2025高考英语 一轮话题复习 话题10　语言学习规律与饮食文化健康（原卷版）.docx

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话题10语言学习规律与饮食文化健康

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2024·湖南衡阳市八中模拟预测)

BeforearrivinginChina,IhadreadlotsofbooksaboutChina.Therefore,whenIarrived,Iwasexcitedtobelivinginthishugehistoricallyandculturallyrichcountry.ItwassogreatlydifferentfromtheUK.Thefood,thelandmarks,thebigcitiesandeverydaylife—Icouldn’twaittoexplore.

However,learningChinesehadn’tevenenteredmymind,notbecauseIwaslazy,butbecauseIhadnoconfidencetolearnthemostdifficultlanguageintheworld.Besidesthis,onceImovedtoChina,IlivedinShanghai.Itisaninternationalcity,withmanypeoplespeakingEnglishasasecondlanguage.SoIthoughtEnglishwouldbeadequate.

ButafterayearinChinaIfoundmanyexpats(侨民)spokeChinese.Perhapsitwasachievableafterall?IfeltuncomfortablebecausesomanyChinesepeoplecouldspeakEnglishwhileIcouldn’tevenspeakthemostbasicChinese.Tofacethechallenge,IdecidedtobeginmylanguagejourneyandmyonlyregretisthatIdidn’tstartearlier.

InthetwoyearssincestartingtolearnIhavemadegreatprogress.Now,IamabletotalkinChineseonmanytopics.LearningtospeakChineseisn’tasdifficultasIonceexpected.WhenIspeaktoChinesepeopleinChinese,theyalmostalwaysunderstandme.ThemostchallengingthingislisteningsinceChinesepeopletalkatsuchaspeed.Ican’talwaysunderstandwhat’sbeensaid,butmyweeklyonlinelanguageexchangeshelpwiththis.LearningChinesehastakenalotofhardwork.ButthereisstillalongwaytogobeforeIreachmygoaloffluency(流利).LearningChinesenotonlyhelpsmeinday—to—daylife,butdeepensmyculturalunderstandingofsuchagreatcountry.So,toallmynon—ChinesefriendsIsaythis,don’tbeafraid,facethechallengeandbeconfident.

1.WhatdidthewriterdoafterarrivinginChina?

A.HereadalotofbooksaboutChina.

B.Hecouldn’twaittostudyChinese.

C.HetriedtolearnmoreaboutCh