第1頁/共1頁南通市2023年初中畢業(yè)、升學考試試卷英語姓名____________考試證號注意事項考生在答題前請認真閱讀本注意事項：1.本試卷共12頁，滿分為120分，考試時間為120分鐘。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。2.答題前，請務必將自己姓名、考試證號用0.5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡上指定的位置。3.答案必須按要求填涂、書寫在答題卡上，在試卷、草稿紙上答題一律無效。第Ⅰ卷（選擇題共60分）第Ⅰ卷共45小題，請將答案按要求填涂在答題卡上。一、單項選擇（本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。1.AsastudentinmodernChina,everybodyshouldworkhardtolive________meaningfullife.A.a B.an C.the D.不填2.Shenzhou16wassentupintospace________themorningofMay30,2023.A.in B.on C.at D.from3.—It’sneithertoocoldnortoohotallyearroundinKunming,making________aperfectplacetoliveinorvisit.—Right.Iwenttherelastyear.A.that B.one C.this D.it4.—OurEnglishteacherisveryconfident.Andheisalwaysreadyto________achallenge.—Soheis.Wealllikehim.A.touch B.choose C.discuss D.accept5.ThefirstNobelPrizewaspresentedtoaGermanscientistforthediscoveryofrays,whichare________usedtolookforproblemsinsideourbodies.A.quiet B.successfully C.hardly D.gently6.________youcan’tworkouttheproblem,perhapsyouneedtoaskyourclassmatesforhelp.A.Unless B.Though C.Since D.Whether7.—Lifeislikearoad.Itisn’talways________.—Ican’tagreemore.Soweshouldlearntodealwithallkindsofdifficulties.A.smooth B.silent C.serious D.special8.—________areeasilymade,butnoteasilykept.—That’strue.Onceyoumakeone,besuretokeepit.A.Speeches B.Decisions C.Promises D.Suggestions9.Thewindenergycostsverylittleandwillnever________.Besides,itproduceslittlepollution.A.blowout B.runout C.putout D.breakout10.—Excuseme,________istheGengsuTheatrefromthishotel?—It’sabouttenminutesifyoutakeataxi.A.howfar B.howlong C.howsoon D.howmuch11.IfafootballteamwantstoentertheWorldCup,it________becomeamemberofFIFAfirst.A.may B.must C.can D.might12.________healthy,we’vegotusedtowashinghandsbeforemealsandusingpublicchopsticks.A.Keeping B.Keep C.Tokeep D.Tokeeping13.________itwastoseethemainsightsoftheworldintheWorldPark!A.Howamazingday B.HowanamazingdayC.Whatamazingday D.Whatanamazingday14.—Mike,yourfirstDragonBoatFestivalinChinaiscoming.Shallwecelebrateittogether?—I’dloveto,butcouldyoutellme________?A.whatisthemeaningofthefestivalB.wherewewouldhavethecelebrationC.howyouusuallycelebratethefestivalD.whenisthisyear’sDragonBoatFestival15.—Thinkingcreativelyandtryingbravelyareveryimportanttoyoungpeople.—________.They’revaluablequalities.A.Great B.That’sallright C.Exactly D.You’dbetternot二、完形填空（本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Jatto’smotherwasdoinghouseworkwhileJattowasreadingabookaloudinEnglish.Jattodidn’talwayslike____16____tohismother.ShespokeonlyEsan,oneofthelanguagesinNigeria.Wasn’titawasteoftimetoreadtosomeonewhocouldn’tunderstand?Hismotherdidn’tevenrealizewhenhemade____17____.Still,sheinsistedhereadaloudeveryday.“Let’sbottlenutswhenyoufinishreading,”shesaidinEsan.Jattoshookhishead.Hehadsomuchhomeworktodo.“I’llneverfinishreading.”Jattosaid“never”inEnglishbecausetherewasnowordforneverinEsan.“What’s‘never’?”sheasked.Jattoclearedhisthroatto____18____theEnglishword.“ItmeansIwon’tstopreadingtoday,tomorrow,or____19____.”Hedrewcirclesintheair.“Northedayafterthedayaftertomorrow,thedayafterthedayafter,thedayafter…”“Oh,OK!That’sforever,”hismothersaid.Jattostaredatthenuts.Eachonelookeddelicious.Nowwouldbea____20____timetoeatsome.Buthecouldn’task.Herememberedthe____21____he’ddrawnintheair.Jatto’smotherwhistled.Tam-tam,theircow,cameuptothem.Jattocould____22____cow-milkairashismothermilkedher.Tam-tam’smilkwasthebesthe’devertasted.Jattoneededtotakehismindoffthe____23____.“Mama,whydoyoumakemereadtoyoueventhoughyoudon’tunderstand?”“IwantyoutopracticespeakingEnglishoften,”shesaid.“IcanpracticeEnglishinmyhead,”hesaid,not____24____.Hismothersmiled.“Weshareourstoriesaloudwithothers,notinourheadswhere____25____canhearthem.”Jattonodded.He’dlearnedaboutthatinschool.Shedecidedtotellhimastoryandhandedhimsomenutsandmilk.“Youcaneat____26____Italk.”Heateasshestarted.Soon,Jattowassingingthestorywithhismother.“Younevertellmestories,”hesaidwhentheystopped____27____.Shesighed.“Iusedto,butwhenyoustartedschool,IwantedyoutofocusonEnglish.”“ImakealotofmistakeswhenIreadtoyou,”Jattosaid.Hismother____28____.“Iguessedso.ButIlikehearingthesoundofyourvoicewhileIwork.”Jattoknewwhatshemeant.Hehadenjoyedlisteningtoherstoryashebottledthenuts.Itmadetheworkseem____29____.“Ihaveanidea,”hesaid.“Nexttime,IwillreadastorytoyouinEnglish,thenIwilltellyouthesamestoryinEsan.Wecanevenmakeupsongstogether.”“Great!AndIwilltellyoustoriesinEsanandyoucansaythembacktomeinEnglish.Let’s‘never’stop____30____stories.”Jattosmiled.Hismother’sunderstandingofneverwasevenbetterthanhisown.16.A.talking B.reading C.replying D.listening17.A.mistakes B.jokes C.efforts D.noises18.A.speak B.pronounce C.organize D.explain19.A.thedaybefore B.thelastday C.thedayafter D.inthefuture20.A.good B.free C.busy D.bad21.A.nuts B.bottles C.circles D.cows22.A.see B.smell C.feel D.hear23.A.milk B.cow C.story D.food24.A.alone B.aloud C.kindly D.directly25.A.nobody B.somebody C.anybody D.everybody26.A.before B.while C.after D.until27.A.saying B.eating C.singing D.chatting28.A.shouted B.cried C.praised D.laughed29.A.easier B.slower C.heavier D.shorter30.A.practicing B.telling C.sharing D.writing三、閱讀理解（本題共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AThereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent(口音).Infact,mostnativeEnglishspeakerswon’tcareifyoudo.Youshouldfeelconfidentaboutyouraccent!Butasyouimproveyourlanguageabilities,losingyouraccentmightbesomethingyou’vestartedtothinkabout.And,ifyou’reenteringtheworkforceinanEnglishspeakingenvironment,itisimportanttogetyourpronunciationtoalevelthatnativespeakerscanunderstandwithoutdifficulty.So,here,we’relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanativespeaker.SpeakslowlyandclearlyPaycloseattentiontogettingyourwordsoutclearlyandspeakingslowlyasyougo.Whenyourpronunciationgetsbetteryoucanspeedupyourspeakingspeed.LearntheschwaskillfullyTheschwaisavowelwhichsoundslike“uh”.Englishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsastheschwa.LearningwhentoexchangethemcanmakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural.Use“He”and“She”correctlyMakesurethatyoucallmen“he”andwomen“she”.Ifyoumixthemup,itcanbeconfusing(混淆的)foryourlistenersanditisagiveawaythatyouarenotanativespeaker.FalltoneandrisetonefluentlyInEnglish,themeaningofwhatyousaycanchangebasedonthewayyousayit.Makesuretoworkonyourfallingandrisingtonessothatyourmeaningiscommunicatedclearly.Learninghowtosoundlikeanativespeakercanbeahardtask.Butit’ssomethingyou’llhavetodoonyourlanguagelearningjourney.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpronunciation,thetipsabovewillbeofgreatvaluetoyou.31WhatshouldyoudotomakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural?A.Speakslowlyandclearly. B.Use“He”and“She”correctly.CLearntheschwaskillfully. D.Fallandriseyourtonefluently.32.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.TosuggestwhatanativeEnglishspeakershoulddo.B.Tosuggestwhatyoushoulddotosoundlikeanativespeaker.C.Toexplainwhythereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent.D.Toexplainwhyyourpronunciationisalwaysofgreatimportance.33.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inanovel. B.Inastorybook.C.Inanadvertisement. D.Inamagazine.BTheDramaFestivalwillruninandoutsideChinafromJune20toJuly7.Sixty-fiveworkswillbeputonbothintheatersandonline.“Thefestivalisallaboutimaginationconnectingdramawiththelatesttechnology,”saysLiuChang,managerofthefestival,whoisalsoadramadirector.Technologyhasimproveddesign,performancesandsoon.ArtistslikeLiuaren’tsureifthenewtechnologycantakedramatothefuture.AChineseplaydirectedbyMengJinghui,inspired(賦予靈感)bythetwo-partdramaFaustbyJohannWolfgangvonGoethe,willbeonastheopeningplayofthefestival.Inthefirsthalfoftheplay,Mengintroducesthestoryto400realaudiences(觀眾)sittingintheFengchaoTheaterinBeijing.Thesecondhalfoftheplaywillhavemoreaudiences,whousetheircellphones,computersandheadsetstobepartoftheplayonline.ZhangZhouxiangisadirectorfullofimagination.Hiswork,inspiredbyHieronymusBosch’spaintingTheGardenofEarthlyDelights,willbeshownfromJune30toJuly2.SupportedbyAI,audiencescanexplorethefictitiousscene,similartothefeelingintherealworld,asthepaintingdescribes.“Thestage(舞臺)designisdonebyAI,whichislikeanassistantrealizingtheideasofmeandmyteam,”saysLiu,“NowItrytousethelatesttechnology,suchasChatGPT,towritethescript,andIamstillworkingonitbecausethelanguagemodelisdifficulttounderstand.”Nowtechnologyisplayingamoreandmoreimportantrole.Manyartistswanttouseittoimprovedrama.Theyareveryinterestedintherelationshipbetweenpeopleandthelatesttechnology,especiallywhenconnectedindrama—ascenetodream.34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Liudoubtswhethertechnologycangreatlyimprovedrama.B.Meng’stwo-partdramaFaustwillbeonattheopening.C.AudiencescanexplorethesceneofLiu’sworkbyAI.D.LiuhasmanagedtowritethescriptbyChatGPT.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fictitious”meaninParagraph3?A.colorful B.unreal C.fantastic D.boring36.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?(1=Paragraph1,2-Paragraph2…)A. B. C. D.37.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Adramafestival B.HumanimaginationC.Dramaofthefuture D.AI-assistedtechnologyCClimatechange(氣候變化)hasbroughtaseriouswarningtothelivingareasoftheSiberiancrane,increasingtheneedtobetterprotectthebirdsandtheirmigratorychannels(遷徙路徑),anexpertsaid.TheSiberiancranebreeds(繁殖)innortheastSiberiainRussiaandfliestoPoyangLakeforthewinterinEastChina’sJiangxiProvince.About95percentofthebirdsspendtheseasoninPoyang.QianFawen,aresearchprofessorfromtheNationalBirdBandingCenterofChina,saidthatPoyang’swaterlevelsdecidewhetheritissuitableforthebirdstolivethere.However,climatechangehasmadethelevelschangeoften.“Insomeyears,thelakeexperiencesfloods;inothers,itexperiencesdroughts.Bothofthesesituationscreatefoodshortagesinthecranes’livingarea,”hesaid.TheSiberiancraneislistedasseriouslyendangeredontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedList.“Weneedtoprotecttheirlivingarea,whichismainlywetland,sothatwecanprotectthem,”Qiansaid.IntherecentlyannouncedNationalActionPlanfortheProtectionofBirdMigrationChannels(2021-35),1,140placesinChinawereconsideredasimportantbreedinggrounds,winteringgroundsandstayingstops,includingPoyangandtheYellowRiverwetlandinNingxia.Theplansaidthatthegovernmentshouldwatchandcountthenumberofmigratorybirdsandpayfarmersforlossescausedbythebirds.SinceChinajoinedtheRamsarConventiononWetlandsin1992,ithasdesignated(指定)202,600hectaresofwetlandasWetlandsofInternationalImportance.Theystoreandcleanwater,keepallkindsoflivingthings,helpstorefloodsandpreventdroughts.AccordingtoaplanannouncedbythecentralgovernmentinOctober,by2025,Chinawillhaveprotected55percentofitswetlands.AftertheWetlandsProtectionLaw,thenation’sfirstlawtoprotectwetlands,wasintroducedonJune1,2022,completeprotectionwasstrengthened.Thelawclearlyexplainedwhatthegovernmentshoulddoandintroducedstrictpunishmentforpeoplewhodestroywetlandareas.Itlimitsbuildingatimportantnationalwetlandsanditdoesn’tallowharmfulactivities,includingusingthemasfarmlands,leavingwastewatereverywhere,harvestingandfishingtoomuch.KeynaturereservemanagementofficesinChinahavereportedmorebirdswinteringinthenation’swetlands,includingsomenewrarekinds.▲38.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2toParagraph4?A.About95percentoftheSiberiancranesspendtheirwinterinPoyangLake.B.ClimatechangehaslittleinfluenceontheSiberiancranes’livingareainPoyang.C.TheSiberiancraneswillliveinPoyangallyearroundifthewetlandisprotected.D.WaterlevelsdecidethatPoyangLakeisn’tsuitablefortheSiberiancranestolive.39.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorsisrightatimportantwetlands?①buildinghouses②makingfarmlands③limitingfishing④leavingwastewater⑤watchingbirdsA.①③ B.②④ C.③⑤ D.②⑤40.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?A.TheproblemtheSiberiancranesfaceandthewayspeopleprotectwetlands.B.ThereasonwhytheSiberiancranesmigrateandtheplacetheyusuallystayin.C.TheimportanceofprotectingtheSiberiancranesandtheresultitwillleadto.D.Thelossofwetlandsandtheactionsthathavealreadybeentakentohelpthem.41.Whatwillthewriterprobablycontinuetowritein“▲”inParagraph8?A.Peoplehavedonesomethingtoprotectwetlands.B.Thenumberofthebirdshasincreasedinwetlands.C.Expertswillgoontodootherresearchonwetlands.D.Thegovernmentwillmakemorelawstoprotectwetlands.DJordanhadhiseyeonascoringrecord.Jordantookadeepbreathashestoodinthedoorway,lookinginatthebasketballcourt.MaybetodayI’llmakehistory,hethought.Thecity’syouthbasketballleaguewasholdingacelebration.Today’schampionshipgamemarked50yearssincetheleague’sfirsttitlegame(冠軍爭奪賽).Beforethegame,Jordanlookedoveraspecialprogram.Itlistedthewinnersofeachchampionshipgameandthetopscorers.Jordanstoppedwhenhereadthenameofthetopscorerfromagame30yearsbefore.“Devin,look!”hesaidtohisfriend,“Youseewhohastheall-timerecord?Mydad!Twenty-fourpoints.Buthenevertoldmethat.”“Twenty-fourpoints,”Devinsaid.“That’sgreat.”Jordan’sbestwas19points.Hewastheleague’stopscorer.Whenhisparentsshowedupatthegym,Jordanbroughttheprogramovertothem.Hisdadlaughed.“Ihadquiteagamethatday,”hesaid.“Butlookatthescore.Iprefertotradeallmypointsforawin.”Jordanhadn’tnoticedthathisdad’steamhadlostbyonepoint.“Thatwasgreatgroupofteammates,”Dadsaid.“I’mstillfriendswithalotofthem.”Asgametimecamenear,JordanslappedhandswithhisteammateTaraandthenstartedtowarmup.Thecourtsfilledupquickly.Jordanfeltstrangelycalm.He’dplayedsomanygamesinthisgymthatitwaslikehisownhome.JordanhadledhisteamtoavictoryovertheLionslastseason.Whyshouldn’ttodaybelikethat?Jordangrewevenmoreconfidentwhenhehitthefirst2shots(投籃).TheLionscalledabreak.Jordanrantothebenchandjumpedupanddownwithexcitement.“Greatstart,”Coachsaid.“Butthoseguysaretough.They’llcomebackonus.”Hewasright.Byhalftime,theLionshadpulledahead,27-24.Jordanlookedupathisparents.Hisdadnoddedandcalled,“Greatwork!”ButJordandidn’tfeelquiteasconfidentashehadbefore.Theteamstradedbasketsthroughoutthesecondhalf,withneitherbuildingalead.Elevensecondsleft.Thescoreboardwasclear:LIONS51.BADGERS51.CoachtoldJordantobringtheballupthecourt.“LookforDevininside,buttaketheshotifyou’reopen,”hesaid.Jordanglancedathisdadagain.HisdadpointedtoJordan,thenhelduptwofingersononehandandthreefingersontheother.“Me?”Jordanmouthed.Dadnodded.Jordanhadscored23points.Anotherbasketwouldbreaktherecord.Anditwastherighttimetodoit!Jordanranright,thenleft,buthewasstillalongwayfromthebasket.Theviewersstartedcountingtheseconds.“Four...three...two.”Jordanrosetoshoot.AstheLionsrushedtowardhim,hepassedtheballtoDevin—wideopennearthebasket.Devinturnedandshot.Theballfellcleanlythroughthenetforthewinningpoints.“Yes!”Jordanshouted.Aftercelebratingwithhisteam,herantohughisparents.“Youstillhavetherecord,”hetoldhisdad.Dadsmiled.“Youhavesomethingmoreimportant.Achampionship.Andgreatteammates.Congratulationsonyourhistory!”42.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Dad’steamgotthechampionship30yearsbefore.B.Acelebrationwasheldtomarktheleague’sfiftiethtitlegame.C.JordanpassedtheballtohisteammateDevintowinthegame.D.Jordancelebratedwiththeteamforhisdad’scongratulations.43.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsbelow?a.Jordanrantohughisparentsafterthecelebration.b.Jordan’sparentsshowedupatthegym.cJordanlookedoveraspecialprogram.d.DadpointedtoJordanandhelduphisfingers.e.Jordanstartedtowarmupforthegame.A.c-b-d-e-a B.c-b-e-d-a C.b-c-e-d-a D.b-c-d-e-a44.FromthepassagewecanseeJordan________.A.stayedcalmforthevictoryovertheLionslastseasonB.grewmoreconfidentforhisteammate’sfirst2shotsC.becameexcitedabouttheLions’callingabreakD.feltproudofhisdad’sbasketballcareer45.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Team’scelebration B.Dad’srecordC.Friend’sencouragement D.Jordan’shistory第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題共60分）第Ⅱ卷共31小題，請將答案按要求寫在答題卡上。四、詞匯（本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）A.請根據(jù)括號中的中文提示、英文釋義或句意，寫出句中所缺單詞，使句子通順。46.Afterfouryearsofcollegeeducation,moreandmoreyoungmenreturntoNantongtohelpwiththe________(當?shù)氐?development.47.MybestfriendMayalwaysexercisesmoretobringherweightunder________(控制).48.Ifyou________(need)moreinformationaboutZhalongNatureReserve,youmaysearchtheInternetafterclass.49.Wewere________(atlast)inagreementyesterday.So,we’llgotoXi’anforastudytrip.50.Ourschoollibraryisopeneveryday________Sundays.Inthisway,thelibrarianscanhaveadayoffperweek.請根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的單詞，并用其適當形式填空，使句子通順。usualhevisitthreeproper51.David,anexchangestudentfromEngland,iscrazyaboutChinesekungfu.Helearnsitallby________inhissparetime.52.Thoughtheboyhasfailedtwice,we’dbettergivehima________chancetoshowhisskills.53.Somestudentslosemarkssimplybecausetheydon’treadquestions________.54.TanDun,aworld-famouscomposer,isa(an)________manwithgreatmusicaltalent.55.ZhangjianMuseumbythesideofHaoRiverattractsmany________fromallovertheworldeveryyear.請根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的動詞，并用其適當時態(tài)填空，使句子通順。holdwaitpaintbegindo56.—Howheavytherainis!—Itstartedataboutseventhismorning.I________fortheschoolbusthen.57.Thechildren________totalkabouttheprojectaftertheteacherdividedthemintogroups.58.—I________asurveyonhowtogogreenlaterthisafternoon.Ineedyourhelp.—Withpleasure.59.Helikesstayingintheroombecausehe________thewallsblue,acalmandpeacefulcolour.60.—Hello,mayIspeaktoMissZhang?—Sorry.She________aparents’meetingintheschoolhall.五、短文填空（本題共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，寫出一個合適的英語單詞完整的、正確的形式，使短文通順。Movingthestrings(弦)ofthenation’sheartWhentalkingaboutthehistoryoftheguqin,WuWenguang,afamousperformeroftheancientzither(古箏),likestotellafolkstoryaboutthesincerefriendshipbetweenamusicianandhisbiggestfan.D____61____theSpringandAutumnperiod,therewasamusiciannamedYuBoya.Helivedaloneinaforestwhereheoftenplayedtheguqin.Oneday,apassingwoodcutter,ZhongZiqi,wasattractedbythesoundsoftheancientzitherandstoppedtol____62____.Itwasthebestthatheonceheard.Yu’splayingcreateddifferentp____63____inZhong’smind,suchascloudsflowingandwaterfallsfalling.Theybecamegoodfriends.Aftermanyyears,whenZhongZiqipassedaway,Yudecidednevertoplaytheguqinagainbecauseheknewthathewouldn’thaveanyonee____64____likeZhongtosotrulyunderstandhismusic.“Withthepowertoe____65____thedeepestfeeling,theguqinbecomestheconnectionbetweenperformingandlistening,”saysWu.“Todaywhenwetalkaboutt____66____Chineseculture,theancientzither,whichwasplayedbymanyfamouspeopleonliterature,issurelyinthecenteroftheancientculture.”Indeed,theguqin,ap____67____musicalinstrumentofancientChina’seducatedgroup,wasalsothefavoriteinstrumentofConfucius(孔子).In2008,itwasa____68____tothelistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanitybyUNESCO.InApril,whenPresidentXiJinpingm____69____withFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron,aclassicguqinpiece,HighMountainandFlowingWater,wasplayedtocelebratethefriendshipbetweenthetwoc____70____.TheinstrumentnotonlyshowsthepastgreatnessofChinesecivilization(文明),butalsocontinuestoshinetoday.六、閱讀與回答問題（本題共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Karlsson,aSwedishteacheratBeijingUnionUniversity(BUU),haslivedinChinaforover15years.Theseeds(種子)ofhisChinajourneyweresownwhenhejoinedinaprogramforEastAsianstudiesatLundUniversityinSwedenin1997.Backthen,cellphonesandtheInternethadn’tyetcomeintowideuse.LearningChinesemeantusingtextbooks,heavydictionariesandaudiotapes.HewouldreadthedictionarycarefullyforhourstounderstandaoneChinesearticle.“Inthosedays,itwasarealchallenge,”hesaid.In2006,withahighscoreintheofficialChineselanguagetest,hewonascholarshipforafive-weeksummerprogramatBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.Afterfinishingthestudyprogram,KarlssonwasofferedaBeijing-basedjobasamarketresearcher.In2008,theyearBeijingsucceededinhostingtheSummerOlympicGames,hegotmarried.Inthenextyear,hestartedtoteachbusinessatBUU.LifeinBeijinghasbeenawonderfuladventure(異乎尋常的經(jīng)歷),especiallyasawitnesstothegreatachievementsChinahasmade.Ithasofferedhimmanychancesforpersonalgrowth.Today,thankstohigh-speedbroadbandand5G,hecanconnectwithstudentsatBUU’spartneruniversitiesinRussia,MontenegroorMexicowhileridingontheBeijingsubway.“Whenyouopenyoureyestothesegreatprojects,itisimpossiblenottowanttobepartofthemoratleastsupportthemsomehow,”hesaid.Althoughhewasbusyonteachingdays,Karlssonapplie