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Children are amazing! They pick up languages so naturally and easily. Have you ever wondered why? It’s not because they have great natural language abilities. In fact, studies s  1.   that an adult’s potential(潜能) to learn language is just as good as a child’s .

So why do children still s  2.   to acquire(学到) language more quickly than the rest of us? It’s because of the way they learn. Children learn by simply d 3. what comes naturally—they listen, copy and communicate. Let’s take a c  4.   look at how children acquire language. Perhaps we can discover a better, more “natural” way to learn English.

Children don’t practice grammar drills, but u  5.   language to talk about things that interest them. This helps them learn to express themselves. They don’t w  6.   about inadequate(不足的) vocabulary or poor grammar. They find w 7.  to express themselves, and they do it successfully.

Students of English should also pay more attention to genuine(真实的) communication. Look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can’t find a foreigner to talk to, talk with other English students i  8. . Start an English discussion group and chat about music, movies or whatever interests you.

Don’t worry about m 9.   mistakes. The aim is to learn how to communicate easily and comfortably. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.

Trust your own natural a  10.   to learn English. You’ve got more potential than you probably realize!

补全对话 根据对话内容，从下边选出适当的选项补全对话（共4小题，每小题1分；计4分）

A．You’ve been to more places than I have.

B．I’ve never been such a place in China.

C．Where’s that?

D．What places have you been to in China.

A: Hi, Kate!       1         .

B: Oh, I’ve been to many places, such as Hangzhou, Shanghai,Guilin and Chongqing.

A:       2        ­­­­

B: Really? What places have you been to？

A: Very few. I’ve only been to Pingyao.

B:     3     

A: It’s in Shanxi. It’s a small place, but it has a long history. It’s one of the oldest towns in China. There you can see a well-kept city wall.

B:       4     . I’ve just seen a lot of natural beauties, but not much old Chinese culture yet.

A: Well, you’ll have a lot of changes if you like.

口语应用。(每小题 1分，共 5分)

阅读下面对话，从方框内 7 个选项中选择 5 个恰当的句子完成此对话，并将其番号填入题前括号 内。

A. Jack, I hear that you've just come back from Hong Kong?  1 

B. Oh, it's wonderful. It's one of the most interesting places I have ever seen.

A.  2  

B. I went to many places, but I'm interested in Disneyland most.

A. Could you tell me something about it?

B. Well, it has lots of cartoon characters there, like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and so on.

A.  3  Tell me more about it.

B.  4  Such as the roller coaster.

A.  5 

B. I went there by plane.

Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four  Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.

There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.

Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end.

1.Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.

A．Anhui and hubei                        B．Beijing and Anhui

C．the history book                        D．the literature and novls

2.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the______of Beijing Opera.

A．stories            B．roles             C．gestures          D．Paintings

3.From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.

A．honest           B．funny             C．dull              D．serious

4.Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures.

B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.

C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.

D．The people in the story usually are in agreement.

5.What role is Sheng ?

A．the eading male actor

B．the female role

C．the comedy actor or clown

D．the face-painted role

 Linda: Hi, Bruce! I haven’t seen you for a long time.    1.   

Bruce: I’ve been to Qinghai with my parents.

Linda:    2.   

Bruce: For two weeks.

Linda:     3.   

Bruce: It’s one of the most beautiful cities in the northwest of China. I like it very much.

Linda: Which is your favorite place?

Bruce:     4.    When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful city.

Linda: What interesting things did you do there?

Bruce: Lots of things, such as swimming, boating, fishing.    5.  

Linda: Oh, really? I hope to go there for a visit one day.

A. I think Sound Lake is the best.

B. How do you like Qinghai?

C. Where have you been?

D. How long have you stayed there?

E. But I think riding camels is the most exciting one.