【题目】 It seems more and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children younger than five years old.The most popular way to teach these young children another language is called immersion (沉浸式语言教学法).

Children in immersion programs hear only the new language in the classroom.The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new languages, some experts (专家) say immersion programs are the most effective (有效的) way for young children to learn a language.But there can be a problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at such an early age.Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language.Only seven of the fifty states require (要求) schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve.Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language.Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary schools.By then, students are about thirteen years old.

American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs.The government has increased support for foreign language study in its education law called No Child Left Behind.

At the college, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages and more languages are being studied now than in the past.Spanish is the most widely (广泛地) taught in American colleges and universities.French, German, Chinese and Italian are also popular.

【1】The most popular way to teach the American children another language is called ________.

A.task B.speaking

C.immersionspan> D.listening

2Students in immersion programs can do the following things EXCEPT ________.

A.talking to one another in the new language

B.hearing their native language

C.playing games in the new language

D.hearing the new language

3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The government doesn't support this program.

B.All schools will take part in the immersion program.

C.It's the best for children to learn a foreign language at an early age.

D.Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language.

4What is the passage mainly about?

A.Foreign language teaching in America.

B.Foreign language teaching ways in America.

C.Foreign language teaching in American universities.

D.Foreign language teaching in America high schools.

【题目】任务型阅读 根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,每空一词。

The world is divided into two important parts. One half of the world is rich and the other half is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people never get enough to eat. In the rich part, many people eat too much. In one part, children are hungry and in the other, a lot of people are fatter and fatter and have to go on diets or do some exercise. For example, a dog or a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries.

The poor countries have some difficult problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow anything on. The land can get better, but people have to do a lot of things first. They should learn how to enrich their land and how to find water.

But rich countries have problems, too. Sometimes the air is too dirty to breathe and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or to take water. The roads and the streets are full of people and buses. Cars usually move very slowly. Noise is terrible. A lot of people do not have houses to live in. People must do something about these problems. We should do something about these problems. We should do something to make the air and the rivers clean and build more houses. But it will take a long time.

Title: Two1 in the world

People in poor countries only have a 2 food to eat.

People in rich countries eat too much.

Children are hungry.

Many people have to lose weight by going on diets or 3,

The land is too poor for plants to grow.

The air and the rivers are dirty. There is4 traffic and many people in the roads and the streets.

People should learn how to make their land rich and find the water.

People should spend a long time 5the air and the river clean and building more houses.

【题目】 阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。

Athough 19-year-old Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求) his dreams and sharing his passion(热情)with the world.

Born __ arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted(收养)him and __ him . __ , his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be __ . When Geoge was eight, they asked him to sigh up (报名) for cello (大提琴) lessons. The instrument is __ ven for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was far more challenging(挑战性的)for Geoge, who had to learn to play it with his feet.

Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only interested in the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for __ . During middle school years, he also __ the piano and the guitar.

His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who__ him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.

The experience has inspired (激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career (事业) in music. He has also become a motivational speaker__ encorages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter __ impossible these dreams may sound.

【1】A. in B. with C. without D. of

【2】A. looked after B. worried C. gave up D. put on

【3】A. As B. Though C. But D. However

【4】A. lazy B. busy C. nervous D. serious

【5】A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. beautiful

【6】A. dancing B. singing C. music D. drawing

【7】A. taught B. mastered C. discovered D. hated

【8】A. warned B. forced C. trained D. invited

【9】A. who B. whom C. which D. whose

【10】A. why B. where C. how D. when

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