江西省寧都中學(xué)高三最后一卷新高考英語試卷及答案解析VIP

江西省寧都中學(xué)高三最后一卷新高考英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)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(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．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when2．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout3．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave4．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever5．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading6．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．a(chǎn)vailableC．a(chǎn)ccurate D．cautious7．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase8．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught9．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical10．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone11．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．until D．when12．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated13．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious14．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing15．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof16．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．a(chǎn)mneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought17．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause18．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when19．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound20．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen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）NewYorkCity.FreelanceTheKidPassblogiscreatedbycontributionsfromawesomefreelancewriterswhoworkfromhome,andareexcitedtosharetheirexperiencesandrecommendationsforkids’activitiesaroundNewYorkCity!KidPassisflexible,soitallowsparentslikeustospendmoretimewiththeirkidsandworkfromhomeoranywheretheylike,whilebuildingagreatresourceofrecommendationsforotherparents.Wearehiringfreelancewriterswhocancontributearticlestoourblog.Wepayyouforeacharticlethatweacceptorapprovestartingat$20forshortarticlesand$100+forlongerarticleswithoriginalresearch,photos,andvideos.Ifyouenjoybeingaparent“intheknow”,researchingnewkids’activitiesonline,orgoingaroundyourneighborhoodtovisitnewkids’centres,indoorplayspaces,events,orclasses,thenKidPasscouldbegreatforyou!Aboutyou:*Possessafriendly,confidentwritingstyle.*Workfromwhereveryouwant.*Abletoexplorekidclassesandactivitiesinyourneighborhood.*Takephotosandvideosifyouareinterestedinwritinglongerresearchpiecesforus.*Promptincommunication,responsibleandabletomeetdeadlines.Toapply,submitthefollowing:*Twowritingsamplesthathavenotbeenpublishedelsewhereandnotbeencopied.*Foronesample,pleaseincludealist/round-upoffivelocalkids’classesforacertainagegroupinyourneighborhood.*Forthesecondsample,pleaseincludeasinglereviewofoneofthekids’classes/activitiesandincludepictures.*Submitthesebyemailandincludeabriefintroductiontoyourself.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheKidPassblog?A．Ithasalottodowithchildren’sactivities.B．Itoffersmuchadviceonhowtoraisekids.C．Itteachesparentstodesignkids’gamesonline.D．Itencouragesparentstoaccompanytheirkidsmore.2、Thepassagemainlyinformsusof.A．thehistoryoftheKidPassblogB．thetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlineC．theimportanceofcommunicatingwithkidsD．therequirementsofworkingasafreelancewriter22．（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．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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth23．（8分）Doyoueverwonderwhytreesbegintobud(發(fā)芽)earlierinsomecities?Scientistsfinallyfoundtheanswerbutit’snotverypleasant.Newsciencesuggestsarelationshipbetweenlightpollutionandthetimingwhentreesproducebuds,whichsignalsthearrivalofthespringseason.LightpollutionisdefinedbytheLightingResearchCenterastheunwantedconsequenceofoutdoorlightingsuchasstreetlights.Excessive(過多的)man-madelightatnightresultsindisturbednaturalcycles,andalsopreventstheobservationofstarsandplanetsatnight.Butitseffectontheenvironmentgoesbeyondthat.Bystudyingsometrees,researchersfoundoutthattreesthataremoreexposedtoartificiallightingatnightbudupto7.5daysearlierthanthoseatthenaturalnighttimesetting.Andtheyfoundoutthatlighthadamoresignificanteffectthantemperaturewhenthebudscameout.Theearlybuddingmaycauseproblemsforinsects,whichfeedonleaves,andthebirdswhichthenfeedontheminturn.ProfessorRichard,whohelpedleadtheresearch,explainedthatmorethanthebuddingoftrees,thestudyimpliesthedangertothebalanceoftheecosystem.“Atthemoment,caterpillars(毛毛蟲)aretimedtohatchtomakethemostoftheopportunitiestofeedonfreshlybuddedleaves,andbirdshatchintimetofeedontheyoungcaterpillar,”hesaid.Migratory(遷徙的)birdsarealsonegativelyaffectedbylightpollution.Theglaremightconfusethemandmakethemlosetheirflyingsense.Thephenomenonmightexplainwhysomebirdsaccidentallyknockintobuildings.Suchresultsstresstheneedtopursuestudiesthataimtomeasuretheeffectoflightpollution.Iftheissuewerelefttocontinue,itisestimatedthatby2100,springwouldbeginalmostafullmonthearlierthanitdoestoday.1、Whatwillhappenifthereistoomuchman-madelight?A．People’seyesightwillbedamaged.B．Theecosystemwilllikelyloseitsbalance.C．Nostarsorplanetsmaybeobservedatnight.D．Animals’livinghabitsmaychangesuddenly.2、Howdoestheearlybuddingaffectinsectsorplants?A．Itwillcausetherisingnumberofinsects.B．Itcouldleadtotreesgrowingfewerleaves.C．Itmayresultinsomeinsectsgoinghungry.D．Itmightpushinsectstohatchmoreslowly.3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Theeffectoflightpollutionisdestructive.B．Thespringof2100willbecomemuchlonger.C．Lightpollutionshouldbetakenseriously.D．Afurtherstudyonlightpollutionisscheduled.4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A．WhyspringcomesearlierinsomecitiesB．WhylightpollutionneedstobestudiedC．Howtrees’earlybuddingtakesplaceD．Howmuchlightis“toomuch”24．（8分）Whenyou’relookingforwardtotakingaholidayinEgypt,you’recertainlynotshortofchoices.Thecountryhassomanytoseethatyou’llprobablynotwanttolimityourselftojustonecity.Hurghada—AWaterSportParadiseWith250hotelsrankingfromcomfortable3-starhotelsupto5-staraccommodation,themainattractionofstayinghereistheactivitiesinandonthewarmwaters.Ithasbecomeaninternationalcenterforwatersports,allowingvisitorstotakepartinsurfing,sailinganddeep-seafishing.Thewatersarealsohometoahugevarietyofcoralandfish,makingitadreamspotfordiving.Ifallthatisn’tenough,Hurghadaishometosomeoftheworld’sfinestunderwatergardens.Luxor—AnOpen-airMuseumofAncientHistoryForthosewithaninterestinEgyptianhistory,LuxorisanexcellentplacetostayandisbuiltuponthesiteoftheancientEgyptiancityofThebes.IfyoumakethisthebaseforyourEgyptholiday,you’rebasicallystayinginanopen-airmuseum!ThemoderncityofLuxorhastheruinsofKarnak.AcrosstheNileliemanymoremonuments,templesandtombsincludingtheValleyofKingsandtheQueens.TheNilesailingisnecessaryforthosewithaninterestinthecountry’sancienthistory.Cairo—TheCapitalCityFinally,ofcourse,there’sCairo.It’sdefinitelyastartingpointformostofEgyptholidaymakers.Cairooffersanexcellentmixofculture,art,cookingandsightseeingchances.Withthefamouspyramids,varioustemplesandsomefascinatingmuseum,Cairoisafantasticchoiceifyoucancometothecity.1、VisitorsfloodtoHurghadamainlybecauseitcanofferthem____________.A．thefunniestbotanicgardens B．choicesofwateractivitiesC．a(chǎn)briefhistoryofEgypt D．themixofcultureandart2、WhichofthefollowingcitiesdomosttouristsvisitfirstinEgypt?A．Cairo B．Luror C．Thebes D．Hurghada3、Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom____________.A．a(chǎn)historicaldocument B．a(chǎn)sciencemagazineC．a(chǎn)travelguide D．a(chǎn)bookreview25．（10分）InthewesternLosAngelessitsthefamouscityofHollywood,knownastheglobalcenterofmoviestudiosandfilmstars.TheSeligFilmManufacturingCompanywasthefirstmajorfilmcompanytocometoHollywood,shootingitsfirstfilmentitledTheHeartofARaceToutin1908.Thenextyearthefilmcompanybuiltthefirstpermanentfilmstudio.Althoughelectriclightsexistedatthattime,nonewerepowerfulenoughtoadequatelyexposefilm.Thebestsourceofilluminationformovieproductionwasnaturesunlight.Besidesthesunnyweather,filmproducerswerealsodrawntoHollywoodbecauseofitsopenspacesandwidevarietyofnaturalscenery.AnotherreasonwasthedistanceofSouthernCaliforniafromNewJersey,whichmadeitmoredifficultforThomasEdisontoenforcehisfilmpatents.Atthattime,Edisonownedalmostallthepatentsrelevanttofilmproduction.Asaresult,intheEast,movieproducersactingindependentlyoutofEdison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanywereoftenaccusedbyEdison.ButinLosAngeles,thingsweredifferent.IfhesenthismentoCalifornia,wordwouldusuallyreachLosAngelesbeforetheydidandthemoviemakerscouldescapetonearbyMexico.In1911,asecondmoviestudio—NestorStudios,wasfounded.Ataboutthesametime,manyfilmproductioncompaniesfromNewYorkandNewJerseystartedmovingtosunnyCaliforniabecauseofthegoodweather.ThefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremonytookplacein1929intheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Ticketswere$10andtherewere250peopleattendingtheceremony.Fromabout1930,fivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudiosinHollywood,Paramount,RKO,20thCenturyFox,Metro-Goldwyn-MayerandWarnerBros,ownedalmostalllargetheatresthroughoutthecountryfortheexhibitionoftheirmovies.Theperiodbetweentheyears1927to1984wasconsideredthe“GoldenAgeofHollywood”.1、Theword“illumination”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．light B．storyC．patent D．film2、Accordingtothetext,filmproducersweredrawntoHollywoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．openspaces B．varioussceneryC．uniqueculture D．sunnyweather3、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A．ThomasEdisonmovedhisofficetoHollywoodtoenforcehisfilmpatents.B．MovieproducersworkingontheWestCoastwereneveraccusedbyEdison.C．Edison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanyownedmanystudiosinHollywood.D．MoviemakersinLosAngelescouldworkindependentlyoutofEdison’scontrol.4、WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremony?A．Itwasheldinarestaurant.B．Therewere250peoplereceivingtheawards.C．Therewere250peoplepresentattheceremony.D．Itwasheldbyfivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudios.第三部分語言知識運(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）Avisittothehospitalisrarelyapleasantone.AsImademywaytotheward（病房）,Itookadeepbreathand1asmile.Afterall,nobodyneededanother2faceintheroom.AsIenteredtheward,Ioverheardmyrelativesmakingplansfora3.Mygrandfatherhadremained4foralmostaweek,witha5diagnosisfromthedoctor.Wasthisreallytheendforhim?6atmygrandparents'placesinceyoung,I7averycloserelationhipwiththem.HewouldsneakmedownstairsforicecreamwhenGrandmotherwasinthebathroom,whileI8addedmoresugarinhismorningdrinkbecausehehada9tooththatGrandmotherdisapprovedof.Iwantedto10thisquietman.Ididnotbelieveitwashistimetogo.Ihad11aboutpapercranes（鶴）andwishescomingtrue.Foreveryonethousandfoldedpapercranes,wegetawish12bythegods.13asitsoundstotheadults,Imanagedto14mysistersandcousintocarryoutthissacredplan.Thelastfewcraneswere15butaweeklaterhewasstillinadeepsleep.Theonethousandpapercraneshadnotdeliveredour16tothegods.Weonlyhadonewish-wasthattoo17toaskfor?Justwhenallhopeseemed18,acallfrommyauntchangedeverything.Shewantedustocometothehospitalimmediatelymygrandfatherwasawake.Avisittothehospitalis19apleasantone.However,thistime,Iwas20bythescent（香氣）offlowersthatvisitorsbrought.Isteppedintomygrandfather'swardandsawhimholdingourjarofpapercranes.Thismanoffewwordslookedupatmeandsaid,“Mygoodgirl,thankyou.”1、A．hidB．gaveC．practicedD．return2、A．beautifulB．miserableC．seriousD．ugly3、A．funeralB．celebrationC．meetingD．recovery4、A．a(chǎn)wakeB．silentC．uncertainD．unconscious5、A．firmB．wrongC．correctD．discouraging6、A．SupportedB．RaisedC．HeldD．Kept7、A．improvedB．destroyedC．establishedD．handled8、A．secretlyB．delightedlyC．surprisedlyD．gladly9、A．brokenB．healthyC．sweetD．white10、A．callB．understandC．forgetD．a(chǎn)waken11、A．readB．setC．broughtD．looked12、A．sentB．ignoredC．grantedD．expressed13、A．RealB．NiceC．SimpleD．Ridiculous14、A．a(chǎn)llowB．convinceC．a(chǎn)dviseD．inform15、A．completedB．performedC．startedD．left16、A．wishB．suggestionC．informationD．opinion17、A．heavyB．highC．muchD．far18、A．promisingB．lostC．reasonableD．inspired19、A．usuallyB．graduallyC．rarelyD．typically20、A．praisedB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．remindedD．greeted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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OscarPistoriuswasbornintoHenkeandSheilaPistoriusinJohannesburg,SouthAfricaonNovember22,1986,withfibularhemimelia(腓側(cè)半肢畸形)inbothlegs.Whenhewas11monthsold,hislegswereamputated(截肢)halfway1．hiskneesandankles.Inmosthomes,thatwouldbringyearsofsadness.Notsoin2．.“Igrewupinahomewheredisabilitywasnot3．issue，”Pistoriussays.“Myparentsmademecherish4．Ihad.”Pistoriusstartedrunningin2004,andbecamemoreandmoresuccessful.5．(know)as“theBladeRunner”and“theFastestManonNoLegs”，Pistoriustookpartinthe2004SummerParalympics(殘奧會)inAthensand6．(come)thirdoverallintheT44(onelegamputatedbelowtheknee)100-metreevent.Atthe2012SummerOlympicsonAugust4,Pistoriusbecamethefirstamputeerunner7．(compete)atanOlympicGames.Inthe400metresrace,hetooksecondplaceinthefirstheatoffive8．(run),finishingwithatimeof45.449．(second)toadvancetothesemi-finalsonAugust5.Heraninthesecondsemi-final,wherehefinishedeighthwithatimeof46.54seconds.Inthe200metrescompetitionhesetanewworldrecordof21.30secondsinhisheatonAugust29,10．wasdefeatedinthefinalbyAlanOliveiraofBrazilandtooksilver.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。每處錯(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(cuò)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(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。TomandDickarenextdoorneighborwhobothworkinsameoffice、Theyoftenwalktogethertoandfromwork、Oncetheywerewalkingtohometogetherwhileitsuddenlystartedtorain、Tomquicklyopenedhisumbrellaandsaidproud,"Mywifereallyhasgreatforesight、”Headded,“Shesaidthismorningitwouldrainandtellmetocarrymyumbrella、"Dicksmiledandwalkeduptoherundertheprotectionoftheumbrella、Hesaid,"Minehasevengreatforesight、Shedidn'tletmecarryonesosheknewyou'dshareyourstome、"第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，得知你的英國朋友Frank暑假不回國，你寫信想邀請他到你清遠(yuǎn)的家鄉(xiāng)玩。內(nèi)容包括：1.發(fā)出邀請2.時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)3.活動安排注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)出，不計(jì)人總詞數(shù);2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫DearFrank,Havingheardthatyouwon'treturntoyourcountrythissummervacation,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、C2、B3、A4、A5、D6、A7、A8、B9、B10、A11、A12、A13、A14、C15、C16、D17、C18、B19、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、A2、D22、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,myheart