听一段对话，回答第6—7小题。
() 6. What language is Jack going to learn?
A. Japanese. B. English. C. Chinese.
() 7. How long are the lessons for young learners?
A. Three months. B. Half a year. C. One year.

6.C 7.B

听一篇短文，回答第8—10小题，完成信息记录表。
Tips on how to learn a foreign language well
Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. | People sometimes get things 8.
Enjoy learning the language. | good learner 9 with the language.
Keep learning the language outside the 10. | You can pick up useful words and phrases in a street, or read some materials out loud at home.
() 8. A. right B. quickly C. wrong
() 9. A. gets bored B. has fun C. feels happy
() 10. A. classroom B. home C. school

8.C 9.B 10.A

二、短文填空
阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
People start learning languages whether they are young or old. Most people think that the older you get, the (1) (hard) it is to learn a new language. According (2) this idea, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact?
(3) (much) research studies suggest a different view. One report on 2,000 (4) (Italy) studying Swedish showed that quite a few adults (成年人) learnt more but spent less time (5) the younger children. There are several possible explanations (解释) for these findings. For one thing, adults can understand the (6) (mean) of different words better than children. Moreover, adults can use logical (逻辑的) thinking to help (7) (they) see the patterns in the language. Third, adults have more self-discipline (自律) than children. They deeply understand the (8) (important) of learning a new language.
All in all, it seems that the common (普遍的) idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be true.

1. harder
2. to
3. Many
4. Italians
5. than
6. meanings
7. them/themselves
8. importance

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空题，需结合语法规则、固定搭配、词性转换及语境逻辑逐一分析每个空格：
1. 考查“the + 比较级，the + 比较级”结构，表“越……越……”，故将形容词hard变为比较级；
2. 考查固定短语according to，意为“根据”，需填介词to；
3. 空格修饰可数名词复数research studies，需用表“许多”的形容词many，且句首大写；
4. 空格前有数词2000，需填表示“意大利人”的名词复数形式；
5. 前文有比较级more，需用连词than连接比较对象；
6. 定冠词the后需接名词，结合different words可知用名词复数；
7. 动词help后需接宾语，用代词的宾格或反身代词；
8. 定冠词the后需接名词，将形容词important转换为名词形式。
【解析】
1. 遵循“the + 比较级，the + 比较级”结构，故填harder；
2. 固定搭配according to要求填介词to；
3. 修饰可数名词复数research studies，用Many（句首大写）；
4. 2000后接名词复数，Italy对应的“意大利人”复数为Italians；
5. 比较级结构中用than连接比较部分，故填than；
6. the后接名词，对应different words用复数meanings；
7. help后接宾语，用them或themselves；
8. the后接名词，important的名词形式为importance。
【答案】
1. harder
2. to
3. Many
4. Italians
5. than
6. meanings
7. them/themselves
8. importance
【知识点】
形容词比较级、固定短语搭配、名词的数、词性转换
【点评】
本题围绕英语基础知识点展开，涵盖比较级结构、固定搭配、词性转换等，需结合语境和语法规则作答，是初中英语常见题型，侧重考查学生的基础语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6