【正文】 idence of learning, it can be 10 toinborn talent. Most scientific studies on adulthood focus on cognitive (認(rèn)知) decline, rather than 11 , suggesting that even scientists may thinkthat development is limited in adulthood. A few recent studies suggest that 12 newskills, such as photography, for even three months may enhance the functioning ofthe brain in adults. I would take these studies one step further to argue that a(n) 13 causeof cognitive decline is the fact that adults learn fewer new skills 14 tochildren. If we can 15 howto learn well as adults, then perhaps we can 16 cognitivedecline. Adults are often 17 togo outside of their fort zones. We fear looking 18 for making mistakes。 we fear failure couldcost us our jobs. Perhaps a reason why we suffer from cognitive decline is thatwe do not engage in learning new skills for many years. To better municate with my German friends, I am starting tolearn German. I39。m 19 atthe listening and babbling (咿呀學(xué)語) phase. Sure, some may laugh at anadult babbling, but I hope one day I can 20 Germanfluently, and inspire many other adults to learn like a baby.1. A. hobbyB. dreamC. jobD. measure2. A. perfectB. brightC. dullD. enjoyable3. A. takingB. wastingC. puttingD. getting4. A. CountB. DependC. CongratulateD. Focus5. A. friendsB. teachersC. colleaguesD. partners6. A. concludedB. realizedC. consideredD. described7. A. talentB. spiritC. characterD. power8. A. happenedB. foundC. mentionedD. showed9. A. suggestionsB. achievementsC. resultsD. ments10. A. reportedB. attributedC. forcedD. addicted11. A. failureB. changeC. adaptationD. growth12. A. catchingB. arrangingC. learningD. holding13. A. importantB. flexibleC. permanentD. useful14. A. preparedB. paredC. intendedD. provided15. A. breakoutB. figure outC. bring outD. give out16. A. preventB. masterC. interruptD. influence17. A. unreasonableB. uncertainC. unwillingD. undoubted18. A. stupidB. upsetC. crazyD. ugly19. A. clearlyB. presentlyC. continuallyD. occasionally20. A. writeB. readC. listenD. speak【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）B；（6）C；（7）A；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）B；（15）B；（16）A；（17）C；（18）A；（19）D；（20）B； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者講述了自己的的經(jīng)歷。表明：成年人的認(rèn)知能力并非下降，是因?yàn)槲覀兺辉敢庾叱鲎约旱氖孢m區(qū)，去學(xué)習(xí)新的知識(shí)與技能。（1）考查名詞。A. hobby“愛好”；B. dream“夢(mèng)想”；C. job“工作”；D. measure“措施”。作為愛好，我開始學(xué)習(xí)如何把繪畫。故選A。（2）考查形容詞。A. perfect“完美的”；B. bright“明亮的”；C. dull“呆滯”；D. enjoyable“有趣的”。一切看起來都很枯燥。故選C。（3）考查動(dòng)詞。A. taking“帶走”；B. wasting“浪費(fèi)”；C. putting“放”；D. getting“得到”。我的同事和朋友建議我不要把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在我不擅長(zhǎng)的事情。故選B。（4）考查動(dòng)詞。A. Count“重要”；B. Depend“依靠”；C. Congratulate“祝賀”；D. Focus“集中”。專注于你的日常工作。focus on固定短語，“集中于”。故選D。（5）考查名詞。A. friends“朋友”；B. teacher“老師”；C. colleagues“同事”；D. partners“伙伴”。找合適的老師來指導(dǎo)和激發(fā)我。故選B。（6）考查動(dòng)詞。A. concluded“得出結(jié)論”；B. realized“意識(shí)到”；C. considered“考慮，認(rèn)為”；D. described“描述”。我現(xiàn)在認(rèn)為很好。故選C。（7）考查名詞。A. talent“ 才能”；B. spirit“精神”；C. character“角色”；D. power“力量”。今天，同樣的朋友說我天生就擁有這個(gè)才能。故選A。（8）考查動(dòng)詞。A. happened“發(fā)生”；B. found“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；C. mentioned“提及”；D. showed“展示”。同樣的事情發(fā)生在我開始鋼琴和唱歌課的時(shí)候。故選A。（9）考查名詞。A. suggestions“建議”；B. achievements“成就”；C. results“結(jié)果”；D. ments“評(píng)論”。根據(jù)上文“Comments shifted from, ‘Stop wasting your time and focus on what you know,’ to ‘You39。ve got a musical gene.’”可知，這里指“評(píng)論”。這些評(píng)論源于長(zhǎng)期以來的信念。故選D。（10）考查動(dòng)詞。A. reported“報(bào)告”；B. attributed “把……歸于”；C. forced“強(qiáng)迫”；D. addicted“沉溺”。它可以歸結(jié)為天生的天賦。故選B。（11）考查名詞。A. failure“失敗”；B. change“改變”；C. adaptation“適應(yīng)”；D. growth“增長(zhǎng)”。成年期關(guān)注認(rèn)知衰退，而不是增長(zhǎng)。故選D。（12）考查動(dòng)詞。A. catching“抓住”；B. arranging“安排”；C. learning“學(xué)習(xí)”；D. holding“容納”。最近的一些研究表明學(xué)習(xí)新的技能，比如攝影。故選C。（13）考查形容詞。A. important“重要的”；B. flexible“靈活的”；C. permanent“永久的”；D. usefu“l(fā)有用的”。認(rèn)知下降的一個(gè)重要原因是成年人學(xué)習(xí)的新技能比兒童更少。故選A。（14）考查動(dòng)詞。A. prepared“準(zhǔn)備”；B. pared“比較”；C. intended“打算”；D. provided“提供”。認(rèn)知下降的一個(gè)重要原因是成年人學(xué)習(xí)的新技能比兒童更少。故選B。（15）考查動(dòng)詞短語。A. break out“爆發(fā)”；B. figure out“想出”；C. bring out“拿出”；D. give out“分發(fā)”。如果我們能弄清楚，作為成年人如何去學(xué)的很好。故選B。（16）考查動(dòng)詞。A. prevent“阻止”；B. master“掌握”；C. interrupt“打斷”；D. influence“影響”。那么也許我們可以防止認(rèn)知衰退。故選A。（17）考查形容詞。A. unreasonable“不合理的”；B. uncertain“不確定的”；C. unwilling“不情愿的”；D. undoubted“無疑的”。成年人往往不愿意走出自己的舒適區(qū)。故選C。（18）考查形容詞。A. stupid“愚蠢的”；B. upset“心煩的”；C. crazy“瘋狂的”；D. ugly“丑陋的”。我們害怕犯錯(cuò)會(huì)看起來很笨。故選A。（19）考查副詞。A. clearly“清楚地”；B. presently“目前”；C. continually“連續(xù)地”；D. occasionally“偶爾地”。我目前正處于“聽和咿呀學(xué)語”的階段。故選B。（20）考查動(dòng)詞。A. write“寫”；B. read“讀”；C. listen“聽”；D. speak“說”。但我希望有一天我能流利地說德語。故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及動(dòng)詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，固定短語等多個(gè)知識(shí)點(diǎn)的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在理解細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀下面短文，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 Learning a second language fuels children39。s intelligence and makes their job prospects brighter. 1 the fact is, in , as in many other English speaking countries, speakers of two or more languages are in the 2 . Eightyfour percent of US people are monolingual (speakers of only one language). This leaves a small number who 3 to speak two or more languages. No matter how proud people are of their cultural roots, to speak anything 4 English is a marker of difference here. That39。s why fourteenyearold Umar is 5 when people ment on the fact that he is able to speak Arabic. Umar39。s mother points out: In , it39。s not 6 for kids to be bilingual. But, if you speak another language to your children in , it is thought that you are not helping them to 7 society. But in fact, the general 8 among experts is that learning a second language is good for children. Experts believe that bilinguals – people who speak 9 languages – have a clear learning advantage 10 their monolingual schoolmates. This 11 on how much of each language they can speak, not on which language is used, 12