题目内容
13．Mandarin（普通话） Chinese is the most（41）useful （use） non-European language for children to learn，UK parents believe．It will boost （促进） their children's career prospects （前景），according to 51% of parents，while 56% felt it would open their children's minds（42）toan"exciting and dynamic"culture．Arabic and Japanese，（43）whichwere both picked by 14% of parents，were the other key non-European languages．The figures were gained after 1，138UK adults with children aged under 18 （44）were （be） questioned in a survey（45）conducted （conduct） by the Mandarin Excellence Programme （MEP）．French，Spanish and German were the top choices overall for young people in the UK（46）to learn （learn） after being picked by 57%，54% and 40% of parents respectively．
Mark Herbet，of the British Council，said："With the global economy（47）becoming （become） more interconnected and the drive to boost exports，language skills are increasingly important for work and life．Mandarin Chinese is one of the（48）languages （language） that matter most to the UK's future prosperity （繁荣）．If the UK is to remain competitive on the world stage，we need far more of our young people leaving school with a good grasp of Mandarin in order to（49）successfully （success） work abroad or for businesses here in the UK．Learning Mandarin is also a fascinating process that brings（50）avaluable understanding of Chinese culture．"
The MEP aims to help at least 5，000 young people in England to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese by 2020．
分析 本文讲述了普通话在英国的社会地位和发展前景．51%的英国家长认为学习汉语能够拓宽孩子的就业前景，而56%的英国家长认为学习汉语能够打开孩子们对于充满活力的中国文化的思路．英国文化委员会的马克•赫伯特认为"汉语是对于英国未来繁荣来说最为重要的语言之一"．"普通话优秀计划"计划在2020年之前帮助至少5000名英国学生流利使用普通话．
解答 41．useful； 考查形容词，此处用形容词作定语修饰名词non-European language"．
42．to；考查介词，"open one's mind to sth．"为固定搭配，表示：对…敞开心扉．
43．which； 考查定语从句关系代词，本句为非限定性定语从句，从句缺主语，先行词指物，故为关系代词 which
44．were；考查主谓一致和时态，主语为 1，138 UK adults，故谓语动词用复数，另外通过主句可以判断时态为过去时，故用were．
45．conducted；考查非谓语动词，conducted 做 survey 的后置定语表被动，表示这项调查被实施．
46．to learn；考查动词不定式，此处用不定式短语 to learn 作目的状语．
47．becoming； 考查非谓语，这是"with+名词+分词""的复合结构，逻辑主语the global economy和become 属于主动关系，故填becoming．
48．languages；考查名词单复数，one of 后面跟名词复数形式．
49．successfully；考查副词，此处用副词形式作状语修饰动词 work，故用successfully．
50．a；考查冠词，本句用不定冠词a泛指"一种对中国文化的理解"．
点评 首先要通读全文，了解大意，抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，仔细分析带空格的句子，明确空格所要填的词义，词型和短语搭配给出所要填的正确形式，然后整体阅读短文，核对答案．
