfuturetoacommunityofneed、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。你的英國外教Mr.Green非常喜歡中國民間音樂。請你給他寫一封電子郵件，邀請他參加你校組織的師生民樂演奏會，內(nèi)容包括：1.提出邀請；2.演奏會時間、地點、活動安排等；3.表示期待。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.可能用到的詞匯：民樂演奏會FolkMusicConcert____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D4、D5、D6、D7、D8、A9、B10、A11、A12、B13、A14、C15、C16、A17、B18、C19、C20、B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、D2、C3、A22、1、D2、B3、C4、A23、1、C2、B3、A4、D24、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunn