A man was working on my farmhouse. After a day’s work, his old truck (卡车) was broken. As I d
When we got to his house, he i
Later, he walked with me to the car. When we passed the tree, I asked him about what he did at the little tree.
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A.feel | B.to feel | C.feeling | D.feels |
If English means endless new words, difficult rules and sometimes strange sound, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become 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 improvement in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes (处理) information. It is similar to the way that doing lots of exercise helps build muscles (肌肉).
The study also found the younger people learn a second language, the greater the effect is. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” the people who had learned 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 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 adds up the ability to learn.
Professor Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and can understand different ideas better.”
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 thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance (入口) to another world,” explained the scientists.
1.The writer mentions “exercise” in Paragraph 2 in order to ________.A.say language is also a kind of physical labor |
B.make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well |
C.prove that one needs more practice when he/she is learning a language |
D.show the importance of using the language when you learn the language |
A.a researcher on language learning |
B.an English native speaker |
C.an active language learner |
D.a person who can speak two languages |
A.Italian is the best choice for you as a second language |
B.learning a second language is the same as studying math |
C.you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language |
D.early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects |
A.Science on learning a second language. |
B.Language can increase brain power. |
C.Man’s ability of learning a second language. |
D.Language learning and math study. |
A.is searching | B.searches |
C.search | D.will search |
A.is; held | B.will; hold | C.do; hold | D.will; be held |
A.all the lessons; are all | B.the all lessons; all are |
C.all the lessons; all are | D.the all lessons; are all |
Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels (标签) define what she could be. “I was a black girl from a refugee (难民) family.” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”
After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field. Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.
A.Deka was adopted by a refugee family |
B.Deka spent a lot of time going to parties |
C.Deka became a professor after graduation |
D.Deka’s experiences drove her to work hard |
A.from her mother’s experience |
B.after her chemistry class |
C.by reading book in the library |
D.through working at the institute |
A.patient | B.confident | C.ambitious | D.generous |
A.One should set a goal to achieve something big. |
B.If you want to succeed, you have to be perfect. |
C.One should look up to others. |
D.One should always make every effort to achieve his dreams. |
A.Life is not all roses. |
B.Practice makes perfect. |
C.Well begun is half done. |
D.Hard work leads to success. |
爱,无处不在!它或许来自你的家人,或来自你的老师、朋友、同学甚至陌生人。请你用“Life is full of love”为题写一篇短文。
Life is full of love