When do children start to talk？If you ask a group of parents when this happened，most will say" around twelve months of age".They will probably even remember what the children said.Many parents keep a diary of their child's "first words"
We can never predict what a first word is going to be.Often it's the name for" mummy " or "daddy"，but it could just as easily be the word for an animal or a favorite toy.Everything depends on what has most caught the child's attention.But one thing is certain：after the first word，others come quickly.By 18 months，most children have learned about 50 words.By two，the total has risen to around 200.
Early words are actually one﹣word sentences.One of the first features（特征）of language a child learns well is to control the rise and fall of the voice to make the difference between stating and questioning.In English，daddy with a high rising tone（声调）means "is that daddy？" Daddy with a high falling tone means "There's daddy".Of course，only very basic meanings can be communicated using tones alone.So it soon becomes necessary to learn some grammar.
In English，grammar means learning to put words in different orders.Children have to see that mummy push is different from push mummy.They start practising such changes at around 18 months.By two，they have learned the basic patterns of word order，and we hear them saying such things as man kick ball and where daddy go.
What are the parents doing all his time？They're acting as teachers and they always have an active role to play in their child's language learning.
（1）How old are most children when they have learned about 50 words？
A.About 6 months old.
B.About one year old.
C.About 18 months old.
D.About two years]old.
（2）Which might an English child say first when learning to talk？
A.Mummy.
B.Push mummy.
C.Man kick ball.
D.Where daddy go.
（3）What's Paragraph 4 mainly about？
A.Word order.
B.Word tones.
C.The first words.
D.Correcting words.
（4）Who is most responsible for a child's early language learning？
A.Teachers.
B.Parents.
C.Friends.
D.Grandparents.
Hello, I’m Mary Brown. Here, you can see my two family photos. In the first photo, you can see my grandparents, my aunt, my uncle and my uncle’s daughter Susan. In the next picture you can see six people. They are my parents Simon and Helen. These two boys are my brothers Alan and Peter. And those two girls are my sister Betty and Betty’s good friend Sonia Black. Where am I? Well, I’m not in the photo.You can see ________ people in the first photo.
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
Simon’s family name is ________.
| A．Brown | B．Green | C．Smith | D．Black |
Peter is Betty’s ________.
| A．cousin | B．uncle | C．friend | D．brother |
Susan has ________ cousins.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Who is Sonia?
| A．She is Helen’s daughter. |
| B．She is Susan’s cousin. |
| C．She is Betty’s friend. |
| D．She is Alan’s sister. |
John Brown and Anna Smith are Alan’s ________.
| A．parents | B．grandparents |
| C．brother and sister | D．uncle and aunt |
Mary is Sally’s ________.
| A．aunt | B．mother | C．sister | D．friend |
Ann is John Brown’s ________.
| A．son | B．granddaughter |
| C．daughter | D．grandson |
Tom and Kate are Ann’s ________.
| A．cousins | B．uncle and aunt |
| C．brother and sister | D．father and mother |
From the family tree, we know Sally has (有) ________ cousins.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
My sister and I are very different.When people meet us both,they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters.This is because we don’t look like each other,we have different personalities(性格) and our lifestyles are different.
Do you resemble your brother or sister? My sister and I don’t resemble each other at all. I am tall,but she is very short.I have short dark brown hair and green eyes.She has long blond hair and blue eyes.I am strong but she is not.I have big hands and feet;Her feet and hands are very small.When we were kids,she was thin,but I was heavy.Now,we are both heavy.
We also have opposite personalities.She is always stressed out.I am calmer and more outgoing.She is always worried about what other people think and say about her.But I really don’t care. When she has a problem,she just worries about it,but when I have a problem,I try to fix(解决) it.She easily gets angry,especially with our mother.But I’m more patient.
Our lifestyles are very different.I love old things and hardly ever go shopping.But she goes shopping twice or more a week.I have cats.She has a dog.I read.She watches TV.The writer and her sister are different in _____ ways.
A.two B.three C.fourThe underlined word “resemble”means “______ ” in Chinese.
A.相似 B.想念 C.害怕The writer’s sister is a ______ girl.
A.thin and tall
B.thin and short
C.heavy and shortWe can learn from the underlined part “but I don’t really care”that the writer _______.
A.is stressed out
B.doesn’t care about her sister.
C.donesn’t care about others’ opinions(看法)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer was fat when she was a kid.
B.The writer is always angry with her sister.
C.The writer and her sister both have blue eyes.
| Summer Sale! Save on every record and tape in the store. POP ROCK JAZZ DISCO COUNTRY.. Specials on all records and tapes. LIST PRICE SALE PRICE $5.98 $4.48 $6.98 $5.48 $7.98 $6.48 Sale starts on June 15 and ends on June 29. No mail or telephone orders during the sale. Add: 308 Park Street THE MUSIC STORE |
The Music Store _____.
A. will open on June15.
B. is having a summer sale.
C. has sale prices only in summer.What records and tapes in the store are on sale?
A. Disco. B. Rock. C. A and B If you buy a tape that lists the price is $ 7.98 during the sale, how much can you save?
A $3.50 B $1.50 C $4.50 The sale will last(持续) _____.
A. 10days B. 15days C. a weekWhich of the following is true?
A. The last day of the sale is June15
B. There is no phone in the store
C. You can’t buy things over the phone.
Dear Pen Pal,
My name is Robert.I am fourteen years old.I’m short, and I have a medium build.I have short curly brown hair.I don’t wear glasses.I usually wear T-shirts and jeans.
I want to be a musician when I grow up.I want to play the drums in the rock band.Can you play any instrument? My favorite rock singer is Bad Boy.He is very popular.Do you know him? I like his music very much.He also plays the guitar and dances very well.He’s tall and very thin.He has a black beard.He sometimes wears funny glasses.He often wears T-shirts and jeans.Who is your favorite singer?
What do you look like? Are you tall? Is your hair long or short? Do you wear glasses? Write soon and tell me about yourself.
Robert
阅读上面一封信,回答下列问题Who is Robert’s favorite rock singer?
Is Bad Boy thin?
Does Bad Boy have a blonde beard?
What kind of glasses does Bad Boy wear?
What clothes does Bad Boy wear?