单选题
A psychological issue that began to be discussed in
the 1950s was the question of the most appropriate age for second language
learning.The ability of young children to learn language“easily”had,from time to
time,been noted in psychological literature.But in the 1950s it was the view of
Penfield,a medical doctor at McGill University in Montreal, which aroused
widespread attention.Partly on the basis of his scientific work as a surgeon and
partly on his personal conviction,Penfield put forward the idea that childhood
years offered a biological favorable stage for second language learning,and he
recommended that the childhood years should be used more intensively for
language training.This viewpoint, shared by a growing number of
teachers,specialists,and the general public,demonstrated itself in the
introduction of language teaching in the early years of schooling in several
countries.The debate on this controversial issue has gone on ever since,and in
spite of experimentation,some research,and endless theoretical argumentation,the
issue of the best age for language learning has remained unresolved even many
years after Penfield’s challenge had opened up the debate. The
need for a more systematic psychological research on language learning was fully
recognized and clearly expressed by Carroll in the 1950s:“We are fundamentally
ignorant of the psychology of language learning”.Carroll believed that
educational psychology might provide helpful answers to pedagogy (the study of
teaching methods) by carrying out research on specific questions of language
learning,for example:“Should sounds and meanings be presented at the same time
or one after the other?”“Can meanings be presented just as well by verbal
definitions as by pictures and concrete materials?”“How can the transfer from
speaking and understanding to reading be facilitated?”“Under what conditions
does the use of native language delay or facilitate learning?”“When do
linguistic explanations facilitate learning?”“At what rate can new materials be
introduced?”Following up these and similar questions,Carroll and some of his
students began to investigate a few of them.One of the most notable inquiries of
that time was Carroll’s own attempt,in collaboration with a professor of
Spanish,to develop a new language aptitude test.Around the same time,studies on
the social psychology of language learning were initiated by an-other professor
and his students at McGill University in Montreal.From about 1960,in the context
of emerging followers of psycholinguistics,there was a growing interest in
studying second language learning from a psychological perspective.
单选题
Penfield’s viewpoint was met with much______.
A. interest.
B. controversy.
C. compliments.
D. encouragement.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题,参见文章第一段第三句:But in the 1950s it was the view of Penfield,a medical doctor at McGill University in Montreal,which aroused wide spread attention.其大意是:但是在20世纪50年代,是Penfield的观点引起了广泛的关注,Penfield是位于蒙特利尔的麦吉尔大学的医学博士。Penfield的观点引起了广泛的关注,即引起了人们的大量兴趣。由此可判断正确答案为A。
单选题
According to Paragraph 1,what has been unsettled about language
learning is______.
A. the way of proving Penfield’s suggestions.
B. the theoretical value of Penfield’s argument.
C. the intensity of language training programs.
D. the best age for second language learning.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题,参见文章第一段最后一句:The debate on this controversial issue has gone On ever since,and in spite Of experimentation,some research,and endless theoretical argumentation,the issue of the best age for language learning has remained unresolved even many years after Penfield’s challenge had opened up the debate.其大意是:虽然经过了实验、研究以及没完没了的理论性争论,学习第二语言的最佳年龄这个问题还是没有答案,即使Penfield的观点使得在这个问题上的争论公开化之后很多年也还是没能解决问题。由此可知,有关语言学习的尚未解决的问题是事是学习第二语言的最佳年龄,故正确答案为D。
单选题
Carroll’s statement cited in Lines 2-3,Paragraph 2 shows______.
A. the absence of a proper understanding in the nature of language
learning.
B. his anxiety over the situation in the studies of language learning.
C. the necessity for psychological research on language learning.
D. his promise of what he could offer for psycholinguistic
studies.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题,参见文章第2段第3句:Carroll believed that educational psychology might provide helpful answers to pedagogy(the study of teaching methods)by carrying out research on specific questions of language learning其大意是:Carroll相信教育心理学可以解决教育法的很多问题,具体做法就是在语言学习的具体问题上展开研究,然后用若干问句及解答明确阐述了语言学习需要更系统的心理研究的必要性,故正确答案为C。
单选题
It can be inferred from the text that prior to 1960______.
A. only two scientists studied psycholinguistics.
B. psycholinguistics enjoyed little popularity.
C. Montreal was the center of psychological studies.
D. most studies focused on psychology of learning.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 推论题,参见文章最后一句话:From about 1960,in the context of e-merging followers of psycholinguistics,there was a growing Interest in studying second language learning from a psychological perspective.其大意是:从1960年开始,有人开始研究语言心理学。随后,从心理学的角度研究第二语言的学习引起了人们越来越多的兴趣。由此可以看出,从1960年起,对语言心理学的研究才开始流行,所以1960年前语言心理学不怎么流行。故正确答案为B。
单选题
The text is mainly about______.
A. the contributions of two scientists to psychological studies of
language.
B. the psychological studies on language learning in the 1950s.
C. Carroll’s studies on the hypothesis put forward by Penfield.
D. the influence of language learning on psychological studies.