高一英语第一学期期中四校联考试卷
出卷单位：江苏省武进高级中学 出卷人：杨艳
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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。
第一节：
1. What will the man probably do in the evening?
A. Write for a newspaper. B. Read China Daily. C. Go to a concert.
2. Who probably broke the rule?
A. Jack . B. Jim. C. Tom.
3. what does the man mean?
A. He is sure that Tony is OK.
B. He is worried about Tony, too.
C. He doesn’t care about Tony.
4. What would the boy like to do?
A. Work. B. Find a job. C. Have a walk.
5. How did the man know the temperature?
A. From the weatherman. B. From the newspaper. C. From the woman.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后都有几个小题，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。
听下面一段材料，回答第6至8题：
6. What does the man want to learn?
A. Computer. B. English. C. Driving.
7. How long does the course last?
A. 20 days. B. 37 days. C. 45 days.
8. When will the final exams be held?
A. From August 16 to 18 .
B. From September 16 to 18.
C. From July 15 to August 20.
听下面一段材料，回答第9至11题
9. Where are the two speakers?
A. In the hotel. B. In the street. C. In the theatre.
10. When does the play start?
A. At 3:00. B. At 6:00. C. At 7:00.
11. What does the man remain the woman to consider?
A. Their money. B. Their health. C. Their safety.
听下面一段材料，回答第12至第14题
12. Why does the man call Ms Strong?
A. To get information about after-sales service.
B. To make an appointment with her.
C. To get his fax machine repaired.
13. When will the woman send the material?
A. At 2:30. B. At 3:20. C. At 5:00.
14. What is the man going to do in the afternoon?
A. Repair the fax. B. Send the woman a fax. C. Call Ms strong again.
听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题
15. How did the woman get into touch with her family?
A. By letters. B. By telephone. C. By computer.
16. What does the man suggest the woman doing?
A. Studying word processing.
B. Visiting her friends in Italy.
C. Learning how to use the Internet.
17. What is the man most interested in?
A. Talking about music. B. Sending e-mails. C. Surfing the net.
听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题
18. What is the speaker’s nationality?
A. Canadian. B. American. C. Japanese.
19. Why was the speaker excited?
A. She liked to teach children.
B. It was her first time going abroad.
C. She was paid to be a teacher for the first time.
20. How did the speaker feel about the students’ questions?
A. Angry. B. Moved. C. Uncomfortable.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15分）
21. When he got home, he found some pages in the book __________.
A. missed B. missing C. was missing D. disappearing
22. Finally the thief handed everything _______ he had stolen to the police.
A. which B. what C. whatever D. that
23. _________ his return to his home, he helped his mother do some housework.
A. As soon as B. The moment C. Upon D. Immediately
24. Every two months, his father asked his son to visit the museum in order to _______
his interest in science.
A. grow B. develop C. build D. make
25.--- Would you please give me a talk on modern science?
--- ___________, but I’m leaving for New York tomorrow.
A. It doesn’t matter B. Best wishes
C. Not at all D. I wish I could
26. You should go to see him when he is so seriously ill. ______, he is your brother.
A. In all B. After all C. At all D. Above all
27. What should we do to keep ourselves ________ good and _______ good?
A. to look; feeling B. to look; to feel
C. looking; to feel D. looking; feeling
28. Mr Smith, _______ of the ________ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring B. Tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring
29. Seeing the great man was an exciting moment, _________ I had been looking forward to.
A. what B. that C. it D. one
30. His boss is going to be _________ vacation next week and the company will be left _______ Mike.
A. in; in charge of B. on; in the charge of
C. on; taking charge of D. in; taking the charge of
31. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, ________ was reasonable.
A. which price B. the price of which C. its price D. the price of it
32. The manager insisted that the chief engineer ________ testing the new model at once.
A. start B. started C. would start D. had started
33.With the children ___________, they have known a lot about society.
A. to bring up B. to grow up C. bringing up D. growing up
34._______ the mother, the little girl entered the room, _________.
A. Followed; cried B. Following; crying
C. Following; cried D. Followed; crying
35. --- Why did you eat your words, Billy?
--- Sorry, dear. But I really forget where I was _______ to meet you.
A. hoped B. deserved C. supposed D. demanded
第二节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
“Where is your home, boy?”a little beggar was once asked. “I don’t have home because I don’t have a family,” he answered. I feel great sympathy(同情) for him because several years ago, I also felt___36___. I’m a boy from an ordinary family which____37___to be happy. My parents loved me very much when I was a small child. They spent a lot of time playing with me even though they were___38__.
___39____, a big change happened when I grew older: my parents began to fight. Every three or four days, they would fight. I was___40___ frightened that I used to hide behind the door and cry.
Every time I had to wait for at least an hour ___41__they stopped. Then my father would walk out in anger, ___42___mother crying alone. Looking at the black and blue marks on her face, I could do ___43___ but cry with her. Such a happy family became a bad one and I became a __44__and unhappy boy.
Then, I went to the junior middle school and had to live in the school. Although it was a long way from home, I ___45___stopped worrying about my family, particularly my mother as she cannot ___46___herself in a fight. I always stayed up at night, staring at the stars, ___47__a miracle (奇迹) would happen and my family could be happy again.
One cold winter day, I got a __48___to go home after six months away at school. The road was covered in snow but I __49___my family so much that I rode my bike as fast as possible. However, I started to worry that my parents had been ___50__. All of a sudden I was hit by a car and fainted. When I woke up I was in hospital and my parents were sitting beside the bed. ___51___my sadness, I saw new scars on mother’s face. I looked at her, tears filling my eyes, and shouted out the words that had been hidden in my ___52__for years.
“When will you stop? Have you ever thought about my feelings? No! You just care about yourselves. This accident wouldn’t have happened___53___for your endless fighting!” I began crying loudly. “You want to know about my horrible nightmare(噩梦)？I dreamed that mum was beaten up with scars and blood all over the body. I felt scared! I want nothing but ___54___. Please give me a happy family!” My parents and the nurses were all stunned(震惊的)but they had tears in their eyes. And what happened next? I ___55___and my parents promised never to fight again. So far, they have kept their promise.
36. A. homeless B. meaningless C. useless D. endless
37. A. said B. happened C. used D. had
38. A. tiring B. busy C. full D. hungry
39. A. Before B. While C. However D. Thus
40. A. very B. too C. so D. such
41. A. after B. if C. before D. so
42. A. getting B. leaving C. setting D. sending
43. A. little B. hardly C. few D. nothing
44. A. noisy B. still C. joyful D. quiet
45. A. ever B. just C. even D. never
46. A. enjoy B. prevent C. stop D. protect
47. A. hoping B. guessing C. considering D. doubting
48. A. ticket B. little money C. chance D. change
49. A. missed B. remembered C. reminded D. hoped
50. A. quarrelling B. fighting C. troubling D. leaving
51. A. With B. For C. To D. By
52. A. thought B. idea C. opinion D. heart
53. A. except B. but C. not D. without
54. A. money B. happiness C. family D. home
55. A. returned B. recovered C. put through D. got through
第三部分:阅读理解(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends---you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you---loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.
Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of a ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.
56. When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.
A. as slowly as possible B. in a low voice C. loudly D. forcefully
57. Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is ________.
A. noisy B. quiet C. having a rest D. serious
58. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is____.
A. to show your ability B. to be very gentle
C. to make sure that you can be heard D. to put the official at ease
59. The main idea of this passage is _______.
A. that we should talk in different ways in different situations
B. that we must speak loudly
C. that we must keep silent at any time
D. that we must talk with the class
B
Parents often believe that they
have a good relationship with their teenagers (青少年). But last summer , Joanna and Henry noticed a change in
their older son : suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than
to his parents . “ The door to his room is always shut .” Joanns noted .
Tina and Mark noticed
similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter . “She used to cuddle up (蜷伏)with me on the sofa and talk ,” said Mark
. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something , Sometimes she
wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady . The
problem is figuring out which time is which .”
Before age 11, children
like to tell their parents what’s on their minds . “In fact , parents are first
on the list .” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with
Teenagers . “This completely changes during the teen years .” Riera explained .
“They talk to their friends first , then maybe their teachers , and their
parents last .”
Parents who know what’s going
on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them . To break
down the wall of silence , parents should create chances to understand what
their children want to say , and try to find ways to talk and write to them .
And they must give their children a mental break , for children also need
freedom , though young . Another thing parents should remember is that to be a
friend , not a manager , with their children is a better way to know them
.
60．“The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son .
A．is always busy with his studies
B．doesn’t want to be disturbed
C．keeps himself away from his parents
D．begins to dislike his parents
61. What troubles Tina and Mark
most is that .
A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before
B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly
C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter
D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help
62.Which of the following best
explains “ the wall of silence” in the last paragraph ?
A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends .
B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents .
C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents .
D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives .
63.What can be learned from the
passage ?
A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children .
B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers .
C．Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers .
D．Parents should try to understand their teenagers .
C
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调)the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised . Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not an proper topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic. “ So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was stopped again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it ?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, ‘You don’t say.’actually means ‘really’! It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know how foolish I had been. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
64. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because ____.
A. English idioms were not important.
B. I was not careful with English idioms
C. My teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them
D. I had no interest in them
65. At first, on hearing “You don’t say”, I thought the foreigner meant____.
A. He was not interested in the topic B. He was only interested in the Great Wall
C. I had talked too much D. I had to stop talking
66. After the Englishman explained the idiom, _____.
A. I thought the Englishman had made me a fool.
B. The Englishman became a real fool.
C. I felt very foolish
D. I became more careful in everything.
D
The average 15 year old rises at 6:00 a.m. to go for a jog. He then dresses, eats breakfast, and arrives at high school in time for classes at 7:40. After school, there are always activities and things to do, such as football practice and homework. He usually falls asleep by 10:00 p.m., but still the next day he feels tired during his morning classes.
On nearly eight hours sleep a night, often regarded as the required amount, some experts still say it is not enough. They argue that teens naturally like to go to bed later, but that their bodies’ biological changes mean that they need at least nine to ten hours a night. Some American high schools have even begun starting classes later in the day to deal with the problem. Lack of sleep damages mood and affects performance the next day, so it often explains the extreme mood swings of teenagers.
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) in Washington USA reported that the total average sleep time during the school week decreases(下降) from 7 hours and 42 minutes for 13 year olds to 7 hours and 4 minutes for 19 year olds.
The problem is that we live in a very fast-pace society where parents themselves skimp(吝惜) on sleep.
So it’s hard to expect one’s own children to turn off the computer or TV and go to bed if that’s the family’s lifestyle.
67. Many experts in the field of the health think__________________
A. that missing a few hours sleep has no effect on a teenager’s health at all
B. that eight hours sleep a night for a teenager is more than enough
C. that teenagers need nine or more hours sleep a night
D. that teenagers need less sleep than adults
68. According to the passage, the average 15 year old who falls asleep by 10:00 or 11:00 o’clock_____________
A. is wide awake the next morning at school
B. still feels tires the next morning at school
C. always gets to school on time
D. is never at school on time
69. We can safely say_______.
A. the average nightly sleep time increases between the ages of 13 to 19
B. lack of sleep damages a teenager’s mood and concentration(注意力)
C. teenagers need less sleep than adults
D. the average teenager gets too much sleep
70. Teenagers need more sleep than adults, because ____________________
A. they work harder than adults
B. they like sleeping more than adults
C. they want to be taller than adults
D. of the biological changes in their bodies
第二卷
第四部分 单词拼写: 满分10分
1．Our family is one where bad behavior cannot go u__________.
2. His story was so t_________ that everyone present was moved to tears.
3.The e ___________ of his lab was too old and took time and energy. I think it’s not so helpful.
4.I r________ not having taken your advice, otherwise I wouldn’t have failed in the competition.
5.His s________ that I shouldn’t spend so much time in complaining is correct.
6.After the disease, he has to go to hospital and have him examined r__________(定期).
7. But you must get your room _________ (收拾) up before you go out today.
8. When I saw her , I felt a little ___________(尴尬) for misunderstanding her.
9．He didn’t __________(赞成) of the idea that music could be played during break times.
10.My cousin is ___________(考虑) going abroad for further education.
第五部分 完成下列句子: 一空一词，满分10分
1.There used to be a gym in the centre of the city, ________ _______(是不是)?
2.I still_______ ________ you ________(认为……是)my best friend at present.
3.He is a selfish man. You can’t _______ _______ ______ ______(太多的指望) him.
4.She was very tired and ______ ________ _______(想要有) a nice sleep.
5.He told us that the best way to _______ ______(赢得尊重) from the school was to work hard and _______ _______ ________（获得高分）.
6.Basketball , volleyball and football are all good team sports and will help you ________ ______ (增强)your strength.
7.--- Is that the small town you often refer to?
--- Right, just the one ________ you know I used to work for years.
第六部分 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，Teenagers Now 栏目的编辑，请你给青少年写一封信。先简单叙述他们的烦恼：
1．成年人对他们要求苛刻，态度粗鲁；
2．经常熬夜做乏味的家庭作业，好像是没有假期的机器。
然后针对这些给他们提一些建议：
1．最好不要做成人禁止的事情，做一些能给他们带来惊喜的事情；
2．经常与他们谈心以取得他们的信任，处理好与他们之间的关系。
3．给他们一些合理的理由，告诉他们你们需要有自己的时间。
注意：1.词数：100左右 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear teenagers,
I am an editor of the ‘ Teenagers Now’ column. _____________________________
I hope the advice will be helpful to you teenagers.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
高一英语答卷纸
出卷：江苏省武进高级中学 杨艳
I. 听力 II. 单项选择 III. 完形填空 IV. 阅读理解
1. _________ 21. _________ 36. ________ 56. _________
2. _________ 22. _________ 37. ________ 57.__________
3._________ 23. _________ 38. ________ 58._________
4._________ 24. _________ 39. ________ 59. _________
5._________ 25. _________ 40. ________ 60.__________
6._________ 26._________ 41.________ 61.__________
7._________ 27._________ 42.________ 62.__________
8._________ 28._________ 43.________ 63.__________
9._________ 29._________ 44.________ 64.__________
10.________ 30._________ 45.________ 65.__________
11.________ 31._________ 46.________ 66.__________
12.________ 32._________ 47.________ 67.__________
13.________ 33._________ 48.________ 68.__________
14.________ 34._________ 49.________ 69.__________
15.________ 35._________ 50.________ 70.__________
16.________ 51.________
17.________ 52.________
18.________ 53.________
19.________ 54.________
20.________ 55.________
V. 单词拼写
1.____________ 2._______________ 3._______________
4.____________ 5._______________ 6._______________
7.____________ 8._______________ 9._______________
10.____________
VI. 完成下列句子: 一空一词，满分10分
1.There used to be a gym in the centre of the city, ________ _______(是不是)?
2.I still _______ ________ you ________ (认为……是)my best friend at present.
3.He is a selfish man. You can’t _______ _______ ______ ______(太多的指望) him.
4.She was very tired and ______ ________ _______(想要有) a nice sleep.
5.He told us that the best way to _______ ______(赢得尊重) from the school was to work hard and _______ _______ ________（获得高分）.
6.Basketball , volleyball and football are all good team sports and will help you ________ ______ (增强)your strength.
7.--- Is that the small town you often refer to?
--- Right, just the one ________ you know I used to work for years.
VII. 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，Teenagers Now 栏目的编辑，请你给青少年写一封信。先简单叙述他们的烦恼：
3． 成年人对他们要求苛刻，态度粗鲁；
4． 经常熬夜做乏味的家庭作业，好像是没有假期的机器。
然后针对这些给他们提一些建议：
4． 最好不要做成人禁止的事情，做一些能给他们带来惊喜的事情；
5． 经常与他们谈心以取得他们的信任，处理好与他们之间的关系。
6． 给他们一些合理的理由，告诉他们你们需要有自己的时间。
注意：1.词数：100左右 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear teenagers,
I am an editor of the ‘ Teenagers Now’ column. ___________________________
I hope the advice will be helpful to you teenagers.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
答案
听力：
1-5 ACBCA 6-10 BBABC 11-15 AABCB 16-20 CABCC
单选：
21-25 BDCBD 26-30 BDADB 31-35 BADBC
完型填空：
36-40 ACBCC 41-45 CBDDD 46-50 DACAB
51-55 CDBBB
阅读理解：
56-60 CBCAC 61-65 BCDBA 66-69 CCBBD
单词拼写：
1. unpunished 2. touching 3. equipment 4. regretted 5. suggestion
6. regularly 7. tidied/ cleaned 8. embarrassed 9. approve 10. considering
完成句子：
1. used/didn’t there 2. think of/ look on… as 3. expect too much of/from
4. felt like having 5. earn respect; achieve high grades 6. build up 7. where
书面表达：
One possible version
Dear teenagers,
I am an editor of the ‘ Teenagers Now’ column. I know you teenagers are very upset because the adults who are hard on you are rude sometimes. You have to stay up to finish the homework as though you were machines without any vacations.
I can give some advice as follows: firstly, you’d better not to do the things the adults forbid, and try to do something that can surprise them and make them happy; secondly, chat with them as often as possible and let them trust you; thirdly, if you want to have your own valuable spare time, give them some reasonable explanations patiently. Remember not to argue with them and do all you can to deal with the relationship between each other.
I hope the advice will be helpful to you teenagers.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
听力录音稿：
第一节
Text 1:
W: Will you go to the concert tonight with me?
M: To the concert? But I’ll have to write a report for China Daily.
Text 2:
W: Is Tom back, Jim?
M: No, not yet. Do you know why, Lucy?
W: I’m afraid he broke the rule. That’s what Jack told me just now.
Text 3:
W: I’m beginning to worry about Tony. No one has seen him all day.
M: It isn’t like Tony to miss his classes.
Text 4:
M: Mum, I feel like going out for a walk.
W: Go ahead, please. But remember to be back before nine.
Text 5:
W: Cold, isn’t it? I’m freezing.
M: Yes, it’s even colder than yesterday.
W: What’s the temperature?
M: Two below zero, the weatherman said.
第二节：
Text 6:
M: Excuse me, Miss. I’d like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Centre.
W: Sure. What can I tell you?
M: Can you tell me the starting and finishing times of the course, please?
W: Yes. The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20.
M: Right, and what courses can we study?
W: Well, you have a variety of courses. You have listening and speaking courses, reading
and writing. There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well.
M: Right. Do you have a time table?
W: I’m sorry. My workmate isn’t here at the moment, so I can’t get a timetable for you yet.
M: That’s OK. When will the final exams be held?
W: At the end of the term. They begin on August 16 and run until August 18.
Text 7:
W: What do you want to do now?
M: I want to be back at the hotel.
W: But it’s only three o’clock.
M: I’m worn out. We’ve done a lot of sightseeing.
W: we still have plenty of time to do shopping. The stores won’t close until six o’clock.
M: No, I want to rest for a while. We ’re going to the theatre tonight, you know.
W: Of course, I know. The play starts at seven o’clock. When we finish shopping, it will probably be just after six.
M: Then where shall we have our supper? And in that case, shall we have enough time to get to the theatre by underground railway?
W: No, but we can take a taxi. It’s more expensive, but it’s a lot easier.
M: Will our money see us through our tour if we spend money like that?
W: Oh, sorry. I didn’t think of that.
Text 8:
W: Hello, Strong Computers. May I help you?
M: Yes. This is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s office. May I speak to Elain Strong, please?
W: I’m sorry. But she’s not in right now.May I take a message?
M: Yes.Ms Strong didn’t send any information about the after-sales service of your computers.
W:Oh,I’m sorry.Would you like me to fax that to you?
M:Yes.But our fax is being repaired at the moment, and it won’t be working until around 2:30. Hmm…could you try sending that information around 3:30? That will give me time to look over the material before I call Ms Strong, say, around 5:00.
W: Sure. Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?
M: Yes. Jack Kordell, k-o-r-d-e-l-l, and the phone number is 560-1287. And the fax number is 560-1288.
W: All right. I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon.
Text 9:
M: Well, you could use e-mail to keep in touch with your family and friends back in Italy…
W: I know, I know…but to tell you the truth, I’d rather talk to them by phone. It’s much more personal that way.
M: But seriously, Anna, there are lots of other things you can do with a computer besides word processing and e-mail.
W: Yes, like what?
M: Well, first of all, there’s the Internet, of course.
W: Yes, I know, you seem to be online all the time. What do you do? Surf the net?
M: Sometimes. But mostly I use the Internet to get information about things I’m interested in and talk with people all over the world about music. You know, I’m a member of a discussion group. Well, it’s kind of club, except that it meets on line, and uh, anyone who’s interested can join the club. If you are a member, you can go on line at any time you want and read messages sent in by other members, and of course you can also reply to any messages you want. Um, here, look, there are twenty-five different discussion groups and live chats. You can communicate with people from all over the world in real time.
W: That sounds like fun! I’d better buy a computer.
Text 10:
W: I taught in Tokyo, Japan, and I thought I had prepared myself pretty well with the necessary travel books and my helpful Japanese-Canadian roommate. I was really excited about teaching because it was my first paid job. I began each class by introducing myself. I could see the excitement in my students’ faces as they had a real American girl. Their warm welcome made me feel comfortable, and so I let them ask me some questions. To my surprise, I was asked questions like “How old are you?”
“Are you married?” “ Why aren’t you married?” “Why did you come to Japan?” I was really surprised. I couldn’t believe that the students could ask such personal questions and expect honest answers. After this happened in several classes, I stopped giving the students chance to ask me these questions. I later found out that these questions are acceptable in Japan, and that is not information that is considered too personal. Once I realized that the students didn’t mean to be impolite and actually cared about me, I felt much more comfortable about my first experiences.