Bursting into the classroom from recess(學(xué)生的課間休息), 15 children take their seats and face the woman they know as Ms. Yang.
“What day is it today?”she asks, in Mandarin(普通話的舊稱(chēng)) Chinese.
“Confucius’ birthday!”the fifth graders shout in Mandarin.
“Why do we celebrate Confucius’ birthday?”
“Because he’s the greatest teacher in the history of China!”exclaims a brown-haired girl. She too is speaking Mandarin.
English is rarely heard in Lisa Yang’s class at the Chinese American International School(CAIS), despite the fact that few students are native speakers of Mandarin.
The United States is actively trying to increase the group of students in“critical languages”such as Mandarin. The students at CAIS are way ahead in such a trend.
Mandarin explosion in America
Founded 25 years ago, this small private school in San Francisco, USA, does what few other American schools do: It produces fully fluent speakers of Mandarin Chinese, by far the most commonly spoken language in the world.
Mandarin Chinese is suddenly hot in American schools. As China becomes the world’s leading economy sometimes this century, schools in the U.S. are scrambling to add Mandarin to their roster of foreign languages or expand Chinese programs already in place.
“It really is almost unprecedented(無(wú)前例的). People are looking at China as a force to be reckoned with…And to ensure that the U.S. has the ability to conduct trade, and to work with the Chinese, certainly having an understanding of Chinese language and culture is an advantage,”said Marty Abbott of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages(ACTFL)(美國(guó)外語(yǔ)教學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)).
Cultural differences in teaching styles
To develop Chinese-language programs has not been smooth. A shortage of trained teachers has made it difficult for some schools to join the race. When schools do get teachers, they often hire them straight from China, and the teachers usually suffer culture shock when they come to the U.S.
Robert Liu remembers his first two years in an American classroom. It was not an easy adjustment. “In China, students respect their teachers,”he said. Liu found that American students, however, expect an active teaching style. He had to use games to engage them rather than lectures.
To avoid many of the problems with foreign teaching styles, the CAIS has been working with the Chinese government to improve training of teachers who are sent to the U.S.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is the best title?

    1. A.
      Mandarin speaks to a growing audience in America
    2. B.
      Chinese-language programs
    3. C.
      Mandarin Chinese
    4. D.
      The Chinese American International School(CAIS)
  2. 2.

    What kind of problem is the most difficult to adjust in teaching Chinese in America?

    1. A.
      To adapt to the life there.
    2. B.
      To communicate with the American students.
    3. C.
      To get along well with the American students.
    4. D.
      To be fit for the cultural differences in teaching styles.
  3. 3.

    The meaning of the underlined word“scrambling”is similar to      .

    1. A.
      climbing
    2. B.
      rushing
    3. C.
      changing
    4. D.
      beating
  4. 4.

    It can be inferred from the passage that       .

    1. A.
      the students in Lisa Yang’s class usually speak Chinese
    2. B.
      there are few American students in Lisa Yang’s class
    3. C.
      we celebrate Confucius’ birthday because he’s the greatest teacher in the history of China
    4. D.
      in America the students don’t respect their teachers
ADBA
試題分析:
1.主旨題:從第一部分最后一段The United States is actively trying to increase the group of students in“critical languages”such as Mandarin. The students at CAIS are way ahead in such a trend.可知美國(guó)現(xiàn)在很多人說(shuō)普通話。選A
2.細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子:Robert Liu remembers his first two years in an American classroom. It was not an easy adjustment. 可知最大的困難是文化差異。選D
3.猜詞題:從Mandarin Chinese is suddenly hot in American schools. 這句話可知scramble是緊急起飛,選B
4.推理題:從整篇文章看現(xiàn)在美國(guó)越來(lái)越多的人說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)。選A
考點(diǎn):考查教育類(lèi)短文
點(diǎn)評(píng);這篇文章介紹美國(guó)美國(guó)越來(lái)越多的人說(shuō)漢語(yǔ),解釋了原因和一些困難,題目以推理題居多,考生做題時(shí)要多的通過(guò)句子看到本質(zhì)。
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