【题目】 Researchers in the 1960s found bilingual (双语的) people scored higher on intelligence (智力) tests than monolinguals—people who speak only one language. The latest studies show that being bilingual does not necessarily make people cleverer, but it probably does make you better at certain skills.

Imagine driving down the highway. There’re many things that could attract your attention and you really need to be able to watch all of them. Why would bilingualism make you any better at that?

The answer is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention—a function (功能)called the executive control system. It’s quite possibly the most important system we have because it’s where all of your decisions about what to attend to, what to ignore (忽略), what process are made.

The best method to measure (测量) the executive control system is called the Stroop Test. Suppose you would have the word “blue” written in red, but you have to say the color red. But “blue” is so eye-catching, and you really want to say “blue”. You need to ignore it so that you can say the color red. That’s the Stroop Test.

Bilingual people continually practice this function. They have to, because both languages are active in their brain at the same time. They need to ignore one to be able to speak in the other. This exercise might help in other ways, too. Researchers say bilingual children are more likely to have friends from different cultures. Bilingual adults are often four to five years later than others in developing Alzheimer’s disease.

1完成句子

Bilingual people are often better at controlling ________.

2用英语表达文中画线单词it所指代的内容

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3简略回答问题

What is the Stroop Test?

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4找出并写下全文的主题句;

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5将文中画线句子译成汉语。

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【题目】 "Who wants to be a millionaire (百万富翁)? I don't," says Charles Gray.

Sixteen years ago, Charles was a college teacher with a huge six-bedroom house and a fortune (财富) of $ 2 million. Today he lives in a small house where there is only second-hand furniture1 There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees. Charles also grows some vegetables and a few flowers in it. He gets his clothes and a lot of other things from charity (慈善) shops.

But this is not a sad story. Charles was happy to give up the lifestyle of a rich man. He was tired of being one of the few who had a lot while many other people have nothing at all. He donated (捐赠) all his money to charities.2

"A few years ago,"says Charles,"I was a millionaire, but I knew there were a lot of hungry people in the world.”3When he only had two thousand dollars left, Charles handed out small bank notes in the streets of local poor areas. Did he feel like Father Christmas? "It was a lot of fun helping others, "says Charles.

Charles believes that many people want to make a lot of money so that they will not have any worries.4 Charles Gray decided to drop out (退出) and has discovered that having only a little money makes you free. Are there any things he misses? No, I’m much happier now. I wouldn't go back to being rich for anything--no way.

A.People there felt surprised at his kindness.

B.Sometimes money can make people live better.

C.And this, he says, has brought him happiness.

D.However, most people never make much money.

E.So he made the choice to give away all his money.

F.There are no signs that Charles used to be a rich man!

【题目】My hero Dr Norman Bethune

Norman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in China. He was a Canadian doctor. He came to China to help the Chinese and died for them. Norman Bethune was born in 1890. He became a doctor in 1916 and went to Spain in 1936 to treat the wounded soldiers during the war there. He soon realized that many were dying because they did not get to hospital quickly enough. Dr Bethune developed new ways of taking care of the sick. He invented special medical tools to use outside hospitals and close to the fighting areas so that doctors could treat the wounded more quickly. His inventions saved many lives.

In 1938, Dr Bethune came to China and helped treat the wounded during the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, there were few doctors, so he had to work very hard on his own. His experience of treating people in Spain was useful in China, He developed training courses for local doctors and nurses and wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated the sick. Dr Bethune often worked very hard without resting or taking care of himself. Once, he even worked for sixty-nine hours without stopping and managed to save over a hundred lives. One day in 1939, he cut his finger during an operation, but he continued his work without treating it. In the end, he died of his wound.

Dr Bethune’s work for the Chinese people made him a hero in China. There are many books and films about him, and he is still remembered in both China and Canada today.

1How old was Dr Bethune when he came to China?

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2Did Dr Bethune have a lot of experience in treating the wounded soldiers?

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3What's the thing that Dr Bethune did impresses (留下深刻印象) you most?

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4Why didn't Dr Bethune treat his wounded finger in time?

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5What did the Chinese people do to show their thanks to Dr Bethune?

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6What can you learn from Dr Bethune's life story?

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