3.One of the latest trend(趨勢) in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs.Au Pair in Stamford,for example,has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000since 2004.And that's true all across the country.
"I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age"Joseph Stocke,the managing director of s company,says of his 2-year old son."I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future,"After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China,the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions,his dad says.
Li Drake,a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband,had another reason for looking for an au pair from China.She didn't want her children to miss out on their roots."Because I am Chinese,my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接觸) the language and culture."she says.
"Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,"says Suzanne Flynn,a professor in language education of Children."But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders.Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10or 12."
The popularity of au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese.It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.
29.What does that term"au pair"in the text mean?D
A.A mother raising her children on her own
B.A child learning a foreign language at home
C.A professor in language education of children
D.A young foreign woman taking care of children.
30.Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants themD.
A.to live in China some day
B.to speak the language at home
C.to catch up wit other children
D.to learn about the Chinese culture
31.What can we infer from the text?A
A.Learning Chinese is becoming popular In America,
B.Educated woman do better in looking after children
C.Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills.
D.Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.
分析 本文主要講述了美國目前存在的一種新趨勢,越來越多美國家庭希望孩子能夠學習漢語,了解中文.而且他們希望孩子能夠在家里和來自中國的學生(既能照顧孩子又能教孩子中文)學習漢語,他們認為這樣在生活中通過交流來學習漢語要比在學校學習更有優(yōu)勢.
解答 29.D 猜測詞義題.根據(jù)第一、三、四段中"Au Pair in Stamford,for example,has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000和had another reason for looking for an au pair from China.以及"Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,"可知"au pair"是指來自中國的既能照顧孩子又能承擔教育孩子中文的年輕女性.
30.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段內容"Li Drake所說的"Because I am Chinese,my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接觸) the language and culture.""可知,她讓孩子學漢語的原因是想讓孩子了解中國的文化,故選D.
31.A 細節(jié)理解題.作者在文章首段提到美國的趨勢就是小孩子在家學習漢語,而且給出了具體的數(shù)字證明"got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004",再通過文章末段"It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years"可知,美國對"au pairs"的需求將會繼續(xù)增長,故選A.
點評 解答細節(jié)理解題時,一個常用的方法就是運用定位法,即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關鍵詞從原文中找到相關的句子,與選項進行比較從而確定答案;推理判斷題既要求學生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思,又要求學生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷,力求從作者的角度去考慮,不要固守自己的看法或觀點.