Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts, however, will tell you that you’re never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though.
Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn languages to become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.
Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.
When young children learn a new language, they come to see various languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset （思维模式） helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they’re doing something unusual or “too hard”.
So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! It’s never too late to learn a new language. If you’re older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If you’re a young child, though, now is the time to step out and learn a new language!
1.By “Language is their life”, the author means that children ________.
A. can’t live without language
B. lead a happy life every day
C. practice a new language a lot
D. are taken good care of adults
2.What may make it hard for the old people to learn to a new language?
A. They are afraid of being laughed at.
B. They usually have too many interests.
C. They think making mistakes is natural.
D. They always make all kinds of mistakes.
3.Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language?
A. The behaviors they have.
B. The learning attitudes.
C. The future plans they have made.
D. The materials they are using.
4.According to the author, a new language ________.
A. can never be learned by the old people
B. can be grasped by the old people easily
C. can be understood only by the old people
D. can be learned by both the old and the young
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届北京朝阳区高三上期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
—Are you a native of this town?
—I was born in New York, but this is ________ I grew up.
A. thatB. whatC. whenD. where
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河南郸城县一中高二上第二次考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Hannah Levine decided she wanted to give hugs to all of the children and families in need at local hospitals.
Because she couldn’t give them one by one, Levine, then a sixth-grader, decided she would use her talents(才能) to do the next best thing. She began to knit(编织) hats, scarves, and blankets for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. Her creations also went to Bundle of Joy, a program that provides newborn baby items for families in need, and to Knitting Pals by the Bay, a local organization that provides hand-knitted caps to cancer patients.
“I love to knit, and I thought it would be a great idea to make all these handmade items for kids and adults who need them. It would be like a hug for them,” Levine explained.
Levine started the project about a year ago. “I think it’s just really fun to do, and it keeps me busy,” said Levine, now 13.
Once she got started, Levine realized that her project could be much bigger than the goods she was able to produce with just her own hands. So she sent emails to her school and communities(社区), asking for knitted donations(捐赠物) to the project she named “Hannah’s Warm Hugs”. She also posted advertisements at Starbucks and other locations in her area. The warm goods began to gush in.
“It was amazing; more strangers than people she knew started dropping donations at our door,” said Levine’s mother, Laura Levine. “We ended up with this huge box of items she was donating.”
The knitted items numbered in the hundreds. Levine made her first round of donations around Hanukkah (an eight-day Jewish holiday in November or December) and later received thank-you letters from the organizations. Levine is still knitting, and she said the project will continue.
“It has turned into a bigger thing than she had thought,” her mom said. “It made her feel pretty good; it made us feel pretty good.”
1.Hannah Levine knitted hats and scarves ________.
A. for children and families in difficulty
B. to raise money for cancer patients
C. to earn some pocket money
D. for the homeless in her neighborhood
2.The underlined part “gush in” in paragraph 5 can best be replaced by “________”.
A. take offB. run outC. flood inD. break in
3.What would be Laura Levine’s attitude toward Hannah Levine’s project?
A. Optimistic but worried.
B. Proud and supportive.
C. Concerned but doubtful.
D. Unfavorable and uncaring.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Be ready to lend a helping hand
B. Start a project to show your support
C. Teen turns knitting hobby into heartwarming project
D. 13-year-old girl becomes US best knitter
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年黑龙江大庆实验中学高一上期中英语卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had never expected such an answer from my son.
I was 28 at the time and my son had just been_____ into elementary school, and was sitting on a park bench(长凳) with me, telling me all about his friends and teachers in the new school. He was extremely______, I could tell. Looking up into the cloudy blue sky while I ______, I was having a hard time thinking of questions to ask him about his new______, probably because he was answering every single one of them before I even______ them.
Being in America, there were people of many different races and ______ that lived here, _____ I decided to ask him about those people. He loved____, and if he heard someone who had a different ______ or something like that, he would ask them where they were from. It was ______ for me. I thought he was being rude and didn’t _____ it. But the people would always______ and tell him where, whether it was the UK, China, you name it. ______, he would get into his seat in my car and demand that I take him to the _____ so that he could learn about those places. I would ______ do it, giving him every bit of ______ he craved(渴望). He would even tell me fun facts, things that I didn’t know about. He was ___ the word “foreigner”, even though he had no idea what it _____. I signed and spoke, “So, David, are there any ____ at your school?” He looked at me _____ the biggest smile I had ever seen, swing his legs back and force on the bench.
“No, Daddy. Just kids.”
1.A. admitted B. introduced C. led D. pushed
2.A. nervous B. upset C. excited D. shy
3.A. drove B. listened C. waited D. talked
4.A. plan B. hobby C. occupation D. school
5.A. accepted B. exchanged C. asked D. revised
6.A. abilities B. ages C. diplomas D. nationalities
7.A. so B. but C. for D. or
8.A. physics B. geography C. history D. biology
9.A. accent B. position C. aim D. interest
10.A. amusing B. puzzling C. embarrassing D. amazing
11.A. afford B. share C. create D. realize
12.A. promise B. smile C. pass D. suggest
13.A. Therefore B. Afterwards C. Instead D. Meanwhile
14.A. library B. stadium C. classroom D. laboratory
15.A. always B. seldom C. hardly D. ever
16.A. power B. technology C. knowledge D. peace
17.A. tired of B. similar to C. patient with D. familiar with
18.A. proved B. instructed C. meant D. expected
19.A. volunteers B. headmaster C. tourists D. foreigners
20.A. of B. by C. at D. with
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年黑龙江大庆中学高二上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误， 每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加， 删除， 或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出改正后的词。
注意： 每处错误及修改均仅限一次;只允许修改10处， 多者从第11处起不计分。
Dear Alice,
I was delighted to receive your letter. Thank you on the English dictionary you bought it for me. I received it this morning. There is no doubt which it is of great help to me. I’m deep grateful for your advice that I should pay more attentions to practicing my spoken English. I’ve made up my mind to speak English both in and out of class. Next month I’ll take trip to Australia, which is organizing by my school. I hope I can practiced my spoken English there as much as possible. By the way, I am sending you a set of stamps with this letter, but I’ll send you more if I got any. I do hope you will have a good holiday.
Yours,
Jack
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江苏清江中学高二上期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Harvard University health policy researcher Ellen Meara says scholars have found some clues as to why some groups of people have more or less disease than others. She says one important factor in people's health is the amount of education they have.
In her most recent paper, Meara looked at data from the United States census(人口普查). These counts of people occur every 10 years. Meara and her colleagues examined data from several decades.
Meara says they found that in 1990, a 25-year-old who only had some secondary school could expect to live for a total of 75 years. In 2000, a 25 year old with some secondary education could also expect to live to the age of 75.
In contrast, for a better educated 25-year-old, they could expect to live to the age of 80 in 1990. Someone with a similar education level in the year 2000 could expect to live to be more than 81 years, 81.6 years to be exact.
Meara says, not only do better-educated people live longer to begin with, but in the past ten years, more educated people have made gains in the length of their lives. Meanwhile, the life expectancy hasn’t changed for less educated people.
Some of these gains can be explained. Meara says researchers know that people who are more educated are more likely to quit smoking cigarettes, or not start at all, compared to people with less education.
“I think it’s a reminder not to be satisfactory,” Meara says. “Just because a population overall appears to be getting healthier, it doesn't always mean that those advantages and successes that many people have enjoyed really extend into all parts of the population. And I think that's something to really pay attention to regardless of whether you live in the US or elsewhere.”
Meara points out that education can often determine income — people with more education frequently make more money. This makes them aware of health care, and purchase other resources and services that can keep them healthier. But the data on income do not show that people who make more money are automatically healthier. Meara says education is key. People need to be educated in order to take advantage of opportunities for better health.
Title: The Amount of Education 1. ____________ to People’s Health.
Groups of people | Less educated people | 2. __________ educated people | |
Analysis of the 3._________ from the census | In 1990 | They could live for 75 years. | They could live to the age of 80. |
In 2000 | Their life expectancy was the same as in 1990. | They could live 4.___________ to the age of 81.6. | |
In the past ten years | Their life expectancy remained 5. __________. | They made gains in the length of their lives partly 6.__________ to their quitting smoking or not smoking at all. | |
7. ____ of the research | People are getting healthier in general, but it doesn’t mean that all parts of the population are enjoying the advantages and successes. | ||
Income is 8._________ to education. People with more education make more money, which helps to 9. _________ their awareness of health care, keeping them healthier. | |||
10. _________ | Education is the key to better health. | ||
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江苏清江中学高二上期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The most delicious cookies in the world ________ by granny. Please wait ten more minutes to enjoy them.
A. makesB. is made
C. is being madeD. is going to make
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年浙江嘉兴市七校高二上期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
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。
Be an inventor
The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but it’s true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing, so read on to discover the truth.
Wrong idea number 1: 1.
Well, inventing means creating something “new”, but the idea could come from something that already exists. 2.
Wrong idea number 2: Inventors are born, not made.
There are a lot of factors that make invention possible. Take Mozart, for example. He was born with a special talent for music. 3. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day, from the time he was in kindergarten.
4. Very successful creators don’t give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, “A failure is the right answer to the wrong question!”
Wrong idea number 3: Inventors are always old people.
5. Here is an example of a young inventor: Louis Braille went blind when he was a child. When he was 15, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.
A. Everyday things can give people lots of ideas.
B. An invention has to be something completely new.
C. But other factors were also important for his creativity.
D. As a young man, George Nissen invented the trampoline (蹦床).
E. Don't believe that you can’t invent something when you are young.
F. Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was “99% hard work and 1% inspiration”!
G. The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea for building a “flying machine” from watching birds.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年宁夏高一上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单句改错
单句改错
认真阅读下列句子，每句话有一处错，错误涉及句中单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的内容。
1.The naughty boy was punished because what he did.
2.It was the first time in a year and a half that I saw the night face to face.
3.Ever since he graduated from college, he worked in a big company
4.It was her who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River.
5.I told her that the air would be hard to be breathed, but she still kept on.
6.He told the boys don’t make so much noise.
7.The captain said that they will arrive in two days’ time.
8.She insisted that the patient was sent to the hospital at once.
9.Today the number of people learning English in China are increasing rapidly.
10.There is no such a thing as standard English in the world.
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