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1、Passage 3,,,The fourth-graders atChicagos McCormick Elementary School dont know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. 芝加哥市麥考密克小學(xué)的四年級學(xué)生并不知道漢語應(yīng)該是很難學(xué)的。 elementary ,elimentri adj. 基本的;初級的; elementary school小學(xué);小學(xué)校;小學(xué)生; supposed spuzd adj. 假定的;被信以為真的;想象上的 Am I supposed to finish the homework today? 我今天
2、是不是應(yīng)該完成這項作業(yè)?,,,For most, who speak Spanish at home, its becoming their third language. Theyve been heating and using Chinese words since nursery, and its natural to give a “ni hao”when strangers enter the classroom.對于大多數(shù)在家里說西班牙語的學(xué)生來說,漢語成為他們的第三語言。他們從托兒所就聽說漢語單詞,所以如果一個陌生人走進教室,他們用你好來打招呼是很正常的。,,natural n
3、trladj. 自然的;物質(zhì)的;天生的; n. 自然的事情;白癡;natural gas 天然氣 nursery n:srin. 托兒所;苗圃;溫床nursery school n. 幼兒園,,“Its really fun!” says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. “Im teaching my mom to speak Chinese.”在課間休息用中文采訪成龍時,米蘭達盧卡斯說:“漢語太有趣了,我要教我媽媽說漢語?!眛akin
4、g a break 休息一下includes v. 包含;包?。╥nclude的三單形式)interview intvju: n. 面試,面談;接見,采訪vt. 采訪;接見;對進行面談;,,The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. 麥考密克小學(xué)這樣的課堂景象很奇怪,但它很快就會成為美國各所學(xué)校的普遍現(xiàn)象,在那些學(xué)校漢語
5、正成為一門新興的熱門語言。scene si:nn. 情景;景象;場面;事件unusual weather 異常天氣 common kmn adj. 普通的;共同的;通常的;一般的n. 平民;普通phenomenon finminn, f- :n. 現(xiàn)象;奇跡rapidly adv. 迅速地;很快地;立即,,Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them as well as from business leaders, politi
6、cians, and parents has produced a quick growth in the number of programs.政府官員早就希望像漢語這樣的實用語言得到更多的關(guān)注,正是來自于這些政府官員、商業(yè)領(lǐng)袖、政治家和學(xué)生家長等各方面的壓力使得漢語教學(xué)項目迅速發(fā)展。focus fuksn. 焦點;中心;清晰;focus on 集中于 pressure pre n. 壓力;壓迫,壓強politician ,plitin n. 政治家,政客produced prudju:st v. 創(chuàng)作;產(chǎn)生;制造,,Chicago city officials make their bes
7、t effort to include Chinese in their public schools. Their program has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list.芝加哥市政府官員努力地將漢語納入公立學(xué)校的課程,他們的項目已經(jīng)擴大到包括20所學(xué)校在內(nèi)的3000名學(xué)生,且還有更多學(xué)校已列入候選名單。effort eft n. 努力;成就great effort 巨大努力 officials filz n. 裁判,官員;行政人員,,Programs hav
8、e also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina.漢語項目也已經(jīng)推廣到了洛杉磯、紐約市和北卡羅來納州spread spred vt. 傳播,推廣;n. 傳播;伸展,,Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantagein a global economy where China is growing in importance. 支持這些項目的人認為,中國在世界經(jīng)濟中的地位正日益提高,掌握漢語
9、和中國文化能夠在全球經(jīng)濟競爭中獲得優(yōu)勢。Supporters see支持者認為advantage dv:ntidn. 優(yōu)勢;利益;vi. 獲利advantage in 發(fā)球占先;發(fā)球人領(lǐng)先 importance imp:tns n. 價值;重要;重大,,“This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the worlds next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new p
10、ublic high schools that offer Chinese. 亞洲協(xié)會新建了五所教授漢語的公立中學(xué),其教育主管邁克爾李維納說:“這是一條開始接觸世界下一個超級大國的很有意思的途徑”,engage ineid vt. 吸引,占用;superpower sju:p,paun. 超級大國director direkt n. 主任,主管,,“Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to think about their careers, Th
11、e question is when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”全球化已經(jīng)改變了現(xiàn)在的孩子將如何看待他們職業(yè)的思維方式。問題不在于學(xué)校是否應(yīng)該改革,而是什么時候開始改革career krin. 事業(yè),職業(yè),,(80)The number of students leaming Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French. But one report shows that before-college enrollment (報名人數(shù)) near
12、ly quadrupled between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. 相對于學(xué)習(xí)西班牙語或法語的人數(shù)來說,學(xué)習(xí)漢語的學(xué)生人數(shù)很少。但有報道稱,1992年到2002年高等教育以下的報名人數(shù)從6000上升到24000,幾乎增長到四倍。tiny compared相比,幾乎enrollment inrulmnt n. 登記;入伍quadrupled adj. 四倍的,,Despite the demand, though, developing programs isnt easy. And the No. one difficulty, everyon
13、e agrees, is having enough teachers.發(fā)展到漢語項目盡管需求很大,但也并不容易。大家一致認為,最大的困難是找到足夠的師資。developing divelpi adj. 發(fā)展中的v. 發(fā)展,,Finding teacher “is the challenge,” says Scott McGinnis, an academic adviser for a language institute and a Chinese teacher for 15 years at the college level. “Materials are easy comparis
14、on. Or getting schools funded.”馬思凱是一家語言學(xué)校的學(xué)術(shù)顧問,他在高等院校教授了15年漢語,他說:“找老師是一個挑戰(zhàn)。相比起來找材料或是籌集資金都比較容易?!眂hallenge tlind n. 挑戰(zhàn);懷疑vt. 向挑戰(zhàn)academic ,kdemik adj. 學(xué)院的;學(xué)術(shù)的;n. 大學(xué)生,大學(xué)教師adviser dvaizn. 顧問;institute institjut vt. 開始;制定;n. 學(xué)會material mtiriladj. 物質(zhì)的n. 材料comparison kmprisn n. 比較;對照funded adj. 提供資金的,,11. T
15、he best title for this passage might be_____.A. Next Hot Language to Study: ChineseB. Next Hot Language to Study: SpanishC.Next Hot Language to Study: FrenchD. Chicago Is the Place to LearnChinese 這篇文章最好的標題可能,,12. The most difficult thing to do is finding _____.A. enough textbooks for the Chinese pr
16、ogramsB. enough money for the Chinese programsC. enough teachers for the Chinese programsD. enough students for the Chinese programs最困難的事是找到,,13. We learn from the passage that_____.A. Scott McGinnis has been a Chinese teacher for 15 yearsB. Jackie Chan is a Chinese teacher at McCormick Elementary S
17、choolC. Chicago officials ire required to learn ChineseD. Scott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything我們學(xué)會從這篇文章,,14. According to the passage, all the following statements are true EXCEPT_____.A. the number of students learning Chinese is smallB. Chinese programs have found their way
18、in several major Cities in the U.S.C. g0vernment officials dont like the pressure from business leaders and parents to start Chinese programsD. China is becoming more and more influential in the world根據(jù)本文,以下所有陳述是不真實的,,15 The word quadrupled in the last paragraph is close in meaning to“multiplied by_____”.A. three times B. four timesC. five timesD. six times單詞“四”在最后一段密切的含義與,