天津市新四區(qū)示范校2025屆高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

天津市新四區(qū)示范校2025屆高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．for2．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen3．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped4．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．a(chǎn)subjectsointerestingasB．a(chǎn)sainterestingsubjectasC．a(chǎn)sinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas5．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though6．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote7．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed8．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what9．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken10．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought11．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions12．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected13．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated14．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might15．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．a(chǎn)mtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold16．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony17．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．a(chǎn)fter18．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith19．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise20．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatheredbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingforthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadaze(茫然)sittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.Sometimes,itfeelslikeIhaven’tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptors(受體)makesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased(追逐).Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,ifyouevenrememberyourdreamsatall,youforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandjotdownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Dreamsof“beingchased”occurbecause________.A．youarefeelingthreatenedB．youjustquitajobyouhateC．yourfriendsarefarawayfromyouwheninneedD．yourreceptorsisalwaysthinkingwhileyousleep2、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideyourbedtoreflectondreams?A．Weneedtochasethosepeoplewhoappearedinourdreams.B．Weusuallyforget90percentofdreamswithin10minutes.C．Itcanhelpusgetoutoftheintensedreams.D．Itcanhelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.3、Wherecanwereadthisarticle?A．Inaposter.B．Inaphysicsbook.C．Inatravelingmagazine.D．Inasciencenewspaper.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyamIAlwaysDreamingB．HowIsMyDreamCreatedC．WhatdoMyDreamsMeanD．HowtoAvoidDreams22．（8分）ChildreninruralareasofCambodiaoftensufferfromorevendieofpreventableillnessesbecausethereisnotanysoapavailable.In2014，SamirLakhani，anAmericancollegestudent，sawtheissuewhilevolunteeringinaCambodianvillage.“Irememberquitevividlyamotherbathinghernewbornbabywithlaundrypowder，whichissoharmfultotheskin，”saidLakhani.“It’sdifficultforruralCambodianstoaccesssoap.Firstisaffordability.Ifyouearnonly$1.50everyday，youwon’tspend$1onabarofsoap.Thencomesaccess.Thedemandissolowthatlocalshopsdon’tstocksoap.Thelastreason，becausemanyCambodiansdon’treallyunderstandwherediseasescomefrom，theydon’tknowhowtopreventthem，includingusingsoap.”Afterfiguringoutasolutiontotheproblem:thebarely-usedsoapinhotels，Lakhanistartedaskinghotelstodonateleftoversoap.“Theywerealleagertohelp，”heexplained.LakhaniregisteredEco-SoapBankshortlyafterwards.Soon，hereceivedenoughfundstohiredisadvantagedCambodianwomentocollectandreproducetheusedsoap.Today，theorganizationhasfourrecyclingcentersacrossthecountry，providingjobsto35localwomen.Andsofar，some174，000barsofsoaphavebeendonated，about24，000poundsofsoaphasbeenrecycled，andhygiene(衛(wèi)生)hasbeenimprovedforabout661，000people.“Wearekillingthreebirdswithonestone，”Lakhanisaid.WhenitcomestothefutureofEco-SoapBank，Lakhanisaid，“We’vejustscratchedthesurface.LackofhygieneisnotsomethinguniquetoCambodia.Thedemandforimprovedhygieneinthedevelopingworldishuge，andmuchremainstobedone.We’relookingatsevencountriestoexpandtointhenearfuture.”1、WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthereasonwhyruralCambodiansdon’tusesoap?A．Poverty. B．Inaccessibility. C．Unawareness. D．Tradition.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“killingthreebirds”inParagraph5referto?A．Savingsoap，curingdiseasesandprovidingeducation.B．Stoppingpollution，provingjobsandinspiringdonation.C．Reducingwaste，providingemploymentandimprovinghealth.D．Recyclingwaste，helpingcharityandimprovingcommunityhygiene.3、WhatcanweinferaboutEco-SoapBank?A．Itwon’tbelongbeforeitexpandstothewholeworld.B．There’slittleitcandowithoutothercountries’assistance.C．Itwillmakegreatercontributionstothedevelopingworld.D．ItwillsoonsettletheproblemofpoorhygieneinCambodia.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Eco-SoapBankhelpsimprovehygiene.B．Cambodianwomenhaveabrightfuture.C．AUSyoungmancallsforhelpingpoorcountries.D．Lackofhygieneremainsaseriousproblemintheworld.23．（8分）Ifyouhaveneverbeenonacruise（乘船游覽）,itcanseemlikeitsownworld—withitsownrulesandsecretlanguage.Soherewearegoingtolayouttheverybasicsofgoingonacruise.DoIneedapassporttogoonacruise?Youmayneedapassport,butyoushouldtakeoneanyway.BesidesthefactthatyouaregoingtoneedanIDcardtoboardtheshipinthefirstplace,alotofportsrequireone.HowmuchluggagecanItakeonboard?Forthemostpart,cruiseshipsaren’tlikeplanes—thereisn’tastrictlyregulatedamountofluggageyoucantakewithyou,andyouarenotgoingtobechargedforbringingtoomuch.Keepinmindthatcabinstoragespacecanbetight.Everything,includingyouremptyluggage,isgoingtohavetofitinsideandyoudon’twanttobetrippingoveritforyourwholevacation.Thingslikegunsandknivesarebanned,butregulationsvaryfromshiptoshipaboutthingslikeirons（generallyano）andhairdryers（generallyayes）.Someshipsallowyoutobringabottleofwine,butnearlyallbanbringingyourownhardalcohol.What’stheprocessforboardingacruiseship?Boardingacruiseshipislikeboardingaplane—thereareregulationsorwhentoarrive,howtocheck-in,andwhatsecurityyouhavetogothrough.Mostcruiselineshavetransportationavailablefromtheairport;otherwisetheynormallyownapaidparkinglotwhereyoucanleaveyourcar.1、Whatwillyouhavetoshowwhenyouboardashipinthefirstplace?A．Acreditcard. B．Apostcard.C．AnIDcard. D．Luggage.2、Whatcanyoutakewhenyouareonacruise?A．Asmuchalcoholasyoucan. B．Moreluggagethanonaplane.C．Lessluggagethanonaplane. D．Asmanygunsandknivesasyoucan.3、Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Astorybook. B．Aguidebook.C．Abookreview. D．Asciencereport.24．（8分）Thousandsofpeopleimpactallaspectsofourlives,beittheweathermanattheTVstudioinaneighbouringcity,orthetechnicianataphonecompanyacrossthecontinent,orthewomaninTobagowhopicksthemangoesforyourfruitSalad.Everyday,intentionallyorunintentionally,wemakealargenumberofconnectionswithpeoplearoundtheworld.Ourpersonalgrowthandevolution(andtheevolutionofsocieties)comeaboutasaresultofconnectingwithourfellowhumans,whetherasabandofyoungwarriorssettingoutonahuntorasagroupofco-workersheadingouttothelocalbakeryafterworkonFriday.Asaspecies(物種),weareinstinctively(本能地)driventocometogetherandformgroupsoffriends,associationsandcommunities.Withoutthem,wecannotexist.Makingconnectionsiswhatourgraymatterdoesbest.Itreceivesinformationfromoursenseandprocessesitbymakingassociations.Itgrowsquicklywhenit’smakingconnections.Peopledothesamething.It’sascientificfactthatpeoplewhostaysociallyandphysicallyactivelivealongerlife.Thisdoesn’tmeanstayingwiththesameoldcrowdandgoingaroundonanexercisebike.Itmeansgettingoutandmakingnewfriends.Whenyoumakenewconnectionsintheoutsideworldyoumakenewconnectionsintheinsideworld—inyourbrain.Thiskeepsyouyoungandalert(機(jī)警的)—EdwardM.Hallowell,inhisbookConnect,citesthe1979AlamedaCountyStudybyDr.LisaBerkmanoftheHarvardSchoolofHealthSciences.Dr.Berkmanandherteamcarefullylookedat7,000people—aged35to65,overaperiodofnineyears.Theirstudyconcludesthatpeoplewholacksocialandcommunityconnectionsarealmostthreetimesmorelikelytodieofmedicalillnessthanthosewhohavemorecontacts.Andallthisisindependentofsocioeconomicstatusandhealthpracticessuchassmoking,alcoholicbeverageconsumptionorphysicalactivity!Otherpeoplecanalsohelpyoutakecareofyourneedsanddesires,whateveritisyou’dlikeinthislife—romance,adreamjob,tickettotheRoseBowl—thechancesareprettyhighthatyou’llneedsomeone’shelptogetit.Ifpeoplelikeyou,theywillbewillingtogiveyoutheirtimeandtheirefforts.Andthebetterthequalityofharmoniousrelationshipyouhavewiththem,thehighertheleveloftheircooperation.1、Whichofthefollowingislaidgreatstressoninthepassage?A．Ourfateisdecidedbythecompanionswekeep.B．Peopleconnectwitheachotheroutofnecessity,C．Contactsbetweenpeopleareessentialforourlife.D．Connedionisestablishedwhenweworktogether.2、Theunderlinedpart“graymatter”inParagraph3refersto“________”.A．nerve B．cell C．sight D．brain3、Dr.Berkmanandhisteam’sstudyreveals________.A．a(chǎn)wondercurefordeadlydiseasesB．a(chǎn)vitalfunctionofconnectingC．a(chǎn)greatencouragementtosmokersD．a(chǎn)practicalwaytoconnection4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．TheBenefitsofConnecting B．TheProgressofConnectionC．TheMethodsofConnecting D．TheFeaturesofConnection25．（10分）AtfirstglanceEstherOkadeseemslikeanormal10-year-old.Shelovesdressingup,playingwithBarbiedollsandgoingtotheparkorshopping.ButwhatmakestheBritish-Nigerianyoungsterstandoutisthefactthatshe’salsoauniversityundergraduate.Esther,fromWalsall,anindustrialtownintheUK’sWestMidlandsregion,isoneofthecountry’syoungestcollegefreshmen.Thetalented10-year-oldenrolledattheOpenUniversity,aUK-baseddistancelearningcollege,inJanuaryandisalreadytopoftheclass,havingrecentlyscored100%inarecentexam.“It’ssointeresting.IthasthetypeofmathsIlove.It’srealmaths-theories,complexnumbers,allthattypeofstuff,”shesmiles.“Iwanttofinishthecourseintwoyears.ThenI’mgoingtodomyPhDinfinancialmathswhenI’m13.IwanttohavemyownbankbythetimeI’m15becauseIlikenumbersandIlikepeopleandbankingisagreatwaytohelppeople.”sheadds.Estherhasalwaysjumpedaheadofherpeers.ShesatherfirstMathGSCEexam,aBritishhighschoolqualification,atOunsdaleHighSchoolinWolverhamptonatjustsix,whereshereceivedaC-grade.Ayearlater,shegottheA-gradeshewanted.ThenlastyearshescoredaB-gradewhenshesattheMathA-levelexam.Notcontentwithbreakingbarrierstoattendcollegeatjust10yearsold,Estherisalsowritingaseriesofmathworkbooksforchildrencalled“YummyYummyAlgebra.”“Itstartsatabeginnerlevel-that’svolumeone.Butthentherewillbevolumetwo,andvolumethree,andthenvolumefour.Aslongasyoucanaddorsubtract,you’llbeabletodoit.Iwanttoshowotherchildrentheyarespecial.”shesays.1、WhydoesEstherOkadewanttohaveherownbank?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Tosetupamathsschool.C．Tohelpthepeopleinneed.D．Topublishhermathsbooks.2、WhatcanbeinferredaboutEstherOkadefromthetext?A．Sheisnotgoodattakingmathsexams.B．Shefailstogetalongwellwithherpeers.C．Sheisdeterminedandstrictwithherself.D．ShewasnotadmittedtoOunsdaleHighSchool.3、WhatmakesEstherOkadespecialaccordingtothetext?A．Hernaturaltalentinmaths.B．Herloveforbigchallenges.C．Scoring100%ineveryexam.D．Writingaseriesofmathbooks.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Whenweseemtohavefinallyobtainedthingswe'veworkedhardfor,mostofustendtothinkthatwecanrelaxandenjoylife.1,lifehassomerudeawakeningsforus.Thiswasthe2forStevie.Heworkedhardandyearslater,hewasabletobuyareallynicehomeonacliff3theocean.Itseemedthatallhiswork4andthathehadfinallyrealizedhisdream.Well,aslifewouldhaveit,alongcametheeventsoverwhichhehadno5.Aboveall,thecliffstartedtoerode（風(fēng)化）badlyfromthe6windsandrainsovertheyears.Whatwasonceaone-hundred-footbackyardwasrapidly7weekbyweek,andtomakematterseven8,hebecamebadlyilltothepoint9hehadtotakelotsoftimeofffromwork.Then,themosttragicthingshappened.Thebackyardtotallydisappearedandwhatwas10wasthebackofthehousesittingdangerouslyontheedgeofthecliff.Whatwasevenmoredestructivewasthathehadnohouseinsurance11thefamilycouldnotgetanyfrominsurancecompanieswhoknewofthe12.Noinsurance,andsosickthathecouldn'twork—nowwhat?Apersonwhothoughthehadfinallyreachedthe13andnowonlytofindalmosteverythinghaddisappearedthroughno14ofhisown.Thegoodnewswasthathewasn'tdone—friends,neighborsandeventhosewhodidn'tknowhim15respondedtofund-raiserstohelpthemstartover.Lifehasawayof16andkickingusfrombehindandevenkickingagainwhenwearereallydown.Butlifealsogivesusaway17ifwedon'tgiveup.Thereiskindnessandcomfort18-anopportunitytostartagainifwehavea19tomoveforward.Keepfocusedonnewlifeandmovebeyondallthosethingsthatmay20ustothepresent.1、A．EvidentlyB．UnfortunatelyC．ConsequentlyD．Actually2、A．caseB．pointC．senseD．occasion3、A．a(chǎn)pproachingB．separatingC．overlookingD．surrounding4、A．tookoffB．paidoffC．droppedoffD．brokeoff5、A．doubtB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．controlD．a(chǎn)uthority6、A．constantB．regularC．temporaryD．steady7、A．expandingB．shrinkingC．decliningD．growing8、A．strangerB．simplerC．betterD．worse9、A．whatB．whereC．whenD．which10、A．leftB．constructedC．preservedD．withdrawn11、A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．because12、A．profitsB．risksC．pressureD．intention13、A．dreamsB．decisionsC．a(chǎn)greementD．conclusion14、A．expectationB．dutyC．purposeD．fault15、A．extremelyB．casuallyC．personallyD．eventually16、A．showingupB．turningaroundC．standingoutD．gettingthrough17、A．outB．offC．overD．a(chǎn)cross18、A．intermsofB．a(chǎn)swellasC．insteadofD．regardlessof19、A．talentB．chanceC．heartD．desire20、A．limitB．connectC．leadD．drive第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Itisinterestingtovisitanothercountry,buttherearesometimesproblemsifwedon’tknowthelanguageverywell.Itmaybedifficulttotalkwiththepeoplethere.Wemaynotknowhowtousethetelephoneinthecountry1．wearevisiting.In2．strangecountrywemightnotknowwheretoeatorwhattoorderinarestaurant.Whenweneedhelp,wemightnotknowhow3．(ask)forhelp.Itis4．(happy)tohaveanexperiencelikethat.Mr.DaywasateacherataschoolinabigcityinthenorthofEngland.Heusually5．(go)toFranceorGermanyforafewweeksduringhissummerholidays,andhespokeFrenchandGermanquitewell.OneyearMr.Daysaidtooneofhisfriends,“I’mgoingtohavemyholidayinAthens.6．Idon’tspeakGreek（希臘語）,soI’llgotoeveningclassestohaveGreek7．(lesson)foramonthbeforeIgo.”Hestudiedveryhardforamonth,andthenhisholidaysbeganandhewenttoGreece（希臘）.Whenhecamebackafewweeks8．(late),hisfriendsaidtohim,“Didyouhavetrouble9．yourGreekwhen10．wereinAthens,Dick?”“No,Ididn’thaveanytrouble,”answeredMr.Day.“ButtheGreeksdid!”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(八)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Duringmylastsummerholiday,IgotoFrancewithmyfathertodosomesightseeing、Onthirdday,ourbuspulledintoamotorwayservicestation、Ourguidetolduswewouldn'tstopagainthatday,sowehadtoeatamealintheonlyrestauranthere、Therewasaproblem、WhenIaskedaboutfish,inmyterribleFrench,theassistantthoughtlwantedchickens、Anyway,tenminuteslate,Igotmymeal、Ithoughtthefoodwouldbedull,whatwasn’tthecaseatall、Wonderfullycooking,ittasteddeliciousandhadbeennothingincommonwithmotorwayfoodelsewhere、MaybeIshouldn'thavebeensosurprisingasthis,afterall,wasFrance、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。你看到美國留學(xué)生Daisy在網(wǎng)上發(fā)貼，希望有人能幫助她提高中文水平，她可以教英語作為回報(bào)。請根據(jù)以下提示用英語給她寫一封電于郵件。1表達(dá)給她提供幫助的意愿；2.給出提高中文的建議；3.表達(dá)你希望互相幫助，共同進(jìn)步的愿望。注意：1．內(nèi)容包括所有要點(diǎn),可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2．詞數(shù)不少于100個(gè)詞，開頭語已為你寫好；HiDaisy,ThisisLiHua.IlearnedfromyourpostthatyouwanttoimproveyourChinese.__________________________________________