There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual, which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example:
A person can get cognitive(认知的) benefits from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive(敏感的) to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: Being bilingual also improves and enriches a person's mental development.
Being bilingual has a positive effect on a person's character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem( 自尊). Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries.
A bilingual education offers better curriculum results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages.
Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on.
So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.
Title: __________ of being bilingual
| Having the knowledge of two or more languages. |
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Cognition |
● Make a person think ● Make a person more sensitive to the listener's ● Improve and enrich a person's mental development. |
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● Increase a person's sense of ●Create a powerful link in different people from different countries. |
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| Curriculum |
● Enable a person to ● Make a person easily learn and speak more languages. |
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| ● Offer a person more |
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| We should try our best to learn and master two or more languages. |
第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
We eat for many different reasons but not always for the right reason. Most people choose to eat something just26 the food tastes delicious. 27 , if we choose based 28 taste alone, regardless of nutrition(营养) or healthy eating habits, then gaining weight is inevitable. Changing your eating habits means 29 you need to look at the nutritional value as well as the amount of fat.
Healthy eating habits come from eating foods that are low30 fat. Learn to read labels so that you can make good decisions; every 31 (package) food product has a label that tells you the nutritional value, 32 number of calories and fat content.
Eating habits usually stay the same as we grow from childhood to adulthood.33 (fortune), our metabolism（新陈代谢）tends 34 (slow) down as we get older. If you are raised on sugar and high-fat foods, the amount of fat keeps building as you get older 35 the cycle is broken by good eating habits or exercise, and perfectly both.
第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空, 并将答案填写在答题卷标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Autumn came again，and with it ___31____ (come)trouble and sorrow, A strange disease had broken out among the sealers．Betty Sparrow, who was Abraham Lincoln’s mother’s aunt，and her husband were the first to ___32___ (attack)by this terrible sickness．The narrow camp which was their home was ___33___cheerless place even at its best，and the disease did its work____34____ (quick)．
And then Abraham Lincoln’s mother was stricken down．Suffering from damp and cold in the camp had robbed her of her ___35____(strong)and made her easily ____36___ (catch) the disease，
One morning，when the grey daylight was struggling ___37___ the gaps of the unfinished cabin，she reached out her arms and drew little Abraham before her, “My boy, you are going ___38____ live as I have taught you．” Then the end came．
____39___ only ten years old，Lincoln was no longer a child. He was ___40___ (determine) to be a man of the type his mother would praise and admire. Long afterward，when he had won honor and had a sure place among the great men of the world，he said，“All that I am，and all that I hope to be，I owe to my angle mother．”
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
I had an unusual conversation with a woman about physical limitations. Nancy suffered 31 a serious disease and she could no longer walk. She spent her 32(wake) hours in a wheelchair.
“I’m not ‘confined (限制)’ to a wheelchair,” she insisted one day. “It doesn’t confine me but 33 (set) me free.”
She asked me, “Do you want to know 34 reason for living?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“To liberate people. To set them free. Before I got my wheelchair,” she explained, “I had trouble getting around. Now I can go places! However I can free people, I want to do 35 .”
“People speak of being ‘shut in,’” she continued. “People 36 are confined to a room or a house or a bed are not ‘shut in.’ They’re ‘shut out’ – shut out of activities and shut out of people’s lives. So my aim is to liberate people, to set them free, however I can.”
Because of her disease, Nancy now helps people find ways of gaining more physical 37 (free).
Listen to these words from Darwin P. Kingsley: “You have powers you never dreamed 38 . You can do things you never thought you 39do. There are no limitations in 40 you can do except the limitations of your own mind.”
第二节语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Last year, I was driving home one night, just around the holidays. I was about to turn onto the highway31 I noticed a rather sad looking figure holding a sign. I honestly don't recall 32 the sign read, but I did know that it was getting very cold outside. This man was obviously homeless, and was completely exposed33 the elements.
I happened 34 (purchase) a new blanket. It was in my car, still packed in plastic from the store. I thought for a moment,35 (roll) down the window, and gestured to the man. He ran over to my vehicle. I told him that he looked cold, and he laughed. I explained that while I didn't carry any cash, I 36 happen to have a new blanket, and asked him if he could use it. He was thrilled. I told him that it was37 , as long as he agreed to do something kind for someone else 38 return.
I am pretty sure that 39 made his day, and kept him warm through the evening.
I know I felt the 40 (warm).
五.语法填空 (20分)
May Day is coming. Our class have had a __1__about what to do during the holiday. Some are in favour of staying at __2__. They think it’s both convenient and 3 . What’ more, they can save___4___for other purposes. But they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.
___5___, others prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase their____6___ and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while ７ .
In my opinion, it would be much ＿＿８＿＿to stay at home , for I can do＿９＿＿I like, such as reading books, watching TV, and helping my parents ＿10＿＿housework.
1. _________ 2. ____________ 3. ______________ 4. ____________ 5. __________
6. _________ 7. ____________ 8. ______________ 9. ____________ 10.__________