Questions 45 to 49 are based on the following passage:ª¤

An eminent neurologist(Éñ¾­Ñ§Õß), Eric Lenneberg, argued (Lenneberg, 1967) that the human capacity for language acquisition develops according to builtª²in biological schedules. Native language learning, he claimed, begins with the start of a state of ¡°resonance¡± in the child which lasts from about two until the onset of puberty(Çà´ºÆÚ), at about age thirteen. The evidence for this soª²called critical period for language acquisition offered by Lenneberg was clinical.ª¥
Children aged two or three who suffer brain damage may lose all or part of the language they have learned, but are able to begin the learning process again, often progressing at a faster rate than before. When children suffer aphasia(ʧÓïÖ¢)between four and ten and begin learning language again, recovery is usually complete, even if requiring several years. Aphasias suffered after puberty, on the other hand, are rarely recovered from completely, and among those occurring after age eighteen, recovery is the exception rather than the rule, partial or total language loss usually being permanent.ª¥
When Krashen (1973) reexamined the data on speech loss and recovery after unilateral brain damage, plus that available from psychological and dicrotic listening tests, he found that the process of language lateralization, the shifting of most linguistic knowledge to the left hemisphere (in most rightª²handed people), is completed far earlier than puberty, probably by age five in most cases. Further, the ability to transfer language function from the languageª²dominant hemisphere to the minor one when the former suffers damage also seems to disappear after five, although the idea that it may continue until puberty in some cases is a possibility, too, on the basis on the evidence available.ª¤

45.If the child suffers aphasia, he can recover completely ________.ª¤
A.before the onset of puberty  B.after age eighteenª¤
C.before age two  D.after puberty   ª¤
46.Which of the following statements is true?ª¤
A.Anyone who suffers aphasia may have the ability to recover completely.   ª¤
B.Usually, children who suffer aphasia can recover immediately.   ª¤
C.It may take several years for children who suffer aphasia before the onset of puberty to recover completely.   ª¤
D.The recovery for the children who suffer aphasia is the exception rather than the rule.      ª¤
47.The ability of transferring language function will disappear ________.ª¤
A.after puberty  B.after fiveª¤
C.between four and ten  D.before the onset of puberty   ª¤
48.Children aged two or three can ________ after recovering from aphasia.ª¤
A.make a faster progress in learning than beforeª¤
B.recovery part of the learning abilityª¤
C.do nothing but waitª¤
D.lose their heart   ª¤
49.The passage mainly talks about ________.ª¤
A.the children who suffer aphasia
B.aphasiaª¤
C.the effect of aphaisa
D.a ¡°critical period¡±  for language learning   ª¤ª¤
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Directions:
 In this section there are four passages with a total of four multiple choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.ª¤ª¤
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First read the following question.ª¤
50. The passage is chiefly about _______.ª¤
  A. the birthplace of Shakespeare
  B. Mary¡¯s childhoodª¤
  C. England¡¯s most famous playwright
  D. Mary Arden¡¯s house   ª¤

Now read Passage 1 quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.ª¥
Shakespeare lovers keen to see the place where the Bard¡¯s mother Mary Arden grew up have been visiting the wrong house since the 18th century. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said that new research had shown the Tudor farmhouse long known as ¡°Mary Arden¡¯s House¡± in fact belonged to a family friend. The mother of  William Shakespeare, England¡¯s most famous playwriter, actually lived in another property close by  the Warwickshire village of Wilmcote, three miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon. The discovery was made by local historian Nat Alcock, who tr
aced medieval land deeds, including a rental agreement dating from 1587, showing that a building known as Glebe Farm was Mary¡¯s childhood home. The house thought to have been her home was in fact owned by Adam Palmer, a family friend and neighbor. Glebe Farm will now be known as Mary Arden¡¯s House and the building which previously bore that name will be called Palmer¡¯s Farm.ª¤ª¤
2ª¥
First read the following question.ª¤
51. According to an EU poll published recently,_______of those polled believe foreign language skills are useful. ª¤
  A. 71 percent
  B. 72 percent
  C. 69 percent
  D. 70 percent   ª¤
Now read Passage 2 quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.ª¥
The British are the European Union¡¯s worst linguists while the citizens of Luxembourg are the best, according to an EU poll published recently. Almost two-thirds of Britons know no language apart from their mother tongue, the highest figure recorded in the 15 EU countries. That compares to just 2.2 percent in Luxembourg, 12.3 percent of Danes and an EU average of 47.3 percent of people who speak no other language but their own, the poll of 16,000 EU citizens said. But British travelers to Europe need not worry. English is the most common second language in the EU, spoken by 41 percent of the block¡¯s citizens. In Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, at least 78 percent of people speak English as a second language. Although 47 percent of EU citizens know only their mother tongue, there is wide agreement that speaking foreign language is good thing. 72 percent of those polled believe foreign language skills are useful, 71 percent said everyone should know one foreign language and 69 percent said everyone should speak English.
3ª¥
First read the following question.ª¤
52. ELTECS-Chi-L is sponsored by _______.ª¤
A. UK
B. USA
C. Belgium 
D. Japan   ª¤