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3．WASHINGTON-Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade，according to a survey．But another contrary trend has educators and policy makers abuzz：a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese．
Some schools are paying for Chinese classes on their own，but hundreds are getting some help．The Chinese government is sending teachers from China to schools all over the world-and paying part of their salaries．
No one keeps an exact count，but rough calculations based on the government's survey suggest that perhaps 1，600 American public and private schools are teaching Chinese，up from 300 or so a decade ago．And the number is growing exponentially（成倍地）．
"It's really changing the language education landscape of this country，"said Nancy C．Rhodes，director at the center．Other indicators point to the same trend．"The number of students taking the Advanced Placement test in Chinese，introduced in 2007，has grown so fast that it is likely to pass German this year as the third most-tested A．P．language，after Spanish and French"，said Trevor Packer，vice president at the College Board．
"We've all been surprised that in such a short time Chinese would grow to surpass A．P．German，"Mr．Packer said．
A decade ago，most of the schools with Chinese programs were on the East and West Coasts．But in recent years，many schools have started Chinese programs in heartland states，including Ohio and Illinois in the Midwest，Texas and Georgia in the South，and Colorado and Utah in the Rocky Mountain West．
America has had the study of a foreign language grow before，only to see the bubble burst．Many schools began teaching Japanese in the 1980s，after Japan emerged as an economic rival．But thousands have dropped the language，the survey found．Japanese is not the only language that has declined．Thousands of schools that offered French，German or Russian have stopped teaching those languages，too，the survey found．

25．What's the meaning of the underlined word"abuzz"in the first paragraph？C
A．Be noisy like the sound of a bee．
B．Be lively for various activities．
C．Cause people to discuss something hotly．
D．Motivate people to march bravely．
26．What can we infer from what Mr．Packer said？A
A．More and more people choose Chinese in A．P．test．
B．A．P．test is the most difficult one in the world．
C．Chinese is more important than Spanish and French．
D．Chinese is a necessary subject in most important tests．
27．What can we know from the last two paragraphs？B
A．Many schools started Chinese programs in the Midwest ten years ago．
B．Chinese programs have been started in more areas in America recently．
C．American schools have stopped teaching French，German and Russian．
D．People are gradually fond of learning Chinese and Japanese in recent years．
28．What is the main idea of the passage？B
A．Chinese is being learned as an official language in America．
B．Foreign Languages fade in American schools except Chinese．
C．Teaching Chinese in foreign countries has become a trend．
D．Foreign languages are no longer being taught in America．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了在美国很多门外语都遭遇了滑铁卢，停课，但是中文的学习趋势却日益的上升．

解答 25．C词义猜测题．根据文章内容，But another contrary trend has educators and policy makers abuzz：a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese．但另外一个相反的趋势使得教育家和决策者议论纷纷：美国的大部分学校开始将中文引入校园，教授中文．结合选项，故选C
26．A 推理题．根据文章内容，The number of students taking the Advanced Placement test in Chinese，introduced in 2007，has grown so fast that it is likely to pass German this year as the third most-tested A．P．language，after Spanish and French"，…We've all been surprised that in such a short time Chinese would grow to surpass A．P．German，"由此可知，许多的学生开始参加中文的高级考试，学生数量增长之快，很有可能超过德语考试，成为继西班牙语和法语后的第三门外语考试．结合选项，故选A
27．B 细节题．根据文章内容，A decade ago，most of the schools with Chinese programs were on the East and West Coasts．But in recent years，many schools have started Chinese programs in heartland states，including Ohio and Illinois in the Midwest，Texas and Georgia in the South，and Colorado and Utah in the Rocky Mountain West．10年前，只有在美国东西海岸的大多数学校有中文计划，但现在，包括俄亥俄州、德克萨斯州等的许多学校开始教授中文了，结合选项，故选B
28．B 主旨题．根据文章内容，WASHINGTON-Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade…a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese．华盛顿地区的公立学校停止了外语的教学，但是中文的学习趋势却日益的上升．由此推断，B符合句意．

点评 本文是一个历史文化类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．