湖北省武漢市達標名校2024年高三下第一次測試英語試題含解析

湖北省武漢市達標名校2024年高三下第一次測試英語試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準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寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone2．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.3．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit4．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when5．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve6．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．a(chǎn)resayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying7．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe8．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.9．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin10．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience11．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing12．Inordertomakemycompositionclearerandsmoother,myteacheraskedmeto_________theunnecessarywordsandsentences.A．leavealone B．leavebehindC．leaveoff D．leaveout13．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed14．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry15．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar16．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?17．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival18．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught19．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though20．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegswhensittingmaycausethefollowingexcept______.A．bloodpressureincreaseB．neckandbackpainC．temporarynervedamageD．numbnessinthelegs2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allpeopleareusedtosittingwithlegscrossedwithouttheirownnotice.B．Researchersareunawareofhealthproblemscausedbythecommonsittinghabit.C．Itiscrucialbutimpossibletogetintothehabitofsittingwithfeetplantedflat.D．Crossinglegsincreasesresistanceofbloodcirculationthroughoutthebody.3、Afterreadingthispassage,whatwillpeoplebemorelikelytodo?A．MaintainahealthysittingpostureB．FindacomfortablewaytositC．MovethenecktoeasediscomfortD．Doexercisestolowerbloodpressure22．（8分）Amyotrophiclateralsclerosis,morecommonlyknownasALS,affectsthenervecellsinthebrainandspinalcord(脊髓)thatmakethemusclesofboththeupperandlowerbodywork.Thosenervecellslosetheirabilitytocontrolmusclemovement,whichleadstoparalysis(癱瘓)anddeath.ItsmostfamoussuffererwasfamedphysicistStephenHawking,whodiedonMarch14,2018attheageof76.Hawking,diagnosedwiththeconditionin1963,livedwithitformorethan50years—aremarkablylongtimeforanALSsufferer.Thediseaselefthimparalyzedandcompletelydependentonothersandtechnologyforeverything:bathing,dressing,eating,mobilityandspeech.Hewasabletomoveonlyafewfingersononehand.“Itrytoleadasnormalalifeaspossible,andnotthinkaboutmycondition,orregretthethingsitpreventsmefromdoing,whicharenotthatmany,”hewroteonhiswebsite.“Ihavebeenluckythatmyconditionhasprogressedmoreslowlythanisoftenthecase.Butitshowsthatoneneednotlosehope.”Hawking’slife,includinghisbattlewithALS,wasmadeintoa2014biopic,TheTheoryofEverything,starringEddieRedmayne.TheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaysthat20,000to30,000peoplehaveALSintheUnitedStates,withabout5,000newcasesdiagnosedeveryyear.Peopleusuallyfindoutthattheyhaveitbetween55and75yearsofage.Onaverage,patientslivetwotofiveyearsaftersymptomsdevelop.Forreasonsnotyetunderstood,militaryveteransaretwiceaslikelytobediagnosedwithALSasthegeneralpublic,accordingtotheALSAssociation.ScientistshavebeenstudyingmanyfactorsthatcouldbelinkedwithALS,suchasheredity(遺傳)andenvironmentalexposures.1、Accordingtothetext,ALS.A．islinkedwithclimatechangesB．leadstodeathinoneortwoyearsC．a(chǎn)ffectsthenervecellsalloverthebodyD．makespeoplelosecontrolofmusclemovement2、FromthetextwecaninferthatHawking.A．diedofanunknowndiseaseB．livedwithALSfor55yearsC．feltdesperateinhislastyearsD．wasparalyzedduetopoortreatment3、WhatisthesituationofALSintheUS?A．Over30,000peoplesufferfromALS.B．ALSisusuallyfoundamongtheelderlypeople.C．PatientsoftenenjoyalonglifespandespiteALS.D．Moreandmorenewcasesarereportedeveryyear.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThesymptomsandpossiblecuresofALS.B．AbiographicalfilmaboutStephenHawking.C．AgeneralintroductionofthediseaseofALS.D．Lifeofthefamousphysicist,StephenHawking.23．（8分）SinceAppStorewassetup,ithasbeensellingconsumersonesimplethingchoice.Whetheryouwantedtoplaygames,readthenews,ordoathousandotherthings,therewassomethingforwhateveryoudesired.Thensomethingfunnyhappened.LoggingintotheAppStoretodayislikegoingintoashoppingmallwithonlyacoupon(優(yōu)惠券)foronething:There’ssomuchchoice;itmightbeeasiertogiveupthantochoose.Itisn’tconsumerswhoareburdened,though.Toomuchcontentofallkindsalsohaseconomiceffects.Whencountlesschoicesareavailable,itcausespressure,pushingpricesdownanddrivingusabitcrazy.Sowhatisthewayforward?Itmaywellbetoturnlesschoiceitselftothemarketingstrategy.Therearealreadysignsthatthisishappening.Firstlycontentcompaniesarelookingtopreventtheirofferingsfromgettinglostinthetonsofstuff.MostobviousisDisney,whichisplanningtoopenitsownstreamingservicenextyear.ThepointistonarrowthefocussothatthoseseekingDisneycartoonswillhaveoneplacetogo,ratherthanbeingaroundvariousservices.Yetifthatrepresentsacarefulfirststep,therearemoreextremeoptionstoo.Considertheideaofawineclub:fromtensofthousandsofbottleseachyear,subscriberspaysomeonetoselectthemostinterestingones.Perhapswhatcomesnextfordigitalcontentissimilar-carefullyselectedofferingsfromtrustedsourcesthatputchoicesinthehandsofsomeoneelseinordertogetridoftheanxietyofchoosing.Uptonow,toomuchchoiceindigitalmediahasonlyonesolution:thealgorithm（運算法則）．Butwe＇veseenthetroublewithalgorithmsonYouTubeTheyfeedyouonlywhatyou’vealreadysaidyoulike,notthingsyoumaynotknowyoureinto.Worse,theyhaveatendencytoserveupdisturbingcontenthewayforwardcantsimplybemoreorbetteralgorithms.Instead,it'stimefordigitalcompaniestostartthinkingabouthowtoputlimitsonthings:onhowmuchwecanuseadevice,orwhatweareavailabletochoosefrom.Aswemovefurtherintothedigitalrevolution,whatpeopleaskforisclear:Less.1、Whatwilltoomuchchoiceofcontentonthemarketresultin?A．TheshutdownofcompaniesB．TheanxietyofconsumersC．ThepoorqualityofproductsD．Theslowdownofeconomy2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraphs4and5?A．ContentcompaniesshouldwithdrawtheirofferingsonlineB．ContentcompaniesshouldposttheirofferingsonAppStoreC．ContentcompaniesadoptdifferentmethodstonarrowtheconsumersfocusD．ContentcompaniesopentheirownstreamingservicesonYouTube3、Howdoalgorithmsprobablyrespondtoconsumersneeds?A．TheymakeabetterchoiceforthemB．TheyhelptoremovedisturbingcontentC．TheychangetheirinterestindigitalmediaD．Theyfailtoofferwhattheypossiblylike4、WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardslimitingthechoiceconsumershaveA．Approving.B．SkepticalC．Opposing.D．Neutral24．（8分）Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanreadhumaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticated（復雜的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（算法）maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience."Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollows42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminestheirpersonalitytraits（特點）with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAlalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion（外向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptual（感知的）curiosity",thescientistswrote."Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid."Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals."Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonalitycharacteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDailyMailnewspaper.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"peerinto"inParagraph2probablymean?A．understand B．stareatC．searchfor D．concernabout2、Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?A．Itwascarriedoutinalab.B．42subjects'eyemovementswererecorded.C．Thestudents'dailymovementsweretracked.D．Itssubjects'personalitiesweredeterminedbycomputer.3、AccordingtoTobiasLoetscher,whatcanweknow?A．Robotsandcomputersaresociallyconscious.B．Peoplecarelessaboutimproved,personalizedservices.C．Today'srobotsandcomputerscanaccustomtonon-verbalinformation.D．Thediscoverywillimprovetheinteractionbetweenhumanbeingsandmachines.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanPersonalityTraitsB．WhatHumanEyeMovementsAreC．TellPersonalitiesbyEyeMovements.D．HowHumansandMachinesInteract25．（10分）NewWaytoExperienceDentistryHaveyoueverhadyourhandheldduringadentalprocedureyoufeeluneasyabout?Whataboutadentalofficethatmimics（模仿）thespiritofDisneyland?Ifyou'relookingforadentalofficethatprovidesthebestcareandthebestenvironment,you'relookingforDr.Licking'sofficeinSunnyvale.OfficemanagerJudy,whohasworkedwithDr.Lickingfor38years,speakshighlyofhiskindness.Shebelievesthattheofficeis“theDisneylandofdentistry”.Everyonefromchildrentotheirgrandparentslovestheenvironmentandcaretheyreceivefromthiswelcomingoffice.Dr.Lickingisknownasthebestdentalcareproviderforanyonewhofearsfacingappointmentswiththedentaloffice.Thestaffgoesoutoftheirwaytomakepatientsfeelcomfortableandatease.Dr.LickingandJudysetthestandardwiththeirsaying,“whensomeonecomestoyourhome,youstandupandwelcomethem,likeanoldfamilyfriend.”Dr.Licking'sofficehasall.Theyrecentlyrelocatedtoputthenewequipmentintotheirpractice.Theofficeisequippedwithanintra-oralvideocamera,andasapatientyoucangetpicturesofyourteethasyou'rewalkingoutthedoor.Settinghimselfapartfromotherdentists,Dr.Lickingcontinueshiseducationbeyondwhatisrequired.Forthisreason,heisoneoffewdentistsinthecountrywhooffersozonetreatment.Ozonecannaturallystopdecay(蛀蝕)initstracks.Formoreinformationonthisnewtechnology,visittheirwebsiteat.Dr.Licking'sofficeisDiamondCertified,anhonorgivenonlytocompanieswiththehigherqualityafterextensiveandcontinualresearch.Dr.Licking'sofficeextendsaninvitationtoyoutomeettheirgentlestaffandoffersyouafreeofficevisit,includingx-raysandanexam.Theofficeholdsextendedhoursrangingfrom7a.m.to8p,m.,MondaythroughThursday.Don'tworryifyouhaveanemergency.Dr.Licking’sofficerespondstoallemergenciesandurgentcalls.JOHNLICKING,D．D．S.Cosmetic&FamilyDentistrysince1970408—736—6235877W.FremontAve.SuiteC3,Sunnyvale1、Whatisspecialaboutthedentaloffice?A．Itusesthemostadvancedequipment.B．ItisdecoratedlikeDisneyland.C．Ithasacaringenvironment.D．Itprovidesserviceforbothkidsandoldpeople.2、WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Licking?A．Hehasdevelopedozonetreatment.B．Heisthebestdentistalloverthecountry.C．Hehasbeenstudyingdentistrycontinuously.D．Hehasworkedasadentistfornearly38years.3、Thepassageiswrittento______.A．introduceafamousdentistB．showanewtreatmentfortoothdecayC．a(chǎn)dvisepeopletohavetheirteethexaminedD．invitepeopletovisitDr.Licking'soffice第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Thinkingofmygoodfriends,Isensethatmyattitudesaretotallydifferenttowardsmenandwomen.MyearliestchildhoodfriendisDonald.Inthestreetwasa(an)1oldGermantruck.Nowheels.Nodoors.Eachday,2wewereflyingovertheAtlanticinthattruckour“airplane”，therecamethatwonderfulmoment:“Engine3!”I’dshout,“We’llhavetojumpout.”Glancingatme，he’dsay,“Ican’t4!”“Fearnot!I’lldragyoutothe5.Andwhenweswam6thedust,Donaldcried“Sharks!”ButIalways7him.Thenextday,changing8，Donaldwoulddothesametome.Wesavedeachotherhundredsoftimes,butwhenmyfamilyreallydidleaveforAmerica,wecoulddo9.Wejustcriedsilentlyasthetrain10.Thesedays,Jessicaisoneofmybestfriends.RecentlywewereswimmingatabeachintheAtlantic,the11oneIhad“flown”overinmyGermantruckwithDonald.Wewerefarformshorewhenweboththoughtwe12ashark!Webeganswimming13towardtheshore.Althoughin14，Ifellbacktoprotecther.Intheend?the“shark”proved15，butnotmydeepemotionalfeelingformyfriend.Welookedintoeachother’seyesandsaid,“Iloveyou!”YouseewithwomenIcouldbe16，emotionallyhonestandtransparent.Withmalefriends,itseemedimpossibleto17caringfeelingshoweverdeepthefriendshipwas.“AmInormal?”Ithoughttomyself.Muchtomy18，researchesshowthatmenandwomenhaveverydifferent19andrational(理性的)processes.Idoloveallmyfriends-onlythemeansofexpression20.1、A．a(chǎn)dvancedB．decoratedC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．updated2、A．beforeB．whileC．a(chǎn)fterD．until3、A．lossB．deathC．pressureD．failure4、A．jumpB．swimC．dieD．run5、A．dustB．riverC．truckD．shore6、A．overB．throughC．a(chǎn)crossD．beyond7、A．leftB．fetchedC．rescuedD．defeated8、A．rolesB．mannersC．imagesD．forms9、A．somethingB．nothingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．everything10、A．brokedownB．movedinC．pulledawayD．blewup11、A．veryB．lastC．firstD．only12、A．a(chǎn)ttackedB．spottedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．killed13、A．eagerlyB．casuallyC．hardlyD．crazily14、A．panicB．hesitationC．doubtD．silence15、A．fierceB．friendlyC．imaginaryD．true16、A．coolB．shyC．passiveD．open17、A．expressB．hideC．a(chǎn)dmitD．control18、A．embarrassmentB．disappointmentC．reliefD．surprise19、A．emotionalB．physicalC．mentalD．moral20、A．changesB．developsC．mattersD．differs第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ChuckWallteachesmanagementandhumanrelationsatBakersfieldCollege.Oneday,hetoldhisstudentsthattheirhomeworkwastoperformasimpleandrandomactofkindness.Not1．(understand)thehomework,thestudentsdidn'tknowwhattodo.Chuckdidn'tanswertheirquestions.2．,heencouragedhisstudentstoworkitoutbythemselves.Oneweeklater,thestudentsenteredtheclassroomandbegansharingtheirstories3．(excited).Onestudentreportedhelpingapoordog4．(abandon)byitsowner.Anotherstudenttoldothersaboutgivingblanketsawaytothehomeless.Gradually,moreandmorestudentsdevelopedthehabitofdoingsuchkindacts,from5．theybenefitedalot.Sincethen,similarkindacts6．(perform)inschoolsaroundtheworld.ManyschoolsorganizeaRandomActsofKindnessWeek7．(celebrate)WorldKindnessDay.SomeschoolsuseeachdayoftheRandomActsofKindnessWeektoperforma8．(differ)kindact,such9．makinganewfriend,helpingsomeone,doingcommunityserviceorraisingmoneyforacharity.Inthisway,studentslearntoconsiderotherpeopleandthinkabouthowsmallactionscanmaketheworlda10．(good)place.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish、Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage、ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish、SoIhavetolearntheCzech、It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar、Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall、Butlittlebylittle,IremembereditandlearnedhowtospeakCzechproper、Thesecondproblemismakingfriend、Atschool,Iwasoftenignoring,whilemanyofmyclassmatesgatheredtogetherandchattedeachother、However,ItriedtotalktoeveryoneImetandwentoutwiththemonweekends、N