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1、.成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（B）2009.11.21 PartIReadingComprehension（30%） Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecor
2、respondingletterontheAnswerSheet. Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknowChineseissupposedtobehardtolearn.Formost,whospeakSpanishathome,it'sbecomingtheirthirdlanguage.They'vebeenh
3、eatingandusingChinesewordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea“nihao”whenstrangersentertheclassroom.“It'sreallyfun!”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfromalessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmymomtospeakChinese.” TheclassroomsceneatMcCorm
4、ickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommonphenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnewlanguage.GovernmentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguageslikeChinese,andpressurefromthem——aswellasfrombusinessleaders,politicians,andparents——haspr
5、oducedaquickgrowthinthenumberofprograms. ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheirpublicschools.Theirprogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,withmoreschoolsonawaitinglist.ProgramshavealsospreadtoplaceslikeLosAngeles,NewYorkCity
6、,andNorthCarolina.SupportersseeknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinaisgrowinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththeworld'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationattheAsiaSociety,which
7、hasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildrentodayaregoingtothinkabouttheircareers,Thequestioniswhen,notwhether,theschoolsaregoingtoadjust.” （76）ThenumberofstudentsleamingChineseistinyc
8、omparedwithhowmanystudySpanishorFrench.Butonereportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment（报名人数）nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'teasy
