The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a mistake because there are many benefits（益处）of knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively（有效地）. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced.The passage begins with the experience of the Vieira family in order to______.
| A．discuss the need for teaching a new language |
| B．show the problems of speaking only one language |
| C．describe the advantages of moving to another country |
| D．introduce the passage’s main characters to the readers |
According to the passage, if you can speak more than one language, you can______.
| A．find a better job |
| B．make more friends |
| C．better understand history |
| D．communicate more independently |
The underlined phrase “multi-language speakers” (In Paragraph 5) means “people who know ______.”
| A．more than one language | B．a new language |
| C．their mother language | D．body language |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．How to learn another language. |
| B．The importance of learning English. |
| C．The benefits of learning other languages. |
| D．The reasons why people come to America. |
2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master（主人） soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t be a great animal?The horse is a _________ animal to man.
| A．strange | B．lazy | C．useful | D．small |
When the body of the master was found, the horse was _________.
| A．going away | B．eating grass beside it |
| C．drinking water | D．still standing beside it |
The story probably took place in _________.
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
天晴国际学校将举行一系列主题活动，请你仔细阅读以下A到F选项中六位外教的信息，邀请期中五位外教分别给的活动做讲座。
________.Music Festival ______
.Science Festival ________
.Sports Festival _______
English Festival _____
.Reading Festival
| Personal Information of Teachers Jane Birch is from America.She speaks 5 languages and has been to 14 counties. She is very popular with students and has many methods of learning foreign languages. Jerry Smith is a humorous teacher. He often turns his maths classes into game time. Math is more than numbers and shapes in his class.It can be used to solve real life problems. Daisy Chambers,a smart lady ,is good at playing the piano.She has been learning it for ten years. Amazingly,she learns it all by herself.Many students are her fans. Rod White is a creative teacher and inventor. He believes that invention is for everyone and everyone can be an inventor. In his class, students find it great fun to do scientific experiments. Emily Roy has written many stories. Students love reading her books, She always recommends good books to her students. She plans to write a book to share how reading changes her life. Lewis Nichols is an excellent swimmer. He takes part in the winter swimming competition every year. He thinks that swimming in cold water builds up not only his body but also his will. |
Most people hope to have a memory which helps them succeed in study, work and life. Can memory be improved? Luckily, hundreds of studies in the past 50 years have already given us a definite* answer.
A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory sharp. First of all, it is necessary to have a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in B vitamins and Vitamin E, such as vegetables and lean meat, helps you have a better memory. Doing exercise can keep your brain alive, too. Proper exercise provides much needed oxygen for the brain. Running ,riding a bike ,swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful. Moreover, getting enough sleep is important. Only when your brain gets a good rest, can it work well. The healthier your lifestyle is, the better your memory will become, but do not expect a sudden change---it takes a long time to make a difference.
Memory skills help you remember things better. The following three are the most widely used. Chunking* is a way of remembering a piece of information by cutting it into smaller ones. For example, to memorize a ten--digit telephone number 2127983630,you can divide the digits into three groups: first 212,then 798,and lastly 3630.This method is far more effective than remembering a string* of 10 digits. Organization means organizing information into groups of the the same kind. For example, trees, grass and flowers are plants; tigers, panadas, horses and cows are animals ,Imagery is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and connecting it with something that you are familiar with.
However, memory skills will hardly work if you don’t understand the information. What’s more, only a regular review can make the memory last long. That is why students are always advised to go over what they have learnt after one day and then after three days, and then use it as regularly as possible.
Human brains are like muscles that need nutrients and exercise to become stronger. If you make a few lifestyle changes and try some memory skills, you can certainly improved your memory.How many ways of keeping a healthy lifestyle are mentioned in the passage?
| A．wo | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following examples is the use of the skill “organization”?
| A．Remembering the word “sad ”by putting it into the group of “feeling ” |
| B．Remembering the meaning of the word “red” by connecting it with fire |
| C．Remembering a long and difficult passage by understanding its meaning. |
| D．Remembering the post number 0708591 by diving it into 070 and 8571 |
According to the passage, why should we review what we’ve learnt?
To use it better every day
B.To understand it in a better way
C.To improve memory skills
D.To remember it for a longer timeThe passage is written to tell us______.
not everyone has a good memory
B. memory skills are not difficult to learn
C. memory can be improved in some ways
D. it is important to have a healthy lifestyle
Rita was in shopping mall, looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store, inside which were all kinds of dolls.
“Why not a lovely doll? Girls like dolls,” she thought as she stepped into the store.
Looking around ,she saw a grandma doll—one with gray and a pair of glasses. As she gazed at it, in her mind somehow appeared Linda, her mother.
When Rita was a little girl, she got her first doll form Linda for her birthday. She was very happy. Then the second, the third……,Rita began to feel puzzled, When she asked her mum the reason, the answer was always “A girl can never have enough dolls.” Year after year, Rita grew up and Linda aged, but a doll a year from Linda never arrived late.
“But why always a doll?” This question had been in Rita’s mind until one day her father gave the answer.
Little Linda dreamed to have a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived .The never—received gift was the most precious* in her eyes. That’s why she thought dolls were the best birthday gifts for Rita.
Her mother’s story being recalled ,Rita got an idea……
It was Linda’s sixtieth birthday. The whole family gathered around the sixty-year-old lady when the doorbell rang, Much to Linda’s surprise ,a package was delivered* to her, with a card read:
Dear Linda,
I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20,1956,your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged ,but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Sorry for the lateness! Love, Angel of Joy
Linda opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years to receive ,tears coursing down her face. The doll, given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child ”alive .Who is Linda in the story?
Rita’s daughter B. Rita’s mother
C. The grandma doll D. Angel of JoyWhy did Linda think that dolls were the best birthday gifts for Rita?
| A．Rita dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls. |
| B．Rita looked liked a doll when she was a little girl. |
| C．Linda received a lot of lovely dolls form her parents. |
| D．Linda had never got the dream doll form her parents |
What does the underlined word clasped probably mean in the passage?
| A．held | B．threw | C．made | D．bought |
Which can be the best title of the passage?
| A．The Story of an Angel | B．Linda’s Birthday |
| C．Linda,the Happiest Child | D．A Late Birthday Gift |
Tahiti is the largest island of the French Polynesia in South Pacific. It covers 1,045 km and has a population of 183,600.The weather there is neither too hot nor too cold. It’s always warm and humid.
Tahitian people are very friendly and welcoming. They welcome visitors with music, dance and flowers. The Tiare Tahiti flower, which can only be found in Tahiti, is used for greeting arriving visitors and returning family, It’s popular for women and men to wear the flowers behind their left ears.
In Tahiti, there are always a lot of things to do and to see. Around the island are hundreds of places perfect for diving. In the waters, you can meet all kinds of colorful fish and many other living things that you can’t name. Feeding sharks is another exciting popular activity. You can stand in the water behind a safe rope to watch a shark trainer hand—feed the sharks, or enjoy this fantastic scene from the boat. If you want to find a place to swim, have a sun bath or admire the beautiful sunset, Pointe Venus Lighthouse, a black sand beach, is a great choice.
In the evening ,you can have Tahitian food, Chinese food and French—style dishes at To’ata, a square with many small restaurants. All kinds of fruit juice from coconut milk to pineapple juice can be found everywhere. Some hotels in Tahiti are built above the waters. Beautiful fish swimming below can be seen through the glass floor or coffee table. They are really wonderful places to relax and refresh you.
Tahiti, an amazing place to do everything or nothing at all, is waiting for you.The weather in Tahiti is usually________.
| A．hot | B．cold | C．warm | D．dry |
Tahitian people use______to greet arriving visitors.
| A．flowers | B．drinks | C．fruit | D．fish |
Paragraph 3 mainly talks about _______.
| A．delicious Tahitian food | B．fun activities in Tahiti |
| C．friendly Tahitian people | D．wonderful hotels in Tahiti |
Which of the following is TURE about Tahiti?
| A．Visitors are not allowed to dive in Tahiti. |
| B．It is not easy to find something to eat at To’ate |
| C．Visitors can enjoy themselves in over—water hotels |
| D．Pointe Venus Lighthouse is famous for its white sand |
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