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From Namche Bazaar, the Sherpa capital at 12,000 feet,the long line threaded south,dropping 2,000 feet to the valley floor,then trudged down the huge Sola-Khumbu canyon until, it opened out to the lush but still daunting foothills of Central Nepal. It was here at Namche that one man broke rank and leaned north,slowly and arduously climbing the steep walls of the natural amphitheater behind the scatter of stone huts,then past Kunde and Khumjong. Despite wearing a balaclava on his head, he had been frequently recognized by the Tibetans,and treated with the gravest deference and respect. Even among those who knew nothing about him,expressions of surprise lit up their dark,liquid eyes. He was a man not expected to be there. Not only was his stature substantially greater than that of the dimi A. "threaded". B. "dropping". C. "trudged". D. "daunting". [单项选择]TEXT D
Speaking two languages rather than just one has obvious parctical benefits in an increasingly globalized world.But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people. Being bilingual, it turned out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia(痴呆) in old age.
This view of bilingualism is remarkably different from the understanding of bilingualism through much of the 20th century. Researchers, educators and policy makers long considered a second language to be an interference, cognitively speaking, that hindered a child s academic and intellectual development.
They were not wrong about the interference: there is ample evidence that in a bilingual s brain both language systems are active even when he is using only one language, thus creat
A. its practical advantages B. perceived language fluency C. its role in cognition D. its role in medicine [单项选择]Text D Ein ArbeitsunfallWelche Aussage ist richtig
A. Das Maria-Theresia-Krankenhaus hat den Unfall bei der Krankenkasse gemeldet. B. Die Krankenkasse hat die Meldung des Krankenhauses noch nicht bekommen. C. Herr Dr. Lehmann vom Maria-Theresia-Krankenhaus hat die Krankenkasse angerufen. [单项选择] TEXT D
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