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  3. People used to think that learning two languages created confusion in the mind. Far【C1】________it was thought, to get one

People used to think that learning two languages created confusion in the mind. Far【C1】________it was thought, to get one

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问题     People used to think that learning two languages created  confusion  in  the  mind.  Far【C1】________it  was thought, to get one right than bother with two. An even more extreme and【C2】________view was that learning two languages caused a kind of mental illness or dual personality.
    Some studies did seem to【C3】________the idea that learning two languages could be problematic; early researchers noted that bilingual people tended to have smaller vocabularies and slower access to words. But these myths and【C4】________disadvantages have now been overshadowed by a【C5】________of new research showing the【C6】________psychological benefits of learning another language. And these extend way【C7】________being able to order a cup of coffee abroad or ask directions to your hotel.
    First, Language centers in the brain actually grow as a result of successful language learning. The better you learn, the more those【C8】________areas of the brain grow. Second, bilingualism【C9】________Alzheimer’s disease in susceptible people by as much as five years. Seems unbelievable,【C10】________the studies are continuing to support this result. Third, being bilingual can lead to【C11】________listening skills, since the brain has to work harder to recognize different types of sounds in two or more languages. Fourth, you may become more language【C12】________. Infants in bilingual households can distinguish languages they’ve never even【C13】________before. Just being【C14】________the different sounds in, for example, Spanish and Catalan, helps them tell the difference between English and French. Fifth, it can【C15】________your memory. Babies brought up in a bilingual environment have stronger working memories than those brought up【C16】________only one language. Sixth, bilingual people can【C17】________from one task to another more quickly. Seventh, bilinguals have stronger control over their【C18】________and are better able to limit distractions. Furthermore, it can help develop new ways of seeing and improve your first language etc.
    These are all quite apart from the benefits of【C19】________yourself in another culture,  and of seeing your own culture from the【C20】________of another. You may well get something like ’a second soul’  from learning another language.
【C13】
选项 A、heard
B、seen
C、written
D、taught
答案A
解析 由空格前表示递进的even可推测婴幼儿的分辨语言的能力超出了人们的常规预想，因此A项heard为正确答案，说明这些孩子甚至能分辨从未接触过的语言，代入后符合文章语义。也为下一句的具体例子做铺垫。B项seen强调的是视觉感受，和language搭配不符合表达习惯。本句的主语为Infants in bilingual households，双语环境的孩子在接触语言时强调的是听说而不是读写。因此C项written也不能准确描述这些孩子的语言环境。本句为主动语态，D项代入后指这孩子被这些语言，不符合逻辑。
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