山东省2022届高三英语上学期第三次月考试题

山东省2022届高三英语上学期第三次月考试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题105分）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目填涂在答题卡上：2.每小题选出答案后，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。不能答在试卷上。第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读题意，根据所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.—Congratulations！YouhavebeenadmittedtoOxford.—______Ican'tbelievemyears.A.Whynot?B.Sowhat?C.HaveI?D.What'sup?2.WilliehascomplainedtothesalesmanageraboutthePChebought_____screenexplodedfornoreason.  A.which                     B.where             C.whose                   D.when3.—Wow,youhaveareallygoodvoice.I_____youweregoodatsinging.—Thankyou.A.haven'tknownB.hadn'tknownC.don'tknowD.didn'tknow4.Manygraduatesarebusytraveling,_____tofindasatisfactoryjob.A.toexpectB.tohaveexpectedC.expectingD.havingexpected5.Mr.Whitehadhardlyfinishedthespeech_____thestudentsstartedcheering.A.whenB.whileC.asD.after6.Nobodyknows______itwasthatmadeJeffsoembarrassed.A.howB.whyC.whatD.which7.Jacobisalwaysreadytoofferahelpinghandandthat's____hehasagoodreputation.A.whereB.whenC.howD.why8.Peterboughtanewdigitalcamera,but______oftenbreaksdown,A.oneB.theoneC.itD.that9.EverytimeAshritatriestobreakarecord,hereachesapoint______hefeelshecannotphysicallydoanymore.A.whenB.whereC.howD.that10.Unless______,thefridgewon'tworkproperly.A.reparingB.havingrepairedC.beingrepairedD.repaired第二节完形填空（共30小题：11--20题每小题1分，21—40题每小题1.5分；满分40分）阅读下面两篇短文，从11--40各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D）中出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题上将该项涂黑。AIhopethisfindsyouwell.Perhapsaletterwouldbemore11herebutIwilltakethisopportunitytosendyouahuge"ThankYou".10\nWhenIfirstsignedupforyour12class,Iwasin9thgradeandataquitedifficulttime.Mygoodfriend13myabilityandIwasneargoingdownthatpathwithhim,__14_youcheeredmeup.Thisendedupbeingahuge15pointformeandIcredityouentirely.AtthattimeIheldacertainamountof16towardsmyfather.Itwasyouwhotoldmestraightupwhatagoodmanhewas.Ireallydidneedtohearthat,andI'mgladyousaidso.Finally,somehowyou_17_._mytotallackoftalentinart.Thankyouforgivingmea18,andsettingmestraightonmanylevels.Ihaveonlygood19ofourtimetogether,singing,training,dancing,andliving.Ihopehedoesn'tneeditlikeIdid,butIcanonlyhopemyownson,now13,willmeetsuchawonderfulcoachatsomepoint.I'msureyouhave20manylivesinasimilarway.Thankyou.11.A.importantB.kindC.helpfulD.proper12.A.climbingB.musicC.artD.coach13.A.doubtedB.allowedC.smiledD.understood14.A.whenB.asC.beforeD.after15.A.settingB.makingC.turningD.working16.A.attitudeB.angerC.anxietyD.care17.A.toleratedB.discoveredC.ignoredD.hid18.A.favorB.chanceC.materialD.remark19.A.marksB.recordsC.livesD.memories20.A.caughtB.passedC.touchedD.stoppedBAfewweeksago,ourdog,whichwehadkeptformorethantenyears,hadtobeputdown.First,atumoronherstomachgotworse,andshewasvery21.Then,thepaininherbackgotsobadthatsometimesshe22liedowninthemiddleofawalkandcouldn'ttakeanother23.WhenIfirstfoundout,lwasverysadandcriedalot.Shewasmorelikeasistertomethana24.ButIwasalsoangryatmystepfather,Steve,whotoldusthe25aweekafterithappened.He26becausehedidn'twanttoworryus,andhedidn'twantmetogetdepressedandfailmyexams.Ijustthoughtshewas27attheanimals'hospital.Ithinkyouknowallthe28thatwentthroughmyhead:Shewasmydog！Whydidn'thetellusearlier?Ididn'tevengettosaygoodbye.Peopleinmyfamilyhavea29ofkeepingthingsfrommetoprotectme,suchasonlytellingmethatmyaunthadcancer30shehadalreadyimprovedhealth.AllIcouldthinkwas:Notagain!I31tomymum,andshesaid，“Iknow.I'm32,too.”Iopenedmymouthtoshout.Andthensheadded,“I'msoangrywithStevethathehadto33throughallthisonhisown.”Hearingmymum'swords,Ishutupmymouth.Ihadbeenso34onmyself.Ihadn'tthoughtabout35Stevewasgoingthrough.Thatdogwashisbaby.He'dhadherforlongerthanhe'dhadus—andhehadtomakethedecisionto36herlife,andthenkeptinsilenceforanentire37.Allmyangermeltedaway,andallIfeltwas38.Itmakesmerealizethatwefocussomuchonourselvesthatwe39thepainofothers.Atthatmoment,mymum'swordswereanincrediblegiftthatI'llnever40.10\n21.A.lazyB.lonelyC.painfulD.shameful22.A.wouldB.shouldC.mightD.could23.A.walkB.stepC.footD.breath24.A.toolB.toyC.babyD.pet25.A.planB.accidentC.anecdoteD.truth26.A.keptB.waitedC.reflectedD.hesitated27.A.stillB.onceC.evenD.never28.A.factsB.opinionsC.thoughtsD.doubts29.A.storyB.secretC.habitD.hobby30.A.untilB.beforeC.whileD.after31.A.adjustedB.turnedC.contributedD.related32.A.angryB.shockedC.guiltyD.abused33.A.breakB.goC.lookD.push34.A.focusedB.hookedC.dependentD.hard35.A.thatB.whereC.whatD.which36.A.saveB.expandC.makeD.end37.A.yearB.monthC.weekD.day38.A.regretB.blameC.sorrowD.sympathy39.A.sharedB.ignoredC.remindedD.rid40.A.forgetB.rememberC.valueD.agree第二部分阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。AManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies．HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad．Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment．Wilderwasoneof10\nthefirstdirectorstodothis．Betweenthemiddlel930sandthel980s，BillyWildermadealmostfiftymovies．Duringthattimehereceivedmorethantwentynominations(提名)fromtheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences．HewonsixoftheOscarawards．Hismovieshavebeenseenbypeoplearoundtheworld．Inl944，BillyWildermadethefilmDoubleIndemnity．SomecriticssaidthismovieestablishedhimasoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors．WilderdirectedTheLostWeekendin1945．RayMillandplaysthepartofanalcoholicwriterinthemovie．Itshowsthatalcoholruleshislife，yethedoesnotadmitit．Hehidesalcoholinhishomeandsaysheisnotdrinking．Inl950，WildermadeSunsetBoulevard．Thismovietoldofanagingactressinsilentmovies．Sheplanstoreturntomoviesthoughfacingmanyproblems．Inl954，BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer．Thenextyear，Wilder’sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess．ItwasTheSevenYearItch．Inthismovie，amarriedmailmanwantstocheatonhiswifewithsomeofhisfriends．Inl959，Wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular．ItwasSomeLikeItHot．Ittellsabouttwojazzmusiciansbeingchasedbycriminals．Theydecidetowearwomen’sclothesandjoinabandinwhichallthemusicianswerewomen．WilderdiedinMarch，2022．Hewasninety—five．AcurrentHollywoodproducersaid：“BillyWildermademoviesthatpeoplewillneverforget．”41．Thetextismainlyabout.A．thebackgroundofAmericanmoviesB．thedevelopmentofAmericanmoviesC．Wilder’sattitudetoAmericanmoviesD．Wilder’sachievementsinAmericanmovies42．WhatwasWilderfamousforaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Hisuniquestyleofmakingmovies．B．Sharpremarksonsocietyinhismovies．C．Morethantwentyawardshereceived．D．Almostfiftymoviesheproducedhimself．43．WhichofthefollowingmadeWilderamongthegreatestHollywooddirectors?A．DoubleIndemnity．B．SunsetBoulevard．C．TheLostweekend．D．SomeLikeItHot．44．WhenwasTheSevenYearItchmade?A．Inl944．B．Inl945．C．Inl954．D．Inl955．45．Thetextisdevelopedmainly.A．byfollowingtimeorderB．bymakingcomparisonsC．byanalyzingexactdataD．bygivinginstructionsBIdecidedafewmonthsagothatIwasgoingtotreatmyselftoa4-daygetawayfromLosAngelesandvisitChicago.Igotafreeairplaneticket,buthadtopaythehotelincash,which1reallycouldn'tafford.Ifoundatravelwebsitewhereadiscounted3-nightstaywaspurchasedfromarecentlyopenedhotel.Aboutthreeweeksbeforethetrip,Ihadtoregretfullycancelandonlythenrealizedtheroom,whiletransferable(可转手的)toanotherperson,couldn'tbechangedtoalaterdateandwasn'trefundable.ForthenexttwoweeksItriedsellingitonCraig'slistwithnosuccess.Fivedaysbeforethe"bigweekend",IgaveuptryingtogetanymoneybackanddecidedI'dcontactsomeacquaintanceswholiveinChicagoandoffersomeoneafree"staycation".Aftertryingahandfulofpeopleallofwhomalreadyhadtheirownplans,Iwasdeterminedtohavetheroomtowaste.That'swhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIwaslookingattheroomsinthewrong10\nway.Insteadofviewingthemforvacationpurposes,surelytheremustbeawaytoputthemtogooduse,andthatwaswhentheideathatsomesortofsheltermightbeabletouseit.Ieventuallyfoundonewhosefocusisaidingvictimsofdomesticviolence.Thisparticularonewaswillingtolistentomyout-of-left-fieldstoryandmadeiteasiertotransfertherooms.Theshelterwasworkingwithadesperatewomanandherdaughter,whowerefortunatelyabletomakeuseoftheroom.Iwaslatertoldbytheshelter"theyhadablast".46.Wecanlearnfromparagraph1thattheauthor______.A.planedtogoonbusinessinChicagoB.boughthisflightusingcreditcardsC.hadatightbudgetforhisholidayD.employedsomeonefromawebsite47.Whathappenedtohisplanthreeweeksbeforethetrip?A.Theroomreservationwascanceled.B.Theauthorcouldn'tmakethetrip.C.Thehotelwasnolongeravailable.D.Theauthorregrettedmakingtheplan.48.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstchoicewhenherealizedthesituation?A.Gettinghismoneyback.B.Doingafavortoafriend.C.Complainingtoauthority.D.Makingthetriphimself.49.Whatdidtheauthorfinallydowithhisroomreservation?A.Hesoldittosomeoneonvacation.B.Heuseditfordomesticviolence.C.Heputitofftoalaterholidaytime.D.Hedonatedittoneedystrangers.50.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A.thewomenweregratefulfortheroomB.theprogramwasshockedbytheeventC.theshelterwasaskingformoreroomsD.theauthorwasunhappywiththeresultCNationalFootballLeaguestarWarrickDunnmakesthedreamofowningahomecometrueforstrugglingsingleparents.Fortwoyears,OseiNyahumasleptinhomelessshelters,andinaTallahasseebusstation,whilehisfourchildrenstayedwithrelatives.WarrickDunnhelpedtobringthefamilybacktogetheragain.OnDecember18,DunnhandedNyahumathekeystoafully-furnishedfour-bedroomhomeinTallahassee,Florida.Dunnprovidedthedownpaymentandthefurnishings.Therewasevenafreshly-bakedapplepieonthetableandaChristmastreeinthelivingroom.AsNyahumaandhisfourchildrenwalkedfromroomtoroomintheirnewhome,Nyahurnawasveryexcited."Itisoneofthegreatestexperiencestosay'Thisismyhome,'"Nyahumasaid."Itriedtoholdbackthetears,butIcouldn't.Iwasfilledwithhappinessandasenseofsecurity.”Forthepast10years,Dunnhasmadeithislife'sdutytohelpsinglemotherswhoaretryingtoprovideabetterlifefortheirchildren.Hisprogramiscalled“HomesfortheHolidays."Nyahumawasthefirstfathertoreceiveassistancefromtheprogram.Sofar,"HomesfortheHolidays"hasprovided74singleparentswithadownpaymentonahomefortheirfamilies.Theprogramfurnishesthehomeswishbeds,awasheranddryer,10\ncleaningsupplies—everythingafamilyneeds,downtothetoothbrushes.Thekitchensarestockedwithfood.TheprogrambeganinTampa,Florida,andhasnowexpandedtoTallahassee,whereDunnattendedcollege,toBatonRouge,Louisiana,whereDunngrewup,andthentoAtlanta,Georgia,whereDunnnowplaysfootballfortheFalcons."Ihavebeenblessedthroughoutmylifeandreceivedassistancealongtheway,"Dunnsaid."ThisismywayofhelpingtogivebacktothecommunitiesIhavelivedin."51.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe_____.A.IntroductionofWarrickDunnB.HomesfortheHolidaysC.FightingagainstPovertyD.TroubleofSingleParents52.WhichstatementistrueaboutNyahuma?A.Hestayedwithhischildrenhappilyandpeacefullyinthepast.B.Hegotafully-furnishednewhomeinLouisiana.C.Hecouldaffordthedownpaymentofthehouse.D.Hewasthefirstfathertheprogramofferedhelp.53.WarrickDunnwantstodevotehiswholelifetohelping_____.A.thepoorchildrenintheUnitedStatesB.thepeoplewhohaveeverhelpedhimC.thechildrenwhowanttobefootballstarsD.thesinglemothersinadifficultposition54.WarrickDunncarriesouthisprogramininmanyplaces,andthecorrectordershouldbe.A.Tampa—Atlanta—BatonRouge—TallahasseeB.Atlanta—BatonRouge—Tallahassee—TampaC.Tampa—Tallahassee—BatonRouge—AtlantaD.Tallahassee—Atlanta——BatonRouge55.Accordingtothepassage,"HomesfortheHolidays"provides_____.a.bedsforsleepingb.downpaymentonahomec.teachersforchildrend.cleaningsuppliese.somebasicfoodf.servantstodowashingA.a-b-d-eB.a-d-e-fC.a-b-c-dD.a-c-d-eDAslongasyouhavebroadband(宽带)serviceinyourhome，youcanturnonyourdesktopcomputerandconnecttotheInternet．Ifyouhaveawirelessrouter(路由器)，adevicethatspreadsthebroadbandconnectiontootherdevices，youcansetupaWi-Finetwork，whichenablesyourcellphoneandtabletstogoonlinetoo.AndwhenyouareoutdoorswherethereisnoWi-Fi，suchasintheparkoratthebeach，having3Gserviceallowsyoutostayconnected.ItseemsthatlotsofusalreadyhaveInternetcoverageeverywherewego．Sowhyhavemobilecompaniesaroundtheworldlatelybeensoenthusiasticaboutanewterm，“4G”?First，youneedtoknowthattheletter“G”standsfor“generation”．Evenifyouhavenoideawhat4Gis，atleastyoucanfigureoutthatit'sastepupfrom3Gsinceit'sthelatestgenerationofmobileinternetservice．Unlikebroadband，mobileInternetusesthesamesignaltowersthatprovidevoiceservicetoyourcellphone，whichmeanswhereveryoucanmakephonecallswithyourcellphoneyoualsohaveanInternetconnection．Butmobileconnectionshavetheirdefects：theydon’tcarryasmuchinformationas10\nbroadbanddoes，makingopeningwebsitesanddownloadingmusicslowerthantheyareonaWi-Ficonnection.Thisiswhymobileconnectionshavebeenconstantlyupgradedsincethefirstgenerationwaslaunchedbackinthel980s．AccordingtoBBC，4Gisfivetoseventimesfasterthancurrent3Gnetworkspeeds,almostasfastashomebroadband．Becauseofthis，4Gisideallysuitedforserviceslikevideodownloading，mapping，onlineshoppingandevenvideoconferencing．Toachievethehighspeeds，networkcompanieshavetospendalotofmoneyonbuildingnewsignaltowers，whichwilleventuallyleadtoahigherphonebillifyouswitchto4G，andyou’llalsohavetogetanewphonewith4Gcapacity．56．WhatisParagraphlmainlyabout?A．ThedevelopmentofWi-Fi．B．Theconvenienceofusingcellphones．C．TheinfluencesoftheInternetonourlife．D．VariouswaystogetaccesstotheInternet．57．Theunderlinedword“defects’’inParagraph4probablymeans.A．disadvantagesB．functionsC．qualitiesD．benefits58．Whatistheweaknessof3Gcomparedwith4G?A．Itsvoiceisnotasclearas4G.B．Itcan’tsatisfytheusers’basicneeds.C．Itsnetworkspeedsaremuchslower．D．Ithasmuchlesspopularitythan4G．59．Mobiletechnologyhasconstantlybeenimprovedto.A．replacebroadbandB．increasethenetworkspeedC．downloadvideosD．connectmorecellphones60．Whatdoestheauthorthinkof4Gservice?A．Itsserviceisworththeprice．B．Thereisnoneedtodevelopit．C．Ittakestimetobewidelyused．D．Itprovidesgoodserviceatahigherprice．EOnanordinaryweekdayevening，Janewasathomeasusual．Asshewasconsideringwhatshewasgoingtodowithherdinnerplansfortheevening，shewasunexpectedlyinterruptedbyanurgentcallfromhersister“getoverhere!”Afewhourslater，Janefoundherselfwith8strangersinthemiddleoftheboilingdesertheatofUtah(犹他州)，pickinguprubbishandraisingawarenessaboutwasteandclimatechange．Armedwithadeeploveoftheenvironmentandadesiretomakeadifference，Jane，Davey，andagroupofselfdescribed“environmentalpick—upartists’’wentonacoasttocoastroadsiderubbishpick-up．Astheywalked，sometimesonlycovering0．9milesinanentireday，theyslowlyandsteadilymadetheirwayacrosstheUnitedStates，pickingupatotalof201，678poundsofrubbish．Intheend，threeyearsand3，672mileslater，theydippedtheirfeetinthecoldwatersofthePacific．Theroadiswindy,oftenup—hill．Witharubbishbagasyourcompanion，howdoesoneremindthemselvesthatpickingupthattinygumwrapperonthegroundmakesadifference?Wheredoyoufindthestrengthtokeepgoing?AsIaskedJaneandDaveytoanswerthesequestions，theysharedremarkablestoriesofcaringenvironmentthatgavethemtheeffortstocontinuetheirjourney．AsmallgroupofuswereluckyenoughtospendtwohourslastWednesdayeveninglistening10\ntotheremarkablestoriesofJaneandDavey．Astheysharedtheirdeepconcernfortheenvironment，wetogetherexperiencedtheirrealspirit．JaneandDavey，likesomanyunknownheroesinourcommunity，mightnoteverdrawmuchattentionlikemulti-milliondollarfundedprojects．Inmanyways，itisexactlythatwhichmakestheirstorysoattractive．61．WhydidJane’ssistercallher?A．Toinformhertopreparedinnerforthem．B．Toseekadviceonpickinguprubbish．C．Tobeghertohelpthemoutoftrouble．D．Toaskhertojointhemintheiractivity．62．HowdidthegrouptravelacrosstheUnitedStatestogatherrubbish?A．Bybus．B．OnfootC．Bytrain．D．Bybike63．Whatdrovethemtogoonwiththeirjourney?A．Spiritofteamwork．B．Interestintraveling．C．ConcernfortheenvironmentD．Loveofnaturalbeauty．64．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A．Eastorwest，homeisbest．B．GreattimesmakegreatmanC．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords．D．Ordinarypeoplecandoextraordinarythings．65．What’stheauthor’sattitudetotheactionsofthegroup?A．Positive．B．CriticalC．Casual．D．Sympathetic．第Ⅱ卷（共45分)第三部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）请把答案填写在答题卡的规定位置。第一节阅读表达（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分)网阅读下面短文并用英语回答问题，将答案写在答题卡相啦的位置上。[1]Althoughknownasanextraordinarilysuccessfulbusinessman,WarrenBuffetcomesoffasaprettyordinaryperson.[2]Lookingbackonhischildhood,onecanseehowserioushewasaboutmakingmoney.Buffetusedtogodoor-to-doorandsellsodapop.Later,healsoworkedathisgrandfather’sgrocerystore.Attheripeageof11,Buffetboughthisfirststock(股票).WhenhisfamilymovedtoWashingtonD.C.,BuffetbecameapaperboyforTheWashingtonPost.Whilestillinschool,hewasmaking$175amonth,afull-timewageformanyyoungmen.[3]Fromthebeginning,Buffetmadehisfortunefrominvesting.Hestartedwithallthemoneythathehadmadefromsellingpop,deliveringpapersandsoon.Between1950andl956,hegrewhis$9,800to$14,000．Fromthere,heorganizedinvestmentpartnershipswithhisfamilyandfriends,andthengraduallydrewinmorepeoplethroughveryattractiveterms.[4]BuffetappliedtoHarvardBusinessSchoolbut,makingittobeoneoftheworstadmissiondecisionsinHarvardhistory.TheoutcomeendedupaffectingBuffet’slifedeeply,forheendedupattendingColumbiaBusinessSchool,wherehestudiedunderBenjaminGraham,thefatherofsecuritiesanalysiswhoprovidedthefoundationforBuffet’sgrandsuccess.[5]Buffetisapersonofhabit—samehouse,sameoffice,samecity.Hedoesn’tcollecthousesorcarsorworksofart,andhehatescompaniesthatwastemoneyonsuchgoods.Instead,hehasestablishedtheBuffetFoundation,withadetailedplanonhowtoinvesthismoneymorewiselytosociety.66.WhatkindofpersonisBuffetaccordingtoParagraph1?(nomorethan10words)10\n_____________________________________________________________________67.WhatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinParagraph2?(nomorethan10words)_____________________________________________________________________68.AccordingtoParagraph3,howdidBuffetstarthisinvestment?(nomorethan10words)_____________________________________________________________________69.FillintheblankinParagraph4withproperwords.(nomorethan3words)_____________________________________________________________________70.ExplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5._____________________________________________________________________第二节写作（满分30分）假如你是高三学生李华，今年高考英语学科阅读量加大，而你的阅读能力较差，因此学习压力越来越大。请根据以下提示写信向你的前外教Mr．Johnson求助：1．英语学习的困难以及增加阅读量给自己带来的困扰；2．希望得到他的指导和帮助。注意：1．词数：l20—l50，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMr．Johnson，_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua 考试题答案：1-5CCDCA6-10CDCBD11-15DCAAC16-20BABDC第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）21-25CABDD26-30BACCD31-35BABAC36-40DCABA41-45DBADA46-50CBADA51-55BDDCA56-60DACBD61-65DBCDA66.Heisanextraordinarilysuccessfulbutprettyordinaryperson.67.Fromchildhood,Buffetwasserious/wiseenoughtomakemoney.或HowBuffetmademoneyevenwhenhewasyoung.68.Withallthemoneythathehadmadebefore.69.wasturneddown/wasnotadmitted/wasnotsuccessful/wasrefused/failed.70.Hedislikeschange.10\n或Hedoesn’tlikechange.或Hehateschange.或Heisnotwillingtochange.或Heisunwillingtochange.DearMr.Johnson,Howarethingsgoingwithyou?I’mwritingtoaskforyourhelp.Asyouknow,I’mweakinEnglishreadingcomprehension.AlthoughIhavetriedeverymeanstoimproveit,likeexpandingmyvocabularyanddoingalargenumberofexercises,sofarallmyeffortshaveendedupinfailure,whichreallymakesmediscouraged.Tomakethingsworse,thisyearreadingwillmakeupahigherpercentagethaneverbeforeinthecomingCollegeEntranceExamination.Nowwiththeimportantexamdrawingnear,Ifeelmoreandmorestressedandworried.IfIdidn’ttakeeffectivemeasures,Iwouldn’tbeabletogetthroughtheexamandthatwouldruinmycollegedream.I’llappreciateitverymuchifyoucangivemesomeadviceonhowtoimprovemyreadingabilityeffectivelyandI’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Bestwishes.10