2023届江西省百所重点中学高考适应性考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit2．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．anticipateC．forecast D．preview3．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay4．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout5．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave6．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto7．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．asaresultof8．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon9．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen10．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder11．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing12．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable13．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced14．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon15．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/16．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring17．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat18．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment19．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping20．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thisweek,amammoth(猛犸象)possiblykilledbyhumans10,000to15,000yearsagowasfoundinsoyfieldsabout2mileswestofDetroit.ItwasfoundbyfarmerJamesBristleandhisneighborTrentSatterthwaite,whowerereportedlydigginginthefield.Atfirst,theycouldn’tfigureoutwhattheywereseeing.“Itwasprobablyaribbonethatcameup,”BristletellsAnnArborNews.“Wethoughtitwasabentfencepost.”Uponcloserinspection,however,itbecamecleareventountrainedeyesthiswasnofencepost.“Weknewitwassomethingspecial.”Thentheyspedupthedig.AfterfindingthebonesMondaynight,BristlecalledtheUniversityofMichiganTuesdaymorningtoreporthisfind.ScientistDanielFisherarrivedtoinspectitWednesday,andbyThursdaymorninghehadconfirmedit’sawoollymammoth.Heconcludestheanimalwasabout40yearsoldwhenitdied.Itwashuntedbyhumans,hesays,whokilleditaridstoredtheremainsinapondasawayofpreservingthemeatforfutureuse.It’sstilltooearlytotellexactlyhowitdied,FishertellsDetroit’sWWJ-TV,“buttheskeletonshowedsignsofhuman’sbutchering.”Thebonesarebeingtemporarilystorednearby,accordingtotheFreePress,anditremainsunclearwherethey’lleventuallyendup.Theirresearchvaluewillbedeterminedoncethey’vebeencleanedanddried.WoollymammothsoncelivedinEurasiaandNorthAmerica,andmostdisappearedby10,000yearsago—ademise(终止)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate.It’snowbelievedthatwarmingweatherweakenedtheirpopulationsbeforehumansdealtthefinalblows.1、HowdidJamesBristleandhisneighborfindwhattheyfoundatfirst?A．It’sdelicate. B．It’sold.C．It’sunique. D．It’sworthless.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthemammothaccordingtothetext?A．Itmightdieinits40s. B．ItwasnativetoEurasia.C．Itpreferredwalkinginthefields. D．Itmainlydiedfromclimatechange.3、WhichisDanielFisher’sopinion?A．Thebonesarewellworthstudying.B．Themammothwaskilledbyabutcher.C．Thenewfoundsitehasevidenceofhumanactivity.D．It’sunclearwhethertheboneswereamammoth’s.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?A．Driedtheirbones. B．Tooktheirlives.C．Destroyedtheirhome. D．Preservedtheirmeat.22．（8分）Unlessyou’reveryyoungorveryold,it'slikelyyouhavesomekindofrelationshipwithemail,whetheryougethundredsofmessagesadayorafewdozenaweek.Anewstudysuggeststhathowwedealwiththeseincomingmessagescouldbeaffectingourstresslevelsandoverallhealth.AteamfromtheFutureWorkCentreintheUKsurveyed2,000peopleacrossvariousindustries,sectors,andjobroles,askingparticipantshowtheymanagedtheiremailandhowmuchassociatedstresstheyfeltasaresult.Overall,thosewhospentthemosttimeorganisingandstayingontopofmessagesfeltthemostemail-relatedpressuretoo.“Whileemailcanbeavaluablecommunicationtool,it’sclearthatit’sasourceofstressoffrustrationformanyofus.Thepeoplewhoreporteditbeingmostusefultothemalsoreportedthehighestlevelsofemailpressure!”saidoneoftheteam,RichardMacKinnon.Twoofthehabitslinkedtomoreemail-relatedstresswerecheckingformessagesfirstthinginthemorningandlastthingatnight.Halfofthosesurveyedhadpushnotifications(消息推送）setupfornewemail,while62percentofrespondentslefttheiremailappopenalldayandallnight.Bothwerelinkedtohigherlevelsofemailpressure.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmanagerssufferedmorethannon-managers.Stressisnotjustaproblemwhenitcomestoourmood—it’sbeenlinkedtoalotofdisorderssuchasheartdisease，weightgain，memoryimpairment(减弱），digestiveproblems,anddepression.Theresearcherssuggestthattherelationshipbetweenemail-relatedstressandthenegativeimpactonhomelifeisnotthesameforeveryone.1、What’sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Tofindouthowmanypeoplehaveanemailaccount.B．Toknowwhatsortofpeopleuseemailmost.C．Tofindouthowemailmanagementisrelatedtostress.D．Toshowwhatchangesemailhasbroughtabouttopeople.2、WhatdoesRichardMackinnonthinkofemail?A．Itbringsmorestrengths. B．Itisnotanessentialtool.C．Itisadouble-edgedsword. D．Itmakespeoplepuzzled.3、Whichofthefollowinghabitscausesthemoststress?A．Checkingemailinthemorning.B．Checkingemailintheevening.C．Keepingemailappopenatwork.D．Settinguppushnotificationsfornewemail.4、Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A．Sciencefiction. B．Asciencereport.C．fashionmagazine. D．Abookguide.23．（8分）Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchafussaboutanoldcopse（树丛）whichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpaper,eventoanational,protestingaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillage,and,lookingatamap,theroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn’tasiftheareawasattractive.Iwasmorethanpuzzled,Iwascurious.Theenquiryintotherouteofthenewby-passtothevillagewasduetotakeplaceshortly,andIwantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoor,beingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods.“I’vealwayslovedthisplace,”shesaid,“ithasalotofmemoriesforme,andforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit‘Loverslane’.It’snotmuchofalane,anditdoesn’tgoanywhereimportant,butthat’swhyweallcamehere.Tobeawayfrompeople,tobebyourselves.”sheadded.Itwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbeheard.Squirrelswatchedfromthebranches,quiteboldintheirmovements,obviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuilt,soIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividuals,Isaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeopleandchildren,theirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman’sstrangeideas.“Takethistree,”shesaidpausingafterashortwhile.“Toyouitisjustthat,atree.Notunlikemanyothershere.”Shegentlytouchedthebark,“Lookhere,underthisbranch,whatcanyousee?”“Itlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknife.”Isaidafteracursoryinspection.“Yes,that’swhatitis!”shesaidsoftly.Shewenton,“Hehadapenknifewithaspikeforgettingstonesfromahorse’shoof,andIhelpedhimtocarvethem.Wewereverymuchinlove,buthewasgoingaway,andcouldnottellmewhathewasinvolvedinthearmy.Ihadguessedofcourse.Itwasthelasteveningweeverspenttogether,becausehewentawaythenextday,backtohisUnit.”MarySmithwasquietforawhile,thenshesobbed.“Hismothershowedmethetelegram.‘SergeantRHolmes...KilledinactionintheinvasionofFrance.’…”“IhadhopedthatyouandRobinwouldonedaygetmarried.”shesaid,“Hewasmyonlychild,andIwouldhavelovedtobeaGranny,theywouldhavebeensuchlovelybabies’—shewaslikethat!”“Twoyearslatershetoowasdead.Pncumonia（肺炎）,followingachilionthechest’waswhatthedoctorsaid,butIthinkitwasanoldfashionedbrokenheart.Achildwouldhavehelpedbothofus.”Therewasafurtherpause.MarySmithgentlycaressedthewoundedtree,justasshewouldhavecaressedhim.“Andnowtheywanttotakeourtreeawayfromme.”Anotherquietsob,thensheturnedtome.“Iwasyoungandprettythen,Icouldhavehadanybody,Iwasn’talwaystheoldwomanyouseeherenow.IhadeverythingIwantedinlife,alovelyman,healthandafuturetolookforwardto.”Shepausedagainandlookedaround.Thebreezegentlymovedthroughtheleaveswithasighingsound.“Therewereothers,ofcourse,butnoonecanmatchmyRobin!”shesaidstrongly.“AndnowIhavenothing—exceptthememoriesthistreeholds.IfonlyIcouldgetmyhandsonthatawfulmanwhowritesinthepaperaboutthevalueoftheroadtheyaregoingtobuildwherewearestandingnow,Iwouldtellhim.Hasheneverloved,hasheneverlived,doeshenotknowanythingaboutmemories?Wewerenottheonlyones,youknow,IstillmeetsomewhocamehereasRobinandIdid.Yes,Iwouldtellhim!”Iturnedaway,sickatheart.1、Themainpurposeofthispassageisto________.A．drawattentiontothedamagethatwarscauseB．persuadepeopletogiveupprivatememoryC．arousetheawarenessofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlyD．introduceatouchingbutsadlovestory2、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMarySmith?A．Selfish. B．Faithful.C．Changeable. D．Stubborn.3、Theunderlinedsentence“Ifeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingthere”means________.A．IthoughttheremightbesomethinghiddeninthewoodsbyMarySmithB．IguessedtheremightbeastoryrelatedwithMarySmithC．IthoughttheremightbesomereasonforMarySmith’sprotestD．IguessedtheremightbeasecretpurposeofMarySmith4、Whatwasprobablythecarvingonthewoundedtree?A．ThedatewhenRobinHolmeswouldleaveforarmy.B．Theirwishthatthisplaceandtreewouldlastlong.C．Theirnamesandaheartwithasignofarrowthroughit.D．Theirprotestagainstthewarwhichtorethemapart.5、InMary’sopinion,whichofthefollowingmighthavecausedRobin’smother’sdeath?A．Pneumonia. B．Achillonthechest.C．Aheartattack. D．Severesorrow.6、MarySmithprotestedaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillage,mostprobablybecauseof________.A．herromancestorywithRobinB．herdecisiontoprotecttheenvironmentC．hersadnessforRobin’smotherD．herdreamofhavingabigfamily24．（8分）Tiredofdealingwiththoseslow,dumb,andunfriendlyhotelstaff?Howaboutahotelthatprovideschanceforminimalinteractionwiththe"people"runningthehotel?IntheHennNaHotelinJapan,therearen’tany!Beingcalled“WeirdHotel”bylocals,theHennNaHotelopenedin2016inthetownofSasebo,isstaffedalmostbyrobots.Therobotsarenotjustforfun.Theydoalargeamountofwork,savingtimeandmoneyaswell.Theycangreetyouwhenyouenter.Also,theyplaymusicinthelounge,informyouofthebreakfastmenu,andcontrolthelightsinyourhotelroom,etc.Thinkingthatthehotelshouldbeuniqueandappealing,theownersmadeeachrobotdifferentfromeachotherwithavarietyofshapesandsizes.Oneoftherobotsbehindthefrontdeskisdesignedtolooklikeadinosaur,“Ifyouwanttocheckin,pushone.”thedinosaursays.Thentheguestcantypetheinformationonatouchpanelscreen.Insidetheroom,there’sasmallrobotcalledTulyintheshapeofapinktulip(郁金香).Tulycananswersimplequestionslike"whattimeisit?"and"Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?"Withnoswitchesonthewall,Tulycanalsoturntheroomlightsonoroffifit'stoldto.Buthowdothingslikecheck-inandroomaccesswork?Well,thescreenatthereceptioncapturesandregistersadigitalimageoftheguest'sfaceduringcheck-inwhichisusedtogetaccess10roomsinsteadoftraditionalkeys.However.thereceptionshallalsoprovideyoucardkeysonrequestincaseyouwishtokeepitsubtle!Ifyou'rewonderingwhathappensinthecaseofanemergency,youneednotworry.Humansdostepinwhenit'sofgreatimportance.Accordingtothehotelswebsite,thereareafewhumanstaffmemberswhoareavailableon-call24X7andhelpguestsinthecaseofanemergency.1、TherobotsintheHennNaHotelcandothefollowingthingsfortheguestsEXCEPT______.A．tellthebreakfastmenu B．controlthelightsintheroomC．playmusicinthelounge D．respondtoalltherequirements2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheHernNaHotelismanagedallbyrobots.B．Adinosaur-likerobotwillguidegueststocheck.C．Nohumanstaffcanbeconnectedeveninanemergency.D．Guestscanhaveaccesstoroomsbyusingtraditionalkeys.3、Itcanbeinferredthattheownersofthehotel_________.A．entertaintheguestsallthetimeinpersonB．areimaginativeandhavecreativethinkingC．areknowledgeableandacquireadvancedtechnologyD．attachgreatimportancetothesocialimageofthehotel4、What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．ItadvocatespeopletopromotehotelequipmentB．Itcomparestherobotswithhumanstaffinahotel.C．ItintroducesanewhotelstaffedbyintelligentrobotsD．Itdescribeshowwonderfulartificialintelligenceis25．（10分）An11-year-oldgirlfromBelthangady,India,recentlymadenewsheadlinesforhavingaround60deadantspulledfromhereyes.Asforhowtheinsectsgotthere,somedoctorsthoughttheyenteredherbodythroughtheears.Lastweek,thegirl,knownonlyasAshwini,startedcomplainingofseverepaininhereyes.Shetoldherparentsthatshefelttherewassomethingstuckinhereyes,andwhentheychecked,theydidfindasmallantinoneofhereyes.Theydidn’tpaymuchimportancetoit,astheyassumedtheinsecthadgottentherebyaccident,butitwasn’tlongbeforethegirlagainstartedreportingpaininhereyes.Theydiscoveredmoredeadants,andthistime,theytookhertohospital.AlocaldoctortoldAshwini’sparentsthattheinsectsmusthavefirstenteredherbodythroughtheearsandthensomehowmadetheirwaytohereyes.Hegavehersomeeye-dropstohelpwiththeirritation（刺激）,butthegirlstillhas5to6antspulledfromhereyesdaily.Aweekago,theDailyMailreportedthatAshwini’seyesproducedaround60deadantsinaperiodof10days.AsdoctorsinBelthangadywereleftscratchingtheirheadsabouthowtheantsreachedAshwini’seyesorwhattheycoulddotostoptheunusualphenomenon,shewastakentoaneyehospitalinMoodabidri,whereherfamilyhopetogetsomeanswers.IBTimesreportsthatAshwini’sparentsfearedshehadbeenaffectedbysomeevilspirit,sotheyalsotookhertoanastrologer（占星家）whotoldthemthattheantsintheeyeswerecausedbysomethingcalledNagaDosha.Butwhoknows?1、WhydidAshwinirecentlymakenewsheadlines?A．Becauseofherloveforinsects.B．Becauseofherextraordinaryskills.C．Becauseofherstrangeexperience.D．Becauseofherabilitiestocontrolants.2、HowdidAshwini’sparentsreactwhenfindinganantinhereye?A．Theydidn’ttakeitseriously.B．Theytriedtheirbesttocomforther.C．Theysenthertohospitalimmediately.D．Theydidn’tthinkitwasjustanaccident.3、Theunderlinedpartinparagraph4mostprobablymeans“”.A．feelingangryaboutB．showingdisagreementaboutC．beingoptimisticaboutD．feelingpuzzledabout4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutAshwinifromthetext?A．Hereyesnolongerproducedeadants.B．Eye-dropsareoflittlehelptohereyes.C．Thedeadantscausenoharmtohereyes.D．Onlytheastrologerhasfoundoutthetruth.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Asmyhusband,Doug,stoodonthebusyNewYorkcitystreettostopataxi,ItriedtoprotectmydaughterfromthecoldDecemberwindandrain.Iputmyheaddowntokissher1face.Frustratedandwet,myhusbandgaveuphisattempttohailataxi.Iknewthefeeling.Justafterherfirstbirthday,weweretoldourdaughterKatiehasa2brainillness.Sincethatmoment,DougandIfeltlike3inamarathonracewherethefinishlinekeptdisappearing.WeknewKatiewasrunningoutof4.Ithadtakenmonthsbeforewefinallyhadanameforthe5,butweweretoldonlyafewspecialistsintheworldknewhowto6it.Now,aswefinallyfoundabrilliantdoctorto7ourgirl,wewereinastrangecityinthecoldrain.Justatthemoment,amiddle-agedwoman8andsaid,“Pardonme?MayIofferyoua(n)9?Beforewecouldsay10,shecontinued,“It’sreallyno11forme.Justgetin.”ItwasthenthatInoticedherthickIrish12,which13meuplikehotsoup.We14said,“Thanks!RooseveltHospital,please,”aswegotinhercarfortheride.“Areyougoingforthebaby?”sheaskedus.Inoddedmyhead,holdingbackmy15.Atthehospital,we16heradozentimesfortheride.Asthewomanhuggedme,Inoticedherfacewas17withtears.Shepromisedtoprayforusbeforesheleft.AfterthreemorevisitstoNewYorkandtwomore18surgeries(手术),Katieiscured.ButthevoiceoftheIrishAngelstillrangasaconstant19ofatinyrayoflightthatappearedinour20days.1、A．smiling B．tiny C．round D．beautiful2、A．rare B．simple C．normal D．natural3、A．passers-by B．judges C．lawyers D．runners4、A．money B．confidence C．time D．courage5、A．race B．illness C．doctor D．challenge6、A．fix B．check C．reach D．explain7、A．protect B．meet C．encourage D．save8、A．pulledover B．putup C．turneddown D．stoodby9、A．ride B．seat C．car D．umbrella10、A．nothing B．anyone C．anything D．someone11、A．difference B．question C．trouble D．loss12、A．appearance B．accent C．custom D．hair13、A．picked B．called C．woke D．warmed14、A．normally B．simply C．angrily D．regularly15、A．tears B．anger C．smile D．surprise16、A．respected B．praised C．thanked D．accepted17、A．annoyed B．disappointed C．happy D．wet18、A．eye B．brain C．kidney D．heart19、A．warning B．effort C．reminder D．exercise20、A．busiest B．luckiest C．happiest D．darkest第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）QianlongEmperoroftheQingDynastyfellinterestedinthelocaldramaduringhistourofSouthernChina.1．(celebrate)his80thbirthdayin1790,hegatheredoperatroupes(剧团)fromdifferentareasaroundChinatoperformforhiminBeijing.2．thecelebrationcametoanend,fourfamoustroupesfromAnhuiProvince3．(ask)tostay,foraudienceswereparticularlysatisfiedwiththeirgreatperformances,4．(color)clothesandinterestingfacialmakeup.5．(gradual),itreplacedKunquOperathathadbeenpopularinthepalaceandamongtheupperranksinBeijing.Later,sometroupesfromHubeiProvincecametoBeijingandoftenperformedtogetherwiththeAnhuitroupes.Thetwotypesofsingingcombinedon6．samestageandfinallygavebirthtoanewtypewhichwasknownasBeijingOpera.BeijingOperaabsorbedvarious7．(characteristic)ofitsforerunners,suchassinginganddancing,andadapteditselfinlanguageandstyleofsingingtocater8．Beijingaudiences’tastes.Astimegoesby,its9．(popular)hasspreadalloverthecountry,withit10．(become)themostpopulardramainChina.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）请改正下面短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有三处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词；删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dearfriends，ItisagreathonortosharewithyoumyexperienceinmakingEnglishspeeches、Totellatruth，myspokenEnglishusedtobeabigheadacheforme、Duetomyterriblepronunciation，Ioftengotmisunderstoodorevenlaughedbyothers、Ineversucceedinspeechcompetitions、Therefore，Irefusedtogiveup、EverydayIspenttwohourslistentoEnglishprogramst