At Yale University, enrollment in basic Chinese in 2005 grew rapidly, and for the first time professors can remember, large numbers of freshmen were arriving with enough knowledge of the Chinese language to start in second- or third-year Chinese language class, rather than basic Chinese.

The American interest in China is not just at the university level. In the 2006 school year, high-school students will be offered an Advanced Placement test, which is one of the national exams American students take for university admission, in Chinese. This is the first time Chinese is offered in the Advanced Placement test, which is usually limited to the most important subjects that high school students take.

What is surprising is that earlier last year, an organization that tracks university students surveyed high schools throughout America, asking if they planned to offer the language courses that prepare students for the language Advanced Placement test. They expected that only a hundred high schools, mostly in California, New York, and a few other places with large immigrant populations, would show interest in each of the new language programs. Although that was true for the courses in Italian, Russian and Japanese, it was not true for the Chinese language course. There were thousands of American high schools that indicated that they planned to build their Chinese programs to levels where students could take the Advanced Placement exam for Chinese language. The demand for courses in Chinese is rising so rapidly that it is rapidly overtaking all other foreign languages except Spanish.

According to the passage many freshmen at Yale University today       .

   A. know enough basic Chinese

   B. needn’t learn Chinese any more

   C. take courses in the Chinese language

   D. go to university to study Chinese

For university entrance, the American high-school students       .

   A. have to learn Chinese B. learn more than one foreign language.

   C. take the Advanced Placement Test  D. used to have a test in Chinese

We can learn from the passage that        .

   A. Chinese will overtake all foreign languages in American high schools

   B. Americans will know more about China and its people

   C. the U.S. government pays much attention to language studies

   D. Chinese may take the place of English in American universities

【小題1】A【小題1】C【小題1】B 


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科目：高中英語 來源：重慶八中2006－2007學(xué)年度(上)高三年極半期考試　英語試題 題型：050

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　　Explaining China’s peaceful growth to the American politicians and public will top President Hu Jintao’s agenda when he visits the United States from September 5 to 8．

　　“This will be conductive to the development of Sino－US relations and China’s relationships with the rest of the world．”He Yafei, director of the Department of North American Affairs, said at a news briefing yesterday．

　　It will be Hu’s first State visit to the US after he became president in 2003．He will meet US President George W．Bush and legislators in Washington DC and business people in Seattle, and deliver a speech at Yale University in New Haven．Also on the list of areas of concern for Hu and Bush may be trade, Taiwan, energy and nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula．

　　China’s favorable balance of trade with the US derives from different economic structures in the two countries．The two economies supplement and benefit each other instead of competing, and the US should loosen its grip over its exports, especially high-tech products, to China, he said．

　　After his US trip, President Hu will travel to Canada and Mexico from September 8 to 13, and back to New York on September 14 to attend the World Summit and other activities in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations．

　　Hu will wrap up his tour on September 16 at the UN in a show China’s support for the world body and multilateralism．

　　At yesterday’s news briefing, he also disclosed that the fourth round of Six－Party Talks on Korean Peninsula Nuclear issue will be resumed in the week of September 12．

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The underlined word“wrap up ”can be taken place by ________．

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A．

complete

B．

go on

C．

start

D．

do…secretly

(2)

President Hu Jintao may came home after ________．

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September 8th

B．

September 14th

C．

September 16th

D．

September 13th

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Which of the following is Not true?

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A．

The visit to the US starts on September 5

B．

Hu and Bush may talk about Taiwan’s trade and energy．

C．

The economy of the two countries should supplement and benefit each other．

D．

Korean peninsula nuclear issue is another important problem the two presidents may talkabout

(4)

The best title of this passage is ________．

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A．

Itinerary for President Hu Jintao’s US visit

B．

Meeting in the US

C．

The Relationship between China and the US

D．

The Problem between China and the US

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Explaining China’s peaceful growth to the American politicians and public will top President Hu Jintao’s agenda when he visits the United States from September 5 to 8.

“This will be conductive to the development of Sino－US relations and China’s relationships with the rest of the world.” He Yafei, director of the Department of North American Affairs, said at a news briefing yesterday.

It will be Hu’s first State visit to the US after he became president in 2003. He will meet US President George W. Bush and legislators in Washington DC and business people in Seattle, and deliver a speech at Yale University in New Haven. Also on the list of areas of concern for Hu and Bush may be trade, Taiwan, energy and nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.

China’s favorable balance of trade with the US derives from different economic structures in the two countries. The two economies supplement and benefit each other instead of competing, and the US should loosen its grip over its exports, especially high-tech products, to China, he said.

After his US trip, President Hu will travel to Canada and Mexico from September 8 to 13, and back to New York on September 14 to attend the World Summit and other activities in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations.

Hu will wrap up his tour on September 16 at the UN in a show China’s support for the world body and multilateralism.

At yesterday’s news briefing, YC he also disclosed that the fourth round of Six－Party Talks on Korean Peninsula Nuclear issue will be resumed in the week of September 12.

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    A．complete       B．go on          C．start          D．do…… secretly

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    A．September 8th B．September 14th C．September 16th   D．September 13th

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    A．The visit to the US starts on September 5

    B．Hu and Bush may talk about Taiwan’s trade and energy.

    C．The economy of the two countries should supplement and benefit each other.

    D．Korean peninsula nuclear issue is another important problem the two presidents may talk about

4．The best title of this passage is ______.

    A．Itinerary for President Hu Jintao’s US visit

    B．Meeting in the US

    C．The Relationship between China and the US

    D．The Problem between China and the US

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