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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 right

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

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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.
【C19】
选项 A、pressing
B、interpreting
C、dipping
D、immersing
答案D
解析 本段进一步说明学习外语的其他好处。学习外语能给学习者从另一种文化中得到的好处应该是能够接触到并借此语言工具来了解另一种文化。因此选D项immersing“沉浸于”，指有拥有外语能力才能够了解另一种文化，从而得到好处。A项pressing意为“挤入”，带有强迫意味，不符合逻辑。B项interpreting“说明，解释；口译”，常指对文字等的解析，代入后语义不通顺。C项dipping为“浸，使下沉”，指浸入液体中，不能和表示抽象意义的culture搭配。
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