2025屆湖北省西南三校合作體高三二診模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆湖北省西南三校合作體高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained2．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant3．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．beyond4．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that5．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying6．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible7．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough8．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．a(chǎn)ddress9．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou10．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't11．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout12．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening13．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled14．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving15．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto16．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut17．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what18．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．a(chǎn)reC．has D．have19．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few20．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit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）Ithasbeenseenasahi-techbike-sharingboomthatentrepreneurshopewillmakethemrichwhiletransformingChina'straffic-jammedcities.But,occasionally,dreamscanturnlesspleasant.InthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen,morethan500bicyclesforhirehavebeenfounddumpedinhugepilesonthestreets,accordingtoreports.Picturesshowedvehiclesnearlythreemetreshigh,withsmallpartsontheground.Citystreetsaroundthecountryhaveseenanexplosionofthecolourfulbikesthatuserscanrentondemandwithasmartphoneappandthenparkwherevertheychoose.ThesharingeconomyistakingoffinChina,whereride-sharingandAirbnbareincreasinglycommonplace.FromShanghaitoSichuanprovince,bike-sharingarebeingstartedinanefforttoreducetrafficjamandairpollutionbyputtingacountryonceknownasthe“KingdomofBicycles”backontwowheels.CompaniessuchasOfoandMobike,withtheiryellowandorangebikes,havebeeninacut-throatbattleforcustomers.Butproblemshavearisenwhenclientshaveabandonedtheircycles.“Somepeoplethesedaysjusthavereallybadcharacter,’’amannamedHe，wholivesnearwherethepilesappeared,toldtheSouthernMetropolisDaily.Whenthey'redoneusing(thebike)theyjustthrowitawaysomewhere,becausethey'vealreadypaid.Residentstoldthepaperthathikeshadbeenpilingupoverthepastweek,eitherparkedrandombycarelessusersorpiledbylocalsecurityguardstryingtoclearnarrowresidentialalleysandfootpaths.ZhuangChuangyu,arepresentativeatShenzhen'smunicipalpeoplescongress,saidthecityneededtostepupregulationofthebike-sharingindustryinordertoimproveconditionsandsafetystandards,especiallysinceschoolchildrenoftenusedthebikes.In1980,almost63%ofcommuterscycledtowork,theBeijingMorningPostreportedin2015,citinggovernmentdata.Butby2000thatnumberhaddecreasedto38%andtodayitstandsatlessthan12%.Caruse,meanwhile,hasrocketed.In2010ChinaovertooktheUStobecometheworldslargestcarmarket,with13.5mvehiclessoldinjust12months.1、Theunderlinedword“Dreams”inParagraph2doesnotinclude.A．entrepreneursmakingalotofmoneyB．hike-sharingboomC．vehiclesbeingusedwellD．transformingChina’straffic-jammedcities2、Whatismentionedaboutthesharingeconomy?A．Itreferstosmartphonesandapps.B．Chinahastakenastepinit.C．Airbnbhasbeenacommonthing.D．ItiswidespreadacrossChina.3、Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．OfoandMobikeareyellowandorangebikes.B．OfoandMobikehavereallybadcharacter.C．OfoandMobikecausetheclientstoabandontheircycles.D．OfoandMobikeareincompetitionwitheachother.4、Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A．Carelessusersandlocalguardsaretoblameforthepilingbikes.B．Manyuserslackproperbehaviorinusingthebikes.C．Regulationsshouldbestrictforschoolchildren.D．ChinaovertooktheUSbecominghackontwowheels.22．（8分）It'srarethatyouseethewords"shyness"and"leader"inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnet-workersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（內(nèi)在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?Thenwhathappened?EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence：they"own"themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.A．shypeoplearesensitivetorewardsB．shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontentC．outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchancesD．outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening2、TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.A．shypeoplearelikelytobemodestB．hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublicC．somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschoolD．shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion3、WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.A．successresultsfromdevotion B．shynesscontributestopopularityC．outsiderewardleadstoinsistence D．uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty4、Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.A．givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresultsB．explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutionsC．quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluationsD．makingcontrastsandgivingexamples23．（8分）Itisthattimeofyearwhenpeopleneedtolocktheircars.It’snotbecausetherearealotofcriminalsrunningaroundstealingcars.Rather,it’sbecauseofthegood-heartedneighborswhowanttosharetheirharvest.Especiallywiththisyear’slargecrop,leavingacarunlockedinmyneighborhoodisaninvitationforsomeonetostuffitfullofzucchini（西葫蘆）.Mysister-in-law,Sharon,recentlyhadagoodyearfortomatoes.Sheandherfamilyhadeatenandcannedsomanythattheybegantofeeltheirskinturnslightlyred.That’swhenshedecideditwastimetoshareherblessings.Shestartedcallingeveryonesheknew.Whenthatfailed,shebegantoaskeveryoneintheneighborhoodlikeapolitician,eventuallyfindinganeighbordelightedtohavethetomatoes.“Feelfreetotakewhateveryouwant,”Sharontoldher.Shefelthappythatshecouldhelpsomeoneandthatthefooddidn’tgotowaste.Afewdayslater,Sharonansweredthedoor.Therewastheneighbor,holdingsomebread.Theneighborsmiledpleasantly,“Iwanttothankyouforallofthetomatoes,andIhavetoadmitthatItookafewotherthingsandhopeyouwouldn’tmind.”Sharoncouldn’tthinkofanythingelseinhergardenthathadbeenworthharvestingandsaidno.“Oh,butyoudid,”theneighborsaid.“YouhadsomeoftheprettiestzucchiniI’veeverseen.”Sharonwasconfused.Zucchiniinhergarden?Theyhadn’tevenplatedanyzucchini.Butherneighborinsistedthattherereallywerebright-greenzucchiniinhergarden.Thetwoofthemwalkedtogetherintothebackyard.Whentheneighborpointedatthelonggreenvegetables,Sharonsmiled,“Well,actually,thosearecucumbersthatweneverharvested,becausetheygottoobig,softandbitterforeatingorcanning.”TheneighborlookedatSharon,shockwrittenalloverherface.Thenshesmiled,andheldoutthebreadthatshehadsharedallovertheneighborhood,“Ibroughtyoualoafofcucumberbread.Ihopeyoulikeit.”1、Whydoestheauthorsuggestthatpeopleintheneighborhoodshouldlocktheircars?A．Theymightbestolenbythieves.B．Theynightbemovedawaybythepolice.C．Theirneighborsmightfillthemwiththeirharvest.D．Theirneighborsmightthrowrubbishinthem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blessings”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．tomatoes.B．belongings.C．helpfulthings.D．bestwishes.3、WhatdidtheneighbordoinSharon’sgarden?A．Sheharvesttomatoesonly.B．Sheharvestedzucchinibyaccident.C．Shetooksomecucumbersmistakenly.D．ShestolesomethingwithoutSharon’spermission.4、Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheneighborsbreadwouldtaste________.A．bitterbuttastyB．strangeandbitterC．hardandsourD．softandsweet.24．（8分）Ifwewanttofindoutwhatkindoftechnologypeopleusedinthepast,wenormallyhavetorelyonarchaeologiststofindruinedbuildingsandpartsoftoolsorinstrumentsormachines.Archaeologiststhentrytoreconstruct,sometimeswiththehelpofcomputertechnology,whattheseancientbuildingsandobjectsmusthavelookedlike,andhowtheymighthavebeenmade.Sometimeshistoriansareluckyandfindanancientdocumentwithawrittendescriptionoftheseancientbuildingsandobjects.Wecanunderstand,then,whyChinesehistoriansweresoexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingswhichshowancientscience.Theyfoundthesepaintingsintheworld-renownedMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity,inNorthwestChina'sGansuProvince.Thereare500man-madecavesandtheyhavesurvivedforatleast1,600years.Almostallofthesecaveshavepaintingsontheirceilingsorwallsandtheydatefromthe4thto14thcenturies.WangJinyuisanexpertonthesecavepaintings(alsocalledfrescoes)andhesays:“Wediscoveredfrescoescontainingscientificandtechnologicalcontentinalmostallofthecaveswhichhavefrescoes.”WhatisremarkableaboutthesecavepaintingsaccordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgencyisthattheyprovideevidenceof"scientificandtechnologicalinventionsbyancientChineseinmaths,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geography,agronomy,architecture,textiles,trafficandtransportation,armsandmilitaryequipmentandmedicalsciences".Amongthediscoveriesexpertshavemadearecavepaintingsshowingancienttechniquesofpotterymakingandwineproductionandpaintingsshowingancientweavingmachinesandthentoothbrushes!Thepaintingsalsogivesomeevidenceofthelifestyleatthetimewith,forexample,picturesofpeopleboilingmilkover1,000yearsago.Expertsbelievethatthereismoreevidencetobefound,butevennowthecavesareawonderfulnaturalmuseum.Ifthewallsandceilingsofthecaveswereallputtogethertheywouldformatapestry20kilometerslongand2metershigh!Itwon'tbepossibletotravelbackintime-thatonlyhappensinfilms-butvisitingthesecaveswouldbethenearestexperienceyoucouldgettotravellingbackintime.1、WhywereChinesehistoriansexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingsshowingancientscience?A．Becausetheyhadrarelyseencavepaintings.B．Becausetheycouldmaketheplaceatouristattraction.C．Becausetheycouldlearnaboutancientsciencethroughthem.D．Becausetheywouldbegivenlotsofmoneyforthediscovery.2、TheMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity______.A．have500man-madecavesB．havebeenthereforatmost1,600yearsC．helpustoknowlittleaboutancientscienceD．havepaintingsontheirceilingsineverycave3、Expertshaddiscoveredcavepaintingsshowingtheancienttechniquesof______.A．potterymakingandwineproductionB．weavingmachinesandtoothbrushesC．boilingmilkover1,000yearsagoD．a(chǎn)rchitectureandweaving4、Thearticleismorelikelytobeselectedfromthemagazine______.A．ModernCountries B．BusinessWorldC．NetworkWorld D．PopularScience25．（10分）Theytrainfourhoursaday,oftenwakingupat4:30or5forbefore-schoolpractices.Theireveningsandweekendsareeatenupbytwice-weeklytravelgames.Everydayisthesame;there’snobreak.No,thesearen’tOlympicathletes;they’rekids.Thebenefitsofsportsareobvious.So,it’snotsurprisingthat,accordingtoCNN,41millionAmericanchildrenplaycompetitivesports.Butwhendoesthisbecometoomuchofagoodthing?Sevenyearsago,asurveyinSportingKidmagazinefound84percentofathletes’parentshadobservedbelligerentbehaviorinotherparentsatgamesandthat2percenthadbeentargetsofthisbehavior.Whatdoesthissayaboutsportsculture,andourcultureasawhole?Someparentshavebecomesocrazyabouttheirchildren’swinningthattheydon’tstoptothinkaboutwhatexampletheyaresetting.Ifathletesareconstantlysurroundedbyadultswhoscreamatcoachesandattacksportsofficials,theymaythinkthatthisisacceptablebehavior.They’lltrytowinatallcosts.Inotherwords,theywon’tknowhowtoacceptdefeat,andlearnfromit.Theamountoftimesomeathletesspendpracticingcanbedangerous.AccordingtoSportsIllustrated,over3.5millionathletesyoungerthan15sufferedfromasports-relatedinjury—that’snearlyoneinten!Manyinjuriescausepermanent(永久的)damageifnottreated.Sowhatcanwedoaboutthissituation?Somearguethatthereisnoproblem,becausesportshasalwaysbeenandwillalwaysbecompetitive.Butdidyourgrandparentsspendhourseachdaypracticingtennisorvolleyball?No,theyprobablyplayedwiththeneighborhoodkidsafterschool,notworryingaboutwinning.Alltheywantedwastohavefun.Andthat’swhatweneedtochangeinyouthsports—focusonenjoyment.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belligerent”referto?A．Aggressive.B．Mild.C．Elegant.D．Reasonable.2、What’stheconsequenceofadults’badexamples?A．Youngathletes’scoreswillbeaffected.B．Youngathletes’performancewillsuffer.C．Youngathleteswon’tknowhowtosucceed.D．Youngathleteswon’tdealwithfailureproperly.3、Whatisthetoneofthetext?A．Relaxed.B．Critical.C．Objective.D．Humorous.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Morepractice,lessfailureB．FightforvictorytothelastsecondC．Enjoymentfirst,competitionsecondD．Prohibitkidsfromcompetitivesports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）Doyourememberthenameofyourkindergartenteacher?Ido，mine.HernamewasMrs.White.AndI1thinkingshemustbesomeolderrelationofWaltDisney’sSnowWhite，2shehadthesamebrightblueeyes，shortdarkhair，redlipsandfairskin.Idon’tremembermuchaboutwhatwe3inherclass，butmymotheroncetoldmethatweusedto4alot.AndIwouldbringbackwhatIwroteandshewouldlookatitandseethereweresomany5Butnoredcorrections.Andalwaysastar.Sometimes6aGood!Butit7mymother，soonedaywhenshemetMrs.WhiteataParent-Teachermeeting，sheaskedherwhyshenever8mymistakesandwhysheneverred-pencilledintheright9ofwordsorpointedoutgrammaticalerrors.AndMrs.Whitesaid“Thechildrenarejustbeginningtoget10aboutusingwords，aboutformingsentences.Idon’twanttodampenthatenthusiasmwith11ink.Spellingandgrammarcanwaitbutthewonderofwords12…”Igrewuplearningtousewordswithloving13likethat.I14nowandthinkshemusthavebeenarather15teacher—toexercisesuchred-penrestraint(克制)，to16thejoy，wonderandexcitementofexpressiontoflower—howeverfaultily—likethat，becausetobloomisbetterthannottobloom.Iusedto17beautifulalot.NevercouldIquiterememberthattheewent18thea.Eventuallytheeandasettledintotheirrightplaces.IamgladIdidn’twaitonthemthough.Prettyiseasiertospellbutitdoesn’tholdasmuchasyou19sometimes.AndthankstoMrs.WhiteIfeltno20aboutwritingwhatImeantevenifIcouldn’tquitespellitout.BecauseLifeisn’tPretty.It’sBeautiful.1、A．regret B．remember C．consider D．suggest2、A．because B．unless C．whether D．until3、A．a(chǎn)dmired B．believed C．collected D．1earned4、A．a(chǎn)nalyze B．count C．write D．eat5、A．delays B．escapes C．exercises D．mistakes6、A．even B．still C．ever D．never7、A．relieved B．worried C．1imited D．mentioned8、A．measured B．minded C．corrected D．improved9、A．spellings B．positions C．replies D．reports10、A．examined B．disappointed C．excited D．punished11、A．red B．extra C．colour D．heavy12、A．should B．will C．mustn’t D．won’t13、A．independence B．calmness C．knowledge D．confidence14、A．1ookup B．1ookaway C．1ookback D．1ookover15、A．calm B．careful C．thorough D．extraordinary16、A．a(chǎn)llow B．a(chǎn)rrange C．remind D．require17、A．mistake B．misunderstand C．misspell D．misuse18、A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．for D．without19、A．deserve B．mean C．obtain D．plan20、A．wonder B．difficulty C．intention D．choice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）Exercisecouldnotonlybenefityourbody,butalsoimproveyourmemory,researchersfound1．(recent).Intheirpaper,researchersintheUnitedStatesandJapan2．(introduce)theirexperimentandconclusion.Scientistsinvited36volunteers3．wereintheirearly20stodo10minutesoflightexercisebeforetakingamemorytestinwhichthey4．(show)pictureslikebroccoli(西蘭花)orpicnicbasketsandaskedtorecallthemlater.Thesameexperimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising.“Thememorytaskreallywasquite5．(challenge),”saidMichaelYassa,co-authorofthestudy.“Weusedverysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldremember6．itwasthisexactpicnicbasketversusthatpicnicbasket.”Researchersalsoscannedbrainsofsomeoftheparticipantsduringtheexperiment.Theyfoundincreasedcommunicationbetweenparts7．(involve)inthestorageandrecollectionofmemoriesinbrainsofthosewhohadexercised.Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexercisemighthaveapositiveeffect8．memorypower.Asall9．volunteersintheexperimentwererelativelyyoung,researchersarestillworking10．(look)attheinfluenceoflightexerciseonolderpeople.“Ourmaingoalistotrytodevelopanexercisewaythatcanbeusedbyolderadultswhomighthavedisabilities,”saidYassa.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．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。ThebiggestchallengeIhaveovercomeissteppingoutofmycomfortzone.Intheyearof2013whichIwas15,Ijoinedanexchangestudentprogram.IsenttoGermanyaloneandlivedwiththehostfamily.Atfirstitwasahugefailureforme.Thanksformyhostmom,shehelpedmealot.Shetoldmesometipstomakefriends,suchasjoiningasportsclubandinvitedmyclassmatestowatchamovie.Surprising,allofthetipsshegavemeworkout!ShealsosuggestedthatIcanintroducemyculturetomyclassmates.Tomyastoni