2016届四川省简阳市高考英语阅读理解选练（10）_高考复习指南

2016届四川省简阳市高考英语阅读理解选练（10）

　　61. ______

　　Do you remember the process of learning your native language? As a baby, you began to learn your native language before you began to form long-term memories. You first began to understand the spoken language. After that, you started repeating what you heard and making sounds that still had no meaning. Soon you learned to pronounce words in your native language. As time went by, you learned more words and began to speak with correct grammar. All this happened to you without thinking.

　　62. ______

　　If you have ever taken language classes as an adult, you are probably well aware that language learning becomes much more difficult as you age. Adults rarely pick up a language without thinking. You have to study hard to learn grammar rules and practice your pronunciation and listening skills as much as you possibly can. Many adults desire to be able to learn a language as easily as children can, but, unfortunately, the days of easy language learning are over for most of them.

　　63. ______

　　Why is language learning so much easier for children than it is for adults? It turns out that this question still doesn’t have a clear scientific answer. When it comes to human behavior, language is one of the most strange aspects of our lives. It’s clear that there is a period during childhood that is good for learning languages, and that it becomes more difficult afterwards. The areas of the brain that rule language learning become much less active as we age. What is understood is that children learn not only their native language but also foreign languages much faster than adults.