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Speaking two languages can actually help offset(抵消) some effects of aging on the brain, a new study has found.

Researchers tested how long it took participants to switch from one cognitive(认知的) task to another, something that’s known to take longer for older adults, said lead researcher, Brian Gold, a neuroscientist at the University of Kentucky.

Gold’s team compared task-switching speeds for younger and older adults, knowing they would find slower speeds in the older population because of previous studies. However, they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental activities faster than those didn’t. The study only looked at life-long bilinguals, defined in study as people who had spoken a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old.

Gold and his team asked 30 people, either bilingual or monolingual, to have a series of tests. They found that bilingual people were not only able to switch tasks faster, they had different brain activity than their monolingual peers.

Kristina called bilingualism "a beautiful natural experiment”, because people grow up speaking two languages, and studies have shown that they get certain cognitive benefits from switching between languages and determining which to respond with based on what's going on around them.

Gold said he grew up in Montreal, where he spoke French at school and English at home, prompting relatives to question whether his French language immersion（专心）would somehow hinder his ability to learn English.

"Until very recently, learning a second language in childhood was thought of as dangerous," he said. "Actually, it's beneficial.”

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Researchers found that bilingual people can slow down the speed or aging on the brain and respond fast.

B. Researchers found that bilingual people respond slowly.

C. Researchers found that speaking two languages is important.

D. Researchers found that bilingual people are great.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Older bilinguals can’t respond faster in mind.

B. Young bilinguals can respond faster in mind than those monolinguals.

C. Older adults speaking a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old can respond faster than those who don't.

D. Bilingual children respond slower in mind than those monolinguals.

3.In Gold’s opinion, learning a second language in childhood is______.

A．dangerous to children

B. not beneficial to children

C. dangerous but beneficial to children

D. not dangerous but beneficial to children

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Time fly like an arrow. I’m already in Senior Grade 3 before I realized it. It will be only a little more than eight months before I graduate middle school. At the present, I’m busy review my lessons in order to take the College Entrance Examination. I hope to go to Beijing University, that is one of the best university not only in China but also in the world. I’ll try my best to turn your dream into reality. Most of my classmates are also studying very hardly to realize their dreams. I do believe everyone will be able to enter an university or college.

When you’re in high school, it can be difficult to find a job. You may not have much, or any, formal work experience and there aren’t many jobs available for teenagers. However, if you’re looking for a job, there are things you can do to help get your application noticed and help yourself get hired. 1.

Don’t be shy.

Tell everyone you know you are looking for a job. Many jobs aren’t advertised and you may be able to get a good job lead from a friend or family member.

One good way to get experience is to start by working for friends and neighbors. Babysitting, garden work, doing cleaning, and pet sitting all can be included on your resume(简历).

Keep an open mind.

3. This is a tough market and you may not be able to find a job doing what you want to do. The more flexibility you have, the more opportunities you’ll be able to apply for. Plus, even if the job wasn’t your first choice, it may turn out to be better than you expected.

Check the rules.

There are only certain jobs you can do and hours you can work. 4. The minimum age you can work at paid non-agricultural employment is 14.

Write a resume.

A resume may not be required by employers. 5. Even though you may not have much information to include, a resume shows that you’re serious about your job search.

A. Start close to home.

B. Be always optimistic.

C. You can count on the following chance.

D. Don’t limit yourself to certain types of jobs.

E. But it can help you stand out from the competition.

F. These job search tips will help you get your job search started.

G. Check the Child Labor Law regulations to see how they apply to you.

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The hospital I work in sits on a beautiful mountain. People often have to walk about 40 kilometres in order to see a ___________ .This is why home-based care comes in. A doctor and several nurses travel out to___________ sick people. Before I go out, I often buy some ___________ for the poor people we will meet as some of them might be hungry. I ___________ buy a bag of sweets for the children every time I go out.

One day, I ___________ at an orphanage(孤儿院).Inside I saw a beautiful little girl, Tanzile. I gave her a sweet from my bag with a(n) ___________ and she asked, “Can I have another one?”I gave her another one and ___________ ,“This little darling is so clever—she has taken two for ___________.”But after I asked her some questions, I was ___________ .Tanzile is 7 years old. Two years ago, both of her parents ___________ in a car accident. Her younger sister who was only three then was taken away by a couple. Ever since then, she has ___________ to accept what people give only to her ___________they give her two.

In fact, we found many things that she had been ___________to give to her sister one day.

I said to her, “You must ___________ it if someone gives you food or something else—even if it is only one piece ___________ two—for your own health.”It was so ___________ for me to fight back the tears as she___________ her head. Her hope and ___________ were all that she had. They ___________ more than anything else.

I hope that Tanzile and the other beautiful children like her will ___________ with their brothers and sisters again.

1.A.result B. doctor C. parent D.friend

2.A.help B. surprise C. encourage D. protect

3.A.clothes B. medicine C. food D. water

4.A.hardly B. still C.never D. also

5.A.stopped B. hid C. survived D. danced

6.A.wish B. smile C.plan D. idea

7.A.guessed B. believed C. thought D.imagined

8.A.myself B. yourself C. herself D.themselves

9.A.interested B. pleased C. scared D. surprised

10.A.died B. tried C. fought D. cried

11.A.pretended B. refused C. hoped D. dreamed

12.A.although B. if C. once D. unless

13.A.developing B. choosing C. collecting D. making

14.A.want B. check C. eat D.accept

15.A.more than B. together with C. except for D.instead of

16.A.hard B. sorry C. funny D. strange

17.A.shook B.hit C. touched D. pressed

18.A.honesty B. attitude C.love D. humour

19.A.cared B. mattered C. cost D. earned

20.A.show up B.get along C. get together D. go out

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

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注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Being responsible is actually not that difficult. I used to think it is hard to grow up into a responsible member of the society. An incident happening in a rainy Sunday afternoon changed my attitude. I was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting for the green light while a girl was knocked down by passing car, which drove off quickly. A man immediately gave her first aid and I had joined in without hesitation. Soon many help was given to the girl. Because we sent her to the nearest hospitals in time, she was able to receive properly treatment. Not badly injured, I expressed gratitude to those giving help. Compared with the escaping driver, I was proud of what I did.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

There is 1. old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the 2. (busy) day of the week”. How many 3. (time) have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here are the reasons.

Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about 4. (dead), but the reality is—— 5. is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave 6. unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

You’ll be much 7. (happy) if you go for it. Imagine how much happier you’ll be 8. you’re living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing 9. is stopping you is yourself. Take control of your own happiness. Don’t keep your dreams 10. (wait). Go after them today!

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假设你们班要办一期英语角，主题是“我最喜欢的英文作品”。请你根据以下表格的信息，介绍一下马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。词数：100左右。

书名	《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》（The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn）
作者	马克·吐温（Mark Twain）
内容简介	哈克贝利·费恩是一个孤儿，无人管束，但心地善良，他帮助黑奴Jim逃亡，一路上遭遇了许多艰难险阻，但最终取得了胜利。
评价	深受全世界青少年读者的喜爱。有人称：“全部现代美国文学起源于马克·吐温的一本名叫《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》的书”。

There are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip as much as the British. If prying into (打探) other’s lives were an Olympic sport, then Team GB would surely take the gold medal.

And when the British can’t watch the lives of real people, they have another source of entertainment to fall back on—the soap opera. British soap operas are very different to US TV dramas. For one, they are normally longer running. The two most popular, Coronation Street and East-enders, have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively. Both are broadcast several times a week, so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street.

The most obvious difference is that, unlike US dramas, the British soap operas focus on the real world. There is little glamour (魅力), the stars are rarely rich, and they normally have boring jobs. Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audience—but with some drama added. This means the viewer can relate to the characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show.

Because these soap operas last for decades, the cast is ever changing. The shows rarely focus on one or two main characters. Like the real world, people come and go all the time. However, there are exceptions. Coronation Street’s William Roach, 76, has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960, and he is still a regular.

The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural: People from the north of British tend to watch Coronation Street as it is set in Manchester. People from the south generally prefer East-enders, which is set in the east of London. The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.

1.What is the main difference between American dramas and British soap operas?

A. American dramas are longer.

B. British soap operas are longer.

C. American dramas deal with dangerous things.

D. British soap operas deal with real people.

2.Why do British people like to watch such operas?

A. They can find their own life from the operas.

B. They can enjoy the operas in their free time.

C. They can watch the operas for many years.

D. They care about the fate of the characters in the operas.

3. The underlined world “episodes” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ______.

A. plays B. pages

C. issues D. parts

4.One characteristic of British operas is that ______.

A. the characters play the same role for a long time.

B. the characters in the play often change

C. people don’t know what will happen next

D. there is only one or two characters in them

Many young students consider their friends as the most important people in their lives. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for young students to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one.

Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who chooses your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

1.Many young students think their _________ know them better than their parents do.

A. teachers B. friends

C. brothers and sisters D. classmates

2.When young students stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.

A. talk with their friends on the phone

B. talk with their parents

C. have a discussion with their family

D. go to their friends

3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. In all families, children can choose everything they like.

B. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.

C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D. young students can only go to their friends for help.

4.The main idea of this passage is that _________.

A. Good friends can communicate with each other

B. Friends can give good advice

C. Parents often choose friends for their children

D. young students need good friends

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