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高一英语寒假作业（二）

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

IwasluckyenoughtohaveanopportunitytostudyintheUnitedStatesasaninternationalstudentfromUkrainewhenIwasfourteenyearsold,whichwaseightyearsago.Iwenttoawonderfulschool,WestCatholicHighSchool,formyfreshmanyear.

Iremembermyfirstdayatthatschoolasifitwereyesterday.Iwasverynervous,andIcouldfeelmyheartbeatonthetopofmytoes.MymainfearwasthatIwouldnotbeabletoexpressmyselfduetolanguagebarrier(障碍).IwastryingtohaveaslittlecommunicationasIpossiblycould.AndIalmostsucceededuntilwehadtointroduceourselvesinfrontoftheclass.

Andthemomenttheword“international”flewoutofmymouth,Iwassurroundedbythirtypeoplewhowereaskingquestionsoneafteranother.Itturnedouttobetheoppositeoflesscommunication,butitwassomuchfun.

Duringthefirstthreemonths,Idefinitelyexperiencedalittlebitofculturalshock.IthinkAmericansarethenicestpeopleIhaveevermetinmyentirelife.Theyalwayssmileandsay,“Hi,howareyou?”

Oneday,Inoticedthestudentslookingatmesuspiciously.Finally,myclassmatecameuptomylockerandwhispered,“Isthattruethatyouareaprincessandthatyoucametostudyheresothatnobodywouldrecognizeyou?”Atonepoint,Ievenhadanimageofmyselfwearingagownandgracefullywavingatthecrowd.

Ithinkitwasapricelessone-yearexperience!Isawatotallynewworld,experiencedgreatculture,metalotofincrediblepeopleandimprovedmylanguage.Thistripinspiredmetolearnforeignlanguages.ThatisoneofthereasonsIspeakfivedifferentlanguagestoday.

21.Whywastheauthoraskedmanyquestions?

A.Becausetheyweregoodfriends.

B.Becausetheywereinterestedintheauthor.

C.Becausetheauthorwasjustnewhere.

D.Becausetheauthorwasgladtotellherstori