2024屆安徽省蚌埠二中高考沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(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．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence2．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．a(chǎn)bookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．a(chǎn)bookinhands3．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown4．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While5．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what6．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．whenD．unless7．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment8．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which9．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang10．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．a(chǎn)catch-22B．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)sacredcowD．a(chǎn)MickeyMousecourse11．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone12．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat13．Allofasudden,thethiefwalkingbehindayoungandprettylady_______herpurse,______intothecrowd.A．seizing;rushed B．seized;rushed C．seizing;rushing D．seized;rushing14．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated15．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake16．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s17．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．a(chǎn)lways D．even18．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a(chǎn);/ D．the;/19．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony20．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which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）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(搖籃曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．a(chǎn)bnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.22．（8分）Thesecrettolivinglongercouldbeassimpleaspickingupyourwalkingpace,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSydneyfoundthatwalkingatabrisk(快的)orfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percentforanycauseofdeath.Thiseffectwasevenmoreobviousinolderagegroup,withfastwalkersovertheageof60reducingtheirriskofdeathbyasurprising53percent.ProfessorEmmanuelStamatakis,wholedthestudy,explained,“Afastpaceisgenerallyfivetosixkilometersperhour,butitreallydependsonawalker’sfitnesslevels;analternativesindicatoristowalkatapacethatmakesyouslightlyoutofbreathorsweaty.”Inthestudy,theresearcherslookedattheresultsof4surveysfrom1224to2001,inwhichparticipantsrecordedtheirwalkingpace,aswellasage,sexandBMI.Theanalysisshowedthatwalkingatanaveragepacewasassociatedwitha20percentriskreductionforall-causemortality(死亡率)comparedwithwalkingataslowpace,whilewalkingatabriskorfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percent.Theresearchershopethefindingswillencouragethedevelopmentofpublichealthmessageaboutthebenefitsofwalkingpace.ProfessorStamatakisadded,“Theseanalysessuggestthatincreasingwalkingpacemaybeastraightforwardwayforpeopletoimprovehearthealthandriskforprematuremortality---providingasimplemessageforpublichealthcampaignstopromote.“Especiallyinsituationswhenwalkingmoreisn’tpossibleduetotimepressuresoralesswalking-friendlyenvironment,walkingfastermaybeagoodoptiontogettheheartrateup---onethatmostpeoplecaneasilyaddtotheirlives.”1、Whobenefitmostfromwalkingfast?A．Cancersufferers. B．Theelderly.C．Thosewhohaveheartproblems. D．ThosewhohavehighBMI.2、WhatdecideshowfastapersoncanwalkaccordingtoProfessorStamatakis?A．His/Herfitnesslevels. B．His/Herages.C．His/Herwill. D．His/HerBMI.3、Whycanwalkingfastreducedeathrate?A．Mostpeoplelikedoingit. B．Itbenefitstheheart.C．Itreducescancermortality. D．Mostpeoplecandoiteasily.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Walkingiseasyexerciseforpeopletodo.B．Walkinghasreceivedlittleattentionuntilnow.C．Moreandmorepeoplearewalkingfastforhealth.D．Afastwalkingpacecanbenefitpeople’shealth.23．（8分）Forcenturies,medicalpioneershaverefinedavarietyofmethodsandmedicinestotreatsickness,injury,anddisability,enablingpeopletolivelongerandhealthierlives.“Asalamander(asmalllizard-likeanimal)cangrowbackitsleg.Whycan'tahumandothesame?”askedPeruvian-bornsurgeonDr.AnthonyAtalainarecentinterview.Thequestion,areferencetoworkaimingtogrownewlimbsforwoundedsoldiers,capturestheinventivespiritofregenerativemedicine.Thisinnovativefieldseekstoprovidepatientswithreplacementbodyparts.Thesepartsarenotmadeofsteel;theyaretherealthings---livingcells,tissue,andevenorgans.Regenerativemedicineisstillmostlyexperimental,withclinicalapplicationslimitedtoproceduressuchasgrowingsheetsofskinonburnsandwounds.Oneofitsmostsignificantadvancestookplacein499，whenaresearchgroupatNorthCarolina’sWakeForestInstituteforRegenerativeMedicineconductedasuccessfulorganreplacementwithalaboratory-grownbladder.Sincethen,theteam,ledbyDr.Atala,hascontinuedtogenerateavarietyofothertissuesandorgans—fromkidneystoears.Thefieldofregenerativemedicinebuildsonworkconductedintheearlytwentiethcenturywiththefirstsuccessfultransplantsofdonatedhumansofttissueandbone.However,donororgansarenotalwaysthebestoption.Firstofall,theyareinshortsupply,andmanypeoplediewhilewaitingforanavailableorgan;intheUnitedStatesalone,morethan100,000peoplearewaitingfororgantransplants.Secondly,apatient’sbodymayultimatelyrejectthetransplanteddonororgan.Anadvantageofregenerativemedicineisthatthetissuesaregrownfromapatient’sowncellsandwillnotberejectedbythebody’simmunesystem.Today,severallabsareworkingtocreatebioartificialbodyparts.ScientistsatColumbiaandYaleUniversitieshavegrownajawboneandalung.AttheUniversityofMinnesota,DorisTaylorhascreatedabeatingbioartificialratheart.Dr.Atala’smedicalteamhasreportedlong-termsuccesswithbioengineeredbladdersimplantedintoyoungpatientswithspinabifida(abirthdefectthatinvolvestheincompletedevelopmentofthespinalcord).AndattheUniversityofMichigan,H.DavidHumeshascreatedanartificialkidney.Sofar,thekidneyprocedurehasonlybeenusedsuccessfullywithsheep,butthereishopethatonedaysimilarkidneywillbeimplantableinahumanpatient.Thecontinuingresearchofscientistssuchasthesemayeventuallymakedonororgansunnecessaryand,asaresult,significantlyincreaseindividuals’chancesofsurvival.1、Inthelatestfieldofregenerativemedicine,whatarereplacementpartsmadeof?A．Donatedcells,tissuesandorgans. B．Rejectedcells,tissuesandorgans.C．Cells,tissuesandorgansofone’sown. D．Cells,tissuesandorgansmadeofsteel.2、Whathavescientistsexperimentedsuccessfullyonforabioartificialkidney?A．Patients B．RatsC．Sheep D．Soldiers3、Whyisgenerativemedicineconsideredinnovative?A．Itwillprovidepatientswithreplacementsofttissues.B．Itwillstrengthenthehumanbody’simmunesystem.C．Itwillshortenthetimepatientswaitingforadonatedorgan.D．Itwillmakepatientslivelongerwithbioartificialorgans.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsregenerativemedicine？A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Reserved.24．（8分）Asself-drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads，muchoftherhetoric（浮夸之詞）promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40，000peopledieonUSroadseveryyear，anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan20percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestsupportersofautonomous（自動(dòng)的）vehiclesaren'tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugesupportforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygreatcompanieslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthereasonsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase，it'sclearthatinadditiontosolvingsafetyconcerns，SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive（動(dòng)機(jī)）tocreateanewplaceforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata—andoftenmoney—totechcompanies.Atpresent，digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious，oftenfatalconsequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulators（管理者）andsafetysupporterslooktosolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving，ashashappenedinalmosteverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyistocreateanautomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongercausesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it'saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheUS.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat'savailableforthemuptousetheirdevices,unless,ofcourse,there'sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout41minutesinacareveryday,asizeableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarspaysattentiontothesafetyadvantages,don'tforgetthetechindustry'spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies. B．Drivers.C．Techcompanies. D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatpushesSiliconValleytopromoteself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto？A．Theworkingtime.B．People'ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.4、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage？A．Weshouldteachpeopletostrictlyobeytrafficrules.B．Thewritercallsonustolookatautonomouscarswisely.C．Carcompaniesaretheleadingpromotersofself-drivingcars.D．Nosolutiontotheconflictbetweenmobilephoneuseanddrivinghasbeenfoundyet.25．（10分）Itisthattimeofyearwhenpeopleneedtolocktheircars.It’snotbecausetherearealotofcriminalsrunningaroundstealingcars.Rather,it’sbecauseofthegood-heartedneighborswhowanttosharetheirharvest.Especiallywiththisyear’slargecrop,leavingacarunlockedinmyneighborhoodisaninvitationforsomeonetostuffitfullofzucchini（西葫蘆）.Mysister-in-law,Sharon,recentlyhadagoodyearfortomatoes.Sheandherfamilyhadeatenandcannedsomanythattheybegantofeeltheirskinturnslightlyred.That’swhenshedecideditwastimetoshareherblessings.Shestartedcallingeveryonesheknew.Whenthatfailed,shebegantoaskeveryoneintheneighborhoodlikeapolitician,eventuallyfindinganeighbordelightedtohavethetomatoes.“Feelfreetotakewhateveryouwant,”Sharontoldher.Shefelthappythatshecouldhelpsomeoneandthatthefooddidn’tgotowaste.Afewdayslater,Sharonansweredthedoor.Therewastheneighbor,holdingsomebread.Theneighborsmiledpleasantly,“Iwanttothankyouforallofthetomatoes,andIhavetoadmitthatItookafewotherthingsandhopeyouwouldn’tmind.”Sharoncouldn’tthinkofanythingelseinhergardenthathadbeenworthharvestingandsaidno.“Oh,butyoudid,”theneighborsaid.“YouhadsomeoftheprettiestzucchiniI’veeverseen.”Sharonwasconfused.Zucchiniinhergarden?Theyhadn’tevenplatedanyzucchini.Butherneighborinsistedthattherereallywerebright-greenzucchiniinhergarden.Thetwoofthemwalkedtogetherintothebackyard.Whentheneighborpointedatthelonggreenvegetables,Sharonsmiled,“Well,actually,thosearecucumbersthatweneverharvested,becausetheygottoobig,softandbitterforeatingorcanning.”TheneighborlookedatSharon,shockwrittenalloverherface.Thenshesmiled,andheldoutthebreadthatshehadsharedallovertheneighborhood,“Ibroughtyoualoafofcucumberbread.Ihopeyoulikeit.”1、Whydoestheauthorsuggestthatpeopleintheneighborhoodshouldlocktheircars?A．Theymightbestolenbythieves.B．Theynightbemovedawaybythepolice.C．Theirneighborsmightfillthemwiththeirharvest.D．Theirneighborsmightthrowrubbishinthem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blessings”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．tomatoes.B．belongings.C．helpfulthings.D．bestwishes.3、WhatdidtheneighbordoinSharon’sgarden?A．Sheharvesttomatoesonly.B．Sheharvestedzucchinibyaccident.C．Shetooksomecucumbersmistakenly.D．ShestolesomethingwithoutSharon’spermission.4、Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheneighborsbreadwouldtaste________.A．bitterbuttastyB．strangeandbitterC．hardandsourD．softandsweet.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）Itwasacold,wetdayonJune6,when14-year-oldWasanaarrivedatschool.Waitingoutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatestoarrive,Wasana1aimlesslyatthepouringrain.Thenhis2felluponthehillthatroseatthebackoftheclassroom.Henoticedhugeamountsofrainwater3downthehill,andwaterwasalsobubblingatthebaseofalargerockonthehill.Forafew4Wasanalookedatthewater,wondering__itlookedsofamiliar.Thenit5him–thescenewassurprisingly6tothepictureshewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses.7adisasterwasabouttohappen,Wasanawaved8atstudents,shouting“Run,run,don’tstayhere!Therocksonthehillaregoingto9onus!”Allthestudentsandteachersrantotheopenareathathadbeen10asanemergencygatheringpoint.11theyheardscreamsasthehugerockrolleddownthehill,bringingsand,rockandmud.Therewas12theycoulddoastheywatchedtheearthburyanentireschoolblock.ThankstoWasana’squickactionandsharp13noonewashurtintheincident.Thelandslide14twoclassroomsandcausedheavydamagetosix15.“Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedto16wouldhavehappenedhadtherebeenchildrenintheclassrooms,”saystheschoolmaster.WasanalaterreceivedaGoldStarfromtheFoundationforCivilianBravery,SriLanka.17attheincident,hesays,“Ifeeldisastermanagement18areimportantforeveryone.We’llneverknowwhenthe19willcomeinhandy.”1、A．stared B．nodded C．shouted D．pointed2、A．thoughts B．eyes C．words D．voices3、A．pulling B．jumping C．sliding D．flowing4、A．times B．minutes C．hours D．periods5、A．how B．where C．why D．when6、A．hit B．drove C．pushed D．stopped7、A．strange B．rare C．terrible D．similar8、A．Rejecting B．Fearing C．Scaring D．Avoiding9、A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．sadly C．excitedly D．wildly10、A．beat B．move C．fall D．dive11、A．putaway B．setaside C．broughtforth D．takenapart12、A．Justthen B．Inshort C．Ingoodtime D．Asaresult13、A．something B．much C．a(chǎn)nything D．little14、A．discovery B．movement C．observation D．idea15、A．destroyed B．tore C．injured D．overcame16、A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．others D．ones17、A．those B．which C．that D．what18、A．Lookingback B．Lookingaround C．Lookingthrough D．Lookingforward19、A．exhibitions B．lessons C．units D．examinations20、A．concept B．image C．knowledge D．situation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）ArtistSongPeilunisknown1．“TheFatherofYelangValley”afterspendingthelasttwodecadesturningavillageintoanartisticvillage.Yelangwasanancientpoliticalcentrefirst2．(describe)inthe3rdcenturyBC,anditwascenteredin3．isnowwesternGuizhouProvince,China.Expertsbelievethatmanyancient4．(culture)wererootedhere,5．thereareunfortunatelynobuildingsleftstandinginthegreatvalley.InspiredbyCrazyHorse,amountainmonumentintheUSslate,ChineseartistSongPeilundevotedhislifetobuildingamemorialtotheartisticcultureofYelangValley.Itwasin6．Songquithisjobasaprofessorandpurchaseda200,000squaremeterplotoflandinamountainousforestarea.Thenhebegantofollowhisdream.Whenhefirstarrivedinthearea,mostofthelocals7．(mine)inthemountainandsellingthestonestomakeendsmeet，butheconvincedmanyofthemtohelphiminstead.Sofar,SongPeilunandthevillagers8．(turn)theforestlandthatheboughtintoanartisticvillagefullofstonesculptures,9．wereinspiredbyChineseNuoculture.Itisnowa10．(relative)populartouristattraction.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)（∧），并在下面加上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)上修改后的詞。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。WhenIfirstcametoEngland,IknowlittleEnglish.Asyoucanprobablyguessit,mylifewasdifficultyforatime.Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakeataxiwerequitestressful.Isignedupforclassesandstudiedonmyownaswell,soImadepoorprogress.Ibecameverydiscouraging.Finally,IfoundbestwaytolearnEnglishwastomakefriendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem.Iappreciate