2024届河北省保定市徐水区高考英语押题试卷含解析

2024届河北省保定市徐水区高考英语押题试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which2．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until3．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed4．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a;the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a;a5．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature6．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after7．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read8．Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup9．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin10．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why11．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit12．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg13．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe14．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend15．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what16．I’mgoingtospendthesummerholidayinHainan,________livesmyuncle.A．where B．whoC．which D．when17．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew18．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When19．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．although D．once20．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttherighttime!Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe’dforgottenabout.MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting...shewouldmakesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforhergrandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble(顶针)shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomylovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditmostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedmademefeelasifshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow;itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（缝）thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcameatinysilverthimble!HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff（抖松）,toplaceonmybedspread（床罩）thatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’dcollectedovertheyears.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywho,somehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleintomypillow.Iheatedthekettleandmadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andthenenjoyedmyteaandGrandma’sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!1、Intheauthor’smemory,whatwouldhergrandmotherdo?A．Shewouldmakesandwichesandhamburgersforherfamily.B．Shewouldwearathimbleforneedleworkeveryday.C．Shewouldmakebeautifulquiltsformoney.D．Shewouldlookaftertheflowersinthegarden.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．Themodernworld’sfast-changinglife.B．Thefactthatthegrandmotherhadpassedaway.C．Theauthor’smissinghergrandmother.D．Thelovetheauthorgotfromhergrandmother.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthethimble?A．Surprisedandjoyful.B．Delightedbutregretful.C．Guiltyandsad.D．Joyfulbutlonely.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Grandma’sThimble.B．Grandma’sLifeStory.C．TheJoyofFindingSomethingLost.D．TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway.22．（8分）Mycollegeexperienceincludedthislife-skilllesson:Drinkalcoholonafullstomach.Oryouwillgetinebriatedtooquickly.Ofcourse,mostcollegestudentsshouldn’tbedrinkingatall,butweknowfromtheNationalInstituteonAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholismthatcloseto60percentofcollegestudentsaged18to22doconsumealcohol,whichmakesharm-reducingapproachesimportant.Unfortunately,campusauthoritiesandresearchersarereportingapracticethatturnsthefull-stomachdrinkingstrategyonitshead:ratherthanfillingupbeforeanightofpartying,significantnumbersofstudentsrefusetoeatalldaybeforeconsumingalcohol.Thisisahigh-riskbehaviorcalled“drunkorexia,”whichisoneparteatingdisorder,onepartalcoholism—averydangerouscombinationforcollege-agestudents.Thetermdrunkorexia,whichcanalsoincludeexcessiveexerciseorpurgingbeforeconsumingalcohol,wascoinedabout10yearsago,anditstartedshowingupinmedicalresearcharound2012.Drunkorexiaaddressestheneedtobethelifeofthepartywhilestayingextremelythin,pointingtoaflawedmind-setaboutbodyimageandalcoholismamongcollegestudents,mostlywomen.Imaginethisscenario:Afemalecollegefreshmandoesn’teatanythingallday,exercisesonanemptystomach,thendownsfiveshotsoftequilainlessthantwohours.Becausethere’snofoodinhersystemtohelpslowtheabsorptionofalcohol,thoseshotsaffectherrapidly,leadingtoinebriationandpossiblypassingout,vomitingorsufferingalcoholpoisoning.That’sdrunkorexia.TavisGlassman,professorofhealtheducationandpublichealthattheUniversityofToledoinOhio,researchesdrunkorexiaandworriesaboutscenariossuchastheonedescribedabove:“Withnothinginhersystem,alcoholhitsquickly,andthatbringsupthesameissuesaswithanyhigh-riskdrinking:gettinghomesafely,sexualassault,unintentionalinjury,fights,hangoversthataffectclassattendanceandgrades,andpossiblyendingupinemergencybecausethealcoholhitssohard,”hesays.“Alcoholcannegativelyaffecttheliverorgastrointestinalsystem,itcaninterferewithsleep,lowertheimmunesystemandislinkedtoseveraltypesofcancers,”Hultinsays.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inebriated”inparagraph1mean?A．excited B．overwhelmed C．addicted D．drunk2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________.A．alargenumberofcollegestudentsspendmostoftheirnightspartyingB．somecollegestudentsrefusetoeatbeforedrinkingalcoholtokeepslimC．ThereisadirectlinkbetweenbodyimageandconsumingalcoholD．femalecollegestudentismorelikelytobehurtifshedrinksalcohol3、WhichofthefollowingmayTavisGlassmanagreewith?A．Withmorefoodinone’ssystem,hemaysufferfromtheeffectsofalcoholslowly.B．Drinkingfiveshotsoftequilainlessthantwohoursistheperformanceofdrunkorexia.C．Thosewhodon’tattendclassesandhavelowergradestendtobeaddictedtoalcohol.D．Alcoholhasnegativeeffectsontheimmunesystemandmayleadtoseveralcancers.23．（8分）My

colortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.Iwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearago

becauseIhadmyrelativesgiveme

moneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel,Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid,ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoff

forthenight,Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyand

waitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.1、WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A．Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B．Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C．Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D．Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase”signedoff”inParagraph1?A．endedalltheirprograms B．providedfewerchannelsC．changedtocommercials D．showedall-nightmovies3、HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?A．Byshakingandhittingit. B．Byturningitonandoff.C．Byswitchingchannels. D．Byhavingitrepaired.4、Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A．Curious B．AnxiousC．Cautious D．Humorous24．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.25．（10分）AcardealershipinmyhometownofAlbuquerquewassellingsixtoeightnewcarsaday.Iwasalsotoldthat72percentofthisdealership’sfirst-timevisitorsreturnedforasecondvisit.Iwascurious.Howdoesacardealershipget72percentofitsfirst-timevisitorstoreturn?Andhowcantheysellsixtoeightcarsadayinadecliningcarmarket?WhenIwalkedintoSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday,thestafftheredidn’tknowmefromAdam;yettheysharedwithmetheirpricingpolicy,theprofitmarginoneverymodel,andstaffincome.TheyevenopenedtheirtrainingmanualsformyreviewandinvitedmebackonSaturdayifIwantedmoreinformation.OnSunday,thedayaftermysecondvisittotheSaturnstore,mywife,Jane,andIwerewalkingaswefrequentlydo.OnthisparticularJunemorning,Janegentlyslippedherhandinmineandsaidtenderly,＂Idon’tknowifyouremember,buttoday’smyfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.＂Iwassurprised,partiallybecauseIwasembarrassedthatIhadforgottenand,partiallybecause....Well,Ididn’tknowwhattodowithJane’sinformation.Thenextday,Monday,Janewentofftoworkteachingschool.Stillnotknowingwhattodotomarkthisspecialoccasion,IdidthemostimpetuousthingI’veeverdoneinmylife:IboughtanewSaturn.Ididn’tpickthecolororthemodel,butIpaidcashandtoldthemI’dbringJaneinonWednesdayat4:30.ItoldthemwhyIwasbuyingthecar.OnTuesday,itdawnedonmethatJanealwayswantedawhitecar.IcalledthesalesconsultantatSaturn,andIaskedhimifhehadanythingwhiteinthestore.Hesaidhehadoneleftbuthecouldn’tguaranteeit’dstillbeavailableonWednesdayat4:30becausetheyweresellingsofast.IsaidI’dtakemychancesandaskedhimtoputitintheshowroom.Wednesdaycame.Unexpectedly,someoneinourfamilywasadmittedtothehospital.So,itwasn’tuntil9:30SaturdaymorningwhenwefinallymadeourwaytotheSaturnstore.JanehadneverbeeninaSaturnstore.Whenwewentthroughthefrontdoor,theLordtookcontrolofherfeetandhermouth.ShesawthatlittlewhiteSaturncoupeallthewayacrosstheshowroomfloor.Shequicklypassedamulti-coloredseaofautomobiles,satinthelittlewhiteSaturnandsaid,＂Oh,whataprettylittlecar.CanIhaveanewcar?＂Isaid,＂No.Notuntiloursongraduatesfromcollege.＂Shesaid,＂I’msickandtiredofdrivingthatoldDodge,Iwantanewcar.＂Isaid,＂Ipromise,justthreemoresemestersandhe’llbeout.＂Next,Janewalkedaroundtothefrontofthecar.Asshelookeditover,sheletoutthemostblood-curdling,shrillscreamI’deverheardin29yearsofmarriage.Now,beforeItellyouwhyJanescreamed,letmetellyouwhatthesalesconsultanthaddone.Hehadorderedalarge,professionallyengravedsign(whitelettersonblue).ThesignstoodaloneonthehoodofthelittlewhiteSaturncoupe.Itsaid＂Congratulations,Jane.Thiscarisyours.Fiveyearscancer-free.Let’scelebratelife.FromTeamSaturn＂EveryemployeeatSaturnofAlbuquerquehadsignedthebackofthatsign.Janesawit,screamed,collapsedinmyarmsandcriedloudly.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Iwasintears.Itookoutmyinvoice(发票)fromthepreviousMonday,pointingtothewhitecoupe,said,＂No,honey,thiscarisn’tyours.Iboughtyouthisone.＂Itappedtheinvoicewithmyindexfinger.Janesaid,＂No,Iwantthisonerighthere.＂Whilethisconversationwasgoingon,therewasnooneinthestore.Thesalesconsultanthadarrangeditsothatwecouldsharethemomentalone.Evenso,it’simpossibletohavealotofprivacywhensomanypeoplearestandingoutsidetheshowroomwindowslookingin.WhenJanescreamedandcollapsedinmyarms,Isaweverybodyoutsideapplaudandbegintocry.1、WhydidthewritervisittheSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday?A．Hewantedtocollectsomerawmaterialsforhisstory.B．Hewasaskedtowriteareportaboutthatcarstore.C．Hewastoldthecarstorewaslaunchingapricereductionactivity.D．Hesimplywantedtoseewhythecarstoreenjoyedsomuchpopularity.2、WhydidthewriterbuyanewSaturn?A．Becausehiscarwassooldthathedidn’twanttodriveitanylonger.B．BecauseJanewantedanewcarforherfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.C．Becausehewantedtomarkhiswife’sfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.D．Becausehethoughtthecarcouldbehelpfultohiswife’srecoveryfromcancer.3、Whendidthewriterdecideuponthewhitecar?A．OnthenextTuesday.B．OnthefirstFriday.C．OnthesecondWednesday.D．OnthefirstSaturday.4、HowdidJanefeelwhenshesawthesignonthecar?A．Surprisedandthrilled.B．Angrybutsatisfied.C．Shockedandfrightened.D．Skepticalbutoverjoyed.5、Whichofthefollowingbelongstothemostwonderfulpartofthisstory?A．PayingcashforanewSaturn.B．Pickingupthenewcarinthestore.C．Thecouple’sconversationonthestreet.D．Thewriter’sfirstvisittothecarstore.6、Thepurposeofthewriterwritingthisstoryis________.A．tointroduceanewtypeofcarB．totellreadersofhislovelywifeC．tosinghighpraiseforacarstoreD．toshowhisdeeploveforhiswife第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）SincechildhoodI’dbeenaccustomedtoalifewhereIwouldbeafraidofeverything.Isawmyselfasaninsecureand1individual.Butthen,alltoosuddenly,something2,andoveraperiodof6monthsIfirmlymanagedto3oneofmydiets,andlost30pounds.This4mefromoverweightstraightdowntounderweight.The5taughtmethatIcouldchangemyself.Iheardaboutapublicspeaking6goingonatmyuniversity,andforthefirsttime,Iactuallymanagedto7thecouragetogothere.Itwas8.ForthefirsttimeIsharedmystoryinfrontofdozensofpeople9judgingme,andsuddenlyallthe10fearsaboutspeakingpubliclystarted11.ThistaughtmeIcouldgetridofmy12.Myroadtochange,fromthatpointon,wentfroma（n）13toaneatandorderlyhighway,andIstartedchangingrapidly.UsingthefactthatIcouldgetridofmyfears,Istartedworkingonthemonebyone.Myfearof14strangers,myfearofaskingsimple15Ishould“make16ofbymyself”,myfearofhangingoutwithpeople.Allofthemweregone.AndIstillcontinueto17tothisdaywithout18.Attheend,myweaknessofbeingsociallyincompetentforsolongbecamemy19asittaughtmehowtochange,asInowfighttobecomefarbetterthanthe20,andtheabsolutebestIcanbe.1、A．unconfidentB．dissatisfiedC．surprisedD．thoughtful2、A．missedB．jumpedC．polishedD．struck3、A．accountforB．applyforC．sticktoD．seeto4、A．producedB．broughtC．exposedD．introduced5、A．failureB．adventureC．experienceD．connection6、A．organizationB．instructionC．ideaD．event7、A．gatherB．observeC．attractD．balance8、A．offeringB．liberatingC．blindingD．confusing9、A．impatientlyB．hopefullyC．potentiallyD．cheerfully10、A．temporaryB．comfortableC．limitedD．random11、A．acceleratingB．disappearingC．removingD．convincing12、A．fearsB．urgesC．appointmentD．anger13、A．chanceB．orderC．momentD．mess14、A．treatingB．witnessingC．greetingD．remembering15、A．occasionsB．questionsC．purposesD．promises16、A．senseB．notesC．funD．knowledge17、A．progressB．promoteC．complainD．research18、A．exampleB．discoveryC．stopD．information19、A．feelingB．heightC．contributionD．strength20、A．typicalB．averageC．extraD．precious第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）ThereweremanygreatphilosophersinancientChina.Confuciusstressedthesignificanceof1．(kind),dutyandorderinsociety,2．ideasinfluencedChinesesocietyforover2,000years.MenciuswasastudentofConfucius’sideas.Histeachingsweresimilarto3．ofConfucius.He4．(bring)upbyhismotherandhadanimportantpositioninthegovernmentof5．state.Hebelievedmanisgood,thatpeoplewouldbegoodifgovernmentwaskind,and6．peopleweremoreimportantthanrulers.Menciuswroteabook7．(call)TheBookofMenciusinhislastyears.Moziwasalsoan8．(influence)thinker,whosebeliefsweresimilartoConfucius’s9．someways.Bornintoapoorfamily,hebecamefamousforhisunusualclothesandbehaviour.Becauseheconsideredthatgovernmentwasmostimportant,hespentmanyyears10．(try)tofindastatewherepeoplewouldfollowhisteaching.Hebelievedallmenwereequal.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish.Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage.ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish.SoIhavetolearntheCzech.It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar.Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall.Butlittlebylittle,IremembereditandlearnedhowtospeakCzechproper.Thesecondproblemismakingfriend.Atschool,Iwasoftenignoring,whilemanyofmyclassmatesgatheredtogetherandchattedeachother.However,Itriedtotalkt