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阅读理解     If 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 effect (效果) is greater when the younger people learn a second language. 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. "Our findings suggest that the structure (结构) 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 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 have a better understanding of different ideas."     The findings had the same result 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 to another world," explained the scientists. （1） From Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, we can learn that         . A . learning a second language can make you smarter B . grammar is not very important in learning English C . you can start to learn another language if you are smart D . it is best to learn a second language in a British university （2） The underlined word "bilinguals" in Paragraph 3 most probably means         . A . people who study language learning B . people who can speak two languages C . languages spoken by British people D . languages children learn before five （3） Dr. Andrea Mechelli and his team have found that         . A . it is not very good to start learning a language too early B . it usually takes quite a long time to master a new language C . learning a second language changes the structure of the brain D . people who don't learn a second language have no grey matter （4） In the last two paragraphs, the writer tells us that         . A . the younger you start to learn a second language, the better B . improving math skills is as difficult as learning a second language C . Italian people are supposed to learn English as a second language D . the best age to learn a second language is between two and thirty-four （5） This passage is mainly about         . A . language learning and math skills B . how to learn a second languagewell C . the importance of learning English D . the good effect of learning a language 答案： A B C A D

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