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Every person learns at least one language in his childhood that is routinely used for speaking and writing. However，many people are fond of learning two or more languages. There are numerous benefits of being bilingual such as an improvement in linguistic abilities as well as betterment of cognitive flexibility such as divergent thinking, concept formation,verbal abilities and general reasoning.

Many people have the capacity to learn a second language. It may be another language in the same country or a totally different language from another country. Nowadays，institutes and schools offering foreign language courses are popping up throughout the world. While learning another language， you need to understand its basic grammar and improve vocabulary. Being bilingual offers greater sensitivity to language, more flexibility in thinking and a better ear for listening. It also improves a person' s understanding for the native language. It opens the door to other cultures. Moreover,knowledge of other languages increases the career opportunities, offering several job options.

The bilingual people can have some specific advantages in thinking. They have two or more words for each idea and object and can develop a creative thinking and an ability to think more flexibly. The bilinguals are aware about which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. Therefore, they are more sensitive to the needs of the listener than the monolingual people. Being bilingual has a positive effect on intellectual growth. It enhances and enriches a person's mental development. The bilinguals are better at IQ tests as compared to the monolinguals. What is more,being bilingual may keep your mind young. Juggling two languages as a child can slow mental decline.

The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem. Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests.

The bilinguals enjoy reading and writing in different languages. They can understand and appreciate literatures in various languages. It gives a deeper knowledge of different ideas and traditions. It helps improve the ways of thinking and behaving. The pleasures of reading poetry，novels and magazines as well as the enjoyment of writing to family and friends are doubled for bilinguals.

(   ) 8. Which is the best title of the passage?

     A.  We Should Be Bilingual

    B.  Learning Language Is of Great Help

    C.  Advantages of Being Bilingual

    D.  Mastering Languages

(   ) 9. Which of the following is NOT the cognitive(認(rèn)識的) benefit of being bilingual?

     A.  It makes a person think creatively.

    B.  It makes a person more sensitive to the listener's needs or demands.

    C.   It improves and enriches a person,s mental development.

    D.  It does good to a person' s character.

(   ) 10.According to the author,being bilingual can        .

     A.  be happier than the monolingual people

    B.  develop a strong relationship between people

    C.  have a better understanding of the listener

    D.  build up a person' s confidence

(   ) 11. It can be inferred that when hunting for a job，        .

     A.  a person can increase his own sense of self-esteem 

    B.  graduates are offered more opportunities

    C.  the bilinguals have an advantage over others

    D.  the bilinguals can understand the employers better 

(   ) 12.Whom is the passage written to?

     A. Foreign students.    B. Exchange students.

    C. College students.    D. Teachers.

Answer 1

8. C主旨大意題。由文章第一段第三句"There are numerous benefits of being bilingual such as an im?provement in linguistic abilities..."可知。

9. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第三段第二、四、六句可以得知A、B、C三個選項解釋的都是其認(rèn)知效果。

10. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段第四句"Therefore， they are more sensitive to the needs of the listener,than the monolingual people."可知C正確。

11. C邏輯推理題。從第二段最后一句"Moreover,knowledge of other languages increases the career opportunities, offering several job options."可推出。 

12.C邏輯推理題。從文章的語氣可以推出。.