落堕市安心阳光实验学校重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编36
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
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Bursting into the classroom from recess (课间休息), 15 children take their ats and face the woman they know as Ms. Yang.
“What day is it today？” she asks, in Mandarin Chine (普通话)．
“Confucius' birthday！” the fifth graders shout in Mandarin.
“Why do we celebrate Confucius' birthday？”
“Becau he's the greatest teacher in the history of China！” exclaims a brownhaired girl. She is speaking Mandarin.
English is rarely heard in Lisa Yang's class at the Chine American International School (CAIS), despite the fact that few students are native speakers of Mandarin.
The United States is actively trying to increa the group of students in “critical languages” such as Mandarin. The students at CAIS are way ahead in such a trend.
Founded 25 years ago, this small private school in San Francisco, USA, does what few other American schools do: It produces fully fluent speakers of Mandarin Chine, by far the most commonly spoken language in the world.
Mandarin Chine is suddenly hot in American schools. As China becomes the world's leading economy sometimes this century, schools in the U. S. are scrambling to add Mandarin to their list of foreign languages or expand Chine programs already in place.
“It really is almost unprecedented (无前例的). People are looking at China as a force to be And to ensure that the U. S. has the ability to conduct trade, and to work with the Chine, certainly having an understanding of Chine language and culture is an advantage，” said Marty Abbott of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages(ACTFL)．
To develop Chinelanguage programs has not been smooth. A shortage of trained teachers has made it difficult for some schools to join the race. When schools do get teachers, they often hire them straight from China, and the teachers usually suffer culture shock when they come to the U. S.
Robert Liu remembers his first two years in an American classroom. It was not an easy adjustment. “In China, students respect their teachers，” he said. Liu found that American students, however, expect an active teaching style. He had to u games to engage them rather than lectures.
To avoid many of the problems with foreign teaching styles, the CAIS has been working with the Chine government to improve training of teachers who are nt to the U. S.
文章大意：本文为一篇说明文。随着中国经济地位的增长，的很多学校掀起了学习汉语的热潮。
1．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Understanding Chine language and culture is helpful to work with Chine.
B．Chinelanguage programs have met trouble during the development.
C．Many other American schools do the same as CAIS, founded 25 years ago.
D幼儿园个案．A lack of trained Mandarin Chine teachers is a problem for the programs.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第八段第一句“Founded 25 years ago, this small private school in San Francisco, USA, does what few other American ”可知，C项中“Many other American schools”表述错误。故答案选C。
2．What kind of problem is the most difficult to adjust in teaching Chine in America?
A．To adapt themlves to the American life styles.
B．To communicate with the American students.
C．To get along well with the American students.
D．无远To be fit for the cultural differences in teaching styles.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后一句中的“the teachers usually suffer culture shock when they come to the U. S．”和倒数第二段内容可知，中国老师到任教时，遭遇到的最大问题就是文化冲击，由于教学风格的不同，老师们需要做出很大的调整。故答案选D。
3．The meaning of the underlined word “scrambling” is similar to ________.
A．climbing B．rushing
C．changing D．beating
答案：B爱的旅程 词义猜测题。根据第九段画线词上下句内容可知，画线词所在句的句意为：由于中国将会成为本世纪领先的经济体，很多学校正在加紧将普通话列入他们的外语当中或扩大现在已有的汉语项目。因此，画线词应为“加速，加紧”之意，故答案选B。
4．It can be learned from the passage that ________.
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A．the students in Lisa Yang's class usually speak Chine
B．there are few American students in Lisa Yang's class
C．we celebrate Confucius' birthday becau he's the greatest history teacher
D．in America the students don't respect their teachers
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第六段中“English is rarely heard in Lisa Yang'”可知，在杨老师的课堂上很少用英语。A项表述正确。故答案选A。根据第五段的内容可知，返老还童C项错误；提出英语B、D两项在原文中没有涉及。故排除。
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
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