题型：阅读表达 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
北京市海淀区石油大学附属中学2019-2020八年级下学期英语期末试卷
Timothy Doner has an unusual hobby—He likes to learn languages. Over the last five years, the 17-year-old-boy has been able to master 23 languages. He becomes the youngest polyglot (通晓多种语言的人) in the world.
He began to learn languages in 2009 after completing basic Hebrew (希伯来语的) lessons. He enjoyed it so much that he decided to become fluent (流利的) in Modern Hebrew. After that, there was no stopping because he loved languages so much.
Over the years, he has added eighteen kinds of languages to his list of languages. The list doesn't include French, Mandarin, Latin and English. He has managed to learn all the foreign languages on his own, using just online softwares (软件) and grammar books.
He begins by learning how to pronounce letters correctly, and then teaching himself the grammar. He makes use of reading newspapers and talking with people who speak that language. In order to find other people with similar skills and interest, he posts videos of himself speaking different languages on the Internet.
His language skills are quite useful, because it allows him to listen to all kinds of conversations.
We are often educated to have the courage, but we also need to understand "fear" correctly. "Fear" also has the meaning of "awe (敬畏)". If a person has no respect (尊敬) or awe, it will surely bring trouble to the family, to the society and the country. So, how should we do?
Fear life. Life is the only one. The fear of life will make us value life more. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} If we don't respect nature, nature will punish us in turn. All kinds of natural disasters (灾害) will come one after another, making us helpless in front of nature. We should learn scientific knowledge and skills to avoid some dangers.
Fear your parents. Know how to respect parents and thanks for their efforts. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Fear the law. No rules, no standards. Follow the order, rules of the society, schools and public places. Know the law and understand the law. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Whoever breaks the law can't run away from punishment.
Fear knowledge. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} We will keep on progressing, have the awe of teachers, and accept their teaching and education with pleasure.
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A. Have a scientific way of life. B. With a sense of awe, study hard in school and not let parents worry. C. Because of awe we will not do anything to hurt ourselves or others at will. D. The awe of knowledge makes us knowledgeable. E. Fear the power of nature. F. Without awe of the law, there will be no good end. |
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