2025屆福建省泉州市泉港區(qū)第六中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題含解析

2025屆福建省泉州市泉港區(qū)第六中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat2．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease3．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though4．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall5．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing6．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork7．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．a(chǎn)m D．would8．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep9．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which10．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.11．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed12．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．a(chǎn)ssoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when13．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．a(chǎn)llergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive14．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed15．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome16．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom17．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that18．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit19．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased20．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which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）ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.22．（8分）Infairytales,it'susuallytheprincessthatneedsprotecting.AtGoogleinSiliconValley,theprincessistheonedefendingthecastle.ParisaTabrizisa31-year-oldwithperhapsthemostuniquejobtitleinengineering-“GoogleSecurityPrincess”.Herjobistohackintothemostpopularwebbrowser（瀏覽器）ontheplanet,tryingtofindweaknessesinthesystembeforethe“blackhats”do.TodefeatGoogle'sattackers,Tabrizmustfirstlythinklikethem.Tabriz'srolehasevolveddramaticallyintheeightyearssinceshefirststartedworkingatGoogle.Backthen,theyounggraduatefromIllinoisUniversitywasoneof50securityengineers---todaythereareover500.Cybercrime（網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪）hascomealongwayinthepastdecade-fromtheNigerianPrinceScamtocreditcardtheft.Tabriz'sbiggestconcernnowisthepeoplewhofindbugsinGoogle'ssoftware,andselltheinformationtogovernmentsorcriminals.Tofightagainstthis,thecompanyhassetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram,payinganywherefrom$100to$20,000forreportedmistakes.It'saworldawayfromTabriz'scomputer-freechildhoodhomeinChicago.ThedaughterofanIranian-Americandoctorfather,andPolish-Americannursemother,Tabrizhadlittlecontactwithcomputersuntilshestartedstudyingengineeringatcollege.Gazeacrossaline-upofGooglesecuritystafftodayandyou'llfindwomenlikeTabrizarefewandfarbetween（稀少的）---thoughinthelastfewyearsshehashiredmorefemaletechgeniuses.Sheadmitsthere'sanobviousgenderdisequilibriuminSiliconValley.Funnilyenough,duringtrainingsessionsTabrizfirstasksnewcolleaguestohackintonotacomputer,butavendingmachine.Tabriz'sjobisasmuchabouttechnologicalknow-how（專門知識）asunderstandingthepsychologyofattackers.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutTabrizfromthepassage?A．ShewasthefirstfemaleengineeratGoogle.B．Shemustthinkdifferentlysoastodefeattheattackers.C．Herjobrelatestonotonlytechnologybutalsopsychology.D．Herfrequentcontactwithcomputersinchildhoodbenefitsheralot.2、WhyhasGooglesetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram?A．ToprotectGoogleagainstcybercrime.B．TomonitorthenormaloperationofGoogle.C．Tohelpthegovernmentlocatethecybercriminals.D．Toraisepeople'sawarenessofpersonalinformationsafety.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disequilibrium”inParagraph4referto?A．Imbalance.B．Preference.C．Difference.D．Discrimination.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．WhatleadstocybercrimeB．The“SecurityPrincess”whoguardsGoogleC．MeasurestakenbyGoogletoprotectitsusersD．Howtobecomeanexcellentsecurityengineer23．（8分）ItwasamorninginJanuary.Thejetstream(急流)haddippeddown,causingtheArcticcoldtoreachthemountainsofmyhome.Itwasonly2degreesoutside,butthecoldwindmadeitfeellikeitwas15belowzero.Still,Iwaskneelinginthesnowalongsidemyhousetryingtoopenatinydoor,soIeouklgetin.1hadforgottentoleavemywaterdrippingthenightbeforeandnowmywaterpipeswerefrozenandmyfaucets(水龍頭)weredry.ThewindcutintomelikeaknifewhileIstruggledtogettwoelectricheatersinplacearoundthesectionoffrozenpipes.Thewaterlineswereburiedexceptforasmallpiecethatconnecteduptomyhouse.Iputaheateroneachsideofit,rantheextensioncords(軟線)intomyhouseandpluggedthemin.Bothheatersroaredtolifeandstartedblowinghotaironthefrozenwaterpipes.Myfingershadalreadystartedtogonumb,soIstayedinsidetowait.Icouldonlyhopethatthisbitofwarmthcouldgetmywaterflowingagain.Finally,aftertwentyminutes,thewaterstartedflowingthroughmyfaucetsagain.Iwentbackoutsideintothebillercoldandgatheredmyheatersup.IlookedattheweakJanuarysunshiningonthefrozensnowandsmiled.ThenIsentajoyfilledwith"Thankyou"heavenwardandreturnedinsidetomakemyselfahotbreakfast.Sometimesthecoldnessofthislifecangettousaswell.Itcanmakeourheartsfeelicyandfrozen.Itcankeepourkindnessandlovefromflowingouttoothers.Sometimes,though,allweneedisabitofwarnthtogetusgoingagain.Itcanbeasimplesmile,akindword,aheart-felthug,amorningsunrise,abird'ssongoranygentlereminderofjusthowmuchGodlovesus.Letusallbegratefulforthosebitsofwarmththatgelusgoingagain.Andletusalltrytobethatbitofwannthforotherseverychanceweget.1、Whatwasthedirectreasonwhythewaterpipeswerefrozen?A．Thejetstream.B．Thelowtemperature.C．Thecoldwind.D．Theauthor'sowncarelessness.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"roaredtoinParagraph2?A．Beganfunctioningsmoothly.B．Workedinappropriately.C．Brokedownsuddenly.D．Screamedoutloudly.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhiswork?A．Embarassed.B．Satisfied.C．Madwithjoy.D．Cautiouslyoptimistic.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlycenteredon?A．Thecoldnessoflifehasanegativeeffectonourlifequality.B．Wemeetwiththecoldnessoflifeunavoidablyandunwillingly.C．Weshouldbethankfulforbitsofwarmthoflife.D．Weshouldseizeeverychancetoreceivewarmthoflifefromothers.24．（8分）Lastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.KittyHawkpresident,SebastianThrun,announcedKittyHawk’sflyingcarplanslastMonday.Accordingtoitswebsite,thecariselectric-poweredandwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhour.Itsayssuchamachine“doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot’slicenseandmaybeflowninuncrowdedareasforrecreationalpurposes.”Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.Theymustpayadepositof$100.Thosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceive$2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.Itsfirstflyingcarsareexpectedtogoonsalebytheendofthisyear.UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.UberexpectstolaunchflyingtaxisinDallas-Ft.Worth,Texas,USby2020.LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaysthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafrom2hoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.Soonerthanyouthink,flyingcarsmayappearinthesky.Muchconvenienceastheywillbring,justimaginehavingtoavoidotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?1、WhatmayKittyHawk’sflyingcarbeusedforatpresent?A．Acceleratingthespeed.B．Havingfun.C．Advertisingthecompany.D．Fetchingwater.2、WhatdoweknowaboutKittyHawk’sflyingcarfromthethirdparagraph?A．Itcoststwothousanddollarseach.B．Itcantraveloverwater.C．Itoffers$100toitspotentialbuyers.D．Ithasn’tgonetomarket.3、InwhatwayisUber’sflyingtaxisimilartoKittyHawk’sflyingcar?A．Theytravelatthesamespeed.B．Theyareelectric-powered.C．TheyaresupportedbytheUberapp.D．Theyrequireaflyinglicense.4、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?A．Tocallforpublicdonations.B．Tointroducesomeadvantages.C．Topromoteinterestinscience.D．Totalkaboutpossibleproblems.25．（10分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andinconvenienttooperateandcarry,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toovercomethedrawbacks,wecreatedGazeSpeak,whichisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointinghissmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondstoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencesystemisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、What’sthemajorfunctionofParagraph1?A．Toarousethereader’sconcern.B．Tosummarizethewholepassage.C．TostatehowGazeSpeakappworks.D．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.2、TheGazeSpeakappisdesignedto.A．converteyemovementsintoletters,wordsandsentencesB．helpALSsuffererscommunicatewithothersC．useartificialintelligencetocontrolacameraD．beusedbythepeoplewhotalkwithALSsufferers3、TheGazeSpeakappisaneye-trackinginputsystemwhichis.A．expensiveB．inconvenientC．notrobustD．Portable4、Theartificialintelligencesystemisabletopredictthewordsby.A．selectingtherightlettersthrougheyemovementsB．pointingsmartphoneatthespeakerC．stickingacharttothesmartphoneD．showingfourgridsofletterstothelisteners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）WhenCharlesBarkley'smotherpassedaway,Barkley'shometowncametothefuneral.Buta(n)1guestalsocame.Hewasn'tabasketballplayerorfromBarkley'shometown.More2,hewasmydad-ascientist.Mydadsaidhe3aboutBarkleylongbeforehemethim.Wheneverwe4dinnerparties,hewouldtalkaboutBarkley.Basketballhasneverbeenmything.I5somekeywordsintoasearchengineto6somethingaboutBarkley.Heseemedprettyfamousand7notlikeanyonewhowouldbefriendswithmydad.Butthefriendshipwasreal.Mydad8madeaslideofphotosofhimandBarkleytogetherforourcommunity'sChineseNewYearparty-totallyirrelevanttothe9.Iaskedhimwhatmadethembecomefriends."AsanAsianintheU.S.,wehadagood10,"hesaid."Weagreeonmanyviews."Theybelievedthecoloroftheirskindidn't11.ButonaSundayafternoonmydadpassedaway.Everyonewas12asBarkleyattendedthefuneral."Itgivesmegreat13andjoytoknowIwasafriendofhis,"Barkleysaid."Justhearingabouthimatthe14-whathehadachievedandwhathewastryingtohelpothers15,touchedmeI16hewouldbeknowntomanypeople."Atthefuneral,people17memoriesofmydad.Irealizethatevenafterhepassedaway,Iwouldcontinueto18thingsabouthim.ThestoryofhisfriendshipwithBarkleywasnotjusta19withafamousperson-itthrewlightonthe20ofthisworld.1、A．frequent B．unexpected C．a(chǎn)verage D．unwelcome2、A．specifically B．importantly C．carefully D．strictly3、A．cared B．worried C．thought D．knew4、A．held B．organized C．a(chǎn)ttended D．a(chǎn)rranged5、A．read B．forgot C．sent D．typed6、A．findout B．a(chǎn)pplyfor C．talkabout D．pickup7、A．potentially B．a(chǎn)ccidentally C．deliberately D．certainly8、A．still B．a(chǎn)lso C．even D．a(chǎn)lready9、A．experience B．holiday C．player D．friendship10、A．chance B．conversation C．a(chǎn)rgument D．choice11、A．bum B．differ C．matter D．shine12、A．a(chǎn)stonished B．thrilled C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．disappointed13、A．moments B．memories C．relief D．comfort14、A．meeting B．hometown C．party D．funeral15、A．a(chǎn)ccomplish B．contribute C．develop D．gain16、A．wished B．declared C．suspected D．confirmed17、A．improved B．refreshed C．shared D．lost18、A．spread B．learn C．obtain D．mourn19、A．connection B．coincidence C．phenomenon D．relationship20、A．benefits B．responsibilities C．possibilities D．varieties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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Modern-dayrobotsareprogrammedtohandletasksthatarenormallycarriedoutbyhumans.Theyarefasterand1．(accurate)thanhumanworkersandneveraskforapayriseortakebreaks!Robotsarealsoabletowork2．dangeroussituations.ResearchersattheUniversityofArkansasintheUnitedStatessaythatthemobilerobotswhichhavebeencreatedalreadyareidealforthejobofhospitalattendants.Thesemobilerobotsstorea3．(detail)mapofthehospitalintheirmemory.Therobots’sensorscandetect4．(barrier)andquicklygetoutoftheway.Althoughtheserobotscannotgoupanddownstairs,theyknowhow5．(press)abuttonofanelevator.ResearchersataMassachusetts’universityarecreatingthefirstrobot6．canconstantlychangeitsshapeaccordingtothetaskithastodo.Theserobotsarecalledpolymorphicrobots.“Polymorphic”means7．a(chǎn)bilitytotakedifferentforms.A3Dprinter8．(place)insidetherobottocreatethedesiredshape.Theentireprocessofchangingformsinthismanneriscalledtherapidprintingtechnologywhichis9．(fair)commoninthecarindustrytoproducecomplex3Dstructuresquickly.Oncetherobothasperformed10．(it)task,itcanbemelteddownandrecycledintoanotherusefulpartbythe3Dprinter.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。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.每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Asyouknow,manystudentscomplainthatEnglishisverydifficultlearn.Theyspendalotoftimestudyinggrammar,butstillcan’tspeakEnglishfluent.ButasChinabecomesstronger,somoreandmoreforeignersstarttolearnChinese.ChineseandEnglishwereinthedifferentlanguagefamily,sotheforeignersstruggletolearnChinese.But