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If you are like most students, you probably sit still while learning a new language. However, sitting still may not always be the best way to learn. English learners can improve their language skills through movement, says Tamara Jones. She works at the English Language Center at Howard Community College in Maryland.
So, what is the relationship between physical movement and the brain? The idea is that the brain and the body are joined together. This means that one affects the other.
Many people are familiar with the idea that the brain tells the body to move. And many people are familiar with the idea that repeating an action over and over again helps your brain to remember. However, some research, such as a study by Morsella and Krauss, suggests that your body might help your brain to find memories. Specifically, movements we make with our body, such as hand gestures, may help us to remember and use the correct words.
This idea is part of the reason why experts on learning strategies, which are ways to improve the learning process, suggest using movements. One learning approach, the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach, or CALLA, calls the use of movements “Using Your Kinesthetic (动觉的) Sense”．
Beyond helping the brain to find memories, movements also aid in learning, says Tamara Jones. “There's a lot of research that suggests what you do with your body, you remember with your brain. And also, a lot of these physical movements will encourage us in class or in life, when we are practicing on our own, to repeat and repeat and repeat the word as we are doing the physical movement, and this also helps us remember the word.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，动起来有益于语言学习，也就是说大脑和肢体的结合有助于语言技能的提高。
1．Why does the author refer to Morsella and Krauss?
A．To measure their achievement.
B．To prove Jones' opinion right.
C．To introduce the theme of the passage.
D．To present a commonlyheld idea.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“English learners can improve their language skills through movement”以及第三段中的“a study by Morsella and Krauss, suggests that your body might help your brain to find memories ... and use the correct words.”可知，Morsella和Krauss的观点是肢体可能有助于人们找寻记忆，记起并准确地使用单词，与文章首段中Tamara Jones的观点是一致的。因此作者提到这两个人是为了证明Tamara Jones的观点是正确的。故选B项。
2．How can physical movements affect one's learning?
A．By shortening the repeating process.
B．By motivating the brain to remember things.
C．By helping one to study in a relaxed state.
D．By enabling one to use advanced words.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“movements we make with our body, such as hand gestures, may help us to remember and use the correct words”并结合最后一段的内容可知，肢体运动有助于刺激大脑进行记忆，由此可知选项B正确。
3．Which statement may Tamara Jones agree with?
A．Knowledge starts with practice.
B．The body can control the brain deeply.
C．Movements help the brain work better.
D．Language learners must be more active.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的内容，尤其是“Beyond helping the brain to find memories, movements also aid in learning”可知，Tamara Jones的观点应是身体运动能帮助大脑更好地工作，有助于提高英语学习者的语言技能。因此选项C正确。
4．What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Practicing English on your own.
B．Speaking the word again and again.
C．Grasping an effective learning strategy.
D．Repeating words while moving your body.
解析：选D 代词指代题。根据最后一段中的“to repeat and repeat and repeat the word as we are doing the physical movement, and this also helps us remember the word”可知，this指代的应是最后一个and前的内容，即当我们在做身体运动时不断地重复单词。故选D项。
