A study showed that the experiences children have in their first few years are important . These experiences affect the development of the brain. When children receive more attention, they often have higher IQs. Babies receive information when they see, hear and feel things, which makes connections between different parts of the brain. There are a hundred trillion(万亿)connections in the brain of a three-year-old child.
Researcher Judit Gervain tested how good newborns are at distinguishing different sound patterns. Her researchers produced images of the brains of babies as they heard different sound patterns. For example, one order was mu-ba-ba. This is the pattern"A-B-B". Another order was mu-ba-ge. This is the pattern “A-B-C”. The images showed that the part of the brain responsible for speech was more active during the" A-B-B"pattern. This shows that babies can tell the difference between different patterns. They also were sensitive to where it occurred in the order.
Gervain is excited by these findings because the order of sounds is the building block of words and grammar. "Position is key to language," she says. "If something is at the beginning or at the end, it makes a big difference: 'John caught the bear.' is very different from 'The bear caught John.'”
Researchers led by scientist Patricia Kuhl have found that language delivered by televisions, audio books, the Internet, or smartphones－no matter how educational－doesn’t appear to be enough for children’s brain development. They carried out a study of nine-month-old American babies. They expected the first group who’d watched videos in Chinese to show the same kind of learning as the second group who were brought face-to-face with the same sounds. Instead they found a huge difference. The babies in the second group were able to distinguish between similar Chinese sounds as well as native listeners. But the other babies －regardless of whether they had watched the video or listened to the audio－learned nothing.
1.What makes connections in a baby’s brain?
A. Having a higher IQ. B. Experiencing new information.
C. The baby’s early age. D. The connection with other babies.
2.What did Judit Gervain and her team find in the experiment?
A. Babies can identify different sound patterns.
B. Word order is relevant to meaning.
C. Babies can well understand different words.
D. A certain brain region processes language.
3.What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Words have different sounds.
B. Different orders have different meanings.
C. Different languages have different grammar.
D. Grammar is important in learning languages.
4.What is the main conclusion from the study led by Patricia Kuhl?
A. Babies shouldn’t watch a lot of television.
B. Foreign languages help babies’ brain develop.
C. Listening to different languages develops babies’ brain.
D. Social communication improves babies’ brain development.
Judy Wright and her husband decided to move closer to their son, Chris, who lived in Georgia. About a month after the move, Judy fell ill, suffering from her ongoing battle against Parkinson’s disease.
Her condition worsened rapidly and she required medical care at home. The family hired a nursing aid who canceled at the last minute. Instead, a woman named TunDe Hector showed up in her place.
One day, TunDe shared a story with Judy and her family. She remembered a particularly difficult day in 2014, when a stranger had helped her with a kind gesture. She had run out of gas, and with only $5 in her pocket, was walking to a gas station, gas can in hand. A man saw her walking and turned his car around. He paid for her gas and gave her all the cash left in his wallet. Upon hearing the story, Judy’s son, Chris, took off his hat and said, “That was me!” He was the stranger that had helped TunDe on that difficult day.
During the care of Judy, the Wright family learned about TunDe’s family and her own dream. The nursing aid, TunDe hoped that one day she could become an OB-GYN nurse. Her tuition was past due (逾期) and she had a family to care for, but she was determined to achieve that goal for herself and her family.
Judy died on July 9, 2017. Instead of flowers, her family asked mourners (悼念者) to donate to TunDe’s education, to assist her in paying for her nursing school. In less than a week, they raised more than $8,000 and presented her with the surprise check.
1.Why did Judy’s family choose TunDe in the end?
A.To help her with a kind gesture.
B.To replace another nursing aid.
C.To look after Judy in the hospital.
D.To give Judy the best medical care.
2.How might Chris feel when hearing TunDe’s story?
A.Astonished B.Upset
C.Puzzled D.Moved
3.How did the Wright family help TunDe after Judy’s death?
A.They paid for her education.
B.They helped care for her family.
C.They helped her realize her dream.
D.They bought her a surprise present.
4.What does the whole story mainly tell us?
A.Kindness comes full circle.
B.Actions speak louder than words.
C.The truth never fears investigation.
D.Constant dropping wears stone.
Hiking is a great way to get active and reduce stress while you are exploring the city.Visit our page to find some of the best free walking tours across New York City.
Community Days at Conference House Park
Wednesday ,September 19, 2018 12:00p.m.---2:00p.m.
Enjoy new gardens at the Visitor Center. Explore and help repair the three self-designed gardens: vegetable, native plant, and sculpture. Experience kids crafts，adult art programs, Tai Chi and more in this lovely setting.
Position: Conference House Park, 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island
Event Organizer: Conference House Park
Phone Number: (718)227-1463
Contact Email: john.kilcullen@parks .nyc.qov
Greenbelt on the Go
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 10:00a.m.---11:30a.m.
Join us for relaxing walks through our parks. Enjoy the pretty views of them, as we point out a few of the distinct features that make each park special. The length of each hike will be determined by the pace of the group. Registration is required.To register, please email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org before August 14.
Position: Greenbelt Nature Center in Blood Root Valley, 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue Staten Island
Event Organizer: Staten Island Greenbelt Conservancy, Greenbelt Environmental Education Department
Phone Number: (718)351-3450
Contact Email: naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org
Adult Afternoon Hikes
Wednesday, October 10,2018 1:30p.m.---3:00p.m.
Get familiar with the Greenbelt and local parks by hiking with other adults !You’re encouraged to bring small meals and drinks for the break time.
Position: Greenbelt Nature Center in Blood Root Valley, 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue Staten Island
Event Organizer: Staten Island Greenbelt Conservancy, Greenbelt Environmental Education Department
Phone Number: (718)351-3450
Contact Email: naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org
The South Pole at Wards Point
Thursday ,November 15,2018 7:00a.m.---7:00p.m.
The three miles of nearby natural shoreline are a sandy beach. Shells ,rocks , and stones of every shape and size can be found here. Not to be missed are the park’s other attractions: acres of woodland ,four galleries, and five historic houses!
Position: Conference House Park Visitor Center in Conference House Park ,298 Satterlee Street ,Staten Island
Event Organizer: Conference House Park
Contact Email: john.kilcullen@parks .nyc.qov
1.Which walking tour may attract people interested in Chinese culture?
A.Community Days at Conference House Park
B.Greenbelt on the Go
C.Adult Afternoon Hikes
D.The South Pole at Wards Point
2.What do we know about Greenbelt on the Go?
A.The length of the hike is settled
B.People will visit three distinct parks
C.It takes place in Conference House Park
D.Visitors need to register in advance
3.What do the four walking tours have in common?
A.They are all for adults.
B.They all charged no fees
C.They’re held by the same organizer.
D.They require visitors to bring food.
假如你是高一新生李华。开学之初, 你的英语老师Mr. Wang希望了解每位同学的英语学习情况并征求教学建议。请按以下要点用英语给他写一封信，
1. 对英语学习的认识；
2. 目前你的英语学习现状及存在问题；
3. 对英语教学的建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Mr. Wang,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
下面短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线， 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Sunday, Li Ming and his classmates went to the park near the school. Can you guess that they did there? They take part in a volunteer activity. They reached in the park at nine o’clock and then they divided into three groups. Li Ming was in Group Three. All group had different tasks. Group One planted trees. Group Two picked up rubbish leaving by the tourists and cleaned benches. A group that Li Ming was in wiped all the equipment in the Children’s House. All of them worked hardly. Before noon, we finished working. Each of them felt a little tired, and they were happy because they had done a good deed.
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
As a student, you may have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as 1. (win) the Noble Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best 2. ( student) in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Have you ever tried to make your dream come true?
Andrew Matthems, 3. Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams come true is life's4.(big) challenge. You may think you're not very good 5.some school subjects, and it's 6. (possible) for you to be successful. In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember 7.your dream is . Keep telling 8.(you) what you want every day. There will be difficulties on the road to your dream, but the largest difficulty 9. (come) from yourself. You need to decide to do what is the most important. When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more 10.(use).
