Question

【題目】

In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language and the situation is developing increasingly. Chinese is too hard to learn, right? There is no doubt that written Chinese is difficult to learn. However, the spoken language is a different kettle of fish. Many people in the world ask their children to learn how to speak Chinese at first. A famous quote (語錄) says, “When you have children, you should be sure to teach them Chinese. Chinese is going to be the most important language in their lifetime.

Why do more and more people want to learn Chinese? The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world. Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world. More reasons:

Culture — With thousands of years of history, Chinese culture is very fascinating. Whether your interests are in history, art, music, or food, a knowledge of Chinese will improve your understanding of Chinese culture.

Travel — China offers exciting travel opportunities. Getting around is much easier if you can speak Chinese.

Business — China is becoming more and more powerful. Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in developing the Chinese market. It is much easier to develop all-important relationships if you can speak Chinese.

回答下面五個(gè)問題，每題答案不超過5個(gè)詞。

【1】What do the people in the world study Chinese as?

【2】What does the words “a different kettle of fish” in Paragraph2 probably mean?

【3】How many reasons for learning Chinese are given in the passage?

【4】Why do businessmen study Chinese?

【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A second language.

【2】easy to learn/a completely different situation.

【3】Four

【4】To develop the Chinese market.

【5】Foreigners begin to learn Chinese.

【解析】

世界上越來越多的人學(xué)習(xí)漢語。為什么越來越多的人想學(xué)習(xí)漢語？第一個(gè)原因是漢語是世界上人口最多的語言。學(xué)會(huì)說漢語，你就可以和全世界數(shù)百萬人交談。當(dāng)然還有文化，旅游，商業(yè)等方面的原因。

【1】根據(jù)In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language可知世界上越來越多的人把漢語當(dāng)作第二語言來學(xué)習(xí)，故填A second language。

【2】題干為：第2段中的“a different kettle of fish”可能是什么意思？

根據(jù)上文There is no doubt that written Chinese is difficult to learn.及后文的轉(zhuǎn)折，可知此處指書面漢語和漢語口語不是一回事，漢語口語更容易學(xué)習(xí)，故填easy to learn/a completely different situation.

【3】題干為：文章中給出了學(xué)習(xí)漢語的幾個(gè)理由？

根據(jù)The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world. Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world. More reasons:及后文提及的Culture ；Travel ；Business的原因，可知共四個(gè)理由，故填Four。

【4】題干為：為什么商人學(xué)習(xí)漢語？

根據(jù)Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in developing the Chinese market.“講漢語的商人在開拓中國市場方面有著巨大的優(yōu)勢(shì)”，故填To develop the Chinese market。

【5】根據(jù)短文介紹了世界上越來越多的人學(xué)習(xí)漢語及人們開始學(xué)習(xí)漢語的原因，故填Foreigners begin to learn Chinese。