2023屆云南省紅河哈尼族彝族自治州瀘西高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should2．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether3．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where4．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left5．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should6．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout7．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may8．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what9．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base10．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood11．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;the C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the12．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo13．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．a(chǎn)mleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．a(chǎn)mleaving;istakingoff14．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．a(chǎn)sD．since15．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant16．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive17．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless18．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that19．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives20．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．a(chǎn)ny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）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechannelfromthepresidentialprimarydebateIhadbeenwatchingtoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Suddenly,thebonesofthehouseshook,thepowerwentout,andthewindbegantoroarthroughblown-outwindows.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstonavigatetotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor,whereaclosetfixedunderneathabrickstaircasemightbethefirmestplacetowaitthingsout.Everythingaroundrattling,westruggledforward,uncertainwhetherwewouldmakeit.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Shardsofglassfleweverywhere.Athree-foot-longtreebranchwhipped,missingusbyinches.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,butthewindkepthimoutside.Igraspedhisarmasthetornadoconstantlysuckedthedooropenandtriedtobringhimwithit.Mykneesandscalpwerefullofglass,butIfeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Theneverythingstopped.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、Theauthorandherhusbandwerecaughtunpreparedbythetornadomainlybecause________.A．theywerewatchingthepresidentialdebateontheTVB．theymissedthefirstalertfromtheTVC．nosignsindicatedthedisasterD．thegovernmentdidn’twarnthemofthesevereweather2、Theauthordidn’tfeelthepaininherkeensandscalpbecause____________________.A．shelostherconsciousnessB．shewasconcernedaboutherhusband’ssafetyC．shegottotheclosetsafeandsoundD．shewasgladthatthetornadowasover3、Howdidwefeelafterthetornado?A．blessedB．depressedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．shocked4、Whichwordbestdescribetheexperience?A．interestingB．a(chǎn)dventurousC．unpredictableD．educational22．（8分）DoyouwanttodosomevolunteerworkwhileexploringAfrica?Thenjoininour21-DayFlagshipProgram.Stepontotheflat,sandylandofGhana,andyou’llimmediatelyhearthelaughterofchildreneverywhere.ThislaughterwillbetheconstantofyourtripandasteadysourceofenergywhileyouvolunteeramongoneofAfricaskindcommunities.CommunityServiceVolunteerinprimaryschools,workingwithchildrenofdifferentagestohelpimprovetheirEnglishskills,tutorthosewhomightbefallingbehindandcontributetoeachschool’sneeds,includingmakingimprovementstothefacilities.Splityourtimebetweenteachingandcampusrefurbishment(翻修)projectstoserveeveryaspectoftheschool,andlearnallabouteducationinGhana.Hands-onLearningParticipateinworkshopssuchasbatikclothdyeing(蠟染),drumming,dancingandcrashcoursesinthenativelanguage,EweorKrobo.You'llbegivenaGhanaiannamebythelocalchiefofyourvillage,andvisitaseamstress(女裁縫)tohavecustomclothingmadeoutofcolorfulfabricsyoupurchase.Onthe21-DayFlagshipProgram,you’llhearaboutthenation’shistoryasacenteroftheslavetrade,andvisitFortPrinzensteintotrulyunderstandtheweightofthistopic.AdventureYou’llalsoexperiencethenaturalsurroundingsofGhanawithabeautifulwaterfallhike:Onyour21-DayFlagshipProgram,goonatwo-nighttripwhereyou’llgettovisitamonkeyshelter.LodgingGlobalLeadershipAdventures(GLA)operatestwoHomeBasesforthe21-dayprogram.BotharelocatedoutsideofthecapitalcityofAccrainruralvillagesettings.Accommodationsarebasic,butcleanandsafe.Studentssleepinroomswithroommates,andhaveaccesstosharedbathroomswithcold-watershowers.DatesJune26-July16,2019July9-July29,2019July20-August9,2019Duration:21daysTuition:$5,399CommunityServiceHours:60Formoreinformation,pleasecall1-858-771-0645orsendanemailtoinfo@.1、Whichofthefollowingisarequirementforparticipants?A．BeingabletospeakEnglishwell.B．Beingstrongandover18yearsold.C．KnowingalotabouteducationinGhana.D．Havingdonesimilarvolunteerworkbefore.2、WhatcanbedoneatFortPrinzenstein?A．Learningtoplaydrums.B．Visitingacustomclothingfactory.C．Learningaboutthenation’spasthistory.D．ChoosingaGhanaiannameforyourself.3、Whatwouldparticipantshavetodowhenjoiningintheprogram?A．StayinGhanaforthreeweeks.B．Accompanymonkeysfortwonights.C．Pay5,399dollarsforthewaterfallhike.D．Dovolunteerworkforatmost40hours.23．（8分）Digitalgrounding（限制）iswhenparentsorcaregiverslimitorcompletelytakeawayaccesstotechnologyfromchildren.AccordingtoastudyconductedbyPewResearch,65%ofparentshavedigitallygroundedtheirteenbytakingawaytheirteen’scellphoneorInternetaccessaspunishment.Becausechildrenaresoconnectedwiththeirtechnologies,digitalgroundingmayseemlikealogicalstepforparents.Takeawayachild’smostcherisheditemandtheywillquicklylearnfromtheirbehavior.Buttheideaofdigitalgroundingisn’tasclear-cutasthat.Instead,itmaybealose-losesituationforparentsandkids,alike.Formostparents,thegoalofgroundingisn’ttomaketheirchildrenunhappyorsad.Itistoteachalessoninthehopethattheywon’tengageinwhateverbehaviorgotthemintroubleinthefirstplace.Unfortunately,though,digitalgroundingisoftenjustpunishment,notdiscipline.Ifachildstaysoutpastcurfew(約定的最晚回家時(shí)間),apunishmentwouldbehittingoryellingatthem.Disciplinewouldbenotlettingthemgooutthenextweekendbecausetheyfailedtofollowrules.We’veallbeenthere—we’vecaughtourchilddoingsomethingwrongandintheheatofthemomentlaidoutastrictpunishment.Wemayhavebeenfeelinghot-headed,embarrassed,orupset.Often,though,thesepunishmentsdon’talign（結(jié)盟）withthebadbehavior.Whiledigitalgroundingmaysolvetheproblemtemporarily,itwon’tprovidechildrenwiththeguidancetheyneedtoactappropriatelyinthefuture.Insteadofgrounding,showyourchildwhattheydidwrongandgivethemthechancetoactdifferently.Thisway,theywilllearnfromtheirmistakesinapracticalmannerandfigureoutwaystobesafeandsmartwithtechnology.There’snodenyingit:technologyishereforthelong-haul.Thisiswhysomeparentingexpertsdon’trecommenddigitallygroundingyourchildren.Itdoesn’tfocusontheendgoalofsafebehavior.Theyrecommendteachingthemgoodhabitsassoonaspossible,ratherthantakingawaytheirtechnology.Bydigitallygroundingthem,youareputtingabandageoverthewound,ratherthantreatingit.Now,whenwesaythatdigitalgroundingisalose-losesituation,we’renotsayingthatdiscipliningyourchildreningeneralisalose-losesituation.Disciplineisagreatwaytoteachchildrenlessons,whenusedappropriately.1、Whichofthefollowingisaproperformofdisciplineaccordingtotheauthor?A．Hittingoryellingatchildren.B．Layingoutastrictpunishmentintheheatofthemoment.C．Takingawayaccesstocellphonesfromchildrencompletely.D．Forbiddingkidstogooutthenextweekendiftheystayoutpastcurfew.2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdigitalgrounding?A．Itbenefitschildrenagreatdeal.B．Itisnobetterthandisciplining.C．Parentscanuseittocorrectkids’behavior.D．Neitherparentsnorchildrengainbenefitsfromit.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestparentsdoinsteadofgrounding?A．Givekidsmorefreetime. B．Helpkidsformgoodhabits.C．Actappropriatelyinpublic. D．Putabandageoverthewound.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinformusofwaysofpunishingkids.B．Toexplainwhatdigitalgroundingmeans.C．Toshowhowtoparentchildrenindigitaltimes.D．Toprovedigitalgroundingisnotagoodparentingway.24．（8分）OnthemorningofSeptember7th,19-year-oldRyanHarrisand40-year-oldStonieHuffman,twoSitka,Alaskaresidents,tookoffontheir28-footboatinsearchoffish.Twomilesintotheocean,theirboatbegantohavesomeproblems.Theymanagedtofixtheproblems,butdecidedtoheadbacktoshoreanyway.However,beforetheycouldcallforhelporgrabalifejacket,aneight-footwaveslammedhardagainsttheirboatandoverturnedit,throwingbothmenintothecoldAlaskanwaters.Stranded,theybegantolookaroundtoseewhattheycouldgrabontoandsawacoupleoftheemptyfishingboxesfromtheboat,floatingaround.Ryanmanagedtoclimbinsideone.Stonie,however,wasnotasluckyandmanagedtoonlygrabontothelidofthebox.Soon,theybothstarteddriftingapart.WhileRyancontinuedtobobupanddowninthebox,thewavesstartedcarryingStonieaway.Butasluckwouldhaveit,hecaughtsightofoneofthelifesuitsfromtheirboatfloatingintheoceanandmanagedtograbit.Thoughputtingitonandhangingontothelidatthesametimewasnotaneasytask,Stoniemanageditandthenbeganhislongswimbacktoshore.Heendeduponadesertedpatchoflandabout25milesnorthwestofSitka,wherehehadtowaituntilSaturdaymorningalmost24hoursafterthefishingtripbegan,forrescuerstofindhim.Meanwhile,19-year-oldRyancontinuedtodriftaroundtheoceantryingtostayaliveandhopingsomeonewouldfindhim.Thebraveteenagerrepeatedhimselfoverandoveragain,“I’mRyanHunterHarrisandI’mnotgoingtodiehere.”Hewassurehewouldberescued.TwohoursafterhisfriendwasrescuedandabletoguidetheCoastGuardand,26hoursaftertheadventurebegan,Ryanwasfinallyfoundandbroughtbacktoshore.Whatwasamazingwasthatbesidesafewscratches,theyoungsterwasinperfecthealth.Willheeverventureoutonafishingtripagain?Onlytimewilltell!1、WelearnthatonRyanandStonie’swaybacktoshore,.A．theyhadexpectedtheywouldencounterdangerB．theywerestruckbyabigwaveallofasuddenC．theytriedtofixtheproblemsoftheirboatD．theywerefrightenedbymanybigwaves2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Stranded”inParagraph2mean?A．Trapped. B．Injured.C．Encouraged. D．Puzzled.3、Paragraph4showswhenRyanwasdriftingaroundtheocean,he.A．wasfrightened B．a(chǎn)musedhimselfC．becamehopeless D．stayedpositive4、Thewriterfindsitsurprisingthat.A．Ryanwasfinallyfound B．ittooksolongtofinallyfindRyanC．Ryanwasonlyslightlyinjured D．Ryandecidedtogoonafishingtripagain25．（10分）WhenyoutravelinSouthAmerica,you'dbetterpayattentiontothefollowingthreekindsofdangerousSouthAmericananimals.Piranhas(水虎魚(yú)）Althoughonlyasmallnumberofpiranhasareconsideredtobedangeroustohumans,thered-belliedpiranhaisdefinitelyoneofthose.Evidencehasshownthatalargegroupofpiranhascanabsolutelyeataherdoflargeanimalscrossingtheriver,leavingonlybones.ThisfishlivesinthefreshwaterstreamsofSouthAmerica,andtheycansmellthebloodfromfarawayandlaunchattacksswiftly.Itissaidthattheyareonlydangeroustohumansifthewatervolumesarelessandlower.Anacondas(水蟒）ThisSouthAmericanmonsterofacreatureoftenappearsinthefilmsoryournightmares!Theyhaveweighedover230kilograms.Itisoftenconsideredtobethebiggestsnakeintheworld.Youcertainlydon’twanttogetcaughtalonewiththissnakeduetoitsmethodofattackingandkillingitsvictim.Itisindeedaremarkablydifferentbrandofsnaketypeasitregularlycoils(纏繞)aroundalloveritstarget,increasingthepressureuntileventuallyitsvictimdies.Itsjawsarepoweredbylargemusclesthatproduceenoughpowerforitsover100sharpteethtopassthroughthethickskinofancrocodile.Theydon'thavepoison.Sometimestheyprefertocamouflagethemselvessotheylookliketheirsurroundingsandswiftlydrawbackwhenhumansarenear.GoldenPoisonousFrogsThegoldenpoisonfrommightbethemost-deadlyoftheSouthAmericananimals,whichisprotectedbymeansofpoison.Thisverysmallfrog,lessthan55mminlength,packsenoughpunch(效力）totakedownofAfricanbullelephants.Thisapparentlyharmlessfroghasalwaysbeenknowntohavekilledpeoplewhohavetoucheditdirectly.It’salsobeennotedthatchickenanddogshavediedbyconnectingthingsonwhichagoldenpoisonfroghadwandered!Inintensecolors,theynormallylookattractivetotheirtargets.1、（小題1）Whatcanwelearnaboutpiranhasfromthepassage?A．Piranhasarethemostdangerousanimals.B．Piranhasliketoliveinthedeepseabed.C．PiranhasmayattackhumanbeingswhenthewaterlevelislowD．Piranhasonlyattackhumanbeingswhentheycrosstheriveringroups2、（小題2）Howdoesananacondakillitsvictimaccordingtothepassage?A．Itoftenusesitspoisontokillitsvictim.B．Itoftenusesitsstrengthtokillitsvictim.C．Itkillsitsvictimmainlyusingitspowerfulteeth.D．Itkillsitsvictimwiththehelpofothersnakes.3、（小題3）Theunderlinedword“camouflage”inParagraph3means“”.A．hideitselfbyappearinglikethesurroundingsB．terrifyandcapturetheenemybymakingmuchnoiseC．movearoundtosearchfordeliciousfoodD．giveoffharmfulgastokillthetargets4、（小題4）ChickenanddogsarementionedinParagraph4toshowthat.A．noanimalscansurvivethepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogB．theyliketowanderalongthepathofthegoldenpoisonfrogC．thegoldenpoisonfroglikeseatingthemmostD．thepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogisdeadly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）Hittingheavilyonthekeysinfrustration,Iturnedawayfromthepiano,tryingtofightthetearsthatwerealreadywellingupinmyeyes.Afteranhourof1,Istillcouldn’tgettherhythmquiterightonaMozartpiecethatIhadto2tomypianoteacherthefollowingday.Itwasfrustratingtohavespentsucha(n)3timeonapianosongandstillbeunabletoplaythepiececorrectly.Tome,thepiecehadatfirstseemedeasy.But,nomatterhow4Itried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtoplayitthewaythatitwas5tobeplayed.Idecidedtotakea6.Forthemostpart,afteralittlebitofwork,Icould7learnthesongratherquickly.However,itwasalwaysthatonesong,whichmighthaveappearedsimplebutwas8,thatalwaysannoyedme.Thesetypesofsongsalwaysmademe9myselfwhetherIcouldbeapianist.Afterhavingdinner,Idecidedtocomebacktothepiano.Placingmy10onthekeys,Ichosetoplaythepieceslowlyandcarefully,payingattentiontohittingthecorrectnotes11tryingtoplaythepiecequickly.Usingthisnewmethodofpracticing,I12agreatdealofpatience,somethingthatIoftenhad13with.Insteadofthinkinghowhardtherhythmwas,IthoughtabouthowIcould14myself,littlebylittle.Finally,Icouldslowlyseemyselfgettingbetter.15,Ididn’tevengettherhythmrightuntilaweeklater.Ialso16animportantlesson—sometimes,babystepsarethebestwayto17agoal.I’manimpatientpersonwholikestothinkthatIcanget18byleapsandbounds.But,inthecaseofpiano,Icouldn’tmoveforwardandimprove19Isloweddown,believedinmyself,andtookitonestep20.1、A．waitingB．practicingC．cryingD．singing2、A．contributeB．donateC．representD．present3、A．limitedB．extraC．longD．short4、A．hardB．wellC．carefullyD．efficiently5、A．offeredB．supposedC．designedD．organized6、A．tryB．chanceC．breathD．break7、A．usuallyB．neverC．sometimesD．occasionally8、A．importantB．difficultC．necessaryD．useful9、A．ignoreB．regardC．doubtD．believe10、A．mindB．fingersC．notesD．piece11、A．insteadofB．inspiteofC．a(chǎn)swellasD．incaseof12、A．expressedB．encouragedC．evaluatedD．exercised13、A．confusionB．contactC．troubleD．control14、A．a(chǎn)djustB．persuadeC．comfortD．improve15、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Moreover16、A．gaveB．missedC．learnedD．taught17、A．setB．identifyC．developD．reach18、A．somewhereB．nowhereC．whereverD．everywhere19、A．a(chǎn)sB．untilC．whenD．if20、A．a(chǎn)llthetimeB．a(chǎn)ttimesC．a(chǎn)tatimeD．a(chǎn)tonetime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）High-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshoppingareChina’sfournewwaysoflife.Theyaremostappealingtoyouthsfrom20countriesparticipating1．theBeltandRoadInitiative.ThenewfourgreatinventionsareallrelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation,2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives,“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.IcanbuyandeatwhateverIwant3．(simple)withatapofmyphone,”saidLinJinlong,anoverseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,4．(add)thatevenpancakesellersareusingAlipay(mobilepayment).In5．word,Chinaisleadinginmanyways.Bikesharing,forexample,isnotnewitself.ButChinahasmadeitmuchmoreconvenientand6．(enjoy)bothinChinaandoverseas.LeadingChinesebike-sharing7．(company)MobikeandOfoarenowoperatinginforeigncountriessuchasSingaporeandBritain.Usersinthecountriesfeltexcitedand8．(post)photosofthemselvesridingtheChinesebikesonsocialmedia.Agrowingnumberofforeignershope9．(promote)economicdevelopmentin10．(they)homecountriesbypayingmoreattentiontotheachievementsofChina.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）請(qǐng)改正下面短文中的錯(cuò)誤。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有三處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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)的詞下畫(huà)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。Dearfriends，ItisagreathonortosharewithyoumyexperienceinmakingEnglishspeeches、Totellatruth，myspokenEnglishusedtobeabigheadacheforme、Duetomyterriblepronunciation，Ioftengotmisunderstoodorevenlaughedbyothers、Ineversucceedinspeechcompetitions、Therefore，Irefusedtogiveup、EverydayIspenttwohourslistentoEnglishprogramstoimprovemyoralskills、Tomyjoy，myeffortwasfinallypaidoff、Imad