2024届云南省腾冲市第一中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2024届云南省腾冲市第一中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends2．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if3．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup4．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof5．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how6．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold7．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee8．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot9．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom10．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch11．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading12．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should13．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith14．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall15．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove16．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.17．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up18．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep19．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit20．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven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）ItookdowntheviolinImadeinthepasttwomonths,andwalkedtowardsthefarmlandoutside.Theviolinshinedinthesunlight,andIadmitted,unwillingly,thatitlookedgood.ButIknewitwasamockery(笑柄)ofmyfailuretofindbeauty.“Whatmakesaviolinbeautiful?”Ifirstaskedthisquestionasathree-year-oldchildandnowagainasateenager.WhenIlistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,IwassoastonishedbyitsbeautythatIimaginedafairylivinginthewoodenframe.ButfairiesfadedwhenIgrewolder.Iwantedareasonableanswertothequestion.IreferredtoProfessorRuan,myviolinteacher,whointroducedtheviolintome14yearsago.This85-year-oldmanrhapsodizedabout(热烈赞美)thelegendofAntonioStradivari.“Hisviolinsarethemostbeautifulworkshumanhasevercrafted.”“Makeaviolinwithyourownhands,”ProfessorRuansuggested,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”However,whenProfessorRuanintroducedtomeaviolinworkshop,whatIsawwasfarfrommyexpectation.Infrontofmewasafatworker,shirtlessandsunburned,soontobecomemymaster.Whatshockedmemostwasthatthe“master”knewnearlynothingaboutmusic.Hisroughhandshadbeentendingcrops,notinstruments,formostofhislife.Twomonthslater,standingoutsidetheworkshop,Iwasdisappointed.Yes,IjustfinishedorcopiedaStradivariusviolin.ButIdidn’tfindbeautyinit.ThenIrememberedProfessorRuan’swords,“Whenyouplayit,you’llknow.”SoIclosedmyeyes,andfocusedonwheremyfingersandstringstouched.MusicflowedsuddenlysobeautifullythatforamomentIdoubtedmyownears.SlowlyIopenedmyeyes,andwithsurprisefoundthefairyofmychildhoodfantasydancingtomymusic—thetwo-year-olddaughterofthemaster.ProfessorRuanwasright.Ididn’tfindbeautyuntilIplayedmusicwiththeviolin,becausebeautyisn’tintheinstrumentitself.It’sjusthere,deepdown,inourselves.1、Whenhelistenedtoaviolinforthefirsttime,whathappenedtothewriter?A．Hefoundtheviolinlookedbeautiful.B．Hewasastonishedtoseeafairyintheviolin.C．Hebecameinterestedintheviolin.D．Hebegantolearnhowtoplayviolin.2、AfterconsultingProfessorRuan,whatdidthewriterthinkmadeaviolinbeautiful?A．Thepersonwhomakestheviolin.B．Thepersonwhoplaystheviolin.C．Theappearanceoftheviolin.D．Thesoundoftheviolin.3、Whatdidthewriterdointheworkshopduringtwomonths?A．HelistenedtothelegendofAntonioStradivari.B．Hetaughtthemasterknowledgeofmusic.C．Heplayedmusicwiththeviolinforthedaughterofthemaster.D．Hemadehisownviolinwiththehelpofthemaster.4、Whydidthewriterfeeldisappointedwhenhewasoutsidetheworkshop?A．Hecreatedanugly-lookingviolin.B．Hismasterknewlittleaboutmusic.C．Hefailedtofindbeautyintheviolin.D．Hehadtoworkinaterribleworkshop.5、Thetextmainlytellsusthat________.A．musicbringsbeauty B．beautyliesinourheartsC．weshoulddevelopahobby D．teachersareimportanttostudents22．（8分）LovellCampsKids’ClubinSwitzerlandLovellCampsKids’ClubisanEnglishlanguageMontessori（蒙台梭利）styleclub.Childrenwillenjoyawonderfulandsafelearningexperiencewhichincludeslanguageactivities,cooking,artsandcrafts,singing,dancing,etc.LearningoutsidetheclassroomplaysanecessaryroleatLovellCamps,makingchildrenexperiencetheoutdoors.Duringthesummermonthsthiscanincludevisitstolocalplaygrounds,farmsandindoororoutdoorswimmingpools.Wintertimegiveschildrenthechancetogoskiingandplayoutsideinthesnow.Admission:TheLovellCampsKids’Clubisforpre-schoolchildrenagedbetween2and5.What’sincluded:Feesinclude:Healthysnacksandschoolequipment.Ifyouchoosetheskiingactivity,feesincludetransportationtoandfromtheskihillandprofessionalskiinstructions.Feesdonotinclude:Skirentals,round-triptransportationfromKids’Clubtohomeandmedicalinsurance.Time:Kids’ClubisopenfromDecembertoMarchandinJulyandAugust.ItisclosedonMondaysduringtheyear.1、Whatisthespecialactivityinsummer?A．Gettingclosetoanimals. B．Swimminginthepool.C．Singinganddancing. D．Visitingfarms.2、LovellCampsKids’Clubisdesignedfor2-to5-year-olds____.A．whoaregoodatswimming B．whoenjoyoutdooractivitiesC．whowanttolearnskiing D．whoareinterestedinplayingsports3、Forwhichofthefollowingshouldkidspayextra?A．Medicalinsurance. B．Healthysnacks.C．Schoolequipment. D．Transportationtotheskihill.23．（8分）TheSecrettoHappinessAnewreportmakesitclearthatwhenitcomestothelifesatisfactionofUKcitizens,theballisinthegovernment’scourt.Forsometime,sensiblepeoplehavebeenarguingthatgovernmentsneedtofocuslessoneconomicgrowthandmoreonthewellbeing（幸福）ofcitizens.Becarefulwhatyouwishfor.Inresponsetothisdemand,from2011DavidCameroninstructedtheOfficeforNationalStatisticstogatherdataonpeople’sself-reportedhappinessandlifesatisfaction.Littlepracticalgoodhascomefromthissofar,butanewreportbyGeorgeBanghamfortheResolutionFoundationisoneofthebestattemptstomakeusefulsenseofthedata.Heconcludes:“Thebestprospectsforpolicymakerstargetingfutureincreasesinnationalwellbeinglieinraisingjobquality,raisingincomes,particularlyatthelowerend,andpoliciestoimprovesecurityinthehousingmarket.”Theagecorrelation（相关）turnsouttobecertainlylinkedtopolitics,despitethefactthatnopoliticalpartycanmakeadifferencetoyourdateofbirth.Thehappinessofpensionersisnotjustafunctionoftheirage,butofpolicy.Onaverage,70-year-oldboomerstodayarethemostaffluentretireesinhistory,oftenowningtheirownhomesandinreceiptofgenerouspensions.Peopleof70arenotgoingtobeascontentin30or40years’timeiftheyareunabletoretire,don’towntheirhomesandhavesmallincomes.However,thereisonerespectinwhichteensandrecentretireesareremarkablysimilar.Comparedtootheragegroups,theytendtoinhabitasweetspotofhavinghighdegreesoffreedom.Thetypical16-year-oldhasnewfreedomswithouteverhavinghadanyseriousresponsibilities.Thetypical70-year-old,havingexperiencedalifetimeofworkandfamilyduties,hasaverydifferentkindoffreedom,onebornfromrelief.Besides，itshouldnotsurpriseustofindthatpeopletendtobehappierwhentheyhavefewerworries.Butthis,too,hasimportantpoliticalimplications.Ifthegovernmentisreallyinterestedinraisingoverallnationalhappiness,ithastomakesureasmanycitizensaspossiblefeelsecureintheirhealth,theirhousingandtheirincomes.Differentstates’recordsinachievingthisisoneimportantreasonwhyNordiccountriesrepeatedlyscorehighlyininternationallifesatisfactionsurveysandNorthAmericaunderperformsrelativetoitsGDP.Whicheverwayyoulookatit,thereisnoescapingtheconclusionthatincreasingwellbeingacrosssocietyrequiresjoined-up,long-termpolicyefforts.ThisisexactlywhattheResolutionFoundationrecommends.1、Whatcanbeconveyedfromthesentence“theballisinthegovernment’scourt”inParagraph1?A．Thegovernmentofficialsarefondofplayingballgames.B．Thegovernmentdeterminesnationalhappiness.C．Thegovernmentmakescitizensfeelhappy.D．Thegovernmentisinaballgame.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affluent”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Responsible. B．Careful.C．Honest. D．Rich.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thesecrettohappinessisfreedomand_________.A．income B．healthC．security D．destiny4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefunctionofgovernmentonnationalhappiness?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Unsatisfactory.24．（8分）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatheredbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingforthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadaze(茫然)sittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.Sometimes,itfeelslikeIhaven’tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptors(受体)makesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased(追逐).Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,ifyouevenrememberyourdreamsatall,youforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandjotdownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Dreamsof“beingchased”occurbecause________.A．youarefeelingthreatenedB．youjustquitajobyouhateC．yourfriendsarefarawayfromyouwheninneedD．yourreceptorsisalwaysthinkingwhileyousleep2、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideyourbedtoreflectondreams?A．Weneedtochasethosepeoplewhoappearedinourdreams.B．Weusuallyforget90percentofdreamswithin10minutes.C．Itcanhelpusgetoutoftheintensedreams.D．Itcanhelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.3、Wherecanwereadthisarticle?A．Inaposter.B．Inaphysicsbook.C．Inatravelingmagazine.D．Inasciencenewspaper.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyamIAlwaysDreamingB．HowIsMyDreamCreatedC．WhatdoMyDreamsMeanD．HowtoAvoidDreams25．（10分）AndthentherewerenineThepasttwodecadeshaveseenastronomers’catalogueofplanetsexpandovertwohundredtimes,asnewtechniquesandbettertelescopeshavefoundmorethan2,000ofthemorbitingstarsotherthanthesun.Butinthesolarsystemitself,thelistofplanetshasactuallyshrunk,Pluto（冥王星）havingbeendowngradedfromthatstatusin2006.Thenumberofthesun’splanetarycompanionshasthusfallenfromninetoeight.Now,apairofastronomersfromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologythinktheyhaveevidencethatwillrestorethesun’srecordtoitspreviousvalue.TheiranalysisofobjectsorbitingintheKuiperBelt（柯伊伯带）,aringoffrozenasteroids（小行星）thatcirclebeyondtheorbitofNeptune(andofwhichPlutoisnowregardedasthelargestmember),suggeststothemthatsomethingabouttentimesasmassiveasEarthhaschangedthoseorbits.Ifyouknewwheretolook,thisplanet-sizedobjectwouldbevisiblethroughasuitabletelescope.AndKonstaninBatyginandMichaelBrownbelievetheydoknow.AstheywriteintheAstronomicaljournal,theyhaveanalyzedtheorbitsofKuiperBeltobjectsandfoundsixthatbehaveinapeculiarway.Asthediagramshows,thepointsofclosestapproachoftheseobjectstothesun,knownastheirperihelia（近日点）,almostcoincide.Moreover,theseperiheliaalllieneartheecliptic（黄道）---theplaneofEarth’sorbitandalso,approximately,thatoftheotherplanets---whiletheobjects’orbitsareallangledat30°belowtheecliptic.Thechanceofallthisbeingacoincidence,thetworesearchersestimate,isaboutsevenin100,000.Ifitisnotacoincidence,itsuggeststhesixobjectshavebeenguidedintotheirorbitsbythegravitationalinterventionofsomethingmuchlarger.AcomputeranalysisDrBatyginandDrBrownperformedsuggeststhissomethingisaplanetweighing5-15timesasmuchasEarth,whoseperihelionisontheoppositesideofthesunfromthecluster,andwhichthusorbitsmainlyontheothersideofthesolarsystemfromtheobjectsitsorbithasaffected.Thisplanet’sperihelionwouldbe200timesfartherfromthesunthanEarth’s,andthefarendofitsorbitmightbeasmuchassixtimesthatdistanceaway.Thisgivesasearchzone,andDrBatyginandDrBrownareusingSubaru,aJapanesetelescope,toperformthatsearch.GivenotherdemandsonSubaru’stime,itmighttakefiveyearsforthissearchtofind(ornotfind)thehypotheticalplanet.Butlookingatsomeexistingdatafrom.TheWidefieldInfraredSurveyExplore,asatellite,mightalsoshowit,ifitistheretobeseen.Ironically,itwasDrBrownasmuchasanyonewhowasresponsibleforPluto’sdowngrading,forhediscoveredEris,anobjectalmostasbigasPluto,in2005.ThatdiscoverydidmuchtodamagePluto'splanetaryproof.Byhisownadmission,hewasskepticalthattheanomaliesheandDrBatyginhaveinvestigatedactuallywouldpointtotheexistenceofareplacementninthplanet.Heisaskepticnolonger.Whetherheisactuallyrightmaysoonbecomeapparent.1、AccordingtoDrBatyginandDrBrown’sresearch,itisquitepossiblethat________.A．PlutowillrestoreitsstatusasaplanetofthesolarsystemB．thesixobjectsintheKuiperBeltsharingsomesimilaritiesisamerecoincidenceC．therearenineplanetsinthesolarsystemD．Erisisareplacementninthplanetofthesolarsystem2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthehypotheticalplanet?A．ItmayhavechangedtheorbitsofsixobjectsintheKuiperBelt.B．Youcanseeitthroughadomestictelescopeifyouknowwheretolook.C．Comparedtoearth,thedistancefromitsperiheliontothesunisabout200timeslarger.D．Asatellitemaybeabletoprovidesomeevidenceofitsexistence.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanomaliesstandfor?A．Sixobjectsbehavinginapeculiarway.B．Pluto’sdowngrading.C．ThediscoveryofEris.D．Someexistingdata.4、Thepurposeofthethirdparagraphisto________.A．explainwhythescientistsbelievethereisanunfoundplanetB．showhowthescientistsanalyzetheorbitsofKuiperBeltobjectsC．tellusthattheperiheliaofthesixobjectsalmostcoincideD．introducethetwoscientists’articleintheAstronomicalJournal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）Anyformofspeechcanbechallenging,particularlyifyouarenotusedtotalkinginfrontofanaudience.Iamvery1thatIhavebeendoingpresentationsand2trainingprogramsformanyyears,3IhavegotusedtothenervousnessthatalwaysappearsinsidebeforeIspeak.Thenervousnessisalwaysa(n)4thingformeasitallowsmetochannelmyenergyintowhatIwanttosay.JustrecentlyIhadthepleasureof5ataconferenceaboutthekeysuccessfactors(因素)inbusinessandasusualinthedaysbeforemypresentationIspentalotoftime6whatIwantedtocover,aswellas7thecontent.Ihavealways8thelevelofsuccessofmypresentationsbytheapplause(掌声)and9thatIreceivefromtheaudience.AftertheapplauseendedIhadthe10topersonallyspeaktonearlyallofthedelegates(代表).ThelastdelegateIspokewith11mebytakingmyhand,shakingitandsayinghowmuchshe12mypresentation,andthatshehadgotalotof13tipstouseinherbusiness.UsuallyIfeel14afteranypresentation,andIknowitisdirectlyrelatedtohowmuchenergyIputintowhatIdo.15,thistimeherpraisegavemeagreatliftandrechargedmybatteries.This16attheendofmypresentationalsomademerealizethatwhatwe17inlifecancomebacktousand18,weallneedtovaluethepraisewhenandwhereitisdeserved.AsIdroveawayfromthe19IreflectedonhowfortunateIhadbeentoreceiveallthosewordsofpraiseand20thatmorning.1、A．curious B．fortunate C．doubtful D．amazed2、A．copying B．conducting C．using D．designing3、A．but B．though C．so D．because4、A．impossible B．natural C．funny D．good5、A．performing B．speaking C．educating D．learning6、A．printing B．reducing C．researching D．telling7、A．imagining B．protecting C．describing D．preparing8、A．measured B．changed C．raised D．adjusted9、A．gifts B．advice C．comments D．invitation10、A．motivation B．responsibility C．plan D．chance11、A．greeted B．blamed C．confused D．welcomed12、A．explored B．enjoyed C．admired D．expected13、A．interesting B．simple C．helpful D．free14、A．excited B．relaxed C．embarrassed D．tired15、A．However B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．Therefore16、A．challenge B．discovery C．experience D．accident17、A．figureout B．setup C．dreamof D．giveout18、A．equally B．differently C．seriously D．practically19、A．party B．conference C．school D．ceremony20、A．achievement B．comfort C．trust D．encouragement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）短文填空Thereisacommonfearofthenumber13.It’sanumberjustlikeanyother,1．therearehorrormoviesaboutit;somebuildings2．(intention)havenoI3thfloor;andplentyofcoupleavoidgatingmarriedonthe13thofthemonth.Whatmakesthisnumbersoscary?Historianshavepointedafewpotential3．(reason)abouttheoriginofthisfear,themostpopularofwhichisthattherewere13dinersattheLastSupper.The13thloarrivewasJudas,4．betrayedJesus.Actually,therearenoproblemswiththenumber5．(it).Maybe13isnexttothenumber12,andthatmakesitlookbad.Inmanyancientcultures,126．(consider)tobeaperfectnumber.Mostancientcivilizationsbasedtheirsystemsoftellingtimearoundthenumber12,Thereare12hoursonaclock,and12monthsinayear.Twelveisalso7．largestnumberthatalsohasonesyllable(音节)inEnglish.Asthenumberimmediatelyfollowingthis“perfect”one,13seemedimperfect,8．(inspire)uneasethroughouttheancientworld.Sofar,bothmythandmath9．(combine)tomakethisparticularnumberscarierthananyother.Theuneasinessaboutthenumber,10．(dale)harktoancienttimes,hasbeendevelopedovertheyears.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。IwasimmediatelyattractbySpanishforthefirsttimeIstartedlearningit、Itwasnotonlybecauseofthebeautyofalanguage,butalsobecauseofmySpanishteacherJoseMaria、Josewasa30-year-oldSpanishwiththicklybeard、Atfirst,Iwasalwayswithah