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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的四年級學生并不知道漢語應該是很難學的。 elementary ,elimentri adj. 基本的；初級的； elementary school小學；小學校；小學生； supposed spuzd adj. 假定的；被信以為真的；想象上的 Am I supposed to finish the homework today? 我今天是不

2、是應該完成這項作業(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 ntrlad

3、j. 自然的；物質的；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aking a br

4、eak 休息一下includes v. 包含；包住（include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. 麥考密克小學這樣的課堂景象很奇怪，但它很快就會成為美國各所學校的普遍現(xiàn)象，在那些學校漢語正成為一門新興

5、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, politicians, a

6、nd 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注，正是來自于這些政府官員、商業(yè)領袖、政治家和學生家長等各方面的壓力使得漢語教學項目迅速發(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；產生；制造,Chicago city officials make their best effort

7、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校的課程，他們的項目已經擴大到包括20所學校在內的3000名學生，且還有更多學校已列入候選名單。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 have also spr

8、ead to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina.漢語項目也已經推廣到了洛杉磯、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，中國在世界經濟中的地位正日益提高，掌握漢語和中國文化能夠在全球經

9、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 public high s

10、chools that offer Chinese. 亞洲協(xié)會新建了五所教授漢語的公立中學，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, The question is

11、 when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”全球化已經改變了現(xiàn)在的孩子將如何看待他們職業(yè)的思維方式。問題不在于學校是否應該改革，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)） nearly quadrupled

12、between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. 相對于學習西班牙語或法語的人數(shù)來說，學習漢語的學生人數(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, everyone agrees, is ha

13、ving 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 comparison. Or getting s

14、chools funded.”馬思凱是一家語言學校的學術顧問，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。”challenge tlind n. 挑戰(zhàn)；懷疑vt. 向挑戰(zhàn)academic ,kdemik adj. 學院的；學術的；n. 大學生，大學教師adviser dvaizn. 顧問；institute institjut vt. 開始；制定；n. 學會material mtiriladj. 物質的n. 材料comparison kmprisn n. 比較；對照funded adj. 提供資金的,11. The best title for

15、 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 programsB. enough money for

16、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 SchoolC. Chicago officials ire r

17、equired to learn ChineseD. Scott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything我們學會從這篇文章,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 in several major Cities in the U.S.C

18、. 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,