湖北省利川市第五中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

湖北省利川市第五中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题考生请注意：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．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat2．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome3．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile4．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright5．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup6．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排练)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please7．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular8．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore9．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone10．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup11．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how12．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized13．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however14．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二维码)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when15．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied16．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied17．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends18．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch19．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last20．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what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）CanItalkaboutsalaryatwork?Inaword:yes.AsHRcompanyInsperityputitinarecentblogpost:Canyouremployeesdiscusstheirsalariesorwageswiththeirco-workers?Yes.Evenifyouhaveacompanypolicyagainstit?Yes.Thefreedomtodiscussyoursalaryatworkisaprotectedrightunderfederallaborlaw.TheNationalLaborRelationsActof1935protectsyourrighttodiscusstheconditionsofyouremployment，includingissuesrelatedtosafetyandpay，evenwhenyou'renotprotectedbyaunion.Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguescanbeuncomfortable，sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters，butit'sanimportantsteptowardsachievingequalpayforequalwork.Onebarrier，however，stemsfromhowwethinkofourownfinancialworth.ToomanypeopleItalktowronglyconsidertheirsalaryareflectionoftheirworthiness，astatementabouttheirskills，experience，orvalue.Attheendoftheday，ifwecanallseparateourself-worthfromoursalariesabitmore，it'llbecomeeasiertotalkfranklywithourcolleagues.Askingaboutmoneyoutrightcanbetough，soonetrickI'vepickedupalongthewayistoaskforyourcolleaguestoconfirmordeny.Forinstance，youmightvolunteeryoursalaryfirstandask“Doesthatsoundaboutrighttoyou?”bywayofcomparison.Or，let'ssayyou'reinterviewingforapromotiontobecomeamanager.Youmightaskafellowmanageraboutthekindofsalaryyoushouldexpectbysaying，“I'mseeingsalariesforthiskindofpositionrangingfrom$65，000to$70，000—doesthatseemaccuratetoyou?”Thisway，evenifyourcolleagueisn'tcomfortablesharingtheirsalaryoutright，theycanhelpyouidentifyifyourexpectationsareonpointorwayoff.1、Whatmakesco-workersuncomfortabletotalkaboutsalaries?A．Thesafetyissue.B．Thefederal1aborlaw.C．Thewrongideaaboutsalaries.D．Thereflectionoftheirworthiness.2、Whatdoes“taboo”underlinedinParagraph3referto?A．Aprohibitedpractice.B．Areligiousbelief.C．Ageneralagreement.D．Asocialcustom.3、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4？A．Oneofmyinterviewexperiences.B．Mywayofaskingaboutmoney.C．Themethodofraisingquestions.D．Anexampleofgettingpromoted.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoDiscussSalariesatWorkB．WaysofTalkingaboutSalariesC．DoSalariesStandforSelf-worth?D．CanSalariesbeTalkedaboutatWork?22．（8分）JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelain(瓷器)candlestick（烛台）thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourfightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(两栖的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季风)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.B．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.C．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.D．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,_________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itmightharmthenativespeciesC．itwillloseitslifeinthewildD．itmightfleeintoanothercountry3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive_________.A．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsB．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterC．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A．sometimesanimalaretransportedaccidentallyB．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfricaC．acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoadD．droughtsmaketoadslivelonger23．（8分）Newstudyshowsthatwhenteachersparticipateinatrainingprogramfocusedonprosocial(亲社会的)classroombehavior,theirstudentsarebetterabletocontroltheiremotions,andthatchildrenwhocanregulateemotionsaremorelikelytobeacademicallysuccessful.Forthestudy,whichappearsinPreventionScience,researcherslookedatmorethan100teachersand1,817studentsfromkindergartentothirdgradetoseeifteacherscouldsupportstudents’emotionalandbehavioralgrowththroughtheIncredibleYearsTeacherClassroomManagement(IYTCM)program.Theprogramusesvideosandtrainingsessions,alongwithrole-playingandcoaching,tohelpteacherslearnmanagementskillssuchasusingbehavior-specificpraise,buildingpositiverelationshipswithstudents,andconsideringhowtoreducepoorbehavior.Teachersinthetraininggroupincreasedinteractionswithstudentsby64percentcomparedwith53percentforteachersinthecontrolgroupwithoutthetraining.“Emotionalregulationistheabilitytorecognizewhatbehaviorisappropriateinthepresentsituation,”saysWendyReinke,professorintheCollegeofEducationattheUniversityofMissouri.“Forexample,astudentmighthavedifficultycontrollingthefeelingofangerifheorshebecomesannoyedwithanotherstudent.Butunderthisprogram,theteacherencouragesthemtomovetoadifferentspotintheclassroom,effectivelyteachingthemthatsometimessteppingawayandtakingabreakisagoodwaytocalmdownandmanage8ha8feeling.”Afteroneschoolyearofusingtheprograminclassrooms,studentsimprovedtheirsocialabilityandabilitytoregulatetheiremotions.TheseimprovementsresultedinanincreaseinthetestsforstudentsinIncredibleYearsclassroomsvs.studentsincontrolclassrooms.Andthisclassroommanagementapproachcanhelpreducetheriskforstrugglinglearnersearlyon,whichcouldhelppreventmoreaccumulativesupportneedsinachild’sfuture.1、WhatdotheteachersdointheIYTCMprogram?A．Learnhowtoidentifypoorbehavior.B．Offertheresearchersadviceonemotionalcontrol.C．Takecareofkidsfromkindergartentothirdgrade.D．Applydifferentwaystolearninghowtomanagekids.2、WhatdoWendyReinke’swordssuggestinPara.4?A．Nowitishardforstudentstocontroltheiranger.B．Acalmmannerisaneffectivewaytohandleproblems.C．Fewcanrealizetheirbehaviorisunfitforasituation.D．Theprogramwillshowhowtohandletroublesomekids.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetrainingprogram?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Subjective. D．Indifferent.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Studyresultsoftheprogramareentirelyunexpected.B．Theprogramadvancesthestudents’academicperformance.C．Studentsincontrolclassroomscanbettercontroltheiremotions.D．Studentschangetheirbadbehaviorshortlythroughtheprogram.24．（8分）Itisthattimeoftheyearagain.Upanddownthecountry,thousandsofstudentsstayinthelibrary,attemptingtocram（死记硬背）theinformationnecessarytogetthroughfinals.Iamoneofthem—aCambridgefinalist,attemptingtodealwiththeOxbridgestressintheonlywayIknow:caffeinehitsandreclusion（隐遁生活）.WhetheryouloveorhateOxbridge,thefactthatthesetwouniversitiesprovideuniquelearningenvironmentsissomethingofadouble-edgedsword.Ontheonehand,studentshaveaccesstosomeofthebesteducationintheworld;ontheotherhand,thepressurethatcomeswiththiscanprovedamagingtothemandcan’tbesweptunderthecarpetfortheyhavetofaceiteventually.ManyCambridgestudentsfindthemselvestrappedinapressureofexpectation,whetherthiscomesfromtheirsupervisorsortutors,theirdirectorofstudiesorevenfromthemselves.Thedrivetowardsachievementiseitherthekeytosuccessortopossibleseriouspersonalissues,asMarkPhippen,headoftheUniversityofCambridge’sCounselingServicesaid,“ThereareplentyofperfectionistsinCambridge,butitcanworktwoways:itcanpushthemtoaccomplishandtoachieve,oritcangetoutofhand,disablingthem.”Manystudentssaythattheycan’thandleitanymorewhileworkingincertainlibrarieswhicharefilledwithotherstudentshardatwork.Thecompetitionandparanoia（多疑）aremorecommonthanwhatwerealizeorquestion:youcanfeelasifyouarebeingjudgedforhowmuchtimeyouspendonFacebookorYouTube,orhowlittletimeyouspendreading.Toomanystudentsfeelalmostfrustratedbythepressuretoachievebutfeelunabletospeakaboutit.Aseveryoneseemstobecoping,theymustalsopretendtocopetoo.Theonlythingstudentshave:tutorsandsupervisorsregularlyencouragestudentstoavoidextracurricularactivities,urgingthemtofocusontheirstudiestosuchanextentthatmanyfindithardtohandleit.OnecurrentCambridgetutorhasbeenknownforcheckingupontheactivitiesofstudentsinvolvedinextracurriculartheatrebysearchingforthemonthewebsite,whichdetailswhoisinvolvedincertainplayseachterm—justincaseitaffectsthestudent’sworkoutput.Problemsarisewhenthepressureproducesmentalhealthissues.ProblemshavebeenbroughttoattentioninarticlesprimarilyfromOxford’sCherwellandCambridge’sTheTab.TheattentionhasmadetheCambridgeUniversityStudentUnionsetupStudentsDeserveBetter—acampaigntohandlecomplaintsaboutsupervisorsandtutorslackingtheabilitytoprovideproperspiritualsupport.“WhenItoldmysupervisoraboutmyproblemswithanxietyandthereforeaboutmyworriessurroundingtheworkloadshewassuggesting,shesaidthatIwouldprobablyfeellessanxiousoncetheworkwasdone,”afinaliststudentcalledJanesaid.“Itshouldn’tbeanacceptedresponseinoneoftheworld’sbestuniversities.TheirresponsesonlyworsenedanyfeelingsIhadconcerningmyfinalyear.”Phippensaid,“Atthispointtheexamsseemlikethemostimportantthingintheworld.However,twoyearsdownthelineyou’llrealizethattheexamsyoudidatuniversityaren’tveryimportantatall,aswhatthenbecomesmoreimportantiswhatyouhavedonewithinthosetwoyearsafterwards.Finalistexamscanbecomedepressingforstudentsstudyingatanyuniversity.Allyoumustrememberisthatyouarenotaloneandyouaregoodenough,andthatafewyearsdowntheline,yourabilitytorecounttheplotsofEuripides’nineteenplayswillnolongermatter.Sowhyworry?”1、Theunderlinedpart“besweptunderthecarpet”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．becoveredupB．bedealtwithC．begivenupD．befiguredout2、What’sMarkPhippen’sattitudetowardsthepressureputonthestudentsatOxbridge?A．Critical.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Ambiguous.3、WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A．Extracurricularactivitiesfailtoappealtomoststudents.B．Sometutorsandsupervisorspushtheirstudentstoohard.C．Thereisalackofcommunicationbetweenstudentsandtheirsupervisors.D．Somestudentsdon’tspeakaboutthepressurebecausetheythinktheycanhandleit.4、WhatJanesaidinParagraph5suggeststhatshe.A．didn’tgetherproblemsacrosstohersupervisorB．hadexpectedbetterspiritualguidancefromhertutorsC．wasdissatisfiedwithhersupervisor’sdelayedresponsesD．wasgladthatStudentsDeserveBetterwassetuptohelpstudentslikeher5、Inthelastparagraph,MarkPhippenaimsto.A．guaranteetheequalityofexamsB．stresstheimportanceofexamsC．easestudents’pressurefromexamsD．encouragestudentstoperformbetterinexams6、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Oxbridgepressure:thekeytostudents’achievementsB．Oxbridgefinals:thetoughestexamsinthecountryC．Oxbridgegraduates:thestrongestcompetitorsinthejobmarketD．Oxbridgesuccess:theresultofteacher-studentinteraction25．（10分）Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy."Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,"Kandasaid."Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable."SoKanda,whospecializesinhuman-likebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh,3.5incheswide,and10incheslong.Amicrophone,speaker,andinternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,"Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked."Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold."Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair?"Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,"Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild."Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny."Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,"hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan'treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence."Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,"hesaid,"particularlywhenitspoke."1、WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2、Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A．Itcan"speak"and"see".B．Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.D．Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.3、Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A．Asmallsize.B．Aboxyshape.C．Ahumanpartner.D．Aspeechsoftware.4、WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A．Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B．Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C．Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D．Tobetteritssoundsystem.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）Orderisthebestmanageroftime.Itillustratesmanysubjects.Thus,obediencetothenaturallawisorder.Virtueisorder.Theworldbeganwithit.1wasoncecommonbeforeitsestablishment.Themerchant,theclerkandthelaborerareallofthesame2,bornwiththesameexpectationsandaffectedbysimilarinfluences.Theyare,itis3,bornindifferentpositions,butit4withthemselveswhethertheyshalllivenoblyorevilly.Theymaynothavetheirchoiceofrichesorpoverty,buttheyhavetheir5ofbeinggoodorevil.Peopleofthehighestposition,6cultureandeducation,haveoftenasgreathardshipsasthecommonpeople.Theyhavetomaketheirincomesgomuchfurther.Theyhaveto7theirsocialstatus.8theirincomesmaybelesssatisfactory,theyaredesperateto9andbringthechildrenupasgentlemen.Hume,afamoushistorian,wasamanofgoodfamilybuthis10wereverysmallwhenhewasyoung.Inhisautobiography,heuseshisowncaseasa(n)11oftheadvantagesoffrugality(节省).Despiteaconsiderabledebt,hismother,awidow,12metthedifficultiesandeventuallyovercamethem.Thoughherincomewaslessthanthatofmanyhighlypaidmen,sheeducatedherchildrenwellandbroughtthemup13.Humesays,“WhilestudyinginFrance,I14thatplanoflifewhichIhavesteadilyandsuccessfullypursued.Ideterminedtomakea15frugalitysupplyofmyshortageoffortuneandto16myindependence.”Atthirty-sixhethoughthimselfrich.Thesearehisownwords:“Myappointments,withmyfrugality,hadhelpedmereachafortunewhichmademe17”.Goethesays,“Itdoesn’tmatterwithinwhatcircleanhonestmanacts,providedheknowshowto18thatcircle.”“Whatisthebestgovernment?”Goetheasks,“Thatwhichteachesusto19ourselves!Leteveryoneonlydotherightinhisplace,without20himselfabouttheconfusionoftheworld.”1、A．ChaosB．OffenceC．PunishmentD．Condemnation2、A．originB．raceC．natureD．interest3、A．hopefulB．strangeC．vitalD．true4、A．agreesB．restsC．correspondsD．conflicts5、A．ideaB．optionC．freedomD．intention6、A．indefenceofB．incourseofC．inanticipationofD．inrespectof7、A．giveupB．dependonC．lookforD．keepup8、A．SinceB．ThoughC．UnlessD．When9、A．educateB．encourageC．blameD．spoil10、A．ambitionsB．achievementsC．meansD．contributions11、A．assuranceB．consequenceC．illustrationD．criterion12、A．bravelyB．stubbornlyC．sharplyD．tentatively13、A．faithfullyB．plainlyC．gratefullyD．virtuously14、A．proposedB．madeC．discussedD．approved15、A．rigidB．casualC．liberalD．flexible16、A．balanceB．restoreC．valueD．maintain17、A．attractiveB．proudC．independentD．knowledgeable18、A．fitinB．moveinC．endinD．engagein19、A．protectB．justifyC．governD．display20、A．questioningB．troublingC．scoldingD．abandoning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）Yesterday,anotherstudentandI,representingouruniversity’sstudent1．(associate),wenttotheCapitalInternationalAirporttomeetthisyear’sinternationalstudents2．werecomingtostudyatBeijingUniversity.Afterhalfanhourofwaitingfortheirflighttoarrive,Isawseveralyoungpeopleenterthe3．(wait)arealookingaroundcuriously.Istoodforaminute4．(watch)themandthenwenttogreetthem.Thefirstperson5．(arrive)wasTonyGarciafromColombia,closely6．(follow)byJuliaSmithfromBritain.AfterImetthemandthenintroducedthemtoeachother,Iwasverysurprised.TonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulderandkissedher7．thecheek!Shesteppedbackappearingsurprisedandputupherhands,asifindefence.Iguessedthattherewas8．(probable)amajormisunderstanding.ThenAkiraNagatafromJapancameinsmiling,togetherwithGeorgeCookfromCanada.Asthey9．(introduce),GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudent.Justatthatmoment,however,AkirabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge’s