吉林省长春市第二中学2022-2023学年高一上学期英语寒假作业（二）

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 I was lucky enough to have an opportunity to study in the United States as an international student from Ukraine when I was fourteen years old, which was eight years ago. I went to a wonderful school, West Catholic High School, for my freshman year. I remember my first day at that school as if it were yesterday. I was very nervous, and I could feel my heartbeat on the top of my toes. My main fear was that I would not be able to express myself due to language barrier(障碍). I was trying to have as little communication as I possibly could. And I almost succeeded until we had to introduce ourselves in front of the class. And the moment the word “international” flew out of my mouth, I was surrounded by thirty people who were asking questions one after another. It turned out to be the opposite of less communication, but it was so much fun. During the first three months, I definitely experienced a little bit of cultural shock. I think Americans are the nicest people I have ever met in my entire life. They always smile and say, “Hi, how are you?” One day, I noticed the students looking at me suspiciously. Finally, my classmate came up to my locker and whispered, “Is that true that you are a princess and that you came to study here so that nobody would recognize you?” At one point, I even had an image of myself wearing a gown and gracefully waving at the crowd. I think it was a priceless one-year experience! I saw a totally new world, experienced great culture, met a lot of incredible people and improved my language. This trip inspired me to learn foreign languages. That is one of the reasons I speak five different languages today. 21. Why was the author asked many questions? A. Because they were good friends. B. Because they were interested in the author. C. Because the author was just new here. D. Because the author was glad to tell her stories. 22. The underlined word “susp