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If 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 brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter density (灰质密度). This is the area of the brain which processes (加工) information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the younger people learn a second language, the greater the effect is.

A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London (UCL), took a group of Britons 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 in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference was.

“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.”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learnt English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

【小题1】Why does the writer mention “exercise” in the second paragraph?
A.To make people believe language learning is helpful for their health.
B.To suggest language learning is also a kind of physical labor.
C.To prove that one needs more resources when he/she is learning a language.
D.To tell us that learning a language can train your brain effectively.
【小题2】What can we know from the scientific findings?
A.The ability of learning a second language is changing all the time.
B.The earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is.
C.The experience of learning a second language has a bad effect on brain.
D.There is no difference between a later second language learner and one without a second language.
【小题3】In the last two paragraphs, the author tries to tell us that ________.
A.early learning of a second language helps in studying other subjects
B.learning a second language is the same as studying maths
C.Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D.you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
【小题4】What is mainly talked about in this passage?
A.Language learning is closely connected with maths study.
B.Man has a great ability of learning a second language.
C.Studying a foreign language can improve man’s ability to think.
D.The study done by the researchers from UCL is failed finally.
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