高中英语unit 2 english around the world文化探究 新课标 人教版 必修1

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1、Unit2Englisharoundtheworld文化探究AmericansWanttoLearnChinese　　1．1　Readthispassageandtrytogetthegeneralideaofthepassage.Answerthequestionsafterreadingit.AmericansWanttoLearnChinese　　AtaChineserestaurantinUSA,CatherineConway—aneight-year-oldgirl,surprisedthewaiterbyspeakingtohiminChinese."Hewassohappy.

2、Hegavemeextrasweets,"shesaid.　　WhilemostAmericanchildrendon'tbegintolearnanewlanguageuntilthemiddleschool,CatherinebegantolearnChineseinkindergartenatPotomaeElementaryinRockville,Md.ThisschooloffersChineseasasubject.　　AsChinahasbecomestrongereconomically,ithasbecomeanimportanttradingpartneroftheUS

3、A.SoUSbusinessandgovernmentleadershaverecentlystartedtowonderwherethefutureChinese-speakingAmericanswillcomefrom.ThesepeoplewillhelpincreaseAmericantradewithChina.ItisafactthatmorepeoplespeakChinesethananyotherlanguageonEarth.Thereareabout875millionnativespeakersofChineseandonly341millionEnglishna

4、tivespeakers.Butonly50000Americanschoolchildrenstudyit.Chineseisgoingtobecomeaveryimportantlanguage.ButtheUSAisnotdoingaswellastheChineseintradeanditwillneverunderstandthemwithoutalargenumberofChinesespeakers.　　IntheUSA,itissurprisingthatsomeschoolsarecuttingbackorgettingridofforeignlanguages.Toen

5、couragemorestudentstolearnChinesetheUSCollegeBoardrecentlyaddedChinesetoitslistofapproved（批准，通过）subjectsforhighschoolstudents.Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmenthaspromisedtopayhalfofthe$1.4millionitwillcosttodevelopcourses.　　"Wereallycan'tunderstandotherpeoplewithoutspeakingtheirlanguage."saysMart

6、yAbbott,aformerpresidentoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages."We'veneverhadtolearnotherlanguagesinAmericabecauseofourgeography.We'renotliketheEuropeanswholearnmanydifferentlanguagesbecausetheyhavetocrossbordersallthetime."　　TheAmericaninterestinChinahasvariedduringthelasttenyears.To

7、day,they'reveryinterestedinChinabecauseitenteredtheworldTradeorganizationin2001.Thisinteresthasincreasedandwillprobablybethestrongestin2008whenChinaorganizestheOlympicGames.　　1．WhatdidtheAmericansthinkofforeignla