We each have a memory（记忆）. That's why we can remember things after a long time. Some people have a very good memory and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again.
A good memory helps one learn a language well. Everybody learns his own language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak the two languages every day. In school it is not easy to learn a foreign language because the students have little time for it and they have to learn other subjects, too.
Our memory can get better and better if we do more and more exercises. Do you want to learn a foreign language well? If so, you must do a lot of listening and speaking.
Why can we remember things after a long time?
Why can some people easily learn many things by heart?
Which conditions（条件） can make a child learn two languages easily?
Is it easy for the students to learn a foreign language well? Why?
What must you do if you want to learn a foreign language well?
In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变) into adulthood.
After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.
At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(赌博) until they are twenty-one.
In many Latin(拉丁的) cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.
In Japan, young people became adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法地) vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”. On this day, twenty-year-old celebrates by first going to church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, they may celebrate with family or friends late into the night.
In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休) year, with a huge party. In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can ___________.
| A．vote and drive | B．drive and get a job | C．drink wine and smoke | D．go into nightclubs |
Which of the following is not the turning point in a person life in the USA?
| A．The 15th birthday. | B．The 16th birthday. | C．The 18th birthday. | D．The 21st birthday. |
What is the meaning of the word “prohibit”?
| A．允许 | B．禁止 | C．终止 | D．停止 |
Welcome to my home. This is our sitting-room(客厅). It is a big room. There is a big TV set in the middle(中间). The TV set is on a long table. There is a sofa in front of the TV set. Mother is sitting on the sofa, watching TV. Next to the sofa, there is a lamp
(灯). There is a washing-machine(洗衣机) in the corner(在····的角落) of the sitting room. On the machine, there is piece of beautiful cloth(布). There are some flowers on the window, the window is in the white wall. I like my home.
6. There aren’t any ____________ in the sitting room.
A. TV sets B. desks C. sofas
7. The TV set is __________ the sitting room.
A. in the middle of B. in the corner of C. in the front of
8. Are there any flowers on the window?
A. Yes, they are. B. No, they aren’t. C. Yes, there are.
9. Washing-machine is used for (用来做)________.
A. washing dishes B. washing clothes C. washing clothe
10.The sitting room is_________.
A. not good B. small C. big
This is a Chinese boy. His name is Ling Fengyu . His is thirteen he is in No. 52 Middle School. He is in Class One, Grade Eight. Ling Fengyu is in Row Four. He is Number 20. Miss Zhang is his English teacher. They love her very much.
1. Ling Fengyu is a__________ boy.
A. English B. American C. Chinese D. China
2. He is in________ .
A. Row Four B. row 4 C. Row Four D. Four Row
3. _____________ is his English teacher.
A. Miss Zhang B. Mr Zhang
C. Mrs Zhang D. Teacher Zhang
4. He is in________.
A. Class One, Grade 8 B. Class 1, Grade eight
C. Class One, grade eight D. Class One, Grade Eight
5. How old is he? He is _________.
A.30 B.12 C.13 D.11
Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared.
There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side. “If he passes and doesn’t stop,” Mr. Brown thought, “everything will be all right.” But the man didn’t pass. He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too. Mr. Brown’s only thought was, “I’m in great danger!” He stood up and shouted, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”
The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak. “I didn’t know that you were a very good runner,” he said at last, “I have to go to Mr. White’s house, but I don’t know the way. A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr. White’s and he told me to follow you. I’m too tired to go any farther （更远）.”
（ ） 1. Mr. Brown came home from _____.
A. the police station B. the railway station
C. the hospital D. Mr. White’s house
（ ） 2. Mr. Brown was really _____.
A. in great danger B. a policeman
C. afraid of the man D. too tired to move
（ ） 3. The man followed Mr. Brown because _____.
A. he wanted to scare Mr. Brown
B. he wanted to get some money from Mr. Brown
C. Mr. Brown lived next to Mr. White
D. Mr. Brown was one of his good friends
（ ） 4. The man was _____.
A. a thief B. a good runner
C. too tired to speak D. very angry with Mr. Brown
（ ） 5. Which is wrong?
A. There were few people on the road.
B. The man didn’t know where Mr. White lived.
C. Mr. Brown thought he was in great danger.
D. Mr. Brown didn’t know where Mr. White lived.
Tom lived a long way from the city. One day he went to the city to buy something in the shop, and after he bought them, he went into a restaurant（餐厅） and sat down at a table. When he looked round, he saw some old people put eye glasses（眼镜）on before reading their books, so after lunch he went to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on(试戴) a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, “No, I can’t read with these.”
The man became more and more puzzled(困惑). At last he said, “Excuse me, but can you read at all?”
“No, I can’t,” Tom said, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?”
1. Tom met some old people____________. .
A. far away from the city B. in the shop
C. in the restaurant D. in the park
2. When did Tom go to the shop to buy some glasses? ____________.
A. After lunch B. Before lunch C. In the morning D. In the evening
3. Tom went to a restaurant to____________. .
A. buy eye glasses B. have lunch C. buy some books D. sell eye glasses
4. Before reading their books the old people in the restaurant____________. .
A. drank tea B. took their glasses off
C. bought glasses D. put their glasses on
5. In fact, Tom ____________.
A. liked eye glasses B. liked reading
C. couldn’t read at all D. knew the man in the shop
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