Adolescence is the period of life ______ youths leave childhood and head into adulthood, which is a difficult physical and emotional process.
A.when B.where C.that D.which
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Adolescence is the period of life ______ youths leave childhood and head into adulthood, which is a difficult physical and emotional process.
A.when B.where C.that D.which
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Puberty is the phase of life ________ youths leave childhood and head into adulthood, _______ is a difficult physical and emotional process.
A. when; which B. where; that
C. that; which D. that; what
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— Henry was forced to leave for the invalid visa.
— He__________the period of time
A.should have extended B.must have extended
C.may have extended D.would have extended
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Is language, like food, a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be starved and damaged? Judging from the experiment of Frederick in the thirteenth century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent.
All the infants died before the first year. But clearly there was more than lack of language here. What was missing was mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the capacity to survive is seriously affected.
Today no such severe lack exists as that ordered by Frederick. Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant, whose brain is programmed to learn language rapidly. If there sensitive periods are neglected, the ideal time for acquiring skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again. A bird learns to sing and to fly at the right time, but the process is slow and hard once the critical stage has passed.
Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed order and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be of high IQ. At twelve weeks a baby smiles and makes vowel-like sounds; at twelve months they can speak simple words and understand simple commands; at eighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to five words. At three he knows about 1,000 words, which he can put into sentences, and at four his language differs from that of his parents in style rather than grammar.
Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity to speak. What is special about man’s brain, compared with that of the monkey, is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of, say, a toy-bear with the sound pattern “toy bear”. And even more incredible is the young brain’s ability to pick out an order in language from the mixture of sound around him, to analyze, to combine and recombine the parts of a language in new ways.
But speech has to be induced（激发，引起）, and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child, where the mother recognizes the signals in the children’s babbling（咿呀声）,grasping and smiling, and responds to them. Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivity to the child’s nonverbal signals is essential to the growth and development of language.
1.The writer mentioned the experiment of Frederick to __________.
A. support his idea B. introduce his topic
C. describe a new finding D. give an example of his theory
2.The purpose of Frederick’s experiment was to __________.
A. prove that children are born with the ability to speak
B. discover what language a child would speak without hearing any human speech
C. find out what role careful nursing would play in teaching a child to speak
D. prove that a child could be damaged without learning a language
3.The reason why some children are backward in speaking is most probably that ________.
A. they are not able to learn language rapidly
B. they are exposed to too much language at once
C. their mothers do not respond enough to their attempts to speak
D. their mothers are not clever enough to help them
4. If a child starts to speak later than others, he will __________ in future.
A. have a high IQ B. be less intelligent
C. be insensitive to verbal signals D. not necessarily be backward
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. A child is born with the ability to speak.
B. A child’s brain has a complex system which helps to connect the sight and feel of an object.
C. A child can produce his own sentences.
D. A child owes his speech ability to good nursing.
6. According to the passage, the writer agrees that__________.
A. the infants will certainly die because of lack of language.
B. all children learn their language in fixed stages
C. the child’s brain is highly selective
D. insensitivity to the child’s non-verbal signals will not affect the development of the child’s language
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____ I met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.
A. The first time B. The first time when
C. For the first time D. That was the first time
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Charles Dickens described __________ life in the middle of the 19th century, __________ period that is now called Victorian.
A. /; a B. the; a C. /; the D. a; /
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A youth went to visit a sage (智者) in a mountain________1.________the wisdom of life.
“Could you please tell me what is the most important day in our lives? Is it the day we die or the day we were born,________2.________the day our career takes off?” the youth asked.
“________3.________of those. The most important day in our lives is today.” The sage replied immediately.
“Is________4.________because of my visit?” the youth asked in surprise.
“Even if nobody visited me today, today would still be important. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like________5.________ship sinking into the sea, no matter how brilliant tomorrow may be, it is not yet to come; but6.________simple today is, it is under your control.”
Inspired, the youth nodded and went away.
Today is the only wealth we have.________7.________, what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow, and quickly grasp________8.________
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Life is kind of like a party. You invite a lot of people, some leave early, some stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at you, and some show up really late. But in the end, after the fun, there are a few who stay to help you clean up the mess. And most of the time, they aren’t even the ones who made the mess. 1. They are the ones who matter most. Here are four things real friends do differently:
They face problems together. A real friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else still believes the smile on your face. 2. Just look for someone who will face them with you.
3. Your word means everything. If you say you’re going to do something, DO IT! If you say you’re going to be somewhere, BE THERE! If you say you feel something, MEAN IT! If you can’t, won’t, and don’t, then DON’T LIE. Real friends keep promises and tell the truth upfront.
They accept each other. Trying to change a person never works. A real friend is someone who truly knows you and loves you just the same. 4. Be yourself and people will love the real you. If you feel like changing something about your friend, ask yourself what change you can make in yourself instead.
They support each other’s growth changes. Our needs change with time. When someone says, “You’ve changed,” it’s not always a bad thing. 5.Don’t apologize for it. Instead, be open and sincere, explain how you feel, and keep doing what you know in your heart is right,
A. They keep their promises.
B. No one is happy all the time.
C. They make time for each other.
D. Don’t change so that people will like you.
E. Sometimes it just means you’ve grown.
F. These people are your real friends in life.
G. Don’t look for someone who will solve all your problems.
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The most intensive period of speech and language development for humans is during the first three years of life, a period when the brain is developing and maturing. These skills appear to develop best in a world that is rich with sounds, sights, and consistent（一致的，协调的，相容的）exposure（揭发）to the speech and language of others.
There is increasing evidence suggesting that there are "critical periods" for speech and language development in infants and young children. This means that the developing brain is best able to absorb a language, any language, during this period. The beginning signs of communication occur during the first few days of life when an infant learns that a cry will bring food, comfort, and companionship. As they grow, infants begin to sort out the speech sounds (phonemes) or building blocks that compose the words of their language. Research has shown that by six months of age, most children recognize the basic sounds of their native language
As the speech mechanism (jaw, lips, and tongue) and voice mature, an infant is able to make controlled sound. By six months of age, an infant usually babbles or produces repetitive syllables such as "ba, ba, ba" or "da, da, da." By the end of their first year, most children have mastered the ability to say a few simple words. Children are most likely unaware of the meaning of their first words, but soon learn the power of those words as others respond to them.
By eighteen months of age, most children can say eight to ten words. By age two, most are putting words together in crude sentences such as "more milk." During this period, children rapidly learn that words symbolize or represent objects, actions, and thoughts. At this age they also engage in representational or pretend play. At ages three, four, and five, a child's vocabulary rapidly increases, and he or she begins to master the rules of language.
1．According to the passage, which of the statements is NOT true
A．The developing brain is best able to absorb any language.
B．The beginning signs of communication occur during the first few days of life.
C．By six months of age, all children recognize the basic sounds of their native language.
D．By 2, children rapidly learn that words symbolize or represent objects, actions, and thoughts.
2．We can infer from the passage that____
A．by six months of age, an infant must babble or produce repetitive syllables
B．by their first year, most children are most likely aware of the meaning of their first words
C．by 2, children rapidly learn that words symbolize or represent objects, actions, and thoughts
D．the brain development is critical to develop children’s speech and language ability
3．That there are “critical periods” for speech and language development in infants and young children means ______
A．that children are so young that it is easy for them to study
B．that the developing brain is best able to absorb a language, any language
C．that the children are eager to learn the language
D．that we must take care of children
4 In Paragraph 3, the underlined word “mechanism” can be replaced by ______.
A．organs B．skills C．abilities D．habits
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Most people today think of sleep as one continuous period of downtime．This is not the way people used to sleep．According to researchers，in earlier times，people divided sleep by first sleeping a few hours，waking up，then going back to sleep．In the first period，you would typically sleep until midnight or shortly afterwards．Halfway through the night，you came out of first sleep，you would stay in bed and relax quietly．It was called the watching period．Then you would start to feel sleepy．so would return to bed and tall asleep again for your second sleep．This period would continue until early morning when daylight arrived．With no artificial lighting in homes，people naturally woke up early to take advantage of sunlight．
Before the 18th century, people had no gas or electricity in their homes．Fire，candles，or oil lamps were the common forms of lighting．This lack of artificial lighting in homes contributed to people’s sleep patterns．It made sense for people to go to bed early．
Today，human may consider divided sleep a strange habit，but sleep researchers say that it is actually a more natural sleep pattern．Dr．Thomas Wehr of the U．S．National Institute of Mental Health has studied human sleep．He thinks that modern sleep problems occur because the older, natural way of sleep is breaking through the more recent continuous sleep pattern．Wehr and other scientists believe that artificial lighting has altered the way people sleep．In a research study，he asked 15 adults to rest and sleep in darkness for 14 hours(from 6：00 P．M．to 8：00 A．M．)．At first，the subjects took a few hours to get to sleep，and then slept 11 hours a night．Then overtime，they switched to divided sleep．They fell asleep for about three to five hours in the evening，stay awake for an hour or two，and then slept again for four hours till early morning．
We modern humans generally do not practice divided sleep．However, many of us have the experience of waking up in the middle of the night．We usually consider this a sleeping“problem”．but perhaps we should look at it as natural behavior．Divided sleep may be the way we should all be sleeping．A first sleep followed by a relaxation period and a second period of sleep could help all of us to beat the stress of our fast-paced lives．
1.According to the first paragraph，we know the people in the past ____________．
A．did not sleep as well as people today
B．divided their sleep into two parts
C．woke up and went out during the night
D．fell asleep easily because of hard work
2.In Paragraph 3，what does the research study suggest?
A．Divided sleep is a strange way to sleep．
B．Divided sleep means sleeping 11 hours in one period．
C．Divided sleep is a natural sleep pattern for humans．
D．Divided sleep occurs when people sleep with artificial lights．
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．People had a divided sleep pattern only in the 18th century．
B．It may be natural to wake up in the middle of the night．
C．Scientists agree that artificial lighting has changed the way people sleep．
D．Some of the people today are not familiar with the practice of divided sleep．
4.What conclusion does the author make about divided sleep?
A．It is one type of sleeping problems．
B．It is not the best sleep pattern for everyone．
C．It shouldn’t be accepted by modern humans．
D．It could be helpful for people to handle daily stress．
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