湖南省岳陽市岳陽縣2026屆高三上英語期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will2．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown3．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare4．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid5．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should6．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite7．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld8．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize9．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．a(chǎn)stwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice10．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon11．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade12．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．a(chǎn)ttemptC．bother D．hesitate13．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup14．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked15．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear16．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats17．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor18．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto19．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach20．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Changzhougovernmentjustannouncednewpoliciesfore-Bikes,especiallyforthosewhohavenotregisteredtheirvehicles.It’sthelastchanceforyoutoregisterbefore15April,2019.1.standardizetheproductionandsalesofe-Bikes※SinceApril15，2019，electricbicycleproductsthatdonotmeetthenewnationalstandardandhavenotobtainedtheChinaCompulsoryCertification(CCCcertification)arenotallowedtobeshippedorsold.2.standardizetheregistrationofelectricbicycles※BeforeApril15,2019,everyonewiththeirvalidIDcardcangotothenearestelectricbicyclelicensesalespointtoregistertheirunlicensedelectricbicyclesandbeissuedtheunifiedelectricbicyclenumberplateforfree.※Encourageelectricbikeownerstotakeoutthird-partyliability(責(zé)任)insuranceforelectricbicycles.3.standardizethesafetymanagementofe-Bikes※Thetransition(過渡)periodmanagementiscarriedoutforelectricbicyclesthatreceivetemporarypermitcards(thosemaynotagreewithnewnationalstandard).ThetransitionperiodstartsfromApril15,2019andisdueonApril14,2024.Itisnotallowedtorideontheroadafterthetransitionperiod.※Investigatetheillegaltrafficbehaviorssuchasunlicensedroads,redlights,cross-lineparking,reversedriving,drivingonmotorvehiclelane,speeding,andothertrafficviolationsaccordingtothelaw,andtakepicturesofillegalbehaviorbyusingtheelectroniccamera,facerecognitionandothertechnicalmeanstocarryouton-sitelawenforcement.※Perfectthetransportationcredit-managementsystem,andensureon-sitelawenforcement.Announcedby:ChangzhouPublicSecurityBureauChangzhouIndustrialandInformationTechnologyBureauChangzhouMunicipalMarketSupervisionAdministration15March,2019304、Whatmustyoudoifyoudriveane-bikelegallyinChangzhouafterApril15,2019?A．Buyanewe-BikemeetingthenewnationalstandardbeforeApril15,20)9.B．Paytoregisteryourunlicensede-BikebeforeApril15,2019.C．Takeoutthird-partyliabilityinsuranceforyoure-BikebeforeApril15,2019.D．Obtainane-BikenumberplateoratemporarypermitcurdbeforeApril15,2019.1、Fromtheannouncementweknowthat________.A．thetransitionperiodforregistrationisfiveyearslongB．sixillegaltrafficbehaviorswillbespeciallyinvestigatedC．hightechnologywillbeusedforlawenforcementonthespotD．theannouncementismadeforthesakeofeconomicdevelopment22．（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．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience23．（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）2019OscarsAcademyAwardNominees(提名)forBestPictureBlackPantherType:AdventureRunningTime:134min.ReleaseDate:February16,2018Currentrank:★★★★Director:RyanCooglerActors:ChadwickBoseman,MichaelB．JordanWithhisfatherhavingdiedinCaptainAmerica:CivilWar,T’ChallaisthenewruleroftheadvancedkingdomofWakanda.Astheking,wheneverachallengerforthecrownannounceshisintentions,hemustgiveuphispowersandtakethemoninaphysicalchallenge.TheFavoriteType:DramaRunningTime:120min.ReleaseDate:November30,2018Currentrank:★★★Director:YorgosLanthimosActors:EmmaStone,RachelWeiszIntheearly18thcentury,withEnglandandFranceatwar,afragileQueenAnneoccupiesthethroneasherclosefriendLadySarahChurchillgovernsthecountryinherstead,whiletendingtoAnne’sillhealthandchangeabletemper.GreenBookType:DramaRunningTime:130min.ReleaseDate:November21,2018Currentrank:★★★★★Director:PeterFarrellyActors:ViggoMortensen,MahershalaAliTonyLip,anuneducatedItalian-Americanwho’sknownforusinghisfiststogethisway,ishiredtodriveworld-class,famouspianistDonShirleyonaconcerttourfromManhattantotheDeepSouth.Theymustrelyonthe“NegroMotoristGreenBook”toguidethemtothefewsettlementsthatwerethensafeforblacks.AStarisBornType:MusicalRunningTime:135min.ReleaseDate:October5,2018Currentrank:★★★★Direct:BradleyCooperActors:BradleyCooper,LadyGagaWhencountrymusicstarJacksonMainestopsatabarforadrinkafteraconcert,he’sbothentertainedandattractedbyyoungnightclubsingerAlly.Hediscoversthatshewritessongsaswellasbeingatalentedsinger,buthasn’thadabreakbecauseofherlooks.1、Whichfilmistheleastpopularamongaudience?A．BlackPanther. B．TheFavorite.C．GreenBook. D．AStarisBorn.2、Thefilmabouttherightsofblackpeoplebelongsto.A．a(chǎn)dventure B．musicalC．drama D．comedy3、Whoworksasadirectorandactor?A．RyanCoogler. B．YorgosLanthimos.C．PeterFarrelly. D．BradleyCooper.25．（10分）Atfirst，MichaelSurrelldidn’tseetheblacksmokeorflamesshootingfromthewindowsofhisneighbors’home．Heandhiswifehadjustparkedaroundthecornerfromtheirownhouse，whentheygotacallfromoneofhisdaughters：“Thehousenextdoorisonfire!”Hewenttoinvestigate．That’swhenhesawtwowomenandagirlpanic-strickenontheirdoorway．“Thebaby’sinthere!”oneofthewomencried．Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled，Surrell，then64，instinctivelyraninside．“Thebaby”was8-year-oldTiara，thewoman’sgranddaughter．Enteringtheburninghousewaslike“runningintoabucketofblackpaint，”Surrellsays．Thethicksmokecausedhimtostruggleblindlyaround，burnedhiseyes，andmadeitimpossibletobreathe．Theconditionswouldhavebeenriskyforanyone，butforSurrell，whohaslungdisease，theywerelife-threatening．Afterafewminutesinthesmoke-filledhouse，hewithdrewoutsidetocatchhisbreath．“WhereisTiara?”heaskeddesperately．“Thesecondfloor,”Thewomanshoutedback．Takingadeepbreath，hewentinasecondtime．Thedarknesswasoverwhelming．Yetbecausethehousehadasimilardesigntohis，Surrellfoundthestairsandmadeittothesecondfloor．Hewasalreadyoutofbreath．Thenasoftbutdistinctmoanappeared．Hecrawledtowardthesound，feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl．Finally，hetouchedsomething．Ashoe，thenanankle．HepulledTiaraintohisarms．Turning，hefoughtthroughthesmokeandranblindlyintotheblackness．Thenextthingheknew，hewasatthefrontdoor，thenoutside．Surrellwokeupinthehospitalacoupleofdayslater，havingsufferedsevereburns．Tiarawasreleasedfromthehospitalafterafewdays．“It’sasmallpricetopay,”Surrellsays．“I’ddoitagaininaheartbeat．Wouldn’tgiveitasecondthought．”1、WhatdidSurrelldoatthesceneofthefire?A．Calledhisdaughter． B．Parkedhiscartosafety．C．Rangthefiredepartment． D．Rushedintotheburninghouse．2、WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph3?A．Howspecialthehousewas．B．Howdangerousthesituationwas．C．HowSurrellsufferedlungdisease．D．HowSurrellranbackoutside．3、HowdidSurrellmanagetofindTiaraeventually?A．Byfeelingwiththeaidofhersound．B．ByansweringtoTiara’sloudcrying．C．Byshoutinghernamedesperately．D．Bycatchingsightofhershoes．4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSurrellfromthetext?A．Heisunwillingtotalkabouttherescueagain．B．Heisdisappointedtosufferseveralburns．C．Hewilldothesamewithouthesitation．D．Hewillthinktwicebeforeacting．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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）GrowingupinKenyawasamazingbecauseIlearnedsomuch,thoughthepovertyandlackofresourcesweresometimesfrustrating.IknewIdidn’thavemuch,butIwas1.TherewasonlyonethingIwasn’thappywith:2.Iwantedtogotohighschoolanduniversity.Ihadthedrive,thewillandthegrades,3Ididn’thavetheresources.Even4thingslikefood,waterandshelterweren’treadilyavailable.Youngpeopleinpovertyhavelittleorno5tohighschoolsanduniversities.WhereIlived,itwaschallenging6someonehelped.WhenIleftprimaryschool,Iwasinthesame7asmanyotherpoordisadvantagedyouth.8,duringthatyear,acharitablehighschoolforgirls,StareheGirlsCentre,was9andIreceivedascholarship.Today,Iam10recordasbeingthefirststudenttobeenrolledinthisschool.In2006,myschool11TheGlobalGiveBackCircle,anot-for-profitorganizationfor12disadvantagedgirlstocompletetheireducationandgain13skills.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,Iwasgivenaccesstoanine-monthITcourse.14,itsgive-backattitudehadtaughtustonotonlycareaboutourselvesbutotherpeople.Withthisinmind,10ofuscreatedawebsitecalled“HeySister,GetClued-Up”.Throughthiseducationalwebsite,aimedatnetworking10,000African15worldwide,allSisterscommittosendinginformationtotheirvillages.Thiscanbeto16financialfreedom,advanceinformation17tohealthissuesandprovideknowledgeaboutsocialnetworkingbehavior.“HeySister,GetClued-Up”isonly18tothosegirlswhocanaccesstheInternet,whichhighlightsthehugechallengein19thedividebetweenthehavesandhave-nots.Butourplanisthatthesegirlswill20whattheylearntoothergirlsthroughthe“poweroftheirvoice”.1、A．energetic B．happy C．confident D．hopeful2、A．status B．college C．entertainment D．education3、A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．but D．since4、A．cheap B．basic C．important D．simple5、A．a(chǎn)ccess B．means C．chance D．dream6、A．so B．when C．a(chǎn)s D．unless7、A．occasion B．situation C．dilemma D．position8、A．Generally B．Importantly C．Luckily D．Casually9、A．putup B．takenup C．madeup D．setup10、A．on B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．for11、A．a(chǎn)pproved B．took C．joined D．launched12、A．psychologically B．physically C．educationally D．financially13、A．social B．a(chǎn)verage C．typical D．professional14、A．Inshort B．Inall C．Inaddition D．Inbrief15、A．students B．girls C．kids D．teenagers16、A．promote B．introduce C．employ D．present17、A．a(chǎn)ttached B．compared C．related D．devoted18、A．a(chǎn)lternative B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．a(chǎn)ppropriate D．a(chǎn)vailable19、A．narrowing B．shortening C．declining D．changing20、A．encourage B．spread C．a(chǎn)dd D．a(chǎn)pply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）WolfWarriorsIIisputtingChinaintheglobalspotlight.It’salsothefirstfilm1．(taste)successbothintermsofboxofficeearningsandpromotingChinesevalues.SinceitsreleaseonJuly27,it2．(earn)anunimaginable4.5billionyuan,3．(set)arecordfordomesticmoviesattheboxoffice.ThefilmfocusesonarescueoperationinAfrica,4．(lead)byformerspecialforcessoldierLengFeng—playedbyWuJing—whohelpsChineseworkersandlocalAfrican5．(flee)awar-tornandplague-ravaged(瘟疫肆虐的)country.WolfWarriorsIIlinksarttoreality,andremindspeopleofthemassiveevacuation(撤離)ofChinesepeoplefromLibya6．civilwarbrokeouttherein2011,andfromYemenin2015,aswellasthechallengestheEbolaviruscreatedinWestAfricafrom2013to2016.Thefilmdescribes7．theChinesegovernmentaimstoprotectoverseasChinesecitizens.Just8．themessageattheendofthefilmreads,“CitizensofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,whenyouencounterdangerinaforeignland,donotgiveup!Peopleremember!Atyourback9．(stand)astrongmotherland.”ThankstoChina’sincreasingparticipationinglobalaffairs,thepresidentcouldbeconsideredasmodernChinesehero.10．（hold）upabanner(旗幟)ofpeace,friendshipandresponsibility,WolfWarriorsIIshouldbeseenasabraveefforttopromoteChinesevaluesaroundtheworld.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：把錯的詞下劃一橫線，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(jì)分。Everyonetendshavemanyproblemswhilegainingknowledge．Therefore，yourwillingnesstodealwiththeseproblemswilleventuallyenableyoutoworkitout．WhatI’dliketoshareismyapproachestosolvetheproblems．First，youmustfocusonwhichyouarefacedwith．Thereseemstobealotofattractivethings，likecomputersorgame．Tostayfocused，youcanlistthesethingsandtellyourselfyoushouldtouchthemafterfinishingyourwork．Second，believetoyourself．Thoughthereisnodoubtthateachofusmightmakemistakesorcomeacrosssometoughproblemsinlearning，butitcanneverbeareasonforthelossofconfidence．Last，keepmodest．Neverfee1embarrassingtoturntoyourteachersorclassmates．Everyoneinyoursurroundingscanbeyourteacher．134第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是育才高中學(xué)生會主席李華，一個加拿大的中學(xué)生代表團(tuán)到你校進(jìn)行為期兩天的參觀訪問，請你代表學(xué)校對他們致簡短的歡迎辭。要點(diǎn)提示：1.介紹學(xué)校；2.介紹為代表團(tuán)安排的活動；3.表達(dá)祝愿。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.開頭語和結(jié)束語已為你寫好。Dearfriends,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、D5、A6、C7、A8、C9、A10、B11、C12、C13、A14、A15、A16、D17、A18、C19、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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、304、D1、C22、When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit．Whenwinterarrived，thick，heavysnowwouldfall，andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun．Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding．Finally，onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit．ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife．ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled．Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself．Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach．Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside．1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse，straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees．MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming．AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree．Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling，“Youhavetosteer(操控)!Youhavetosteer!”Sadly，thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife．Manytimesproblems，troubles，andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair．Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn’talwayssafesledding．Iamstilllearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,bac