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Next Hot Language to Study: Chinese
The fourth-graders at Chicago’s McCormick Primary School are unaware of the difficulty in learning Chinese. For most, who speak Spanish at home, it’s becoming their third language. They’ve been learning and using Chinese words since kindergarten, and it’s now second nature to give a hearty “ni hao” when strangers enter the classroom.
The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common fixture(固定物) in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on security—useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them—as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents—has driven a quick growth in the number of programs.
Chicago itself is home to the largest effort to include Chinese in US public schools. The program here has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. It’s true that the number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French.
Advocates (提倡者，拥护者) see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as a help in a global economy where China is growing in importance. “This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world’s next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese. “Globalization（全球化) has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to need to think about their careers… The question is, when not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”
In Chicago, the trend extends beyond schools with high numbers of Asian students. “The fact that my students are 98% low income and 99% Latino(拉丁美洲人) and they are succeeding in this, tells me everyone should have a try at learning languages,” says Virginia Rivera, principal at McCormick.“We want to give our young people opportunities to advance… and Chinese is a great opportunity to survive in today’s economy,” says Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago.
The first paragraph is mainly written to _______.
A. show the importance of Chinese learning
B. introduce the topic to be followed
C. advise primary schools to teach Chinese
D. prove it’s easy for children to learn language
How many languages are mentioned in this passage?
A. Six. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
In the last paragraph, the underlined word “this ”probably refers to _____.
A. the competition between Latino and Asian students
B. the global economy
C. the interesting way to engage with China
D. the Chinese learning
What CANNOT be learned from this passage?
A. Most students at McCormick can speak three languages.
B. Chinese is gaining its popularity in all schools in Chicago.
C. French has far more speakers than Chinese does in Chicago.
D. Globalization in a way makes it necessary to learn Chinese.
Which of the following is mainly about in this passage?
A. The Chinese learning in Chicago.
B. The ways to learn Chinese.
C. McCormick Primary School.
D. Globalization and Chinese learning.
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The fourth-graders at Chicago’s McCormick Primary School are unaware of the difficulty in learning Chinese. For most, who speak Spanish at home, it’s becoming their third language. They’ve been learning and using Chinese words since kindergarten, and it’s now second nature to give a hearty “ni hao” when strangers enter the classroom.
The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common fixture(固定物) in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on security—useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them—as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents—has driven a quick growth in the number of programs.
Chicago itself is home to the largest effort to include Chinese in US public schools. The program here has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. It’s true that the number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French.
Advocates (提倡者，拥护者) see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as a help in a global economy where China is growing in importance. “This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world’s next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese. “Globalization（全球化) has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to need to think about their careers… The question is, when not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”
In Chicago, the trend extends beyond schools with high numbers of Asian students. “The fact that my students are 98% low income and 99% Latino(拉丁美洲人) and they are succeeding in this, tells me everyone should have a try at learning languages,” says Virginia Rivera, principal at McCormick.“We want to give our young people opportunities to advance… and Chinese is a great opportunity to survive in today’s economy,” says Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago.
1.The first paragraph is mainly written to _______.
A. show the importance of Chinese learning
B. introduce the topic to be followed
C. advise primary schools to teach Chinese
D. prove it’s easy for children to learn language
2. How many languages are mentioned in this passage?
A. Six. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
3. In the last paragraph, the underlined word “this ”probably refers to _____.
A. the competition between Latino and Asian students
B. the global economy
C. the interesting way to engage with China
D. the Chinese learning
4. What CANNOT be learned from this passage?
A. Most students at McCormick can speak three languages.
B. Chinese is gaining its popularity in all schools in Chicago.
C. French has far more speakers than Chinese does in Chicago.
D. Globalization in a way makes it necessary to learn Chinese.
5. Which of the following is mainly about in this passage?
A. The Chinese learning in Chicago.
B. The ways to learn Chinese.
C. McCormick Primary School.
D. Globalization and Chinese learning.
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听力理解
第一节 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项．听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．
1．What is the woman looking for?
[ ]
A．A post office.
B．A bookstore.
C．A doctor's office.
2．Where does the conversation take place?
[ ]
A．At a train station.
B．On a bus.
C．At a booking office.
3．What does the woman do first after she gets up?
[ ]
A．Brush her teeth.
B．Do some reading.
C．Have breakfast.
4．How much is the ticket to London?
[ ]
A．$6. 40.
B．$3. 20.
C．$9. 60.
5．What is the woman?
[ ]
A．A teacher.
B．The boy's mother.
C．A saleswoman.
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题．
6．When will the man go to Los Angeles?
[ ]
A．Next Monday.
B．Next Sunday.
C．This Sunday.
7．When should the man check in?
[ ]
A．9: 25.
B．9: 55.
C．8: 55.
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题．
8．What are the two speakers talking about?
[ ]
A．Whether they should go for a holiday.
B．Where they should go for the holiday.
C．How they could save money for the holiday.
9．Why doesn't Bob want to go to Florida?
[ ]
A．It is warmer than Sheffield.
B．It is too far away.
C．It is colder than Sheffield.
10．What's the relationship between the two speakers?
[ ]
A．They are husband and wife.
B．They are father and daughter.
C．They are friends.
听第8段材料,回答第11～13题．
11．Where are the man and the woman going?
[ ]
A．To the bus station.
B．To the police station.
C．To the railway station.
12．What does the woman think they should do?
[ ]
A．Take a taxi.
B．Walk slowly.
C．Leave the bags with the police.
13．What does the man find out at last?
[ ]
A．Fifteen minutes is too long.
B．The traffic is moving too slowly.
C．He is not able to carry both bags.
听第9段材料，回答第14～16小题．
14．How did the man feel the first time he spoke English to a foreigner?
[ ]
A．Eager.
B．Tense.
C．Happy.
15．What was the man worried about?
[ ]
A．His pronunciation was bad.
B．He might make lots of mistakes.
C．He might not be able to express himself clearly.
16．What did the foreigner response (反应) when the man talked with him?
[ ]
A．He nodded and smiled, but didn't say anything.
B．He nodded and said something.
C．He smiled and repeated something.
听第10段材料，回答第17～20小题．
17．By whom was the technical school run?
[ ]
A．An American.
B．A Japanese.
C．A young Englishman.
18．What do you think of the young man?
[ ]
A．He was kind.
B．He was better than the old man.
C．He was cruel.
19．What did the 16-year-old boy want to b e?
[ ]
A．He wanted to be a brave man.
B．He wanted to be a strict man.
C．He wanted to be a manager.
20．Why did the old man say “Good”?
[ ]
A．Because he thought what the boy did was quite right.
B．Because he thought the boy was stronger than the young man.
C．Because he never thought a boy dared to hit a young man.
第三节 听下面一段独白，读三遍；第一遍听短文大意，第二遍边听边写下所缺的词或者短语，第三遍检查．
(1) ________, most people nowadays (2) ________ with each other by telephone. The first telephone (3) ________ was printed in a town (4) ________. In 1877 there were only 2, 600 telephones in the world. ．By 1990 there were over 250 million. (5) ________ by Alexander Bell, (6) ________ in the last quarter of the twentieth century, there have been great advances in telephone equipment. (7) ________, more and more (8) ________ telephones are being used by people. The mobile phone which has no (9) ________ can be carried easily. The cordless phone also has no wires, which is very useful in the office or in the factory. It is easy for people to look up any information. (10) ________ in it has been developed for business people.
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George Prochnik would like the world to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):
“We’ve become so accustomed to noise, there’s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But it’s never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”
“We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art—the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono(和服)brushing against the floor.”
“Deaf people are very attentive(专注的)in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts(一阵阵)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us—of little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking(开裂声). It’s astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”
72. What does the phrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. to be quiet B. to be colorful
C. to be full of love D. to be attentive to someone
73. What does Prochnik say about us?
A. We are used to quietness
B. We have to put up with noise
C. We do not think silence to be beneficial
D. We do not believe lasting peace to be available
74. Which of the following is true according to Prochnik?
A. We need more sounds in our lives
B. There is nothing to be learned from the deaf
C. We are not aware how rich the world around us is
D. There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony
75. It can be inferred from the text that .
A. we can benefit a lot from old people
B. it is a good idea to use sign language
C. there is no escape from the world of sound
D. it is possible to find how beautiful things sound
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