【正文】 y the new language in the classroom. The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new language. Some experts （家） say the immersion program is the most effective （有效的） for young children to learn a language. But there can be a problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at such an early age. Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language. Only seven of the fifty states require （要求） schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school. By then, students are about thirteen years old. American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. The government has increased support for foreign language study in its Education Law called No Child Left Behind. At college, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages and more languages are being studied now. Spanish is the most widely taught at American colleges and universities. French, German, Chinese and Italian are also popular.（1）Where is Spanish the most widely taught? A.At American colleges and universities.B.At American secondary schools. C At American high schools. D. At American elementary schools.（2）Students in the immersion program can do the following things EXCEPT ____. A.hearing the new languageB.hearing their native language C playing games in the new language D. talking to one another in the new language?（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The government doesn39。t support this program.B.All schools will take part in the immersion program.C.It39。s not good for children to learn a foreign language at an early age.D.Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language.（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.Foreign language teaching in American families.B.A foreign language teaching method in America.C.Foreign language teaching at American universities.D.Foreign language teaching at American high schools.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了美國最受歡迎的教孩子們外國語言的方法——沉浸式語言教學法。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Spanish is the most widely taught at American colleges and ，故選A。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Children in the immersion program hear only the new language in the classroom. The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new 、用新語言玩游戲、唱歌和相互談論，故選B。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign 。故選D。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了美國最受歡迎的教孩子們外國語言的方法——沉浸式語言教學法。故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題和主旨題常考題型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 Need to buy something? Why go to a store? Buy it on the Internet! Need it now? Why wait? Ask to receive it the next day! Each day, more and more people try online shopping. In fact, online sales have doubled in the last ten years. But not everyone is excited. Some scientists now say that online shopping is bad for the environment. People are surprised to hear this. They think, I don39。t need to drive, and the business doesn39。t need to build a store, so there will be less pollution, says Nuria Prost, an environmental scientist. But it is not so simple. In fact, online shopping is wasteful. It also adds to air pollution. In truth, the Internet is not always as good a friend to the environment as it seems. For example, most people thought that the Internet would help offices use less paper and other materials. But paper use increased by33percent between 1986 and 1997.Online shopping could have similarly harmful results, says Nevil Cohen, a researcher of environmental science. Part of the problem is what people are buying these days. In the past, people bought things on the Internet that did not require much packing material, such as books and clothing. But now people also shop online for large, heavy pro ducts such as televisions, puters, chairs and tables. These products need to be packed in lots of plastic and paper. This creates a lot of waste. Another problem caused by online shopping is air pollution. When customers buy products and ask to receive them the next day, online businesses often have to send them by air. Airplanes use much more oil than cars and produce more carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）. When people buy a lot of different things from different online businesses, this creates even more travel by airplane. Online product returns are also a problem. For example, an online shoe store may allow customers to return shoes for free if they are wrong size. This doubles the packing materials and number of airline trips required to sell one pair of shoes. If people want to protect the environment, they need to think before they shop, says Prost. People need to ask themselves: Is this exactly what I want? Do I really need it tomorrow, or can I wait? Online stores can also ask customers to pay money for returns. This may make people shop more carefully. Online shopping is fast and easy, says Prost, but we can39。t forget the harmful result it has caused to the environment.（1）The passage begins with several questions to . A.introduce the main topicB.describe online shoppingC.show the writer39。s opinionD.list advantages of shopping（2）What is the passage mainly about? A.The Internet is not good to the environment.B.Online shopping causes more air pollution.C.Online shopping is bad for the environment.D.Stop online shopping to protect the environment.（3）Which of the following is to show that online shopping is wasteful? A.Large products need more packing materials.B.Paper use increased by 33 percent about ten years.C.Businesses need to build a store to sell the products.D.Online shopping costs less than shopping in a store.（4）What is probably the best title of the passage? A.A Good Deal to MakeB.A Different Lifestyle to KeepC.A Cleaner Way to ShopD.A New Business to Start（5）Which of the following shows the structure（結構）of the passage?（P=Paragraph） A.B.C.