2023-2024学年成都市高新区中考英语二诊试题（含答案）

2023-2024学年下期九年级模拟考试

英语

（考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

注意事项：

1.全卷分A卷和B卷，A卷满分100分，B卷满分50分；考试时间120分钟。

2.在作答前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号涂写在试卷和答题卡相应的位置。考试结束后，监考

人员将试卷和答题卡一并收回。

3.选择题部分必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题部分必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔书写，字体工整、

笔迹清楚。

4.请按照题号在答题卡上各题目对应的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、

试卷上答题均无效。

5.保持答题卡清洁，不得折叠、污染、破损等。

A卷（共100分）

第一部分听力（共30小题，计30分）

一、听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

1.A.Soundsgreat.B.Mypleasure.C.Goodjob.

2.A.Tmexcited.B.Youarenice.C.Thanks.

3.A.Nothingserious.B.Itdoesn'tmatter.C.Becareful.

4.A.Sure,I'dliketo.B.Itdepends.C.Tmbusy.

5.A.Youarepolite.B.PleasecallmeJohn.C.Yes,youcan.

二、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片，答题卡上只需填涂代表图片的字母。每小题念两遍。（共5

小题，每小题1分；计5分）

三、听对话，根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

11.A.TheKungfuClub.B.TheArtClub.C.TheChessClub.

12.A.InaPorridgeHotpotrestaurant.

B.InaSushirestaurant.

C.Inabeefrestaurant.

13.A.Shelovesit.B.Shedoesn'tmindit.C.Shecan'tstandit.

14.A.Coffee.B.Tea.C.Juice.

15.A.Excited.B.Tired.C.Comfortable.

16.A.7:10.B.7:30.C.7:50.

17.A.Managerandstaff.B.Waitressandcustomer.C.Doctorandpatient.

P

A

G

E

18.A.Describingafriendtoherneighbor.

B.Reportingamissingpersontothepolice.

C.Complainingtoateacheraboutherdaughter.

19.A.Strength.B.Kindness.C.Courage.

20.A.AplanfortheMayDayholiday.

B.AresearchpaperonChengduMuseum.

C.AtriptoZigongbyhigh-speedtrain.

四、听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

21.Whatisthe“Shark“mentionedinthepassage?

A.Amodelofaseaanimal.

B.Atransportationproject.

C.Anenergymachineinthesea.

22.Whatcoloristhetopofthe"Shark"?

A.Black.B.Gray.C.White.

23.Wherecanpeoplegetintothe"Shark"from?

A.Inthefront.B.Atthetop.C.Atthebottom.

24.Whichpartcanhelpthe"Shark“movetotherightortotheleft?

A.Themouth.B.Thetail.C.Thefins.

25.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthe"Shark”?

A.Inconvenient.B.Energy-saving.C.High-cost.

五、听短文，根据短文内容完成图表中所缺信息。短文念三遍。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

•VolunteerWeekstaredin1974andfallsinAprileveryyear.

•Itisatimetothankvolunteersandagoodchancetoencouragepeopleto26

•First,startslowlytomakeyourself27.

•Second,chooseapartnerwiththesame28tohelpyouincreaseyourconfidenceandgetused

Tipstothevolunteerworkquickly.

•Third,takepartinspecialtrainingfornewvolunteers,whichwillhelpyouunderstandyour29.

•Finally,enjoythevolunteerexperience.

Spendingsometimeonvolunteerworkcanhelpyouseegreatchangesinpeople'slivesandyour30

第二部分基础知识运用（共30小题，计40分）

六、选择填空。（共15小题；计20分）

从以下各题的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

31.Theyoungwomanoftengiveshelpinghandtotheoldinhisneighborhood.

A.theB.aC./

32.一Ifeelabitnervous.We'regoingtohaveabigexamattheendofthisterm.

——There9stoworryabout.Youcouldtrysomenewsportstorelax.

A.nothingB.somethingC.everything

33.Oh,hesmiles!Henods!Heunderstands!We'vegotdogintheworld.

A.acleverB.aclevererC.thecleverest

P

A

G

E

34.Youwriteinthebooksyouborrowfromtheschoollibrary,oryouwillbefined.

A.needn'tB.mustn'tC.couldn't

35.Chengduisafascinatingcityisfullofculturallandmarksanddeliciousfood.

A.whoB.whereC.which

36.一Ihaven'tdecided.

—Wehopeyoucanjoinus.Itisachancetolearnabouthistory.

A.ifIwillvisitGuixiPark

B.thatIwillstudyatthePandaLibrary

C.whether1willvisitSanxingduiMuseum

37.一WhydidEddieleaveinahurry?

一Ithinkthere5ssomethingwrongwithhimtoday.Look,hehisfood.

A.isn'ttouchingB.hasn,ttouchedC.didn'ttouch

38.Lookatpartofapagefromadictionary.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbelookeduponthispage?

Nearby868Neck

Beingdrowned几乎淹死/ThepictureNEbNabbr/northeastbynorth

doesnotcome〜theoriginal.这1国复Nebr.abbrNebereska

制的画走了样。-vr接近；走近；驶Nebraskafno'brasska］内布拉斯加州

近；Theprojectisnearingcompletion.［英国］Nebraskan时内布拉斯加州

这项工程快要完成了o/Theshipwas的；内布拉斯加州人的几内布拉斯加

~ingtliewharf-vt接近，靠近。州人

A.navyB.necessaryC.need

39.Mr.CaoDewanghasalotofmoneytosetupFuyaoUniversityofScienceandTechnology.

A.givenawayB.givenoutC.givenup

40.一Idon'tthinksixteen-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtosmoke.

一Ifsbadfortheteens'health.

A.Goodidea.B.Ihopeso.C.Iagree.

B.补全对话根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）

A:Grandma,youlookabitdown.Isthatanewphoneyougot?

B:Yes,itis.41

A:Don'tworry.Letmehelpyou.Alright,firstlefssetupyourcontact（联系人）.Seehere?42

B:Okay,Igotit.Now,letmetryaddingyourinformationhere?

A:Exactly.43Perhapsonefordirections,likeBaiduMap?

B:Hmm,thatsoundslikeitcouldbehelpful.44

A:Easy!Justclickhere.Thenyoucanlookthroughalltheapps.

B:Oh,Iseeitnow.Thanksforthehelp,dear.

A:45Letmeknowifyouneedanythingelse.

A.Noproblem,Grandma.

BButIhavetroubleusingit.

C.Addpeople'sinformationhere.

D.ButhowdoIgettotheappstore?

E.Besides,youcanfindsomeusefulapps.

七、完形填空阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答

P

A

G

E

案。（共15小题；计20分。A篇每小题2分；B篇每小题1分，计10分）

A

Attheageoften,LiuWeilostbothhisarmsinanaccident.Althoughhelostbothhisarms,heliveslifetothe

full.Helearnedtousehisfeetfor_46_activities,suchaseatingandbrushinghisteeth.Healsoswamandwon

twogoldmedalsattheNationalGamesforPeoplewith_47_.Whenhehadtostopswimming_48_tohealth

problems,hedecidedtolearnhowtoplaythepianowithhistoes（脚趾）.Itwasdifficultatfirst,buthekeptpractising

_49_hehadachievedhisgoal.In2010,hewoninChina?sGotTalentandbecamefamousnationwide.Today,

LiuWei_50_toplaymusic,andhisspiritisaninspirationtousall.

46.A.dailyB.weeklyC.monthly

47.A.EldersB.DisabilitiesC.Talents

48.A.dueB.oppositeC.similar

49.A.sinceB.untilC.while

50.A.refusesB.beginsC.continues

B

ABOUTNEWSVIDEOCONTACTPRIVACYPOLICY&TERMSOFUSE

You'reatyournewschool.Ifslunchtime,butyoudon,thaveanyonetositwith.Youwant

tojoinsomeoneattheirtable,butyou'renotsureifthey'refriendly.Whatdoyoudo?

Onestudenfs_51_wastocreateanapp.

NatalieHamptonfromCalifornia,USA,knowswhatitfeelsliketobealoneatanew

school.Shefounditdifficulttomakenewfriendsandhadto_52_foranewtableat

luncheveryday.Ifshesatbyherself,shefelt_53_.Butifsheaskedtojoinsomeone

andgotrefused,shefelt_54_.Then,shedecidedtocreatealunch-planningapptohelp

studentslikeherfindpeopletohavelunchwith.

TheappcalledSitWithUsiseasytouse.Ifastudentishavinglunch,theycancreateaninvitation.Other

studentscanopentheappand_55_thatinvitation.Theycanthenusetheapptodecidewhenandwheretomeet.

Thisallowsstudentstomakeplans_56_insteadofface-to-face.Thisisthereasonitworkssowell:it_57_the

riskofbeingrefused,andtheembarrassmentthatgoesalongwithit.Natalieispleasedwiththewaypeopleare

replyingtoherappactively-_58_thosewhoexperiencebullying（霸凌）.Soonaftershemadeherapp_59_to

thepublic,shewonanawardforit.Shealsoappearedinmanynewsstories.

NataliewasevenaskedtospeakataUnitedNationsYouthAssembly.Inhertalk,Nataliewantedpeopleto

knowthatyoudon'thavetodosomethingbigtochangelives.Sometimes,a_60_thing一likehavingafriendto

enjoylunchwith一canmakeallthedifference.

©SITWITHUs,INC.（2016）

51.A.solutionB.purposeC.dream

52.A.fightB.prepareC.search

53.A.hopefulB.lonelyC.safe

54.A.embarrassedB.calmC.surprised

55.A.sendB.acceptC.refuse

p

A

G

E

56.A.onlineB.liveC.publicly

57.A.increasesB.keepsC.lowers

58.A.especiallyB.graduallyC.normally

59.A.enjoyableB.colorfulC.available

60.A.strangeB.simpleC.special

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；计30分）

八、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。（共5小题，每小题2分，

计10分）

“Doyouwanttogrowyourownvegetable?^^Momasked."Yes!"Myeyesgotwide.Momsmiledatmy

excitement.Shegavemeabookongardening,andIcarefullyplantedsomeseeds（种子）inthebackyard.

Aftersupper,Irushedtoseehowmuchtheymightgrow.Nothing!Mymouthdropped."Someonestolemy

seeds!"Momlaughedfromeartoear.Shesaid,"Johnny,goandcheckthebook.^^Ihungmyheaddown.Ireadthe

bookandIknewsomethingneededtobedone.

Earlythenextmorning,Irantothebackyard.EverythinglookedthesamebutIwasn'tthatdisappointed.As

thebooksaid,Ilightlywateredmyseedsandstuckmyfingerinthesoiltomakesureitwasn'ttoodry.Thatevening,

Icouldn'thelpgoingtocheckmygardenagain.Nosignofanythinggreen.Justdirt.

ThenextmorningIracedtothegardenagain.Nochanges.tcWhyisittakingsolongfortheseedstogrow?”I

asked."Growup!”Ishouted.""Please,justgrow,“Ialmostcried.Momwastoobusywithhouseworktohelp."Read

thebook,andwaitpatiently,9,SoIreadagain.Iremovedthegrassfromthesoilandwateredtheseeds.

Thenonemorning,Iwalkedouttomygarden.Iwasn'texpectingtoseeanythingyet.Tomysurprise,alittle

bitofgreencameintomyeyes.Igotdownonmykneesforacloserlook.taTheygrew!^^Ishouted.Icouldseelittle

greenleavesgrowingeverywhere!Iwassoexcited!4tTheyfinallygrew!Thebookisright.Ittookseveraldaysfor

theseedstobeinthesoilbeforepoppingup.”

61.Johnnycheckedtheseedsslowlyafterbefinishedeatingdinner.

62.Johnny5smothermusthavealotofexperiencewithgardening.

63.Theunderlinedphrase“poppingup“meanstheseedsaregrowingandcomingoutoftheground.

64.Johnnyhaslearnedthatheneedstobepatientandwaitfortheseedstogrow.

65.ThestoryisaboutJohnny'sfirsttimegrowingplantsandwhathelearnsalongtheway.

九、阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题2分；计20分）

A

Bookchatclub

Callingallbooklovers

Aged12to17yearsold!

TheMargaretRiverBookshopand

ShireofAugustaMargaretRiverLibraryService

worktogethertostartaBookChatClub.一1

WhatisaBookChatClub?Therewillbeprizesforthebestreviewofthe

Ifsaclubforpeopleaged12-17wholovereadingmonthandfreesnacks!

books.Eachmonthwewilldiscusswhatwe'vereadIfyouwanttojoinus,completeoursign-up

andgiverecommendations（推荐）toothermembers.sheet（报名表）foundateithertheShireLibraryorthe

Therewillnotbea"set"ofbooksthateverymemberBookshop.

needstoread.WewillchooseathemeandyoupickaDates,timeandlocation

bookthatyouthinkfits.•4:30pm.-5:30pm

Thebookcanbeonefromyourowncollectionor•MargaretRiverLibrary

somethingyouhavereadattheschoollibrary.Actually•LastSaturdayofthemonth

wedon'tmindwhereyoufoundthebook.Whatwe25March29July

wanttoknowisyourthoughtsonit.29April26August

27May28October

24June25November.

66.WhocanjointheBookChatClub?

A.Parents.B.Teachers.C.Students.

67.Howdoestheclubchoosebooksfordiscussion?

A.Bychoosingbooksrelatedtothetheme.

B.Bychoosingbooksfromthereaders5bookcollections.

C.Bychoosingbooksfromthelistprovidedbytheclub.

68.Whencanpeopletakepartintheclubevents?

A.OnMarch26.B.OnMay27.C.OnAugust28.

69.WhichofthefollowingabouttheclubisTRUE?

A.Clubmembersneedtopayforjoiningtheclub.

B.Eachmemberwhofinishesareviewwillgetaprizefromtheclub.

C.Youhavetofilloutthesign-upsheetifyouwanttojointheclub.

70.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheBookChatClub?

A.Toprovideaspaceforteenagerstomakefriends.

B.Toencouragememberstoreadthebooksonthelist.

C.Todiscussandrecommendbookstotheclubmembers.

B

Chinaisacountrywithmanygreatmountains.Themountainslistedbelowareeither

amongthemostfamousorthemostbeautifulones.MountTaishanisoneofthemost

famousmountainsinChina.Ithasalwaysbeenseenasasymbolofpowerandpeace.Many

emperorscameheretoshowrespecttoheavenandearth.

Therearetwomust-seesightsonthemountain.ThefirstistheJadeEmperorPeak,

whichisatthetopofMountTaishan.Itofferstouristsamazingviewsofthewhole

mountain,includingsunrise,sunset,andaseaofclouds,ThesecondisBixiaTemple（寺

庙）.Ithasagroupofancientbuildingswithfivelargehalls.

P

A

G

E

MountHuashanisfamousforitsnaturalcliffs（在肖壁）andnarrowpaths.Ithasfivegreat

peaks.TheEastPeakisthebestplaceforseeingsunrise;theNorthPeakisfamousforitsseaof

clouds;theSouthPeakisthehighestpeak（2,155meters）ofMountHuashan;theWestPeakis

ahugerockshapedlikealotusflower;theMiddlePeakisatthecenterofthefivepeaks.

Thewayupthemountainisknownasoneofthemostdangerouswalksintheworld.The

mountainalsohasseveralfamoustemples.

MountHuangshaniswell-known.Somestrangepinesstandtallandstately（庄严地）on

thepeaks.Othershangdownwardsfromthecliffs,creatingapicturescenery.Absurd（怪的）

stoneslooklikehumansoranimals,dependingonthedirectionfromwhichyouviewthem,

addingamysterioustouchtothemountain.Seasofcloudsoftenmakethepeaksappearasif

theyarelargeandsmallislandsinthesky.Moreover,thehotspringshavebeenfamoussince

ancienttimes.

71.WhydidmanyemperorscometoMountTaishan?

A.Forpowerandpeace.B.Fornaturalsights.C.Forculturalbuildings.

72.WhichofthefollowingisareasonableinferenceaboutMountHuashan?

A.TheNorthPeakoffersthebestviewsofthesunrise.

B.TheWestPeakisfamousforitsspecialshape.

C.TheMiddlePeakisthehighestpointofthefivepeaks.

73.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.MountHuangshanisfamousforitst6fournaturalwonders”.

B.MountHuangshanplaysanimportantpartinChineseculture.

C.MountHuangshan'ssightsofstrangepinesarenottobemissed.

74.Whatcanvisitorsdoonthethreemountains?

A.Seeaseaofclouds.B.Hikealongnarrowways.C.Enjoyhotsprings.

75.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?

A.Historicalimportance.

B.Challenginghikesandtemples.

C.Naturalbeautyandculturalvalue.

B卷（共50分）

一、补全单词根据首字母及句意写出完整单词。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

1.Thedofancientobjectswhilediggingcantellusalotaboutthehistory.

2.EverystudentintheclasstookpartinthecharityruneAlice,whowassickthatdayandhadto

stayinhospital.

3.Inthediet,itisgtruethatthedarkerthefruitis,themoreVitaminCithas.

4.Shomeworktimefromfreetimeisimportantforstudentstokeepahealthystudy-lifebalance.

5.YangJian,atourguideinXi'an,usehishexpressionsandlivelybodylanguagetomakeour

journeyfulloflaughter.

二、完成对话在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词I（共10小题，每小题

1分；计10分）

P

A

G

E

LiHuasentherEnglishpenpalMaryaclothbagasthebirthdaygift.Theyaretalkingaboutthebagon

WeChatatthemoment.

L-LiHuaM-Mary

M:Thankyou,mydearfriend.Ilovethebagverymuch.Thestyleisreallybeautiful.

L:You'rewelcome.It'smadethroughtie-dyeing（扎染）fromSichuan.Imanagedtocompleteit]inthe

laborclass.

M:Oh,really?Howdidyoumakeit?Itseemeddifficultwithoutteachers.

L:Yes,itwaschallenging,butIreallyenjoyedthe2.First,Ifoldedandtiedapieceof

cottonclothtogetherandthenputitintothedyemadefromplants.

M:Youmeanthematerialsareallfrom3.

L:Thafsright.It'sveryenvironment-friendly.

M:What9sthenextstep?

L:Afterthat,Iwasheditwithwaterand4thecloth.Tomysurprise,somepartsturneddarkblue,5

otherpartshadalightercolor.Soyouneverknowexactlyhowitwilllookuntiltheveryend.

M:Ifsreallyan6experiencelikeopeningamysterybox.

L:Exactly.Nowadays,theclotheswewearhavemostlybeenmadebymachinesbecausetheyarecheaper.Some

mightworrythattraditionaltie-dyeingskillwillbereplacedby7machinedyeing.

M:Whatapity.Asatrulyspecialtreasure,tie-dyeis8spreadingandpassingdown.

L:Certainly.Somepeopleareworkinghardto9thetraditionsdyingdown.Forexample,Mr.Yang,asa

tie-dye10,haslearnedmostoftheoldsilloftie-dye.Andheisteachingitinschoolsandcommunitiesto

keepthetraditionalive.

M:Ican'twaittovisitChinatolearnmoreaboutthebeautyofthisart.

三、短文填空从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一

次I（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

abroadaddclosecomparecreatedepend

freemaininfluenceprogressroletheme

TraditionalChinesepainting（guohua）isatraditionalChinesepaintingform.Itisusuallypaintedonsilkor

paperusingabrushwithblackinkorcoloredpaint.The]canbedividedintocharacters,landscapes,and

flowersandbirds.

Therearetwo2skillsinChinesepainting.Oneisgongbi,drawingdetails（细节）infinestrokes（笔

画）andrichcolors.It'softenusedtodrawpeopleoranimals.Theotherisxieyi,drawinginrough（粗的）strokes

andlightcolors.3togongbi,xieyipaysmoreattentiontoexpressingtheartist5sfeelings.Xieyiisoften

usedinlandscapepaintings.

FromtheHantoTangdynasties,artistspaintedmanydetailedandbeautifulpicturesoftheemperor'sfamily.

BytheSuiandTangdynasties,landscapepaintinghadalreadybuiltitselfasa（n）4formofexpression.

Thesepaintingswerelessdetailedandallowedartiststo5expresstheirunderstandingofthesubjects.

ThetimefromtheFiveDynastiesandTenKingdomstotheNorthernSongDynastyisknownasthe“Golden

P

A

G

E

AgeofChineseLandscapePainting”.Usingboldstrokesandblacklines,artistsshowedwave-likehills,riversand

stones.DuringtheSongDynasty,artistsbegan6poetryandcalligraphy（书法）totheirworkstoexpress

theirthoughtsandfeelings.

Colorprintingskills7duringtheMingDynasty,whichmarkedagreatmilestone.Thismadeit

possible8illustrated（WJBSfitl）booksontheskillsofChinesepainting.

Westernarthada（n）9onChinainthelate1800sand1900s.Somepainters,afterstudying10,

returnedtotheirhomelandandjoinedthebestofbothculturesintheirart.

四、阅读表达。（共10小题；计10分）

A.补全短文根据短文内容，从短文后的A〜F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。（共5小题，每小

题1分；计5分）

Nobodywantstolose,butwemustacceptthatlosingisapartoflife.Afterall,wecan'twinallthetime.

However,wecanlearnsomethingvaluablefromeveryfailure.]Sowemustknowhowtobeagoodloser.

Wemustnotbeafraidoflosing.Whenwelose,justtakeitwithasmileandlookonthebrightsideofit.Failure

can'tbeavoidedinourlife.Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheinventedthelightbulb（灯泡）.Whenhewas

askedhowhefelt,hesaidthathehadn'tfailed10,000timesbuthadlearned10,000thingswhichdidn'twork.2

Theyachievedsuccessalthoughtheyfailedmanytimes.

Losingisnotveryshameful.Wemustacceptourfailureandlearntotakeadvantageofit.Rememberthatit

canbehelpful.Takeactiontowalkoutofit._3Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,we'llbeluckyenough.Maybeheorshe

hasbeenthroughthesameexperiencebefore.Manypeopleenjoyhelpingotherssolveproblems.Thiscansaveus

alotoftimeinlearninghowtoavoidthesamemistakesinthefuture.

4Thereisonlyonewinnerineverycompetition.Somewin,whilesomelose.Thatisausualwayof

life.Ifweofferourcongratulationstothewinnersandshareintheirhappiness,wewon,tfeelsorryforourfailure.

Inaword,beingagoodloserwillhelpustosucceedinlife.5Goodloserssetexamplestous,and

mostimportantly,theyfinallywin.

A.Historyisfullofexamplesofmen.

B.Thismayhelpussucceedinthefuture.

C.Weshouldfaceourfailurewhenwelose.

D.EvenEdisonfailedsomanytimes,whatmoreforus?

E.Whenwelose,thinkaboutwhatwedidandhowwecanimprove.

F.Itmightbepainfulatthebeginning,butitcanbefruitfulintheend.

B.完成图表根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

Cultureshockisoftendescribedasfeelingmixed-uporworriedinanunfamiliarplacethathascustoms

differentfromyourown.Thishappensalottostudentswhogotostudyinanothercountry.

IntheUS,studentsmightfindcultureshockexperiencedintheclassroomhardertodealwith.Thisisnotonly

becausetheyfeelnervousabouttheirabilitytocommunicateinEnglish,butalsobecausetheyneedtobecome

comfortablewithadiscussion-basedclass.Andstudents5gradesonabigtestarealsonotopenlydiscussed,because

theyarepersonalinformation.

ManyinternationalstudentsreportfeelingOKwiththesometimesembarrassingmistakesatarestaurantor

store.Buttheystarttofeelstrongcultureshockwhentheyareoftenfacedwithsomeuncomfortableorunfamiliar

situations."'Americansareveryopenaboutexpressingtheirthoughtsoneverything,9,saidChau,astudentfrom

P

A