【正文】 ime in which trust is so necessary or schools”以及最后一段中Garcia所說(shuō)的“These murals have put trust back in the campus ”可推知，校長(zhǎng)Garcia希望創(chuàng)建一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)對(duì)學(xué)校充滿(mǎn)信任的大環(huán)境。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解 Thomas Cheatham had planned to study Latin during his time at Hebron High School in Texas. But when he learned that the school district was going to offer a Mandarin(普通話(huà)) class, he quickly changed his mind. I thought Mandarin would be more beneficial than Latin, said Cheatham, who is now in his second year of studying the language. He speaks Mandarin to order food at Chinese restaurants and can read social media posts from his Chinesespeaking friends. While it39。s a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study puter engineering, thinks it will be important for his career. Chinese is a good language to know, especially with China being a growing power, he said. Many experts agree that proficiency(熟練) in a language spoken by a billion people worldwide will give American students an edge in the global economy. People are looking at China as our next economic petitor, and interest in Mandarin is growing fast, said Marty Abbott, director of the American Council(議會(huì)) on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. We39。re seeing it in all parts of the country. Abbott predicts that as many as 100,000 students are now studying Mandarin in public and private schools throughout the US. She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an important needs language and provides professional development programs for teachers. Our government wants to increase our language ability for national security and economic petitiveness, Abbott added. At the same time, the Chinese government is spreading knowledge of the Chinese language and culture through Confucius Institutes set up in many US states. For example, the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas in Dallas has been the home of a Confucius Institute for 10 years. It sponsors Confucius Classrooms at 21 local public and private schools, where tens of thousands of students are learning Mandarin.（1）Why did Thomas Cheatham decide to study Mandarin instead of Latin? A.Mandarin was easier to learn than Latin.B.Mandarin could be helpful to his future career.C.Mandarin might help him learn more about China.D.Mandarin could enable him to study puter engineering.（2）The underlined word edge in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A.a slight advantageB.the outside limitC.a sharp tone of voiceD.an exciting quality（3）Which of the following statements might Marty Abbott agree with? A.Mandarin should be taught in classrooms throughout the US.B.Those skilled at Chinese will be the most petitive in the future.C.The US government39。s policy has helped popularize Mandarin in the US.D.Americans learn Mandarin because they worry about their national security.（4）What does the author mainly talk about in this passage? A.The rising popularity of Mandarin among American students.B.The great benefits of learning Mandarin for American students.C.The influence of China39。s growing power on American education.D.The effect of Confucius Institutes in promoting Mandarin in the US.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，以一個(gè)美國(guó)學(xué)生的經(jīng)歷為例來(lái)講述隨著中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展，普通話(huà)在美國(guó)校園很流行，這是中國(guó)在世界舞臺(tái)上地位上升的一個(gè)反映。許多美國(guó)學(xué)生認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)中文能夠在今后職業(yè)發(fā)展的道路上有所幫助，美國(guó)政府對(duì)中文的重視也促使更多的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中文。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“While it39。s a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study puter engineering, thinks it will be important for his career.”可知，Thomas希望中文能夠在他今后職業(yè)發(fā)展的道路上對(duì)他有所幫助。故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)本句句意可知，漢語(yǔ)是一門(mén)全世界10億人說(shuō)的語(yǔ)言，專(zhuān)家認(rèn)為掌握了它的人會(huì)在全球經(jīng)濟(jì)中有優(yōu)勢(shì)，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an important needs language and provides professional development programs for teachers. ”可知，美國(guó)政府的政策促進(jìn)了普通話(huà)在美國(guó)的普及，故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意?？v觀(guān)全文，主要介紹了美國(guó)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中文熱情升溫的現(xiàn)象，分析了出現(xiàn)該現(xiàn)象的背景和原因，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇社會(huì)文化類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 The bestknown example of external( 外部的)influence causing language change is the Americanization of world culture, which has caused English words to appear in city streets all over the world. The effect is most noticeable in pop music. Foreign groups often record in English, and the words are picked up and repeated in the same language everywhere, even by children who otherwise have little or no mand of the language. I once met a Brazilian child of about ten who could count 39。one, two, three39。, but only by adding the words 39。o39。clock, four o39。clock rock 39。at the end. Some people are often strongly critical of the influence of English on their language especially when an English word replaces a traditional word. In 1977, France passed a law banning the use of English words in official situations if an equivalent( 意義相同的)French expression existed but the law seemed to be honored more in the breaking than in the observing. Some other countries have considered introducing a similar law despite the evidence that such laws have very little effect, and that the arrival of loan words( 外來(lái)詞) can greatly enrich a language (as indeed in the case of English itself, which has a long history of weling foreign words). However, not everyone is critical. In particular, mercial firms and advertisers are well aware of the potential selling power that the use of English vocabulary can bring. In Japan, English is even used in television mercials, despite the fact that the majority of viewers would not understand exactly what was being said: the excellence implied by the mere use of English is apparently enough to mand the strategy to the advertisers. Most of the influence of English is upon the vocabulary of foreign languages, but surveys are slowly bringing to light several cases where word order or word structure has been affected. Sentences of the type “The bo