Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts, however, will tell you that you’re never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though.
Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn languages to become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.
Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.
When young children learn a new language, they come to see various languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset(思维模式) helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they’re doing something unusual or “too hard”.
So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! It’s never too late to learn a new language. If you’re older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If you’re a young child, though, now is the time to step out and learn a new language!
1.By “language is their life”, the author means that children .
A. can’ t live without language
B. lead a happy life every day
C. practice a new language a lot
D. are taken good care of adults
2.What may make it hard for the old people to learn to a new language?
A. They are afraid of being laughed at
B. They usually have too many interests
C. They think making mistakes is natural
D. They always make all kinds of mistakes
3.Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language?
A. The behaviors they have
B. The learning attitudes
C. The future plans they have made
D. The materials they are using
4.According to the author, a new language .
A. can never be learned by the old people
B. can be grasped by the old people easily
C. can be understood only by the old people
D. can be learned by both the old and the young
Some people are never right. They never have good luck. They usually do the wrong things and say the wrong things. And even if what they say and do is OK, they say it or do it at the wrong time. So these people always have problems. They often break glasses. They sometimes miss buses or trains.
Mr.Neff is different. He is always right. He is never wrong. He usually has good luck. He hardly has problems. He never misses buses and trains. Even though he really misses them, it is always the fault of the buses and the trains.
Mr. Neff knows almost everything. He doesn’t ask questions. He answers questions. He never says “I don’t know”．
I don’t know Mrs. Neff. It seems that not many people know her. I sometimes want to know about her. Is she always right? Or maybe she is always wrong? Does she often break glasses or miss buses and trains?
Does she have problems? I really want to know!
1.What kind of man is Mr.Neff?
A. He’s cleverer than other people.
B. He does everything better than his friends.
C. He’s the luckiest man in the world.
D. He is pleased with himself.
2.The writer really thinks that ________.
A. Mr.Neff is always right
B. Mr.Neff usually has good luck
C. Mr.Neff almost knows everything
D. it’s the fault of buses and trains when he misses them
3.Which of the following do you think is TRUE of Mrs.Neff?
A. She perhaps listens to her husband in everything.
B. She perhaps doesn’t agree with her husband.
C. She perhaps feels strange to be so lucky.
D. She is very happy to have a lucky husband.
Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburger. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered. “We came from Hamburger.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “ hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
1.According to the writer, English is .
A. as old as Chinese B. older than German
C. not so old as Chinese D. very difficult to learn
2.Hamburg is .
A. a kind of food B. a round piece of beef
C. the name of a village D. a city in Germany
3.We know from the story that .
A. few Americans like hamburgers
B. hamburgers were made by Germans
C. hamburgers are made with ham
D. hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago
假如你是林磊，最近收到了你的美国朋友John的来信。他在来信中说，他刚进高中，不能适应新的环境，不知道如何去结交新朋友，因而情绪低落。请根据以下内容给他写一封回信，回信应包括以下内容：
1、向John表示问候和安慰。
2、针对他的问题提出以下建议：
（1）放学后邀请同学一起参加活动
（2）同学遇到麻烦时，要去帮助他们。
（3）自己遇到困难时要向他们求助。
注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
I am really sorry to hear that you feel bad after entering high school.
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Yours
Linlei
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下句子。每个句子都有一处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词
1.She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months until they were discovered.
2.He said it was in the shop where he bought the book yesterday.
3.I remember that there was a time that there was an old factory here.
4.That is changed since I came here.
5.I happened to be upstairs in dusk when the window was open.
6.It was the first time in a year and a half which I’d seen the night face to face.
7.…I am only able to look at the nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows.
8.However, she knew that she had to go through all the difficulty with her family.
9.She found that difficult to settle and calm down in the hiding place.
10.Do careful when crossing the street.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Lesson1: …The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three 1..
…Many of the cars broke 2. on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached 3. speed of forty miles an hour—4. faster than any of its rivals.
Lesson2: ...Though she 5. for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant 6. served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress 7.. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned the shop the following morning 8. in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.
...Not realizing who she was, the assistant was 9. to serve her this time. 10. great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it.
