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A. smoking B. studying C. taking notice D. seeing a movie 28. Jono Polansky probably advises kids to _____. A. act like an adult B. go to the movies C. see smoke-free movies D. work for Smoke Free Movies
29. The move to make movies a non-smoking zone _____. A. is impossible to succeed B. is under a lot of pressure C. has proved to be a failure D. has received official support
30. What would be the best title for the text? A. Movies are becoming less and less attractive B. Kids should see fewer and fewer movies C. Movies may be bad for kids’ health D. Smoking is harmful to kids’ health
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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
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young children figure out how to communicate using language. With help from new technologies, scientists are now finding that babies begin life with the ability to learn any language. They get into contact (接触) 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 (集中于) the most common sounds it hears. Then, children begin responding only to the sounds 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.
31. Which of the following opinions does the author agree with? A. Babies are really good language learners. B. Adults should learn languages like babies. C. It’s better to learn a new language at an early age. D. Babies should be trained to improve language skills.
32. 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
33. 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 speak D. figuring out the meaning of different sounds
34. In the last two paragraphs, the author explains _____. A. why babies pay more attention to sounds
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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 35. The purpose of the text is to _____. A. discuss B. educate C. inform D. entertain 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for memorizing poems
If your teacher wants you to recite a long poem, you can learn it by dividing it into different parts. Here are a few tips for memorizing the poem.
☆ The first step is to start learning it. Begin by reading the poem line by line at least five times. 36 If you find some word which you do not know, look it up in the dictionary.
☆ 37 That’s because the lyrics have a tune (曲调) to them. Though you do not have to set the poem to a tune, reading it more than once will help you in
understanding its rhythm (韵律). Here, you will also understand the areas where you have to pause and the exact pronunciation.
☆ Then close the book and try to recall the poem. 38 However, you do not have to worry if you are not able to recall anything.
☆ The next step is the actual memorization process (过程). Break the poem into several parts and then repeat each one of them line by line. After you do this many times, try to recite the line without looking into the book. 39
☆ Once you have memorized the poem, keep on practicing till you are able to recite the poem fluently. 40
Memorizing a poem is not at all difficult if you put your mind and heart into it. A. Let the words of the poem do the work. B. Most of us find it easy to memorize a song. C. A poem will live or die depending on how it is read.
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D. Try to understand each and every word of the poem.
E. Repeat this process till you can repeat the whole poem by heart. F. You may remember some words, lines, or may be nothing at all. G. Practicing in front of your family, friends, or teacher can also be helpful.
第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a very old wooden apartment building. There was a huge 41 of fire. The Fire Department warned people who lived there to move out, 42 none would, because they were poor and had 43 to go. Singermary and her husband had 44 here for some years.
One night, the building was 45 . Wooden staircases, wooden windows and wooden floors were burning. The fire became bigger and bigger, so people 46 for their lives. When half of the 47 had got themselves out, the wooden staircases fell down. The remaining people rushed to the roof of the third floor, which had not been 48 by the fire yet, waiting for the firemen to 49 them. The firemen did arrive in a short while, but the fire engines and ladders (梯子) could not reach the 50 . The situation was extremely 51 , and there was no time to lose. The fire might burn the 52 at any moment. The firemen placed many cushions (垫子) on the floor. Then they asked the people on the 53 building to jump down onto the cushions after they had shown them how. A man jumped down, uninjured. Another person jumped down, uninjured ... They jumped one after another, all 54 .
Finally Singermary became the only remaining one on the roof. People shouted: “Jump, jump!” However, Singermary jumped head 55 with open arms. People were 56 and greatly shocked. How could she do such a 57 ? She may kill herself 58 , the cushions were very thick, and she did not 59 , but she was injured seriously, and kept saying: “Please take me to hospital!” She was pregnant (怀孕的), and she had jumped head down in order to keep her child safe. That was mother’s 60 !
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