Question

【題目】 When 4-year-old British Prince George started his first day of school in September, 2017, Chinese language was in his course.

And he wasn’t alone. According to a report published by the British Council in September, about 51 percent of UK parents want their children to learn Chinese, as it’s believed to be one of the most useful languages to know.

In fact, the popularity of Chinese drove the UK government to launch the Mandarin Excellence Program in September last year. Its aim is to make at least 5,000 British state secondary school students speak Chinese very well by 2020.

The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US, after only Spanish (西班牙), according to a survey by 24/7 Wall St, a US financial news website.

Many US famous persons such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Malia Obama, US President Barack Obama’s daughter, study Chinese as a second language.

So far, 67 countries have included Chinese in their national course, so why are so many countries interested in learning Chinese?

One reason could be that as China continues to develop quickly, Chinese is increasingly becoming a useful tool for people’s personal and professional growth. “I think everyone believes that China will be the next great superpower…even if it’s not a superpower like America. It’s still significant,” said Aisling McCaffrey from Canada, who studied at the Renmin University of China. “Learning Chinese is the best way to make sure that you can be part of that growth.”

This opinion was shared by British Prime Minister David Cameron, who encouraged British students to learn Chinese to “seal tomorrow’s business deals” in 2013.

【1】Why do UK parents want the children to learn Chinese?

Because __________________________________________

【2】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空：

The most spoken foreign language in the US is ____________.

【3】選出文中提到的把漢語作為第二語言學(xué)習(xí)的美國名人, 將字母序號填寫在答題紙上。（多選）

__________________________________________________

A.Aisling McCaffreyB.Mark ZuckerbergC.Malia ObamaD.Barack Obama

【4】找出劃線詞匯This opinion所指代的內(nèi)容。

_________________________________________________

【5】選出本文的主旨大意。將字母序號填寫在答題紙上。__________

A.The way to learn Chinese well.

B.The fact of increasing number in learning Chinese.

C.Why learning Chinese influences the world.

D.The relationship between language and development.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Chinese is one of the most useful languages to know.

【2】Spanish.

【3】BC

【4】learning Chinese is the best way to make sure that you can be part of that growth

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報(bào)道類閱讀。主要介紹了英國并不是唯一對漢語興趣日與俱增的國家，如今，漢語已成為美國第二大外語。到目前為止，已有67個(gè)國家和地區(qū)將漢語納入國家課程。漢語在世界各地興起的原因——中國發(fā)展很快，漢語成為有用的工具。

【1】根據(jù)文中“as it’s believed to be one of the most useful languages to know.”可知漢語被認(rèn)為是最有用的語言之一，這便是英國父母讓自己的孩子學(xué)習(xí)漢語的原因。故填Chinese is one of the most useful languages to know.

【2】根據(jù)文中“The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US, after only Spanish (西班牙)”可知漢語已成為美國的第二大外語口語，僅次于西班牙語。也就是說西班牙語是美國的第一大外語口語。故填Spanish。

【3】根據(jù)文中“Many US famous persons such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Malia Obama, US President Barack Obama’s daughter, study Chinese as a second language.”可知Mark Zuckerberg和Malia Obama這兩位名人把漢語作為第二語言。故填BC。

【4】根據(jù)文中“Learning Chinese is the best way to make sure that you can be part of that growth.”和下文的“this opinion”可知前句是承上啟下作用，所以this opinion指代前句。故填Learning Chinese is the best way to make sure that you can be part of that growth.

【5】通讀全文，文中介紹了隨著中國的發(fā)展，越來越多的國家和地區(qū)將漢語列入到他們的學(xué)生課程，漢語在世界各地興起的原因是因?yàn)橹袊�發(fā)展的很快，漢語成為有用的工具。故選C。