東北育才中學(xué)2025屆高三第三次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

東北育才中學(xué)2025屆高三第三次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類(lèi)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(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，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(xiě)在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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(mǎn)分30分）1．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying2．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general3．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit4．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing5．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion6．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．a(chǎn)ll B．every C．either D．each7．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon8．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will9．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle10．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing11．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．a(chǎn)mphoningD．havephoned12．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled13．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that14．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing15．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where16．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.17．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto18．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad19．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could20．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）IncelebrationofWomen’sHistoryMonth,hereareafewofthemillionsofwomenthathavebrokenallconventionalrulestomakeadifferenceintheworld.SusanB．AnthonyBomonFebruary15,1820,SusanB．Anthonywasawomen’srightsactivistintheUS.Shespentmanyyearscampaigningforwomen’srighttovote.Anthonywasalsoagainstslavery,helpingsupportthepassageoftheCivilWarAmendments.Shealsolenthervoicetothebattleforequalpayandeducationalopportunitiesforall.AnneFrankAnneFrankgrewupinahappyfamily.However,thingschangedwhenHitlercametopower.Anneandherfamilywereforcedtohideinsideatinyhouse,wheretheyounggirlrecordedherfamily’sfearsandstruggles.Evenafteralltheseyears,herjournal,AnneFrank:TheDiaryofaYoungGirl,continuestobepopularwithpeopleacrossallagesandcultures.AungSanSunKyiDeterminedtobringdemocracy(民主）toMyanmar,AungSanSuuKyifoundedtheNationalLeagueforDemocracy(NLD).SuuKyi’sopendispleasurewiththegovernmentresultedinherspendingmuchofthetimebetween1989and2010inprisonorunderhousearrest.In1991，SuuKyireceivedtheNobelPeacePrize.In2015,fiveyearsaftershehadbeenfreed,SuuKyi’sNLDPartywonagreatvictoryinthegeneralelections.MalalaYousafzaiMalalaYousafzaiwasbomtoaPakistanieducatorandpoet.WhentheTalibandeclaredthatgirlsshouldnotbeeducated,theworld’syoungestNobelPrizewinnerdecidedtochallengetheseunfairpolicies(政策).OnOctober9,2012,shewasshotandbadlyinjured.Sincerecovering,Malalacontinuesherfightforgirls’education.Herbraveryisencouragingyoungpeopleallovertheworldtostandupforwhattheybelieveisright.1、Whomadeagreatcontributiontowomen’srighttovote?A．AnneFrank.B．MalalaYousafzai.C．SusanB．Anthony.D．AungSanSuuKyi.2、WhywasAungSanSuuKyiputintoprison?A．SherefusedtoleaveMyanmar.B．Shedemandedthatthedemocratsbefreed.C．Shevoiceddissatisfactionwiththegovernment.D．Sheblamedthegovernmentforitseconomicpolicy.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethewomenmentionedinthetext?A．Braveandinspiring.B．Reliableanddevoted.C．Honestandresponsible.D．Considerateandoptimistic.22．（8分）Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap，durable，easilyavailable，andmostimportantly，environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot，istransparent!NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologythematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.LeadresearcherDr，LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood’slignin(木質(zhì)素).Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer(聚合物)andbakedatatemperatureof158°Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso，almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips，thetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers，whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11，pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight，ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemitransparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor，thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally，substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatfeature”inParagraph1referto?A．Cheap.B．Durable.C．Sustainable.D．Transparent.2、Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowstheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?①Dipthewoodintoapolymer.②Adjusttheamountofthepolymer.③Makethewoodlignin-free.④Bakethewoodforsometime.A．③→①→④→②B．③→①→②→④C．①→②→③→④D．④→③→②→①3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.B．Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood’shardness.C．Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.D．Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.B．Thewood’sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.C．Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.D．Solarenergymanufacturers’carbonfootprint.23．（8分）Whatiserosion(腐蝕)?Erosionissimplywhensoilistransportedontheearth'ssurfacefromonelocationtoanotherbyanaturalcause.Thisiseasytoimagine.Pictureasandcastleonabeach.Thissandcastleisparticularlybeautiful,theworkofawholelong,hotsummerafternoon.Ithasthreetowers,withagreatwallrunningallaround.Smallsquarehousessitinanopenareainthecenter.FromthetallesttowerfliesaPop-sicle-wrapperflagfromasmalltwigflagpole.Itsbuildersitsback,proudlyadmiringherwork.Butitislate,andthetideiscomingin,bringingthewatercloser.Finally,thecastleishitwithagiantwave.Asitpullsout,thebuilderseesthereisnothingleftbutbitsofthetowersandasmallbrokentwig.Wherehasthesandgone?Notveryfar,really.It’smovingaroundthewaterthatwillwashbackandforthacrossthebeachallday.It’sspreadaroundthebeachnexttothecastle.However,tooureyes,ithasdisappeared.Thisisalsothewaywitherosion.Partsoftheearthseemtodisappearbuthavereallyjustbeenmovedaround.Acommonexampleofwaterchangingthelandscapeissinkholes.Sinkholesareformedwhenundergroundwaterwearsawaythedirtandrockthatsurroundsit.Eventually,theholeunderneaththegroundissobig,andtheearthaboveitsothinthatthesurfacecollapsesintothehole,takingwithitanythingunluckyenoughtobeonthesurfaceatthetime.Sinkholesoccurnaturallyandhavebeenaroundaverylongtime.Today,though,manysinkholesarecausedbytheactionofhumanbeings.Infact,today,humanbeingsareoneofthethingshelpingtospeeduperosionoftheearth.Scientistsbelievethatbypumpingwaterfromunderground,movingsanddunesandothernaturally-occurringanti-erosionmeasures,humanshaveallowederosionoftheearthtospeedupbyasmuchas40times.Thismeansthatbeachesaroundtheworldaredisappearing,moresinkholesareopeningup,andfarmlandisrapidlybecomingdesert.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofdescribingasandcastleinParagraph2?A．Toshowthedestructiveforceofnature.B．Torecallhishappychildhood.C．Tocatchthereader’sattention.D．Toexplainwhaterosionis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhepassage?A．Thehole.B．Theground.C．Theearth.D．Thesurface.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyouinfermayNOTbethecauseofsink-holes?A．Alotofhigh-riseshavebeenbuilt.B．Peoplepumpwaterfromunderground.C．Toomanymineshavebeenopenedup.D．Undergroundwatertakesawaydirtandrockaroundit.4、Basedonthepassage,whatismostlikelytobeoneresultoferosion?A．Desertificationwillspeedup.B．Sinkholeswillbeeverywhere.C．Manyplantspecieswilldisappear.D．Earthquakeswillhappenmoreoften.24．（8分）Ifyou'reeverreadingabookorwatchingamovieandgettheclearfeelingthatyou'vecomeacrossthestorybefore—orevenbetter,canpredictexactlywhat'sgoingtohappennext—therecouldbeagoodreasonforthat.ResearchersfromtheComputationalStoryLaboratoryattheUniversityofVermontstudiedthecompletetextofsome1,737fictionworksavailableonProjectGutenberg,anonlinecollectionofmorethan50,000digitalbooksinthepublicarea.TheydiscoveredthatEnglishliteratureconsistofjustsixkindsofemotionalarcs(情感弧線)thatmakeupnearlyallofthemostwell-knownstories.Byanalyzingthesentiment(情感)oflanguageusedinthesetexts,theresearcherswereabletoshowtheemotionalupsanddownsforthestoriesasawhole.Theydiscoveredthatnegativewordslike“poverty”，“dead”，and“punishment”draggedtheemotiondown,whilepositivetermslike“l(fā)ove”，“peace”，and“friend”broughtitup.Accordingtotheresearchers,thosesixcoreemotionalarcsare：“Ragstoriches”(Anongoingemotionalrise)“Tragedy,orrichestorags”(Anongoingemotionalfall)“Maninahole”(Afallfollowedbyarise)“Icarus”(Arisefollowedbyafall)“Cinderella”(Rise-fall-rise)“Oedipus”(Fall-rise-fall)Interestingly,basedondownloadstatisticsfromProjectGutenberg,theresearcherssaythemostpopularstoriesareonesthatusemorecomplexemotionalarcs,withtheCinderellaandOedipusarcsregisteringthemostdownloads.Alsopopularareworksthatcombinethesecorearcstogetherinnewwayswithinonestory,suchastwo“Maninahole”arcsstucktogether,orthe“Cinderella”arccoupledwithatragicending.1、Readersoftenfeelfamiliarwhenreadinganewstorybecausestorieshavesimilar____________.A．beginningsB．endingsC．charactersD．emotionalarcs2、Howdidresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A．Byconductingsurveysamongreaders.B．Byreadingbooksborrowedfromlibraries.C．Byanalyzingworksfromanonlinecollection.D．Byinterviewingauthorsofthewell-knownstories.3、Whichsetofwordsmaydragemotiondown?A．Hope,fortuneandriches.B．Disease,murderandwar.C．Smile,healthandbeauty.D．Cold,earthquakeandspring.4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichkindofworksarethemostpopularamongreaders?A．Workswithanongoingemotionalrise.B．Workswithanongoingemotionalfall.C．Workswitharisefollowedbyafall.D．Workswithmorethanoneriseandfall.25．（10分）Let'spayavisittosomeofthemostamazingandunusualplacesintheworld,fromicyhotelstotemplesonthesideofcliff.HoteldeGlace—CanadaIfyoudon'tmindthecold,thisigloo（冰屋）stylehoteliscertainlyforyou.Nearlyeverything,includingbedding,ismadeofice！Thishotelissowellinsulated（隔熱的）thatwhateverthetemperatureoutsideis,thetemperatureinsideneverchangesmorethanafewdegrees.It'saround23degreestobeexact.Sinceitismadeoficethehoteldoeshavesomedressrequirementsthatcanbefoundontheirwebsite.Arcticsleepingbagsareprovidedforeveryguest,includingchildren.Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:http://www.icehotelcanada.com.TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanBuiltdirectlyontoacliffside,thisancienttemplehasclaimeditsspotsince1692.Richinhistory,TigersNestisconstructedaroundeightattractivecavesonthemountainside.Mostofthecavesareeasytoreachthroughthenaturalrockstairway.However,somearemoredifficult,andcanonlybereachedbyshakyropebridges.Visitthewebsite:http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.phpformoreinformation.DinosaurProvincialPark—CanadaKnowntobeonethegreatestfossillocationsintheworld,DinosaurProvincialParkhasnearly5000specimensinallshapesandsizes.Theparkitselfhasavastcollectionoffossilsandauniquenaturalecosystem.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://tpr.Alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur/index.aspx.LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaTheworld'slargestBuddhasitsontheedgeoftwogreatrivers.Constructionisbelievedtohavestartedaroundtheyear713,andatthetimeofthisconstructionitwasthetallestcarvedstatueintheworld.All233feetofthestatuewascarvedfromthesurroundingcliffsandpreservedinamazingcondition.Eventhe2008earthquakewasnotenoughtoshakeit.Itswebsitehttp://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanwillprovideyouwithmoreinformation.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHoteldeGlace?A．ItliesintheArctic.B．Eventhebeddingismadeofice.C．Everyguestisprovidedwithsleepingbags.D．Youcanvisititswebsitefordressrequirements.2、WhichofthefollowingwebsitescangiveinformationabouttheTigersNest?A．http://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanB．http://www.icehotelcanada.ComC．http://tpr.alberta.Ca/parks/dinosaur/index.AspxD．http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.php3、IfJohnisinterestedinfossils,hecanpayavisitto_________________.A．LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaB．HoteldeGlace--CanadaC．TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanD．DinosaurProvincialPark--Canada4、Thispassageismainlytotellusabout_________________.A．fourdifferentconstructionsintheworldB．somepopularhotelsinCanadaC．fourunusualplacesintheworldD．a(chǎn)llkindsofparksinEurope5、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromamagazineon._________________A．politics B．travelC．education D．environment第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Onedayatthedaycarecentre（日間托兒所）Iwatchedamothertrytopickupherdaughter.ThegirlwantedtogotoMcDonald’s.Themotherreplied,“Susie,nottonight.Maybewecangotomorrow.”.Susie1droppedtothefloor,kickingandscreaming.“Iwantto…”Hermothertriedto2Susie’stantrum（發(fā)脾氣）.Finallyhermother3Iwassurprisedthatwecouldhavealmostanythingwewantedbythrowingatantrum.Thatdaymymother4meupearlybecauseweweregoingtoadepartmenttodotheshoppingfor5Day.Iwasexcitedtoseeatoytelephone.Lookinglovingly6atmymother,Iasked,“CanIhavethattelephone?”Shereplied,“Baby,notnow,but7youareagoodgirl,maybeSantaClausewill8you.”“ButMama,Iwantthattelephonerightnow,”Isaid.Mymother’seyes9andherhandtightened（緊握）onmine.“Becky,you10havethattelephonetoday,andifyou11youcanhaveaspanking（打屁股）.”Wewerestandinginthelong12,andIknewfrommyexperiencethatitwasnowor13SoIlaydownonthegroundandbeganscreaming,“Iwantthattelephone.”TiredChristmas14lookedasmymothercalmlysaid,“Becky,you’dbettergetupbythe15ofthreeorelse.”“One…Two…Three.”ButIwas16andbeganscreaming,“Iwantanewcar,Iwantsomejewellery,Iwant…”17,Istoodup.“Mama,stop,Mama,getup,”Itearfully18Shestoodup.Theotherswaitingbegantolaugh.Thenextthirtyminuteswascomplete19forme.Thenoneparentsaidtomewithasmile,“Ibetyou’llnevertrythatagain”.1、A．heavily B．immediately C．directly D．hopelessly2、A．cover B．free C．resist D．stop3、A．gavein B．gaveoff C．gaveout D．gaveup4、A．carried B．picked C．held D．sent5、A．Mother’s B．Children’s C．Christmas D．National6、A．down B．up C．over D．out7、A．if B．unless C．until D．while8、A．praise B．believe C．love D．help9、A．opened B．closed C．narrowed D．shone10、A．won’t B．daren’t C．mustn’t D．can’t11、A．lie B．risk C．scream D．steal12、A．line B．street C．row D．passage13、A．never B．ever C．later D．then14、A．managers B．sellers C．families D．shoppers15、A．noise B．count C．voice D．word16、A．a(chǎn)gain B．even C．still D．more17、A．bench B．mat C．counter D．floor18、A．Frightened B．Satisfied C．Embarrassed D．Amused19、A．begged B．resigned C．explained D．promised20、A．luck B．discomfort C．complaint D．a(chǎn)nger第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ten-year-oldTraciWeinsteinfromNewYorkhasalotofshoes!Herinterestinshoesstartedwhenshelearnedthateveryday,allaroundtheworld,manychildrencannotattendschoolandmanypeopleare1．(able)toworkbecausetheydon’thaveshoes.Traci2．(inspire)byhergrandfathertohelpthepoorinGuatemala3．mightnothaveshoes.Soshebegantocollectshoes!Tohelpthepeople,Traciworkedwiththenon-profit4．(organize),Sole4Souls.Sole4Souls'goalistocollectshoestohelp“getridofpoverty(貧困)”.Theyhaveprovidedmillionsofshoes5．peopleinneedinover100countries!Traciset6．hugegoal.Shewantedtocollect25,000shoestobenefitpoorpeopleinherbirthcountryofGuatemala.7．(amazing),injustafewmonths,Tracinotonlyhithergoal8．collectedover30,000pairsofshoes!Sheis9．(excite)tobemakingadifferenceintheworld.Traciandherfamilyhope10．(visit)Guatemalaandgiveoutshoestothoseinperson.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在下面加上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)上修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。WhenIfirstcametoEngland,IknowlittleEnglish.Asyoucanprobablyguessit,mylifewasdifficultyforatime.Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakeataxiwerequitestressful.Isignedupforclassesandstudiedonmyownaswell,soImadepoorprogress.Ibecameverydiscouraging.Finally,IfoundbestwaytolearnEnglishwastomakefriendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem.IappreciatedplayinginabandwithanEnglishwomanwhichbecameoneofmybestfriendinLondon.M