2019年6月CET4閱讀理解練習(xí)（1）

　　In the early nineteen fifties，researchers found that people scored lower on intelligence tests if they spoke more than one language.Research in the sixties found the opposite.So which is it?

　　Researchers presented their newest studies last month at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.The latest evidence shows that being bilingual (雙語的)does not necessarily make people smarter.But researcher Ellen Bialystock says it probably does make you better at certain skills.She says bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention—a function called the executive(執(zhí)行的)control system.

　　Ms Bialystock is a psychology professor at York University in Toronto，Canada. She says the best method to measure the executive control system is called the Stroop Test.A person is shown words in different colors.The person has to ignore the word but say the color.The problem is that the words are all names of colors.

　　Her work shows that bilingual people continually practice this function.They have to，because both languages are active in their brain at the same time.They need to limit one to be able to speak in the other.

　　This mental exercise might help in other ways，too.Researchers say bilingual children are better able to separate a word from its meaning，and more likely to have friends from different cultures.Bilingual adults are often four to five years later than others in developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

　　Foreign language study has increased in the United States.But linguist Alison Mackey at Georgetown University points out that English­speaking countries are still far behind the rest of the world.In England，like in the United States，bilingualism is seen as something special and unique and something to be commented on and perhaps work towards，while in many other parts of the world being bilingual is just seen as a natural part of life.

　　1. Being bilingual can make people ______.

　　A. smarter than others

　　B. better at all skills

　　C. better at controlling their attention

　　D. higher in intelligence

　　2. Bilingual children more likely to ______.

　　A. be healthier than others

　　B. make more friends from different countries

　　C. develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease

　　D. recognize a word from its meaning

　　3. The last paragraph suggests that ______.

　　A. bilingualism is just seen as a natural part of life in the United States

　　B. foreign language study needs improving in English­speaking countries

　　C. bilingualism is seen as something special and unique all over the world

　　D. English­speaking countries do better than others in foreign language study

　　4. The text is most probably a ______.

　　A. science fiction storyB. newspaper ad

　　C. book reviewD. science news report

　　參考答案及解析

　　【答案】 (1)C (2)B (3)B (4)D

　　【解析】(1)推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知，學(xué)雙語的人不一定比別人更聰明，但是在某些技能方面可能會(huì)做得更好。在控制他們的注意力方面學(xué)雙語的人就做得比較好。由此可知C項(xiàng)正確。

　　(2)細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第二句話“Researchers say bilingual children are better able to separate a word from its meaning，and more likely to have friends from different cultures.”可知，學(xué)雙語的孩子更可能與不同文化的人交朋友。所以答案應(yīng)該是B項(xiàng)。A項(xiàng)文中沒有提及;C項(xiàng)是對(duì)原文的曲解;D項(xiàng)應(yīng)該是“separate a word from its meaning”才正確。

　　(3)推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“...English­speaking countries are still far behind the rest of the world.”可知，說英語的國(guó)家在外語學(xué)習(xí)方面落后于世界其他地方，所以需要提高。同時(shí)也說明D項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的。根據(jù)最后一句“...in many other parts of the world being bilingual is just seen as a natural part of life.”可知A和C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。

　　(4)推理判斷題。整篇文章講的是根據(jù)研究說雙語的人在某些方面可能會(huì)具有優(yōu)勢(shì)。所以這篇文章應(yīng)該是一份科學(xué)新聞報(bào)告。