安徽省淮南市第二中學(xué)2023學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類(lèi)型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫(xiě)在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．a(chǎn)regraduating D．graduate2．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought3．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed4．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial5．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though6．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned7．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so8．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should9．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment10．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout11．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．a(chǎn)ttractive D．fantastic12．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.13．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard14．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that15．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect16．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed17．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy18．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant19．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup20．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）Howmanytimeshaveyoucomebackandfeltterriblytired,feelinglikeyourheadisgoingtoexplode?Soundsfamiliar,right?Well,thereareseveralwaystoreducethefrequencyofheadaches,andthoseare:eatingbalanceddietthroughtheday,makingsureyourbodyiswellhydrated(保持身體水分);gettingsomeexercisetoremovethenegativeenergy,likehelpingyourselfwithashortmassage(按摩）onyourhead.However,preparinganeasyrecipewillinstantlyputasmileonyourfaceafteryourworkday.Youwillneedthesesimpleingredients(配料)topreparethemagicaldrinkwhichwillstopyourheadache:Lemonjuice;2teaspoonsofsalt(preferablyhighqualitysalt);1cupofwater.Directions:Squeeze2lemons.Pourthelemonjuiceintoacupandadd2teaspoonsofsalt.Mixthetwoingredients.Addacupofwatertothecontent.Drinkthemixturequikly.Howwillthisdrinkworkandwhatarethebenefitsofitsingredients?Salt:Hereiswhatsaltdoesforyourbody:--regulatesyourbloodsugar.--balancesthesugarlevels;--benefitsnervecellsforcommunicationandinformationprocessing;—obtainsacidityfromyourbody’scells,especiallybraincells;—worksasastronganti-stresselementforthebody;—addsenergyinyourbody'scells.LemonJuice:Thisexcellentjuice,fullofvitaminCandanti-poisons,willreleaseallpoisonoussubstancesfromyourbodyandgiveyouasenseoflightness.Here’showthelemonwillhelpyoueaseyourheadacheandmaintainwell-beingtoyourwholebody:—balancesthepHlevelsinyourbody;—protectsyourimmunesystem;—nourishesyourbrainandnervecells;—reducesinflammation(炎癥)inyourwholebody(theheadacheisatypeofinflammation,sothelemonjuicefightsagainstit).Water：Waterisimportantforhydratingyourwholebody,includingyourhead.Manyofyourdailyheadachesmaybecausedbydehydratation(脫水)，sokeepinmindthatyoushoulddrinkplentyofwaterthroughouttheday.1、Howmanywaysarcmentionedinthetexttohelprelieveheadaches?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.2、Whatdolemonjuiceandsalthaveincommoninfightingagainstheadaches?A．Bothcanbenefitournervecellsalot.B．Bothcankeepoursugarlevelsbalanced.C．Bothhavenoeffectonourimmunesystem.D．BothbalancethepHlevelsinourbody.3、Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetextis.A．toexplaintousdifferentreasonsforheadacheproblemsB．togivereadersadviceonhowtoavoidheadacheproblemsC．towarnreadersofthebadinfluenceofheadacheproblemsD．toofferananti-headacherecipeandthebenefitsofitsingredients22．（8分）BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.1、Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A．OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB．Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.C．FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?A．AnnoyB．BlameC．LookdownonD．Makeupto23．（8分）Corals(珊瑚)areoftendescribedasunderseaforests,buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazon.Thecoralreefs(礁)arelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbyclimatechange.Atemperatureriseofjust1to2℃canleadtothedeathofthealgae(海藻)uponwhichcoralsdepend,drainingthemofcolorandmakingthestructuremorefragile.Thesebleaching(脫色)eventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool,butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast,thegreatertheriskofdamageis.Butthat’sexactlywhatishappening.Bleachingwasfirstobservedin1983.Itwasseenonagloballevelin1998,then2010,andthenfrom2015to2017.Mostavailablescientificevidencetellsusthatunlesswedosomethingtolimitwarmingto1.5℃,wewilllose99%oftheworld’scoralreefsincomingdecades.Butthereareotherthreatsbeyondwarming.OffthePhilippineislandofPalawan,itsoldreefshavebeenbadlydamagedbydirtywaterfromthetouristholidaycenter,pollutionfromboatsandoverfishing.Theareaoughttobeashelterbecauseit’soneoftheoceanregionsmostbearabletoclimatechange.“Evenhere,wearelosingourcorals,”saidDavidObura,chairoftheGlobalSpecialistGroupintheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature.“Weneedtoreducestressfromoverfishing,coastaldevelopment,pollutionandtourism.”“I’magenerationofscientistswatchingthemdisappear.It’sverydepressing,”O(jiān)burasaid.“Above1.5℃,inabout50years,theywillbeatreasureofhistoricmoviesandpictures,butverylittletoseeinreallife.Childrenborntodaymaybethelastgenerationtoseecoralreefsinalltheirglory.”1、Howdoestherisingtemperatureaffectcorals?A．Bydamagingthealgae.B．Bydarkeningtheircolor.C．BycuttingtheirfoodresourcesD．Bychangingtheirstructurestemporarily.2、Whathappenedafter2015accordingtothetext?A．Bleachingfirstbecameaglobalissue.B．Theocean’stemperaturewentupsteadily.C．Welost99%oftheworld’scoralreefs.D．World-widecoralbleachinglastedlonger.3、WhatfactorthatthreatenscoralsisstressedinParagraph3?A．Illegalfishing. B．Climatechange.C．Oceanpollution. D．Globalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Philippine’scoralreefsareunderthreat.B．Experts’greatconcernonglobalwarming.C．RecordourunderseaforestsbeforeitistoolateD．Thenextgenerationmayneverseethebeautyofcoralreefs24．（8分）JeremyBarasremembersthefirsttimeheeversawapop-uprestaurant.The26-year-oldentrepreneurwasonvacationinEnglandfouryearsagoandhadtolookupattheLondonEyeFerrieswheeltoseeit.Hangingabovehimwasacapsule(航天艙)fullofdinerswhowereservedanewcourseeachtimearevolutionwasmade.“Ithoughtthatwasthecoolestthingever”,hesays.Baras,whofoundedPopUpRin2012topromotetheideaofpop-uprestaurantsintheUSA,hasbeenstudyingthemeversince.Pop-ups,whichhavebeenaroundsinceatleasttheearly2000s,areopenanywherefromafewhourstoseveralmonths,buttheirdefiningfeatureisthattheyaretemporary.Theymaybeonlyatinypartofthe$709billionU.S.restaurantindustry,butpop-upshavegottenaboostinrecentyearsasalower-cost,lower-riskwayforentrepreneurstotestthewaters.Somerestaurantownersseethemasawaytorenewinterestinexistinglocations.Andsomestrugglingcities,likeOakland,California,haveturnedtothemtohelprevitalizelocaleconomiesimpactedbytherecession(衰退).Theconcepthasbeenespeciallypopularwithup-and-comingchefswhowanttotest-driveasamenuconceptwithoutinvestingafortuneinapermanentspace.“Yourcooksandchefsarereallytalented,butthey’restuckinthebackofsomebodyelse’skitchencookingsomebodyelse’smenu,”saysZachKupperman,chiefbusinessmanofficerandco-founderofDinnerLab.ChefsinDinnerLabcookinthemiddleofspace,giveabriefintroductionaboutthemenuandthemselves—andthenbravelylistentodinerfeedbackafterward.Pop-ups’temporarynaturealsoallowsrestaurateurstochargeadeposittomakesurethedinerswillshowup.Ofcourse,trendsinthefoodindustrycomeandgoquickly,andthereisnoguaranteethatdinerswon’ttireoftheconcept.Someentrepreneurshaveresortedtoevenweirderlocations—inaformerlimestonemine,say,oratthetopofacrane—tokeepcustomersinterested.“It’snotquitepartofthemainstreameconomyyet.”saysBaras.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“arevolutionwasmade”inParagraphOnepossiblymean?A．Chefsdesignedcreativedishes.B．Dinerstastedfoodinanewandcreativeway.C．Thecapsulecontainingdinersmadeacircle.D．Greatchangesweremadeinthefoodindustry.2、Perspectivechefsaredrawntopop-upsduetothefactthat________.A．pop-upsarebecomingincreasinglypopularwithdinersworldwideB．theyhavethedesiretoexploreasaferwaytomakealivingC．theirinvestmentinpop-upswillbringthemalong-lastingfortuneD．pop-upsprovideachangeabletestfieldfortalentedchefs’creativity3、Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassengeris________.A．toappealtopeopletodineoutinpop-uprestaurantsB．togiveabriefintroductionofpop-uprestaurantsC．towarnbusinessownersoftheappearanceofpop-uprestaurantsD．toforeseethefutureofpop-uprestaurants’development25．（10分）Pauliereceivedaremotecontrolcar,someclothes,andacollectionofactionfiguresforhisbirthday.Butwhathereallywantedwasthisvideogamehehadbeenaskingfor.OnlyGranddad’spresentwastocome,so,withtwofingersoneachhandcrossedtightly,hehoped.“Hereyougoyoulittlewhippersnapper.”“Thanks,”saidPaulie,rippingthewrappingcleanoffthepresent.Hisfacedropped;allhegotwasadrawingpad,andanold,used,woodenpencil.“Nowthatthereisamagicpencil,”saidGranddad.Paulielookedsceptical.“Itbringsimaginationtolife,”saidGranddad,prodding（戳一下）hisnosesecretly.Laterthatnight,Pauliewassenttobed.Buthecouldn’tsleep.Hewishedhehadhisgametoplay,buthedidn’t.Sohegotup,tookouthispadand“magic”pencil,andstartedtodraw.Pauliedrewamonster.Hethendrewacastleforthemonstertoattack,andheaddedaprincess,astheyarealwaysincastles.Pauliefiguredthemonsterwantedtoeattheprincessasherdressmadeherlooklikeabirthdaycake.Thenhedrewaknight（騎士）,asknightsalwaysrescueprincesses.Thensomethingmagicalhappened.Pauliewassuckedintothispaperworld.Paulienowstoodlookingdownatthecastle.Aknightwaschargingathim.So,withhismighty（有勁兒的）arm,hehittheknightrighthardoutofthepicture.Thenheatetheprincess.Pauliesoonfoundhimselfbackinhisbedroom.Helookedatthepaper;onitwasadrawingofthemonster.Itwaslicking（舔）itsfinger,withabigsmile.Pauliesmiledback.Pauliedidn’twanthisgameanymore.Herealisedthisshortbutthickpencilandpapercouldtakehimanywhere.1、WhenPaulieopenedhisgrandpa’spresent,hefelt.A．puzzledB．excitedC．disappointedD．a(chǎn)ngry2、Pauliecouldn’tfallasleepbecausehe.A．wasstillexpectinghisbirthdaypresentB．wastooexcitedwithhisbirthdaypresentC．didn’tknowhowtoenjoyhisbirthdaypresentD．didn’tgetthegifthehadbeenexpecting3、Pauliegotupand.A．drewamagicfairyworldwiththepadandpenB．a(chǎn)tetheprincessafterfightingagainsttheknightC．imaginedhimselftheknightprotectingtheprincessD．madefriendswiththemonsterinthecastle4、Intheend,Paulie.A．changedhisopiniononafairystoryB．fellinlovewithhisgranddad’spresentC．understoodwhyhedidn’tlikehispresentsD．wentanywherewithhispadandpen第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）AlexandertheGreatwasthegreatMacedonian(馬其頓)Emperor．Asayoungmanheonce1himselfafamoushorsewithhisextraordinarypowerofobservationandwisdom．Oneday，hisfather，KingPhilip，receivedahorseasa(n)2．Togetherwithsomeofhismenaswellastheprince，theKing3withhimhisnewhorseoutonawideplainto4．Buttheysoonfoundthatthehorsewasvery5．Itkickedandshoutedloudlysothatnoonecouldgetonitsback．TheKingwas6andgaveordersfor7tobetakenbackatonce．Buttheprince，Alexander，wassorryto8this．“It’sapityto9suchafinehorsejustbecause10manisbraveenoughtogetonit，”saidhe．“Your11arebrave，”saidtheKing，feelingthathisson12withoutthinking．“Butareyoubraveenoughtodothat?’’Theyoungmanwentuptothenervousanimal，tookthebridle(韁繩)andturnedits13tothesun．Hedidsobecausehehad14thatthehorsewasafraidofitsownshadow15keptmovinguponthegroundbeforehiseyes．Withitsfacetothesun，thehorsecouldnolongerseetheshadow．Itsoonbecame16．Theyoungmanpattedit17andbyandbyhejumpeduponitsback．Thenitse18atagreatspeedwiththebraveprinceholdingon．ItranfartherandfartherintotheplaintillatlastitbecametiredandA1exanderrodeitback．Thehorsewasthusgiventothebraveman．Formanyyearsitfoughtbattleafterbattletogetherwithhim．Onedayinafiercebattle，bothofthemgotseriously19．ThehorsestruggledtocarryAlexanderonitsbackandranhome．Thenitdied．20hishorse，AlexanderhadacitybuiltandnamedthecityBucephalus，whichwasthenameofhishorse．1、A．brought B．gave C．declared D．won2、A．honor B．prize C．present D．reward3、A．rode B．pulled C．took D．had4、A．ride B．drive C．feed D．run5、A．ridiculous B．nervous C．strong D．wild6、A．happy B．a(chǎn)ngry C．curious D．satisfied7、A．it B．him C．her D．this8、A．find B．do C．hear D．say9、A．deliver B．kill C．release D．1ose10、A．a(chǎn) B．one C．such D．no11、A．a(chǎn)ctions B．words C．comments D．conclusions12、A．told B．spoke C．chatted D．talked13、A．head B．side C．body D．tail14、A．consulted B．expected C．observed D．predicted15、A．who B．a(chǎn)s C．which D．it16、A．curious B．exhausted C．quiet D．excited17、A．fiercely B．firmly C．tightly D．gently18、A．off B．up C．a(chǎn)side D．a(chǎn)bout19、A．harmed B．burned C．wounded D．damaged20、A．Infavorof B．Inmemoryof C．Infaceof D．Intermsof第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Ontheafternoonof11March2011,TetsuNozakiwatchedhelplesslyasawallofwater1．(crash)intohisboatsinOnahama,asmallfishingportonJapan'sPacificcoast.2．(spend)thepasteightyearsrebuilding,theFukushimafishingfleetisnowconfrontingyetanothermenace—theincreasinglikelihood3．thenuclearplant'soperator,TokyoElectricPower(TEPCO),willdumphugequantitiesofradioactivewaterintotheocean."Westronglyopposeanyplanstodischargethewaterintothesea,"Nozaki,headofFukushimaprefecture'sfederationoffisheriescooperatives,toldtheGuardian.Currently,justoveronemilliontonnesofcontaminatedwaterisheldinalmost1,000tanksatFukushimaDaiichi,buttheutilityhaswarnedthatitwillrunoutofspacebythesummerof2023.4．(release)thewastewaterintotheseawouldalsoangerSouthKorea,addingtopressureondiplomaticties.Seoul,whichhasyettoliftanimportbanonFukushimaseafood5．(introduce)in2013,claimedlastweekthatdischargingthewaterwouldposea"gravethreat"6．themarineenvironment—achargerejectedbyJapan.JapaneseGovernmentofficialssaytheywon'tmakeadecision7．theyhavereceivedareportfromanexpertpanel,buttherearestrongindicationsthatdumpingispreferredoverotheroptions8．vaporising,buryingorstoringthewaterindefinitely.Criticssaythegovernmentisreluctant9．(support)thedumpingoptionforfearofcreatingfreshcontroversyoverFukushimaduringtheRugbyWorldCup,10．startsthisweek,andthebuilduptothe2020TokyoOlympics.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(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(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。TodayIvisitedanexperiencedEnglishteacher,whousedtobemom’steacher.BothmomandIwereeagertogetsomeadvicetoimproveherEnglish.HewelcomeduswarmandbegantestingmyEnglishknowledge,askingmetoreadthetextsandspellingsomewords.IdidwellasIhadinterestedinEnglishsincechildhoo.Hewaspleasedwithmy