2026届湖北沙市中学英语高三第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

2026届湖北沙市中学英语高三第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项: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．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!2．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut3．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended4．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the5．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway6．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven7．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof8．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very9．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where10．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy11．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor12．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto13．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose14．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup15．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can16．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer17．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because18．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．anticipateC．forecast D．preview19．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．amtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking20．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently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）LearningNewVocabularyduringDeepSleepSleepingtimeissometimesconsideredunproductivetime.Thisraisesthequestionwhetherthetimespentasleepcouldbeusedmoreproductively,e.g.forlearninganewlanguage?Up-to-nowsleepresearchfocusedonthestabilizationandstrengtheningofmemoriesthathadbeenformedduringwakefulness.However,learningduringsleephasrarelybeenexamined.Thereisenoughevidenceforwake-learnedinformationundergoingarevisionbyreplayinthesleepingbrain.Thereplayduringsleepstrengthensthestillweakmemoryandleavesthenewlyacquiredinformationinthepre-existingstoreofknowledge.Ifre-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation,thenfirst-play,i.e.theinitialprocessingofnewinformation,shouldalsobepossibleduringsleep.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeexaminedwhetherasleepingpersonisabletoformnewsemantic（语义的）associationsbetweenplayedforeignwordsandtranslationwordsduringthebraincells’activestates,theso-called“Up-states.”Itturnedouttobethatwhattheythoughtwasreasonable.Whenwereachdeepsleepstages,ourbraincellsprogressivelycoordinatetheiractivity.Duringdeepsleep,thebraincellsarecommonlyactiveforabriefperiodoftimebeforetheyjointlyenterintoastateofbriefinactivity.Theactivestateiscalled“Up-state”andtheinactivestate“Down-state”.Thetwostatesalternate（交替）abouteveryhalf-second.Newevidenceforsleep-learningchallengescurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.Theconceptofsleepthatweareseparatedfromthephysicalenvironmentisnolongerreasonable."It’sfalsethatcomplexlearningbeimpossibleduringdeepsleep,"saysSimonRuch,co-first-author."Inhowfarandwithwhatconsequencesdeepsleepcanbeappliedfortheacquisitionofnewinformationwillbeatopicofresearchinupcomingyears,"saysKatharinaHenke.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeispartoftheInterfacultyResearchCooperation(IRC).Thirteenresearchgroupsinmedicine,biologyandpsychologyarepartoftheIRC．Theaimoftheseresearchgroupsistogainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms（原理）involvedinsleepandconsciousness.1、Whichofthefollowingshaven’tsleepresearchersachievedsofar?A．Peoplecanlearnvocabularyduringdeepsleep.B．Memoriescanbestableandstrongduringsleep.C．Wake-learnedinformationcanappearinthesleepingbrain.D．Re-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．“Up-state”and“Down-state”appearinturnduringdeepsleep.B．“Up-states”isanothernameforthebraincells’activestates.C．Semanticassociationsareimportantforlanguagelearning.D．Thebraincells’activestatesarecentralforsleep-learning.3、Whatwillresearchersdowithinseveralyearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Makestudyinthefollowingfieldssuchasmedicineandbiology.B．Separateusfromthephysicalenvironment.C．Applydeepsleepforinformationlearning.D．Discovertheconceptofsleep.4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewwayofvocabularylearning.B．Togainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms.C．Tochallengecurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.D．Toexplainthepossibilityofvocabularylearningduringdeepsleep.22．（8分）Questioningtheexistenceofaliensissomethingthatscientistshavedonefordecades.Infact,mostpeopledobelievethataliensexistinsomefashion.Themainnecessitiesforlifearewaterandsomeformofenergysource.Notsurprisingly,therearesomeplanets,exoplanetsandmoonsthatfitthebill.Hereareseveralbestchancesatfindinglifeintheuniverse.◆TRAPPIST-1TRAPPIST-1isaplanetarysystemafewdozenlight-yearsaway,whosediscoverywasannouncedinearly2017.ThissystemconsistsofsevenEarth-likeexoplanetsorbitingan"ultra-cool"star,anditisoneofourshotsatfindingpossiblelifebeyondourownsolarsystem.◆TitanTitanisthelargestmoonofSaturn,thesixthplanetfromourSun.Thismooncouldpotentiallyharborlifebutpossiblynotinthesensethatwethink.Titandoesnotexactlyfitthedescriptionofbeinginatypicalhabitablezone.Titanhaswater,andithasliquid.Itjustdoesn'thaveliquidwater.Thewateronthismooniscompletelysolidbecauseoftheextremelycoldtemperature.◆EuropaEuropaisoneofJupiter'smoonshereinourownsolarsystem.Itisanothercandidateduetoitspotentialtoholdliquidwater.Europaisthoughttohaveallthenecessitiesforlifeincludingwater,energysources,andtherightchemicalbuild-up.◆MarsTheRedPlanet,thefourthfromtheSun,isprobablyoneofthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidatesforextraterrestrial(地球外的)lifeandevenforhumancolonization.Despitesomedifferentvoices,findingextraterrestriallifeonMarsreallyisaseriouspossibility.Weknowbynowthatwewon'tfindlittlegreenmenoranyintelligentformoflifethatweunderstand.However,thereisevidencethattherewasandmaystillbemicroscopiclifeonthesmallredplanet.1、Thecommonpointofthesecelestialbodiesisthat_______.A．solidwaterexistsonthemrespectivelyB．lifemightexistoneachofthemC．theyallcontainliquidwaterD．eachofthemhaslivingthingsonit2、Whichcelestialbodycouldhavelifedifferentfromhumanimagination?A．TRAPPIST-1.B．Titan.C．Europa.D．Mars.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Europaisthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidateforextraterrestriallife.B．TRAPPIST-1istheonlybodythatcontainslifebeyondthesolarsystem.C．Allthescientistsdobelievethataliensexistinsomemanner.D．ThereisproofthatlifeexistedonthecelestialbodyMars.23．（8分）IwashavingagreatmorninguntilIsatdowninfrontofmyofficecomputer.“Yourpasswordhasexpired(过期),”aservermessageflashedonmyscreen,withinstructionsforchangingit.Comingupwithanewcodedoesn’tseemlikeabigdeal,unlessyouworkatmycompany,wherewehavetochangeitmonthly,usingatleastoneuppercasecharacter,onelowercasecharacter,onesymbol,andonenumeral.Oh,andthewholedarnthingcan’tbefewerthaneightcharacters.AndIcan’tuseanyofthesamepasswordsI’veusedinthepastthreemonths.SuddenlyIwasfurious.Whatdidn’tmakeitanybetterwasthatIwasdeeplydepressedaftermyrecentdivorce.DisbeliefoverwhatshehaddonetomewasallIthoughtabout.Everyday.Myangerdidn’tmeananythingtotheemptyinputfieldwithapulsatingcursor(闪动的光标),waitingformetotypeapasswordthatI’dhavetore-enter—manytimes—forthenext30days.IrememberedatipI’dheardfrommyformerboss.He’dsaid,“I’mgoingtouseapasswordtochangemylife.”Icouldn’tfocusongettingthingsdoneinmycurrentmood.TherewereclearindicatorsofwhatIneededtodotoregaincontrolofmylife,butIcouldn’tnoticethem.Mypasswordbecametheindicator.MypasswordremindedmethatIshouldn’tletmyselfbeavictimofmyrecentbreakupandthatIwasstrongenoughtodosomethingaboutit.ImademypasswordForgive@h3r.Ihadtotypethisstatementseveraltimesaday.Eachtimemycomputerwouldlock.Eachtimemyscreensaverwithherphotowouldappear.EachtimeIwouldcomebackfromeatinglunchalone.Inmymind,IwroteForgivehereveryday.ThesimpleactionchangedthewayIlookedatmyex-wife.Thatconstantreminderofreconciliationledmetoacceptthewaythingshadhappenedattheendofmymarriageandembraceanewwayofdealingwithmydepression.Asthemonthworeon,Ifeltaslowhealingbegintotakeplace.Bythetimemyserverpromptedmetoresetmypasswordthefollowingmonth,Ifeltfree.Onemonthlater,mydearExchangeserveraskedmeyetagaintoresetmypassword.IthoughtaboutthenextthingthatIhadtogetdone.MypasswordbecameQuit@smoking4ever.Iquitsmokingovernight.Thispasswordwasapainfulonetotypeduringthatmonth,butdoingithelpedmetoyellatmyselfinmymindasItypedthatstatement.Itmotivatedmetofollowmymonthlygoal.Onemonthlater,mypasswordbecameSave4trip@thailand.GuesswhereIwentthreemonthslater:Thailand.Seeinghowtheseremindershelpedtomaterializemygoalskeptmemotivatedandexcited.Whileit’ssometimesdifficulttocomeupwithyournextgoal,keepingatitbringsgreatresults.Hereisasimplifiedextractofwhatsomeofmypasswordshavebeeninthepasttwoyears,soyougetanideaofhowmylifehaschanged,thankstothismethod:Forgive@h3rTomyex-wife,whostarteditall.Quit@smoking4everItworked.Save4trip@thailandItworked.Eat2times@dayItneverworked,stillfat.Sleep@before12Itworked.Ask@her4dateItworked.Ifellinloveagain.No@drinking2monthsItworked.Ifeelbetter.Get@c4t!Itworked.Ihaveabeautifulcat.MovE@togeth3rItworked.Facetime2mom@sundayItworked.ItalkwithMomeveryweek.Andtheoneforlastmonth:Save4@ringYep.Lifeisgonnachangeagainsoon.1、Theunderlinedword“furious”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinthemeaningto______.A．depressed B．doubtfulC．nervous D．angry2、Whydidhedecidetouse“Forgive@h3r”ashispassword?A．Becausehedecidedtoforgivehiswife.B．Becausehehopedhiswifewouldforgivehim.C．Becausehehopeditwouldremindhimtobestrong.D．Becausehisformerbosstoldhimtouseittochangehislife.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassword“Save4@ring”forlastmonth?A．Hewillcallhismothereveryweek.B．Hewillsoonaskhisgirlfriendtomarryhim.C．Hispasswordwillhelphimsavemoney.D．Hewillberemindedtosavehispassword.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowaPasswordChangedMyLife. B．WhyIChangedMyPassword.C．HowaSlowHealingTookPlace. D．HowIFollowedMyMonthlyGoal.24．（8分）Therearemanydifferentvoicesoncharitydonationsrecently.ChenTianQiao,oneoftheChinesebillionaires,gaveaway$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech)tohelppromotebrainresearch.Chenhasbeeninterestedinthebrainresearch,believingitcanadvancetheindustriesofartificialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishugedonationhascausedheateddiscussionamongChinesescholarsandinternetusers.Manycriticizedhimforgivingmoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthandomesticinstitutesforbrainresearch,whicharedevelopingfastandarecatchingupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistatPekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.Others,however,supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedwithChineseresearchInstitutes.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproducesmoreefficientresults.What’smore,theresultsoftheresearchwillbenefitnotonlytheAmericans,butalsotherestoftheworld.Asimilarcontroversial（有争议的）casestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiYi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15milliontoHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChineseStudents.ManybelievethatChinaisstillfarbehindinmanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinesedonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryofdonatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonorswhowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.Theyneedself-reflectionratherthanenvy.1、WhydidChen’shugedonationsdrawpeople’sattention?A．Itwasusedforbrainresearchratherthanforthepoor.B．Itwasnotusedefficiently.C．Itwasthelargestdonation.D．ItshouldhavebeendonatedtoaChinesecollege.2、Whichofthefollowingscanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“domestic”inthesecondparagraph?A．home.B．family.C．household.D．homepage3、TheexampleofPanShiYiwasusedto________.A．informsomeChinesestudentsarepoorateducationB．showoffthegenerosityofChinesebillionairesC．presentthewidespreaddisagreementoverdonatingabroadD．provetheChinesearecrazyaboutdonations4、WhatisthemainadvicedoestheauthorgivetotheChineseuniversities?A．Developingartificialintelligence.B．Educatingthebraverandmorehonestgraduates.C．DevelopingfasttocatchupwiththeUS.D．Developingsystemstousethedonationsefficiently.25．（10分）Generallyspeaking,peoplelikethosewhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Sometimesatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforBrian’sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.Yes,thebosswas,asBrianenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室):everyonewashardatwork.Brian’sbosscameuptohim.Suddenly,Brianforcedasmileandstretchedouthishand.“Howdoyoudo!”hesaid.“I’mBrian.I’mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doesn’ttheearlybirdgettheworm?”Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.1、Brianwaslateforhisjobbecause________.A．hegotuplate B．hewasseriouslyillC．hewascaughtinatrafficjam D．hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob2、Whatcanweinferabouthumor?A．Itistheearlybird.B．Itisimportantinourlives.C．Brianoftensavedhisjobwithhumor.D．Itcansolveracialdiscriminations.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3referto?A．charge B．triedtosetC．gaveup D．triedtoholdback4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Manypeoplelackinasenseofhumor.B．Brianwassupposedtoarriveathisofficeat8:30.C．Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatBriancamelateforwork.D．Humoristhemostinterestingwayofsolvingproblems.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）RediscoveryIusedtobeahappychildwithalovingfamilyandmanyfriends.Ihada1thatcouldbrightenacoldwinterdayandIhadaspecialloveforlife.Attwelve,mylifehadahugebreakdown.ItwasthenthatI2OCD(强迫症).Istartedtowashmyhandstentimesanhour,andIconstantly3mykitchenoventomakesurethatitwasoff.Thiswayoflifecontinuedforfourpainfulyears,andbythen,myOCDhadledtodepression(抑郁).Iwasnolongerthe4littlegirlIhadbeen.InthetenthgradeIfinally5tomymotherthatIwassufferingfromdepressionalongwithmyOCD．MymomtookmetoadoctorandIstartedtaking6.Overafewmonths,themedicinedidhelptheOCD,butIstillwasstrugglingwithdepression.Oneautumnevening,Ihitrockbottom.Ithoughtsuicide(自杀)wastheonly7tomydepressionproblem,soIdecidedtowriteasuicidenote.AsIwas8it,myeyesfellonaphoto.Itwasa9ofanadorablelittlegirl,wearingherredsocceruniformandholdingabikehelmet.Shehadabrightsmilethatshowedshewasfulloflife.Ittookmeafewminutesto10whothegirlinthephotowas.ThephotohadbeentakenwhenIwassevenyearsold.Ialmostcouldn’tbelievethatsmilingchildwasme.Ifeltachillgodownmyspine(脊柱).Itwaslikemyyoungerselfhadsentmea11.RightthenandthereIknewIcouldn’tkillmyself.OnceIhadbeenastronglittlegirl,andIhadtobecome12likethatagain.Itoreupmysuicidenoteand13thatIwouldnotrelyonlyonmymedicine.Iwouldhavetofightthedepressionwithmymind,too.Icouldmakemyselfhappyagain.IthasbeentwoyearssinceI14myself.TherealreasonIamhealedisthatItookactionandrefusedtoletdepression15mylife.Ilearnedalifelong16:Nevergiveup.Everyonehaschallengesinlife,buteveryonecan17.Iamlivingproofofthat.NowIampreparedforwhatever18lifemaybring.Ihavearolemodelto19uptoforstrength,andwhoisguidingme20life.Myheroisaseven-year-oldgirl,smilingbackatmefromaphotoonmydesk.1、A．dream B．thought C．hope D．smile2、A．prevented B．treated C．developed D．discovered3、A．checked B．fixed C．touched D．tested4、A．pretty B．happy C．popular D．lovely5、A．admitted B．suggested C．showed D．replied6、A．classes B．medicine C．exercise D．notes7、A．response B．door C．entrance D．solution8、A．posting B．copying C．finishing D．revising9、A．picture B．figure C．model D．shadow10、A．explain B．realize C．question D．describe11、A．gift B．card C．message D．letter12、A．open B．strong C．lively D．athletic13、A．advised B．doubted C．promised D．imagined14、A．rejected B．replaced C．recalled D．rediscovered15、A．risk B．abandon C．ruin D．waste16、A．lesson B．skill C．class D．experience17、A．escape B．quit C．recover D．survive18、A．adventures B．benefits C．opportunities D．challenges19、A．come B．look C．make D．add20、A．through B．over C．across D．from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）IELTS(InternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem)istheworld'smostpopularEnglishlanguagetest.Morethan3millionIELTStestsaretaken1．(annual).TakingtheIELTStestopensdoors-itcanhelpyoulive,studyandworkaroundtheworld.Morethan10,0002．(organization)worldwideacceptIELTS,Includinggovernment,academicandemploymentinstitutions.Infact,IELTSistheonlyEnglishlanguagetest3．isacceptedforImmigrationpurposesbyallcountriesthatrequireone.TheIELTStest,4．(design)tohelpyouuseEnglishinyournewlifeabroad,coversvariouscontentareasIn5．(little)thanthreehours,itwillassessallofyourEnglishskills:listening,reading,writingandspeaking.ThemosteffectivewayoftestingyourEnglishconversationskills6．(be)face-to-face.IELTSisthemostwidelyacceptedEnglishlanguagetestwithaone-on-onespeakingtest7．(evaluate)yourEnglishlanguagecommunicationskills.IELTSismadebyexpertsinEnglishlanguageassessmentandisconsidered8．(rely)aroundtheworld.Therefore,youcanbesurethat9．willgiveafairandconsistentassessmentofyourEnglishSkills.IfyouwishtotaketheIELTStest,pleasevisititsofficialwebsite10．testregistrations.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。WhenIstartedtolearnEnglish,IwastellingthatspokenEnglishisveryimportant、Instead,IwasnotinterestedinitbecauseIthoughtitwasofnouseful、Myfriendsdidn’tagreewithmeandsuggestedIwenttotheEnglishcorner,whattheybelievedcouldhelpmedevelopmyinterestin