重慶市部分區(qū)縣2025屆高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

重慶市部分區(qū)縣2025屆高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI2．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured3．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied4．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever5．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon6．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading7．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)dequate C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．a(chǎn)ppropriate8．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．a(chǎn)reweB．isitC．weareD．comesit9．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．a(chǎn)littlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake10．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．a(chǎn)ddictedto C．a(chǎn)ccustomedto D．exposedto11．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．while D．before12．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush13．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless14．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．a(chǎn)sif15．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich16．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto17．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined18．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone19．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture20．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish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）Letmeintroducemyself:IamthelastmaninAmericawhohastime.Ifyoushouldrunintomeonthestreet,Iwillhavetimetochatwithyou.Ifyouinvitemefortea,Iwillseizetheopportunityandenjoyacup.Butitseemsnobodyelsehastimelikeme.Whendidpeoplebecomesobusy?SometimesIthinkithappenedwhenshopping,insteadofbeinganecessityoroccasionalpleasure,becameaformofentertainment.AtothertimesIblameitonthecomputer,withhonorarymentiongivento“smart”phones,forcreatingappetites(欲望)thatcanneverbesatisfied,nomatterhowlongwestareatthemovablefeastonthescreen,nomatterhowfastwetypewithourfingers.Itwasn’talwayslikethis.Sundaysusedtobedaysofrest,withclosedstoresandemptyhighways.Andthenthereweretheholidays,whichweresetasideforfamilytimeratherthanatriptothemall.Butnow,IhavegrownaccustomedtothepredictabilityoftheanswerwhenIrunintoafriendoracquaintanceandask,“Howareyou?”Theansweralwaysis“Busy!”RecentlyIspottedanoldfriendandIcalledouttohim.Hestoppedtoacknowledgeme,butIcouldtellfromhis,bodylanguageandthecheckingofhiswatchthatIhaddisturbedhim.“Iseeyou’reinahurry,”Isaid.“Whydon’twegettogethertocatchup?”“IshouldhaveafreehourinJune,”hesaidbeforecontinuingonhisway.“ButthisisMarch!”Iremarked.“Checkwithmeinafewmonths,”heyelledoverhisshoulder.“I’mverybusy!”Maybenotgettingusedtothebusylifeismyproblem,butIagreewithwhatSocratesoncesaid:“Beware(當(dāng)心)thebarrenness(空洞)ofabusylife.”O(jiān)rRobertFrost’spoem?“ICouldGiveAlltoTime.”Morerecentlytherehasbeenaso-calledSlowMovement,whichadvocatesaculturalchangetowardslowingdownlife’space.Ihaven’tdecidedwhethertojoinitornotbecauseIfearthat,likeanyorganization,itwouldcostmetoomuchtime.Inanycase,comeJune.I'llhaveafriendtocatchupwith.Thatis,ifhestillhasthetimetoseeme.1、Thefirstparagraphofthetextisusedto______.A．providebackgroundinformationofthetopicB．a(chǎn)ttractreaders’attentiontothetopicC．showreadersthevalueoftimeD．introducetheauthortoreaders2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A．Shopping.B．Pleasure.C．Thefactthatpeoplehavesomuchtodo.D．Thefactthattheauthorsaveslotsoftime.3、Howdoestheauthorshowpeopleareverybusy?A．Bymakingassumptions.B．Byprovidinganexample.C．Bylistingwell-knownsayings.D．Bypresentingapredictabletrend.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheauthorwillbetoobusytomeethisfriendinJune.B．Theauthorisgoodatcomputersandsmartphones.C．TheauthoriswillingtojointheSlowMovement.D．Theauthormissesthelifestyleoftheolddays.22．（8分）Foryournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworld—butit’llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoabreathtakingblueplanet—theearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Whilespacetourismitselfisn’texactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn’tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepuzzle—afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene(衛(wèi)生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucan’tshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren’tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheinternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,there’slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallybuyatripintoouterspace.Soifyou’verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisquiteaffordable.B．ItwillbebuiltinRussia.C．Itwillofferanamazingview.D．Itcosts$40milliontobuild.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?A．Anorbitalsuite.B．Spacetourism.C．Spaceexploration.D．Acreativeidea.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Hotelguestswon’tbeabletoseeintospace.B．Visitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.C．SpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.D．Touriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.4、ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswithA．funandgamesB．financialsupportC．spacecontractorsD．moretimeinspace23．（8分）Theminuteyoustarttalkingaboutwhatyou’regoingtodoifyoulose,youhavelost.Somepeoplehaveagreatfearoflosing.Infact,fearisnotthebestdescriptionofwhattheyhave.Itismorelikeacrazyphobia(恐懼癥)thattheycannotkeepawayfrom.Dayafterday,thesepeopleallowtheirfearoflosingtocontroleverythingintheirlives.Theyaresoafraidoflosingthattheytrytokeepawayfromlosingwithoutconsideringthecostofdoingso.Whenthingsstarttogetoutofcontrol,fearbeginstocomein.Asthefearoflosingorgettinghurtoverwhelms(充溢)them,theyquicklylookforexcuses,ratherthanfightbackorfindawaytodealwiththeirfear.Theyneverrealizethatlosingisjustascommonaseatingandbreathing.Ifoneisgivenachoice,whowouldn’tpreferwinningoverlosing?Afterall,winningisexcitingandwinningiswhatlivingisallabout.Althoughwemighttryhardallthetime,we’renotgoingtowineverytime.Infact,mostofusaregoingtolosealotmoreoftenthanwewinand,believeitornot,it’snotallbad.Inordertomakethemostofourabilities，wehavetotakeriskseverynowandthen.Whenwetakerisks,wemightgetknockeddown,orevenknockedflat,butwitheachfailureandeachloss,wehaveanopportunitytogetbetterandgetclosertothelifeweexpect.1、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheBadEffectsofLosingB．MaketheMostofEverySuccessC．WeWinSomeandWeLoseSomeD．WinningIstheMainPurposeinLife2、Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence“Theyaresoafraid...”inparagraph2,theauthormeans.A．oneshouldavoidlosingbyusinganykindofmeansB．oneistooafraidtodealwithlosingproperlybyhimselfC．oneissoafraidoflosingthathecan’tstepforwardatallD．oneshouldmakeeffortstodealwithlosingratherthanavoidit3、Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A．fearworksmostwhenoneiseagertowinB．losingisacommonpartofourdailylivesC．oneshouldavoidlosingwithoutconsideringthecostD．themorelosingoneexperiences,thestrongeronewillbecome4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Losingisofgreatvaluetosuccess.B．Themorewefear,thebetterwewillperform.C．Onlywhenweimproveourabilitiescanwewin.D．Onlythroughexperiencinglosingcanwegetwhatwewant.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）SalvadorDali(1904—1989)wasoneofthemostpopularofmodernartists.ThePompidouCentreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhispowerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.ThereisalsoL’EnigmesansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,objects,andprojectsforstageandscreenandselectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartist’sshowmanqualities.ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththebeginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities(無限).＂Fromtheinfinitysmalltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginandoutoffocus:amazingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthatheusedinhismuseum-theatreinFigueras,＂explainsthePompidouCentre.Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration(合作)withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg.1、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDaliaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Optimistic. B．Productive.C．Generous. D．Traditional.2、WhatisDali’sThePersistenceofMemoryconsideredtobe?A．Oneofhismasterworks. B．Asuccessfulscreenadaptation.C．Anartisticcreationforthestage. D．OneofthebeatTVprogrammes.3、HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDali?A．Bypopularity. B．Byimportance.C．Bysizeandshape. D．Bytimeandsubject.4、Whatdoestheword＂contributions＂inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Artworks. B．Projects.C．Donations. D．Documents.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）“If1ranmybusinessthewayyoupeopleoperateyourschools,Iwouldn'tbeinbusinessverylong!"Isaidbeforeagroupofangry1Irepresentedagroupofbusinesspeoplewhowantedto2publicschools.Iwasamanageratanicecreamcompanythatbecame3whenPeoplemagazinechoseourblueberry(藍(lán)莓)asthe“BestIceCreaminAmerica."AssoonasI4,awomanraisedherhand.Tomysurprise,sheappeared5andpleasant.“Wearetold,sir,thatyou6acompanythatmakesgoodicecream.”Ireplied7,“BesticecreaminAmerica,Ma'am”“Sir,”shesaid,“8youarestandingonyourreceivingdock(碼頭)andyouseeaninferior(質(zhì)量差的)shipmentofblueberries9,whatdoyoudo?"Immediately,Iknewthequestionwasatrap,butIwasn'tgoingto10.“Isendthemback.”“That'sright!”sheraisedhervoice,“andwecan11sendbackourblueberries.Wetakethembig,small,rich,poor,gifted,confident,homeless,rude,andbrilliant.Wetakethemall!Andthat,sir,iswhyit'snota(n)12.It'sschool!"Inanexplosion,all290teachersjumpedtotheirfeetand13,“Yeah!Blueberries!Blueberries!”Andsobeganmylong14.Sincethen,Ihavevisitedhundredsof15Ihavelearnedthataschoolisnotabusiness.Foronething,areunableto16thequalityoftheirrawmaterial.Yetitdoesn’tdenythe17forchange.Wemustchangehowweteachtogiveallchildrentheopportunitytobecome18.Buteducatorscannotdothis19:thesechangescanoccuronlywiththeunderstanding,trust,permission,andactivesupportofthewholesociety.20,toimprovepubliceducationmeansmorethanchangingourschools,itmeanschangingthewholecountry.1、A．workersB．teachersC．parentsD．leaders2、A．replaceB．challengeC．influenceD．improve3、A．richB．SpecialC．famousD．busy4、A．continuedB．a(chǎn)skedC．finishedD．criticized5、A．politeB．shyC．confidentD．honest6、A．manageB．establishC．buyD．help7、A．happilyB．carefullyC．eagerlyD．proudly8、A．whenB．becauseC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．until9、A．leaveB．a(chǎn)rriveC．disappearD．move10、A．lieB．stopC．a(chǎn)dmitD．follow11、A．everB．neverC．a(chǎn)lsoD．just12、A．blueberryB．icecreamC．businessD．receivingdock13、A．reportedB．warnedC．doubtedD．yelled14、A．transformationB．researchC．explanationD．study15、A．schoolsB．companiesC．countriesD．groups16、A．changeB．noticeC．examineD．control17、A．methodB．needC．possibilityD．reason18、A．peacefulB．successfulC．thankfulD．powerful19、A．silentlyB．secretlyC．a(chǎn)loneD．a(chǎn)gain20、A．MoreoverB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Therefore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）ManKaurstartedrunningin2009,1．shewasinher90sandbeganrackingupmedals.At103,ManKaurisnotonlygoingstrong,she'sgettingotherstofollowinherfootstepsaswell.India'soldestfemaleathleteisspendinghersummer2．(coach)30youngathletes.Kaurandher81-year-oldsonandtrainer,GurdevSingh,3．(invite)fortwoweekstoseveraluniversities,4．theirmethodsmadesuchanimprovementinthestudents'performancethattheywereasked5．(stay)throughSeptember.ThisinvitationcameontheheelsofKaur'sparticipationintheWorldMastersAthleticsChampionshipsinPolandearlierthisyear,whereshe6．(win)goldinallfourevents.Thoughshewastheonly7．(compete)inheragecategoryforallfourevents,forthe60-meterdash,shehadcompanyfromothercategories:two85-year-oldsandthree90-year-olds.Thoughtheyweren'tcompetingfortheprizeinheragebracket,theyranalongsideherand8．(eventual)aheadofher.Tenyearsaftershefirststartedrunning,Kaurstilllovesit,accordingtoherson."Sheenjoys9．companyofheradmirers,"hersonadds."Everytimesheparticipates,shefeelsproudthatpeoplearoundtheworldfeel10．(inspire)."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。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限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者（從第11處起）不計分。Goodmorning,everyone.I'dliketosharemyideasaboutbooksinthefuturetoyou.Ithinkthebookswillbequitedifferentfromthattheyarenow.Firstofall,theywilllooklikethepadstoday,buttheirsizeswillbechangeable,too.Secondly,theircolorswillchangedependonhowthesurroundingschange,whichwillbegoodforeyewhat'smore,theywillbeverymuchmorepractical.Forexample,ifyoumetaquestionwhenreading,youcanimmediategetananswerby“talking”withthebook.Inword,Ithinkbooksinthefuturewillbemoreusefulandinterested.That'sall.Thankyou!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是大慶實驗中學(xué)高三學(xué)生會主席李華，實驗中學(xué)被選定為大慶市垃圾分類試點(diǎn)單位，請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)寫一篇倡議書，倡議全體同學(xué)垃圾分類，內(nèi)容包括：1.告知學(xué)校要進(jìn)行垃圾分類。2.垃坂分類的重要意義;3.提出倡議。要求：詞數(shù)：100詞左右；參考詞匯：垃圾分類wastesorting/rubbishclassification可回收的recyclableDearfellowstudents,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou!Yours,LiHua

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、D4、B5、A6、B7、C8、C9、C10、B11、D12、A13、D14、B15、B16、B17、B18、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、C3、B4、D22、1、C2、B3、D4、B23、1、C2、D3、B4、A24、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledo