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Module1BritishandAmericanEnglish

核心素养拓展练

素养解读《2024年一般中学课程标准》首次提出“学科核心素养”。英语学科核心素养由语言实力、文化意识、思维品质和学习实力构成。随之而来，以后英语考试将更加坚持实力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养绽开，有助于学生养成批判性思维和解决困难问题的实力。

eq\x(主题：外语学习学科素养：思维品质)

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords，difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation，youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?

AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity，learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.

Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli，fromUniversityCollegeLondon，tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive，aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualswholearntasecondlanguageatanearlyage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage，thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage，”saidthescientists.

Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(敏捷的)，”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”

ThefindingshadthesameresultinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.Reading，writing，andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn，thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld，”explainedthescientists.

eq\x(语篇解读探讨表明，学习一门外语能够提升大脑的实力。)

1．Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis.

A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguage

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