《2025年全品学练考高中英语必修第一册外研版》

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If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become cleverer 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 younger people learn a second language, the greater the effect is. A team led by Dr Andrea Michelle, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” 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 the 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 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 languages 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 (理解) were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
(C)1. The main subject talked about in this passage is science on learning a second language.
A. science on learning a second language
B. man's ability of learning a second language
C. findings that language learning can help brain power
D. language learning and maths study
(D)2. What does the writer mainly want to express in the second paragraph?
A. Language is also a kind of physical labour.
B. Grey matter is the area of processing information.
C. Regular exercises can build our muscles.
D. Language learning helps grey matter work well.
(A)3. The underlined word “bilinguals” in Paragraph 3 probably means persons who can speak two languages.
A. persons who can speak two languages
B. persons who are good at learning foreign languages
C. researchers on language learning
D. active language learners
(B)4. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects.
A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D. you'd better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
语篇分析

词海拾珠
1. endless adj. 无止境的；不断的→endn. 最后部分，末尾；结束
2. lead to 导致；引起
3. is similar to 与……相似
4. be compared with 与……相比
5. ability n. 能力；才能→ableadj. 能够，有能力的→enablev. 使能够，使成为可能
6. match v. 相同；比得上；使成对，使相配；使竞赛 n. 比赛，竞赛；火柴；敌手；相配的人(或物)
7. entrance n. 入口；(演员的)登台，登场→enterv. 进去，进入
举一反三
一词多义 process
[原句再现] This is the area of the brain which processes information. 这是大脑处理信息的区域。
process v. 处理，加工 n. 过程，进程；工序；步骤
猜测词义
(1) It's the process not the end product that matters. (过程)
(2) This was the first stage of the printing process. (工序)
(3) The computer is processing a large amount of data. (处理)
句型透视
[原句] A team led by Dr Andrea Michelle, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English.
[分析] 在句中，led by Dr Andrea Michelle 是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰 team；who only spoke English 是定语从句，修饰先行词 Britons，关系代词 who 在从句中作主语。
[翻译] 由伦敦大学学院的安德里亚·米歇尔博士带领的一个团队，选取了一组只会说英语的英国人。
[仿写] 由我们班长组织的一个小组，挑选了一些擅长画画的同学。
A group organized by our monitor picked some classmates who are good at drawing/painting.

答案： 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B
【语篇分析】
1. cleverer/more clever 2. structure 3. entrance
【词海拾珠】
1. end 5. able;enable 7. enter
【举一反三】
[猜测词义]
(1)过程
(2)工序
(3)处理
【句型透视】
[分析] 后置定语；定语；主语
[仿写] organized by our monitor; who are good at drawing/painting