Twenty-two-year-old Timothy Doner from New York City has been able to speak 23 different languages, including some rare African ones.Timothy began his foreign language education at the age of 13. Attr 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Twenty-two-year-old Timothy Doner from New York City has been able to speak 23 different languages, including some rare African ones.

Timothy began his foreign language education at the age of 13. Attracted by in Israeli(以色列) musical band. Timothy listened to their album every morning. A month Later, he kept about 20 of their songs in his mind, though he didn't know what the Hebrew(希伯来语) words mean. But once he learned the translation. it was like he had a dictionary in his head.

Then Timothy moved on to Arabic (阿拉伯语) which he studied every morning by reading newspapers with a dictionary and by talking to street vendors (小贩). After that he learned Persian, then Russian, then Mandarin... and about twenty others and developed a crazy low for languages.

Now, Timothy is still teaching himself new languages. With the help of language books and word-learning Apps on his iPhone. He can master a language in a few weeks or months.

What has Timothy got from learning so many languages? "By learning languages, you are learning a lot more. You are learning about culture, everything from cooking to TV，poetry and whatever it may be. That helps you better understand the language,” he said.

1.How old is Timothy Doner?

A. 13 B. 20 C. 22 D. 23

2.The first foreign language Timothy Doner learned was

A. Hebrew B. Arabic C. Russian D. Mandarin

3.The underlined word “others” refers to .

A. other newspaper B. other street vendors

C. other dictionaries D. other foreign languages

4.According to the passage. Timothy Doner learns so many languages by _____

①reading news papers ② joining in language clubs ③listening to foreign music

④using apps and dictionaries ⑤ travelling around the world ⑥keeping diaries in different languages

A. ①②⑥ B. ①③④ C. ②③⑤ D. ④⑤⑥

5.From the passage, we can know Timothy Doner ________.

A. is good at singing B. has a dictionary in his head

C. comes from Africa D. learns a lot beyond languages

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寻求帮助，和父母、老师或朋友多沟通。
My points	耐心一点。其实困难也许并不可怕，压力可能并不严重。说不定谁能帮到你，也说不定等等就好了。相信我们的生活会更美好。

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How to Deal with Our Pressure

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—Do you enjoy the songs sung by Jay Chou?

—Of course. Not only I but also my parents _______ his fans.

A. am B. are C. was

— what's the result of your______ ?

— We’ve found that most people like our products very much.

A. survey B. competition C. though

My grandfather __________ in the countryside for fifty years, but now he lives with us.

A. will live B. lives C. lived D. has lived

Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe(低头族)”. Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

More and more traffic accidents are happening because drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made. For example, heads-down tribe members who use mobile phones while driving will be fined ¥200.

As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost money. Besides, more and more interesting things happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. According to a piece of interesting TV news, a man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. Suddenly, he bumped(撞上) into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he ran away as quickly as possible.

Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone all the time.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and try not to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.

1.Who are called the “ Heads-down Tribe” according to the passage?

A. People who are always looking for something with their heads down.

B. People who are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down.

C. People who are always sad with their heads down.

D. People who are always thinking with their heads down.

2.What will happen to heads-down tribe members if they use mobile phones while driving?

A. They will be fined. B. Their phones will be taken away.

C. They will be given ¥200. D. Their driving license will be taken away.

3.When heads-down tribe members eat in a restaurant,_____________.

A. they don’t use their mobile phones B. they don’t talk to the people who sit opposite

C. they talk to the strangers all the time D. they eat food all the time

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Mobile phones are helpful and necessary. B. Let’s try to be the “Heads-down Tribe”.

C. We should use mobile phones right. D. We shouldn’t use mobile phones any more.

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