题目内容
10.I used to joke that I spoke French like a 3-year-old.Until I met a French 3-year-old and couldn't keep the conversation.This was after a year of intense study,including at least two hours a day with self-instruction software and weekend classes,followed by two weeks of an immersion program at one of the top language schools in France.My failure was in fact quite unremarkable.Despite advertising claims,learning a foreign language is a challenging task for any adult.In the end,though,it turns out that spending a year"not learning"French may have been the best things I could have done for my 57-year-old brain.
In the last few years.I was unable to hold a list of four grocery items in my mind.So to reassure myself that nothing was wrong,I took a cognitive assessment just before tackling French.The result wasanything but reassuring:I scored below average for my age group in nearly all of the categories,especially on the composite memory test and the visual memory test.
After a year of struggling with the language,I retook cognitive assessment,and the results shocked me.My scores had improved,placing me above average in 7of 10categories,and average in the other three.Studying a language had been like drinking from a mental fountain of youth.
What might explain such an improvement?Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Northwestern Uni versity noted that the cognitive tasks involved in language study-like working memory,inductive reasoning,sound discrimination and task switching-map closely related to the areas of the brain that are most associated with declines due to aging.
If my experience is any indication,you might be better off by studying a language.Not only is that a far more useful and enjoyable activity than an abstract brain game,but as a reward for your efforts,you can treat yourself to a trip abroad.That's why I plan to spend the next year"not learning"Italian.
分析 写好这类作文要注意几个步骤:1. 认真审题,找准提示语中的关键词或句,确定中心思想.2. 依据关键句,草拟提纲,梳理文章的脉络3. 准确定位人称、时态.注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次.4.最后还要认真查验是否有漏写情况,有无拼写错误及标点误用等
高分句型一:
My performance in a cognitive test before learning French and after it was a sharp contrast
我学习法语前后在法语测试中的表现是一个鲜明的对比.
高分句型二:
Learning a language is meaningful,pleasant and rewarding.
学习语言是有意义的,令人愉快的和有所回报的.
解答 Although I studied French hard for a year,my French was poor.Finally,I decided to quit for a year.My performance in a cognitive test before learning French and after it was a sharp contrast(高分句型一).Researchers say it was because cognitive process in language study benefits the brain against aging.Learning a language is meaningful,pleasant and rewarding(高分句型二).(59 words)
点评 开放性作文给出一定的写作主题,并此为基础进行思维和联想,自由发挥.不仅考查学生在内容、结构安排、语言运用和组织方面的能力,而且对学生的想像力、发散思维、归纳判断能力也有很高的要求.
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