1 . Henry told me that ______ (曾经有一段时间) he stayed up every night. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

2 . Newborns begin to develop language skills long before they begin speaking. And, compared to adults, they develop these skills more quickly. People have a hard time learning new languages as they grow older, but babies have the ability to learn any language easily.

For a long time, scientists have tried to explain how such young children can learn the complicated (复杂的) grammatical rules and sounds of a language. Now, researchers are getting a better idea of what’s happening in the brains of the tiniest language learners. This new information might help kids with learning problems as well as adults who want to learn new languages. It might even help scientists who are trying to design computers that can communicate like people do.

Most babies go “ma ma” by 6 months of age, and most children speak in full sentences by age 3. For many years, scientists have wondered how the brains of young children figure out how to communicate using language. With the help of new technologies, scientists are now finding that babies begin life with the ability to learn any language. They get into contact with other people, listen to what they say and watch their movements very closely. That is why they quickly master the languages they hear most often.

Studies show that, up to about 6 months of age, babies can recognize all the sounds that make up all the languages in the world. Starting at around 6 months old a baby’s brain focuses on the most common sounds it hears. Then, children begin responding only to the sound s of the language they hear the most.

In a similar way older babies start recognizing the patterns that make up the rules of their native language. For example, English children who are about 18 months old start to figure out that words ending in “-ing” or “-ed” are usually verbs, and that verbs are action words.

1. The new research in the second paragraph can be helpful in ______.

A．finding successful language learners	B．teaching kids with learning problems
C．designing human-shaped computers	D．improving babies’ language ability

2. The researchers found out that babies learn a language mainly by ______.

A．repeating the words of other people	B．remembering the full sentences they hear
C．hearing and closely watching others behave	D．figuring out the meaning of different sounds

3. In the last two paragraphs, the author explains ______.

A．why babies pay more attention to sounds

B．how babies respond to what they hear most often

C．why verbs in a language attract the most attention of a baby

D．how babies master the grammatical rules of their native language

4. The purpose of the text is to ______.

A．discuss

B．educate

C．inform

D．entertain

4 . 假如你是李华，市博物馆正在举办文化遗产展览，请给你的英国朋友写封邮件，邀请他去参观。内容包括：
1. 发出邀请；
2. 展览内容；
3. 希望尽快回复。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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5 . If you grow up in a large family, you are ______ (更有可能) develop the ability to get on well with others. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

6 . There is no doubt that reading books can ______ (有好的影响) the children. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

7 . On the top of the mountain stands an ancient temple which ______ (追溯到) the Tang Dynasty. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

8 . Whenever we are in trouble, we must never ______ (失去信心). (根据汉语提示完成句子)

9 . My teacher ______ (假装已经知道) everything but said nothing about it. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

10 . If you are interested in experiments, I suggest that you ______(报名) this course. (根据汉语提示完成句子)