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Kids are far better than adults at learning how to speak multiple languages. Research now shows that very young infants might have some of the best language skills of all.

A new study suggests that babies between 4 and 6 months old can tell the difference between two languages just by looking at the speaker"s face.They don"t need to hear word.Sometimes between 6-8 months of age, babies raised in homes where just one language is spoken lose this ability.Babies from bilingual(双语的) homes, on the other hand, keep the face-reading ability until they"re at least 8 months old.
Researchers in Canada studied 36 babies from English-speaking families.Twelve of the babies were 4 months old,12 were 6 months old, and the rest were 8 months old.Each baby sat on his or her mother"s lap and watched video clips(电影片断) of a woman talking.The woman was fluent in both English and French.In some clips, she read from a storybook in English.In other clips, she read in French.In all of the videos there was no sound.
小题1:What is mainly discussed in the passage ?
A.Language teaching.
B.Language learning
C.Babies and language learning
D.Parents and language teaching
小题2:What do the underlined word in the second paragraph refer to ?
A.Two or more.B.Foreign.C.difficult.D.At least one.
小题3:We can know from the passage that    .
A.all the babies in the study are of the same age.
B.the babies could hear the woman"s voice while watching the videos.
C.the stories the woman read were written in either French or German.
D.it"s still unknown how babies could tell the difference between languages.
小题4:Why did the 8-month-old pay no attention when the language was changed ?
A.They had lost the ability to distinguish different languages.
B.They were too tired to open their eyes and fell asleep.
C.They couldn"t hear what the speaker was talking about.
D.They had lost the interest in bilingual speakers.

答案

小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:A
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Ted Shreds doesn’t like cars. He wants people to stop driving because cars make the air dirty. Ted had an idea. He said,“I’m going to cycle around North America. I want to show everyone that cycling is a fun way to get around. If more people ride bikes, the air will be cleaner.”
He left his hometown with $160 in his pocket. When he got to San Diego, he met another cyclist. The cyclist invited Ted to speak at a big meeting about the environment. He said,“We’ll pay your airfare to Texas and we’ll pay you to talk about your cycling trip.”Two hours late, Ted was on a plane to the environmental conference and to a big surprise!
While he was at the conference, he met Deanna, it was love at first sight! They talked for six hours straight.
The next day, Ted called Deanna and asked her to finish the trip with him. Deanna said yes, sold everything in her apartment, gave her notice at work, and was on the road with Ted 20 days later!
“It was difficult at first,”said Deanna.“Ted got up every morning at 6:00 a.m., but I wanted to sleep until noon.”After a few days, they started having fun. As they cycled from Florida to Montreal and then back to Vancouver, every day was an adventure. People paid for their food in restaurants and gave them extra money. Some people gave them $50 or $100.They slept in people’s backyards and drank beer with motorcycle gangs.
On their way back to Vancouver, they stopped in Edmonton to visit Ted’s relatives. During the stopover, they got married. People tied a “Just Married” sign and tin cans to the backs of their bikes. They got married. They now want to write a book about their trip.“We want people to know that you can be an environmentalist and still have fun,”Shreds said.
小题1:Ted Shreds went cycling because_________.
A.he loves adventure
B.cycling is a lot of fun
C.he wanted to find himself a wife
D.he supports environmental protection
小题2:Ted got paid for_________.
A.giving a talk about his cycling trip
B.cycling throughout North America
C.traveling around North America by air
D.attending conferences on cycling
小题3:The “big surprise” he had at the conference was that _________.
A.he met another cyclist who wanted to join him
B.he fell in love with a girl there
C.he gave a long talk lasting 6 hours
D.he had a lot of fun talking about his cycling trip
小题4:During the trip, Ted and Deanna_________.
A.found it hard to get up early
B.were attacked by motorcycle gangs
C.did not have to pay for their meals in restaurants
D.decided to get married

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Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything:animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly.He took it home.A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.Then it seemed to stop making any progress.It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then appeared easily.
But it had a swollen body and small, fragile wings.The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time.Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (慢慢爬行)around with a swollen body and fragile wings.
It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature’s way of forcing fluid (液体)from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life.If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would disable us.We would not be as strong as what we could have been.And we could never fly.
小题1:The butterfly could never fly because ________.
A.it was too fat and strong.
B.it loved crawling around.
C.it got out of the cocoon easily.
D.it didn’t get through the cocoon .
小题2:The text is most likely to be found in a book about__________.
A.popular scienceB.humorous stories.
C.successful peopleD.philosophy events .
小题3:What is the implied meaning of the passage?
A.Life without any obstacles and difficulties is perfect.
B.Obstacles and difficulties contribute to success.
C.Never help a butterfly to get out of the cocoon.
D.A butterfly can never fly without going through the cocoon.

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完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20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,并填写到答题纸表格。
One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,   41  you can just wait until we make a quick   42  at the grocery store. I have something   43  to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we    44   some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to   45  your question.” I put one apple of each   46   on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a   47  look on her face.  
“People are like apples. They come in all   48 colors, shapes and sizes. On the    49 , some of the apples may not  50  look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was    51  each one carefully.  
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them,  52  them back on the table, but   53  a different place.  
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I   54  tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of   55 . See if that helps you   56  which one is which. ”
She took   57 , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are   58  like apples! They are all different, but once you _ 59  the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally   60  it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.  
小题1:
A.althoughB.soC.becauseD.if
小题2:
A.stopB.startC.turnD.stay
小题3:
A.expressiveB.encouragingC.informativeD.interesting
小题4:
A.boughtB.countedC.sawD.collected
小题5:
A.checkB.mentionC.answerD.improve
小题6:
A.sizeB.typeC.shapeD.class
小题7:
A.worriedB.satisfiedC.proudD.curious
小题8:
A.ordinaryB.normalC.differentD.regular
小题9:
A.outsideB.wholeC.tableD.inside
小题10:
A.stillB.evenC.onlyD.ever
小题11:
A.examiningB.measuringC.drawingD.packing
小题12:
A.keepingB.placingC.pullingD.giving
小题13:
A.onB.towardC.forD.in
小题14:
A.mustn’tB.can’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’t
小题15:
A.each oneB.each otherC.the otherD.one another
小题16:
A.admitB.considerC.decideD.believe
小题17:
A.big bitesB.deep breathsC.a firm holdD.close look
小题18:
A.justB.alwaysC.merelyD.seldom
小题19:
A.put awayB.get downC.hand outD.take off
小题20:
A.madeB.tookC.gotD.did

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Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have. A US accent, perhaps modeled on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate(模仿) the British accent of a BBC news reader?
Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent. Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex! Let’s listen to what they have to say.
Stephen Yang, 17, from London, UK
A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it. Whether it’s Jessia Alba speaking or the girl- next-door, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(时髦). A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood. Her Texan twang(鼻音) had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her.
To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people.
Jennifer Sun, 16, from New Jersey, US
From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men. Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style.
Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent. For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak.
The English accent seems almost like art.
小题1:In Stephen Yang’s opinion, accents just show__________.
A.the beauty of the languageB.how the language is spoken
C.the cultural differences of the speakers D.the fashion of the day
小题2:The underlined word “cute “probably means__________.
A.strangeB.excitingC.attractiveD.fashionable
小题3:Many American girls watch Harry Porter again and again in order to __________.
A.learn the acting skills of the these stars
B.learn the magic performed by Harry Potter
C.imitate the actors’ accents
D.know more about British English
小题4:What is probably the best title for this passage?
A.British English and American English
B.British Accent or American Accent
C.American English Accent is Most Accepted
D.The difference between British Accent and American Accent.

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In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air form car engines.
For several years, this group had been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw special lanes(车道) for bikes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bike lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—the largest place open ground in New York— is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only.
小题1:In New York, a group of bike riders__________.
A.are keeping practicing for health
B.have no cars of their own
C.are complaining there are not enough buses
D.are trying to settle the problem of air pollution
小题2: The bike riders suggest that __________.
A.bikes should be used instead of carsB.bike lanes should be drawn
C.fewer buses or cars should be usedD.the number of special lanes should be decreased
小题3:The advantage of the special lanes is that__________.
A.they will make cars and buses run slowly
B.they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks
C.they will make the city more beautiful
D.they will prevent accidents

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