1 . Your child is unique, but what all children have in common is natural curiosity(好奇心)and an ability to learn they are born with. Our brains are active all the time, and a baby’s brain is the busiest of all. Research has shown that babies begin to understand language about twice as fast as they actually speak it. By showing children other languages at an early age, you are giving them the opportunity to make use of their natural ability to hear and recognize (辨认)between the sounds of other languages, and their ability to make sense of what they are hearing.

Communication is something that children do to help them achieve something else, and they are unaware of the large amount of learning taking place. They take everything in through their senses, making connection between what they hear, see, smell, taste and touch. As long as we provide the right conditions, their learning and development will take place in a natural way.

In your child’s early years, the emotional environment is just as important as the physical environment. Children learn when they feel safe, happy, valued and listened to. This is central to any learning experience   in child’s early years, including learning an additional language. Your child has a trial (试验)-and-error approach to its development, and making mistakes is a valuable part of   the learning process. When children learn an additional language at an early age, they get the benefits of experimenting with that language as a natural part of their development. Their progress isn’t prevented by a fear of getting it wrong, a nd very young children are simply working their way towards getting it right.

The long-term benefits of learning another language go beyond being able to communicate with others. Studies suggest that children learning an additional language tend to score better on standardized tests because learning languages develops listening, observation, problem-solving and critical (批判性的)thinking skills. These are skills that are of life-long benefit, both personally and professionally. Encouraging in children a love of language at an early age prepares them well for school and for life.

1. what do we know about Children according to Paragraph 1?

A．Children are busy playing.

B．Children are born to speak.

C．Children are good at speaking native language.

D．Children live a better ability to learn other languages.

2. While learning a language, children ________ .

A．spook to themselves	B．need to have language classes
C．make use of their different senses	D．notice how much they have learned

3. Children learn when they________.

A．are in bad emotion	B．need to have language classes
C．learn from their mistakes	D．are taught by their teachers

4. In fact learning another language helps children to________.

A．take more tests	B．have a good time
C．encourage themselves	D．develop life-long skills

2 . The discussion of last week ________ (集中) three main topics. (根据汉语提示完成句子）

3 . 假定你是校学生会主席李华。这学期，你校来了一些英美国家的交换生，由于语言文化方面的差异，他们还不太能适应新的学习生活环境。针对这种情况，你打算在校英语报上发表一篇英语文章，内容包括：
1. 交换生目前面临的困难：感觉孤独，担心学业，对校园不熟悉等等；
2. 提出合理建议：和中国学生交朋友，加入学校社团，课余时间参加汉语沙龙等；
3. 期望。
注意：1.标题已给出；2.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：3.字数：80词

Have a Wonderful School Life

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4 . I would ________ (报名参加) the English corner because I am fond of English. (根据汉语提示完成句子）

5 . We ________ (期盼)meeting the new exchange student. (根据汉语提示完成句子）

6 . There are so many ________ (confuse) questions that I feel ________ (confuse). (所给词的适当形式填空）

7 . We admire her very much because she is a ________(power) woman. (所给词的适当形式填空）

8 . What ________(attract) me most in Beijing is that there are many ________ (attract) like Tian’ anmen Square, the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. (所给词的适当形式填空）

9 . He recommended that we ________ (exchange)the idea with each other. (所给词的适当形式填空）

10 . 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are athletes who are masters in their sport.

When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination     1     (test). The team that Lang Ping had built was falling     2    . Two players had to leave.     3     (lose) two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She knew that her young     4     (player )could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions!

Michael Jordan     5     was known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the mental     6     (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his failures. Losing games taught him to practice     7    (hard) and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt     8    （share）his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago     9     (help) young people since 1996.

They set     10    good example for us and we are proud of them.