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American government has suggested a new plan to increase the study of foreign languages in schools.
Research has shown that childhood is a better time than manhood to learn foreign languages.However, ________ learn only English.Less than one third of American elementary schools teach foreign languages.Only 44 percent of American high school students take a foreign language.And 70 percent of them are learning Spanish.What’s more, the United States doesn’t have enough foreign teachers.
The plan calls for teaching more children foreign languages, as early as the age of four.Most of the new teaching would be in languages not widely taught now in American schools.These include Arabic, Chinese, Farsi(波斯语), Hindi(北印度语)and Russian.It also aims to increase foreign language instruction in colleges and graduate schools.The hope is to bring more foreign language speakers into government service.
Administration officials will ask for 114 million dollars in 2007 to start the program.The money would be used to help foreign-language students pay for their educations.The plan also calls for sending more American students to other countries to study.And it calls for bringing more foreign language teaching assistants to the United States.
In a word, to face the uncertain challenges in the future, America needs more officers, teachers, and students who can understand foreign languages.It will also improve the understanding and cultural exchange between America and other countries around the world.
1.What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words.)
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2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
It has been proved by research that it’s easier for children to learn foreign languages than adults do.
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3.Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with the proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 30 words.)
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4.Do you think it’s necessary for America to make the new plan?Why?(Please answer within 30 words.)
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5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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解析:
1.US planning to increase the study of foreign languages.
2.Research has shown that childhood is a better time than manhood to learn foreign languages.
3.Most children in America
4.Yes.Because there are too few American students learning foreign languages.To face the challenges in the future, America needs more people who can understand foreign languages.
5.这还将促进美国与世界上其他国家之间的理解和文化交流。