2016學(xué)年第二學(xué)期徐匯區(qū)初三模擬考2017.4英語試卷2017.4（滿分150分，考試時間100分鐘）Part1Listening（第一部分聽力）ListeningComprehension(聽力理解):(共30分)Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根據(jù)你聽到的內(nèi)容，選出相應(yīng)的圖片):(共6分)ABEFCGD.5.6.ABEFCGD.5.6.B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear(根據(jù)你聽到的對話和問題，選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢福?（共8分）7.A)Onthe1stfloor.B)Onthe3rdfloor.C)Onthe6thfloor.D)Onthe8thfloor.8.A)Attheairport.B)Atthebusstop.C)Atthetrainstation.D)Atthesubwaystation.9.A)Onfoot.B)Bytaxi.C)Bybike.D)Bybus.10.A)Buyingsomecolddrinks.B)Cleaninghisroom.C)Havingabarbecue.D)MeetingJenny.11.A)OnThursday.B)OnFriday.C)OnSaturday.D)OnSunday.12.A)Theorangeone.B)Thepinkone.C)Theblueone.D)Thegreenone.13.A)Byusingsomemagic.B)Bytakingayogacourse.

C)Bygoingonadiet.D)BycallinghimselfTim.A)Becausetheydidn'trecognizeher.B)Becausetheymetafamousactress.C)Becausethewomanperformedwell.D)Becausetheplaymadethemhappy.C.Listentotheletterandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(判斷下列句子是否符合你聽到的內(nèi)容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示):(共6分)ItwasalettertoDaisyaboutJason'sfirstdayathisnewschool.Jasonwasexcitedbecausetherearemanystudentsinthenewschool.Jason'sclassteacherisMrs.Blackandsheisayoungandfriendlylady.JasonhasmadefriendswithaniceboyfromHongKong.EveryoneintheschoolmustlearnSpanishasasecondlanguage.JasonhastodomuchmathshomeworkontheInternetonthefirstday.D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences(聽短文，完成下列內(nèi)容。每空格限填一詞):(共10分)RonaldDahlwasbornon,1916inSouthWales.YoungDahldidn'tbecausemanyteacherswereverystrict.Everyfewmonths,chocolateweresenttoReptonforthestudentstotest.ThehappymemorygaveDahltheideaforhisnovelCharlieandtheChocolateFactory.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Dahlinaburningplaneonhisfirstflight.Part2Phonetics,VocabularyandGrammar

（第二部分語音、詞匯和語法）Choosethebestanswer(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?:(共20分)Whichofthefollowingwordsmatchesthesound/nju：/?A)nowB)norC)newD)nearBrooklynBeckham,eldestchildoftheBeckhams,willsellhisphotobookinMay,2017.A)aB)anC)theD)/Nobodycanstopapersonwithastrongwillrealizinghisdreams.A)ofB)fromC)withD)byIftheydon'tpreparewellfortheinterview,theymayfailtogettheoffer.A)theyB)themC)theirsD)themselvesWhenFrankcomplainedaboutthecoldwinter,JanethesunnysummerdaysinAustralia.A)enjoysB)wasenjoyingC)hasenjoyedD)willenjoyJoecanonlytaketwoofhisfamilymembersintothestudioandleavewaitingoutside.theothersB)othersC)otherD)theothertheendofyesterday,therehadbeenmorethan10caraccidentsbecauseofthetyphoon.ByB)FromC)AtD)ToTheoldenjoytheconvenienceoftechnologiesbecausetheydon'tacceptnewthingsquickly.A)mustn'tB)needn'tC)can'tD)shouldn'tThepandatogetusedtothenewenvironmentsincehereturnedfromAmerica.A)learnsB)islearningC)learnedD)haslearntTheaudiencewereattractedbythestoriesandthereadingsatthenewprogram“Readers”.A)bothB)neitherC)eitherD)noneAftertheoperationonGrandma'sheart,shebecomesmuchatpresent.A)goodB)wellC)betterD)bestEverypictureinthecoloringbookSecretGardenwasnotdrawnbycomputerallbyhand.A)andB)soC)butD)or38.Theyear'sbestpicturewaswronglyawardedtoLaLaLand,whichneverbefore.A)would...happenB)was...happeningC)has...happenedD)had...happenedA:canwegetthechancetojointheparty?B:Tojointhisparty,youhavetodressuplikeaSuperhero.A)WhyB)WhatC)HowD)WhereJennyisanindependentgirlandsheisconsideringaboardingschool(寄宿學(xué)校).A)enterB)enteringC)toenterD)enteredEveryMondaymorningallthestaffmembershaveameetingtoreporttheirrecentwork,?A)haven'ttheyB)don'ttheyC)aren'ttheyD)won'ttheyAlexhadnointerestinpaintinghemetacreativeandpatientartteacheroneday.A)whenB)becauseC)untilD)ifgoodchancethoseteenagersweregiventoexperiencedifferentcultures!A)HowB)WhatC)WhataD)WhatanA:Thedishesyoucookedtonightarereallydelicious.B:A)Ofcourse!B)I'mgladyoulikethem!C)That'sallright!D)Nevermind!A:Excuseme,canIaskyousomequestionsaboutthechangesinShanghai?B)Congratulations!D)NicetomeetyouB)Congratulations!D)Nicetomeetyou！A)Sure,goahead!C)Iamsosorry!Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce（將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每個單詞或詞組只能填一次）:（共8分）A.traditionB.similarC.communicationD.spreadE.hearofA.traditionB.similarC.communicationD.spreadE.hearofTheOriginsofAprilFoolsDayaWhatisAprilFoolsDayandwheredoesitcomefrom?Itiscommonlybelievedthatinmedieval（中世紀(jì)）France,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,anewcalendarwasintroduced,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomodern46-newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnot47thechange,whilesomejustforgot.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Peoplesendinvitationsto‘NewYear'partiesthatwerenotexistedandotherjokeswereplayed.Thena48ofplayingjokesonApril1ststarted.Thecustomfinally49toEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmericanandtheFrench.AprilFoolsDayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.A.strangersB.balancedC.experiencedD.catchE.knowingAprilFoolsDayaroundtheWorldInFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe‘fishofApril'.BythemonthofAprilfishhaveonlyjusthatched（孵化）andareeasyto50.Childrenstickpaperfishtotheirfriends'backsandchocolatefisharefoundintheshops.InScotland,AprilFoolsDaylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled‘TailyDay'.Oftenasignsaying‘kickme'isstuckontosomeone'sbackwithout51.Today,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsand52onApril1st.Acommontrickistopointtoafriend'sshoeandsay“Yourshoeisnottied.”Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat.Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Abagofflourmightbe53onthetopofadoorsothatwhenthe‘victim'opensthedoor,theflouremptiesovertheirhead.MostAprilFooljokesareingoodfunandnotmeanttoharmanyone.Thebesttrickistheonewhereeveryonelaughs,especiallythepersonuponwhomthejokehasbeenplayed.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括號中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子）:（共8分）Weallhopethatthosebabypandasinthezoocangrowup.（happy）Afterthe1000meters'race,Icouldhardlymovemy.（foot）Jeffkeepsrunningeverydayandhelooksthanhisclassmates.（strong）PeoplecelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalondifferentdates.ItisonMaythethisyear.（thirty）Itisofsomeonlinestoresellerstolieaboutthequalit（質(zhì)量）oftheirproducts.（honest）TimvisitshisjuniorhighschoolteacherseveryTeachers'Daytoexpresshis.（thankful）Sincelastyear,thenewmedicinehassuccessfullyhelpedtomanypeople'slives.（safety）Withthehelpofthatfamous,thebridgeconstructionwascompletedontime.（engine）Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根據(jù)所給要求，完成下列句子。（62-67題）每空格限填一詞）:（共14分）Heforgottolockupthedoortothecageandaccidentallyletthetigerescape.（改為一般疑問句）hetolockupthedoortothecageandaccidentallyletthetigerescape?Mr.WangwillintroduceShanghaitoalltheforeignguestsatthewelcomeparty.對劃線部分提問）Mr.Wangintroducetoalltheforeignguestsatthewelcomeparty?Theyusuallystorethesefishesinthefridgetokeepthemfresh.（改為被動語態(tài)）Thesefishesusuallyinthefridgetokeepthemfresh.Ianpromisesthetechnologyofhisinventionisnotharmfultothehumanbody.（保持句意基本不變）Ianpromisesthetechnologyofhisinventiondoestothehumanbody.ProfessorTenor'slectureonuniverseisverydifficult.Manypeoplecan'tunderstandit.（合并兩句為一句）ProfessorTenor'slectureonuniverseisdifficultformanypeopleunderstand.Thiswarningsigntellsusnottopickflowers.（保持句意基本不變）Thiswarningsignsays,“flowers!”aplan,made,beforeFriday,thestaff,workout,themanager（連詞成句）Part3ReadingandWriting（第三部分讀寫）Readingcomprehension（閱讀理解）:（共50分）A.Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢福?（12分）

Cool,amazing,unforgettable…somethingmoneycan'tbuy!Cool,amazing,unforgettable…somethingmoneycan'tbuy!TheseareallwordswhichstudentshaveusedtodescribetheirHOSTvisits.Butawordtheyneveruseis“expensive".Whynot?BecauseHOSTvisitsareFREE.Ourwonderfulhostsarenotpaid.TheylovegivinginternationalstudentsveryspecialmemoriesoftheUKtotakehomewiththem.Studentspaytheirowntravelcosts.Andthereisanapplicationfee(申請費)whichhelpstopayforrunningtheHOSTprogram.Butyouruniversitymaypayallorpartoftheapplicationfeeforyou.TheBritishCouncilandForeignOfficefounded(建立)HOSTin1987.Thousandsofstudentshaveenjoyedthisexperience.5reasonstohaveaHOSTvisitItisauniqueopportunitytoexperiencethereallifeofBritain.Itissafe---allthehostsareknownbyHOST.Itmaycostyouonlyyourtrainfare.Youwilllearnthingswhichtheuniversitycannotteachyou.Youwillhavesomeveryspecialmemoriestotakehomewithyou.And3reasonsNOTtoapplyforaHOSTvisitPleasedonotuseHOSTasacheapformoftourism.Itisaboutmeetingpeople,sharingtheirlives.PleasedonotgoonaHOSTvisitifyouneedtouseyourphoneorpadalot.Instead,makeitagoodchancetomeetBritishpeopleandmakenewfriends.PleasedonotapplytoHOSTunlessyouhaveanopenmind.Pleasedon'tbesurprised---andenjoyit!?YoucanapplyforaHOSTvisitifyouare:Afull-timestudentintheUK.HOSTcannotacceptapplicationsfromoutsidetheUK.Aged18+Youcanincludeyourhusband,wife,partner,children-iftheyarelivingintheUKduringyourstudyperiod.HOSTcannotacceptapplicationsfromvisitingfamilymembersorfriends.Thisadvertisementisprobablyfortoread.A)travelagentsB)newsreportersC)internationalstudentsD)hotelmanagersWhichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedtodescribeHOSTvisits?A)Amazing.B)Expensive.C)Unforgettable.D)Surprising.Theword“them”inthesentence“TheylovegivinginternationalstudentsveryspecialmemoriesoftheUKtotakehomewiththem.”referto.A)internationalstudentsB)wonderfulhostsC)travelcostsD)HOSTvisitsPeoplewhoareinterestedcanlearnfromthisadvertisement.

A)howtoapplyforaHOSTvisitB)whocanapplyforaHOSTvisitC)howtopayfortheirHOSTvisitsD)wheretheycanfindwonderfulhostsThemainpurposeoftheHOSTprogramistoenablestudentsto.A)visitdifferentplacesintheUKsavemoneyontravellingcostmakefulluseoftheirstayintheUKbemoreopenmindedandactiveTheHOSTprogramissuitablefor.A)Vickie,asixteen-year-oldexchangeschoolstudentSamuel,anactiveandpopularonlinefashionbloggerFang,avisitingfriendofDianafromHongKongOsaki,aneasy-goingJapanesestudentofOxfordUniversityChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語完成短文):(12分)WhenIenteredBerkley,Ihopedtowinascholarship(獎學(xué)金).AsaStraight-Astudentallthewaythrough,IbelievedIcouldtaketoughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwasveryinterestedintheideashetaughtinclass.WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwasshockedtofinda77,C-plus,onmytestpaper,forEnglishwasalwaysmybestsubject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomy75butherefusedtodoanythingaboutit.Idecidedtotryharder,76Ididn'tknowwhatthatmeantbecauseschoolalwaysseemedeasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgotanother77.Again,IreasonedwithProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn't77.Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.SoIworkedevenharderand,forthefirsttime,learnedthemeaningoftheword“thorough".Butmyeffortdidnogoodand78stayedasbefore.Thelastchancewasthefinal.NomatterwhatgradeIgot,itwouldn'tcancelthreeC-pluses.Imightaswellkissthescholarshipgoodbye.Istoppedworkinghard.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbeforethefinal,Ievenrelaxedtoa79.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI'dhavefunwithatest.Aweeklater,IwassurprisedtofindIgotanA.IhurriedintoProfessorJayne'soffice.Heseemedtobeexpectingme.“IfIgaveyouthegradeasyou80,youwouldn'tcontinuetoworkhard."Istaredathim,realizingwhathesaidwascorrect.Ihadworkedmyheadoff,asIhadneverdonebefore.Iwassurprisedwhenmycoursegradearrived:A-plus.ItwastheonlyA-plusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.I'vealwaysrememberedProfessorJayne'slesson:youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.75.A)speechesB)repliesC)argumentsD)conclusi76.A)althoughB)unlessC)ifD)when77.A)communicatewithmeB)lookaftermeC)getridofitD)changehismind78.A)anythingB)somethingC)everythingD)nothing79.A)testB)movieC)trickD)survey80.A)expectedB)volunteeredC)realizedD)selectedC?Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給):(14分)Itisnevereasywhenafrienddoesn'ttellthetruth.Thisissomethingthathurtsthepersonwhohasbeenliedtoandf81itendsuphurtingthepersonwhodidthelyingaswell.Lyingisneversomethingthatiseasytoforgetoreventoforgive.Butitissomethingthatyoushouldtrytounderstandsothatyoucanbeabetterfriend.Usually,friendsliebecauseofthewaythattheyarefeeling.Ifafriendfeelsinferiorto(比……差)anotherperson,hemightmakeupstoriessothathecangetmorea82.Ifyourfriendislyingtoyouforthisreason,itmightbeagoodideatotalktoyourfriendandmakehimunderstandthathedoesn'tneedtofeelthatway.Therearetimeswhenafriendmightlietotrynotgettingintotrouble.Forexample,ifafriendknowshehasbeendoingsomethingyoud83,orifhenowregretswhathehassaidordone,hemightwanttolieaboutitsothatyouwon'tbeangrywithhim.Thebestwaytodealwiththissituationistogettothebottomofwhatmighthavehappened,andmakesurethatyouarebeingh84withyourfriendabouteverythingthatyoudoandthefactthatlyinghurts.S85,afriendliesforotherreasons.Oneofthesereasonsmightbetoprotectyourfeelings.Forexample,hemightlieabouth86sillyyoulookorwhatstupidwordsyouhavesaid.Youmustdecideiftruthfulness(真實)ismoreimportantthanyourfeelingsinthistypeofsituation.Manytimes,friendsdon'tlietohurteachother.Perhapstheyknowthatthetruthmightmakeyoumadatthem,andtheyjustdon'twanttoloseyourf87.Thebestwaytodealwithlyingistotalktoyourfriendscalmly,andgetthetruth.D.Answerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題):(12分)ResearchersfromtwouniversitiesinBritainrecentlycarriedoutaveryinterestingproject.Theyaimedtofindoutwhatmodernfamilyneedsfromtheirhome.TheluckyfamilychosentotakepartintheAfterwatchingwhattheJonesfamilydidinthehouseandlisteningtohowtheyfeltabouttheirlifethere,welearnthatAfterwatchingwhattheJonesfamilydidinthehouseandlisteningtohowtheyfeltabouttheirlifethere,welearnthatprojectwastheJoneses:parentsPaulandEveandtheirtwosons,Jimmy(16)andHarry(13).Theyhavejustspenttwomonthslivinginaspeciallydesignedhi-techfuturehouse,wherecamerasrecordedeverythingtheydid.TVwhileyoubatheSohowdiditgo?Sowhat'sinthismodernhouse?Itboasts(夸耀)fivebedroomsandfivebathrooms.ThesittingareahasahugeTVandadigitalpictureframe---youcandecidewhichphotosyouwanttoappearandchangethepictureasoftenasyoulike.ThebathsallhavewaterproofTVscreensandDVDplayers.Thereisaremotecontrol(遙控器)ineveryroomwhichcontrolseverythinginthehousefromthelightstothecooker.Thefloorsareallmadeofglassandallhaveunderfloorheating.Thewindowscleanthemselvesandthereisevenarobotcalled“IronMan”todotheironing.Dirtywashinggoesintoaliftwhichtakestheclothesautomaticallytothewashingmachine.The“IronMan”thendoesalltheironing.Sohowdiditgo?TheJonesfamilywereoverthemoontobechosentospendsometimeinthehouse.Here'swhattheysaid:Paul:Itwasgreat.Thehousewassocomfortable.Onedayourfriendscalledroundwiththeirdog.Thedogfeltsowarmandcomfortable;heevensleptonthefloor!Oh,buttherewasoneproblem.Onenightwewereallinbedandallthelightsswitchedthemselvesonfornoreason.Itwasabitfrightening!Jimmy:Ilovedit,butIwishtherehadbeenarobottohelpmewithmyhomework.Harry:Stayinginwasasmuchfunasgoingout!Eve:IlovedtheTVinthebathbutIneverwatcheditbeforegoingtoworkinthemorning.IfIdid,Idon'tthinkI'devergetout!TheJonesfamilyarenowbackintheirveryordinaryhome,butplanningsomehi-techadditionsassoonastheycanaffordthem!Theexpertshopethatresultsfromtheirprojectwillhelpdevelopersmeettheneedsofa21st-centuryfamily.Oneoftheexpertswroteafewsentencesabouthisfindingsonthisproject:Whocarriedoutthisinterestingproject?（1分）Whywastheprojectcarriedoutinaspeciallydesignedhi-techfuturehouse?（2分）Whatdoestheremotecontrolineveryroomenablepeopletodo?（2分）Whichdoesthewashinginthisfuturehouse,therobotorthewashingmachine?HowdidtheJonesfamilyfeelabouttheirexperienceinthehouse?（2分）Whatwilltheexpertpossiblewriteabouthisfindings?Pleasehelphimcompletehisnote.（3分）AfterwatchingwhattheJonesfamilydidinthehouseandlisteningtohowtheyfeltabouttheirlifethere,welearnthatWriting:（20分）Writeapassageonthetopic“Apartyfor/to”inatleast60words.請設(shè)計一個主題派對，并以“派對”為題介紹派對主題、對象及活動內(nèi)容等，寫一篇至少60個字的短文，（標(biāo)點符號不占格）（注意：短．文．中．不．得．出．現(xiàn)．任．何．人．名．、．校．名．及．其．它．相．關(guān)．信．息．，．否．則．不．予．評．分．。）Thefollowingisforreferenceonly.（以下內(nèi)容僅供參考）organizeitisto...invite...to...beableto...2016學(xué)年第二學(xué)期徐匯區(qū)學(xué)習(xí)能力診斷卷初三英語學(xué)科2017.4（滿分150分，考試時間100分鐘）Part1Listening（第一部分聽力）I.ListeningComprehension（聽力理解）:（共30分）A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture（根據(jù)你聽到的內(nèi)容，選出相應(yīng)的圖片）:（共6分）1.MonkeyKingisoneofthechildren'sfavoritecartooncharacters.ChefJeffhasmadeabigpizzaforlittleTom'sbirthdayparty.Look!FangMingisintroducingthebookhelikesinthereadingclub.Iwasborninasmallpeacefulvillageatthefootofbigmountains.Sharksareknownasoneofthedangerousanimalslivinginthesea.Howhappilythechildrenwereplayingoutsideinthesnow!B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear（根據(jù)你聽到的對話和問題，選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢福?（共8分）M:Mum,Imadeanewfriendinourbuildingtoday.W:IsthatMike,thelovelyboyonthethirdfloor?M:No.Helivesontheeighthfloor.Hisname'sLeo.Q:OnwhichfloordoesLeolive?W:AticketforthenexttraintoHangzhou,please.M:73yuan.Thenexttrainleavesat3:00.Q:Wheredoesthisdialogueprobablytakeplace?W:Dan,it'srainingoutside.I'mafraidwecan'tgotoGrandma'shomebybike.ShallIcallataxi?M:Itwouldbereallyhardtogetusataxionrainydays.Let'stakethebus.Q:HowwilltheygototheirGrandma'shome?W:John,comeandmeetusinJenny'shouse.Wearegoingtohaveabarbecuethere.M:Allright!I'llseeyouthereinaminuterightafterIfinishcleaningmyroom.I'llgetyousomecolddrinks.W:Ok.Seeyouthen.Don'tkeepuswaitingtoolong.Q:Whatisthemandoingnow?M:Madam,willitbefinetodeliveryourorderofmilkthisThursday?W:IamnotathomethisThursdayorFriday.You'dbettergetmyorderdeliveredonSaturday.Q:Whenwillthewomanprobablygetherorderofmilk?M:Comeandhavealookattheseraincoatsfordogs.Howaboutthisgreenone?OrthiscuteblueoneforourTinTin?W:Isuggestbuyingthatorangeone.It'seasyformetofindhiminthedark.Q:Whatraincoatwouldtheyprobablybuyfortheirdog?W:Hey,lookatyou!Areyouonadietorusingsomekindofmagic?Youlookperfectinshape.M:Ipurchasedathree-monthyogacourseandworkmyselfoutonehouradayinthegym.See,IamnotTim,thefatmannow.Q:Howcanthemansuccessfullyloseweight?M:Howdidyourparentsfeelaboutyourperformancelastnight?Youareabornactress.W:Theycouldn'tbelieveitwasmeatfirst.Theyenjoyedeveryminuteoftheplayandweresoproudofme.Q:Whywerethewoman'sparentssoproudofher?Listentotheletterandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse（判斷下列句子是否符合你聽到的內(nèi)容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示）:（共6分）DearDaisy,I'msogladthatthedayisover.Iwassoworriedthatmyfirstdayatmynewschoolwouldbeterrible,butitwentwell.Iwasverynervousbecausemyprimaryschoolonlyhad300pupilsbutinthesecondaryschoolthereareabout1,300.Whatadifference!Ididn'tknowanyonehere.SonowIhavetotrytomakesomenewfriends.MyclassteacheriscalledMrs.Black.Sheisquiteyoungandfriendly.Imetaboywhoalsodidn'tknowanyone.HemovedherefromHongKongoverthesummer.Heseemedreallynicesowesattogetherwhenwegottotheclassroom.Everyoneintheschoolhasadifferenttimetable.HalfoftheschoollearnsSpanishasasecondlanguageandtheotherhalflearnsFrench.I'mintheSpanishgroup,whichsoundslikefun.Afterlunchwestartedlessons.Ihadmaths,whichwasdifficultandthenhistory.WelearnaboutancientGreecethisyear.IhavetodosomehomeworktonighttofindouthowtheancientGreekpeoplelived,soI'mgoingtodoanInternetsearchandlookitupinthelibrary.Sofarsogood.I'