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2021届高三下学期周考六英语试题本试题卷共12页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题

时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后.你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小

题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.f19.

15.B.f9.18.C.f9.15.答案是C.1.Whenwillthewomanhavetoleave?A.At2:20.B.At2:40.C.At3:00.2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytake

place?A.Inalibrary.B.Inashop.C.Onabus.3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthepost?A.Itisfalse.B.Itisreasonable.C.Itisscient

ific.4.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Anurse.B.Ateacher.C.Acivilservant.5.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?A.Hopeful.B.Annoyed.C.Surprised.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,

满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟.听完后.各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍.听第6段材料.回

答第6.7题。6.Whatdidthemandolastweekend?A.Hehelpedatananimalshelter.B.Heplantedtreesatapark.C.Hetookmealstoseniors.

7.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Helpingthehomeless.B.Lookingafterapet.C.Volunteeringinthecommunity.听第7段材料,回答第8.9题。8.Whydoesthewomancons

idersquirrelstobeapainsometimes?A.Theymayleaveheralone.B.Theymaybotherher.C.Theymaystealnutsfromherpicnic.9.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantoremember?A

.Nevertotouchsquirrels.B.Nevertothrownutsatsquirrels.C.Nevertohurtthem.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Howdothewoman'scousinslearnhistoryatclass?A.By

usingvideogames.B.Byreadingatextbook.C.Bylisteningtotheirteacher.11.Whydoesthemandoubtthiswayofteachingatfirs

t?A.Itlacksenjoyment.B.Itfocusesmainlyonentertainment.C.Itconveyslittleinformation.12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhercousins'learnin

gway?A.Shocking.B.Worrying.C.Satisfying.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。l3.Howmanylanguagescanthemanspeak?A.Two.B.Three..C.Four.14.Whatlanguagedidt

hewomanlearnasateenager?A.French.B.Spanish.C.Japanese.15.WhatiseasiertorememberinSpanishforthewoman?A.Itsgrammar.B.Itswords.C.ltspronunciation

.16.WhattypeofaccentdoesthemansoundinspeakingJapanese?A.Tokyo.B.Osaka.C.America.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatmak

estheman-madepondsurprising?A.Itslocation.B.Itsbluewater.C.Itspoisonouswaste.18.Whatisactuallytheman-madepond?A.Ahistoricalsite.

B.Anashfield.C.Atropicalbodyofwater.19.Whatdoesthelocalgovernmentwarnthetouriststodo?A.Mindtheflowofwater.B.Getwarminthecoldregion.C.Keepawayfromthe

water.20.Whatisthewaterintheman-madepondlike?A.It'sdirty.B.It'swarm.C.It'spoisonous.第二部分阅读理解(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A

、B.C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A4WorldHeritageSitesinChinaTheTempleofHeavenLocatedinthesouthernpartofBeijing,theTempleofHeavenisamagnificentcomplexoffine

culturalbuildingssetingardens.ThesacredplaceservedasacomplexofsacrificialbuildingsfortheMingandQingemperors,andisthelargesto

neinBeijingamongseveralroyalaltarstoHeaven,Earth,theSun,theMoonandothersymbolicforcesofnature.Itsymbolizestherelationshipbetwee

nearthandheaven—thehumanworldandGod'sworld—whichstandsattheheartofChinesecosmogony（宇宙进化论）.MogaoCavesLocatedonsouth-eastoftheDunhuangoasis,G

ansuprovince,theMogaocaves,alsoknownastheThousand-BuddhaCaves,aretheworld'slargestandlongestusedtreasurehouseofBuddhist

art.Accordingtohistoricalrecords,thecarvingofthecavesstartedin366ADandcontinuedforabout1,000years.The492well-preservedcellsand

cavesanctuariesinMogao,housingabout45,000squaremetersofmurals（壁画）andmorethan2,000paintedsculptures,arewell-knownfortheirstatuesandwallpaintings.F

ujiantulouFujiantulouconsistsof46buildingsconstructedbetweenthe15thand20thcenturies.Severalstorieshigh,theearthenhouseswere

builtalonganinward-looking,circularorsquarefloorplanashousingforupto800peopleeach.Theywerebuiltfordefensepurposesaroundacentralopencourtyardwithonly

oneentranceandwindowstotheoutsideonlyabovethefirstfloor.Housingawholeclan（家族）,thehousesfunctionedasvillageunitsandwereknownas“alittlekingd

omforthefamily,，.TheLeshanGiantBuddhaTheLeshanGiantBuddhaissaidtobethebiggestBuddhastatueintheworld.Thewayinwhichthecultu

ralfeatureshavebeenintegratedwiththenaturalsceneryisconsideredtobeapreciouslegacy.TheGiantBuddhastatue,car

vedonthemountain,stands71mhigh,withitsbackagainstMountJiuding.Therearemorethan90stonecarvingsandBuddhistshrinesonbothsidesoftheGi

antBuddha.21.Whichofthefollowingservedasasacrificialplaceinthepast?A.Fujiantulou.B.MogaoCaves.C.TheTempleofHeaven.D.TheLeshanGiantBuddha.22.Whatfe

atureofFujiantuloureflectsitsdefensivefunction?A.Theyareseveralstorieshigh.B.Theycanholdhundredsofpeople.C.Theyhavewindowsonthefirstfloor.D.They

haveonlyoneaccesstotheoutside.23.WhatdoMogaoCavesandTheLeshanGiantBuddhahaveincommon?A.Theywerebothroyalplaces.B.Theywer

ebothfoundincaves.C.Theyarebothreligiousresorts.D.Theybothhavehistoricmurals.BLateonenightthisspring,JustinSniderwas

ridingtheNo.2inManhattanwhenthetrainstopped.Afterabout15minutes一withlittleinformationaboutthedelayandnocellservice一e

veryoneinthecarwasgettingrestless.Suddenly,inspirationstruck."IaskedneighboringpassengersiftheywantedtohearsomeShakespeare,andnooneo

bjected,"Mr.Snidersaid.HehadmemorizedHamlet's"Tobeornottobe"speechmorethan15yearsearlier,topassthetimeonacross-countrybiketrip..

“IwasdefinitelynervousbecauseI'dneverperformedpubliclybefore,"hesaid.Althoughhistiredaudienceneglectedtoclapw

henhefinished--theydidapplaudwhenthetrainstartedtomoveagain一Mr.Sniderwaspleasedthathedidn'tforgetaline.Sinceancienttim

es,humanshavememorizedandrecitedpoetry.Beforetheinventionofwriting.Theonlywaytopossessapoemwastomemorizeit.Yetpoetrymemorizationhasbecomeanoutdatedpr

acticethatmanyteachersandparents一nottomentionstudents--considertooboring,mindlessandjustsimplydifficultforthemodernclassroom.Besides.who

needstomemorizewhenoursmartphonescaninstantlycallupnearlyanypublishedpoemintheuniverse?Infact,thevalueoflearningliteraturebyheart

一particularlypoetry-hasonlygrown.Allofusstrugglewithreducingattentionspans(范围)andapublicspherethatisbecomingaliterarywasteland,withoutcomplex

languageorexpressionsofsympathybeyondone'sownFacebookchattingbubble(聊天气泡)."Rimbaudwrites”Wetalkedalotandfeelakissonourlips.Tremb

lingtherelikeasmallinsect'.Hewrotethatpoemwhenhewasyoung,andhewastalkingaboutlove.1relatedtohim,"saidMs.Huggins.thewinnerofthenationalPoetryOutLou

dcontest,whorecitedRimbaud'sNovel,"Recitingapoemwillgreatlyhelpyouexpresswhatyou'retryingtosay".It'stimeforustoshowwecareaboutwordsaga

in.torebuildourconnectiontoahumancivilizationsomuchbroaderthanourTwitterfeeds.24.WhydidMr.SnideroffertoreciteHamlet'sspeech?A.Tokilltimeonadelaye

dtrain.B.Toshowoffhisgoodmemory.C.Toinspirepassengerstolearnpoems.D.Topracticemakingaspeechinpublic25.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.Reci

tingpoemsisn'tatrendanymore.B.Modernstudentsneedpoetrymemorization.C.Possessingapoemistostoreitinoursmartphones.D.Theappearanceofwriting

promotespoetryreciting.26.WhatdoesMs.Hugginsthinkofrecitingpoetry?A.Itisamatterofhardworkingpractice.B.Itisawaytoshowsympathyforothers.C

.Itcanbeahighlyexpressiveact.D.Itcanconnectyouwithhumancivilization.27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetomemo

rizingpoems?A.Opposed.B.Ambiguous.C.Casual.D.Supportive.COverthepast40.000years.icesheetsthousandsofkilometersaparthaveinfluencedoneanotherthroughsea

levelchanges,accordingtoaresearch.Astheclimatecooled,duringthelastIceAge,waterbecamelockedupinlandiceint

heNorthernHemisphere(半球)leadingtodroppingsealevelsinAntarcticaandconsequentgrowthoftheicesheet.Astheclimatewarmed.ontheotherhand,theretreating(消

退)iceintheNorthernHemisphereledtorisingwaterlevelsaroundAntarctica,whichinturndrovearetreatoftheAntarcticicesheet."Polaricesheets

arenotjustlarge.staticpilesofice.Theydeveloponvariousdifferenttimescalesandareinconstantchange,withtheicegrowingandretreatingdependingonthec

limateandthesurroundingwaterlevels,"explainsGomez."Theygainiceassnowpilesupontopofthem,thenspreadoutwardsundertheir

ownweight,andstreamoutintothesurroundingoceanwheretheiredgesbreakoffintoicebergs.”InordertolookintowhatinvolvedindrivingchangesintheAntarct

icicesheetoverthepast40.000years,thestudydrawsonmodelingandawiderangeofgeologicalrecords,fromcentersofsediment(沉积物)fromtheoceanbottomnearAn

tarcticatorecordsoflandexposureandpastshorelines.TherecordssuggestthattheretheicelossfromtheAntarcticicesheetoverthisperiodwassignificant,withirregu

lar'periodsofacceleratedretreat.Theresearchersfoundthattheonlymechanismthatcouldexplainthisresponsewasthesealevelchangesi

nAntarcticacausedbychangestotheicesheetsintheNorthernHemisphere.“Ourresultsdrawattentiontohowinterconnected

theEarthsystemis,withchangesinonepartoftheplanetdrivingchangesinanother.Inthemoderntime,wehaven'tseen

thekindoflargeicesheetretreatthatwemightseeinourfuturewarmingworld.Lookingtorecordsandmodelsofchangesi

nEarth'shistorycaninformusaboutthis,”concludesGomez.28.Howdoestheauthordevelopthesecondparagraph?A.Byin

troducingdifferentconcepts.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingacontrast.D.Byreferringtoatheory.29.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"static"meani

nparagraph3?A.Smooth.B.Clear.C.Cold.D.Still.30,Whatdidresearchersfindfromtherecords?A.TheiceretreatinginAntarcticawasobv

ious.B.Theicelosswasspeedingupsharply.C.Thesealevelhadconstantlybeenrising.D.Theicesheetwasbecomingalittlelarger.31.W

hatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A.MeltingIceSheetsB.IceSheetsontheMoveC.TheSeaLevelChangesD.TheSouthandNorthPolesDPioneeringresearchfromtheUnivers

ityofPortsmouththataimstofindasolutiontotheglobalplasticpollutioncrisisistosharein£15.9millionofinvestmentfromtheSolentLocalEnte

rprisePartnership(LEP).TheSolentLEPwillusetheGovernment's“GettingBuildingFund"allocationtofinancetheexpansionoftheUniversity'sCentreforEnzymeInnova

tion(CEI),whichtakesenzymes(酶）fromthenaturalenvironmentandadaptstheminthelaboratorytorecycleandreusesomeofourmostp

ollutingplastics.TheCEIwillreceive£1millioninvestmentfromtheSolentLEP.TheCEIisoneofseveralprojectsthathavebeenfundedbytheSo

lentLEP,whichplaysaleadingroleindeterminingeconomicprioritiesintheregion.Theprojectswillbenefittheregion'seconomicrecoveryinth

epresentenvironment.TheCEIExpansion-IndustrialEngagementHubprojectwillalmostdoublethecurrentsizeoftheCEIandcrea

tethreenewspecialistlaboratories,tobridgethegapbetweenthecurrentresearchcapabilitiesandwhatthistechnologyneedstodevelopintoinordertobeadoptedbyin

dustry.Inaddition,theIndustrialEngagementHubwillbeaspaceforinteractionbetweenresearchersandindustrycollaboratorsandb

ecomeatestbedforgrowinglocalandnationalpartnerships.ProfessorGrahamGalbraith,Vice-ChancelloroftheUniv

ersityofPortsmouth,said:“TheCEIisauniqueenvironmentforindustryandacademiatoworktogethertoshape,refine,developan

dtestthenewtechnologiesemergingfromthisground-breakingresearch.“ThefundingfromtheSolentLEPtosupportthedevelopmentoftheCEIwilldeliversignifica

nteconomicandsocietalbenefitsandclearlydeliversourambitionsforresearchwithimpactandsustainability(持续性）assetoutinou

rvisionfor2030.”32.What'sCEI'sexperiment?A.Collectingenzymes.B.Makingbuildingmaterial.C.Removingwasteland.D.Recycl

ingmaterials.33.What'sCEI'saimoftheproject?A.Togetinvestmentforthenationalprogram.B.TohelptheSolentLEPmanageitsproduction.C.To

determineeconomicprioritiesintheregion.D.Togetachemicalforthereductionofplasticpollution.34.WhatcanweknowfromProfessorGrahamGalbraith'swords?A.Itish

ardtoreducepollutingplastics.B.TheLEPfundinghasshort-termbenefits.C.TheCEIhasconnectedresearchandindustry.D.S

cientificresearchmustneedindustries'support.35.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.UniversityReceivesFundingforPlasticsR

ecyclingB.What'stheBestWaytoGetRidofPollutingPlasticsC.LocalandNationalPartnershipsStrengthentheResea

rchD.Industries'SupportistheKeytoReducingPollutingPlastics第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoCha

ngeNegativeThoughtPatternsNegativethoughtpatternsareacommonconcernwhichcanaffectourdailylifeincludingouremotionsa

ndbehaviors.Itisimportanttounderstandhowtocounternegativethinkinginordertoreducethesenegativeconsequences.Listyou

rautomaticnegativethoughts.Thoughtsaredirectlylinkedtoourfeelingsandbehaviors.Thus,ourthoughtsinfluencehowwefeel,whichinfluenceshowwebeha

ve.36Listingyournegativethoughtshelpsincreaseyourawarenessaboutyourthinkingandcanimproveyourabilitytochangeyourthoughtsintohealthier

alternatives.Avoidusingnegativelanguage._37Allowingnegativethoughtstogrowwithinyourmindcausesthemtoinfluencehowyoureacttosituations,which

canproducenegativeresults.Consciouslymakeanefforttoreplacethesewordswithwillandcan.38Writealistofever

ything,nomatterhowbigorsmall,thatyouarethankfulfor.Goodexamplesincludethingslikeyourfamily,lover,pets,comfortablehome,e

tc.Thiswillhelpyoutoappreciatehowmanypositivethingsthereareinyourlifebecauseitrequiresyoutoshiftyourfocustowhatyouhaveinsteadofwhatyoudo

nothave.Treateachdayasanewopportunitytoachieveagoal.Lifegivesyounewchancesandopportunitiesateverymoment,Settinggoalsforyourselfc

anhelptofocusyourenergyonsomethingpositiveinsteadofworryingaboutnegativethinking.Startbyidentifyingafewgoalsyouwanttoworkoni

nthenext6months.Examplesofgoalscouldbe:applyingforajob.finishingschool.gettingmorefriends,oranythingelsethatyouwanttoac

complish.39Focusonyouroverallphysicalandmentalhealth.Ifwearenotfeelingwellphysicallyormentally,thiscouldincreasetheamountofnegativet

hinkingwehave.Betterphysicalhealthisconnectedtohappiness_40Eatawell-balanceddietfilledwithfruits,vegetables,protein,andvitamins.Trynewandcreat

iveformsofworkingoutlikehiking,rockclimbing.dancing,etc.A.Setagoalforyourselfatthebeginning.B.Acknowledgewhatyouaregratefulfor.C.Allthree

influenceeachotheratonce.D.Makegoalsthatareachievableandrealistic.E.Therefore,itisvitaltotakecareofyourself.F.Behappyevenifyouarei

ntroubledwater.G.Stopusingwordsinyourmindsuchaswon'tandcan't.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Everysuperhero.nomatterhowsmall,needsacape(斗篷).ThatwasRobynRosenberger's_41whenshestartedsewingsup

erherocapesforkidswithcancer.heartfaults,andotherseriousillnesses.Itallbeganwhenshewasmakingacapeasa_42_forhernephew'sbirthday.Rosenbergerheardofag

irlnamedBrennawhowas_43_apotentiallydeadlyskincondition.Anyonegoingthroughwhatshewasgoingthroughhadtobe_44.“Ihadanahamoment."Rosenbergers

ays.“Brennawasasuperhero!Sheneededacape.”SoRosenberger_45herone,andBrenna'smotherwasdelighted.Rosenberger_46tenmorekidsonlineandse

ntouttenmorecapes.Beforelong,she__47herjobatasoftwarecompanyto_48herselffull-timetotinysuperheroes.com,awebsitewherepeoplecan_49handmadecapesfor_5

0kidsfacingillnessanddisability.51__2013.Rosenbergerandhersmallpaidstaffhavesentmorethan12.000handmadecapestokidsinall50s

tatesand15othercountries.Thecapes_52_inpink.blue.purple.orredandcanbe53withthechildren'snamesorspecialized_54_.includingaheart

.arocket,oralightningbolt.One_55wasGabewhowasbornwithadisease.whichcausesdistinctfacial__56.Rosenbergersenthimaredcapewith

abrightyellowGinthecenter.Itfinallybecamea57Gabeisnowa(n)_58visitoronthecompany'ssocialmediaposts.“TheTinySuperherocommunityhasbeena

_59connectiontohave."saysGabe'smom.KateGlocke."Infact.twoyearslater,westillbringGabe'scapewithustoeveryhos

pital6041.A.expressionB.arrangementC.statementD.motivation42.A.symbolB.memoryC.presentD.reward43.A.battlingB.invitingC.sensingD.atten

ding44.A.anxiousB.reliableC.toughD.curious45.A.sentB.showedC.passedD.lent.46.A.informedB.foundC.testedD.knew47.A.lo

st.B.got.C.quitD.took48.A.exposeB.accustomC.adaptD.devote49.A.purchaseB.sewC.exportD.copy50.A.generousB.braveC.politeD.hone

st51.A.InB.BeforeC.SinceD.By52.A.makeB.lieC.lookD.come.53.A.decoratedB.connectedC.mixedD.covered54.A.linesB.designsC.scenesD.dots55.A.stud

entB.followerC.receiverD.tailor56.A.explanationsB.activitiesC.treatmentsD.features57.A.hitB.jokeC.toyD.p

rize58.A.strangeB.frequentC.wiseD.new59.A.formalB.looseC.wonderfulD.difficult60.A.groundB.shopC.organizationD.appointment

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分.满分15分)阅读下面短文.在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Poordietandnutritionmaybebehindanaverageheightgapof20cmbetweenthetal

lestandshortestchildrenindifferentcountries.Researchers_61_(measure)theheightandweightofmillionsofchildrenandt

eenagers.Theydiscoveredthat62world'stallest19-year-olds,at183.8cm.livedintheNetherlands,_63_theshortest,at160.1cm,live

dinEastTimor.TheresearcherssaidteenagersinnorthwestandcentralEuropewerethetallestintheworld._64_averagetheshortestchildrenlivedinSouthandSouthEastAsi

a.LatinAmericaandEastAfrica.Thestudywasverycomplete.Itinvolved65(analyze)datafrom65millionchildrenagedfiveto19yearsoldin193countries.C

hildren'sheightandweightvaried_66_(extreme)indifferentareas.Theteamwarnedthatalackofqualityfoodandnutritionwasthemajorfactorbehi

ndslowgrowthandariseinchildhoodobesity.Itsaidthat67(improve)dietsincreasedtheaverageheightofchildreninChina.Ni

neteen-year-oldboystherewere8cm_68_(tall)in2019thanin1985.Researchersowethistobetternutrition.Theleadauthorofthereporturgedcountriestoadopt_6

9(policy)thatencouragedhealthiereating,but_70(be)awareofthedangersofunnecessaryweightgain.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分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、刪除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Ʌ),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--词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。I'mwritingtoinformyouwewouldhaveagroupactivitynextSunday.Theactiv

itywilltakeplaceinourschoolmeetingroominthemorningofApil6th.Byreadingordiscussingthearticlesandbookstogether,youwillbeabletounderstandthepast,presen

tandfutureofAI.Inaddition,wewillexplorewhatwecanusecomputerstoexplaintotheintelligenceofhumanbeings.Foref

ficientworks,weshouldgetfullyprepared,forexample,surfingtheInternetforrelatinginformation.Sinceyouhavegoodknowledgeofcomputerscience,wewi

llsurelyfinishthetaskgoodwithyourhelp.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华，刚结束交换生生活回到中国，请给你在英国的寄宿家庭写一封邮件，感谢Black夫妇一年来的照顾和帮助，内容包括：1.报平

安；2.表达谢意（生活上的照顾；学习上的帮助等）；3.邀请对方到中国旅游。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。英语答案【答案】21.C22.D23.CDD32【答案】A33.【

答案】D34.【答案】C35.【答案】A【答案】DearMr.andMrs.Black，IamwritingtoinformyouthatIhavearrivedhomesafelyandexpressmysinceregratitudeforyourtakinggood

careofme．Istillremember，whenIfirstarrivedinLondon，IhadsuchaterriblehomesickthatIevenwantedtogiveuphalfway．Youtriedtocomfortme.Noton

lydidyoulearnandmakeChinesefoodforme,butalsotookmetoyourfamilyparties．Althoughyouwereverybusy，youneverfailedtosparetimet

oshowmearoundthecity.Besides,youoftenpracticespokenEnglishwithme，whichhelpsmealotinmystudies．Isincerelyhopeyoucanpayavisit

toChinasomeday，andIwillbeyourguidethen．Yours，LiHua