2024-2025学年辽宁省庄河市高级中学高三4月百千联考英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年辽宁省庄河市高级中学高三4月百千联考英语试题注意事项答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

1.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂

2.其它答案标号回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回

3.第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

5301.She is a strong-willed womanand notonce into anydifficulty in her life.A.she hasgiven B.did shegive C.she gaveD.has shegiven

2.™Fil sendyou thesigned contractpersonally thistime tomorrow.-Sorry,I ameeting then.A.am attendingB.attendedC.have attendedD.will beattending

3.--There wontbe anywhereto park.--Oh,・Lefs trythe subway.A.thafs areal bargainB.thafs agood pointC.thafs reallysomething D.thafs allsettled

4.We backin thehotel nowif youdidnt losethe map.A.are B.wereC・would beD.will be

5.it isso hot,I guesswe cando anythinguntil afterdark.A.In caseB.Now thatC.Even if D.As though

6.We areto holdthe sportsmeeting nextweekend,the airquality becomesbetter.A.which B.whenC.where D.while

7.The athletes,especially thewinners,should remainmodest rapidprogress theyhave made.A.whatever B.howeverC.how muchD.no matter

8.It was in thatsmall house was builtwith stonesby hisfather hespent hischildhood.A.that;where B.which;thatC.which;which D.that;which

9.So absorbedinheryoga exercisesthat shetook nonotice of the heavyrain outside.A.Mary wasB.Mary hasbeenC.was MaryD.has Marybeen

10.Julie is one ofthose womenwho alwaysthe latestfashion.who really

47、1A.last B.first C.quick D.successful、2A.touched B.felt C.hit D.beaten、3A.question B.event C.one D.deal、4A.one-legged B.two-legged C.three-legged D.four-legged、5A.partner B.helper C.supporter D.competitor、6A.tallest B.youngest C.athletic D.handsome、7A.but B.therefore C.however D.and、8A.Obviously B.Unbelievably C.Secretly D.Undoubtedly、9A.strong B.brave C.clever D.close10A.lay B.slowed C.moved D.reached、11A.warning B.reminder C.gift D.notice、12A.depends B.counts C.supports D.worthy第二节每小题分，满分分阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

1.5151分

27.15Moving to a foreigncountry isan amazingexperience Itsan opportunityto putyourself in1-different cultureHowever,before startingyour adventure,there aresome decisions

2.makeOne suchdecision ischoosing whereto liveWill youstay inyour ownapartment Willyou sharea flatwith otheryoung

3.foreign Orwill youchoose tolive witha host family Forme,choosing tolive witha Frenchfamily was the

4.good choice,andhere iswhy」」Firstly,a familycan showyou aroundthe cityand preventyou5feel lonelyand lostMy hostfamily was6extreme niceTheyshowed mewhich busesto taketo get to work,V^cook dinnerfor me and tookme withthem ontrips to the beachThese weregreatopportunities toexperience Frenchculture,8-in turnhelped mefeel morecomfortableMoreover,living withFrench peoplewas agreat wayto improvemy languageskills Myhostfamilywas happyto answermyquestions andcorrected me

9.I saidsomething wrong,which mademea better FrenchspeakerBesides this,the experience of livingabroad isone thatyou willremember foreverYou mightreturn10,their birthdays,weddingsand muchmore It will bea preciousmemory for the rest of your life第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文短文中共有处错误,每句

28.1010中最多有两处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

1.只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分

2.1011Today wevisited afarm.Early in the morningwe will set off together from the schoolgate.The farmworkers gave we awarmwelcome.Then thehead of the farmshowed usup.What gladwe wereto seethe cropsand vegetablesgrowing good.At noonwe had apicnic lunchin thesunshine.After shortrest,wehadgreat funsing anddancing,telling jokesand stories.Two of useven playa gameof chess.Therefore,the timepassed quicklyand wehad tosay goodbye to theworker.第二节书面表达（满分分）.25（分）假如你是李华你的英国朋友所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行，有两条路线可以选择“长江之行”

29.25Jim或“泰山之旅”来信希望你能给些建议请你给他回信，内容包括Jim.你建议的路线；

1.你的理由；

2.你的祝愿3可能用到的词汇长江泰山the Yangtze River MountTai注意.词数左右；

1120.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数3Dear Jim.Yours,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

530、1D、2D、3B、4C、5B、6B、7A、8B、9C、10B、11A、12D、13B、14D、15A、16B、17C、18B、19D、20C第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项40A BC D、

211.B

2.D

3.A

4.C、

221.D

2.C

3.A

4.B、

231.A

2.D

3.B

4.A、

241.B

2.B

3.A

4.A、

251.A

2.D

3.C

4.B第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和

1.530A BC四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.D、

261.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.B第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

1.

5151、

271.a

2.to make

3.foreigners

4.best

5..feeling

6.extremely

7.cooked

8.which

9.when

10.for第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10班Today wevisited ifirm Earlymthemormng wewillsetoff togetherfrom theschool pteThe farmworkers wm现gaveweawelcome Tbatbe b»d of the firmshowed mWhM gladwe wereto seethe cropsAnd»tis up-Moond WharHow，堂、——28v^eubles gxouin.ood Axnoon wehad apicxuc hmchin thesuxuhioe AfterA shortrest hadgreai ftm・goo^weU after•sog mpnmAdanang.telliag jokesand stormNP of3evco olava one of dK$s Tbffrfbre.tbenrocpiucd guxtiynd pliy-pUyed TberefteeHoweverweX tosay goodbyeto theVBICT・prtceruprion第二节书面表达满分分2529Dear Jim,Im happyto receiveyour letterand I know you are comingto China.Of thetwo tripsto theYangtze Riverand MountTai,both arehighly recommended.Personally,I preferthe touralong theYangtzeRiver,the longestriver andone of the motherrivers ofChinese civilization.You canlearn alot about the historyof ChinaandChinese people.Moreover,the sceneryalong theriver isamazing,with manywell-known sightseeingspots such as theThree GorgesDam.Thats why I thinkthe tripalong theYangtzeRiverwill beabetterchoice.Hope youllhave agood timein China.YoursLi HuaA.put upwith B.keep upwith C.come upwith D.get onwith

11.Throughout history,China nevercolonized anynation.this peacefultradition,it iscommitted tobuilding acommunitywith ashared futurefor mankind.A.In linewith B.In regardtoC.In harmonywith D.In addition to

12.40grams ofmeat perday ispeople shouldconsume inorder tostay fit.A.that B.whyC.how D.what

13.A largenumber ofexcellent filmsall over the worldover thepast decades.A.have producedB.have beenproducedC.were producedD.produced

14.the plantonce aweek ifyouareto getfruit in the autumn.A.Watered B.Watering C.To waterD.Water

15.■I dontunderstand whyCatherine stoppedshort sheought tohave continued.™Ifs obviousthat shelacked self-confidence.A.when B.whileC.ifD.as

16.He waselected presidentof thecompany,and newscame,in fact,as surprise.A.a;the;X B.X;the;a C.a;X;the D.the;the;a

17.Do youknow thatchairman of the meetinghas announcedthat MrHodge hasbeenmade managerof thisfactoryA.the,the B./,the C.the,/D.a,a

18.Please wearyour bestclothes onMonday,as your class photosthen.A.will takeB.will betaken C.have taken D.have beentaken

19.The petrolin thecar on our wayto thebeach,so wehad towalk there.A.gave upB.gave offC.gave inD.gave out

20.My mobilephone ismissing.Who itA.must havetaken B.must takeC.could havetakenD.could take第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项40A BC D（分）

21.6People have been actinglike people-in otherwords,theyve beenmaking tools,creating ceremonies,and sharing一food for a longtime.Thats theconclusion of a recentstudy fromSouth Africassouthern coast.There,in acave lyingabove thesea,researchers fromArizona StateUniversity havefound evidencethat humanswere behavinginsurprisingly complexways asearly as124,000years ago.Our species,Homo sapiens,appeared anestimated200,000years ago.The caveheld threeimportant cluesabout thebehavior of these Stone Age people.First,the researchersfound theremains ofall kinds of shellfish.The peoplewho lived in the cave probablycollected thesecreaturesfrom rockyshores andtide poolsand broughtthem to the caveto eat.The researcherspropose the early Africans moved to the SouthAfrican coastbetween191,000and130,000years ago.Around thattime,the climateinland turnedrelatively cold and dry.Therefore,there werefewer plantsand animalsto eataway from the coast.When theseancient peoplemoved to the coast,they probablyexperienced amajor culturalshift,the researcherssuspect.Thatsbecause observationsof modernhunter-gatherer societiessuggest thatmen aremore likely to huntfor biganimals whenpeople liveinland.On thecoast,women playa moreimportant rolein providingfood bygathering plantsand shellfish.（颜料）.As for the secondclue,the researchersunearthed13pieces ofreddish pigmentThe researchersthink that the cavehabitantsused thepaint forcoloring theirbodies orfor otherceremonies.Symbolic behaviorisaclearly humanfeature.（刀片）.Finally,the searchdiscovered over1,400stone tools,including well-crafted bladesThese bladescame invarious sizes.Thesmallest werejust lessthan ahalf-inch wide.Ancient peoplemay have attached theseblades to the endofastick to make spearsor othertools.1Why didtheearlyAfricansmovetothesouth Africancoast accordingtothe textA.To avoidcoldanddry weatherB・To lookfor enoughfood toeatC.To seekthe culturaldevelopmentD.To collectmore shellfishto maketools、2What doesthe underlinedword“unearthed“in Paragraph3meanA.Introduced B.ProducedC.Used D.Found、3According tothetext,we canlearn thatthecavehabitants.A.might maketools withkindsofbladesB.could huntfor fishin thesea byshipC.made aliving mainlyby eatingshellfishD.knew how to useto colorsfor paintinghouses、4What maybe the best titlefor thetextA.The findingof theStone AgetoolsB.New featuresof theStone AgecaveC.The behaviorof theStoneAgepeopleD.Human behaviorsdevelopment

22.8分Primary schoolscould betold toremove sometraditional subject-based lessonsand replacethem withpersonal development^classes toencourage childrento improvetheir socialand practicalskill.Parents,teachers andpupils,who tookpart in the investigationcarried outfor thebiggest everofficial reviewofthe primary curriculum,argued thatthe numberof subjectstaught tovery youngpeople should be reduced.The review,being conductedby thegovernmenfs schoolsdirector SirJim Rose,will considerhow toredesign theprimary school dayto handleconcerns thattoo manypupils leaveprimaryschoolunable toread,write anddo mathsatthe levelexpected ofthem.It willalso addresscriticisms thatpupils areexpected tostudy somany subjectsthere islittletime forcreative learning.The60focus groupsbrought together1,500parents,pupils andschool staffand isexpected toheavily influencethethinking ofthe Rosereview,which the government ispromising toback.Instead ofa broadrange ofsubjects,pupils shouldstudy in-depth literacyand mathslessons alongsidea morecreative curriculumthat encouragespupilsto developpersonal,learning andthinking skills,they say.Such lessonsmight includehealthy lifestyles,sex andrelationshipseducation,drugs andalcohol education”.“Child andpersonaldevelopmentas prioritieshavebeenshamefully neglectedin recentyears in the rushto hittargetsin thebasics.John Bangs,head ofeducation atthe NationalUnion ofTeachers,said,The worstthing wouldbeto evaluatechild developmentthrough the current high stakes testing system.That wouldweaken thecapacity ofteachersto meetchildrens uniqueneeds.”However,the shadowschools minister,Nick Gibb,said lessonson lifestyleare giventhe samestatus astraditionalsubjects,it isthe mostdisadvantaged childrenwho willbe worstaffected/9Children arenot able to personallydevelopand succeedinthefuture ifthey donthave agrasp ofbasic subjectssuchasmaths and English early on inprimaryschool.Removing highrequirement from the primarycurriculum wouldincrease theinequality gapbetweenless well-off pupilsand therest.Nick added.A spokeswomanfortheDepartment fbrChildren,Schools andFamiliesDCSF said,“This isa summaryof stakeholders view,not theviews ofthe Qualificationsand CurriculumAuthorityor the DCSF,and hasbeen submittedto SirJim Rosesreview asevidence toconsider/

91、According tothe focusgroups,the resultof learningtoo manysubjects ismost likelyto bethat.A.children maynot have anyfreedomB.children maynot haveenough timeto pursuepersonal interestC.children maynot knowanything outsidethe classroomD.children maynothavecreative ability

2、Which ofthe followingis Falseaboutthereview conductedby SirJim RoseA.Itwillgreatly influencethe countrysfuture primarycurriculum.B.To completeit willtake moretime andefforts.C.It issupported bythe Qualificationsand CurriculumAuthority ortheDCSF.D.It needsto takefully intoaccount variedviews fromthe society.、3John Bangssattitude towardsthe currenthighstakestestingsystemis.A.negative B.positive C.uncertain D.cautious

4、According toNick Gibb,grasp ofbasic subjectsearlyonin primaryschool isimportant for.A.theprimarycurriculum reformB.childrens developmentinthefutureC.learning morebasic knowledgeD.increasing thechildrens confidence

23.（8分）Canada isa bilingualcountry withnco-official nlanguages.English and French enjoyequal statusas the officiallanguages ofall governmentagencies in Canada.This meansthatthepublic hasthe right to communicatewith andreceive servicesfromgovernment ineither Englishor French.Government employeeshave therighttowork intheofficiallanguage of their choiceincertain bilingualregions.Like theUnited States,Canada startedas acolony.Beginning inthe1500s it was part of NewFrance butlater becamea Britishcolonyafter theSeven Years,War.As aresult,the Canadiangovernment recognizedthe languages of bothcolonizers:France and（宪法）England.The ConstitutionAct of1867admitted the use ofboth languagesin federalcourts.Years later,Canada strengtheneditscommitment tobilingualism whenit passedthe OfficialLanguages Actof1969,which reconfirmedthe constitutionalorigins ofitsco official languages.Recognition ofboth English and Frenchprotects therights ofall Canadians.Among otherbenefits,the1969Act recognizedtheCanadian citizensshould beabletoaccess federallaws andgovernment documents,whether theirnative languagewas FrenchorEnglish.The generallaw alsorequires thatconsumer productsfeature bilingualpackaging throughoutthe country.The Canadiangovernment iscommitted toadvancing theequality and theuseof English and Frenchand providessupport tothedevelopment ofEnglishand French minoritycommunities.However,the realityis thatmost Canadiansspeak English,and ofcourse,many Canadiansspeak anotherlanguage entirely.Although thefederal governmenttheoretically guaranteesbilingual services in allareas,there aremany regionswhere Englishisthe clearmajority languageso thegovernment does not offerservicesinFrench inthose regions.Canadians usethe phrasen wherenumbersjustify toindicate whethera localpopulations languagerequires bilingualservices fromthegovernment.While manyCanadians arebilingual inEnglishandFrench,Statistics.Canada findsthat over10other languageswere reportedasa languagespoken byits people.About two-thirds ofthe respondentswho spokeoneofthese languagesalso spokeeither EnglishorFrench、1Why aretwo officiallanguages acceptedin CanadaA.The language-using traditioncaused byCanadas colonialhistoryB.The theoreticalcommitment madeby Canadiancourts inthe pastC,The welcomeattitude towardspeople comingfrom allovertheworldD.The masteryof twolanguagesofCanadians because of schooleducation、2What isthecurrentsituation ofofficiallanguagesin CanadaA.People speaking English aresuperior because oftheiraccess tofederal lawsB.Federal governmentshave toprovide bilingualservices toall citizensin CanadaC.French minoritycommunities aregiven moresupport dueto theirlanguage-using historyD.There aremore peoplespeakingEnglishthan Frenchin someparts ofCanada、3What canwe inferfromthe passageA.The legalcourt usageof FrenchandEnglishwas establishedin Canadain

1969.B,Some Canadiansin certaindistricts mightspeak neitherEnglish norFrenchC-Either Frenchor Englishshouldbeused onproducts in Canada accordingtothelawD.English hasgained superiorlegal positionto Frenchbecauseofbigger usersin Canada、4Which isthe besttitle ofthepassageA.The OfficialLanguages inCanada B.Canada,a Multiple-language LandC.Balancing EnglishandFrenchinCanadaD.Advancing EnglishandFrenchinCanada（分）

24.8The tornadocame withoutany sign——the skywas blueand thesun hadbeen out.The firstalert myhusband,Jimmy,67,and I,65,got camearound9p.m.,from somescrolling texton theTV Jimmywas watching.He ranupstairs tofind mein ourthird-floor bedroom,and wechanged thechannel toour localPensacola,Florida,station.No soonerhad wefound coverageofthe tornado thanitwas on top ofus.The bonesofthe house shook,and thepower wentout.（绝缘材料）Pink insulationflew intothe roomfrom atrapdoor tothe attic,andthe wind beganto roarthrough thehouse.We hadthree（塞进）flights of steps tonavigate togettothe relativesafety ofthe firstfloor.Because thecloset down there iswedged underneath（坚固的）a brickstaircase,it seemedlike thesturdiest placein ourtown houseto waitthings out.I didntknow howor ifwe wouldmake itdownthesteps.It feltas ifthere wereno floorunderneath measthewind liftedme off（楼梯扶手）my feet.I grippedthe banisterand tried to moveforward,but thisintense pressure held mein place.In thoseseconds ofstillness,I couldhear everythingaround merattling.As wereached thelast flightofsteps,our frontdoor blewout.Shards of glass thatlooked likebroken iceflew everywhere.Suddenly,a three-foot-long treebranch whippedthrough thedoorframe.It flewover ourheads,missing usby inches.Had webeen onestepup,it wouldhave impaledus.The backwall ofthehousefollowed suitand toreoff intothe darknessoutside.Instantly Ireached thecloset,Jimmy pushedme downtothecloset floor,but hecouldnt getinside himselfbecauseofthewind.Igripped Jimmysarm asthe tornadosucked thedoor openand triedto bringJimmy withit.My kneesand scalpwere fullofglass,but inthatmoment,I feltno pain.If Ihad letgo,Jimmy wouldhave flownright outand intothe bay.“Hold on!Hold on!”he yelled.But therewasnothing inthis closetto holdonto.All ofa sudden,Jimmy liftedoff hisfeet likepeople intornadoes dointhemovies.I thoughthe wasgone.And theneverythingstopped.He landedon hisfeet.In thosefirst quietmoments,I couldntbelieve itwas over.Jimmy saidhed gooutside tocheck.No JIsaid.“Dont leaveme.”Our neighborsays thestorm lastedfour minutes.In thattime,four ofthe twelvetown housesin ourunit werecompletelydestroyed.Of thehouses leftstanding,ours sufferedthe mostdamage.Amazingly,none ofus wereseverely injured.、1Paragraph2—4mainly tell us.A.the tornadowasontopofusB.the tornadocaused greatdamageC.the coverageofthe tornado becamea realityD.thetornadowas sostrong thatit liftedthe authoroff her feet

2、The underlinedwords thisintense pressure,,in Paragraph3refer to.A.the authorsnervousness aboutthe tornadoB.the forcefromthetornado on the authorC.the stressthe authorfelt fromher lifeD.the pressurethe banistergave theauthor、3From thepassage wecan knowthat.A.Neither theauthor norher husbandwas injured.B.the authorshousewascompletely destroyed.C,they were aware ofthetornadobefore itcame.D.it becamedark outsidewhen thetornado hitthe town、4The authorwrote thepassage to.A.share withus herexperienceofsurviving atornadoB.warn usofthedanger causedby tornadosC,show ushow tofight againsta tornadoD.tellustornados aredangerous andhowtoprotect usfrom them（分）

25.10As myfortieth birthdayapproaches,inevitable asa newhair-do,I realizehow manywomen friendsIve hadoverthe years:Most havecome andgone withthe changesof life,just likethe latestshoe fashionswaltz inand out of mycloset.Some of my friends,like some ofmyshoes,were sillymistakes.They neverdid fitproperly,and theyalways feltslightly“off；nomatter howhard Itriedtofit myfeet intothem.Others weremy absolutefavorite fora while,but theywore outor woreoff.All styleandno substance;the qualityjust wasntthere.Then thereare mytrue friends-the oneswho,like apair offine shoes,never goout ofstyle oroutoffavor,whose appealand valuejustincrease withwear andtime.These arefriends whostay intouch andstand byme——as ifthey and I havenever goneofftoa newstate,oranew job.Physical distancedoesnotseparate us;time doesnot changethe fundamentalfact ofour friendship;the wearandtear of life doesnot stopus.The solestill supportus;the colorsand linesstill pleaseus;the uppers,still strongbut gownson,gently bentaroundfeet.Our connectionis securelyfastened,unaffected bythe whirlwindof changesweve eachbeen through,even whenlifecarries usin differentdirections.If thecomparison fits...Deborah isthe eveningshoe,elegant andlovely.She appreciatesthe finer things,choose onlythe best,and stilllooks polishedlongafter therestofus havedrooped.She isa studyin eleganceand knowsthe differencebetween bone,and winterwhite.From thissplendidtreasure,Tve comerecognize myown appreciationforthefinerthingsin life—and tothe realizationthat Ideserved them.Jane ispair essential,timeless pumpsthat Iwear oftenand wouldbe lostwithout.With thisclassic,my basicneeds andcomfortlevel areassured-leaving metime andenergy forfun.I canmove gracefullyfrom dayto night,from workto play,from jokestodiscussion.My stepis light;laughter comeseasily and I amready foradventure.Georgiana ismy pairof standardwhite Keds—familiar,comfortable andgood fbrall seasons.Tve hadthem sincelong before.They arepartofmy childhood.They takeme home,andI am akid againdiving intothe oceanon ahot summerday.They havebeen upthehill andthrough themud withme.They keepme movingforward,even whenputting onefoot infront ofthe otherfeels likethehardest thingIve everdone.IknowI canslip themtomorrow andafter.Iamindebted tothese lovelyworn sneakers.In theshoe rackoflife,these arethe friendsI cherish.They arethe baseupon whichI stand.They accompanyme onmy chosenpath,regardless ofwhere itleads or how bumpyorhowhumpy orwinding itgets.、1Paragraph2is mainlyabout.A.whyI dont likesomeofmy friendsB.where Ican findgood friendsC.when Ishould saygood-byetomy friendsD.how1deal withthose goodfriends、2Which ofthe followingfriends isa“Jane”A.He/She hasbeen togetherwith youin difficultiesand sufferingsB.He/She alwayslives upto yourexpectation andkeeps his/her wordsC.He/She hasbeen honestenough topoint outyour mistakesin time、D.He/She keepsa balancebetween lifeand workand livesan energeticlife3The underlinedword“indebted inParagraph7iscloset inmeaning to.A.interested B.embarrassedC.grateful D.guilty、4The purposeofthepassage isto.A.share withyou the writers opinionson howtomakefriendsB,express thewriters gratitudeto hertrue friendsC.pour outthewritersconcerns aboutsome friendsD.convey somecommon embarrassingconflicts withfriends第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和

1.530A BC四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.D（分）

26.30Everyone wantsto wina first-place blueribbon,to bethebestin something.Even kidsin Kindergartenwant thatblueribbon.In sports,I wasnever ablue-ribbon person.In arace,I wasalways1In baseballI waslikelytobe2onthehead ordrop theball.During thespring ofmy kindergartenyear,our classhad afield triptoapark ina townabout twentymiles away.Making thatdrive nowisno big3but whenyoure sixand youvelivedina town of300people allyourlife,going toa bigtownofa coupleof thousandpeopleis reallysomething.Idontremember toomuch aboutit.But therewas onethat Iwill neverforget—the4race.The parentstied ourfeettogether.One littleboy gotme fora5He wasthe secondmost6boy inourclassso heusually wonat everythingandIknew thatwithme tiedto himhe didnthavea chance.And Imsureheknew hewasintrouble.The gunsounded andwe wereoff.Some coupleswerefalling andstumbling allaround us,42we stayedonourfeet andmade ittothe other side.43,when weturned aroundand headedbackfor home,we wereinthelead!Only onecouple hadachanceto win,and theywereagood severalyards behindus.A fewfeet fromthe finish line,disaster struck:I trippedand fell.We were44enough thatmy partnercould haveeasily draggedmeacross thefinishlineand won.But hedidnt.Instead hestopped,45down andhelped meup——just attheothercouple crossedthefinish line.As aresult,we receiveda smallred ribbonfor comingin second.I stillremember thatmoment whenthe youngboy decidedthat helpinga friendget onherfeetwas moreimportant thanwinning ablueribbon.And13years later,I stillhave thatlittle ribbonbecause itsa46that afriend likethis boyisone。