—Mom, I can’t see any _________ in studying h...

—Mom, I can’t see any _________ in studying hard at all the subjects at school.

—Come on, dear. Years of hard study and work will surely pay off in the future of your career.

A. view　　 B. point　　 C. sight　　 D. need

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Snow is rare in this area. You can hardly see any snow, ________ it is winter.

A. ever since               B. now that

C. even though          D. even so

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Snow is rare in this area. You can hardly see any snow, ________ it is winter.

A. ever since                       B. now that

C. even though                 D. even so

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I have just come in to see if I can be _________ any assistance to them.

A. with          B. on           C. at           D. of

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I have just come in to see if I can be _________ any assistance to them.

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In those days, there was hardly any doubt ______ I would win the game, for all my friends stuck with me.

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Learning a second language is tricky at any age. Now, in a new study, scientists have worked out the exact age at which your chances of reaching fluency in a second language seem to drop: 10.

The study, published in the journal Cognition, found that it's nearly impossible for language learners to reach native-level fluency if they start learning a second tongue after age 10. But that's not because language skills start to go downhill. "It turns out you're still learning fast, "says study co-author Joshua Hartshorne, an assistant professor of psychology at Boston College. "It's just that you run out of time, because your ability to learn starts dropping at around 17 or 18 years old. People who start a few years after age 10 may still become quite good at a language," the authors say, "but they are unlikely to become fluent." Kids may be better than adults at learning new languages for many reasons. Children's brains are more plastic than those of adults, meaning they're better able to adapt and respond to new information. "All learning involves the brain changing," Hartshorne says, "and children's brains seem to be a lot more skillful at changing. " Kids may also be more willing to try new things and to potentially look foolish in the process than adults are. Their comparatively new grasp on their native tongue may also be advantageous. Unlike adults, who tend to obey the rules and patterns of their first language, kids may be able to approach a new one with a blank page.

These findings might seem discouraging, but it was heartening for scientists to learn that　 the critical(关键的) period for fluent language acquisition might be longer than previously thought. Some scientists believed that the window began to close shortly after birth, while others extended it to early adolescence. Compared with those estimates (评估), age 17 or 18 — when language-learning ability starts to drop off—may seem relatively old.

1.What is the best period to learn a second language?

A.Before ten. B.Early adolescence. C.Age fifteen. D.Age seventeen or eighteen.

2.When it comes to new things, what does the writer think of kids compared with adults?

A.They're less skillful. B.They're less interested.

C.They're more flexible. D.They're more stubborn.

3.What does the underlined word "window" in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Interest. B.Chance. C.Confidence. D.Motivation.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.It's Never Too late to Learn a Second Language.

B.It Takes Time to Be Good at a Second Language.

C.Do We Really Need to Learn Foreign Languages?

D.Why Kids Learn Languages More Easily than Adults.

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I would rather read the novel again than see the movie in the cinema, for the latter can hardly be ________ to the original work.

A．contradictory      B．permanent         C．contemporary      D．faithful

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When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you can see a lot of people 　　　 _1.____(walk) with dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog 2._______(change). In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And 3.______(late) they came 4._________(realize) that a dog was not only useful for protection, 5.________ willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without6._____(permit). But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the 7.__________(important) reason is for companionship. For a child, 8.__________dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is 9.________child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection 10.______ friendship.

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Imagine yourself on a boat looking out at the horizon and all you can see is the water meeting the sky with no land in sight and you are sailing straight ahead to meet the world. Jesse Martin does not have to imagine: he is living in it.

On Dec. 7, 1998, at 17 years old, Jesse set sail from Melbourne, Australia on his boat, attempting to become the youngest person to sail alone and nonstop around the world. He sailed south of New Zealand, through the South Pacific, around South America, north on the Atlantic, back south past Africa, through the Indian Ocean and back to Melbourne. Even as a young child, Jesse had been an adventurer who traveled all over Europe and Asia with his parents. Born in Munich, Germany in 1981, he moved to Australia with his family when he was only two years old. They moved close to a rainforest in Cow Bay, about 3,500kms north of Melbourne, where they built a small house with no electricity or running water. Jesse grew up at the beach enjoying the outdoors to its fullest. At 14, he sailed for the first time with his father and brother, Beau. It was after this trip that he began to dream about sailing around the world.

Jesse’s family played an important role. “I was made to believe I could do anything, although there were others that were not so encouraging or supportive” he says. “People that I looked up to, respected and trusted told me I couldn’t. Thankfully, I trusted myself. There were people that said that the boat couldn’t be ready by the time I had to leave.” However, through perseverance(坚持不懈) and belief in himself, he was able to do what many told him was impossible.

On Oct.31, 1999, more than 10 months after he set sail, Jesse Martin went down in history as the youngest person to sail around the world alone, nonstop and unassisted.

1.By encouraging readers to imagine a sailing experience, the author wants to __________.

A. show how difficult it is to be a sailor　　 B. describe what Jesse’s sailing is like

C. show how wonderful Jesse’s life is　　 D. describe what a sailor’s life is like

2.What can you know from paragraph 2?

A. Jesse was the first person who had sailed alone around the world.

B. Jesse traveled all over Europe and Asia with his parents when he was 17.

C. Jesse was born in Melbourne and grew up at the beach.

D. Jesse grew up in a small house with no electricity or running water.

3.What made Jesse decide to sail alone around the world according to the passage?

A. His childhood adventure experiences.　　 B. His journeys to Europe.

C. His love for outdoor activities.　　 D. His first sailing trip with his family.

4.What can we learn from Jesse Martin’s story?

A. Life is an unusual adventure we should enjoy.　　 B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. A strong belief will make a person stronger.　　 D. Great interest contributes to success.

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