Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to l a new language. That is, they believe that c
learn more easily than the grown-ups. So at some points in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this the fact?
Is it t that children learn a foreign language more easily than the grown-ups? One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, showed that the t
learn more in less time than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed the ability to learn increased as the age increased. T
are several possible explanations（解释）for these findings. F
_ one thing, grown-ups know more about the world and are a
to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, grown-ups can use logical thinking to help themselves in the language learning. F
, grown-ups have more self-discipline（自律） than children.
All in all, it s that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a f
, but a myth.(谬论)
根据句意及首字母提示填词。(5分)—What time do you get up in the morning?
—I get up at a q____ past six.My father is a d____. He works in a hospital.
—Who are the old man and the old woman in the photo?
—They are my g____ , my father’s parents.—Does your sister have l____ hair?
—No. Her hair is short.Look at that apple t____. Many apples are on it.
缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和所给首字母提示，在下列空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。
What do you usually do on the weekend? Some people like to s at home. But others like to go for a walk o
play football. My friend Jack works hard in a factory on weekdays. On the weekend, he always d
the same thing. On Saturday he washes his c
and on S
he goes with his family to a village by car. His uncle and aunt have a farm （农场）there. It isn’t a b
one, but there’s always much work to do on a farm. In a
, the harvest（收获）season, the children h
them pick oranges. They also help with the animals and give them their f
to eat. Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all h
and Jack’s aunt gives them a big supper.
词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)We can learn a lot about Chinese________from this book.. (历史)
Many students in Class One can write __________ in English. (日记)
Our new computer room is nice and ______.(现代的)
There are all kinds of _________in our school. (活动)
Lin Dan and Jay Chow are my ____ (偶像).
My friend often ______ball games on TV with his father. (watch)
The ______over there are from Australia. (play)
Do the children like _________with each other at lunch time? (chat)
Can you hear _______well on the phone? (she)
Let’s go _______this Saturday afternoon. (shop)
缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和所给首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）
DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing (修理) around their homes, such as p the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They s
DIY experience(经验) with their friends. More and more people like DIY and find the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for s
money. At present, many people don’t have enough money to buy a big house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without s
a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. People need to get DIY furniture together w a few tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clean, but the furniture i
is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not c
enough. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were h
while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders(梯子).
DIY can bring us a lot of f and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we do something difficult. Maybe factories (工厂)should make easier and s
things for us to DIY.
根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空，每空一词。“Help _______（you）to some fruit, children！”Aunt Wang said politely．
Many children enjoy_______(cut) paper into pieces．
Of the three students, Kitty has the ____________(little) bread．
I think computers are _________（use）in our daily life．They can help us a lot．
We will feel_______(boring) when we have few friends．
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