2019高三二模北京顺义英语无水印

1/162019北京顺义区高三二模英语2019年5月本试卷共12页，满分120分。考试时长100分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡．．．上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AWhichseaanimalis1(good)atescaping?Theanswermaybetheoctopus(章鱼).Anoctopus’bodyisverysoft.Therearenobonesinit.Thesmallanimalhasjusttwolittlehardpartsin2(it)mouth.Soitcangointoverysmallspaces.Anoctopusweighingabout230gcanpass3a2.5cm-widehole.BIlostmywalletaftergoingshoppinglastFridayevening.ButIdidn’trealizeitwasmissinguntilfivehourslater.Icouldn’tremember4Ilostit.Istayedupallnightandworriedaboutmywallet.Thenextday,IwentbacktotheshopsthatI5(visit)andaskedaboutmywallet.Amanageratonestorecameoverandsaid,“Someoneturnedthisinlastnight.Wethoughtyoumightcomebacktolookforit,6wekeptitforyou.”CWhenIwasachild,Iwasapickyeater.Thereweremany7(food)thatIdidn’tliketoeat.ButthereisonemealIhavealwaysloved:grilled（烤的）cheeseandtomatosoup.It’sjusttwopiecesoftoastedbreadwithcheeseinthemiddle,8(serve)withabowloftomatosoup.Thiskindoffood9(call)“comfortfood”.“Comfortfood”issimple,easy-to-makeanddelicious.Italways10(taste)great.Yourparentsmightmakemealslikethisforyouwhenyouarenotfeelingwell.2/16第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MybulletinboardwascoveredwithpicturesofCarmenandmeatCampFlamingRock.Everysummerforthepastfiveyears,wehadbeencampbunkmates（室友）.Weweregreat11,soIwasexcitedtobereturningtocampforanotherfunsummertogether.Youcanimaginemy12whenIgottotheCampanddiscoveredthatIwouldbunkwithKaitlyn.13couldKaitlynandIbunktogether?Wewereliketheoppositeendsofamagnet（磁铁）.ItwashardtoimaginethatIwould14twoweekswithherasmybunkmate.WhenIdragged15tooursmallwoodenhouse,Kaitlynwasalreadyatthebunk.Shewassortingherbelongings,completely16me.Fortherestoftheday,neitherofusspoke.Itwasobviousthatshewas17happieraboutthearrangementthanIwas.AtCampFlamingRockyourbunkmateisalsoyour18fordailyactivities.ThatmeantKaitlynandIwouldbetogetheralldaylong.Atfirst,wetendtoavoideachother.Butasthedayspassedon,bothofourattitudesstartedto19.Whileonedaymyhandwashurtinaboatrace,Kaitlynrowedtherestofthewayallbyherself.Whenwegottotheshore,shewasallwetwith20.Butshedidn’tcomplain（抱怨）;shejustwalkedwithmetothenursestation.Anotherdayweplayedagamebasedon21.IwasblindfoldedandhadtofindmywaytoKaitlynby22tothesoundshemade.Whenshestartedmakingthesnoring（打鼾）noisesIhadbeenhearingeverynight,Iwasabletofindher23notime.Assoonastheblindfoldcameoff,webothlaughedloudly.Overtime,aswebeganto24uptoeachother,IstartedtoseehowKaitlynandIwerereally25.Webothlovedsinging,webothhadannoyinglittlebrothers,andweboth26onsleepinginwoolensocks.Theendofthecamprolledaround27thaneitherofuscouldhaveimagined.Wewereboth28atwhatclosefriendswehadbecome.AlthoughI29bunkingwithCarmen,I’mgladImadeanotherclosefriend.Nowthere’sanew30onmybulletinboardathome.It’sofmeandKaitlyn.Andbothofusarewearingwoolensocks!11.A.friendsB.studentsC.playersD.campers12.A.delightB.reliefC.shockD.curiosity13.A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.Where3/1614.A.wasteB.giveC.loseD.spend15.A.easilyB.slowlyC.eagerlyD.suddenly16.A.ignoringB.frighteningC.attractingD.bothering17.A.evenB.stillC.farD.no18.A.partnerB.reporterC.modelD.guide19.A.workB.understandC.changeD.regain20.A.waterB.sweatC.bloodD.paint21.A.looksB.wordsC.gesturesD.sounds22.A.listeningB.dancingC.awakingD.relaxing23.A.atB.byC.inD.from24.A.makeB.openC.comeD.play25.A.alikeB.popularC.strongD.young26.A.triedB.reliedC.carriedD.insisted27.A.betterB.harderC.fasterD.later28.A.madB.angryC.disappointedD.surprised29.A.mindedB.enjoyedC.missedD.imagined30.A.nameB.pictureC.designD.form第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATwoyearsago,whenIlostmyjobwhichIhaddonefor10years,Idecidedtorealizethe“dreaminmyheart”.Iwantedtogobacktocollegetofinishmydegree.IwasinterestedinteachinganditwasnotuntilIhadvolunteeredasateacherinaspecial-educationschoolthatIknewIwantedtoworkwiththedisabledchildren.Tofinishmydegreemeansthatmyfamilywouldneedtomovetoanothercityandmyhusbandwouldhavetochangehisjob.WhentheletterarrivedthatIwasacceptedintotheUniversityofNorthCarolina,Iwasveryhappy.Buteverythingwasnotpreparedwellyet.ThedaybeforeclassesbeganIarrivedinthetownofBoonewheretheschoolislocatedwithonesuitcaseandonebackpack.Myhusbandandchildrendroppedmeoffatthedormitory,wishedmegoodluckanddroveawaybackhome.ThatwasprobablyoneofthehardestthingsIhadeverexperiencedinmylifeandIfeltguiltybecauseIfeltIwasn’tagoodwifeoragoodmother.Thatnight,Igotacallfrommyparentswhosewordsinspiredmetocontinuetopursue（追求）mydream.FromthemIgotthecouragetofightformydream,thoughitwasveryhard.4/16Nowingraduateschool,IfeelmorethaneverthatIamdoingwhatisright.Iknowthathavingamaster’sdegreewillhelpmerealizemygreatestdreamofhelpingothersachievetheirdreams.31.Theauthordecidedtopursueherdream_________.A.aftershelostherjobB.aftershegotmarriedC.whenshebecameateacherD.whenshegraduatedfromcollege32.Whentheauthorwenttotheuniversity,_________.A.herfamilymovedtoBooneB.herhusbandfoundanewjobC.shedidn’thaveeverythingreadyD.sheleftherchildrenwithherparents33.Theauthor’sbiggestdreamisto_________.A.findabetterjobB.getaMasterdegreeC.beagoodwifeandgoodmotherD.helpothersachievetheirdreamsBTheGreatBookSwapHi,sixthgraders!MynameisTonyHill.IampresidentoftheWindsorHighSchoolStudentCouncil.Yourteacherletmecometoyourclasstodaytotellyouaboutareadingprojectthatwewanttodo,andweneedyourhelp.Ifyou’relikeme,youlovetoreadbutsometimeshaveahardtimefindingbooksyouwanttoread.Itseemsasifthebestbooksatthelibraryarealwayscheckedout.Tohelpgetmorebooksintopeople’shands,we’replanningtheGreatCommunity（社区）BookSwap.Tomaketheprojectasuccess,weneedeveryone’shelp.Askyourparentsifthereareanyunusedbookstakingupspace.Askyourfriendsandneighbourstodonateunwantedbooks.Maybeyou5/16havebooksyoulikedwhenyouwereyoungerbutdon’treadanymore.Bringthemtoschoolandmakeayoungreaderhappy.Weneedallkindsofbooksforallkindsofreaders!TherearemanytimesI’dliketogobuynewbooks,butIdon’thavealotofmoneytospendonthem.Wouldn’titbegreattoswapbooksrighthereinourcommunity?Volunteerswillorganizethedonatedbooks.Thenthebookswillbedisplayedatthecommunitycenter.Everyonewillbeabletoreadandhopefullyfindtheperfectbook.Studentswillbeallowedtochooseuptotwobooksduringeachdayoftheswap.OurplanistohavethebookswapthefirstSaturdayofeverymonth.Ifyoulikereading,justcomeandlookthroughthecollectionofbooks.Eachgradewillhaveitsownweektobringinbooks.Rightnow,eighthgradeisbringinginbooks.Wheneverygradehasbroughtinbooks,wewillhavequiteaselection.Youwillprobablyfindatleastonenewbookthatyou’dliketoread.Whoknows?Maybeyou’llfindabooksogoodthatyouwon’tbeabletoputitdown.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Gohomeandcleanoutyourbookshelvesandclosets!34.WhydidTonyHillcometotheclassofsixthgraders?A.Toexplainareadingproject.B.Tointroduceanewly-builtlibrary.C.Toaskthestudentstohelpdonatebooks.D.Togivethesixthgradersadviceonreading.35.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Howthebookswapwillwork.B.Whenbookswillbebroughtin.C.Whatkindsofbooksareneeded.D.Whythebookswapisnecessary.36.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphindicate?A.Morebooksareneededinthefuture.B.Volunteersplayanimportantroleintheproject.C.Everyoneissuretobeabletofindthebookshewants.D.Studentshavealreadystartedhelpingwiththebookswap.6/1637.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesTonyHill?A.Realistic.B.Persuasive.C.Independent.D.Ambitious.CWearingheadphonesisverycommonamongyoungpeople.Theiraffectionforheadphonesreflectsadesiretoavoidboredom,inconveniences,andundesirablesocialinteractions（互动）.Thesaying“headphonesin,worldout”hasgainedpopularityamongyoungpeoplerecently.Unfortunatelyfortheheadphonelovers,“worldout”isnotagreatpolicyforathoughtfulsociety.Thewidespreaduseofheadphonesinpublicisharmfultousersbecauseitlimitsintellectualgrowthandmakespotentiallymeaningfulinteractionswithstrangersimpossible.Frequentheadphoneusersaremissingoutonvaluableexperiences,thus,limitingintellectualgrowth.Youngpeoplewearheadphones,thinkingtheywillfacefewersocialchallenges,arguments,orevencasualrudeness.Thoughthatsoundslikeagoodidea,wedonotgrowbyavoiding“discomfort”.Infact,todevelophealthily,ateenagerhastobefacedwithchallengesorevenembarrassments.Justasasayinggoes,“Stormsmaketreestakedeeperroots.”Wearingheadphoneswhenfacedwithsocialawkwardnessteachesustobepassive,andpreventsusfrombecomingmatureintellectually.Headphonescanalsocauseustomissoutonpositiveinteractionswithstrangers.WriterJacobBernsteindescribesasweetinteractionbetweenayoungwomanandanolderwomanonatrainthatwouldnothaveoccurrediftheyoungwomanhadrememberedherheadphonesasusualthatday.Asimilarcaseisdiscussedin“ThrowAwayYourHeadphones,BoredomIsGood”byRosecransBaldwin.Aftergivingupheadphones,headaptstothesocialenvironmentduringhisdailyroutine.Helaughsatridiculousoverhearddiscussionsandevenenjoyshismorningjogwithoutasoundtrack.Becomingfamiliarwithpeopleoutsideyourchosengroupcanopenyoureyestootherwalksoflifeandtheiruniqueexperiences.Youngpeoplethinktheyaregoodcommunicators.However,communicationisnotmeasuredinFacebookfriends.Realcommunicationisthebasisofhumanity.Weneedrealinteractionsinourdailylife.Thissummer,don’tforgettotakeoffyourheadphonesandplugyourselfintolife.38.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof“discomfort”toyoungpeopleinParagraph2?A.Beneficial.B.Normal.C.Annoying.D.Unnecessary.39.Thesweetinteractionbetweenayoungwomanandanolderwomanonatrainoccurred_________.A.byaccidentB.onpurposeC.intimeD.insecret7/1640.TheauthormentionedthestoriesofJacobBernsteinandRosecransBaldwinto_________.A.analyzetheirbehaviorsB.learnfromthetwostoriesC.giveevidenceforhisargumentD.makethearticlemoreattractive41.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutyoungpeople?A.Theybecomemoreandmoreindependent.B.Theylacktheabilityofrealcommunication.C.Headphonescontributealottotheirsocialinteractions.D.Facebookprovidesthemwithmorechancestomakefriends.DInthe1960s,DouglasEngelbart,withhelpfromhisfriendBillEnglish,inventedthefirstcomputermouse.Engelbart’sinventionwasasimplewoodenboxwithonebuttonandtwowheelsthatrolleddirectlyonahardsurface,suchasadesk.Theterm“mouse”camefromthefactthatthisdevice(tool)hadlong,thinwiresattachedtoitssmallbodythatmadeitlookabitlikeacommonmouse.Thenamestuckandhasbeenusedeversince.ForyearsafterEngelbart’sinvention,computersstillreliedoncommandstobetypedinviakeyboards.Itwasnotuntilcomputersbegantousegraphicaluserinterfaces(GUIs)(图形用户界面)thatmousesbecamepopularaspointingandinputdevices.GUIsrelyoninteractionswithimages,ratherthantextcommands.Forexample,toopenaparticularprogram,younolongerhavetotypeacommand.Allyouhavetodoisclickonanicon,whichisatinypictureusedtopresentaparticularprogramorcomputerfunction.WhenpointingandclickingviaGUIsbecamepopular,computermousesbecamecommonplace.Today’scomputersrelyonhighly-sophisticatedGUIsthatrequirefinemotorcontrolofacursor(光标)onadisplay.Thereisalsotouchscreentechnology,whichisusedonmanymobiledevices,suchassmartphonesandtablets.Computermousesuseadvancedrollingballsorlasers（激光）totranslatethemovementofthehandcontrollingthemouseintomovementofthecursoronthecomputerdisplay.Manycomputermouseshavemultiplebuttons,aswellasspecialfeatureslikewheels,toallowuserstoperformmultiplefunctionsatonce.Forexample,clickingtheleftbuttonofamousemight8/16positionthecursoratacertainpointwithinadocumentorwebpage,whileclickingtherightbuttonofamousemightbringupanin-contextmenuofpossibleactionstoperform.Specialfeatures,suchaswheels,canallowausertoscrollquicklyupanddownawebpage.Anotherthingyoumightnoticeaboutlater-modelcomputermouses:manyofthemhavelosttheirtails!Likesomanyotherelectricaldevicesthathavegonewireless,sohavemanyversionsofthecomputermouse.Wirelessmousessenddataviainfra-redradiationorradiowaves.42.WhatdoweknowaboutEngelbart’sinvention?A.Ithadnowires.B.Ithadtwobuttons.C.Itwashardtooperate.D.Itwasnotwidelyusedatthebeginning.43.Accordingtothearticle,howdidGUIshelptheuseofmouse?A.GUIsstillneedkeyboardstotypecommands.B.UserscandowhateverthingswithmousesviaGUIs.C.Usingamouse,peoplenolongerneedtoinputinformationintoacomputer.D.GUIs,basedoniconsandmenus,aremoreconvenientforamousetooperate.44.Alasermouseuseslasersto_________.A.openaprogramB.touchthecomputerscreenC.trackthemouse’smovementD.locatethecursoratacertainpoint45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSciencebehindtheComputerMouseB.TheDevelopmentoftheComputerMouseC.TheInventoroftheFirstComputerMouse9/16D.TheFirstComputerMouseUsedintheWorld第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Maninventedanumberofmeanstocoverdistance—cars,planes,radio,TV,computers,spaceships,etc.46Readingisrealfun,isn’tit?Itisafantasticjourneyintothepastorthefuture,atruelovestoryoraseriousnoveltochallengeyourthoughts,adetectiveorsomethingfunnyifyoulikehumour.Youcouldseealotofpeople,oldandyoung,readinginmanydifferentplaces—inaparkoronabus,inaplaneoronabeach.Itmightbeamagazineoranewspaper,avolumeofpoemsoralengthynovel.47Theytellyoualotaboutlife,people,andthefastchangingworld.Theydevelopimagination,loveforwordandexpressionandawakenawishinyoutocreatesomething.Itishardtoimaginelifewithoutbooks.48Wesometimeslookthroughthebooktoseewhatitisabout.Wemayjustwanttogetthegeneralideafromanewspaperarticle,areport,orabookinabookshop.Thistypeofreadingiscalledskimmingreading.Quickreadingisalsopracticedwhenwewanttogetaparticularpieceofinformation,suchasadateoratelephonenumber.Thisiscalledscanning.Wescantimetables,telephonedirectories,dictionariesandwebpages.Butifwewanttogetthedetailedinformation,wereadslowlyandcarefully.Thisiscalledintensivereading,orstudyreading.49Weconsultdictionariesifnecessary.Wetakenotestoremembersomethingimportant,suchasamathematicalquotation(引证).Readingfiction,anovelorafavouritepoem,isalsointensivereading.Itneedstrainingandspecialskillstounderstandtheentirecontent,thebeautyoftheexpression.50Itmakesyoulaughyourheadofforcryyourheartout.A.Yougetinvolvedinthestory.B.Readingcanbeasocialactivity.C.Wereadinmanydifferentwaysandatdifferentspeeds.D.Bookshelpyouunderstandtheworldandyourselfbetter.E.Scanningisusedwhenweneedtolocatespecialinformation.F.Butuptillnow,therehasbeenonlyonewaytocovertime—books.10/16G.Inthelattercasewecheckthemeaningnottomisunderstandsomething.第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）假设你是李华，你们社区将举办“中国民间音乐节”。请你给在北京学习的英国朋友Jim写封电子邮件，邀请他来参加此次活动。内容包括：1.活动的时间、地点；2.活动的内容；3.邀请的理由。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：社区community中国民间音乐节ChineseFolkMusicFestivalDearJim,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Yours,LiHua（请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内）第二节（20分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，介绍你们班上个月参加学校“汉语成语大赛”的全过程。11/16注意：词数不少于60。提示词：汉语成语大赛ChineseIdiomsCompetition（请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内）12/162019北京顺义区高三二模英语参考答案2019年5月第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）1.best2.its3.through4.where5.hadvisited6.so7.foods8.served9.iscalled10.tastes第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）11.A12.C13.B14.D15.B16.A17.D18.A19.C20.B21.D22.A23.C24.B25.A26.D27.C28.D29.C30.B第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）31.A32.C33.D34.C35.A36.D37.B38.A39.A40.C41.B42.D43.D44.C45.B第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）46.F47.D48.C49.G50.A第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）一、评分原则：1．本题总分为15分，按4个档次给分。13/162．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。3．评分时应考虑：内容是否完整，条理是否清楚，交际是否得体，语言是否准确。4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。5．词数少于50，从总分中减去1分。二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第一档（13分－15分）完全完成了试题规定的任务。·内容完整，条理清楚；·交际得体，表达时充分考虑到了交际的需求；体现出较强的语言运用能力。完全达到了预期的写作目的。第二档（9分－12分）基本完成了试题规定的任务。·内容、条理和交际等方面基本符合要求；·所用语法和词汇满足了任务的要求；·语法或用词方面有一些错误，但不影响理解。基本达到了预期的写作目的。第三档（4分－8分）未恰当完成试题规定的任务。·内容不完整；·所用词汇有限，语法或用词方面的错误影响了对写作内容的理解。未能清楚地传达信息。14/16第四档（1分－3分）未完成试题规定的任务。·写了少量相关信息；·语法或用词方面错误较多，严重影响了对所写内容的理解。0分未传达任何信息；所写内容与要求无关。三、Onepossibleversion:DearJim,I’mwritingtoinviteyoutoattendtheChineseFolkMusicFestivalinourcommunitynextweekend.Atthefestival,therewillbevariousperformances,suchastheperformancesoffolkmusicalinstruments,folksongs,folkoperas,folkdancesandsoon.Besides,severallectureswillbegivenbyprofessionalartistsandteachersondifferentaspectsofChinesefolkmusic.SinceyouhavealwaysbeeninterestedinChinesefolkmusic,Ithinkthisisagreatchanceforyoutobeexposedtotherichmusicatmosphere.SowhatdoyouthinkoftheMusicFestival?Ifyou’dliketocome,feelfreetocontactme.Yours,LiHua第二节（20分）一、评分原则：1．本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。3．评分时应考虑：内容要点的完整性、上下文的连贯性、词汇和句式的多样性及语言的准确性。4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。15/165．词数少于60，从总分中减去1分。二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第一档（18分－20分）完全完成了试题规定的任务。·覆盖了所有内容要点；·运用了多样的句式和丰富的词汇；·语法或用词方面有个别错误，但为尽可能表达丰富的内容所致；体现了较强的语言运用能力；·有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，所写内容连贯、结构紧凑。完全达到了预期的写作目的。第二档（15分－17分）完全完成了试题规定的任务。·覆盖了所有内容要点；·运用的句式和词汇能满足任务要求；·语法和用词基本准确，少许错误主要为尽可能表达丰富的内容所致；·使用了简单的语句间连接成分，所写内容连贯。达到了预期的写作目的。第三档（12分－14分）基本完成了试题规定的任务。·覆盖了内容要点；·运用的句式和词汇基本满足任务要求；·语法和用词方面有一些错误，但不影响理解。基本达到了预期的写作目的。第四档（6分－11分）未恰当完成试题规定的任务。·漏掉或未描述清楚内容要点；·所用句式和词汇有限；·语法或用词方面的错误影响了对所写内容的理解。16/16未能清楚地传达信息。第五档（1分－5分）未完成试题规定的任务。·明显遗漏主要内容；·句式单调、词汇贫乏；·语法或用词方面错误较多，严重影响了对所写内容的理解。0分未能传达任何信息；所写内容与要求无关。三、内容要点：1.获悉比赛2.赛前准备3.参加比赛4.赛后获奖四、Onepossibleversion:Lastmonth,IwithtwoofmyclassmatestookpartintheFifthChineseIdiomsCompetitionofourschool.Afewdaysbeforethecompetition,ourheadteacherannouncedthecompetitionwouldbeheldintheschoolhallonMarch26th.TwoofmyclassmatesandIwerechosenasthecompetitorsonbehalfofourclass.Inthefollowingdays,wethreespentalloursparetimeinthelibrary,enrichingourknowledgeofChineseidiomswiththehelpofbooks,dictionariesandtheinternet.Whenthebigdaycame,wewerefullofconfidenceanddidanexcellentjob.Afterseveralroundsoffiercecompetition,webeattheothercompetitorsandwonthefirstprize.Standingonthestagewithourcertificate,wefeltreallyproudofourselves.Fromthisevent,notonlydidweexperiencethegreatcharmofChineseidiomsbutalsowelearnedtobeconfidentandcalmwhilefacingchallenges.