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1、Passage 3,The fourth-graders atChicagos McCormick Elementary School dont know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. 芝加哥市麦考密克小学的四年级学生并不知道汉语应该是很难学的。 elementary ,elimentri adj. 基本的；初级的； elementary school小学；小学校；小学生； supposed spuzd adj. 假定的；被信以为真的；想象上的 Am I supposed to finish the homework today? 我今天是不

2、是应该完成这项作业？,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.对于大多数在家里说西班牙语的学生来说，汉语成为他们的第三语言。他们从托儿所就听说汉语单词，所以如果一个陌生人走进教室，他们用你好来打招呼是很正常的。,natural ntrlad

3、j. 自然的；物质的；天生的； n. 自然的事情；白痴；natural gas 天然气 nursery n:srin. 托儿所；苗圃；温床nursery school n. 幼儿园,“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.”在课间休息用中文采访成龙时，米兰达卢卡斯说：“汉语太有趣了，我要教我妈妈说汉语。”taking a br

4、eak 休息一下includes v. 包含；包住（include的三单形式）interview intvju: n. 面试，面谈；接见，采访vt. 采访；接见；对进行面谈；,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. 麦考密克小学这样的课堂景象很奇怪，但它很快就会成为美国各所学校的普遍现象，在那些学校汉语正成为一门新兴

5、的热门语言。scene si:nn. 情景；景象；场面；事件unusual weather 异常天气 common kmn adj. 普通的；共同的；通常的；一般的n. 平民；普通phenomenon finminn, f- ：n. 现象；奇迹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.政府官员早就希望像汉语这样的实用语言得到更多的关注，正是来自于这些政府官员、商业领袖、政治家和学生家长等各方面的压力使得汉语教学项目迅速发展。focus fuksn. 焦点；中心；清晰；focus on 集中于 pressure pre n. 压力；压迫，压强politician ,plitin n. 政治家，政客produced prudju:st v. 创作；产生；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.芝加哥市政府官员努力地将汉语纳入公立学校的课程，他们的项目已经扩大到包括20所学校在内的3000名学生，且还有更多学校已列入候选名单。effort eft n. 努力；成就great effort 巨大努力 officials filz n. 裁判，官员；行政人员,Programs have also spr

8、ead to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina.汉语项目也已经推广到了洛杉矶、纽约市和北卡罗来纳州spread spred vt. 传播，推广；n. 传播；伸展,Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantagein a global economy where China is growing in importance. 支持这些项目的人认为，中国在世界经济中的地位正日益提高，掌握汉语和中国文化能够在全球经

9、济竞争中获得优势。Supporters see支持者认为advantage dv:ntidn. 优势；利益；vi. 获利advantage in 发球占先；发球人领先 importance imp:tns n. 价值；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. 亚洲协会新建了五所教授汉语的公立中学，其教育主管迈克尔李维纳说：“这是一条开始接触世界下一个超级大国的很有意思的途径”，engage ineid vt. 吸引，占用；superpower sju:p,paun. 超级大国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.”全球化已经改变了现在的孩子将如何看待他们职业的思维方式。问题不在于学校是否应该改革，而是什么时候开始改革career krin. 事业，职业,（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 （报名人数） nearly quadrupled

12、between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. 相对于学习西班牙语或法语的人数来说，学习汉语的学生人数很少。但有报道称，1992年到2002年高等教育以下的报名人数从6000上升到24000，几乎增长到四倍。tiny compared相比,几乎enrollment inrulmnt n. 登记；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.发展到汉语项目尽管需求很大，但也并不容易。大家一致认为，最大的困难是找到足够的师资。developing divelpi adj. 发展中的v. 发展,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.”马思凯是一家语言学校的学术顾问，他在高等院校教授了15年汉语，他说：“找老师是一个挑战。相比起来找材料或是筹集资金都比较容易。”challenge tlind n. 挑战；怀疑vt. 向挑战academic ,kdemik adj. 学院的；学术的；n. 大学生，大学教师adviser dvaizn. 顾问；institute institjut vt. 开始；制定；n. 学会material mtiriladj. 物质的n. 材料comparison kmprisn n. 比较；对照funded adj. 提供资金的,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 这篇文章最好的标题可能,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最困难的事是找到,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我们学会从这篇文章,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根据本文,以下所有陈述是不真实的,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单词“四”在最后一段密切的含义与,