2025届湖南省岳阳市岳阳一中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2025届湖南省岳阳市岳阳一中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto2．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations3．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some4．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a5．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although6．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance7．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault8．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended9．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought10．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore11．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered12．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged13．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned14．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular15．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted16．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown17．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas18．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith19．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized20．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear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）Anewstudyof8，000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily，itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove(早恋)maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys，andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”．Accordingtothestudy，eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”，this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon'ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufman，anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems，says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup，itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends，attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons，theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung，butonlymaturitygivesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.1、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.B．Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove.C．Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.D．Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.2、Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A．Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.B．Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.C．Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D．Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Theolderawomanis，thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.B．Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.C．Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.D．Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardspuppylove?A．Confused. B．Disapproving.C．Neutral. D．Scared.22．（8分）20yearsago,acoupleofecologists,DanielJanzenandWinnieHallwachs,convincedDelOro,alargeorangejuiceproducer,todonatepartoftheirforestlandtoanationalparkinexchangefortherighttodump(倾倒)massiveamountsoforangepeelsona3-hectarepieceoflandwithinthenationalpark,atnocost.Dealingwithtonsofwastepeelsusuallyinvolvedburningthemorpayingtohavethemdumpedatalandfill,sotheproposalwasveryattractive.Ayearafterthecontractwassigned,DelOrodumpedaround12,000tonsofstickyorangewasteintheland.However,anotherjuicecompanyandrivalofDelOrochallengedthedealincourt,arguingthattheircompetitorwas“pollutingthenationalpark”.Theyendedupwinning,andthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalparkfellthrough.The3-hectarepieceoflandvirtuallycoveredwithfruitwastewascompletelyforgotten.Then,in2013,TimothyTreuer,ascientistatPrincetonUniversityvisitedthatpieceofland15yearsearlier.Whathefoundshockedhim.“Itwascompletelyovergrownwithtreesandvines,”TimothyTreuerrecentlysaid,“thedifferencebetweenfertilizedandunfertilizedareaswasvisuallysurprisedusalot!Weneededtocomeupwithsomereallygoodstandardstoevaluateexactlywhatwashappeningthere.”Toconfirmthatthefruitwastewasresponsiblefortherevivalofplantlife,Treuerandhisteamspentmonthspickingupsamples,analyzingandcomparingthem.Theyfound“dramaticdifferencesbetweentheareascoveredinorangepeelsandthosethatwerenot.Theareafertilizedbyorangewastehadrichersoil,greatertree-speciesrichnessandgreaterforestcoverage.Inasense,it’snotjustawin-winbetweenthecompanyandthelocalpark—it’sawinforeveryone.”Theeffecttheorangepeelshadonthelandisprobablynotthatsurprisingtopeoplefamiliarwithcomposting(堆肥),butwhatisshockingisthatajudgeactuallycalledthisparticularexamplepollutingthenationalparkandstoppeditfromgoingforward.NowthatTimothyTreuer’sstudyhasreceivedworldwideattention,thistypeofpollutingisbeingseriouslyconsideredasawayofbringingtropicalforestsbacktolife.1、WhywasthedealproposedbytheecologistsattractivetoDelOro?A．Itwouldmakefarmersproducemoreoranges.B．Itwouldhelpdealwiththeorangepeelwasteforfree.C．Itwouldincreasetheproductionoforangejuice.D．Itwouldsavemuchspacefortheorangejuiceproducer.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase‘‘fellthrough”inthesecondparagraph?A．becameunbelievableB．failedtohappenC．madesomethingpossibleD．changedthecourseofanevent3、WhatdidTreuerfindwhenhevisitedthelandcoveredwithorangewaste?A．Thepeelwastewashardtobreakdownthere.B．DelOrocontinueddumpingpeelwastethere.C．Thepeelwasteenrichedthesoiloftheland.D．Thewholenationalparkwaspolluted.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Orangepeelwastefounditswaytoreshapethenationalpark.B．Acoupleofecologistsdevotedthemselvestorestoringtheforest.C．Acasualattemptledtoaseriesofexpectedmagicresults.D．Orangepeelwastebroughtaforestbacktolife.23．（8分）InAHistoryofReading,theCanadiannovelistAlbertoMangueldescribesaremarkabletransformationofhumanconsciousness,whichtookplacearoundthe10thcenturyA．D．:thearrivalofsilentreading.Humanbeingshavebeenreadingforthousandsofyears,butinancienttimes,thenormalthingwastoreadaloud.Withthearrivalofsilentreading,Manguelwrites,…thereaderwasatlastabletoestablishanunrestrictedrelationshipwiththebookandthewords.Thewordsnolongerneededtooccupythetimerequiredtopronouncethem.Thereader’sthoughtsinspectedthematleisure,drawingnewideasfromthem,allowingcomparisonsfrommemoryorfromotherbooks.①Toreadsilentlyistofreeyourmindtoreflect,toremember,toquestionandcompare.ThecognitivescientistMaryanneWolfcallsthisfreedom“thesecretgiftoftimetothink”.Athousandyearslater,criticsfearthatdigitaltechnologyhasputthisgiftindanger.TheInternet’sfloodofinformation,togetherwiththedistractionsofsocialmedia,threatenstooverwhelmthespaceofreading,leavingusinwhatthejournalistNicholasCarrhascalled“theshallows”.InCarr’sview,the“endless,temptingbuzz”oftheInternetendangersourverybeing:“Oneofthegreatestdangersweface,”hewrites,“aswegiveupcontrolovertheflowofourthoughtsandmemoriestoapowerfulelectronicsystem,isaslowdamagetoourhumannessandourhumanity.”②There’snoquestionthatdigitaltechnologypresentschallengestothereadingbrain.Butseenfromahistoricalperspective,digitalreadingandsilentreadinglooklikedifferencesofdegree,ratherthanofkind.Totheextentthatdigitalreadingrepresentssomethingnew,itspotentialcutsbothways.Donebadly,theInternetreducesustomindlessclickers,racingnumblytothebottomofabottomlessfeed;butdonewell,ithasthepotentialtoexpandtheverycontemplative(沉思的)spacethatwehaveprizedinourselveseversincewelearnedtoreadwithoutmovingourlips.③InthefifthcenturyB．C．,Socratesworriedthatwritingwouldweakenhumanmemory,andstifle(扼杀)judgment.Infact,asWolfnotesinher2007bookProustandtheSquid:theStoryandScienceoftheReadingBrain,theoppositehappened:Facedwiththewrittenpage,thereader’sbraindevelopsnewcapacities.④TheInternetmaycauseourmindstowanderoff,andyetaquicklookatthehistoryofbookssuggeststhatwehavebeenwanderingoffallalong.Whenweread,theeyedoesnotprogresssteadilyalongthelineoftext;italternatesbetweensaccades—littlejumps—andbriefstops,notunlikethemovementofthemouse’scursoracrossascreenofhypertext.It’struethatstudieshavefoundthatreadersgiventextonascreendoworseonrecallandcomprehensionteststhanreadersgiventhesametextonpaper.Buta2015studybytheGermaneducatorJohannesNaumannsuggeststheopposite.Hegaveagroupofhigh-schoolstudentsthejoboftrackingdowncertainpiecesofinformationonwebsites;hefoundthatthestudentswhoregularlydidresearchonlinewerebetteratthistaskthanstudentswhousedtheInternetmostlytosendemail,chat,andblog.Anewgenerationofdigitalwriterspreferstoincludeinteractivefeatures.The2014iPadnovel,Pry,tellsthestoryofademolition(爆破)expertreturninghomefromthefirstGulfWar.Thestoryistoldintext,photographs,videoclips,andaudio.Itusesaninterface(界面)thatallowsyoutofollowtheactionandshiftbetweenlevelsofawareness.Asyoureadtextonthescreen,describingcharactersandplot,youdrawyourfingersapartandseeaphotographofthechiefcharacter,hiseyesopeningontheworld.Pinchyourfingershutandyouvisithistroubledunconscious;wordsandimagesraceby,asifyouareinsidehismemory.Pryistheoppositeofashallowwork;itswholeplayisbetweenthesurfaceandthedepthsofthehumanmind.Readingitisstimulating.1、InAlbertoManguel’sopinion,silentreading________.A．isanabnormalthingtohumanconsciousnessB．offersreaders’mindfreedomandtimetothinkC．strengthensreaders’powerofmemoryandreflectionD．allowsreaderstogainaninsightintobooksandwords2、Whyisdigitaltechnologyconsideredtohaveendangeredourbeing?A．Itpresentschallengestothereadingbrain.B．Itharmsourhumannessandhumanitygradually.C．Itisverylikelytoexpandourcontemplativespace.D．Itleavesourthoughtsandmemoriesoutofcontrol.3、Thesentence“Thefearoftechnologyisnotnew.”shouldbeplacedin________.A．① B．② C．③ D．④4、WhatcanweinferfromJohannesNaumann’sstudy?A．It’seasiertocollectinformationontheInternetthaninbooks.B．People’shabitofusingtheInternetinfluencestheirperformance.C．TheInternetisn’tsupposedtobeusedasatoolofentertainment.D．Paperreadingisbetterthanscreenreadinginimprovingcomprehension.5、The2014iPadnovel,Pry,ismentionedinthelastparagraphto______.A．introducetheoccurrenceofareadingrevolutionB．showthetechnologyemployedindigitalreadingC．provedigitalreadingnotshallowbutattractiveD．illustratetheimpactdigitalreadinghasonourlife.6、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThedeepspaceofdigitalreadingB．ThetimelyarrivalofsilentreadingC．ThedevelopmentoftraditionalreadingD．Thepotentialdamageofelectronicbooks24．（8分）TheAlexandertechniqueUntilearlierthisyear,Ididn’tknowanythingabouttheAlexandertechnique—andsawnoreasontothinkIshould.Oneday,thebackacheIregularlysufferedwasmorepainful.Iwasbroughtuptothinkthatthepreferredwayofdealingwithachesistodonothingandhopethey’llgoaway,butIeventuallywenttothedoctor.Afterexaminingme,hesaid,“Youactuallyhavebadposture(姿势).GooffandlearntheAlexandertechnique.”ThreemonthslaterIcouldwalkstraighterandsitbetter.TheAlexandertechniqueisawayoflearninghowyoucangetridofharmfultensioninyourbody.Theteachingfocusesontheneck,headandback.Ittrainsyoutouseyourbodylessseverelyandcarryoutthemovementsthatwedoallthetimewithlesseffort.Thereislittleeffortinthelessonsthemselves,whichsetsaparttheAlexandertechniquefromyogaorpilates,whichareexercise-based.Atypicallessoninvolvesstandinginfrontofachairandlearningtositandstandwithminimumeffort.Youspendsometimelyingonabenchwithyourkneesbenttostraightenthespine(脊椎)andrelaxyourbodywhiletheteachermovesyourarmsandlegstotrainyoutomovethemcorrectly.Thetechniquehelpstobreakthebadhabitsaccumulatedoveryears.Tryfoldingyourarmstheoppositewaytonormal.Thisisanexampleofahabitthebodyhasformedwhichcanbehardtobreak.Manyofuscarryourheadstoofarback.Theheadweighsfourtosixkilos,soanyinappropriateposturecancauseproblemsforthebody.Thetechniqueteachesyoutoletgoofthemusclesholdingtheheadback,allowingittogobacktoitsnaturalplaceonthetopofourspines.SowhowasAlexanderandhowdidhecomeupwiththetechnique?FrederickAlexander,anAustralianactorbornin1869,foundinhisyouththathehadvocal(声音的)problemsduringperformances.Heanalyzedhimselfandrealizedhisposturewasbad.Heworkedonimprovingit,withexcellentresults.HebroughthistechniquetoLondonandopenedateacher-trainingschool,whichisstillsuccessfultoday.Soifyou’rewalkingalongtheroadonedaywithshouldersbentforward,feelingweigheddownbyyourtroubles,giveathoughttotheAlexandertechnique.Itwillhelpyouwalktallagain.1、WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinParagraph1?A．Shefeltnobetterafterthetreatment.B．ShegotboredwiththeAlexandertechnique.C．Shewasscepticalaboutthedoctor’smethod.D．Shewasunwillingtoseektreatmentforherbackache.2、WhatistheprincipleoftheAlexandertechnique?A．Physicaltensionshouldn’tbecompletelyrelieved.B．Thetechniqueshouldn’tbecombinedwithotherexercises.C．Thepracticeofthetechniqueshouldn’tbeattemptedalone.D．Familiarphysicalactionsshouldn’tbedonewithmucheffort.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutFrederickAlexander?A．Hemanagedtorecoverhisvocalpowers.B．Hewaseagertomakeanameforhimself.C．Hedevelopedaformofexerciseforactors.D．Hehadtoleavehometodevelophistechnique.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theoccurrenceofbackpainiswidespread.B．Alexanderimprovedthetechniquetotreatbodypain.C．TheAlexandertechniquehelpsovercomepostureproblems.D．Peoplewithbackpainarevictimsofinappropriatepostures.25．（10分）InrecentyearsChineseanimationfilmsandseriesaretryingtobreaknewground.Yetcomparedtoforeigncounterparts,Chineseanimationstillhasalongwaytogo.HerearefournewpopularseriesmadeinChina.LingjianMountainAnimationseriesLingjianMountainwasadaptedfromanonlineChinesenovelofthesamename.TheseriestellthestoryofaboynamedWangLuandhisadventuresonhiswaytobeapowerfulprince.BearingastrongresemblancetoJapaneseanimation,theserieswasadaptedbytwocompaniesfromChinaandJapanandwasalsobroadcastinbothcountries.Theanimationseriesgot7.1pointsoutof10onDouban,oneofChina’smostpopularmoviereviewsites.YearHareAffairTheserieswasadaptedfromnamesakecomicseriesbycartoonistLinChao.TheauthortellsthecontemporaryChinesehistorythroughagroupofcuterabbitsinuniformswhosymbolizethePeople’sLiberationArmy,andimagesofotheranimals.Sometimes,theseanimalswouldtalkwithadialectthatsoundsfunnierthansimplyusingMandarin.Theseriesgot8.5pointsoutof10onDouban.LittleMonkYichanThisisanothertouchingaboutaseven-yearoldmonkYichan,andhismasterAdou’sdailylives.Premieredin2016,theserieshaditsepisode35broadcastrecently.Eachepisodefocusesonacertaintopic,includingfamily,romanceandfriendship.Despitetellingstoriesfromtheperspectiveofachild,theseriestargetsadultsandaimstoprovidesome“chickensoup”toletaudienceslearntobetolerantandgivemorelovetoothers.Theanimationgot9.5pointsoutof10onDouban.HuaJiangHuPremieredin2014,theserieshashadfourseasons.ThestoryisbasedonChinesehistoryduringtheFiveDynastiesandTenKingdoms(907-960),whentherewerecontinuouswarsandfightsamongmanysmallkingdoms.Theseriesgotanaverageof7.9pointsoutof10onDouban.Tothosewhofancyhistoricalstories,theanimationprovidesanotherwaytolearnChinesehistory.Yettheseriesdoesn’tpaytoomuchattentiontohistoricaldetails.1、Accordingtothetext,whichanimationgotthehighestscore?A．LingjianMountain.B．LittleMonkYichan.C．HuaJiangHu.D．YearHareAffair.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resemblance”probablymean?A．popularity.B．difference.C．similarity.D．Attraction.3、Whatcanhelearntfromthetext?A．RecentlyChineseanimationhasdevelopedbetterthanothercountries.B．Allseriesarenotadaptationsfromnovelsonline.C．PeopleinterestedinancienthistorypreferYearHareAffair.D．LittleMonkYichanisintendedforchildren.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）LastweekIwasdrivingbacktotownfromtheairportduringaheavyrainstormwhenIsawsomethingratherlarge1ofthebusyroadasthetrafficdrovepast2close.AsIgot3,Ifoundoutthatitwasaturtle,andIhitthe4.Igotoutofmycarwithtrafficbeing5behindmeanddashedintothemiddleoftheroad.Isawthatitwasverymuch6butrefusingto7.AlthoughI'mananimallover,I’mnotonetotouchananimallikeaturtlethatisn't8,butIwasn’tgoingto9himthere.Ilookedthroughmycar10forsomethingwithwhichto11theturtle--papertowels,arag,anything.Buttherewasnothing.Awomandroveintheoppositedirectionstoppedandsawthe12situation.Iaskedherifshehadanything13Icouldusetopickthisratherlargeturtleup,andshe14meawhitetowel.AsI15myfriend,hequickly16hisheadandfeet,andIsethimdownbytheriverto17.Ithankedthewomanwiththetowelwhocametomy18andtheturtledoes,too!I’malso19tothedriversbehindme.Theywere20foroverhalfanhourbutnonecomplainedatall!1、A．inthemiddle B．ontheside C．attheend D．onthecorner2、A．reasonably B．increasingly C．strangely D．dangerously3、A．father B．nearer C．nearly D．further4、A．wheel B．door C．brake D．window5、A．reduced B．followed C．avoided D．blocked6、A．alive B．gentle C．heavy D．large7、A．dash B．move C．slip D．run8、A．cute B．lucky C．mild D．brave9、A．put B．take C．send D．leave10、A．slowly B．nervously C．wildly D．occasionally11、A．turnover B．throwaway C．pickup D．putup12、A．hopeless B．difficult C．ridiculous D．different13、A．attheairport B．ontheroad C．bytheriver D．inhercar14、A．sold B．lent C．threw D．showed15、A．foundout B．wrappedup C．cameacross D．staredat16、A．raised B．pulled C．withdrew D．lowered17、A．keepon B．liveon C．workon D．decideon18、A．attention B．mind C．rescue D．memory19、A．grateful B．generous C．helpful D．sensitive20、A．challenged B．prepared C．panicked D．delayed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）Direction:Afterreadingthepassagebelow.FillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectMyparentsmovedfromNewJerseytoGermanywhenIwasachild.Afterafewweeksofplayingwithneighborsofthesameage.IwasspeakingfluentGerman.That'sprobablynotanoptionifyouwanttolearnalanguage1．yournextinternationaltrip.However,therearesomenewwaystolearnkeywordsandphrasesbeforeyourdeparture.2．playgroundimmersion(沉浸),thebestwaytolearnalanguageusedtobeinaclassroom.Today,therearemanymoreoptions.Withthehelpoftechnology,youcaneasilygetalinguisticedge,andperhapsevenaculturalone,too.Thelastfewyears3．(see)alotoflanguage-learningsoftwarehittingthemarket.Theseprograms,manyof4．havepopularmobileapps,helpbeginnerslearnlanguagebasics.TakeMemriseforexample.Thislanguage-learningplatformusesflashcards(教学卡片)asmemoryaids.Memriseoffersinstructionin25languages,anditsbasiclevelisfree,5．someadvancedfeaturesavailableat$4.99permonth.Therearesomanylanguageapps,allclaimingtobethebest,6．thereareevensitestohelpyousortifout.YoucanfinddetailedreportsontheseprogramsonCompareLanguageApps:7．independenttestingsiterunbyProfessorRoumenVesselinovatQueensCollegeinNewYork.I’vehadaccesstomostoftheseappsovertheyears.However,Ifoundthattheywere8．toocomplicatedortootime-consumingtohelpmelearnalanguagebeforeaninternationaltrip.Perhapsmyexperienceofacquiringalanguageearlyinlifeandthentryingtoacquire9．inaclassroom(threeyearsofFrench,whichdidn’treallystick)alsocontributedtomyskepticism(怀疑).ThelanguageexpertsIspokewithsayyoushouldn’tallowthepromisesofacourseoranapp10．(convince)youthatlearningalanguageiseasy.Expertsagreethatthereisnosubstitutefor"on-the-ground"experiencepracticinganewlanguagewithnativespeakers.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改