【正文】 g C. don‘t have D. not have 26. You will find _______ to use the puter. Even the old can learn it all by themselves. A. that easily B. it easily C. it easy D. it was easy 27.––Excuse me, could you tell me _______? ––Yes. It‘s about twenty minutes‘ walk. A. how long it takes to go to the park B. how far it is from here to the park C. how does it take to go to the park D. how far is it from here to the park 28. The teacher often requires us ________ make any noise in class. A. to try not to B. not try to C. not to try to D. try not to 29. What _______most is that Japan don‘t want to say ―sorry‖ to the Chinese people about the war. A. proves B. faces C. matters D. admires 30. –– Pudong Airport, please. I have to be there by 3:00 pm. ––______________, but I39。t be happier with 40 .But then he said, Wow, this is my son39。s wish came true D. introduce different kinds of children‘s wishes 50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Sick children just wish to get well. B. Christopher and Tommy are two officers. C. Few people are working for ―MakeAWish‖. D. ―MakeAWish‖ has a history of over 30 years. C Scene 1 On a wild mountain, two goats met on a rock just over a high cliff (峭壁 ). The rock was so narrow that there was neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back. One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow rock, pressing as close to the rock as he could. Then the other goat gently and softly stepped over his friend, till, safely past him, he could lightly get away. The goat that had lain down then drew himself up, safe and free to leap again from rock to rock, and eat the sweet grass on the hills. Scene 2 Two other goats met on the banks of a wild, rushing stream. They found there was a tree across the stream. It formed a bridge from one side to the other. They stood for a moment with one foot on the tree, each thinking that the other would draw back. But neither of them would give away, and they met at last on the middle of the narrow bridge! They then began to push and fight with their horns (犄角 ), till at last their feet slipped, and both the goats fell into the stream, and were lost in the waters! Both might have been saved if either of them had known how to give way to another at the right time. 51. How did the two goats in Scene 1 manage to get away from the rock? A. One goat turned around and went back. B. One goat jumped over the other and walked away. C. They stood there and passed the rock carefully together. D. One goat lay down on the rock so that the other could first leave. 52. Which of the following shows the right order in Scene 2? a. Their feet slipped and fell into the stream. b. They met on the bank of a rushing stream. c. A tree fell across a stream and formed a bridge. d. They pushed and fought with their horns. e. They met on the middle of the narrow bridge. A. bcead B. bceda C. cbeda D. cebda 53. What can we learn from the passage? A. Many hands make light work. B. Actions speak louder than words. C. Don‘t put all your eggs in one basket. D. Being kind to someone is never a waste. D If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven‘t you noticed that you have bee smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were pared with a group of ―early bilinguals‖ who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度 ) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference. ―Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,‖ said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. ―Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (靈活的 ),‖ he said. ―You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.‖ The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirtyfour. Reading, writing, and prehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. ―Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,‖ explained the scientists. 54. The main subject talked about in this passage is ________. A. science on learning a second language B. man‘s ability of learning a second language C. that language can help brain power D. language learning and maths study 55. The underlined word ―bilingual‖ probably means _______. A. a researcher on language learning B. a second