《2025年精彩练习就练这一本九年级英语全一册人教版评议教辅》

六、阅读理解
If you think English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, 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 increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles (肌肉).
The study also found the earlier 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” who had learnt 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 the difference was.
“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 increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths 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 have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the earlier they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
(C)1. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Difficulties of language learning.
B. Language learning and maths study.
C. Science on learning a second language.
D. Man’s ability of learning a second language.
(D)2. What does the underlined word “bilinguals” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. English native speakers.
B. Active language learners.
C. Researchers on language learning.
D. People who can speak two languages.
(D)3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. Learning a second language is the same as studying maths.
B. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language.
C. You’d better choose the ages between 25 and 34 to learn a second language.
D. Early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects.
读后词汇拓展
猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思,并收入自己的小词典。
1. sense n. 感觉 2. effect n. 效果 3. native adj. 当地的

答案：
1. C
2. D
3. D 读后词汇拓展 1. n. 感觉 2. n. 效果 3. adj. 当地的