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Some people seem to have a secret for learning language. They can pick up new vocabulary, master rules of grammar, and learn to write in the new language __1__than others. Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners, we may discover a few__2___ which make language learning easier for them.

First of All, __3__ language learners are independent(独立的) learners. __4__, Successful language learning is active learning. They look __5__every chance to __6__the language bravely. Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose(目的).

What kind of language learner __7__ you?

It’s Tuesday afternoon, and I’m in Rheinburg, Germany, visiting the Extra Future Store. The “store of the future” is attracting a lot of attention these days– but not for it’s prices. Instead, people are coming from all over to experience a new way to shop.

   The experience is less like shopping in a supermarket and more like playing some kind of high–tech game. It starts as I enter the store and choose a shopping cart(购物车). First, I swipe my store ID card through a computer on the cart. The computer’s screen comes on, a map of the store shows, and the journey begins.

   As I shop, antennas(天线) around the store send information about different specials to the computer on my cart. Attracted by one of the ads, I choose a box of cheese. I hold up the box to the computer. It displays the price and also suggests that a certain type of bread would be good with it. The map on my chart shows me where to find the bread. It’s like the store is helping me to shop.

   How does the store make this kind of shopping experience possible? The answer is radio frequency identification chip (or RFID射频识别). Each chip has a special number. Using an RFID reader on the computer, we can get information from a chip about the product(产品). RFID will help shoppers find the things in a store more quickly– products that are just right for them. In addition, people won’t have to wait in long lines to pay. The things in your cart will be read by the computer and the money will be paid by your store ID card automatically(自动地). So you can simply walk out of the store with your shopping bags.

  Sounds good, right? Maybe you will experience the new shopping soon in your city.

1.Why are so many people coming to the Extra Future Store?

A. They hope to buy a new kind of computers.

B. They want to play some new high– tech games.

C. They expect to experience a new way of shopping.

D. They plan to learn how to use the FRID readers.

2.What is the right order to shop in this store?

①Look for the things you want to buy and find them.

②Swipe your store ID card through the computer.

③Walk out of the store without waiting in lines.

④The computer shows you a map and some ads.

⑤Hold up the things to the computer to be charged.

A.②①④③⑤   B.①②⑤③④   C.②①⑤③④   D.②④①⑤③ 

3.What are Not so necessary for this kind of new stores?

A. Carts with computers.  B. RFID readers.  

C. Many shop assistants.  D. Good products.

4. Which of the following is the advantage of this new store?

A. The things in the shop are much cheaper.

B. It costs more time to find the things you need.

C. You will buy more things than you really need.

D. It’s more convenient to find the products and to pay.

The world’s population was about 6.5 billion in 2008. ___46___ three billion people ___47___ Asia now. That’s about half of the world’s population.

China has the ___48___ population in the world, and about one fifth of the people in the world live in China. ___49___ the large population, there is ___50___ living space for each family. And it’s difficult for lots of people to find jobs. A large population also causes many ___51___ for ___52___ nation. For example, we are short ___53___ energy and water. Most cities are more ___54___ than before, and the traffic is much ___55___. The large population ___56___ a serious problem.

So far, our government has taken many measures to control the population. One is know ___57___ the one-child policy. It has worked ___58___ in controlling China’s population. Thanks to the policy, China is developing ___59___ and people’s living conditions are improving rapidly. However, the population problem is ___60___ serious in China. We still have a long way to go.

1.A. About         B. More       C. Over       D. Less

2.A. lived in        B. live in      C. lives in     D. live

3.A. largest         B. biggest     C. biggest      D. most

4.A. As            B. Because    C. For         D. Because of

5.A. more          B. less        C. little       D. fewer

6.A. difficulty       B. difficult    C. difficulty    D. difference

7.A. the all         B. all         C. the whole    D. whole

8.A. for            B. of         C. in          D. to

9.A. crowd         B. crowds     C. crowding    D. crowded

10.A. busy         B. heavy       C. heavily      D. heavier

11.A. become       B. becomes    C. became     D. has became

12.A. for          B. at          C. as          D. in

13.A. well         B. good        C. hard        D. hardly

14.A. quick        B. quickly      C. rapid       D. fast

15.A. ever         B. never        C. ready      D. still

Music and Behavior
Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  41  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 42  hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music changes the  43  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  44  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  45  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  46  music, people spend less money. With  47  music, people spend even less.
Scientists also  48  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  49  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   50  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  51  make more money.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  52  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  53 . And listening to music can help you relax.  
The  54  time you hear music somewhere, be  55 . It might change the way you do things.

The world’s population was about 6.5 billion in 2008. ___46___ three billion people ___47___ Asia now. That’s about half of the world’s population.

China has the ___48___ population in the world, and about one fifth of the people in the world live in China. ___49___ the large population, there is ___50___ living space for each family. And it’s difficult for lots of people to find jobs. A large population also causes many ___51___ for ___52___ nation. For example, we are short ___53___ energy and water. Most cities are more ___54___ than before, and the traffic is much ___55___. The large population ___56___ a serious problem.

So far, our government has taken many measures to control the population. One is know ___57___ the one-child policy. It has worked ___58___ in controlling China’s population. Thanks to the policy, China is developing ___59___ and people’s living conditions are improving rapidly. However, the population problem is ___60___ serious in China. We still have a long way to go.

1.A. About         B. More       C. Over       D. Less

2.A. lived in        B. live in      C. lives in     D. live

3.A. largest         B. biggest     C. biggest      D. most

4.A. As            B. Because    C. For         D. Because of

5.A. more          B. less        C. little       D. fewer

6.A. difficulty       B. difficult    C. difficulty    D. difference

7.A. the all         B. all         C. the whole    D. whole

8.A. for            B. of         C. in          D. to

9.A. crowd         B. crowds     C. crowding    D. crowded

10.A. busy         B. heavy       C. heavily      D. heavier

11.A. become       B. becomes    C. became     D. has became

12.A. for          B. at          C. as          D. in

13.A. well         B. good        C. hard        D. hardly

14.A. quick        B. quickly      C. rapid       D. fast

15.A. ever         B. never        C. ready      D. still