1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时分层作业(十八).阅读理解AIm a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look incredibly good when youre in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language.The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language！You can download them for free.BabbelLe
2、arn LanguagesBabbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new language.It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments.You need to pay a monthly subscription(定金)，but this will still be cheaper than taking physi
3、cal lessons with a tutor!Duolingo：Learn Languages FreeThe app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences.Its all completely free too！Its incredibly well designed，looks great and will help you learn，remember and progress with just a
4、little bit of time every day.Tandem：Language ExchangeRather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things，the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn.You can then have text，voice and video conversations with people who want to
5、 learn your native language，and in return you learn theirs，all by simply communicating with each other.Its a great way to learn with only $1 a day.Learn EnglishbusuuThis app is perfect if you want to learn English.There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids.Youll find yourself working thro
6、ugh interactive tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue.【语篇解读】本文为应用文，向人们推荐了四款语言学习应用程序。1What is the purpose of the passage?ASell apps to language learners.BIntroduce language learning apps.CTeach language learners to use apps.DTeach languages through apps.B写作意图题。根据第一段最后两句“The list below
7、is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language！You can download them for free.”可知，下面列出的4个应用程序将帮助你学习一门外语。由此可以判断其目的是向人们推荐语言学习应用程序。2Which app suits best if you want to learn through communication?ABabbelLearn Languages.BTandem：Language Exchange.CDuolingo：Learn Languages Free.DLearn Englishbusuu.
8、B细节理解题。根据Tandem：Language Exchange中的第二句“You can then have text，voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language，and in return you learn theirs，all by simply communicating with each other.”可知，如果你想通过交流学习，Tandem：Language Exchange最合适。3What is Duolingo different from the ot
9、her three apps?AIt is completely free to use.BIt is specially for English learning.CIt is unsuitable for beginners.DIt is the most effective app.A细节理解题。根据Duolingo：Learn Languages Free中的第一句“The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and se
10、ntences.Its all completely free too！”可知，Duolingo与其他三个apps相比，它全部是完全免费的。4What do the apps have in common?AThey cover all languages.BThey focus on grammar.CThey contain many tests.DThey are free to download.D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“You can download them for free.”可知这些应用程序的共同点是可“免费下载”，因此选D项。BLanguage learning b
11、egins with listening.Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking，and later starters are often long listenersMost children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak，though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the
12、 eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child.Before they can speak，many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties.It is ag
13、reed that they enjoy making noises，and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight，pain，friendliness，and so on.But since these cant be said to show the babys intention to communicate，they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language.I
14、t is agreed，too，that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment，and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store.This selfimitation(自我模仿) leads on to deliberate(有意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people.The problem then arises as to th
15、e point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need to get out.The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience
16、of the world.Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father，his dog，or anything else he likes.Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the ch
17、ild has begun to speak for himself，I doubt，however，whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.【语篇解读】本文讲语言学习从听开始，听得越多，讲得越好。婴儿起初的声音不算语言，而是一种情感的表达。但从何时开始算是语言并不重要，因为这个转变是个渐变过程。孩子即使开始讲话，他们始终还是喜欢模仿。5The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means
18、one can Abe hard to speak fluently Bbegin to speak quicklyCstart with listeningDoften take a long time in learning to listen properlyD句意理解题。由画线句子可知，开始讲话越晚，学听的时间就越长。6The underlined word “these” in Paragraph 2 refers to “ ”Apain BhappinessCkindness Dall of the aboveD代词指代题。根据“as particularly expressive
19、 as delight，pain，friendliness，and so on”可知答案。7According to the writer，we can draw a conclusion that Achildren are fond of imitatingBparents can never hope to teach their children new soundsCchildren get more experience of the world without imitationDchildrens use of words is often meaninglessA细节理解题。
20、根据文章最后一句的前半句可以推断出，孩子始终喜欢模仿。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Look inside any family home in the evening，and you might see a typical enough scene：Mom and Dad，each on their own laptop or tablet，streaming movies，catching up on work or maybe answering emails on their smartphones.Meanwhile，one child is chat
21、ting online with one school friend while texting another.The other is playing a video game with a friend on the other side of the city at the same time.Each member of the family is totally absorbed in his or her own piece of technology.According to some experts，the effect of technology on human rela
22、tionships is worrying as technology becomes a substitute for facetoface human relationships.It appears to be the case that many people would much rather spend time with their electronic gadgets(电子产品) than with one another.Young people say it is difficult to get their parents attention and they have
23、to compete with smartphones，tablets and other technology.However，a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project offers a more helpful and encouraging view，suggesting that far from replacing human contact，technology can actually better family relationships.Just over half of the 2，253 people
24、 surveyed agreed that technology had enabled them to increase their contact with distant family members and 47 percent said it had improved the communication with the people they lived with.Moreover，even the closest members of families need time away from each other at some point to seek their own i
25、nterests.Family members who might otherwise have sat in separate rooms can now be in the same one while still occupying a different mental space.Look back at our typical family scene above.Is it any different from four people reading their own books?Or is it driving families apart?Where technology w
26、ill lead us remains to be seen.Yet there is no need to worry.As a matter of fact，how it affects our family relationships depends on our attitude toward technology. 参考范文Nowadays family members are often found lost in their own electronic products.(要点1)Some experts fear that technology can affect fami
27、ly relationships for lack of facetoface communication.(要点2)However，a report has found technology benefits family bonds in that it makes members closer and provides private mental space as well.(要点3)Actually，not technology itself but peoples attitude towards it influences family relations.(要点4)- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网