spectacular 意为引人入胜的，非常壮观的。A. 对B. 错

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 self-imitation(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 our 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. 【小题1】 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 【小题2】 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 【小题3】 A baby's first noises are __________. A．an expression of his moods and feelings B．an early form of language C．a sign that he means to tell you something D．an imitation of the speech of adults 【小题4】 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 【小题5】 The speaker implies __________. A．parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds B．children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak C．children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly D．even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating

D One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. “One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states.” said Neville Alexander, Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town. In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in the laws in the last decade. In some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. One of the first such legal provisions was the 1994 “Toubon law” in France, but the idea has been copied in many countries since then. Such efforts to govern language use are often dismissed as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process. It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the “purity” of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but there has not been a barrier to acquiring prestige and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France. The need to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon—especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and new modes of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend. 小题1:Neville Alexander believes that . A．mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countries B．lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure C．globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trends D．globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa 小题2:The underlined word “futile” (in paragraph 2) most probably means “ “. A．useless B．practical C．workable D．unnecessary 小题3:Why do many English-speaking countries not support the language protection efforts described in the passage? A．They think language protection laws are ineffective. B．They want their language to spread to other countries. C．They have a long history of taking words from other languages. D．It reduces a language’s ability to acquire international importance. 小题4:What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．English has taken over fields like public communication and education. B．Europeans have long realized the need to protect their national languages. C．Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language. D．Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English. 小题5:The main idea of the passage is . A．Fighting against the rule of English B．Globalization and multi-language trends C．Protecting local languages and identities D．To maintain the purity of language by law

All sorts of delicious foods will be prepared on the Eve for a family get-together to welcome the coming new year.A. 全家会在新年前夕团聚,准备好各种美食,迎接新年的到来。B. 人们会在新年前夕为全家团聚准备好各种美食,迎接新年的到来。C. 人们会在新年前夕聚在一起,准备好各种美食,迎接新年的到来。

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