2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析18 (I)

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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析18(I)MoreandmoreEnglish-educatedChineseSingaporeanparentsarerealizingtheimportancefortheirchildrentobenotonlygoodattheall-importantEnglishlanguage,butalsoatChinese.Chinahasbeeagreatpoliticalandeconomicsuperpowerandtheywanttheirchildrentobeebi

2、lingual.Itismonknowledgethat,tomasteranylanguage,especiallyone’smothertongue,onemustbeginfromchildhood.ButtherearechallengesandbarriersforchildrenofEnglish-speakinghomestosucceedintheirjourneytowardsbilingualism.Takemyfamilyasanexample.WhilemywifeandIareproductsofEngl

3、isheducation,wehadsomefoundation(基础)inChinesewhichwekeptupinourworkinglife.ButthelanguageofmunicationinourhomeismainlyEnglish.Wearegladthatourthreechildrenhadbetween8and11years’ChineseschoolingbeforeswitchingovertoEnglishschools.TheirfoundationinChinesehasbeeanadvanta

4、geintheiradultlife.Theycanholdtheirowninthespokenlanguage,butwouldfindithardtowriteabusinessletterinChineseforlackofusage.Wehaveagrandsonwhowillbetwoyearsoldshortly.HisparentshavegivenmywifeandItheunenviabletaskofmakinghimbilingual.Itisaverytoughassignment,aswearewith

5、himonlyacoupleofhoursonmostdays.Fortherestofthetime,heisbeingsurroundedbyEnglishsoundsbyhisbusyparents.Fortunately,ourperseveranceispayingoff.Aftereightmonths,hehasbeenusedtohearingChinesesounds,andevenhecannowquitefortablyidentifymoneverydayobjectsinChinese.1.Whyisit

6、beingnecessaryforsomeChineseSingaporeanchildrentolearnChinese?A.BecausemostoftheSingaporeansefromChina.B.Becausetheirparentsaremissingtheirmotherland.C.BecauseChinahasbeeagreatpoliticalandeconomicsuperpower.D.BecauseChineseistheofficiallanguageintheUN.2.Theunderlinedw

7、ord“bilingual”inParagraph1probablymeans_______.A.apersonwhoknowsEnglishB.apersonwhoknowsChineseC.apersonwhoknowsonlyonelanguageD.apersonwhoknowstwolanguages3.Theauthorusestheexampleofteachinghisgrandsonmainlytoprovethat_______.A.therearechallengesforchildrenofEnglish-

8、speakinghomestolearnChineseB.hisfoundationinChineseisabigadvantageinteachinghisgrandsonC.heisquitegoodatteachingsmallchildre