黑龍江省哈爾濱市南崗區(qū)哈爾濱三中2025屆高三一診考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，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．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen2．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would3．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．a(chǎn)daptable C．recyclable D．changeable4．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment5．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout6．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went7．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why8．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that9．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished10．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when11．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that12．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled13．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked14．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that15．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously16．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall17．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so18．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．a(chǎn)s D．a(chǎn)fter19．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This20．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will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）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatheredbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingforthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadaze(茫然)sittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.Sometimes,itfeelslikeIhaven’tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptors(受體)makesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased(追逐).Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,ifyouevenrememberyourdreamsatall,youforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandjotdownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Dreamsof“beingchased”occurbecause________.A．youarefeelingthreatenedB．youjustquitajobyouhateC．yourfriendsarefarawayfromyouwheninneedD．yourreceptorsisalwaysthinkingwhileyousleep2、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideyourbedtoreflectondreams?A．Weneedtochasethosepeoplewhoappearedinourdreams.B．Weusuallyforget90percentofdreamswithin10minutes.C．Itcanhelpusgetoutoftheintensedreams.D．Itcanhelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.3、Wherecanwereadthisarticle?A．Inaposter.B．Inaphysicsbook.C．Inatravelingmagazine.D．Inasciencenewspaper.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyamIAlwaysDreamingB．HowIsMyDreamCreatedC．WhatdoMyDreamsMeanD．HowtoAvoidDreams22．（8分）Havingthreecancerpatientsinthesamehouseholdcanturnawholefamilyupsidedown.MichelleBruce,herhusband,Jeremy,andtheirson,Holden,allhadcancer.ThefamilymovedtoMichelle’shometownofFranklin,Nebraskasixyearsago,soherparentscouldhelp.DoctorsfoundHolden’sbraintumor(腫瘤),whenhewas12yearsold.Hisfamilywaslivinginasmalltownatthetime,buttherewererelateddoctorsinthestate.HoldenhadtwooperationsinOmahaclinic,bothofwhichweretough.WhenHolden’scancercamebackagainin2012,nothingcouldbedone.Butthefamilydidn’tgiveup.TheyreachedouttoBostonChildren’sHospital,whichhasbetterequipmentanddoctorswithmoreexperienceoperatingonkids.AfterlookingatHolden’srecords,thedoctorsentbackherdiagnosis:Shewasconfidentthatshecouldremovethetumor.Thefamilywasbeyondrelieved,untiltheylearnedinsurancewouldn’tcoveranyoftheoperation’scosts.Theoperationwouldcost$39,000—morethantheparentscouldafford.Thefamilygotdesperate.Inatownofjust1,000people,however,wordtraveledfast.Withindays,alocalwomanMichellehadnevermetinpersoncalledtosayshewasplanninganeventtoraisemoneyforHolden.Michellewastouched.Theeventwasuplifting.Finally,thetownraised$45,000–enoughtocovernotjustHolden’shospitalbills,butforMichelleandJeremy’striptoBostonwiththeirson.“Ijustdidn’tknowwhattosay,”saidMichelle.“Nobodycouldreallybelieveit.”Holden’soperationwentmuchmoresmoothlythanthefirsttwo.Heiscancer-freeandnowisattendingCentralCommunityCollege-Hastingsonafull-ridescholarship.1、WheredidMichelle’sparentslive?A．Florida.B．Boston.C．Omaha.D．Franklin.2、WhydidHolden’sfamilygotoBostonChildren’shospital?A．Becauseitwasneartheirhome.B．Becauseithadbetterequipmentanddoctors.C．Becausethemedicalexpensetherewascheaper.D．Becausetheywerefamiliarwiththedoctorsthere.3、Whatwasthefeelingofthefamilywhentheylearnedtheoperation’scost?A．Theywereindespair.B．Theywereverydelighted.C．Theywereverysurprised.D．Theyremainedcalm.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．World’sBestCancerDoctorsB．BraveBoyWhoConqueredHisCancerC．1,000PeopleSavedATeen’sLifeD．Country’sWelfareSystemShined23．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience24．（8分）Itwashardtoaccept,butthesaddayhadfinallyarrived.Istillrememberthetearswellingupinmysix-year-oldsister’seyesasshelookedaroundtheemptyclosetinwonder.Thespaceoncefilledwithherclothesnowheldonlylonelinessandsorrow.Thislittlechildhadcometotherealizationthatherfatherwasgone.Hehadleftus,andtherewassimplynowaytochangeit.Beingtheoldestoffourgirlshasneverbeeneasy,butwiththedepartureofourfather,ourworldanddreamswerebrokenbeyondrepair.Mymother,themostamazinglywarm-heartedpersonintheworld,hasworkedharderthananyoneshouldsimplytomendourbrokenhousehold.However,longhoursatworkoftenpreventedherfromphysicallybeingthereinourtimesofneed.ThisiswhereIhavesteppedupasthetemporarycaretakerofmythreesmallsisters.ManystudentswritecollegeessaysabouttheirleadershippositionsinschoolandthecommunitybutIfeelthatmygreatestaccomplishmentistheroleIhaveplayedwithinmyownfamily.Senioryearinhighschoolisnotsimpleforanyone,especiallywhenitfeelsliketheentireworldisrestingonyourshoulders,butthisishowIhavefeltforthepasttwoyears,Ihavecontinuallytriedtofulfillthedreammymotherholdsformyfuture.Mymotherwasnotabletocompletehercollegeeducation,andsothissuccessishertopsignificanceforherchildren.Aleaderisdefinedasonewhohasinfluenceonothers.Ihopethatmyleadershipaffectsthelivesofmysistersandeveryonearoundme.Indedicatingmyselftomyfamilyandschool,IhavesetgoalsthatIwilldoanythingtoaccomplish.Iamanextremelydeterminedindividual,andmyuniversitywillhelpmetakethenextstepinclimbingtheladderofsuccess.1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?A．Showatopicfordiscussion.B．Providesomeadviceforreaders.C．Summarizethefollowingparagraphs.D．Introducesomebackgroundinformation.2、Whatwastheauthor’sdreaminhersenioryearinhighschool?A．Tobeadmittedintoacollege.B．Tolookafterhersisterswell.C．Tosetanexampletohersisters.D．Toleadherfamilyoutoftrouble.3、Whatistheauthor’spresentlifelike?A．Happyandquiet.B．Hardbuthopeful.C．Busybutsuccessful.D．Inspiringandrich.4、Whatroledoestheauthorplayinherfamily?A．Awinner.B．Ateacher.C．Aleader.D．Adreamer.25．（10分）Withgoldensunshineandagentlebreeze,autumnisthemostbeautifulseasonintheyear.Thisisagreattimetogooutsideandhavefun.Gotoavalleytoseeredmapletrees,goandpickfruitinanorchardorfindanopenfieldtoflyyourkitein.However,formanyhighschoolstudents,thesegreatactivitiesmaybejustadream.Withplentyofworktodo,theyspendalltheirhoursindoors,strugglingforahighmarkintheirexams.Ofcourse,studyisoneofthemostimportantthingsforteenagers.Butlifeisdefinitelymuchmorethanthat.Sometimeswespendsomuchtimestudyingthatweforgethowtomakelifewonderful.Indoingso,welosetherealpurposeoflife—tobeavaluableandhappyperson.Toenjoyjusthowgreatitistobealive,wehavetoputdownourbooksandpensandlookaroundus.Students,takesomeexercisetoimproveyourhealth,talkwithyourparentsandfriendsforunderstandingandwalkaroundoutsidetorefreshyourbodyandmind.Goingoutandenjoyingthebeautifulcountrysideoftenhelpsourcreativityinourwork.Chinesecraftsman,LuBan,createdasawtohelpwoodworkers.Butifhehadn’twalkedoutside,hewouldnothavebeeninspiredbyakindoftoothedgrass.WecouldalsosupposeifNewtonhadn’trestedunderthatappletree,thenhewouldn’thavebeenhitbyanapple,andhisclassictheorieswouldnothavecomeout.Goingoutisnotonlyabreakfromhardwork,butachancetoaddtolifeexperience.Socomeon,giveyourbrainagoodrest.Stepoutofthebooksandgetyourbagreadyforanautumnouting.Wearesureyouwillgetmuchmorethanknowledgefromtheexcitingjourney.1、Inwhichparagraphdoesthewritermakeasummaryabouthisopinion?A．Paragraph1.B．Paragraph2.C．Paragraph5.D．Paragraph4.2、Whyisgoingoutadreamformanyhighschoolstudents?A．Theyareunhappytodoso.B．Theirparentsdon’tallowthemtodoso.C．Theythinkstudyisthemostimportantthingforthem.D．Theyhavetoomuchworktodoforgettinghighmarksintheexams.3、Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A．makingpredictionsB．reasoningandgivingexamplesC．describingthebeautifulsceneryinAutumnD．pointingoutthepresentsituationofhighschoolstudents4、Whatmessagecanyougetfromthepassage?A．Natureispower.B．AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.C．Theauthorisn’thappywithoureducationatall.D．Goingoutcanmakehighschoolstudentsgetmore.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）ThemostimportantlessonIlearnedinhighschoolhadnothingtodowithmathsorAmericanhistory．Itcameatgraduation,severalminutesbeforeIleftMiramonteHighSchool．Iwasrathershybackthen,contentto1aroundwithmyfewfriendsandtoconcentrateonmy2IwasdoingsowellthatbytheendofsenioryearIhadperfectscoresandenough3togotocollege．Butmygoodrecordsoonbecamea4tomywell-being．InearlyJuneofsenioryear,theheadmastercalledmeintohisoffice．Heaskedmetogivealeave-takingspeechatgraduation．Ilookedathim,myheart5fast．Thiswasthe6formyhardwork?Isaidsomething,butnotveryclearly,andhurriedawayfromtheoffice．Iwas7aboutthedecision,finallyagreeingtocompromise．Iwasn'ttheonlyspeaker—Iwould8thehonorwithfiveotherstudents．Still,itwasdoubtfulwhetherthetaskwas9me．HowintheworldwouldIgiveaspeechtohundredsofpeople?Graduationdaysoonarrivedand,as10．Iwasnervous．I'dbeenpracticingmyspeechfordays,andIhadit11．ButIhadneverbeenso12inmylife．Thefirsthalfhouroftheceremonypassed,andthenmy13came．Mynamewasannounced．Imanagedtoreachtheplatformwithoutfallingdown．Butwithinminutes,Iwas14,headingbacktomyseat．NowIstillhavethe15ofthatspeech．Myvoicetrembledalittle,but16itwasclearandstrong．I'mproudofthattape．IachievedsomethingI'dnever17Ispokeinfrontofhundredsofpeople．18Ididn'trealizeitatthetime,thesuccessfulcompletionofthatspeechgavemethe19toparticipateinclassatcollege,togiveoralreports,andtoeventuallybreakfreeofmy20Ineverwouldhavechosentogiveaspeechatgraduation．ButI'mgladIdid．Iknowitmaywellturnouttobeoneofmyshiningmoments．1、A．hang B．look C．walk D．run2、A．characters B．interests C．games D．subjects3、A．money B．credits C．time D．standards4、A．luck B．benefit C．fear D．solution5、A．burning B．breaking C．a(chǎn)ching D．beating6、A．punishment B．reward C．a(chǎn)rrangement D．sympathy7、A．doubtful B．optimistic C．generous D．hesitant8、A．share B．bring C．spare D．give9、A．a(chǎn)bout B．for C．upon D．beyond10、A．known B．hoped C．expected D．planned11、A．thrown B．printed C．memorized D．completed12、A．interested B．terrified C．excited D．disappointed13、A．moment B．clay C．chance D．decision14、A．defeated B．stopped C．clone D．stuck15、A．picture B．tape C．paper D．word16、A．partially B．immediately C．frankly D．mostly17、A．dreamed B．made C．decided D．requested18、A．Because B．When C．Although D．Unless19、A．respect B．confidence C．freedom D．excuse20、A．shyness B．pride C．stupidity D．Courage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）CharlesRichardDrew1．(be)afamousAfrican—Americandoctorandscientist.Hisworkonbloodbankshelpedsavethousandsof2．(life)duringWorldWarII.CharlesRichardDrew3．(bear)in54inWashingtonD．C．Hismaininterestwasinsportswhenhewasyoung.Hewonmanymedalsfor4．(swim).Later,heturnedtobasketballandfootball.Duringcollege,Charlesbecameinterestedinmedicine.HeattendedMedicalSchoolatMcGillUniversityinCanada.In83,hereceived5．(he)doctorofMedicineDegree.Asadoctorandaresearcher,Charleswasabsorbedinresearchonbloodtransfusions（輸血）.Throughhisexperiments,hefoundthatbloodplasma（血漿）couldbe6．(success)usedinsteadofwholeblood.He7．(write)uptheresultsinapublishedreport.DuringWorldWarII,CharlesworkedwiththeBritish.Hehelpedthemdevelopthebloodbank.Heorganizedthecollection8．processingofbloodplasmafromdifferenthospitals.Theselife-savingplasmascuredwoundedpeopleinthewar.HealsohelpedtheAmericanRedCrossdevelopabloodbank.Charlesdiedin100as9．resultofacaraccident.Afterhispassingaway,hereceivedmanyhonors.Manyschoolsandinstitutionswerenamed10．him.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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。LastFriday,ourclassinvitedaoldcraftsmantoteachushowmakedoughfigurines(面人)、First,heshowusthebasicstepsandmakingtechniques、Westoodaroundhimbutwatchedattentively、Thenhestartedtohaveatry、Hewalkedaroundandhelpeduspatientwhennecessary、Finally,allofushadourownworkandwetookpicturesforourhand-madefigurinesexcitedly、Lookedattheselifelikefigurines,wewereallfelthappy、58第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你學(xué)生會主席李華，你校將在國際母語日（InternationalMotherLanguageDay）當(dāng)天（2月21日）舉辦一個交流會，討論中英語文化，擬邀語文老師和外教代表在會上發(fā)言。請你給外教Jack寫一封邀請信，內(nèi)容包括：1.會議的時間和地點；2.邀請原因；3.發(fā)言主題。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)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、A4、B5、D6、B7、C8、D9、B10、B11、D12、B13、B14、B15、A16、C17、D18、C19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、B3、D4、C22、1、D2、B3、A4、C23、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehill