1、核心素养拓展练素养解读2017年普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养”。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来，以后英语考试将更加坚持能力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养展开，有助于学生养成批判性思维和解决复杂问题的能力。主题：外语学习学科素养：思维品质If English means endless new words，difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation，you are wrong.Havent you noticed that you have bec
2、ome 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 i
3、s 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 University College London，took a group of Britons who only spoke English.They were compared with a group of “early biling
4、uals” 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(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals who learnt a second language at an early age.But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language，the smaller
5、 the difference.“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 betwe
6、en bilingualism and maths skills.“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的)，” he said.“You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings had the same result in a study of native Italian speake
7、rs who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirtyfour.Reading，writing，and comprehension were all tested.The results showed that the younger they started to learn，the better.“Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world，” explained the scientists.1Th
8、e main subject talked about in this passage is .Ascience on learning a second languageBmans ability of learning a second languageCthat language learning can help increase brain powerDlanguage learning and maths study答案C解析主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“.learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain
9、 power”和第三段中的“The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language.”及最后一段中的“The findings had the same result in.”可知，文章主要讲的是一项研究成果，即学习外语能够提升大脑的能力，故选C。2In the second paragraph，the writer mentions “exercise” in order to .Asay language is also a kind of physical lab
10、orBprove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a languageCto show the importance of using the language when you learn the languageDmake people believe language learning helps grey matter work well答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“.learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain po
11、wer.This is the area of the brain which processes information.”可知，学习外语能够增强大脑处理信息的能力，再根据“It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.”可知，锻炼身体能够增强肌肉力量，同样，学习外语也能提升大脑的能力。作者把学习外语比作锻炼身体是想让大家相信学习语言能够帮助增强大脑灰质的活性，故选D。3The underlined word “bilinguals” probably means “ ”Aresearchers on language learn
12、ingBpeople who are good at learning foreign languagesCpeople who can speak two languagesDactive language learners答案C解析词义猜测题。根据划线词后面的定语从句“who had learnt a second language before the age of five”可知，画线词指的是学习第二种语言的人，故选C。Notes：.高频词汇1increase n&v.增长；增加2similar adj.相似的；类似的3effect n影响4master vt.精通；掌握 n主人；大师.长难句分析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.分析：本句中，who引导的定语从句修饰先行词early bilinguals，as well as a number of later learners是状语。翻译：他们被和一群五岁之前就学习一门外语的人相比，同时也和许多后来学习一门外语的人相比。
