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

And he wasn’t alone. According to a report 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 Chinese Excellence Program in September last year. Its goal is to make at least 5, 000 British state middle school students speak Chinese well by 2020.

The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US, after only Spanish (西班牙語(yǔ)),with over 2. 1 million speakers, according to a survey.

Many US famous people such as Facebook founder (臉書(shū)創(chuàng)始人) Mark Zuckerberg and Obama’s daughter,Malia Obama, study Chinese as a second language.

So far, 67 countries and regions (地區(qū)) have included Chinese in their national course, so why are so many countries crazy about 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 (超級(jí)大國(guó))... even if it' s not a superpower like America. It still has an important influence in the future,” 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 former (前任的) British Prime Minister David Cameron, who urged(呼吁) British students to learn Chinese to “seal (抓住) tomorrow’s business deals” in 2013.

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

A.Chinese is on the course.B.Princess George starts to learn Chinese.

C.The UK government sets up the program.D.Chinese is one of the most useful languages.

【2】________asked British students to learn Chinese.

A.Malia ObamaB.David CameronC.Prince GeorgeD.Mark Zuckerberg

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Aisling McCaffery is from Canada.

B.Learning Chinese is the best way to be famous.

C.There are more than 2.1 million Chinese speakers in the US.

D.67 countries and regions have included Chinese in their national course.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A.The ways to learn Chinese well

B.The increasing number in learning Chinese

C.Why learning Chinese has risen around the world

D.The relationship between language and development

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要介紹全世界范圍內(nèi)的人都在學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)的原因。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中According to a report 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. “根據(jù)9月發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告，約51%的英國(guó)家長(zhǎng)想要自己的孩子學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，因?yàn)樗�被認(rèn)為是最有用的語(yǔ)言之一”可知，許多英國(guó)父母想要自己的孩子學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)的原因是漢語(yǔ)是世界上最有用的語(yǔ)言之一，故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中This opinion was shared by former (前任的) British Prime Minister David Cameron, who urged(呼吁) British students to learn Chinese to “seal (抓住) tomorrow’s business deals” in 2013.可知，是David Cameron要求英國(guó)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中McCaffrey from Canada, who studied at the Renmin University of China,可知，McCaffrey來(lái)自加拿大，故A項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)文中“Learning Chinese is the best way to make sure that you can be part of that growth.” 學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)是確保自己能夠參與成長(zhǎng)的最佳途徑可知，故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文中The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US, after only Spanish (西班牙語(yǔ)),with over 2. 1 million speakers, according to a survey.可知，在美國(guó)，有超過(guò)210萬(wàn)說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)的人，故C項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)文中So far, 67 countries and regions (地區(qū)) have included Chinese in their national course,到目前為止，已有67個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)將漢語(yǔ)納入國(guó)家課程可知，故D項(xiàng)正確，故選B。

【4】最佳標(biāo)題。根據(jù)文章大意“短文主要介紹了全世界范圍內(nèi)的人都在學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)�！笨芍�，文章標(biāo)題應(yīng)為：為什么學(xué)漢語(yǔ)在世界各地興起，故答案為C。