玩笑英语Part II Cloze (15 points)
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longlongtimeago We need to have a healthy fear for SARS and to take prudent 24 in preventing its spread. But panic fear creates 25 it fears. The panic which is generated by SARS will 26our immune system which 油泵柱塞27us more susceptible 28 this dreaded dia.
While SARS is known to 29 transmitted through clo personal contact, fear is transmitted through all forms of media, including email. Only an 美联航弄坏了我的吉他30SARS patient can transmit SARS to others. But fear can be transmitted by anyone, sometimes even with the best of intentions. As we know, fear about it does hurt us. So, how do we 31 with fear?
Admit our fear and keep moving 32 try歌词翻译>well done是什么意思中文 by living our lives as normally as possible whiletakin
eisg necessary precautions. For example, it is 33 to stop shaking the hand of a healthyfriend. At the same time, it is always a good practice to wash our hands before a meal – this _34 be done whether or not SARS 35 . Accept fear as a price of progress. SARS will hit us or it won't. Our fear will not positively change the outcome.
21 A. shade B. shadow C. silhouette D. image
22 A. takes B. is taking C. has been taken D. has taken
23 A. raising B. rising C. arising D. elevating
24 A. root B. risks C. steps D. place
25 A. that B if C. who D. what
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26 A. weaken B. disable C. lesn D. cripple
27 A. make B. makes C. making D. made
28 A. for B. with C. to D. at
29 A. be B. being C. have been D. have
30 A. infection B. infect C. infecting D. infected
31 A. work B. deal C. cut D. gat away
32 A. forward B. about C. down D. away
dale33 A. idiot B. silly C. ridiculous D. foolish
34 A. could B. may C. must D. should
35 A. persists B. consists C. exists D. insists
Part III Reading Comprehension ( 30 minutes, 20 points)
Passage 1
It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is really giving babies something to talk about. "It's a school to teach languages to babies a
nd young children with games, songs--some of the class also have arts and crafts," said Francois Thibaut, the founder of the Langrage Workshop for Children, a place where babies become bilingual.
Children as young as few months are expod to French and Spanish before many of them can even speak English. Educators u special songs and visual (视觉的) aids to ensure that when a child is ready to talk, the languages will not be so foreign. "Children have a unique capacity to learn many languages at the same time," said Thibaut. "Already at nine months, a child can tell the differences between the sounds he or she has heard since birth and the sounds he or she has never heard yet." Thibaut says the best time to expo children to language is from birth to 3 years old. For the last 30 years, the school has been using what it calls the Thibarut Technique, a system that combines language lessons with child's play.
“I always wanted to learn Spanish, but by the time I got to high school it was too late to pick it up and speak fluently,” said Marc Lazare, who enrolled his son at the school. "I figured at this age, two, it's a perfect time for him to learn.”
Aside from learning a language, the kids also gain a tremendous n of confidence. One young student boasted that aside from French, she can speak five languages (though that included "monkey" and "lion"). The school gives children the tools to communicate, and sometimes that gives them an advantage over their parents. "I think they sometimes speak French when they think I won’t understand them,” said parent Foster Gibbons
Depending on the age group, class run from 45 minutes up to 2 hours. Even when the students are not in class, the program is designed to make sure the learning continues at home. Tapes and books are included so kids can practice on their own. ( 359 )
41. The word "bilingual" in the first paragraph probably means ______.
A. capable of using two languages B. both clever and confident
