山東省淄博第十中學新高考仿真模擬英語試卷及答案解析

山東省淄博第十中學新高考仿真模擬英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto2．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK3．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．a(chǎn)mount C．discount D．a(chǎn)ccount4．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending5．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in6．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive7．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．a(chǎn)s D．where8．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding9．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto10．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something11．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst12．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．a(chǎn)ttachedto13．Allthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A．whetherB．whatC．thatD．which14．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto15．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．a(chǎn)replanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning16．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how17．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that18．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly19．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed20．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom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）－Riversarethelife-givingbloodvesselsofourplanet.Theyirrigateourfarms,areanimportantmeansoftransportandasourceofeco-friendlypower.Theycanbeawholelotoffunfortravelers,too.Fromstrikinglystrangeandunusualwildlifecenterstowhitewaterraftinghotspotsandthemostscenicstretchesforcruising,we’vehighlighted3riversworthbasingyournexttriparound.Rankingsaremadeonfivetravelcriteria.Scenicbeauty－thephysicalbeautyoftheriver;waterfalls,color,dramaofthelandscape.Natureandwildlife－diversityandpopularityoffloraandfauna.Culture－depth,diversityandaccessibilityoflocalculture;tribal/medievalvillagesetc.Adventure－thrillfactoroftheriver’stopographyandlocation.Activityoptions－rafting,wildlifewatching,hiking,bikingetc.We’vedebatedamongourselves,researchedexpertviewsandpolledourcolleaguesandfellowtravelersaroundtheworld,toscoreeachriverforthesequalities.3.RioCahabon（Guatemala）Scenicbeauty:4|Natureandwildlife:3|Culture:2|Adventure:5|Activityoptions:5Neverheardofit?Fewhad,untilafewyearsback,whenasectionoftheRioCahabon’sdenselyforestedpathwaythroughcentralGuatemalawasbuiltasakeystopontheCentralAmericanbackpackertrail.KnownasSemucChampey,theseriesofspectacularsteepedlimestonepoolsbridgingovertheriverareaccessedviaahikingtrailnearthevillageofLanquin.Localhostelsalsooffercandlelighttoursofacavesystemcarvedoutbythewaterandyear－roundgradeⅢandIVrafting.2.Zambezi(Africa)Scenicbeauty:5|Natureandwildlife:4|Culture:4|Adventure:5|Activityoptions:4Boastingsuperbwildlifewatching,someofthebestwhite-waterraftingontheplanetandthethunderingbeautyofVictoriaFalls,theZambeziisashowstopper.IntheMiddleZambezi,whichbordersZambiaandZimbabwe,youcanbungeejumpoffAfrica’slargestwaterfall,ortacklethegradeIVrapidsjustbelow.Mostwildlife—fromhippopodstobigcatsandslyNilecrocodiles—isspottedonjeepsafarisandkayakingtripsaroundtheLowerZambezi,wheretheswampydeltafunnelsdownthroughMozambiqueintotheIndianOcean.1.AmazonRiver(SouthAmerica)Scenicbeauty:5|Natureandwildlife:5|Culture:4|Adventure:5|Activityoptions:5Toppingourlistbyanaquaticmile,themightyAmazonsnakesthroughthejunglesofnineSouthAmericannations,providingashelterformorethan400nativeIndiantribesandoneintenoftheknownspeciesonearth.Fortravelers,thepossibilitiesarehuge—fromwildlifespottingsafaristokayakingtripsandgnarlyjungletreks.Backpacker-friendlyBoliviaisapopularplacetoexplorethepampasbylancha(long-tailboat),stoppingoffalongAmazontributariestoswimwithpinkdolphins,fishforpiranhaandtrackelusiveanaconda.1、The3riversmentionedinthepassagearerankedaccordingto.A．theirculturaldiversityandpopularityB．theCNNjournalists’descriptionsC．5travelcriteriaD．experts’views2、RioCahabonisstilllessknowntotheworldbecause.A．a(chǎn)pathwaywasnotbuiltuntilafewyearsagoB．itrunsthroughdeepforestsC．itwasdiscoveredonlyafewyearsagoD．fewbutbackpackersdaretotravelthere3、Touristscanexperiencebungeejumpwhentravellingon.A．ZambeziB．RioCahabonC．AmazonRiverD．a(chǎn)llofthethree4、Theunderlinedphrase“floraandfauna”mostprobablyrefersto.A．flowersandfruitsB．customandtraditionC．cultureandnatureD．a(chǎn)nimalsandplants22．（8分）ThesubwaysystemintheU.S.cityofBostonwillsoonbeequippedwithtraincars"MadeinChina,"whichwillbeshippedtothecityinDecember.ThecurrenttraincarsinBostonhavebeenrunningfordecadesandaretoooldtoprovideamoderntripexperience.MadeinnortheasternChina'sJilinProvince,thenewcarscanrunataspeedof102kilometersperhour.AlthoughdesignedaccordingtotheU.S.standard,theproducingmethodofthecarsisownedbyaChinesecompanynamedCRRC,theChinaRailwayRollingStockCorporation.ThefinalproductsmatchtheBostonsubway'sstrictmaximumweightrequirementof34tonspercar,whichbarredalotofworld-famouscompaniesfromgettingtheorderform."Thecarshavetobesolid,butlight-weightatthesametime,"technologymanageroftheprojectHongHaifengtoldCCTV'sMandarinnewschannel."Andtheyhavetobecompatiblewiththecentury-oldfacilitiesinBoston."ThisisthefirsttimeforChineserailequipmenttobeusedintheUnitedStates.Thenewcarsaredesignedtorunfor30years.CRRCshowcasedthemodelcarinBostononApril3.CCTVreportedthatthemodelwaspraisedbythelocalleadersandcitizens,includingthegovernorofMassachusettsCharlieBaker."We'rereallylookingforwardtoputtingtheseintransit,"hesaid,addingthattheupgradeswillbringtheBostonsubwayintothemodernera.1、WhyBostonchoosetraincarsmadeinChina?A．Theycanofferthelocalpeopleamoderntripexperience.B．Theycanrunatahigherspeed.C．TheymeettheBostonsubway'sstrictrequirements.D．Theyareofhigherquality.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"becompatiblewith"inparagraphtwomean?A．match B．compare C．becompetitivewith D．becompetentof3、What'stheattitudeofthelocalpeopletowardsthemodelcar?A．negative B．doubtful C．skeptical D．optimistic4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．BostonWillReplaceItsOldTrainCarsB．TheAdvantagesofTrainChina-madeCarsC．China-madeTrainCarsWillComeIntoBostonD．Bostonians'PreferenceforChina-madeProducts23．（8分）Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson“BlackFriday”,oronlineon“CyberMonday”,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular“GivingTuesday”.Startingin2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgivingisthebrainchildof92ndStreetY,aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityandtheUnitedNationsFoundation.Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.In2015,700,000peoplefrom71countriescametogethertodonate$116.7millionincash.Anadditional$1.08millionwasspentongifts.Whiletheeasiestwaytoparticipateisbydonatingtoyourfavoritecharity,thisdaycanbecelebratedinmanyotherwaystoo.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatyourlocalshelterorfoodbank,orevenbydonatingblood.Ifallelsefails,apurchasefromthegrowingnumberoforganizationsthatgiveaportionoftheirsalestocharitywilldothetrick.Butperhapsthebestwaytocelebratethedayisbyhelpingthosenearestanddearesttoyou.Assistafamilymemberwithasimplechorelikefoldinglaundry,cookingdinner,orevenreadingtoayoungersibling.Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyourgooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!1、Whichofthefollowinghastheshortesthistory?A．GivingTuesday.B．BlackFriday.C．ThanksgivingDay.D．CyberMonday.2、What’sthemainpurposeof“GivingTuesday”?A．TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyable.B．Toencouragemorepeopletodocharities.C．Togetvoluntaryworkbetterknown.D．Topersuademorepeopletoshoponline.3、Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A．Tokeeparecordofone’sexperience.B．Tohelppeoplemakenewfriends.C．TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular.D．Todonatemoneytolocalschools.4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Lifestyle.B．Education.C．Culture.D．Business.24．（8分）Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion—likestress,anger,orfrustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwith(充斥)differentkindsofthoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressfultime,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,that'sright,stop.Whateveryou'redoing,stopandsitforoneminute.Whileyou'resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegativeemotion.Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthatemotion.Don'tcheatyourselfhere.Taketheentireminute—butonlyoneminute—todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion.Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwillingtokeepholdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday？”O(jiān)nceyou'veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreallyfeelit,youwillbesurprisedtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly.Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK.Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.Whenyoufeelyou'vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou'rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday.Ifnot,takeadeepbreath.Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath.Thisexerciseseemssimple—almosttoosimple.But,itisveryeffective.Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetrulyfelt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingitdownandtryingnottofeelit.Youareactuallytakingawaythepoweroftheemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds.Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheemotion,andrealizethatitisonlyemotion,itlosesitscontrol.Youcanclearyourheadandproceedwithyourtask.1、Whatshouldyoudowhenyouareintonegativityaccordingtothearticle?A．Listentosomemusic.B．Ignoreitanddosomethingelse.C．Justdonothingandtrulyfeelthatemotion.D．Thinkaboutitandtrytodealwithitimmediately.2、Theunderlinedword“immerse”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans“________”．A．breakdown B．getridofC．cutoff D．throwinto3、What'sthebesttitleofthistext?A．ClearYourMentalSpaceB．DeepBreath,TroubleAwayC．TrytoAvoidtheNegativeEmotionD．KeepHoldingontoThisNegativeEmotionasLongasPossible4、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsnegativeemotionis________.A．doubtful B．optimisticC．frightened D．confused25．（10分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操縱，任務)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超過)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探測器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(鈔票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)ikened”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．a(chǎn)pictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．a(chǎn)pictureoftheThree-gorges(峽谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion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）IwasoftentoldthatGodlovedme.Iwantedtobelievethatsomuch.Fornearlya1Iwasshuttledbetweenadoptivefamiliesandgrouphomes—14ofthem.Somefamilieswerenice.Otherswere2,likeevilsinadarkfairytale.Attheageof12,Iwasfinally3,byGayandPhilCourter,acouplewithtwoadultsons.Gaysaid,“Welivedfora4,andwebelievethatreasonisyou.”I’dbeenliedtobyadultssomanytimesinthepastyears.Iwasn’tsurethey5lovedme.“Therewillbeno6.Allthoseparentswereprettymuchthesame,”Isaidtomyself.I7tocallthemMomandDad.Iwasparticularaboutthehome-cookedmealsGay8prepared.Ihidinmyroomasmuchaspossible.Iwantedtomakethem9sothey’dshowtheirtruecolors.OneFridaynightintheeighthgrade,Ireally10thingstothelimit.Aneighborhoodgirlhadpersuadedmeto11outofthehousewithhertomeetsomeboys.IputAdvil(鎮(zhèn)痛藥)inmyparents’drinksafterdinner,12itwouldmakethemsleepy.Wow!I’dneverseenthemso13.“Nowtheywouldsurelysendmeback”,Ithought.Insteadtheysaid.“Ashley,wearefamily,wehavenowheretosendyoubackto,wemust14thislikeafamily.”Iranin15tomybedroom,whereIspenttheweekend.SeeinghowmuchI’ddisappointedthemmademe16.Noonehadevercaredformelikethat.Ididn’tdeservethis17.Sundaynight,Gaycameintomyroom.She18downandkissedmycheek.“Loveyou,sweetie,”shesaid.Forthefirsttimeever,Ikissedherback.“Loveyoutoo,”Isaid.Thatword-love-soundedso19,yetfeltsotrue.Iwasdiscoveringthatloveiswhatmakesa(n)20.1、A．fortnight B．week C．month D．decade2、A．cruel B．mad C．a(chǎn)ngry D．strange3、A．moved B．discovered C．a(chǎn)dopted D．persuaded4、A．family B．kindness C．love D．reason5、A．possibly B．finally C．truly D．certainly6、A．point B．choice C．difference D．evidence7、A．started B．refused C．wanted D．a(chǎn)greed8、A．happily B．painstakingly C．willingly D．easily9、A．mad B．relaxed C．content D．shocked10、A．dragged B．proved C．pulled D．pushed11、A．run B．jump C．slide D．break12、A．discovering B．observing C．seeing D．thinking13、A．nice B．a(chǎn)ngry C．different D．cruel14、A．dealwith B．putdown C．lookthrough D．writedown15、A．joy B．tears C．a(chǎn)nger D．laughters16、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．excited D．satisfied17、A．service B．honor C．honesty D．kindness18、A．bent B．took C．put D．broke19、A．different B．popular C．strange D．familiar20、A．group B．family C．a(chǎn)dult D．union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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Onceuponatime,twoyoungmenwerespendingsometimeinthecountry.Oneday,whiletakingawalktogether,theycrossedalargefield.1．(sudden)abull(公牛)appearedandbegantochase(追逐)them.Theywerevery2．(frighten)andbegantorun,butthebullkept3．(run)afterthem.Finally,oneofthemenclimbedupatreeand4．otheronejumpedintoahole.Soon,however,theman5．hadjumpedintotheholecameoutagain.Immediatelythebullchasedhimbackintotheholeagain.This6．(go)onforfiveorsixtimes.Finally,themaninthetreecameup7．a(chǎn)nideaandshoutedtohisfriend,“Stayintheholeforawhileorthisbull8．(keep)ushereallday！”9．hejumpedbackintotheholeagain,hesaid，“It'seasyforyoutosay,10．thereisabearinthishole.”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。Iwasusedtobeahealthygirl,butmorethantwoyearsago,Igetintothehabitofeatingalotofjunkfoodandsnacks、Inaddition,Ispentalotoftimelayonthesofa,watchingTV,anddoinglittleexercise、Asaresult,IputonsuchmuchweightthatIfounddifficulttoclimbthestairs、SoIdecidedtochangemyunhealthylifestyle、Ibegantohaveabalancingandhealthydiet、Ialsotookpartinvarioussportsactivitysuchasswimming,skating,runningorplayingbasketball、Oneyearlate,Ibecameasfitasbefore、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，正在教你的英國朋友Leslie學習漢語。請你寫封郵件告知下次上課的計劃。內(nèi)容包括：時間和地點；內(nèi)容：學習唐詩；課前準備：簡要了解唐朝的歷史。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、C5、B6、B7、C8、A9、B10、C11、A12、D13、A14、D15、C16、D17、A18、A19、D20、A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、C2、A3、A4、D22、1、C2、A3、D4、C23、1、A2、B3、C4、C24、1、C2、D3、A4、B25、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齒輪)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(學校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Aftera