A growing number of students in the United States are studying Mandarin(普通話). It is the official language of China. More and more people speak Mandarin than those who speak other languages in the world.

Schools that teach Mandarin want to prepare students for a future in which they are likely to work with people from China. Business in China is booming(繁榮的), and that trend(趨勢) is expected to grow.

The US government is trying to encourage even more public schools to teach Mandarin. Officials are considering spending about $1 billion on Mandarin programs in schools. China is getting involved(參與) too. The Chinese government has donated Mandarin textbooks to US schools. Some schools are also taking part in teacher exchange programs with China.

“It is important for students to learn Mandarin and Chinese culture,” said Mary Patterson, a school principal(校長) in Portland, Oregon. “Students who do so will have wider opportunities when they become adults.”

1.Why are US schools teaching Mandarin?

A. To help students communicate with Chinese students.

B. To encourage students to move to China,

C. To prepare students for the future.

D. To get students interested in business.

2.The underlined word “donated” (in Paragragh 4) can be replaced by “______”?

A. provided B. kept

C. made D. found

3.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Why US students learn Mandarin B. Schools in China

C. How to speak Mandarin D. China today

1.C

2.A

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講的是如今的美國越來越多的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)普通話以及原因。

1. that teach Mandarin want to prepare students for a future �？芍獙W(xué)習(xí)普通話是為未來做準備的。固選C。

2. Chinese government has donated Mandarin textbooks to US schools. 可知是中國政府提供普通話的課本給美國的學(xué)校。對比各個選項可以知道，只有把A選項中的詞語帶入這句話，意思才最準確。固選A。

3.主旨歸納題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容是講的美國學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)普通話的原因。可知文章最好的題目是美國學(xué)生為什么學(xué)習(xí)普通話，固選A。

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀。

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