陜西省商洛市丹鳳中學(xué)2026屆高三上英語期末達(dá)標(biāo)檢測模擬試題注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth2．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup3．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional4．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need5．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending6．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched7．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice8．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall9．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when10．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover11．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where12．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict13．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that14．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing15．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched16．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though17．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．a(chǎn)mnotinvited18．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant19．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before20．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where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）ItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.SuchafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago,mostcommentators(評論員)failtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat”Toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply,thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.JeremyPaxman,however,disagreeswithBryson,arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysoniswrong,hesays,“becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena(現(xiàn)象).”Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators,somehow,aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather,theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”,Inotherwords,Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.1、TheauthormentionsDr.Johnson’scommenttoshowthat________.A．mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.JohnsonB．Dr.JohnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservationC．thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsagoD．Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?A．Asocialtrend. B．Anemotionalstate.C．Ahistoricalconcept. D．Anunknownphenomenon.3、Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat________.A．BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweatherB．thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweatherC．theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIslesD．Englishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncertainty4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．ToexplainwhatEnglishweather-speakisabout.B．ToanalyzemisconceptionsabouttheEnglishweather.C．TofindfaultwithbothBillBrysonandJeremyPaxman.D．ToconvincepeoplethattheEnglishweatherischangeable.22．（8分）Adayinthelifeof18-year-oldDavidLansterisfulliftypicalteenagestuff:school,baseballpracticeandhomework.Andthenhestartscooking.“SomenightsI’mupuntil1:00a.m.makingpies,orevenlaterifwe’recookingbeef,”saidthestudentatRansomEvergladesHighSchoolinFlorida,US.Forthepastyear,LansterandKellyMoran,hisclassmate,havebeenhostingfancydinnerpartiesatLanster’sparents’home.Theirmealshave17coursesandareallmadebythem.Theirguestsusedtogivethemgiftstothankthemuntilthepairdecidedtodosomethingniceforcharity（慈善）.“WegotsomereallygreatMiamiHeattickets,anicewatch,andmanykitchengadgets（小器具）,”Lanstersaid.“Butwewantedtomakethissomethingpositiveforpeopleotherthanus.”LansterandMoranfocusedonCommonThreads,acharitythataimstoteachkidsinpoorcommunitiestocookandmakehealthyeatingchoices.Theyoungcooksasktheirgueststogivehowevermuchtheywantaspaymentfortheirmeals.ItallgoestoCommonThreadsbecauseLanster’sparentscovertheirfoodcosts.Aftertheirlast12-personevent,LansterandMorangave$1,600tothecharity.Now,they’retakingtheirshowoutofthekitchenandontheroad.Theyhavestartedtoorganizeprivatedinnerpartieswithasimilarmodel:thehostpaysfortheingredients,andtheguestsmakeadonationtoacharityoftheirchoice.Withoutformaltraining,Lanstersaidhehadbeeninterestedincookingsincehehelpedhismominthekitchenwhenhewasveryyoung.HelearnedhowtocookbyreadingcookbooksandwatchingTVprograms.Outsidethekitchen,thetwoarebusypreparingtheircollegeapplications.Neitherofthemissurewhattheywilldointhefuture,butthey’repromisedtheirparentsthattheywillleaveprofessionalcookingaloneuntiltheyfinishschool.1、HowisLanster’slifedifferentfromotherteenagers’lives?A．Heplanstobecomeaprofessionalchef.B．Heplaysbaseballeverydayafterschool.C．Hegoestoacookingschoolinhissparetime.D．Heholdsdinnerpartiesafteranormalschoolday.2、WhatwillLansterandMoranusuallydoafteraprivatedinnerparty?A．Receivethank-youcardsfromtheguests.B．VisitthepoorchildrenatCommonThreads.C．Askthegueststodonatemoneytothecharity.D．Coverthefoodcostswiththemoneycollected.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeLansterandMoran?A．Ambitious.B．Generous.C．Creative.D．Optimistic.23．（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）Phonebatteriesrarelylastafulldayanymore,socarryingcompactchargers(小巧的充電器)isbecomingnormal.Butmanyoftheseso-calledportabledevicesareheavy,thickandinconvenient—untilSolarPaperisdeveloped.Chicagoengineershavedesignedasuper-thin,lightweightpanel(面板)calledSolarPapercapableofcharginganiPhoneintwohoursandmanypanelscanbecombinedtoboostitspower.ItwascreatedbyChicago-basedYolk.Afterraisingmorethan$1milliononlinefortheproduction,itisnowavailabletopurchasethroughoutthecountry.Itcomesinfourversions—2.5W,5W,7.5Wand10w—dependingontheoutputneededforvariousdevices.Andthesedifferentmodelsarecreatedbycombiningindividual2.5Wpanelstogether.A2.5WpanelwillchargeaniPhone6orGalaxyS3infivehours.The5Wversionchargesthesamedevicesbutcutschangingtimetotwohoursorthreehoursifit’scloudy.The7.5WmodelSolarPaperchangesthedevicesinthesametimeasthe5Wversionbutproducesmoreenergywhenitiscloudy.The10Wversionisideal(理想的)fortheiPadAir2,andwillchargeadevicein2.5hours.Eachindividualpanelmeasures3.5inches×6.7inches×0.6inches,weighs60gand1.5mmthick.Otherfeaturesincludeauniqueautomaticreset(重置)functionwhichstopsandstartsthePaperchargingwhencastwithashadoworplacedinsunlight.Othersolarchargersrequireyoutore-plugthewireattheseconditions.Italsohasalow-energyLCDscreenthatdisplaystheamountofpowertheSolarPaperproducesinrealtime.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Balance.B．IncreaseC．Possess.D．Reduce.2、HowisSolarPaperdifferentfromothersolarchargers?A．Itcanbecarriedwhereveryougo.B．Itcanproducemoreelectricity.C．Itcanproducepowerevenifit’srainy.D．Itcangetreconnectedautomaticallyafterashadow.3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?sA．Tointroducethestrengthsofsolarchargers.B．TopraiseChicagoengineersfortheirefforts.C．Tointroduceanewtypeofsolarcharger.D．Toadviseproducerstomakephonebatterieslastlong.4、WhatcanweknowabouttheSolarPaper?A．YolkstartedanonlineactivitytofundproductionofSolarPaper.B．CustomersareabletobuySolarPaperallovertheworld.C．The7.5WversionisthebestchoiceifuserschargeaniPad.D．TheLCDscreenshowshowmuchcurrentaniPhoneuses.25．（10分）Taxi-bookingappUberagreedtosellitsbusinessinChinatoDidiChuxing.Thetwofirmshadbeenfiercecompetitors,butDidiChuxinghadcontrolledtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.UberChinalaunchedin2014,butithadfailedtomakeanyprofitforalongtime.ChengWei,founderandchiefexecutiveofDidiChuxing,saidthetwocompanieshadlearnedagreatdealfromeachotheroverthepasttwoyearsinChina.Headdedthatthedealwouldsetthemobiletransportationindustryonahealthierpathofgrowthatahigherlevel.Aspartofthedeal,Mr.ChengwouldjointheboardofUber,whileUberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickwouldalsojoinDidi’sboard.Uber’sChinabusinesswouldownitsseparatebrandingwhileUS-basedUberTechnologieswouldholdabout17.5%inthecombinedcompany.DidiChuxingisbackedbyChineseInternetgiantsTencentandAlibaba.UberhadbeenstrugglingtobreakintotheChinesemarketdespitehavingChinesesearchengineBaiduasaninvestor.LastFebruary,thecompanyadmitteditwaslosingmorethan$1billionayearinChina.“FundingtheirChinesedreamswasbecomingtooexpensiveforUber,”DuncanClark,chairmanofBeijing-basedconsultancyBDA,toldtheBBC．TravisKalanicksaid,“Asabusinessman,I’velearnedthatbeingsuccessfulisaboutlisteningtoyourheadaswellasfollowingyourheart.”Thefiercecompetitionhadledbothcompaniestospendmuchmoreontheirjourneys.Thecombinationislikelytoseefewersuchsubsidies（補(bǔ)貼）.“Onethingtowatchcarefullyishowquicklyconsumersfeeltheimpactassubsidiesarewithdrawn.”Mr.Clarkadded.ThedealwithDidiChuxingcamejustdaysafterChinahadagreedtoprovidealegalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.BothUberandDidiwelcomedthedecision.ThenewrulestookeffectlastNovemberandcould,amongotherthings,forbidsuchplatformstooperatebelowcost.1、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatcanweknow?A．Beingsuccessfulisaboutlisteningtoyourheadandfollowingyourheart.B．Thedealwouldmakethemobiletransportationindustrygrowmuchfaster.C．DidiChuxinghadlearntmoreinChinathanUberoverthepasttwoyears.D．Mr.ChengwouldbeworkingasamemberoftheboardofUberasplanned.2、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．UbersoldChinesebusinesstoDidiChuxingB．UsingDidiChuxingbringsmoresubsidiesC．ListentoyourheadandfollowyourheartD．ThenewrulestookeffectlastNovember3、WhatistheimpactofthefiercecompetitionbetweenUberandDidi?A．UberdominatedtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.B．Chinaprovidedalegalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.C．FundingtheirChinesedreamsbecameexpensiveforUber.D．ChinesesearchengineBaidubecameaninvestorofUber’s.4、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromawebsiteabout________.A．a(chǎn)ppsB．politicsC．economyD．technology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）Thishappenedseveralweeksago.Onmywaytowork,IaccidentallygotonthewrongbusbecauseIwas1thenewsonmyphone.Ihadto2andwalkseveralblockstowork,apathIhadnevertaken.Imetamansittingonabenchlookingvery3,soIaskedhimwhatwaswrong.Hesaidhis4hadbeendraggedaway(拖走)fromapubliclotandthathehadno5togettotheairporttomeethiswife.ItoldhimthatIcouldhelphimoutandlethim6there.Iwenttothe7oneblockawayandgotcash.WhenIreturned,themanwasstandingthere,watchingme8him.WhenIgavehimthecash,hehuggedme,thankedme,andstarted9!Inearlycried,too.Iwishedhimtogettotheairportsafely,explained10hecouldtakepublictransporttogetthere,andthencontinuedtogotomyoffice.I11atmyusualrestaurantforatogo(帶走的)breakfastand,atthedoor,Imetanothermanwho12said,“Excuseme,sir.Idon’twantyourmoney,13couldyoupleasehelpmegetsomefood?”Isaid,“Ofcourse,pleasecomewithme.”I14mybreakfastandpaidforthisman’sorder.I15himawonderfulday.Asyoumay16Iwassothankfulforputting17onthewrongbusattherighttime.Thisletme18twopeoplewhoneededhelpand19.Duringeachmeeting,Ineverfeltafraid;Ionlyfelt20tohelpthem.1、A．readingB．makingC．collectingD．telling2、A．turnupB．turnoffC．getoffD．giveup3、A．guiltyB．boredC．tiredD．upset4、A．caseB．driverC．carD．tool5、A．timeB．moneyC．chanceD．mood6、A．waitB．leaveC．walkD．complain7、A．officeB．busC．cafeD．bank8、A．a(chǎn)pproachB．receiveC．saveD．call9、A．laughingB．cryingC．singingD．dancing10、A．whyB．whetherC．howD．when11、A．workedB．stoppedC．chattedD．planned12、A．proudlyB．bravelyC．rudelyD．politely13、A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．soD．or14、A．hadB．madeC．orderedD．sold15、A．expectedB．wishedC．showedD．lent16、A．hopeB．rememberC．guessD．doubt17、A．himB．themC．ourselvesD．myself18、A．meetB．joinC．visitD．greet19、A．warmthB．enthusiasmC．confidenceD．surprise20、A．gratefulB．interestedC．delightedD．curious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）JackieRobinsonmadehisdebut（初次露面）withtheBrooklynDodgersonApril15,1947,andbrokethecolorbarrier1．AfricanAmericansinbaseball.“Itwasthemost2．(eager)expecteddebutinthehistoryofthenationalpastime,"sportsauthorRobertwrote.“It3．(represent)boththedreamandthefearofequalopportunity,4．itwouldchangeforeverthecolorofthegameandtheattitudesofAmericans."5．quietlytoleratingharshracisttreatmentfrombaseballfansandteammembers6．(like),RobinsonrosetoRookieoftheYearandprovedhimselftobeoneofthemost7．(talent)andfiercestplayersinthegame.JusttwoyearsintotheMajorLeagues,RobinsonwontheNationalLeagueMostValuablePlayerAward.He'dgoontoplayinsixWorldSeriesandhelpedgivetheDodgers8．WorldSerieswinin1955.Offthefield,RobinsonwasaforefatheroftheCivilRightsMovement,speakingoutagainst9．(race)discriminationand10．(push)baseballtouseitseconomicinfluencetofightagainstracialism.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。Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,intelligentrobotswillbewideusedinthefuture、Athome,robotswillhelppeopledosomehouseworkandtakingcareoftheelderly,babiesandpatients、Inadditiontothesetask,robotswillevenbeabletoplaythechessanddoexercisewithpeople、Infactories,robotswillbeusedtoperformsomedangerousjobsavoidaccidents、Robotswillchangeourfuturelifebymanyways,whatwillmakeitmorecolorfulandcomfortable、Therefore,weshouldn’tdependonintelligentrobotstoomuch,fortheyweremadetohelphumansratherthanreplaceus、Ashelpersofwehumans,robotsshouldbeusedproperly、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你是李華,就讀于、國同學(xué)校。你寫信給《英文早報》的編輯Bob,希望結(jié)識一位來自英語國家的筆友（penpal）,以便相互學(xué)習(xí)對方的語言和文化:你容易相處，熟悉中國歷史，喜歡中國傳統(tǒng)音樂。內(nèi)容要點：寫信目的；自我介紹；表示感謝。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出,不算詞數(shù)3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),并將開頭型結(jié)尾抄寫在答題卡上,以使行文連貫。Dearbob,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.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、A4、A5、C6、C7、D8、D9、A10、B11、C12、D13、A14、C15、C16、A17、C18、C19、B20、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、D2、B3、D4、A22、1、D2、C3、B23、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．Myhea