山东省2015年高考阅读表达专项训练（六）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
AIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become 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 brainpower. Researchers found that learning other languages changes gray matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect is greater on the younger people who learn a second language.A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons (英国土著人) who only spoke English. 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.Scans showed that grey matter density (密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without _______ . But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference is."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 between bilingualism and maths skills. "Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible," he said. "You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas."1. What's the best title for this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)______________________________________________________________2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one ? Mastering two languages can broaden your view on the world and makes you smarter. __________________________________________________________________3. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)________________________________________________________________4. Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.__________________________________________________5. What do you think of English learning after you reading this passage? (Please answer within 40 words.)_________________________________________________________________________1． A Second Language Will Improve Your Brain Power.解析：主旨大意题。
根据全文大意以及第一段第二句Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?归纳判断。
2． Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible.解析：同义置换题。
所给出的句子有关键的信息词，如：Mastering two languages与文章中Having two languages对应，broaden your view与gives you two windows对应，而makes you smarter.则与makes the brain more flexible吻合。
3． (1earning) a second language解析：信息补全题。
根据上文中关键的信息词，如greater in bilinguals than in people without显然是与没有学习第二外语的人比较，故用(1earning) a second language4．科学家把这组只会说英语的英国土著人和一组五岁之前就学习外语以及一些学习外语较晚的人做了比较。
解析：句子翻译题。
要注意此句中a group of "early bilinguals" 以及定语从句who had learnt a second 和 as well as a number of later learners.等。
5． Any answer may be possible.解析：开放型问题。
只要能够言之成理，符合语法规则。
按照要求的字数表达，就是可以得分的。
B[1] It’s good to make a mistake, and here is why. First of all, mistakes area clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”. Look around you. Almost everything valuable you see in your world is the result of _____________.[2] Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he remarked that he hadn’t failed 10000 times, but rather had learned 10000 things that didn’t work.[3] Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried only a few things before you succeed. Every time you made a mistake, you got rid of one bad thing and stepped closer to success.[4] But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake. Instead, when you try something new, you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that you will have opportunities to try again in case that it doesn’t work out as you expected. We all have limited resources so don’t blow them all at one time. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and use these resources appropriately so you can learn, improve, and try it again. Only by using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your career.[5] There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistake, you’re not trying hard enough.” So go forth and make mist akes.1. List three reasons why making a mistake is good for you. (Please answer within5 words for each blank.)① _______________________________________________________________② _______________________________________________________________③ _______________________________________________________________2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4? (Please answer within 8 words.)_______________________________________________________________3. Fill in the blank in paragraph 1 with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words.) _______________________________________________________________4. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? You should take its bad results into account though making a mistake is good. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. ① Trying something new ② Learning something ③ Getting closer to success 解析：封闭型问题考查考生搜索信息和概括的能力。