西藏自治區(qū)林芝二中2026屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考試題注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof2．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress3．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup4．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．a(chǎn)shamedC．sorry D．shameful5．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where6．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced7．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot8．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto9．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks10．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．a(chǎn)llC．notall D．none11．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith12．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二維碼)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when13．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup14．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked15．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in16．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run17．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making18．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when19．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor20．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what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）StartingCyclingWehavetwoservicesdesignedtogivepeopletheconfidenceandknowledgetocyclesuccessfully.LessonsAllourinstructorshavebeentrainedtoNationalStandardslevelof“Bike-ability”.Thismeansyouwillbetrainedtoastandardconsistentacrossthewholecountry.Therearethreelevelsofskillstoprogressthrough.Childrenwouldstartlevels1&2,progressingfromtheplaygroundorparktocycleonlessbusylocalroads.Teenagerandadultbeginnerscanalsolearnlevels1&2inanoff-roadandquietenvironment.Confidentteenagersandadultscanbroadentheirskillsbylearninglevel3,usingmulti-laneroadsandlargerroundabouts.Weprovidebothcompletepackagesoflessonsforthebeginnerorindividuallessonstailorstotheclient.Whatevertheneedwecanaddressandpracticeuntilperfect!Costis＆30perhour.GuidedRideWeknowthatridingontheroadsinLondoncanbescary,andifyouhavetonavigate(確定行車路線)aswellitcanbecomearealhardtask!TheGuidedRideservicetakesallthestressoutofitforyoubyprovidingthefollowing:Routeplannedinadvancetosuityourskilllevel.Routemapprovidedtoyou.Cycleandequipmentchecked.Wewillteachyouasimplemethodtocheckbasicroadworthiness(車輛性能)ofyourbikethatyoucanperformonaweeklybasis.Routediscussedandfocusgiventoanyareasrequiringspecialattention.Cyclealongwiththeinstructorclosebehind.Herethetrafficcanbecontrolledbytheinstructorandriderobserved.WecurrentlycoverLondonZones1&2.Pleasecontactusifyourrequirementsareoutsideoftheseareas.Cost＆30perhour.1、Wherecanlevel1&2lessonsforadultbeginnersbecarriedout?A．Offroad. B．Nearlargeroundabouts.C．Onbusylocalroads. D．Onmulti-laneroads.2、WhatservicesdoestheGuidedRideprovide?A．Theycheckyourcycleandequipmenteveryweek.B．TheyhelpyoutobefamiliarwithallLondonroads.C．TheyletusersexperiencethebusiestroadinLondon.D．TheyensureusersridesafelyinLondonzones1&2.3、Whoisthetextprobablyintendedfor？A．Bikeridinglovers. B．Childrenandteenagers.C．TravelersinLondon. D．Parentslovingcycling.22．（8分）Wouldyoubuyacarthatcanreleasecalmingsmellsintotheairwhenyouarestuckinheavytraffic?Wouldyoubuyarobotthatsmellslikeahumanbeing?Manypeoplehaveseenthe3-Dcomputer-madeenvironmentsofvirtualreality（虛擬現(xiàn)實）.Nowthesevirtualworldswillnotjustlookandsoundreal.ResearchershavecreatedVRenvironmentsthatevensmellliketherealones.Withthenewtechnology,usersopenavirtualdoorandstepintoanewenvironment,likearainforest.Aftertheyenterthisvirtualworld,specialequipmentreleasesforest-likesmellsintotheairtomaketheexperiencefeelmorereal.SuzanneFisher-Murraysaid,“Itisareallywonderfulexperiencethatyouhavebecauseyou’reexploringthisenvironmentandyouhavesmellswithit.”IntheUnitedStates,Smell-O-Visionwasdesignedtoprovidesmellsduringtheshowingofamovie.TheSmell-O-Visionsystemwasoncepopularinthe1960s.Now,EmanuelaMaggionisaysitisclosetobecomingpopularagain.“Itconnectsemotionsandmemorieswiththesenseofsmell,”Maggionisaid.“Itisunbelievablewhatwecandowiththetechnology.”Theusesofsmelltechnologyarenotjustlimitedtofilmsandtheperformingarts.Researchersshowedacomputerprogramwhereuserscouldimaginethemselvesdrivingacar.Thesystemincludedaspecialsmell-sprayingmachine.DmitrijsDmitrenkosaid,“Wewanttodeliverthesmelloflavender(薰衣草)everytimethepersondrivesoverthespeedlimit.Wechooselavenderbecauseit’saverycalmingsmell.”Scientistsareexperimentingwithsmellsinsteadofsoundsorimage-basedalertsontelecommunicationsequipment.Andbusinessmenhavealreadyusedsmellstoinfluencepeople’sbehavior.“Notonlyinstores,butalsoinotherplacesyoucancreateandstimulate(刺激)immediatepurchase,”Maggionisaid.“Soyou’reinalibraryandwhenyousmellcoffeeyouwillunconsciouslyhavetheneedtodrinkacoffee.”1、Usingsmelltechnology,researchersmakeVRenvironments________.A．haveasmellofarainforestB．evensmellliketherealonesC．looklikea4-DenvironmentD．frightenpeoplewithavirtualworld2、TheexampleofSmell-O-Visionprovesthat________.A．AmericaisthefirsttousesmelltechnologyB．cinemasarethemostsuitableplacesforthesenseofsmellC．smelltechnologyhasbeenusedbeforeD．itisoutofdatetousesmell-sprayingdevices3、Howissmelltechnologyusedbybusinessmen？A．Tomakebuyersunderstandsalesmenbetter.B．Toremindpeopleoftheirunrealisticpurchase.C．Tohelpcustomerschoosetheirfavoritegoods.D．Tostimulatepeopletobuythings.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Thenewdevelopmentsofsmelltechnology.B．AmajorbreakthroughofVRtechnology.C．Thesenseofsmellinhumancommunication.D．Theadvancedsmell-sprayingmachines.23．（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’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth24．（8分）Anewstudyshowsthatrisinglevelsofplanet-warminggasesmayreduceimportantnutrients（營養(yǎng)物質(zhì)）infoodcropsResearchersstudiedtheeffectsofcarbondioxideonrice，Intheexperiment，scientistsgrew18kindsofriceinfieldsinChinaandJapan．Theysetcarbondioxidelevelstowhatscientistsarepredictingforourplanetbytheendofthecentury．Ricegrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionshad，onaverage，13t030percentlowerlevelsoffourBvitaminsand10percentlessprotein（蛋白質(zhì)）Thecropsalsohad8percentlessironand5percentlesszincthanricegrownundernormalconditionsHowever，vitaminEleveLsincreasedbyabout13percentonaverage．Theresearcherssaidtheeffectsofplanet-warminggaseswouldbemostsevcreforthepoorestcitizensinsomeoftheleastdevelopedcountries．Thesepeoplegenerallyeatthemostriceandhavetheleastcomplexdiets．Thatincludesabour600millionpeopleinIndonesia，Cambodia，Myanmar，Bangladesh，Laosandothernations，mainlyinSoutheastAsia．Otherstudieshaveshownthathighertemperaturesfromclimatechangeandweatherextremeswillreducefoodproduction．Butscientistsarefindingthatrisinglevclsofcarbondioxideandotherplanet-warminggasesthreatenfoodquality．Earlierstudiesshowedthatwheat，rice，fieldpeasandsoybeansgrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsallhadIowerlevelsofproteinandmincrais．Scientistspredictedthatalmost150millionpeoplemightbeatriskofhavingtoolittleproteinorzincintheirdietby2050．Thenewstudysuggestsawaytolowerthenutritionalharmofclimatechange．Thatistogrowdifferentformsofricethatcanadapttohighercarbondioxidelevels．1、Growingriceunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsmay____．A．increaseironinthericeB．makeitlessnutritiousC．causelossesofVitaminED．makeitmoredelicious2、Howcanpeoplereducethenutritionalharmofclimatechange？A．ByimportingricefromChinaandJapan．B．Bytakingotherkindsoffoodinsteadofrice．C．ByavoidingeatingricefromSoutheastAsia．D．Bygrowingricesuitablefortheenvironment．3、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext？A．Toinfomreaderswhatnurrientsfoodcropscontain．B．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheplanettheyliveon．C．Tosharetheresultsofsomestudiesonpeople’sdiets．D．Totellreaderswherefoodcropsaremainlyproduced．4、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthetext？A．Advertisements．B．Artsandculture．C．Sciencereport．D．Businessnews．25．（10分）DujiangyanPandaBase–BestPandaVolunteerProgramLocation:DujiangyanPrefecture,67kmor11Activities:pandaviewing,holdingpandas,andpandakeeperprogramSuitablefor:thosewhowantaless-crowdedpandavolunteerprogramThoughnewlyestablishedin2014,DujiangyanPandaBaseisquieterandseesfewertravelersthanBifengxiaPandaCenter,sovolunteershavemoretimeandchancestogetclosetothepandas.Besides,thiscenterboastsaninteractiveexperience:thePandaKeeperProgram.Travelerscanassistcaretakersintakingcareofpandas.ChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenter–MostPopularLocation:Chengducityoutskirts,10kmawayfromChengdu,easilyaccessibleActivities:seeingpandas,watchingpandabreedingmoviesBestfor:touristswhohavelimitedtime,andareonlyinterestedinseeingorholdingpandasWell-equipped,especially,forgiantpandabreeding,thebaseaimstocreateanapproximationofthepanda’swildlivingenvironment,andtotrainthepandastoadapttowildliving,andthenreleasesthemintothewild.WolongPandaCenter–HomeofWildPandasLocation:southwestWenchuanCounty,121kmwestofChengduActivities:seeingpandas,takingcareofpandas,takingaphotowithapandaBestfor:peoplewhowanttotakepartinthevolunteerprogram(takingcareofpandas)Withacomprehensivenaturalresources,WolongPandaCenterhasbeenopenedafterthe“5.12”earthquake.Visitorscannotonlyseepandas,butalsoparticipateinpandakeeperprogramstoexperiencetakingcareofpandas,andtakephotoswiththem.1、WhatisspecialaboutDujiangyanPandaBase?A．Itiseasilyaccessible.B．Itisoncedestroyed.C．Itisthemostpopular.D．Itislesscrowded.2、WhichcenterisnearesttoChengduaccordingtothepassage?A．DujiangyanPandaBase.B．ChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenter.C．WolongPandaCenter.D．BifengxiaPandaCenter.3、WhyisWolongPandaCenterthehomeofwildpandas?A．Becauseofitsrichnaturalconditions.B．Becauseofitsman-madewildenvironment.C．Becauseofitsconvenienttraffic.D．Becauseofitsfewervisitors.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）AsnakehandlerwhocheateddeathafterbeingbadlybittenbyasnakeisnowteachingAustralianshowto36inthecase．Neville-Burnshasbeenbittentwelvetimesduringhislongworkwithsnakes,andusesallhis37togivelecturestopeopleatriskofmeetingasnake38Australiaishometomostoftheworld'smostdeadlysnakes．SoNeville39thepeoplehowtodealwithsuchcloseunexpectedmeetings．．Hesetsupanenclosedarea,andonebyone,bringsoutfoursnakessopeoplecanknowthe40ofeachsnake．FirstoutofthebagisaRedBlackSnake．He41puthisfingeronit．That's42theentireforefingeronhisrighthandwas43afterhewasbitten．Butthatwasn'this44experience．-Whenhewas18?aBrownSnakehehadbeenholdingbythetail45andbithimintheface．Hewasrushedto46andhewassavedfromdeath．HesaysaCobraSnakeisperhapsvery47butnotthemostvenomous（有毒的）．AblackManbaSnake,oneofthemost48,isthelongestvenomoussnakeintheworld．ABrownSnakeisthefinal49atNeville'sshow．ItisoneofthemostcommonsnakesinAustralia,andisthesecondmostvenomousintheworld．Severaltimesduringthe50itbitsthebag;whichNeville51inNeville'sadviceistostay52ifasnakeisnearby,asmostwillonly53ifthe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C．train D．meet2、.A．moneyB．condition C．experience D．time3、.．A．luckilyB．unexpectedly C．a(chǎn)ttentively D．finally4、.．A．a(chǎn)sksB．persuades C．teaches D．permits5、.．A．skillsB．characteristicsC．weight D．length6、.．A．needn'tB．shouldn't C．daren't D．wouldn't7、.．A．howB．whether C．when D．because8、.．A．cutoffB．gotdown C．putaway D．handedout9、.．A．bestB．greatestC．worst D．happiest10、.．A．turnedB．smeltC．woke D．fled11、.．A．officeB．hospital C．school D．house12、.．A．safeB．puzzled C．gentle D．dangerous13、.．A．deadlyB．friendlyC．careful D．a(chǎn)shamed14、.．A．visitorB．guest C．listener D．cook15、.．A．reportB．show C．conversation D．week16、.．A．ownsB．carries C．waves D．needs17、.．A．noisyB．excitedC．warm D．still18、.．A．disappearB．a(chǎn)ttack C．flee D．play19、.．A．braveB．kindC．distant D．good20、.A．usuallyB．a(chǎn)lways C．never D．sometimes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）ItwastheambitionofanelevenyearsoldboyinKansasCitytobeanenginedriver.Bornwithoutarms,hehadbeensenttospecialschools1．helearnedtousehis2．(foot)as“hands”.Hespendallhissparetime3．(watch)trainsandonedayhisdreamcame4．(truth).Seeingadesertedengine,theboyclimbedin,hehadno5．(difficult)instartingitupwithhisfeet.Soonhewastravelingalong6．fortymilesanhour.Signalmencouldnotseetheyoungdriver,sotheysetout7．(stop)thetrain.MeanwhiletheboyreachedMissouri,stoppedtheenginehimself,andthen8．(make)itgobackwards.Whenhewasnearhome,arailwaymancaughtupwiththeengineandstoppedit.Atfirst,hewasveryangry,buthesmiledwhentheboysaid9．(simple),“Iliketrains.”“Well,I’mgladyoudon’tlikeplanes!”answered10．railwayman.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）假定英語課上英語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；錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺同處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的同。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的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一間；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Asthesayinggoes,“Timeismoney、”SoasfarasI’mconcerned,timeisevenmorepreciousthanmoney、Timeflieslikeaarrowbeforewerealizeitandwhenitgoesby,itwillneverreturn、However,manypeoplestilldon’tmakefullusetotheirtime、Anumberofstudentsspendalotoftimeinsleeping,chatting,playingcomputergamesandanothermeaninglessmatters、Thoughtheyarealwayscomplainingthattheycan’tdogoodintheirstudy,buttheydon’tacceptthetruththatitiswastingtimeonthosethingsthatleadstotheirfailuresinstudy、Asstudents,wemustbeengaginginourstudiessoastoservethesocietyandournationalinthefuture、Allinall,weshouldawareofthesignificanceoftimeandgetintothegoodhabitofsavingtime、Donotputoffwhichcanbedonetodayuntiltomorrow、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）請以Thenewspaperwhichhelpsmealot為題，寫一篇英語短文,向同學(xué)們推薦這份報紙（ChinaDaily）。理由：擴大詞匯量；提高閱讀能力，開拓視野等。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、B5、C6、C7、B8、D9、B10、B11、A12、D13、B14、B15、B16、A17、D18、B19、A20、B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、D3、A22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、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(三項全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylega