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Language learning begins with listening.Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking,and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will“obey”spoken instructions some time before they can speak,though the word“obey”is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child.Before they can speak,many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.

Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties.It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight,pain,friendliness,and so on.But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate,they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language.It is agreed,too,that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment,and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store.This selfimitation(模仿) leads on to deliberate(有意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people.The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.

It is a problem we need to get out teeth into.The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world.Thus the use at seven months of“mama”as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father,his dog,or anything else he likes.Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself,I doubt,however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.

Before children start speaking         .

  A.they need equal amount of listening

  B.they need different amounts of listening

  C.they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions

  D.they can’t understand and obey the adult’s oral instructions

Children who start speaking late         .

  A.may have problems with their listening

  B.probably do not hear enough language spoken around them

  C.usually pay close attention to what they hear

  D.often take a long time in learning to listen properly

The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech         .

  A.is important because words have different meanings for different people

  B.is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually

  C.is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age

  D.is one that should be completely ignored(忽略) because children’s use of words is often meaningless

The speaker wants to tell us that         .

  A.parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds

  B.children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak

  C. even after they have learnt to speak,children still enjoy imitating

  D. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly

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第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find. They called to the Marie (圣母玛丽亚) for  36 , but she was far  37  the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning, the water was getting  38 , and a strong  39  had begun to blow. Suddenly  40  were seen in the distance; another ship! The shouts of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The  41  of the ship that had so  42   arrived on the scene in time to save their lives was Ellen. What had brought her to the exact spot through the  43  and the pathless sea? Her captain had known  44  about the wreck (沉船) and had indeed attempted to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

“I was forced by the wind,” he said long afterwards, “to  45  my course (航道). Just as I did it, a small  46  flew across the ship once or twice and then  47  at my face. I took  48  of this until exactly the same thing happened at a   49  time, which caused me to think it rather  50 , while I was thus  51  it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and flew  52  in the same way as before. I was then  53  to change my course back to the original (原来的) one. I had not gone far  54  I heard strange noises; and when I tried to   55  where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked (船只失事). I immediately did my best to save them.”

36. A. food       B. help       C. rest           D. stop

37. A. between    B. out        C. beyond          D. in

38. A. colder       B. deeper    C. saltier          D. warmer

39. A. smoke      B. wave      C. sand           D. wind

40. A. people     B. lights      C. ships          D. houses

41. A. name       B. owner     C. captain        D. person

42. A. slowly      B. early       C. immediately      D. fortunately

43. A. light        B. wind     C. darkness       D. water

44. A. everything   B. nothing    C. something     D. anything

45. A. continue    B. turn      C. change        D. sail

46. A. light       B. fish       C. plane         D. bird

47. A. flew       B. stopped    C. stayed         D. looked

48. A. no care     B. good care C. no notice       D. some notice

49. A. good       B. second    C. third          D. long

50. A. interesting   B. funny     C. common        D. unusual

51. A. searching   B. expecting   C. considering     D. hearing

52. A. back       B. about           C. up           D. down

53. A. decided     B. advised   C. persuaded      D. invited

54. A. when      B. while           C. as            D. after

55. A. listen to     B. search for C. make sure      D. look out

 

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“Your honor(法官大人)!Let me say a few words for myself. What they have told you is just not true. I was not trying to kill anyone, and it was hardly possible to try to kill three strong young men at the same time. I didn't have anything to tell people that night and was quite alone. I didn't know them and needn't hate them. I was attacked by them, and I knocked one of them down. It's true, but I was made to do it, or I might be killed by them. I did this not because I hated the white men as they said. I just had to do so. While I was beaten in the dark street by the three men, a policeman came, caught me and took me here. I know why I was beaten. I have just moved into a house next to these three white men. I have felt that I am not welcome and I have tried to be quiet. I think, as an American, I have the right to choose where to live. I am guilty. What makes me guilty is my color opposite to theirs and I can't enjoy justice(公正). Yes, I'm not guilty. This is all I want to say. Thank you, your honor.”
【小题1】Why did he speak for himself?

A.He wanted to live in the house next to the whites.
B.He wanted to have the right to choose where to live.
C.He wanted to show he was not guilty.
D.He wanted to show he didn't hate the whites.
【小题2】The speaker was caught because________.
A.the policeman wanted to save him
B.he was black and was fighting with the whites
C.he killed the three men in a dark street
D.he lived in a house next to the whites
【小题3】What's the right order of the story?
a. The speaker said something for himself.
b. The three men said something.
c. The speaker knocked down one of the three men.
d. The speaker was beaten by the three men.
e. He was caught by the policeman.
f. The speaker moved into a house near the whites.
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Dear Flowermouse,?

Thank you for your comments on how Americans and Chinese view each other. This is an important subject. Modern technology has given many nations the chance of destroying other nations. This is a cruel picture but it is a realistic one. It means that every nation should make sure that these weapons of great destruction are never used. This requires greater acceptance of differences among people and nations in all parts of the planet.?

Your letter asks specially about Chinese-American relationships but I want to let you know my feelings on a global scale. Because China and America are the most powerful nations and I believe they have a special responsibility for promoting better understanding and for leading the way toward peaceful solutions to the world's problems.

You ask how Chinese and American people view each other. This is an important question. Because I know so little about China that I am not able to judge how Chinese view Americans. I am sure that the view differs according to individual experiences that persons might have. And it is not easy to describe America to foreigners. America is a vast mass of people and cultures. These people came from all parts of the world, from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Australia. Each brought a different culture and a different set of values within a single nation.

  I believe that the vast majority of Americans like the vast majority of Chinese want peace and friendship between our two nations. Both China and America have suffered through generations from war and violence in our history. And I believe that it is the special responsibility of all Chinese and all Americans to impress this need for mutual understanding on our neighbors in other.?

So my friend, this is my response. Please know that I write to you as a private person living in America. I do feel strongly that people everywhere have more in common than they have in differences. We all share the same basic needs for existence and we all depend upon the same need for the survival of this beautiful planet earth. Maybe we can begin to encourage better communication and better understanding through my columns. I hope so.?

From the passage we can know that Flowermouse_______.?

A. loves Americans

B. has read about the writer's articles?

C. is an American

D. knows little about Americans?

It is likely that the writer_______.?

A. disagrees with Flowermouse?

B. thinks it possible for nations to be destroyed due to modern technology?

C. thinks American government share the same opinions with its people?

D. believes the weapons of great destruction are never used?

The letter that Flowermouse wrote to the writer, maybe have referred to .?

A. American culture     

B. American society?

C. Chinese-American relationships

D. Chinese society?

The writer's purpose to write the passage is to_______.?

A. introduce Americans to us

B. make friends with Flowermouse?

C. speak for the government of America

D. call on nations to understand each other??

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“It's really cool to have a dad who flies fighter jets,”thought 11-year-old Casey as she was watching him fly overhead.
Living on an Air Force base was not as bad as some people might think. Casey rather enjoyed being around friends who had something in common with each other. They had their own school, bowling area, and movie theatre. She especially loved it when her dad would come home each day and greet her with a new joke and tickles.
Today was different, though. When her dad walked into the room, he looked sad for some reason. He just kissed her on the forehead and told her mum that he needed to talk to her. Casey knew something was wrong.
When her mum and dad came out of the other room, mum was crying. Dad sat down and began to explain that he has been called to go to Iraq to help with the war effort. Casey was so surprised that she couldn't speak for a moment. She began to feel tears in her eyes. How could she live without her dad for a whole year?
Soon, the day came. Her dad was leaving. As Casey and her mom watched him climb up the steps to his cockpit, the tears began to flow and it felt like they would never end. It was hard for Casey to believe that she wouldn't be seeing her dad for so long. They depended on him for so many things. Who would fix the broken window? Who would greet her with jokes and tickles at the end of the day? And then the thought hit her, “ What if he doesn’t make it home?” Casey began to sob more than ever.
【小题1】According to the story, one thing Casey enjoyed on the base was that ___________.

A.there was a friendly girl of her age living next door
B.she could travel around in her father’s jet
C.her friends had something in common with her
D.her dad was going to fight abroad
【小题2】Casey knew something was wrong from all the following EXCERT___________.
A.her dad’s sad look
B.her dad’s joke
C.her dad’s simple kissing
D.her parents’ talking without her
【小题3】What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Wars.B.Days.C.DifficultiesD.Tears
【小题4】What can we know from the story?
A.Casey’s dad volunteered to help with the war.
B.Casey’s parents didn’t let her know the truth.
C.Casey’s dad amused her in the morning usually.
D.Children living on the base could see movies in their theater.
【小题5】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Casey was worried that hey couldn’t live without her father.
B.Casey saw her father off at the airport.
C.Casey’s dad looked sad.
D.Casey’s father left home.

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