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铁人中学2018级高二学年下学期期末考试英语试题试题说明:1、本试题满分150分,答题时间120分钟。2、请将答案填写在答题卡上,考试结束后只交答题卡。第一部分语言知识运用(共20小题,每题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下
列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AsayoungmangrowingupinNewYorkCity,AllanMamanwasalwaysthinkingandtrying.Whenfidgetspinners(指尖陀螺)firstcameout,hewasex
tremely__1__.AsayoungmanwithadiseasecalledADHD,theconstant__2__ofthespinnerlookedveryinterestingtohim.He__3__somespinnersonline,andhef
oundtheproductstobeofpoor__4__andoverpriced.Insteadofwaitingforsomeoneelseto__5__it,Allandecidedtomakeone.Hefoundabluepr
intonlineandusedhishighschool’s3Dprinterto__6__with.ThenAllanaskedhisscienceteachertohelphimlearnhowtouse
the__7__.Hecreatedhisfirstfidgetspinnerand__8__itwithhisclassmates,whosoonbecamesocrazyaboutit.Everyonebe
came__9__topossessone.So,Allanstartedtomakemorefidgetspinners.Withtheordersrising,hepurchasedhisown3Dprintertomeetthe__10__.Hehadtoworklonghours
to__11__alloftheorders.Thenheandhisfriend,CooperWeiss,__12__toopenanInstagramaccount,Fidget360,toattractmorecustome
rsand__13__ittookoff.Theyorderedmore3Dprintersand__14__shopintheirbasement.AllanandCooperpaidtheirschoolclassmatestohelpassemble(安装
)and__15_theorders.Soon,theyneededevenmorehelp!__16__,theyfoundacompanyinBrooklyntomakethe__17__forthem.Al
linall,theysoldover$350,000worthoffidgetspinners!Their__18__waspresentedinmanynationalmagazinesandTVshows.Allanisnowmovingontoother__19__.Hislo
ng-termgoalistocreatemoregreatbusinessesandthengivehisprofitsbackto__20__causes.1.A.angryB.madC.curiousD.sensitive2.A.movementB.excitem
entC.speedD.beauty3.A.designedB.orderedC.describedD.exchanged4.A.colorB.tasteC.materialD.quality5.A.explainB.improveC.abandon
D.enjoy6.A.experimentB.continueC.communicateD.compete7.A.knowledgeB.networkC.printerD.science8.A.boughtB.providedC.comparedD.shared9.A.upsetB
.surprisedC.eagerD.happy10.A.requirementB.demandC.standardD.deadline11.A.getawaywithB.lookuptoC.putup
withD.keepupwith12.A.decidedB.preferredC.choseD.expected13.A.finallyB.quicklyC.clearlyD.gradually14.A.tookupB.gaveupC.setupD.gotup15.A.turnB.tieC.fo
ldD.ship16.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Otherwise17.A.productsB.modelsC.stylesD.systems18.A.successB.inci
dentC.experienceD.identity19.A.hobbiesB.professionsC.creationsD.technologies20.A.importantB.possibleC.ho
pefulD.worthy第二部分阅读理解(共两节,每题2分,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,从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。APanamaCity,PanamaFo
rbeachvacationsthatgetyououtoftownandinviteyouandyourfamilytodiveintoculture,consideratriptoPanamaCity.Here,youwillenjoybeachesan
dcityexploring.BookyourstayattheWestinPlayaBonita,whereyoucanbookaroomstartingat$222anight.Therearevariousprograms
,includingbeachOlympics,stargazing(天体观察)andSpanishlessons.Jupiter,FloridaThisplaceoffersyouqualitytimeyoucanspendwithyourlovedones.BookyourstayatJup
iterBeachResort&Spa,withratesforafamilyoffourstartingat$207anight.Here,youcanshootbasketsatthebasketballcourts,takea
dipinthepoolorteachyourchildrenbeachyoga.SanDiego,CaliforniaTheWestCoastisagreatspotforcheapbeachvacations,sotellyourfamil
ytopacktheirbagsforavisittoSanDiego.Acheap$10UberridefromtheairportwillhaveyoupullupattheKonaKaiResort&Spa.Here,afamilyoffourcan
stayinaDeluxeGuestRoomstartingat$159pernight.Yourkidscanpracticecannonballsatthepoolafteravisittotheworld-famous
SanDiegoZoo.KiheiMaui,HawaiiForwestcoasterswhoaregrowingboredwiththeirbackground,flytotheislandsofHawaii.StayattheAstonattheMauiBanyan,withacharg
eof$179anightforafamilyoffour.Here,you'llwitnesssomeofthebestsunsetsofyourlifewhileyourkidsplayinthePacific.Andifyousetabo
utcookingafancymeal,you'llenjoysuitesthatcomewithafullkitchen.21.Whichofthefollowingchargesyouleastanight?A.TheWestinPlayaBonita.B.
JupiterBeachResort&Spa.C.TheKonaKaiResort&Spa.D.TheAstonattheMauiBanyan.22.WhatcanyoudoattheAstonattheMauiBanyan?A.A
dmirebeautifulsunsets.B.Visitaworld-famouszoo.C.Observefantasticstars.D.Playsomebeachsports.23.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourdestinations?A
.Theyallofferroomswithafullkitchen.B.Theyareallintendedforfamilytrips.C.Theyallpickupvisitorsfromtheairport.D.T
heyallprovidebikeridingonthebeach.BImusthavealwaysknownreadingwasveryimportantbecausethefirstmemoriesIhaveasachilddealwithbooks.Therewas
notonenightthatIdon'tremembermomreadingmeastorybookbymybedside.Iwasextremelyinspiredbytheelegantwaythewor
dssounded.Ialwayswantedtoknowwhatmymomwasreading.Hearingmomsay,"Ican'tbelievewhat'sprintedinthenewspaperthismorni
ng,"mademewanttograbitoutofherhandsandreaditmyself.Iwantedtobelikemymomandknowallofthethingssheknew.SoIcarriedaroundabook,andeachni
ght,justtobelikeher,Iwouldpretendtobereading.Thisishoweveryonelearnedtoread.Wewouldstartoffwithsentences,thenparagraphs,and
thenstories.Itseemedanunendingjourney,butevenasasix-year-oldgirlIrealizedthatknowinghowtoreadcouldopenmanydoors.When
momsaid,"TheC-A-N-D-Yishiddenonthetopshelf,"Iknewwherethecandywas.Myprogressinreadingraisedmycuriosity,andIwantedtoknoweverything.Ioftenfoundm
yselftellingmymomtodrivemoreslowly,sothatIcouldreadalloftheroadsignswepassed.Mostofmyreadingthroughprimary,middleandhighschoolwasfactualreading.Ir
eadforknowledge,andtomakeA'sonmytests.Occasionally,Iwouldreadanovelthatwasassigned,butIdidn'tenjoythistype
ofreading.Ilikedfacts,thingsthatareconcrete.Ithoughtanythingabstractlefttoomuchroomforargument.Yet,nowthatI'mgrowingandtheworldIonceknewasbe
ingsosimpleisbecomingmorecomplex,Ifindmyselfneedingawaytoescape.Byopeninganovel,Icanleavebehindmyburdensandenterintoawonderfulan
dmysteriousworldwhereIamnowanewcharacter.IntheseworldsIcanbecomeanyone.Idon'thavetowritedownwhathapp
enedorwhattechniquetheauthorwasusingwhenheorshewrotethis.Ijustreadtorelax.We'retaughttoreadbecauseit'snecessar
yformuchofhumanunderstanding.Readingisavitalpartofmylife.Readingsatisfiesmydesiretokeeplearning.AndI'vefoundthatthepossibilitiesthatliewithinboo
ksarelimitless.24.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor'sreadingofroadsignsindicates___________A.heruniquewaytoloca
teherselfB.hereagernesstodevelopherreadingabilityC.herefforttoremindmomtoobeytrafficrulesD.hergrowingdesiretoknow
theworldaroundher.25.Whatwastheauthor'sviewonfactualreading?A.Itwouldhelpherupdatetest-takingskills.B.Itwouldallowmuchroomforfreethinking.C.Itwouldp
rovidetrueandobjectiveinformation.D.Itwouldhelpshapearealisticandseriousattitudetolife.26.Theauthortakesnovelreadingasawayto
___________.A.exploreafantasylandB.developapassionforleaningC.learnabouttheadultcommunityD.getawayfromaconfusingworld27.Whatcouldbeth
ebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheMagicofReadingB.ThePleasureofReadingC.GrowingUpwithReadingD.ReadingMakesaFullManCOnthisfirstnightasatraineedoctorinSyl
het,Bangladesh,MohamadChistiwatchedthreechildrendieofpneumonia(肺炎).A“low-flow”technique,whichfollowedtheWorld
HealthOrganizationguidelinesforlow-incomecountries,wasused.Butitfailed.Hedecidedtofindabetterway.In2015,920,000childrenundertheageoffiv
ediedofpneumonia,makingittheleadingkillerofpeopleinthatagegroup.InBangladeshpneumoniacauses28%ofbabydeath.Pneumoniaisparticularly
threateningtomalnourished(营养不良的)children.First,malnutritionweakenstheimmunesystem,makinginfectionmorelikely.Second,achild
withpneumoniabreathesfaster.Butthistakesalotofenergy,somalnourishedchildrendonothavetheabilitytokeepsuchaneff
ortupforlong.DrChisti’sdeviceisdesignedtoreducetheeffortrequiredtobreathe,andtodosocheaply.Becauseaventilator(人工呼吸机)costsaro
und$15,000.HisinventionwasinspiredwhilevisitingAustralia.OnthistriphewasintroducedtoatypeofventilatorcalledBubble-
CPAP.Itchannelsthechild’soutbreaththroughatubethathasitsfarendputinwater.Theoutbreathappearsfromthetubeasbubbles,andtheprocessofb
ubbleformationcausesairpressureinthetube.Thesefeedbackintothechild’slungs.Thatimprovestheexchangeofgasesinthelungsandalsoinc
reasesthelungs’volume.Bothmakebreathingeasier.Atabout$6,000,standardBubble-CPAPsarestillexpensiveformanypoor-countryho
spitals.However,whenhepickedupanabandonedshampoobottle,DrChistirealizedhecouldmakesomethingthatdidthesamejob.Hemadeadevice.Th
ematerialscosts$1.25anditworked.In2017,thenumberofchildrenwhodiedofpneumoniahadfallenbythreequarterssincehisBubbleCPAPw
asusedinthehospital.Now,Dr.ChistiandhisteamarestartingtrialsinEthiopia.Ifitworksaswellthereasitdoesin
Dhaka,itwillsurelybetakenupelsewhere.28.WhydidMohamadChistidecidetofindabetterway?A.Hespottedthefailureofthe“low-fl
ow”technique.B.The“low-flow”techniquewastooexpensive.C.Notallthechildrencouldusethe“low-flow”technique.D.The“low-f
low”techniquecausedthedeathof3children.29.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?A.HowtosaveababywithaBubbleCPAP.B.Theworkingprincipleof
BubbleCPAP.C.ThemethodsofhelpingthechildreninAustralia.D.WhereMohamadChistigottheideatoinventsomethingch
eaper.30.Whatwillhappenifthenewdevicespreads?A.MohamadChistiwillwinaNobelPrize.B.Morechildrenwithpneumoniawillbesaved.C.Some
medicalcompanieswillsufferagreatloss.D.Agreatdealofmoneywillbesavedtotreatotherpatients.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MohamadChisti
-anInventorB.Pneumonia—aLeadingKillertoChildrenC.AShampooBottleIsSavingYounglivesD.ADeviceIsDesignedtoBattleAgainstMalnourishment.DNothingsuc
ceedslikesuccess,aseveryparentofastraightAstudentknows,buttryingtostressacademicexcellencebytellingyourchild“You'resosmart!”maybecounter
productive.Why?Accordingtoa2017study,childrenwhothinktheirintelligenceisfixedarelesslikelytopayattentiontoandbounceback(重整旗鼓)frommistakesthanchi
ldrenwhothinkintelligencecangrowandchange.Inthestudy,researcherslookedat123children.Theteamassessedthechildrentodeterm
inewhethertheyhada“growthmindset”(believingthatyoucanworkhardertogetsmarter),ora“fixedmindset”(believingthatyourintelligenc
eisunabletochange).Theythenaskedthechildrentocompleteafast-pacedcomputeraccuracytaskwhiletheirbrainacti
vitywasrecorded.Duringtherecording,researchersnotedthatbrainactivitystoppedwithinahalfsecondaftermakingami
stake,aschildrenbecameawareoftheirmistakeandpaidcloserattentiontowhatwentwrong.Thelargerthebrainresponsewas,themorethechildfocusedonthemistake.Based
onthedata,theyconcludedthatchildrenwitha“growthmindset”weremuchmorelikelytohavealargerbrainresponseaftermakingamistake.Whilechildrenwitha“f
ixedmindset”wereableto“bounceback”,onlyiftheygavetheirfullattentiontothemistake.Forparents,thelessonsareclear:Don'tpayyo
urchildrencomplimentsthatsuggestthatintelligenceisfixed.IfyourchildrenhandsyouanA+score,don'tsay,“You'resosmart!”Instead,say,“W
ow,thatstudyingreallypaidoff!”or“Youclearlymasteredthismaterial—waytogo!”Notetheeffort,nottheintelligence.Besides,manyparentsshyawayfrom
addressingtheirchildren'smistakes,tellingthem“It'sOK.You'llgetitthenexttime”withoutofferingthemthechancestofigureoutwha
tgoeswrong.Instead,it'sbettertoreassureyourchildrenthatmistakeshappen,andworktofigureoutwhereandhowtheymakethem
istake.32.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“counterproductive”underlinedinParagraph1?A.Opposite.B.Competitive.C.Successful.D.Unknown.33.
Howdidthechildrenwitha“growthmindset”reactinthestudy?A.Theymadefewermistakes.B.Theytriedtoavoidmistakes.C.Theyhadasmalle
rbrainresponse.D.Theyfocusedmoreonthemistake.34.Whatshouldbeavoidedaccordingtothestudy?A.Overstressingtheintel
ligence.B.Payingchildrencompliments.C.Addressingchildren'smistakes.D.Offeringchancestofindmistakes.35.Whatshouldparentssaywhenchildrenmakea
mistakeaccordingtothetext?A.Youaresocareless.B.Yourstudyingpaidoff.C.You'llgetitthenexttime.D.Let'sfindouthowyoumade
it.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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Manyofuslivewitharoommateatsomestage.Somet
imes,therecanbeproblems.Whohasn’thadanargumentaboutwhoseturnitistotakeouttherubbishorwhoshouldbetheonet
oclearupafterdinner?__36__Youknowthatthere’salwayssomeoneelsearound,whichcanhelpyoufeelsafer.Thereisalwayssomeonetotalkto,soyo
uneverfeellonely.__37__Forexample,we’reactuallymorelikelytoeathealthierfoodwhenlivingwithothers.Australianresearchersfoundthatpeoplelivinga
lonetendedtoeatlessfreshfood,whichcanhaveanegativeeffectontheirhealth.However,thoselivingwithothersgenerallybenefit
edfromamorevarieddietcomparedtothoselivingalone.__38__Theresearchersbelievefoodpreparationmaybeoneoftheimpor
tantfactors.Forexample,thoselivingwithfriendshavesomeoneelsetogoshoppingwith,andthusarelikelytobuyhigher-qualityfreshfoodregularly.__39__Ifpeoplelivi
ngalonefindtheydonothavetheknowledgerequiredtoprepareaparticulardishorcookacertainfood,theymayfallbackonready-made,lesshealthyfood.However,iftheyl
ivewithatleastoneotherperson,theymaybeabletoaskforhelp.Inaddition,peoplelivingalonecaneatwhatevertheywantatanytimeofthedayor
night.However,it’shelpfultohavesomeonearoundwhoquestionsyourdecisiontoeatfrozenpizzaat3a.m.__40__A.Whatcouldexplain
thesefindings?B.Cookingskillsmaybeanotherfactor.C.Youcanencourageoneanothertogoonadiet.D.Statisticsshowpeoplelivingalonetendto
beslimmer.E.Thatis,roommatescanwarnyouofunhealthyroutines.F.Besidestheseobviousbenefits,therearesomeyoumaynotnotice.G.Howeve
r,livingwithanotherpersonalsocomeswithmanybenefits.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
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。Hawthorneworkedasaclerkinasmallcompany.Hesufferedaheavy__41__whenhelosthisjob.Hisbosshad
spoken__42__,“Yourservicesarenolongerneeded.”Hawthorneleftthebuildingfilledwithdespair.Bythetimehereachedhome,hewasindeep__43__.Whenheenteredhishouse
,heblurtedout(脱口而出)tohiswifeSophia,“Ilostmyjob.Iamacomplete__44__.”Atensesilencefollowed.__45__asmilecreptacrossSophia's__46__.“Wh
atgreatnews!”sheresponded,“Nowyoucanwritethebookyouhavealwayswantedtowrite.”“ButIhavenojobandnoprospectofaj
ob,”he__47__,completelywithouthope.“IfI__48__tobeanauthor,thenwhatwillwe__49__?Wherewillthemoneycomefrom?”Sophi
atookherhusbandbythehandand__50__himtothekitchen.Openingadrawer,shetookoutaboxthatwasfullof__51__.“Whereonearthdidyougetthis?”Ha
wthorneasked.“Towhomdoesit__52__?”“It'sours!”Sophiareplied."Ialwaysknewthatonedayyouwouldbecomeagreatwriter__53__youwer
egiventhechance.Fromthemoneyyougavemeforhousekeepingeveryweek,Ihave__54__asmuchasIcould__55__youwouldhave
yourchance.Nowthereisenoughto__56__usawholeyear.”Whata(n)__57__!Whatawife!The__58__husbanddidconcentrateonwritingthatyear,andthenovel
hewrotebecamealiterarymasterpiece.ThebookisTheScarletLetter.Sophiahadanevengreater__59__,--sheturnedNathanielHawthorne
fromapoorclerkintoaworldfamous__60__.41A.headacheB.blowC.diseaseD.affection42A.rudelyB.ambiguouslyC.patie
ntlyD.hesitantly43A.thrillB.troubleC.reliefD.sadness44A.dangerB.foolC.failureD.glory45A.InsteadB.ThenC.AgainD.Thus46A.mindB.skinC.headD.face47A.wit
hdrewB.objectedC.noddedD.laughed48A.refuseB.affordC.deserveD.struggle49A.liveonB.sticktoC.gooverD.payoff50A.invitedB.p
ersuadedC.ledD.advised51A.dustB.cashC.wonderD.treasure52A.oweB.giveC.goD.belong53A.incaseB.sothatC.aslongasD.eventhough54A.savedB.consumedC.col
lectedD.donated55A.soB.butC.orD.yet56A.provideB.presentC.lastD.contribute57A.situationB.opportunityC.dilemmaD
.encouragement58A.unemployedB.adventurousC.professionalD.energetic59A.importanceB.achievementC.conseque
nceD.status60A.millionaireB.professorC.masterD.administrator第二节(共10小题;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。TheChineselanguagehasbe
comeincreasinglypopularintheworld.MoreBritishstudentschosetotakeChineseteststhanGermaninthisyear'sAlevels,showingagreat61__________(curious
)abouttheancientAsianlanguage.ThisisthefirsttimethatMandarin62__________(overtake)GermanatAlevels,aBritis
hpublicexamtakenbyhighschoolstudents,63__________(make)itthethirdmostpopularlanguageintheUK.Atotalof
3,334candidateschoseMandarin64__________theirforeignlanguage,up8.6percentfrom2017,65__________around3,058tookGer
manAlevel,down16.5percentyearonyear.FrenchandSpanishstillremainthemostpopularforeignlanguages.TheGermanlanguage66__________(follow)byRussianandP
olish.AccordingtotheOfficeofChineseLanguageCouncilInternational,asof2017,some100millionpeople,excludingnativespeakers,useChinese67_____
_____(global),whilethenumberofChineseteachingcentershassurpassed(超过)70,000.SouthKoreahasa68__________(large)populationofChines
elanguagelearnersthananyothercountryintheworldwiththenumberestimatedataround10.6million.Lastyearalone,ov
er170,000people69__________(sign)upforChineselanguagetests,liketheHSK,70__________nameisHanyuShuipingKaoshiinChine
se.TheUnitedNationsin2010suggestedaChineseLanguageDaywhichfallsonApril20theachyeartocelebrateculturaldiversityaswellastopromotetheequaluseof
allofficiallanguages.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、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。I'veha
dmanydreamssinceIwasachild.Nowmydreamistoopensacafe.Thoughitmayappearsimple,itrequiredalotofideasandefforts.WhatIwantisn
otjustanordinarilycafebutaveryspecialone.Iwantmycafehaveaspecialthemesuchaslike"TangDynasty".Inthecafe,custome
rswillenjoyyourselvesinthehistoricalenvironmentwhatiscreatedforthem.IfIsucceedinmanageone,Iwillopenmore.Iwishtoh
aveachainofcafesinmanydifferentcity.Eachofmycafeswillhaveadifferentthemeandanuniquestyle.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华,高考因受到疫情影响而推迟,你和美国网友Sa
m原定从今年6月30日开始的互助语言学习的计划受到影响。请你给他写一封邮件,说明相关情况。内容包括:1.表达歉意;2.说明原因;3.提出调整后的新方案。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:疫情COVID-19outbreak
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2018级高二学年下学期期末考试英语试题答案完形填空:(共20小题,满分30分)第一篇:CABDB,ACDCB,DABCD,BAACD阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)A:CABB:DCDCC:ABBCD:ADAD七选五:GFABE完形填空:(共20小题
,满分30分)第二篇:BADCB,DBDAC,BDCAA,CDABC语法填空:(共10小题,满分15分)61.curiosity62.hasovertaken63.making64.as65.while66.isfollowed67.glo
bally68.larger69.signed70.whose改错:(满分10分)1.opens改成open;2.required改成requires;3.ordinarily改成ordinary;4.ca
fé和have之间加to;5.like去掉;6.yourselves改成themselves7.what改成that/which8.manage改成managing9.city改成cities10.an改成a书面表达(满分25分)DearSa
m,AsthedeadlyCOVID-19outbreakcontinuestorageworldwide,Ihopethise-mailfindsyouwell.Withmydeepestregret,IhavetoinformyouthatImaynotst
icktoourcollaborativelearningproject,whichwasoriginallysupposedtokickoffonJune30th.Pleaseacceptmygenuineapologyandaccountforthesuddenchange.Itwasthe
COVID-19outbreakthatresultedintheone-monthdelayofthecollegeentranceexam.Inotherwords,Iamboundtobefullyoccupiedingettingpreparedfortheonce-
in-a-lifetimechallengethatfallsonJuly7th.Therefore,Ihavenochoicebuttoaskforyourunderstandingandseeifyouagreethatwepostponeourprojec
tfor2weeks.Aftertheexam,Iwillsparenoeffortinarrangingourproject.NotonlywillyoubetreatedtothecharmoftheChineselanguage,butthebrilliantculturet
hatyou’vealwaysbeenfascinatedwithwillgetyouimmersed.Youhavemyword.Howdoyoulikemyproposal?Iamlookingforwardtoexploring,togetherwithyou,thedist
inctlydifferentculturescarriedbyChineseandEnglish.Staysafeandsound!Yours,LiHua