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【題目】 Researchers in the 1960s found bilingual (雙語的) people scored higher on intelligence (智力) tests than monolinguals—people who speak only one language. The latest studies show that being bilingual does not necessarily make people cleverer, but it probably does make you better at certain skills.

Imagine driving down the highway. There’re many things that could attract your attention and you really need to be able to watch all of them. Why would bilingualism make you any better at that?

The answer is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention—a function (功能)called the executive control system. It’s quite possibly the most important system we have because it’s where all of your decisions about what to attend to, what to ignore (忽略), what process are made.

The best method to measure (測(cè)量) the executive control system is called the Stroop Test. Suppose you would have the word “blue” written in red, but you have to say the color red. But “blue” is so eye-catching, and you really want to say “blue”. You need to ignore it so that you can say the color red. That’s the Stroop Test.

Bilingual people continually practice this function. They have to, because both languages are active in their brain at the same time. They need to ignore one to be able to speak in the other. This exercise might help in other ways, too. Researchers say bilingual children are more likely to have friends from different cultures. Bilingual adults are often four to five years later than others in developing Alzheimer’s disease.

【1】完成句子

Bilingual people are often better at controlling ________.

【2】用英語表達(dá)文中畫線單詞it所指代的內(nèi)容

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【3】簡(jiǎn)略回答問題

What is the Stroop Test?

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【4】找出并寫下全文的主題句；

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【5】將文中畫線句子譯成漢語。

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】their attention

【2】blue

【3】The best method to measure the executive control system is called the Stroop Test./ It’s the best method to measure the executive control system./ The best method to measure the executive control system.

【4】The latest studies show that being bilingual does not necessarily make people cleverer, but it probably does make you better at certain skills.

【5】研究者（們）說雙語的孩子更有可能交到來自不同文化（背景）的朋友。

【解析】

本文介紹了研究人員在20世紀(jì)60年代發(fā)現(xiàn)說雙語的人比說一種語言的人在智力測(cè)試中得分更高。說雙語的人通常更善于控制自己的注意力。說雙語的孩子更有可能交到來自不同文化的朋友。

【1】根據(jù)“The answer is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention—a function (功能)called the executive control system.”可知，會(huì)說兩種語言的人通常更善于控制自己的注意力，故填their attention。

【2】根據(jù)But “blue” is so eye-catching, and you really want to say “blue”. “藍(lán)色”太搶眼了，你真想說“藍(lán)色”，根據(jù)so that you can say the color red.可知，你可以說出紅色，因此表示避免說藍(lán)色。故填blue。

【3】根據(jù)“The best method to measure (測(cè)量) the executive control system is called the Stroop Test.”可知，測(cè)量執(zhí)行控制系統(tǒng)的最佳方法稱為斯特魯普測(cè)試。故填The best method to measure the executive control system is called the Stroop Test./ It’s the best method to measure the executive control system./ The best method to measure the executive control system.

【4】根據(jù)第一段的“The latest studies show that being bilingual does not necessarily make people cleverer, but it probably does make you better at certain skills.”可知，最新的研究表明，掌握兩種語言不一定能讓人更聰明，但可能確實(shí)能讓你在某些技能上做得更好。故填The latest studies show that being bilingual does not necessarily make people cleverer, but it probably does make you better at certain skills.

【5】bilingual children“說雙語的孩子”，are more likely to“更有可能”，from different cultures“來自不同文化”，作后置定語，修飾名詞friends，have friends“交朋友”。故填：研究者們說，說雙語的孩子更有可能交到來自不同文化（背景）的朋友。