天津市東麗區(qū)民族中學(xué)2025屆高考?jí)狠S卷英語試卷含解析

天津市東麗區(qū)民族中學(xué)2025屆高考?jí)狠S卷英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。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．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor2．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that3．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．a(chǎn)ttempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises4．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．a(chǎn)ren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．a(chǎn)reyou5．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether6．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless7．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why8．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly9．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached10．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup11．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus12．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．a(chǎn)regraduating D．graduate13．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor14．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas15．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether16．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle17．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/18．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite19．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve20．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Whenitcomestocarhiring,allcarhirecompaniesrequirethatyoushouldhaveafulldrivinglicenseforatleastoneyear,someofwhommayaskfortwoyears,especiallyforyoungerdrivers.Mostcarhirecompanieswillnotautomaticallyhireoutacartosomeoneundertheageof25ortopeopleover70.Butthereareexceptions.Somelistedcompaniesarenormallypreparedtoservepeopleof21andover.Andsomemaygoovertheagelimitandprovideserviceforolderpeople(aged70andover)providingyouhavenorecordofbreakingthelawandvalidlicense,andadoctor'sletterofgoodhealth.Nowreadonforsomeinformationaboutnationalcompanieswithmanybaseshiringoutcarstopeopleaged21andolderdrivers.1、Whichisarequirementfor72-year-oldBritishMichaeltorentacar?A．Havingacleandrivinglicense.B．Havingrichdrivingexperience.C．Havingalivelyandsharpmind.D．Havingadoctor'srecommendation.2、InwhatwayisAlamoRent-A-Carspecial?A．Itsetsnoupperlimitonage.B．Itchargesthelowestinsurancefee.C．Itonlyprovidesnationwideservice.D．Ithiresoutnoautomaticcarstounder25s.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．ToexplainhowtohirecarsintheUK.B．ToshowthebenefitsofhiringcarsintheUK.C．ToinformpeopleoftheUK'scarrentalservices.D．TointroducesomecheapcarhirespecialsintheUK.22．（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操縱，任務(wù))—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超過)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探測器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(鈔票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)ikened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．a(chǎn)pictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．a(chǎn)pictureoftheThree-gorges(峽谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion23．（8分）4DaysBeijingPost-OlympicMemoriesExperiencethemostpopularhistoricalcitytoseebothancientcivilizationandmodernprogress.WalkonthelargestSquareintheworld.Review29thOlympicGamesatOlympicPark.ThisTourDeparts:DailyThisTourisBestfor:Familyholidays,Honeymoon,Parents&Children,Studenttouristgroups.Attractions:?Tian’anmenSquare?OlympicGamesSitesBeijingOlympicPark,alsocalledOlympicGreenisanOlympicparkconductedfor2008OlympicGamesinChaoyangDistrict.Theparkiswellequippedwithacompletetransportationnetandadvancedfacility.BeijingNationalStadium,BeijingNationalAquaticsCenterandothersportscenterareinsidethepark.CustomerReviewsonthistourfromMartinFried:8/9/20163:49:08p.m.DearJames,HildaandIwouldliketoexpressoursatisfactionfromtherecentfourdays’tripinBeijingarrangedbyyouandyourcolleaguesatChinaTravelDepot.Ourtourguide,Frank,andthedriver,Mr.Li,eachdidaverygoodjob.TheybothshowedkindnessandconsiderationinhelpingHildawalkupanddownthedifficultpathwaysofBeijing.Frank’sknowledgeofBeijingwasimpressiveandwewereparticularlypleasedatthetimespentatTian’anmenSquareandtheOlympicParkinBeijing...Amongallthestadiumsandsportscenters,NationalStadium(theNest)andNationalAquaticsCenter(theWaterCube)areworldwidefamousfortheirdesign.Afterthe2008OlympicGamestheyarenowusedalsoforcitizensandsomebigactivities.?GreatWallofChinaThehugemilitaryprojecttoprotecttheChineseEmpireagainstdisturbancebyvariousnorthernnomadic(游牧民族).TempleofHeavenTheTempleofHeavenis...SummerPalaceTheSummerPalaceis...1、ThemainpurposeoftheFourDaysTouristo.A．reviewBeijingOlympicGamesatOlympicParkB．showtouristsBeijingancientcivilizationandmodernprogressC．a(chǎn)ttracttourists’attentiononBeijingOlympicGamessitesD．displaythegreatchangesofBeijingafteritsOlympicGames2、TouristscanenjoythefollowingEXCEPT.A．Tian’anmenSquareB．SummerPalaceC．theImperialPalaceD．NationalStadium3、Thetravelagencypresentscustomerreviewshereto.A．expresstheirthanksB．introduceFrankandMr.LiC．expresstheirsatisfactionD．promotetheFourDaysTour24．（8分）America’slatestsuperheroAustinPerine，whocallshimselfPresidentAustin，isnowtakingthecountrybystorm.Butheisnotatypicalsuperhero.Twothingssethimapart:Hedoesn’tfighthumanenemies，buthungerandhomelessness.Also，he’sonlyfouryearsold.Oursuperhero’soriginstorystartedfromthedaywhenTJPerine，hisfather，tookAustintotheFirehouseMinistries，alocalshelterthatprovideshousing，foodandotherservicesforthehomeless.Astheydrovebythebuilding，theysawagroupof25homelessmenstandingonthestreetcorner.Thatday，Austinusedhisallowancetobuyeachmanasandwichandhandedthefoodouthimselfwithhisslogan，“Don’tforgettoshowlove!”Afterhereturnedeveryweekforfiveweeksinarow，wordofAustin’skindnessspreadthroughsocialmedia.AustinandTJcouldfeed25to50peopleatatimebefore，andnow，thankstocommunitysupport，theycanfeed800to2,000people.ButAustinisn’tmerelyfillingstomachs.Hehasbeenimprovingthelivesofthehomelesspeoplehemeets.OnthatfirsttriptoFirehouseMinistries，TJandAustintalkedtoapoormannamedRaymont.TherespectAustinshowedforhimtouched41-year-oldRaymont，whoregainedhisconfidenceinlifeandfinallyfoundajobwiththehelpofTJ.Allthatwasmadepossiblebecausealittleboytookthetimetocare.Austin’spassionhasbecomehisfamily’scalling.AfterraisingmoneythroughaGoFundMepage，Audrey，TJ’smotherestablishedthenonprofitShowLoveFoundation，dedicatedtofightinghomelessness.Shenowservesaspresident，andTJoverseespublicrelationsforthefoundationfulltime.Theyoffermedicalandmentalhealthcareaspreventivestepsagainsthomelessness.AsforPresidentAustin，hecontinuestogiveoutfood，smiles，andhisinspirationalmessageoflove.“ItmakesmefeellikeI’msavingtheday,”hesaidproudly.1、WhyhasAustinbecomewell—knowntotheentirecountry?A．Hehassuperpowertofillthestomachsofthehomeless.B．Hefightshungerandhomelessnessatsuchayoungage.C．Hehasremovedthepovertyofthelocalcommunity.D．Hehaschosenanimpressiveanduniquename.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“dedicated”inParagraph5?A．Exposed. B．Opposed. C．Devoted. D．Addicted.3、WhydoestheauthorintroducetheexampleofRaymontinParagraph4?A．ToshowAustin’spositiveinfluence.B．Topersuadepeopletoliveofftheirown.C．ToprovethepersonalabilityofAustin’sfather.D．Todescribethedifficultsituationofpoorpeople.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswhatAustindoes?A．Sympathetic. B．Humorous. C．Approving. D．Considerate.25．（10分）Squattingdownonmydisorganizedclosetfloor,Ilookedeagerlythroughmyalbumsforthepictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights.IsearchedsolongandsoeagerlythatIlostallfeelinginthelegs.Ignoringthepain,Iwentonwithmysearch,becausefindingthepicturewasworthit.Mybelovedgrandmaonmydad’sside,whopassedawayalmostfouryearsago,woulddecoratetheChristmastreeslikeitwasherjob.Eachyearshewoulddecorateanornate,12-foot-tall,shiningtreeinherlivingroom,andmostyearsshewouldhaveanadditionalpinktree,palmtree,colored-lighttree,white-lighttree,bedroomtree,etc.Theideasvariedyearafteryear,butthethemewasalwaysthesame:LetThereBeLight.Fortheoutsideofthehouse,mygrandmahiredpeopletocomeandstringthousandsoflightsthroughthetreesinheryard.Itwasn’teasy,anditwasn’tcheap,butitwasalaboroflove.Peopleinthesmalltowncameandparkedtheirkid-packedcarsonthestreet,gazingatthethousandsuponthousandsofshininglightsyearafteryear.Theybroughtusmagic,whichwasgrandma’slegacy.ThatisthefamilyactIamsupposedtofollowfortherestofmylife.It’swhatI’mdyingtorecreateandpassontomyownkids.Ifeelsomuchpressurebecausenooneiscapableofdoingit—andofdoingitcorrectly—butme.So,it’smeandonlyme,eachyearunfasteningcountlessstringsoflights,windingthemrounda10-foot,pricklytree,andsendingthelightstothehighestbranches.ThoughI’monlyeverjustscratchingthesurfaceofgrandma’smagic,Iuncoveralittlemoreeachyear.Istillhaven’tfoundthatpictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights,butIknowitexists,andIwillfindit,evenifitmeanslosingallfeelinginmylegs.1、Whydidtheauthorsufferfrompain?A．Becauseshewasmissingherbelovedgrandma.B．Becauseshehadtroublefindinggrandma’slights.C．Becauseshekeptanuncomfortablegestureforlong.D．Becauseshebrokeherlegswhilesearchingforsomething.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Grandma’sChristmastrees.B．TheatmosphereofChristmas.C．ThebeautyofChristmastrees.D．Christmasmemoriesinchildhood.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgrandma’syardonChristmas?A．Colourfulandmessy.B．Interestinganddizzy.C．Noisyandcrowded.D．Shinyandattractive.4、What’stheauthorsattitudetowardshergrandma’swaytospendChristmas?A．Itisthebestwaypeoplelike.B．Itisherdutytopassiton.C．Itneedstobeimproved.D．Itistoocostlytodoit.第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空Onmywaytoworkeveryday,Idrivedownastreetlinedwithpinetrees．Onetreeinparticular1myattention．Itmusthavesufferedsome2．Partofitstrunkgrewnearlyparalleltotheground,andtheninaneffortto3itsowncourseoflife,thetrunktooka90degreeturn4tostandtallandstretchtowardthesun.EachdayasIdroveby,IsawthisbentbutdeterminedtreeandIwouldbe5．Itwasaremindertomethat6Imaynothavehadthebeststartinlife,Icouldchange7inthepartsofmylifeatanytime.Iwasplanningtostoponedaytogetaperfect8ofmykindred-spirit(志趣相同的)tree．ButthatweekIwasbusy．Afterthatweek,Istilldidn’ttakeanyaction．EverytimeIdrovebythetreeIwould9myself,“Tomorrow,I’llstoptomorrowtotakeone.”Thenoneday,asIdroveby“my”tree,Iglancedover,andmuchtomy10,Ifoundasawed-offstump(樹樁)wherethattreehadstood．Ihad11myplanuntil“tomorrow”andtomorrowprovedtobetoo12.Whathaveyoubeenputtingoff?Whatwouldyoudotodayifyouknewyouwould13havetheopportunitytodoitagain?Whynotdothosethingsthatyouhavebeenputtingoffuntiltomorrow?1、A．caught B．paid C．fixed D．escaped2、A．experience B．influence C．defeat D．damage3、A．change B．design C．follow D．imagine4、A．a(chǎn)pplying B．a(chǎn)ttempting C．learning D．happening5、A．satisfied B．interested C．encouraged D．educated6、A．eventhough B．a(chǎn)sif C．incase D．ifonly7、A．habit B．direction C．plan D．purpose8、A．review B．picture C．glance D．knowledge9、A．call B．help C．tell D．warn10、A．regret B．pleasure C．happiness D．surprise11、A．cutoff B．takenoff C．putoff D．calledoff12、A．sad B．far C．good D．late13、A．never B．ever C．surely D．a(chǎn)lmost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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheGreatWallofChinaisoneofthegreatest1．(sight)intheworld—thelongestwallintheworld.2．（it）windingpathandsteepmountainstakeinsomegreatscenery.The“LongWall”hasalonghistory—morethan2,600years.It3．(build)indifferentareasbydifferentdynasties.IntheQindynasty,theFirstEmperorofQinlinkedthenorthernwalls4．(prevent)aggressionfromnorthernnations.IntheHandynasty,theemperors5．wantedtoprotecttradeontheSilkRoadextendedtheGreatWallintotoday’swesternChina.TheGreatWallisabuildingprojectwiththelongestdurationandat6．costoflives,blood,sweatandtears.It7．(deserve)itsplaceamongthe“New7WondersoftheWorld”andtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.DuringtheconstructionoftheGreatWall,thereweremany8．(extreme)interestingstories,suchasLadyMengJiangweepingoverherhusband’sdeathattheGreatWall,asadbutromanticlovestorysetintheQindynasty.TheGreatWallofChinaisthemust-seeattractioninChina.Perhapsthemost9．(power)advertisingwordsinhistorycomefromthepoeticpenofChairmanMao,“UntilyoureachtheGreathistoryWall,you’renohero.”Itmeansgetting10．difficultiesbeforereachingagoal.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加；在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)的詞下劃一滿線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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。DearSir，ThankyouforinvitemetothesummerEnglishcourseinyourschool、Asforyourchoicebetweenthetwocourses,preferthefour-weekcoursebecauseofthiswillallowmemoretimetodosoratravelingandmakeafewmwfriends、OfallthesubjectI’mteamingatschool,IlikeEnglishbest、IhadbeenlearningEnglishforelevenyearsbutmyspokenEnglishremainspoorly,SoIrealhopetotakethischancetoimproveit、Ifpossible,I’dliketoslaywithafamilyforacoupleofdaysinorderthatIcanknewsomecustomsinEngland-whatI’mparticularlyinterestedin,IbelieveIwillhavewonderfultimethissummer、YouRtruly,Grace100第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。本學(xué)期你校開設(shè)了英語口語課，由于你初中在鄉(xiāng)村就讀，口語練習(xí)的不好，不太適應(yīng)外教Chris的授課，你決定給她寫一封求助信。內(nèi)容包括：1.告訴她你的困難；2.求助的內(nèi)容（推薦recommend一些聽力材料、周末和她練習(xí)口語等）；3.希望得到她的幫助。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearChris,IamLiHua,oneofyourstudentsinOralEnglishclass.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、C3、B4、B5、C6、C7、B8、C9、D10、B11、A12、D13、A14、B15、D16、A17、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、A3、C22、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齒輪)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(學(xué)校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultst