山東省聊城市莘縣2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編：閱讀理解

山東省聊城市莘縣2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編閱讀理解2023年山東省聊城市莘縣中考一模英語試題三、閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷其后面所給句子的對(duì)錯(cuò)，并在答題卡上將所選的對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)涂黑。選Right涂A,選Wrong涂B。LivingplacesThehomeoftheelephantisinthedeepforest.Itisthelargestofalllandanimals,andisfoundbothinAsiaandAfrica.OneofthemainplacesinAsiawheretheelephantlivesistheislandofCeylon.Thehugeforestsontheislandbecomethehomeofthousandsofelephants.Thetreesgrowthickandtall.Theymakemanypartsalmostdark,whilebrightsunlightisaboveandaroundthem.LivinghabitsTheelephantlikesthedeeppartandthecoolestplacesoftheforest.Therehewillstandswinginghisears,todriveawaytheflies;orhewillpulldownabranch（樹枝）f?omatreetofanhimself.Helikesbathingnearalakeorrunningwater.Therehetakesinthewaterwithhistrunk,andspreadsitalloverhisbody.FoodTheelephantenjoysthefruitsintheforest,andalsotheleavesofthetrees.Thereisplentyoffoodforhimintheforests,thoughheisnotalwayshappywithwhathefindsthere.WayofmovementWhenagroupofelephantsmovesaboutintheforest,theoldestgoesfirst.Theyoungelephantsandtheirmothersareinthemiddle,wheretheyaresafest.Thenallmovealongwithagreatnoise,thebranchesofthetreesbendingandbreakingbeforethem.Thoughtheelephantisusuallyharmless,noonedarestoattack（襲擊）agroupofthemmovingthroughtheforest.HowpeopletreatthemInAsiatheelephantistrainedtowork.AtonetimetheAfricanelephantalsowastrained.SoldiersinancienttimesoftenwenttofightonthebacksofAfricanelephants.ButnowtheelephantthatlivesinAfricaisillegally（非法地）huntedmainlyforitsvaluableivory.Inordertoprotectthem,governmentsaroundtheworldhavedevelopedlawstostopthis.TheAfricaisfoundbothinAsiaandAmerica.A.Right.B.Wrong.Elephantslikebathingandrunning.A.Right.B.Wrong.Fromthepassageaboveweknowthat.itisafour-starcourtyard-stylehotelthevisitorscan'teatBeijingRoastDuckinthehotelthevisitorscanwalktoTsinghuaUniversityinfiveminutesifyouwanttogetmoreinformation,youcancallusaThepassageaboveisprobablya（n）.A.news B.notice C.advertisementD.letterMorechildreninChinaareputtingonweight.In2018,16percentofChinesechildrenandteenagerswereoverweightorobese（月巴胖的）,accordingtotheNationalHealthCommission.Beingtoofatisbadforchildren'shealth.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）,overweightandobesechildrenaremorelikelytodevelopdiseaseslikediabetes（糖尿?。゛tayoungerage.Thiscanleadtoahigherchanceofpremature（過早的）death.OnOct23,theNationalHealthCommission,togetherwithfiveothernationaldepartments（部|、1）,workedoutaplantopreventandcontrolobesity.Theplanaimstocuttheaverageannual（每年的）growthrateofobesityamongchildrenaged0-18yearsby70percentfrom2020to2030,Xinhuareported.Kidsareputtingonweightbecauseofchangesintheirdietandlifestyle,accordingtoexperts.Toomuchschoolworkandgreateruseofelectronicdevices（電子產(chǎn)品）couldalsobeacause.Accordingtotheplan,teachersshouldnotallowtheirclassestoruntoolateortooearly.Theyshouldmakesurethatstudentshavebreaksandenoughphysicalactivity.Primaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsshouldhaveatleastthreehoursofvigorous（劇烈的）physicalactivityeachweek.Parentsshouldreducetheirchildren'suseofelectronicdevicesandstoptheirchildrenfromeatingfoodsthatarehighinsugar,fatandsalt.Paragraph2isabout.A,arecentWHOreport B.thecausesofchildhoodobesityC.Chinesechildren'sobesityrate D.theeffectsofbeingtoofatTheNHCworkedouttheplanto.improvestudents*PEscoresstopchildrenfromgettingsickimprovestudents*PEscoresstopchildrenfromgettingsickC. stopchildrenfromgettingfat D. encouragechildrentolivehappilyTheplansuggeststhatschoolsshould.A. givechildrenmoretimetoexercise B. stopchildrenfromusingelectronicdevicesC. stopchildrenfromeatingjunkfood D. forceobesechildrentoloseweightWhatisthestorymainlyabout?Chinesepeople'shealthconditions.WhyChinesechildrenlovejunkfood.WhatChinesestudentsdoduringtheirbreaks.ActionthatChinaistakingtoreducechildhoodobesity.Thailandisoneoftheworld'slargest“supporters“toplasticpollutionintheocean.Theproblemissoseriousthatdeadseaanimalshavebeenseenwithplasticintheirstomachs.Atlast,thecountrydecidedtotakeaction.Themovementintroducedanationwideban（禁令）onsingle-useplasticbags.ThebancameintoeffectonJanuary1,2020.Storesarenotallowedtooffercustomerssingle-useplasticbags.Ontelevision,plasticbagsarepixelated（打馬賽克）.Manycompaniesandsupermarketsareencouragingpeopletosaynotosingle-useplastics.Whatdothelocalpeoplethinkoftheban?Howaretheygoingwithoutplasticbags?Well,itseemsThaipeopleareamongthemosthumorousintheworld.TheyarefillingtheirT-shirts,fishnetsandsuitcaseswiththethingstheybuy.PicturesofcreativeshoppershavebecomepopularontheInternet.OneshopperStupaneeBurut-thong,said,"Atfirst,Iwasn'tusedtoshoppingwithoutplasticbags.Tfsnoteasytochangeyourwayofthinkingandbehavior.ButIwouldoftenremindmyselfoftheharmthatplastichasdonetoseaanimals.SoIhavebeentryingtoforgetaboutplasticbags.”In2019,anotherAsiancountyChinaannouncedanationalstandardforbiodegradable（可生物降解的）plasticshoppingbags.Itistechnologicallypreparedfortheirproduction.Someareashavealsogotvaluableexperiencethatotherscanlearnfrom.Forexample,MexicoCityintroducedabanonplasticbagsin2020.There,thelawisbringingbacktraditionalwaysofpackingthings.Theyareusingbamboobasketsagain.Scientistshopemorecountrieswillintroduceaplasticbagban.Everyoneshoulddosomethingtosavethisbeautifulplanet.Withtheexampleoftheseaanimalsinparagraph1,thewriterwantstoshow.A.someseaanimalsliketoeatplasticB?ThailandhasseenseriouswaterpollutionseaanimalsinThailandarenotproperlyprotectedplasticpollutionintheoceanhasbeenveryseriousWecanlearnfromthispassagethatThaipeopleare.A.lazyandsilly B.friendlyandhelpfulC.humorousandcreative D.carelessanddishonestInMexicoCity,peopleareusingbamboobasketsagainbecause.plasticbagshavebeenbannedthereB,plasticbagshavebecomeveryexpensivetherebamboobasketsareeasiertocarrythanplasticbagsthelocalgovernmentoffersthembamboobasketsforfreeInthepassage,howmanycountriesarementionedwhichhavetakenactionsaboutpollution?A.One B.Two C.Three D.FourThepurposeofthispassageisto.A.discoverthereasonsforseaanimals5deathB.describetheadvantagesofplasticbagsC.showtheshoppers5amazingbehaviors D.encouragetheintroductionofplasticbagban答案：2023年山東省聊城市莘縣中考一模英語試題41-50BBAABACABC51-60ACBDCDCABD2022年山東省聊城市莘縣中考一模英語試題FT43.T44.F45.T46.C47.B48.A49.D50.B51.B52.ACD55.C56.B57.FT43.T44.F45.T46.C47.B48.A49.D50.B51.B52.ACD55.C56.B57.C58.B59.A60.B2021年山東省聊城市莘縣中考一模英語試題11.A12.B13.B14.A15.A16.C17.D18.B19.C20.C16.C17.D18.B19.C20.C21.D22.C23.A24.D21.D22.C23.A24.D25.D26.C27.A28.C29.DElephantsarenotalwayshappywiththefoodtheyfindintheforest.A.Right.B.Wrong.Youngelephantsandtheirmothersareinthemiddlewhilemovingtokeepsafe.A.Right.B.Wrong.TheAfricanelephantisnowmainlyhuntedtoworkforpeople.A.Right.B.Wrong.第二節(jié)閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)能回答所提問題或能完成所給句子的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ATeaandcoffeearetwoofthemostpopulardrinksintheworld.However,peopleusuallylikeonemorethantheother.Thesedrinksalsohaveverydifferentuses.TeadrinkingstartedinChinaover4,000yearsago.Teaismadefromleaves.Thesedays,somepeopledrinkteaforhealth,usingittohelpwithstress（壓力）orlosingweight.However,mostpeopleintea-drinkingcountriesthinkofteaasmorethanjustahealthydrink.Infact,teadrinkinginsomecountriesisapartoftheculture.InTurkey（土耳其），teaisalwaystherewhenpeoplemeet.Whetherinsomeone'shomeoracompany,teaisalwaysofferedasawayofwelcoming.IntheUK,homesandofficesusuallyhaveteatime.Teaandotherdishesareservedatteatimeintheafternoon.Itisawayofrelaxingwithfriendsorco-workers（同事）.Coffeecamemuchlaterthantea,justover1,000yearsago.Coffeeismadefrombeans.Somethinginthecoffeebeansmakesapersonfeelactive.Mostpeopledonotdrinkcoffeetorelax.Instead,theydrinkcoffeetogetgoing.Manypeopledrinkcoffeeinthemorningtohelpthemwakeup.Otherswillalsodrinkcoffeeduringshortbreaksintheafternoontokeepgoingthroughtheworkingday.Somepeoplemayvisitcoffeeshopsjusttomeetandtalkwithfriends.However,manypeopleincoffeeshopsdrinkcoffeewhileworkingontheircomputers.Isteaorcoffeemorecommoninyourcountry?Betweenthetwo,whichdoyouliketodrinkmore?Wheredidteadrinkingstart?A.InChina.B.InJapan.C.InTurkey,D.IntheUKWecanlearnfromParagraph2thatpeopleintheUKA.drinkteatogetfatB.offerteatosaygoodbyeC.haveteatorelaxthemselvesD.thinkofteaasabaddrinkWhatiscoffeemadefrom?A.BeansB.SugarC.DishesD.LeavesWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoParagraph3?Manypeopledrinkcoffeetowakeup.Coffeecamemuchearlierthantea.Manypeopleworkontheircomputersincoffeeshops.Somepeoplemeetandtalkwithfriendsincoffeeshops.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?ThesmellsofteaandcoffeeThepricesofteaandcoffeeThedifferentculturesofteaandcoffeeThedifferentwaysofmakingteaandcoffeeBIfyouhavebrothersorsisters,theorderinwhichyouwerebornmaymakeabigdifferencetochoosingyourjob.AgroupofBritishscientistsstudied500peoplefrom11differentcareergroups.Theyfoundthatelderchildrenaremorelikelytobecomeastronautsandscientists.NASAastronautNeilArmstrongistheeldestchildinhisfamily.That'sprobablybecauseparentsusuallytreatelderchildrenmorestrictlythanyoungerchildren.Thishelpsthemformamoredisciplined（遵守紀(jì)律的）personality.Thescientistsalsofoundthatmiddlechildrenare30percentmorelikelytobecomeCEOs.Thescientistssaidthatthiscouldbebecausemiddlechildrenneedtodomoretogetattentionfromtheirparents.Thismakesthemmoreflexible.BillGates,theformerCEOofMicrosoft,isthemiddlechildYoungerchildren,ontheotherhand,getattentionbylearningtopayattentiontootherpeople'sthoughts.Thismakesthemsensitive（善解人意的）toothers1feelings.Therefore,youngerchildrenaremorelikelytobecomemusicians.GermanmusicianJohannSebastianBachandAustriancomposerWolfgangAmadeusMozartareboththeyoungestchildrenintheirfamilies.Thestudyresultsalsosuggestedthatanonlychildismorelikelytobecomeanartist.Heorshegetsfullattentionfromhisorherparentsandisfreertodevelophimselforherself.Thismakeshimorhermorecreative.Intheresearchinthisarticle,BritishscientistsstudiedA.11careergroupswith500peopleB.11agegroupswith500peopleC.500successfulpeople D.500careergroupsTheunderlinedword"personality“inParagraph3probablymeans'6"inChinese.A.財(cái)產(chǎn)B.關(guān)系C.性格D.伙伴WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?NeilArmstrongistheyoungestchildinhisfamily.BillGatesisamiddlechildinhisfamily.WolfgangAmadeusMozartistheeldestchildinhisfamily.JohannSebastianBachistheonlychildinhisfamily.Whyisanonlychildmorelikelytobecomeanartist?Becauseheorshegetsfullattentionfromhisorherparents.Becauseheorsheisfreertodevelophimselforherself.Becauseheorsheismorecreative.Alltheabovearecorrect.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?HowDoYourParentsInfluenceYourFutureJob?WhatDoYouWanttoBeWhenYouGrowUp?DoesYourBirthOrderInfluenceYourFutureJob?DoYouNeedMoreAttentionFromYourParents?CWeallknowthereisaproblemwithplasticpollution.Fivetrillion（萬億）plasticbagsareusedeveryyear.Onemillionplasticdrinkingbottlesareboughteveryminute.Whatifwecoulduseplasticwastetobuildroads?ThisisexactlywhatTobyMcCartneyhasdone.In2019,MeCartney'sUK-basedcompany,MacRebur,builttheworld'sfirstplasticroadinElgintown,Scotland.Theplasticwastewasmadeintograins（顆粒）andthenmixedwithbitumen（瀝青）.Theroadlooksjustlikeanyotherroad.Butitismorestretchy（有彈性的）thankstotheplastic.“Ourtechnologycanhelpsolvetheproblemofplasticwaste.Itcanalsoproduceroadsthatdealbetterwithchangesintheweather,reducingpotholes（坑洼）,“McCartneytoldtheBBC.McCartney*sideacamefromatriptoIndia."IsawpeopleinIndiawouldputplasticwasteintopotholesandburnit.Theplasticwouldmeltdown（熔化）inthehole,“saidMcCartney.“Iknowtheremustbesomesimilaritiesbetweentheplasticandbitumen,whichbothcomefromoil.That'showIstartedtothinkaboutmixingthem,“hesaid.Afterlotsoftesting,McCartneyfoundtheperfectidea.Andnowhiscompanyhasbuiltmanyplasticroadsaroundtheworld,fromAustraliatoEurope.Aone-kilometerstretchofroadusesabout684,000plasticbottlesor1.8millionplasticbags.Theroaditselfcanberecycledattheendofitslifespan（壽命）.Thematerialscanbereusedtobuildnewroads.“Wearejustasmallpartofendingtheplasticproblems,butitisnicetobepartofit,“McCartneysaid."Ijustdon'twantmydaughterstoliveinaworldwheretherearemoreplasticsinouroceansthanfish.”ParagraphIiswrittentoshowthatplasticpollutionis.A.fasterthanimagined B.betterthanotherpollutionC.mostlyunknown D.aseriousproblemComparedwithcommonroads,theplasticroad.A.iseasytobreak B.isafraidofhotweatherC.ismorestretchy D.costsmoremoneyWhatinspired（激發(fā)）McCartneytobuildtheplasticroad?Indianpeople'swayofrepairingroads.Seeingcracksandpotholesonroadsoneday.Hiswishofreducingplasticpollution.Hisknowledgeofplasticandbitumen..plasticbottlesareneededtobuilda10-kilometerstretchofplasticroad.A.684,000B.6.84millionC.1.8millionD.18million.WhatdoesMcCartneymeaninthelastparagraph?Childrenshouldalsojointoreduceplasticpollution.Plasticpollutionwillsoonbesolvedwithhishelp.Plasticpollutionwillbecomemoreandmoreserious.Heiswillingtoofferhelpinreducingplasticpollution.2022年山東省聊城市莘縣中考一模英語試題五、閱讀判斷判斷正誤：閱讀下面的材料，判斷下列的句子是否符合短文內(nèi)容。符合的填涂T,不符合的填涂FoOnJuly18th,ScottandhisparentswenttoQingdao,Shandongforthesummervacation.Scottwashappyaboutthetripbecausehehopedtoseethebeautifulseaverymuch.Itwasabout11:00a.m.whentheyarrivedinQingdaobybusonthefirstday.Theyfoundahotelandhadashortrestintheirroomfirst.Afterlunch,theydecidedtogotothebeach.Atabout3:00p.m.,theygottothebeach.Itwasreallyhotandsunny.Thereweremanypeopleonthebeach.Scotfsparentsspentmuchtimeplayingbeachvolleyball.Scottenjoyedswimminginthesea.Abouttwohourslater,theywentbacktothehotel.Theyallfeltveryrelaxed.Onthesecondday,itrainedalltheday.ScottwatchedTVwithhisfatherinthehotel.Hismotherwentshoppingbyherself.OnJuly20th,theywenttoLaoshanMountainbybusinthemorning.Theyclimbedthemountainandtooklotsofphotos.Theyweretiredbutveryhappy.OnthemorningofJuly21st,theyleftthehotelandtookthebushome.Scottdidn9tlikeseaatall.Paragraph2mainlytellsuswhatScott'sfamilydidonthefirstday.ScottwatchedTVwithhisfatherinthehotelonJuly19th.ScotfsfamilystayedinQingdaofbrfourdays..Scotfsfamilywentbackhomebybus.六、閱讀單選Here'sadifficultquestion.Areyouhappy?It'sdifficultbecauseitdependsonwhoyoucompareyourselfto.Mostpeoplecomparethemselveswiththosearoundthem.AmIhappierthanmyclassmatesormyfriends?Wealsocompareourselveswithpeoplewenevermeet.Whenwecompareso,wemayfeelsadeasily.Peoplelikesadstories.Weareinterestedinotherpeople'ssadness,butwedon'tletothersknowourown.Psychologists（心'理學(xué)家）findthatpeopledon'tfeelliketellingotherswhenthey'resadorupset,buttheywillshoutiftheyarehappy.Peopleoftenshowtheirhappinessinpublicwhilehidingtheirsadness.AsthefamousthinkerMontesquieu（孟德斯鳩）saidabout350yearsago:“Ifweonlywanttobehappy,itwouldbeeasy,butwewanttobehappierthanotherpeople,andthatisalmostalwaysdifficult,sincewethinkthemhappierthantheyarc.”Whenweoftencompareourselveswithothers,wemayfeel.A.excited B.interested C.sad D.surprisedWhydopeoplelikesadstories?A.Becausesadstoriesareinteresting. B.Becausetheyareinterestedinotherpeople'ssadness.C.Becausetheywantotherpeopletoknowtheirhappiness.D.Becausetheywillfeelsad.48.Whenpeopleareinpublic,theyshow.A. theyarehappy B.theyare successfulC.theyaresad D.they areupsetPeopledon'tfeelliketellingotherswhentheyare.A. excited B.bored C.happy D.sadWhatcanwelearnfromMontesquieu'swords?A.Tocompareourselveswithothersisagoodwaytobehappy.B.It'salwaysdifficulttofeelhappierthanothers.C.Peoplewillfeelhappywhentheyarealone.D.It'sdifficultfbreveryonetobehappy.Mr.Whiteworksinamiddleschool.ThereheteacheshisstudentsEnglish.Heworkshardandheisverybusy.Aftersupper,whenhisfamilywatchTV,healwayssearches（搜索）somedata（資料）ontheInternetinhisroom.Attimes,hisson,JackcomesinandaskshimtoteachhimEnglish.Helikeshislittlesonanddoesallthattheboywants.Oneday,Mrs.WhitewasdoingsomehomeworkandMr.WhitewassearchingsomedataontheInternet.Jackcameinbuthedidn'tsayanything.Abouttenminuteslater,theboyshowedanewspapertohisdadandcalledout,"Therewillbeatabletennisgamethisevening,Dad!"Mr.Whitewassurprised.Hesaidtohimself,"Heisonlythreeyearsold.Howcanhereadthenewspaper?^^Heheldupthenewspaperandbegantolookfbrthenews.Buthecouldn'tfindit.Atlast,theboyshowedhimafullstopmarkonthenewspaper.Mr.WhiteisaA.doctor B.teacher C.driver D.farmerMr.WhitealwayssearchessomedataaftersupperbecauseA.he'sverybusyatschool B.heworkshardatschoolC.hewantstoteachhissonD.hewisheshisfamilytolistentohimC.hewantstoteachhissonTheunderlinedphraseinthestorymeans""A.逗號(hào) B.冒號(hào) C.句號(hào) D.感嘆號(hào)Jackfoundandcalledout.A, atabletennisgame B. apieceofgoodnewsC. today9snewspaper D. afullstopmarkMr.Whitethought,sohewassurprised.A. therewasatabletennis match B. hissonboughtanewspaperforhimC. hislittlesonlearnedtoread D. hislittlesonlearnedto writeClothesareimportantinourlife.Differentpeopleweardifferentclothes.Nowlet'slistentosomepeopletalkingaboutclothes.Hello,myname'sBetty.Istartedworkingthisyear,soI'mabletogetnewclothesmoreoftenthanbefore.Therearedifferentpeopleinmyworkingplaceeveryday.IliketowearbrightcolorsandalwaysdressupwhenIgotoparties.IbuyallkindsofclothesandItrytofollowthelatestwayofdressing.Hi,I'mJack.Idon'thavemuchtosayaboutclothes.Shoppingforclothesisn'treallythewayoflifeI'minterestedin.SinceI'mstillatcollege,Idon'treallymindwhatIwear.IhavetwojacketsandIoftenwearthem.Iknowlittleaboutthewayofdressing.MynameisAlice.TdliketosaythatmyclotheshavetobecomfortableandmakemefeeleasyassoonasIputthemon.SometimesIbuyclothesinsomesmallmarkets——they'relessexpensivethere.Igoshoppingforclothesaboutonceamonth.Bettyisabletogetnewclothesthanbefore.A.harder B.moreoftenC.fasterBettylikestodressupwhenshegoesto.expensivethere.Igoshoppingforclothesaboutonceamonth.Bettyisabletogetnewclothesthanbefore.A.harder B.moreoftenC.fasterBettylikestodressupwhenshegoesto.A.work B.themovies C.partieshastwojacketsandoftenwearsthem.A.Betty B.Jack C.AliceAlicebuysclothesinsomesmallmarketsbecausethere.A.theyarecheaper B.theyarenicerD.easierD.theparkD.ThewriterD.theyaremorefashionableC.theyaremoreexpensiveD.theyaremorefashionableWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Bettytriestofollowthelatestwayofdressing.B?Jackhaslittlemoneyandheonlywearsthejacketeveryday.C.Alicegoesshoppingforclothesaboutonceamonth.D.Jackknowslittleaboutthewayofdressing.2021年山東省聊城市莘縣中考一模英語試題閱讀判斷閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷其后面所給句子的對(duì)錯(cuò)，并在答題卡上符所選的對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)涂黑。選Right涂A,選Wrong涂B。LanguagesopenupnewdoorsWhichforeignlanguage(s)wouldyouliketolearn?Whydoyouwanttolearnit/them?Igrewupinafamilyof12(10childrenandparents)andalargefamilyofgrandparentsaunts,uncles,andcousins.Theymarriedfreely-thatis,topeoplefromanycountry.Soitwascommontohearpeopletalkingbutnotsurewhattheywerespeaking-therewereItalianandFrenchmixedwithEnglish,EasternEuropeanaccents(口音)withAsianEnglish.IlaterlearnedSpanishwhilelivinginNewYorkCityandmarriedaJapanesemanwhocouldspeakEnglish.Oneday,myhusbandreceivedaletterfromadearfriendfromJapanwhohehadn'tseeneachotherformanyyears.Thisfriendwasvisitingourcityandweplannedtomeet.Whenwefinallymet,wediscoveredthathisfriendhadbeeninSouthAmericaformanyyearsandspokeonlyJapaneseandSpanish.SohespoketomeinSpanishandtomyhusbandinJapanese;IspoketohiminSpanishandtomyhusbandinEnglish;andmyhusbandspoketomeinEnglishandtohisfriendinJapanese.Wedidt