湖南省衡阳市2022届高三四校联考英语模拟试题

湖南省衡阳市2022届高三四校联考英语试题岳云中学衡东县一中衡阳县一中衡阳市一中第I卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分听力(共三节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题,每小题1．5分,满分7．5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A．Packalunchtogether B．CometoworkintheparkC．Haveapicnicattheweekend2．Whomadethesweater?A．Theman B．Thewoman C．Thewoman’sdaughter3．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Thewomandoesn’tneedanewbag B．ThebagistooexpensiveC．Hecan’tlendthewomananymoney4．Howmuchwasapoundofgreenbeansfiveyearsago?A．$0．50 B．$1．50 C．$2．505．Howistheman’sEnglish．A．Aspoorasbefore B．MuchimprovedC．Poorerthanbefore 第二节（共12小题，每小题1．5分，满分18分）听下面4段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7三个小题。6．Whatdoweknowabouttheaccident? A．BothMr,WilsonandthemanwereseriouslyinjuredB．Mr．Wilsonwassoundandsafe,buttheothermanwasn’t．C．IthappenedwhenMr．Wilsonwasdrivinghomefromwork．7．Howmuchdoesitcosttgetthecarfixed? A．Nomorethan$400 B．Atleast$400C．Lessthan$40HD听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题8．Howdidthewomanfeelaboutyesterday’sexam? A．Shediditverywell B．ItwasmoredifficultthanthelastoneC．Shewassuretofailintheexam．9．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation? A．Shedidn’tworkhard B．ShetooktoomanycoursesC．Shewastoocareless10．Whatwastheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?A．Sheshouldn’tworryabouttheexam．B．Sheshouldwatchbasketballgametonight．C．Sheshouldtakemorecourses．听下面一段对话，回答第11至13三个小题11．WhydidthewomangotoNewYorkduringthevacation?A．TolearnEnglish． B．Todobusiness． C．Tovisitherteachers12．WhatdoesthewomanlikeparticularlyabouttheAmericanclasses?A．Therearealotofactivitiesinclass B．TheteachersareniceC．Thestudentshavemorefreedominclass．13Whatisthemanmostprobably?A．Astudent B．Ateacher C．Aworker听下面一段材料，回答第14至第17三个小题。14．Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Problemswithlivinginanapartment B．AsearchforanewapartmentC．Thecostofrentnearuniversities15．WhatkindofapartmentisAnnlookingfor? A．Anapartmentnotfarfromthecampus B．AnapartmentwithoutfurnitureC．Anapartmentwhereshecanlivealone16．HowisRogergoingtohelpher? A．Bycallingafriend B．BycheckingnewspapersC．Byvisitinganapartment17．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace? A．Athome B．IntheclassroomC．Onthephone第三节（共3小题，每小题1．5分，满分4．5分） 听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过3个单词。听材料前你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。EatinginplaceTheirfoodcomesinplastictubes,andtheyeatitfromthetubes．Scientistshavelearnedtokeepsomefoodsfromspoilingbyremoving18fromthemFreezing–dryingis19tokeepfoodspoiling．Fruits,vegetables,meatandeven20canbefree-dried第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21．Wewillsparenoeffortstocreate_____morepeacefulandmoreadvancedworld,________placewhereeveryoneenjoyshislifeandfreedom．A．the;a B．/;the C．a;a D．the;the22．．---_____thecomputerberepairedbyhim?---No,I’dratherhe_____itrepaired． A．Will,has B．Should,have C．Shall,had D．Can,has23．______fortheterriblecoalmineaccident,asthepublicthought,themayorofthecityfeltnervousandwasatalosswhattodo．A．Havingblamed B．Hewastoblame C．Beingtobeblamed D．Beingtoblame24．Thisisnotonlyaworkshopforme,butaschool____tolearnbasicknowledgeandskills．A．that B．how C．inwhich D．fromwhich25．Bynomeans______toherparents． A．thisisthefirsttimehasshelied B．thisisthefirsttimedoesshetellalie C．isthisthefirsttimeshehaslied D．isthisthefirsttimeshewaslying26．Desertification，thenamefor______happenswhenfarmablelandisturnedintodesert，isagrowingworldproblem． A．which B．where C．what D．how27．---HowdidyoufeelwhenyousawthelaunchofChang’eI,China’sfirstlunarorbiterliveonTV?---Icouldn’tbe．A．moreexciting B．moreexcitedC．mostexciting D．lessexcited28．Onherbirthday,shereceivedfromherparentsanicepresent_______anotewasattached,saying“Weloveyousomuch．” A．that B．towhich C．inwhich D．which29．—ThesongQingHuacibyJayChouisreallywonderful．—Absolutely!I’msure_______elsecanmatchit．A．noone B．none C．nothing D．nobody30．Tom,________thewholepassage,andyouwillgetageneralideaofit．A．Scanning B．Toscan C．Scan D．Havingscanned31．History____manycases____settlersmovedintoareasthatbelongedtootherpeople．A．counts;inwhich B．count;that C．counts;which D．counting;inwhich32．Thecompany_________itsgoodcredit,soitsproducts________verywell．A．keepsup;aresold B．keepsin;aresoldC．keepsup;sell D．keepson;sell33．Itisthehotel_________locatedinthedowntown_________heappliedtoforajob．A．that；that B．which；that C．that；where D．/；that34．Myfatherisalaid-offworkerwithatotalincomeofaround300yuanpermonth,which________onlythemostbasicneedsofourfamily．A．offers B．supports C．presents D．covers35．Theherdsmenweretryingto___________thesheepwhenthebigstormstruck．A．getup B．roundup C．pickup D．takeup第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。EverytimeIpassedboyswhowereplayingbasketball,Istoppedtosilentlywatchthem．Ireallyenviedthem．Butasagirl,IoncethoughtthatIcould36playbasketball．IlikeplayingbasketballthoughI'mnotgoodatit．I'vehadabasketball37Iwasachild．Atfirst,Icouldplayfreelybecausenoone38whenIwasjustakid．ButasIgrewupitseemedharderandharderformetoenjoybasketball．Atschool,itwasalwaystheboyswhoplayedbasketballduringPEclasses．Thegirlswere39allowedtoplayvolleyballorbadminton．Myparentsdidnot40meplaybasketballathome．"Basketballisnotfitforgirls,"theysaid．41Iwenttoplaybasketballwithmyfriends,boys42atmeonthecourtasifIwereanalien．Iwasfeeling43andhadlosthopeofplayingbasketball．44,somethingchangedthefirstdayofhighschool．Imadesomefriendswhoalsoenjoyedplayingbasketball．They45metogetbackonthecourt．Oneofthemtoldmewithasmile,"Goyourown46,letotherstalk．"Thisgirlwouldalwaysplaybasketballwithme．Eventheboywhosatnexttomeinclasstalkedabout47withmealmosteveryday．Iwasinspiredbythem．Confidenceandpassion48tomyheart．Iamreadytostandupandplay．IwillplayaswellasIcan,49forme,eventheskyisboundless(无垠的)．Basketballhasbecomeanimportantpartofmy50。Iaminterestedinit．Iwatchmatchesandenjoyplayingalmosteveryday．Throughbasketball,notonlydoIfeelhappyandconfident,butalso51aI'veheardtheNBAstarTracyMcGradysay,"Nothingisimpossible．"ItisfromanadvertisementonTV．Ihave52torealizethatlifeisjustlikeplayingbasket:ball．Youshouldhavean53．Afterthat,justbeconfidentand54going．Nevergiveupandyou'llmakeitsoonerorlater．IlovethemottooftheNBA．Itcan55mystrongfeelingsforbasketball,"Ilovethisgame!"36．A．ever B．often C．never D．always37．A．when B．before C．after D．since38．A．struggled B．cared C．enjoyed D．joined39．A．only B．almost C．hardly D．not40．A．encourage B．agree C．let D．permit41．A．Still B．Yet C．Just D．Even42．A．looking B．glaring C．glancing D．staring43．A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied44．A．Unluckily B．Naturally C．Unexpectedly D．Clearly45．A．encouraged B．forbade C．ensured D．explored46．A．effort B．way C．business D．direction47．A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams48．A．stuck B．referred C．turned D．returned49．A．but B．though C．and D．however50．A．wish B．life C．work D．study51．A．experience B．grow C．learn D．play52．A．come B．turned C．refused D．happened53．A．idea B．aim C．opinion D．effort54．A,insist B．remain C．keep D．last55．A．inform B．express C．ignore D．connect第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，20小题，满分40分）第一节选择题（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）ATheweekIturned50,mymarriagecametoasuddenend．Myhouse,furnitureandeverythingI’downedwassoldtopaydebtsthatIdidn’tevenknowIhad．InaweekIhadlostmyhusband,myhomeandmyparentswhohadrefusedtoacceptadivorceinthefamily．I’dlosteverythingexceptmyfourteenagechildren．IusedeverypennyIhadtobuyfiveplaneticketsfromMissouritoHawaii．EveryonesaidIwascrazytothinkIcouldjustrunofftoanislandandsurvive．Iwasafraidtheywereright．Knowingthatnooneintheworldwasgoingtohelpus,Irentedacheapapartment．Iworked18hoursadayandlost30poundsbecauseIlivedononemealaday．OnenightasIwalkedaloneonthebeach,Isawtheredorangeglowofthelava(火山岩)pouringoutofKilaueaVolcanointhedistance．Itwastimetolivemyimagination!Thenextday,IquitmyjobandinvestedmylastpaycheckinartsuppliesandbegandoingwhatIloved．Ihadn’tpaintedapicturein15years．IwonderedifIcouldstillpaint．MyhandstrembledthefirsttimeIpickedupabrush．Butbeforeanhourhadpassed,Iwaslostinthecolorsspreadingacrossthecanvas(画布)infrontofme．AndassoonasIstartedbelievinginmyself,otherpeoplestartedbelievinginme,too．Thefirstpaintingsoldfor$1500beforeIevenhadtimetoframeit．Thepastsixyearshavebeenfilledwithadventures．MychildrenandIhavegoneswimmingwithdolphins,watchedwhalesandhikedaroundthecrater(火山口)rim(边缘)ofthevolcano．Wewakeupeverymorningwiththeoceaninfrontofusandthevolcanobehindus．ThedreamIhadmorethan40yearsagoisnowreality．I’mlivingfreelyandhappilyeverafter．56．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________． A．thewriterdidn’texpecthermarriagehadendedindivorce B．thewriter’sparentsencouragedhertodivorce C．thewriter’shusbandtookawaymostofherproperty D．therewassomethingwrongwiththewriter’snerves（神经）57．．ThewriterwenttoHawaiito__________． A．freeherselffromtrouble B．spendherholiday C．makealiving D．realizeherchildhooddream58．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue? A．thewriterwassureshecouldsurviveinHawaii． B．ThewriterwithherchildrenmetwithmanydifficultieswhentheyfirstarrivedinHawaii． C．thewriterhadeverdonepaintingsbefore． D．Thewriterdoubtedifshecouldpaintwellatfirst．59．Thewriter’sdreamwasto___________． A．liveinnaturewithanimals B．livenearvolcanoesandoceans C．becomeasuccessfulpainter D．liveafreelifeBTheBritishNationalHealthService(NHS)wassetupin1948andwasdesignedtoprovideequalbasichealthcare,freeofcharge,foreverybodyinthecountry．Beforethistimehealthcarehadtobepaidforbyindividuals．NowadayscentralgovernmentisdirectlyresponsiblefortheNHSalthoughitisadministeredbylocalhealthauthorities．About83percentofthecostofthehealthserviceispaidforbygeneraltaxationandtherestismetfromtheNationalInsurancecontributionspaidbythoseinwork．Therearechargesforprescriptionanddentalcarebutmanypeople,suchaschildren,pregnantwomen,pensioners,andthoseonIncomeSupport,areexemptfrompayment．Mostpeopleareregisteredwithalocaldoctor(aGP,orGeneralPractitioner)whoisincreasinglylikelytobepartofahealthcentrewhichservesthecommunity．AsthepopulationofBritaingetsolder,thehospitalservicenowtreatsmorepatientsthanbefore,althoughpatientsspendlesstimeinhospital．NHShospitals—manyofwhichwerebuiltinthenineteenthcentury—providenearlyhalfamillionbedsandhaveover480,000medicalstaff．TheNHSisthebiggestemployerinEuropealthoughBritainactuallyspendslessperpersononhealthcarethanmostofherEuropeanneighbours．Duringthe1980stherewasconsiderablerestructuringoftheHealthServicewithanincreasedemphasisonmanagerialefficiencyandtheprivatizationofsomeservices(forexample,cleaning)．Attheendofthe1980sthegovernmentintroducedproposalsforfurtherreformoftheNHS,includingallowingsomehospitalstobeself-governing,andencouragingGPstocompeteforpatients．PatientswouldbeabletochooseandchangetheirfamilydoctormoreeasilyandGPswouldhavemorefinancialresponsibility．ThepoliticalquestionscontinuehowmuchmoneyshouldbeprovidedtosupporttheNHSandwhereitshouldcomefrom．60．Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______．A．theoriginalaimoftheNHSwastoprovideequalbasichealthcareforeverybodyB．peopledidn’thavetopayforhealthcaresincetheNHSwassetupC．patientswerechargedforreceivinghealthcarebefore1948D．theNHSwasanorganizationwhichgavefreeadvicetovillagers61．WhatdoweknowabouttheNHS?A．It’smanagedbythecentralgovernment．B．ItscostismainlypaidforbytheNationalInsurancecontributions．C．IthiresmorepeoplethananyotherunitinEurope．D．Fewerpatientsgotoitshospitalsthanbeforebecausetheyspendlessonhealthcare．62．AllthefollowingstatementsaboutGPsaretrueexceptthatthey______．A．takecareofthelocalpeople’shealthB．oftentakepartincompetitionstoseewhoisthebestC．workunderhighpressurenowadaysD．havemoreresponsibilitiesthanbefore63．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exempt”probablymean?A．suffering B．different C．prevented D．free64．ThebiggestproblemfortheNHSis______．A．manyhospitalsaretoooldtobeusedB．someservicesareinthechargeofindividualsC．moreandmorepatientsgotoGPsfortreatmentD．thereisnotenoughmoneyforfurtherreformCNOTallmemoriesaresweet．Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences．Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars．Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares．NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories．Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience．Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase(抹去),theeffectofpainfulmemories．InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance．Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain．Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased．Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument．Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit．Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar．Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories．"Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives．Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare．Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,"saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool．"Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering．"Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity(特质)．Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast．"Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare．I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,"saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist．65．Thepassageismainlyabout___________．A．anewmedicalinvention B．anewresearchonthepillC．awayoferasingpainfulmemories D．anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill66．Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan__________．A．causethebraintofixmemories B．stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC．preventbodyproducingcertainchemicals D．wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories67．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat __________．A．peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills B．thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiencesC．takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealth D．thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica68．WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?A．Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives．B．Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories．C．Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers．D．Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories．DTherepairmantoldme,“Nocharge,ProfessorPan!”We’refriends．“I’dratherpay,”Ireplied．“Ifit’sfree,Ican’taffordit!”Chineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservices,insisting,“We’refriendsnow!”ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglish,orgetthemintoanAmericanuniversity,andIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericans,“Thereisnofreelunch．”,meansthatthere’sapriceforeverything．AndI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans．Manyofourneighbourshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteas,neveraskinganythinginreturn．Foryears,abicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim．“Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!”heinsists．ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind(磨)flourforbread．Amonthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthatheandhisuncleinthecountrysidehadcarvedfromasolidblockof(花岗石)．ChinesegenerosityisarealeducationforAmericanslikeme,whowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements(纠纷)andjusthandoverthemoney．Butcashcan’tcompensate(补偿)forthegreatestgift----friendship．WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetrees,sipping(呷)tea,hesaid,“Theymusthavenothingbettertodo．”“Actually,”Isaid,”theyareprofessors,withplentytodo．Butprobablyyouarerightinsayingthat,atthismoment,theyhavenothingbettertodo．AndneitherdoI!”AndIjoinedthegroup．WhenchattingaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearrived,onemansaid,“Theywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucamehere．Nowthey’retallerthanyou．Howtimeflies!．”Howlifeflies．AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep．Theyfreelygiveofftheirtime,nevertoobusytohelpafriend．Andtheyareteachingme,slowly,tobothgiveandreceive．Sothenexttimesomeonesays,“Nocharge．We’refriends!”Iwillthankthemheartily．ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglish,I’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswell,becausethere’sstillnofreelunch．69．Whydidtheauthorinsistpayingtherepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairs?A．Becausehewasanuprightman．B．Becausehedidn’tknowtherepairmanC．Becausehethoughtitnaturaltopayforother’sservice．D．Becausehedidn’twanttohelpothersinreturn．70．Generally,theauthorthinksthat．________．A．ChinesearegenerousalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB．ChinesearegoodatexchangeofequalvaluesC．ChinesearefreeenoughtodrinkandchatwiththeirfriendsD．Chinesearehelpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime71．Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“__________”A．StillNoFreelunchB．AGoodLessonFromChineseC．TrueHelporNotD．LearntoBothGiveAndReceive72．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．AlltheChinesethatoncegavetheauthorhelphaveaskedhimtotutortheminEnglishB．Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamill,hemadeonefortheauthorhimselfC．TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlife．D．TheauthorthinkslittleoftheChinesewayoflife．第二节:简答题(共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分)阅读下面短文，根据第73至第75小题的要求，简要回答问题。Everyonewantssomethinginlife,love,money,success…Yettoomanypeoplefailtoachievetheirgoals,andnearlyallofthemareforthesamereason．It’struethatterriblethingsdohappentopeopleduringtheirlives,thoughnofaultoftheirown,whichmaymakethemfeelupset．Generallyspeaking,however,gettingwhatyoureallywantoutoflifeisjustamatterofthefollowingthreesimplesteps．Firstly,youhavetodecidewhatitisyouwantthemost．Butdonotmakealistofwishes;trytofocusononethingatatime．Ifyou’renotsureaboutwhereyouwanttogo,you’dbetterthinkitoverfirstandnothurrytoperform．Secondly,createanactionplan．Thiswillbeyourmapforgettingfrom“whereyouarenow”to“whereyouwanttogo”．Youknowwhatyouwant,andwhatstepsyouaregoingtotaketogetit．Forexample,ifyouwantabetterjob,startwithaskillassessment(评估)ormaybesomeextratraining．Thenyou’llneedtosellyourselfandyourskillseithertoyourpresentemployerortoanewemployer．Othergoalswillrequireabitmorethought．Somewillreallygetyoulostwithoutaclueofhowtogetthere．Nottoworry,though,books,biographiesandsuch,canbeofgreathelp．Thethirdandfinalstepistoexecute．Dowhatyouplanned．Takethestepsyououtlinedonyourmapandkeepgoingonallthetime．Ifyourunintosomepeoplewhoareagainstyou,simplyignorethem．Nevergiveupthegoal．Keeppushing．Whateveryoudo,donotloseheartuntilyouhavewhatyoudesireinyourhands．Neverthinkthatyoucan’tturnyourdreamintoareality．73．Findinthepassageawordclosetinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“execute”．________________________________________________________．74．What’sthemostimportantthingwhendecidingwhattodo?(回答词数不超过8个)________________________________________________________．75．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaderinthisarticle?(回答词数不超过10个)________________________________________________________．第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）填空（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）阅读短文，根据所读内容在空格内填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过三个单词。AstheU．S．wakesuptoChina’srisingstatusaseconomicandstrategiccompetitor,U．S．parentsareurgingtheirchildrentolearnChinese,reportsJulianBorger．TheU．S．isbeingsweptbyarushtolearnMandarin（普通话）----fromwealthyNewYorkmothershiringChinesenannies（保姆）fortheirsmallchildrentoadefensedepartmenteducationprojectinOregon．TheforcesdrivingMandarin’smomentum（势头）areparentalambitionforchildrenfacingafutureinwhichChinaisalmostcertaintobeamajorplayer,thegovernmentisworriedaboutthatAmericamaygetleftbehindinthatnewworld．Thebottleneckisthesupplyofteachers．Mandarininstructorsaredifficulttoimportanddifficulttotrain．TherearevisaproblemsinbringingoverteachersfromChinabutthebiggestbarrierisculture．TeachinginAsiaisgenerallydonebyroteandthechangetowestern,interactivestylesofinstructioncanbealargeleap．Ontheotherhand,itrequiresenormousfirmnessforwesternerstolearnalanguagelikeChinese,withitsthousandsofwrittencharacters．AccordingtotheAsiaSocietyinNewYork,allofAmericanteacher---traininginstitutionsturnoutonlyacoupleofdozenhomegrownMandarinteachers．OnewaytoeasetheshortageistofindnativeMandarinspeakersandusefast-trackmethodstotrainthem．However,themajorityofChinese---AmericansgrewupspeakingCantonese,thedialectspokeninHongKong,wheretheirparentscamefrom．ManyarethemselvessigningonasMandarinstudentsattheprivatelanguageschoolsspringinguponthewestcoast．Title:76．_______________InTheUSA77．______________*78．____________*parentalambitionforchildren*theUSgovernment'sworryingabout79．__________________difficulties\bottlenecks*difficultyin81．_______________Mandarininstructors*theshortageof80．___________*82．__________________inbringingoverteachersfromChina*culturalbarrier---differentteachingstylesbetweenAsiaandAmerica*thewesterners'83．__________________oflearningChinese