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2017-04-13

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The fourth-graders at Chicago' s McCormick Elementary School don' t know Chinese is sup-posed to be hard to learn. For most, who speak Spanish at home, it' s becoming their third lan-guage. They' ve been hearing and using Chinese words since nursery, and it' s natural to give a"ni hao" when strangers enter the classroom. "It' S really fun!" says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. "I' m teaching, my mom to speak Chinese. "
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. Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them—as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents--has produced a quick growth in the number of pro-grams.
Chicago city officials make their best 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.
Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. Sup-porters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantage in a global economy where China is growing in importance. "This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world' s next superpower," says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese. "Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to think about their careers. The question is when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust. "
The number of students learning 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 be-tween 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. Despite the demand, though, developing programs isn't easy. And the No. one difficulty, everyone agrees, is having enough teachers. "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 in comparison. Or getting schools funded. "
 The best title for this passage might be__________.

A.Next Hot Language to Study: Chinese
B.Next Hot Language to Study : Spanish
C.Next Hot Language to Study: French
D.Chicago Is the Place to Learn Chinese

参考答案

A

答案解析

【内容概要】
本文通过描述了芝加哥的麦考密克小学的四年级学生学习汉语的情景,进而分析了美国的汉语热的原因及所面临的问题。
【参考译文】
芝加哥的麦考密克小学四年级学生并不知道汉语会很难学。对于大多数在家里讲西班牙语的学生来说,汉语成为他们的第三语言。他们从在托儿所开始就一直在使用汉语,所以陌生人走近教室,他们用“你好”打招呼是很正常的。一堂课上他们用中文采访成龙。课间休息时,米兰达•卢卡斯说:“汉语太有趣了。我要教我妈妈说汉语。”
在麦考密克小学这样的课堂情景并不常见,但它很快就会成为美国学校的普遍现象,在那些学校汉语正在成为一门新兴的热门语言。政府官员一直希望像汉语这样的实用语言能得到更多的关注,也是由于来自这些政府官员、商业领袖、政治家和学生家长等各方面的压力使得该项目得以迅速发展。
芝加哥市政府官员努力想把汉语纳入他们公立学校的课程,他们的项目已经增长到包括20所学校在内的3000名学生,并且还有更多学校已在候选名单上。该项目也已经推广到了洛杉矶、纽约市和北卡罗来纳州。支持者认为,中国在世界经济中日渐重要,掌握中国的语言和文化能够在全球经济竞争中获得优势。亚洲协会(Asia Society)新建了五所教授汉语的公立中学,其教育主管迈克尔•列文说:“这是一条开始接触世界下一个超级大国的有趣途径”,“全球化已经改变了现在的孩子将如何考虑他们职业的规划。问题在于学校什么时候开始改革,而不是是否应该改革。”
与学习西班牙语或法语的人数相比,学习汉语的学生人数很少。但有报道表明,高考教育以下的报名人数几乎增长到四倍,从1992年到2002年人数从6000增长到了24000。尽管需求很大,但发展汉语项目并不容易。大家一致认为,最大的困难是找到足够的师资。斯科特•麦金尼斯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办学资金都比较容易。”
【精解精析】
【答案详解】本题考查考生对文章大意的把握。全文都在分析讨论美国的汉语热的问题。B项说是西班牙语,C项说是法语,都不符合题意。而D项并没有提到,故选A。

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