19．Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older．Language experts，however，will tell you that you're never too old to learn a new language．As you get older，it can be more difficult to learn a new language，though．
Children and adults learn new languages in different ways．For children，language is their life．They study for thousands of hours every year，because they need to learn languages to become part of their communities．Adults，on the other hand，are already part of a language community．Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community，and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do．
Moreover，children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes．This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident．Adults，however，often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language．This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language．
When young children learn a new language，they come to see various languages as a"normal"part of society．This mindset （思維模式） helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they're doing something unusual or"too hard"．
So if you want to learn a new language，go for it!It's never too late to learn a new language．If you're older，it may take more work，but it can be done．If you're a young child，though，now is the time to step out and learn a new language!
28．By"Language is their life"，the author means that childrenC．
A．can't live without language
B．lead a happy life every day
C．practice a new language a lot
D．are taken good care of adults
29．What may make it hard for the old people to learn to a new language？A
A．They are afraid of being laughed at．
B．They usually have too many interests．
C．They think making mistakes is natural．
D．They always make all kinds of mistakes．
30．Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language？B
A．The behaviors they have．
B．The learning attitudes．
C．The future plans they have made．
D．The materials they are using．
31．According to the author，a new languageD．
A．can never be learned by the old people
B．can be grasped by the old people easily
C．can be understood only by the old people
D．can be learned by both the old and the young．
分析 本文是一篇議論文．本文通過對比老人和孩子學語言的不同告訴大家既然什么時候學習一門新的語言都不晚，那么老人和孩子都可以學習新的語言．
解答 28．C．推理判斷題．由題干中language is their life 定位到文中的"They study for thousands of hours every year…"．他們每年要花費成千上萬個小時學習語言，故可以推知其意思是指孩子們進行大量的語言練習．故選C．
29．A．細節理解題．由題干中的make it hard for the old people to learn a new language定位到第三段最后一句"This can intimidate many people and make it even harder…"，this指代上句"Adults，however，often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language"．成人學習語言的時候，往往因為追求完美而感到有壓力，也就是成人在學習語言時擔心受到嘲笑．該段的首句是段落主題句，解題時要考慮到這個主題思想，就容易選出正確答案；故選A．
30．B．推理判斷題．根據第二段Adults，on the other hand，are already part of a language community．Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community，and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do可知孩子和成年人之間學習態度不同，目的不同會導致學習結果的不同；故選B．
31．D．推理判斷題．題干詢問作者的觀點，定位到文章的主旨段最后一段，由其中的"It's never too late to learn a new language"可知答案．既然什么時候學習一門新的語言都不晚，那么老人和孩子都可以學習新的語言．故選D．
點評 考察學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力，做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
