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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.
【C3】
选项 A、apply to
B、argue against
C、stir up
D、back up
答案D
解析 本句空格前有表示强调的助动词did和情态动词seem，后半句中还有另一个情态动词could，这些词都表明一种推测，表明主语Some studies所描述的观点是可能成立的。后半句有提到双语者词汇量小，学习词汇慢。这也说明了学习双语确实会带来一些不良影响。因此选D项back up“支持”，即一些研究证实学习双语可能会导致某些问题。研究不是“适用于”某种观点，而是证实某种假设，因此A项apply to可以排除。B项argue against“不赞成”和本句语义相反。C项stir up“引起，激起”通常和表示情感、回忆、想象力等词语搭配，不适用于本句。
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