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第五部分：?任务型阅读 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual, which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example:

A person can get cognitive(认知的) benefits from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive(敏感的) to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: Being bilingual also improves and enriches a person's mental development.

Being bilingual has a positive effect on a person's character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem( 自尊). Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries.

A bilingual education offers better curriculum(课程) results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages.

Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on.

So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.

Title: 71.__________ of being bilingual

阅读理解

　　“Let’s go down one more, push your enter key… ”says a volunteer helping senior (老年的) citizens work a web session on the Internet.

　　David Lansdale has found a way to light up the lives of the elderly. He gets them wired to the Internet. “If you hit your enter key, it will bring up this particular email… ”

　　Pauline Alien is one of those who have started using the Internet. “I thought I was through with life, I was ready for a rocking chair, because I was 86 years old. And I haven’t found the rocking chair yet. ”“You found the keyboard? ”asks the reporter. “That’s right. I found the keyboard. ”

　　The average age of Lansdale's students is around 68．All are in nursing or assisted care homes. He used family relationships to introduce them to the World Wide Web.

　　David Lansdale says, “Here they are in California, the family are back in New York, the opportunity to connect, to cross the time and space, is precious to them. ”

　　“I hear you are so beautiful. ”Lillian Shyer writes an email to a newborn great-granddaughter. Working with one another, the seniors learn as a group. They learn to master the Internet and to overcome what Lansdale calls the maladies of the institutionalized: loneliness, helplessness, boredom and loss of memory.

　　Mary Harvey says, “Bingo just doesn’t interest me. But this does, believe me, this does. ”

　　Ninety-four years old Ruth Hyman is a star pupil and instructor. She says, “When I send a letter to my grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, they hang it up in their offices, just like I used to hang their drawings on my refrigerator. Ha, ha. ”

　　David Lansdale says, “There’s a collective benefit. This is a treatment. Remember we started as a support group. ”

　　Dixon Moorehouse says, “I just wish I was 15 years old and getting to learn all this. ”The seniors call their weekly meeting Monday Night Live. And many say the meetings have given them new life.

　　Ruth Hyman says, “Three years ago. they told me I wasn't going to live. But I showed them, and got work. and I've worked ever since. ”

1．The purpose of David Lansdale's work is to ________ .

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A．keep the health of the mind of the seniors

B．popularize the use of computers among the old

C．organize the seniors as a group to work

D．help the seniors connect with their families

2．The underlined words“the maladies of the institutionalized”used in the passage refer to ________ .

[　　]

A．the difficulties in learning

B．the problems caused by getting old

C．some kinds of treatments

D．the worries about the Internet

3．How many examples does the writer give to prove that the seniors enjoy the Internet?

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4．It can be inferred that Ruth Hyman’s younger generations hang her mails up ________ .

[　　]

A．in order not to lose the letters

B．in order not to forget something important

C．to make the offices more beautiful

D．to take pride in their grandmother’s work

There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world.Every person knows at least one language，which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing.However，many people are fond of learning two or more languages，so they try to be bilingual，which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages.And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects.For example：

A person can get cognitive (认知的) benefits from it.The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object.Therefore，a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking.The bilinguals know which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation.So they are more sensitive  (敏感的) to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language：Being bilingual also improves and enriches a person’s mental development.

Being bilingual has a positive effect on a person’s character.The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages.It increases a sense of self­esteem (自尊)．Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries.

A bilingual education offers better curriculum (课程) results.The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests.The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three，four or more languages.

Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits.It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields.The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport，tourism，public relations，marketing and sales，banking，translation，law，teaching and so on.

So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.

Title：76.________of being bilingual

第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的横线上填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空只填一个单词。

There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual, which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example:

A person can get cognitive(认知的) benefits from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive(敏感的) to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: Being bilingual also improves and enriches a person's mental development.

Being bilingual has a positive effect on a person's character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem( 自尊). Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries.

A bilingual education offers better curriculum(课程) results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages.

Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on.

So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.

Title: 71.__________ of being bilingual