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3.What can we do to help them ?(break)
我们能做什么来帮助他们摆脱困境呢?
C
Every person learns at least one language in his childhood that is routinely used for speaking and writing. However,many people are fond of learning two or more languages. There are numerous benefits of being bilingual such as an improvement in linguistic abilities as well as betterment of cognitive flexibility such as divergent thinking, concept formation,verbal abilities and general reasoning.
Many people have the capacity to learn a second language. It may be another language in the same country or a totally different language from another country. Nowadays,institutes and schools offering foreign language courses are popping up throughout the world. While learning another language, you need to understand its basic grammar and improve vocabulary. Being bilingual offers greater sensitivity to language, more flexibility in thinking and a better ear for listening. It also improves a person' s understanding for the native language. It opens the door to other cultures. Moreover,knowledge of other languages increases the career opportunities, offering several job options.
The bilingual people can have some specific advantages in thinking. They have two or more words for each idea and object and can develop a creative thinking and an ability to think more flexibly. The bilinguals are aware about which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. Therefore, they are more sensitive to the needs of the listener than the monolingual people. Being bilingual has a positive effect on intellectual growth. It enhances and enriches a person's mental development. The bilinguals are better at IQ tests as compared to the monolinguals. What is more,being bilingual may keep your mind young. Juggling two languages as a child can slow mental decline.
The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem. Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests.
The bilinguals enjoy reading and writing in different languages. They can understand and appreciate literatures in various languages. It gives a deeper knowledge of different ideas and traditions. It helps improve the ways of thinking and behaving. The pleasures of reading poetry,novels and magazines as well as the enjoyment of writing to family and friends are doubled for bilinguals.
( ) 8. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. We Should Be Bilingual
B. Learning Language Is of Great Help
C. Advantages of Being Bilingual
D. Mastering Languages
( ) 9. Which of the following is NOT the cognitive(认识的) benefit of being bilingual?
A. It makes a person think creatively.
B. It makes a person more sensitive to the listener's needs or demands.
C. It improves and enriches a person,s mental development.
D. It does good to a person' s character.
( ) 10.According to the author,being bilingual can .
A. be happier than the monolingual people
B. develop a strong relationship between people
C. have a better understanding of the listener
D. build up a person' s confidence
( ) 11. It can be inferred that when hunting for a job, .
A. a person can increase his own sense of self-esteem
B. graduates are offered more opportunities
C. the bilinguals have an advantage over others
D. the bilinguals can understand the employers better
( ) 12.Whom is the passage written to?
A. Foreign students. B. Exchange students.
C. College students. D. Teachers.
8. From what is mentioned above we can reach the conclusion that energy . (neither)
从以上提到的事实我们可得出能量既不能创造也不能毁坏的结论。
Many years ago there lived in England a wise and good king whose name was Alfred. The king did not have a very 1 life in those days. There were 2 almost all the time,Be?tween ruling and fighting, he had a busy time indeed.
A fierce, rude people, called the Danes, came to England and fought with the English. They were so 3 that after a great battle the English army was defeated. King Alfred 4 alone from the field of the battle.
Late in the day he came to a hut. He was very tired and hungry, and he 5the hostess to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in. The woman was 6 some cakes,and she looked with 7 at the poor,ragged fellow. She hadn't thought that he was the 8
"Yes," she said, "I'll give you some supper 9 you watch these cakes. I want to 10 and milk the cow. You must make sure that they do not burn 11 I'm away."
King Alfred was very 12to watch the cakes,but he had far greater things to 13 . How was he going to get his army together again? And how was he going to drive the fierce Danes out of the land? He forgot his 14 ;he forgot the cakes, too. In a little while the woman came back. The cakes were 15 .
"You lazy fellow!" she cried 16 . "See what you have done!You want something to eat,but you don't want to 17 !"
The king laughed at the thought of being 18 in this way,but he was so hungry that he did not 19 it.
Many days later, he gathered his 20 together again and beat the Danes in a great battle.
( ) 1. A. healthy B. confusing C. active D. easy
( ) 2. A. disasters B. competitions C. wars D. accidents
( ) 3. A. curious B. strong C. swift D. eager
( ) 4. A. escaped B. avoided C. came D. separated
( ) 5. A. encouraged B. Ordered C. permitted D. begged
( ) 6. A. baking B. selling C. packing D. cutting
( ) 7. A. shame B. pity C. fear D. anxiety
( ) 8. A. king B. enemy C. soldier D. friend
( ) 9. A. if B. so C. but D. until
( ) 10. A. settle down B. carry on C. go out D. give up
( ) 11. A. until B. so C. although D. while
( ) 12. A. careful B. willing C. nervous D. surprised
( ) 13. A. set down B. build up C. put forward D. think about
( ) 14. A. hunger B. danger C. pain D. strength
( ) 15. A. moving B. drying C. smoking D. boiling
( ) 16. A. proudly B. readily C. carefully D. angrily
( ) 17. A. survive B. work C. struggle D. improve
( ) 18. A. blamed B. injured C. fooled D. punished
( ) 19. A. accept B. believe C. mind D. confirm
( ) 20. A. competitors B. men C. family D. neighbours
One night, a young school teacher had a dream. In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world 1 How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 2,grow in confidence, be open-minded,and strong in character? In short, what kind of 3 will you provide so that he can become one of the truly 4 leaders?"
The young teacher 5 in a cold sweat. It had never 6 to him before―any one of his present or future students could be the person 7 in his dream. Was he preparing them to 8 to any position which they want? He thought, " How might my 9 change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He 10 began to develop a plan in his mind.
His teaching11Every young person who walked through his 12 became, for him,a future world leader. He saw each one,not as they were,but as they could be. He 13 the best from his students, yet tempered(使緩和) it with compassion(同'清) .He taught each one 14 the future of the world depended on his instruction.
After many years,a man he taught rose to a 15 of world prominence(著名) .Of all the various teachers in his life,he was the 16 .
Children are 17messages we send to a time and place we will never see. Believe that one child's 18 may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 19 For no young person will ever be 20 to you again. And you will never be the same.
( ) 1.A. businessman B. teacher C. leader D. doctor
( ) 2.A. intelligence B. wealth C. memory D. name
( ) 3.A. food B. education C. stage D. power
( ) 4.A. polite B. rich C. brave D. great
( ) 5.A. nodded B. stopped C. awoke D. stood
( ) 6.A. shown B. turned C. given D. occurred
( ) 7.A. described B. reported C. saved D. born
( ) 8.A. lead B. rise C. point D. stick
( ) 9.A. appearance B. teaching C. accent D. driving
( ) 10.A. possibly B. immediately C. regularly D. gradually
( ) 11.A. stayed B. changed C. formed D. paused
( ) 12.A. classroom B. village C. company D. dream
( ) 13. A. accepted B. took C. expected D. kept
( ) 14. A. unless B. because C. only if D. as if
( ) 15. A. type B. position C. cause D. case
( ) 16. A. best B. smartest C. strongest D. busiest
( ) 17. A. strange B. short C. living D. flying
( ) 18. A. nationality B. habit C. grade D. future
( ) 19. A. break B. happen C. end D. return
( ) 20. A. ordinary B. similar C. important D. familiar
Camilla Chomp was a very greedy little girl. She hardly had any friends because she thought it was1to spend her time alone, eating cake and pudding. Her parents were wor?ried,so they 2 all the sweet food in the house and hid it.
So Camilla 3 the house, desperately (不顾一切地) looking for something 4 to eat. On she went 5 she came across a small deserted hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. The one that 6 Camilla most was a shiny little glass. It seemed to be full of chocolate, and Camilla drank it 7 It was delicious, 8 she had a strange sense, so she read the 9 "Glass Tears," it said,and in small print it 10 , "Magically it can convert (改变) tears into chocolate.”
Camilla was very excited. She ran everywhere to 11 someone who was crying, and she 12 a little girl who was weeping sadly. Sure enough, her tears were 13 into choco?late,and as they ran down her cheeks, to her mouth, they sweetened her lips. That 14 stopped her crying. Camilla and the girl spent a fun time together, tasting the delicious tears, and they parted as friends.
Something 15happened with a woman who had dropped some plates,and with an old man who couldn't find his walking stick. The appearance of Camilla and the chocolate tears cheered up those sad faces, helping them 16 once again.
Soon Camilla realized that cheering people up was much more 17 than chocolate. Her mad search for sweet food 18 ,and she began to search for sad people who she could try to 19 And she made many friends, which filled her life with 20 and happiness.
( ) 1.A. fun B. strange C. popular D. complex
( ) 2.A. reduced B. took C. observed D. discovered
( ) 3.A. cleaned B. searched C. left D. sold
( ) 4.A. dry B. fresh C. small D. sweet
( ) 5.A. unless B. until C. if D. though
( ) 6.A. calmed B. puzzled C. upset D. attracted
( ) 7.A. accidently B. ^frequently C. quickly D. lately
( ) 8.A. but B. and C. so D. or
( ) 9.A. label B. book C. figure D. e-mail
( ) 10.A. informed B. explained C. announced D. described
( ) 11.A. defend against B. calm down . C. look for D. pick up
( ) 12. A. learned B. convinced C. directed D. met
( ) 13. A. developed B. broken C. turned D. divided
( ) 14. A. hardly B. soon C. never D. always
( ) 15. A. funny B. unbelievable C. confusing D. similar
( ) 16. A. smile B. move C. start D. think
( ) 17. A. natural B. meaningful C. difficult D. frequent
( ) 18. A. filled B. started C. stopped D. rose
( ) 19. A. help B. rescue C. reward D. trick
( ) 20. A. imagination B. certainty C. challenge D. meaning
8.I have corresponded with her for some years,but I . (flesh)
我和她通信有好几年,可还从未见过她本人。
8.In case the car on the way,you would have to walk back, (break)
万一汽车中途抛锚,你就得走回来。
5.I would like that the conduct of senior cadres has a great impact on others. (particular)
这里我要特别指出,高级干部能不能以身作则,影响是很大的。