题目内容
Russian President Putin named Time magazine’s person of the year
Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” on December 19th ,2007for strengthening stability（稳定） that made Russia a world power again.
The magazine recognized Putin’s “extraordinary feat（技艺）of leadership in taking a country that was in a mess and bringing it stability,” said Richard Stengel, Time’s managing editor.
The magazine noted that “Person of the Year” is not an honor or an endorsement（认可）but a recognition of leadership that shapes the world.
Putin, who is 56 years old, is very popular in Russia, making a great effort to cause economy to come to life on revenue（收入）from oil and natural gas.
Putin recently supported vice-PM Dmitry Medvedev’s presidential bid, and said he would accept Medvedev’s offer to serve as prime minister if Medvedev is elected March2.
The Kremlin said Wednesday the Time reconnition was seen there as an acknowledgment of Putin’s role in helping
Others considered for Person of the Year included Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore and author J.K. Rowling.
This year’s choice was a return to the magazine’s tradition of picking an individual rather than last year’s choice of “You”, which refers to anyone creating or using content on the World Wide Web.
Putin is the fifth Russian（or Soviet） leader to be named Person of the Year: Gorbachev, Andropov, Khrushchev and Stalin, who was named twice.
61. How did Putin try to make
A. By performing arms race B. By making war
C. By strengthening stability D. By getting foreign help
62. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?
A. Russia used to be in a mess
B. Time always picks an individual to be the “Person of the Year”
C. Oil and natural gas caused
D. Putin will leave office on March2, 2007
63. What does the underlined word “acknowledgement” mean?
A. Praise B. Support C. Scold D. Recognition
64. How many times have Russian leaders been named Person of the Year so far?
A. Five times B. Six times C. Seven times D. Eight times
名校课堂系列答案Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is, they believe that children learn more easily and efficiently than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact or myth(悬念)？
Is it true that children learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults? On the contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, concluded that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed a direct improvement of ability over the age range tested; that is, the ability to learn increased as the age increased, from childhood to adulthood.
There are several possible explanations for these findings. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical(逻辑的) thinking to help themselves see patterns in the language. Finally, adults have more self-discipline (self-control) than children.
All in all, it seems that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a fact, but a myth.
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is ____.
| A．teenagers are more difficult to teach |
| B．Danish teenagers can learn Swedish faster than younger children |
| C．adults are more logical than children |
| D．the ability to learn languages increases with age |
| A．harder | B．more efficiently |
| C．more slowly | D．more carefully |
| A．Adults know more about the world. | B．Adults can use logical thinking |
| C．Adults have more self-discipline. | D．Adults can read better. |