What good language learners do
There's no such thing as being born "good at languages"． However， some people can learn languages well． It only has something to do with their attitude （态度） and the way they learn languages．
Good language learners aren't afraid to take risks．
A friend of mine can speak English， French and some other languages． I asked her what was the most important thing in learning a language． She answered at once， "Courage．"
Good language learners face the fear of making mistakes， but they are not afraid．
Good language learners are actively involved （投入）in learning process （过程）．
Good language learners take responsibility （负责） for their own learning． They create chances to use the language． They know practice is very important． They do not expect to learn the language only in the classroom． They look for creative ways to try out what they have learned．
Good language learners are good detectives．
Good language learners are always looking for clues to help themselves understand how the language works． They make guesses and ask people to correct them if they are wrong．They compare what they say with what others say． They record what they have learned and think about it．
Good language learners try to think in the language．
Good language learners prefer to think in the language． Though thinking in the language may not be easy at first， it is worth cultivating （培养）． To help them think in the language， they can carry on with a dialogue when walking along， sitting on a bus， or taking a break from other studies． Use the language whenever and wherever they can．
What good language learners do |
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Don't be afraid of （1） risks． |
●The most important thing in learning a language is （2） |
Be actively involved in （3） process． |
●They create （4） to use the language． ●They try out （5） they have learned in creative ways． |
Be （6） detectives． |
●They look for clues to understand how the language （7） ●They make guesses and ask people to correct them if they are wrong． ●They （8） what they say with what others say． ●They record what they have learned and think about it． |
Try to （9） in the language． |
●They use the language （10） and wherever they can． |
选择恰当的单词填空．每词限用一次．（有两个多余的选项）（10 分）
something， quickly， kept， because， slowly， them， collect， clocks， warm， through， nothing， million
The British Museum is the biggest one in the world． Inside， you feel smaller than usual． There are about a hundred things in the museum to see： （1） which have been telling the time for six hundred years， Roman money， some of the earliest books in the world， including Shakespeare's own works…
The British Museum was set up nearly 300 years ago by a doctor， Sir Hans Sloane． The man liked to （2） such things as books， drawings， clothes， money， animals， flowers， and also hoped that his things would be well （3） and so visited by people after his death．
His wish came true， and the museum opened in 1759， six years after Sir Hans Sloane died．
Later， more antiques （古董） arrived at the museum， more books， old and new， came to it， and more people wanted to visit it． The museum had a famous round Reading Room． There was（4） unusual in the room． Cool air came up（5） small holes in the tables． Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers' feet（6） ． Since its opening， many famous men have written and studied there， like Karl Marx． And the library is growing faster and faster ﹣ there are four kilometers of new shelves each year，（7） it attracts increasing number of tourists each year．
It is now open every day of the year， except for two holidays （New Year's Day and Christmas）．
Entrance （入场） is free． There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks， some of （8） for children． Small machines tell you about the museum and as you walk around it， you can look and listen at the same time． So if you are one of the British Museum's two（9） visitors this year， don't try to see it all too（10） ． There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum．
Campbell Remess is a teenager from Australia． He has been sewing （裁缝）teddy bears for sick children for several years．
The story （1） （begin） in 2013 when Campbell was nine years old． He told his parents that he wanted to give Christmas gifts to children in hospitals． But his parents said no， because with nine children of their own， buying presents for sick children would just cost too much． The little boy didn't give up， however． He decided （2） （make）their presents by himself．
Campbell made his first teddy bear with his mother's sewing machine in his bedroom． It was hard for him as he had never done this before． He downloaded （下载） patterns from the Internet and learned how to make a teddy bear by （3） （watch） videos online． It took him five hours to finish his first teddy bear． He can now make a teddy bear in an hour． He has also started a project called "Project 365 b
y Campbell" in which he （4） （try） to make a teddy bear every day．
Young Campbell uses his pocket money to buy materials for making teddy bears． To make more pocket money， he helps his parents with housework whenever he is free． Sometimes， he also sells his teddy bears online （5） （raise）money for sick children． Many people （6） （encourage） by Campbell's story and they give away free materials to him．
Campbell （7） （give）away about 1， 300 teddy bears so far． He is now busy making this year's teddy bears． He said that he had never thought of stopping and he would keep putting smiles on people's faces．
Shanghai is one of the first cities in China to see bike sharing fever． Shared bikes can now be found all over the city． （1） On streets， we can often see riders of your age． Some might even be younger than you． Unluckily， there have been some accidents involving （涉及）shared bikes． （2）
One of the most serious accidents took place in March． One Sunday afternoon， a boy was riding an ofo bike（共享单车）． He was hit by a bus and later died． The boy' s parents were not by his side． （3） He was only about 10 years old．
The good news is that Shanghai has been trying to manage bike sharing by making rules． The rules are still being discussed， but some of the rules have been decided on． （4） Users must be between 1.45 and 1.95 meters tall．
However， it could be hard to make these rules work． Ou Jing is ofo's manager in Shanghai． He said the company had banned （禁止）children under 12 from using its service． Yet， young children can still be seen riding ofo bikes． That's because many ofo bikes use manual （手动的）locks． （5） Ofo has developed electronic locks． However， it will take some time for the company to fix the new locks on all of its bikes．
Most of you are old enough to ride a shared bike． Still， please ride slowly for your own safety． When you finish using the bike， don' t forget to park and lock it properly﹣﹣for everybody's safety．
根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整．
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A． If a user doesn't lock the bike properly after using it， anyone can ride it away． B． In fact， they are popular not only among adults but also among teens． C． All of the children under 12 have stopped riding ofo bikes． D． Besides， the boy was considered too young to ride a bike． E． For example， only people aged between 12 and 70 can ride shared bikes． F． These accidents warn us that shared bikes are not for everybody． |
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A． translated B． writing C． stick to D． achievements E． give up F． successful |
Besides his（1） in poems， Yu was also a（2） translator（翻译家）， essay writer and critic．
He once（3） English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem in Me， Past， Present， Future Meet into Chinese． It is regarded as a perfect and powerful translation， in which the most famous line is"心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇" for" In me the tiger sniffs the rose"．
Yu spent his whole life（4） ． In a 2015 interview with People's Daily， he said， "The reason why I（5） writing till today is my passion （热爱）for the Chinese language． "He then added that his love for his mother and his motherland made this passion stronger．
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A． since B． speakers C． our D． until E． included F． expresses |
He was a poet（诗人） known for the nostalgia（怀旧） he describes in his poems． Now， it' s time for us to express（1） nostalgia for this great writer．
On December 14， 2017 the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan． He was born in 1928 in Nanjing， Jiangsu． Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s． He lived and worked there （2） his death．
Nostalgia is Yu's famous poem in which he （3） his homesickness（乡愁） for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan． The poem came out in 1971， and it remains highly popular among Chinese（4） worldwide． Even those who know little about literature enjoy lines from the poem． The poem is（5） in Chinese high school textbooks．