1 . Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts, however, will tell you that you’re never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though.
Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn languages to become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.
Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.
When young children learn a new language, they come to see all kinds of languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset(思维模式) helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they’re doing something unusual or “too hard”.
So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! It’s never too late to learn a new language. If you’re older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If you’re a young child, though, now it is the time to step out and learn a new language!
1. By saying “language is their life” in Paragraph 2, the author means that children ________.| A．can’t live without language | B．lead a happy life every day |
| C．practice a new language a lot | D．are taken good care of by adults |
| A．They often feel pressured. | B．They usually have too many interests. |
| C．They think making mistakes is natural. | D．They always make all kinds of mistakes. |
| A．The behavior they have. | B．The learning attitudes. |
| C．The future plans they have made. | D．The materials they are using. |
| A．can never be learned by the old people |
| B．can be learned by the old people easily |
| C．can be understood only by the old people |
| D．can be learned by both the old and the young |
2 . The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people don’t.
Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket (板球运动) is very popular sport, In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular.
Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat.
Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the countryside. Some people like to go to the cities.
What do you like? Have you got an idea?
| A．They like soft music. |
| B．Not everyone likes the same color. |
| C．Millions of people watch the games on TV. |
| D．Different people like different kinds of pets. |
| E．They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time. |
| F．They would raise animals in their countries. |
| G．Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches. |
| A．wins | B．has won | C．will win | D．has been won |
| A．that | B．what | C．it | D．this |
| A．because | B．though |
| C．until | D．since |
| A．referred to | B．added to |
| C．belonged to | D．turned to |
| A．knowledge | B．ability |
| C．competition | D．challenge |
| A．a; the | B．the; / | C．a; a | D．/; the |
—No, that’s ________ they are mistaken.
| A．where | B．what | C．when | D．how |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（
）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
Dear Sir ,
Thank you for invite me to the summer English courses in your school .As for your choice between the two courses , I prefer the four-week course because of it will allow me more time to do traveling and make a little new friends . Of all the subject I’m learning at school, I like English best. I had been learning English for eleven years but my spoken English is poorly .So I really hope to take this chance to improve them. .If possible, I’d like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England, that I’m particularly interested in. I believe I will have good time this summer.
Yours truly ,
Li Hua
