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【題目】 Many Chinese students are trying their best to pass English tests like the TOEFL and IELTS. At the same time, many non-native Chinese speakers are struggling to learn Chinese and pass the HSK.

The HSK is the official test for non-native Chinese speakers. Passing it can give non-native speakers new work or education opportunities. It has been offered since 1992. Each of the exam’s six levels includes three parts: listening, grammar practice and reading. In 2018, the HSK was taken 6.8 million times, up 4.6 percent from 2017, according to the Ministry of Education.

Schools in countries around the world are starting to offer more Chinese language programs. That’s because trade and cultural exchanges between China and other countries are continuing to increase, China Daily reported.

For example, the Zambian government has announced in May that it will roll out(推出) Mandarin(普通話) classes in over 1,000 secondary schools starting in 2020. It will be the largest Chinese language program in Africa, the Financial Mail reported. Zambia will become the fourth country on the continent — after Kenya, Uganda and South Africa — to offer Chinese language programs in its schools.

Starting this year, Russian middle school students can take Chinese as a foreign language on Russia’s national college entrance exam, Sputnik News reported.

“I am fascinated with China’s history, culture and language, as well as its economic development. I think studying in China could provide me with some great job chances.” Patcharamai Sawanaporn, 26, a Thai graduate student in Beijing, told China Daily.

【1】According to China Daily, more countries are promoting Chinese because of ________.

A.the increasing number of Chinese overseas students

B.the fact that Chinese is one of the UN’s official languages

C.their increasing economic and cultural exchanges with China

D.the rapid development of Chinese language programs

【2】What do we know from Paragraph 4?

A.Zambian students are not learning any foreign languages.

B.There are three African countries offering Chinese in their schools now.

C.Chinese is the most popular foreign language in Africa.

D.Chinese was introduced to Uganda earlier than Kenya.

【3】If we divide the passage into 3 parts, the best structure may be ________.

A.①② ③④ ⑤⑥B.① ②③④ ⑤⑥

C.① ②③④⑤ ⑥D.①② ③④⑤ ⑥

【4】What is the purpose of this story?

A.To explain what the HSK test is.

B.To offer advice for taking the HSK test.

C.To prove that Chinese is not difficult to learn.

D.To show that more people are learning Chinese.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了當下全球流行的漢語熱。

【1】題意：據(jù)《中國日報》報道，越來越多的國家在推廣漢語是因為__________。

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文That’s because trade and cultural exchanges between China and other countries are continuing to increase可知，越來越多的國家在推廣漢語是因為中國與其他國家的貿(mào)易和文化交流不斷增加。C選項their increasing economic and cultural exchanges with China“他們與中國的經(jīng)濟和文化交流日益增加”符合題意，故選C。

【2】題意：從第4段內(nèi)容中，我們能知道些什么？

推理判斷題。根據(jù)原文Zambia will become the fourth country on the continent — after Kenya, Uganda and South Africa — to offer Chinese language programs in its schools可知，贊比亞將成為繼肯尼亞、烏干達和南非之后，非洲大陸第四個在學(xué)校開設(shè)漢語課程的國家。由此可推斷目前非洲已有三個國家在學(xué)校開設(shè)漢語課程。B選項There are three African countries offering Chinese in their schools now“現(xiàn)在有三個非洲國家在他們的學(xué)校里開設(shè)漢語課程”符合題意，故選B。

【3】題意：如果我們把文章分成三部分，最好的結(jié)構(gòu)可能是__________。

篇章結(jié)構(gòu)。通讀全文可知，第1、2段在介紹HSK考試，第3、4、5段舉例介紹世界各國的學(xué)校開始提供更多的漢語課程，第6段引用留學(xué)生的話做文章結(jié)尾。D選項①② ③④⑤ ⑥符合題意，故選D。

【4】題意：寫這篇文章的目的是什么？

觀點態(tài)度題。本文是一篇說明文，介紹了當下全球流行的漢語熱。D選項To show that more people are learning Chinese“表明更多的人在學(xué)習(xí)漢語”符合題意，故選D。