2021-2022学年浙江省金华市东阳市横店高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷（附答案详解）.docxVIP

第 =page 2 2页，共 =sectionpages 2 2页 第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2021-2022学年浙江省金华市东阳市横店高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷 一、选词填空-句子（本大题共5小题，共15.0分） 他渴望尽早把胶卷（film）冲洗（ develop）出来。（ eager,get sth done） ______ 老师要不吝啬赞扬和鼓励，这是激励学生努力学习的最好办法。（generous,approach） ______ 令我宽心的是，他能够阅读英语原著小说。（relief,capable,original） ______ 去年建的那座工厂对该地区的就业有着重大意义。（ set up,significance） ______ 就是在经历了许多失败之后，他才摆脱了那些坏习惯。（ go through,break away from ） ______ 二、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分） A If English means endless new words,difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation,you are wrong.Havent 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. The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language.A team led by Dr.Andrea Mechelli,from London University,took a group of Britain people 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 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 was. Our findings suggest that the structure 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 skill. Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible, he said. You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ide