单项选择题
1、Directions：In this part，you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet l．For questions ,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A， B，C and D．Complete the sentences with the information given in the passage．
　　Linguistic Ability of Children
A．　　Scientists may finally have an explanation for why children reign supreme when it comes to learning new language．Using MRI and animation technology to study the brains of children．researchers like Dr.Paul Thompson of UCLA have discovered that children are processing language information in a different region of the brain than adults．
B．　　There are different areas in the brain controlling different functions in our lives．When we brush our teeth，sign our names or drive a car，we don’t consciously think：“move the right hand up and down like this，”“capitalize this letter，”or“turn the wheel 30 degrees to the left．”These are examples of automatic brain function．When children acquire language，this same part of the brain， called the“deep motor area，”is what they use，so the language is like second nature．
C．　　But when adults learn a second or third language，their brains operate differently．The window of opportunity to imprint information and skills in the deep motor region of the brain is widest during early childhood and nearly shut by the time we reach about l 8．Therefore．adults have to store information elsewhere，in a more active brain region．As a consequence，adults usually think sentences through in a native tongue and then translate them word—by-word，instead of thinking automatically in another language as a child would．Even for people with extensive training in fl second language as an adult，who feel their speech is automatic，on a neurological level the brain is still operating differently from a child’s．
D．　　Research into the neurology of language acquisition is proving useful because understanding the“geographic”differences of language learning in children versus adults may influence teachers and their decisions about foreign language instruction. As an example, Thompson says simply teaching young children the sounds and accents of other languages at an earlier age may be valuable, even if they are not getting full instruction in the language. Learning those sounds later in life from a neurological perspective can be more difficult.
E.　　 There is no proof of any physiological change that fundamentally alters language learning between childhood and adulthood. Non-physiological explanations are available for every observation made thus far, and they are just as plausible as the physiological explanations. The notion that children are physiologically different from adults with respect to language learning is accepted linguistic dogma, not proven fact. The dogma is most readily accepted by linguists who can't learn other languages, and is considered the most questionable by people who have learne

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回答题：

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3、阅读以下材料，回答题：

The author's attitude towards the current situation in the exploitation of natural resources is __________.


4、Passage Two
　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.　　By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning （DL）, and among the larger schools, it's close to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven't heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.
　　While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi （课程大纲）, reading assignment, and schedules on Websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.
　　The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there's the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas （睡衣）. But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the course. While dropout rate for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course.
　　Clearly, from the schools' perspective, there's a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded （升级） systems. The more students who enroll in a course but don't come to campus, the more school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there's evidence that instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, they won't be paid any more, and might well be paid less. What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activite
B．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure tim
C．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writin
D．A lot of distractions compete for children's time nowaday

填空题
5、 We strongly suggest that___________. (他们尽快适应新的环境)．


6、 _________________(与偏远贫穷地区的学生相比)，students in big cities have access to better educational resources．

7、 With the improvement of our living standards，________________ (人们越来越重视健康问题)．


8、At least he overstated__________(健康饮食对孩子的重要性)．


9、What's the most effective vaccine at present?


10、Directions : In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank "is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questionsare based on the following passage.
　　Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being. Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on　1　frequently. And it wasn't that people who were already feeling bad spent　2　time on the Internet, but that using the Net　3　appeared to cause the bad feelings.
　　Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were　4　contrary to their expectations. They　5　that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others..
　　The fact that Internet use　6　time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers hypothesized. Faceless, bodiless "virtual" communication may be less psychologically　7　than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower．Another possibility is that　8　to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
　　"But it's important to remember this is not about the　9　, perhaps; it's about how it is used ," says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study's sponsors. "It really points to the need for considering social　10　in terms of how you design applications and services for technology. "
A.reduces 　　F．depressing　　K. technology
B．required 　　G .less　　L .reasons
C. more 　　H. factors　　M. exposure
D. satisfying　　I.access　N. expected
E .actually　　J．completely　　O.saves
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on　1　frequently.