2024届上海市部分区高三下学期二模英语试题汇编：完形填空.docx

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2024届上海市黄浦区高三下学期二模英语试卷

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

MyfatherdecidedtostartlearningFrenchwhenhewas57.Onthesurface,hisretirementhobbyseemsalittlerandom—ourfamilyhasnoconnectiontoFrench-speakingcountries—buthis___41___randeeperthanapassionforcakes.MygrandmotherdevelopedsignsofAlzheimer’sdisease(阿尔兹海默症)inherearly70s,andstudiessuggestthatbeingbilingual,thatis,beingabletospeaktwolanguagesequallywell,can___42___thestartoftheconditionbyuptofiveyears.Drawnbythat___43___benefit,manypeoplehaveattemptedtopickupanewlanguageinadulthood.

Lotsofactivitiesarelinkedtobetterbrainhealthinoldage,likegettingmoreeducationwhenyou’reyoungerandphysicalactivity.Expertssayregularlyspeakingmultiplelanguagesmaybeespecially___44___though.“Weuselanguageinallaspectsofdailylife,soabilingualbrainis___45___working,”saidMarkAntoniou,aprofessoratWesternSydneyUniversitywhospecializesinbilingualism.

Theageatwhichyoulearnanotherlanguageappearstobelessimportantthanhow___46___youspeakit.Thecognitive(认知的)benefitisfromhavingto___47___yourmothertongue,whichyourbrainisforcedtodoifyou’retryingtorecalltherightwordsinanotherlanguage.Soifthesecondlanguageisusedalot,you’regettingthatcognitive___48___.Thatprocessiscalledcognitiveinhibition.Intheory,byimprovingthesetypesofprocesses,thebrainbecomesstrongertothe___49___causedbydiseaseslikedementia.Thestrongeryourmentalpower,thethinkinggoes,thelongeryoucanfunctionnormally,evenifyourbrainhealthstartsto___50___.

However,evidenceforthebenefitsoflearningasecondlanguageasahobbyinyour60sis___51___.ResearchbyDr.