PAGEUnit5LanguagesaroundtheworldReadingforWriting1.—……，就……______________2.打開(kāi)通向……的窗子________________3.比……年長(zhǎng)______________4.介意做……_______________5.依靠______________6pare...with...___________7.havetroublewith_________________8.beequalto_______________9.relateto____________10.學(xué)了就用也是個(gè)好辦法。(assoonas) __________________________11.Heused_________(be)oneofmyprofessors.12.Hebegantothinkabout_________heshoulddo.13._________(lose)hernewbicyclemadeMarysoupset.14.Theparkisbeautifulbeyond_________(describe).15.Itisa_________(demand)roleandsheneedstoworkhardatit.16.Lightindustryisclosely_________(relate)toagriculture.17.Allexpensesaretobe_________(equal)dividedamongthem.18.Istruggled_________(keep)myheadabovethewater.19.LiuWen,JiaXinandLiRuiaretalkingaboutthebiggestproblemstheyarefacingwhilelearningEnglishandtheywanttoseekforsomeadviceonhowtosolveit.LiuWenhasbeenstudyingEnglishsinceprimaryschool.Heusedto1.______(get)highmarksinEnglish,butnowhe9shavingalotoftroublewithhislistening.HecanneverquitegetthemainideawhenhelistenstonativeEnglishspeakers2.______(talk)inavideo,3.______hecancatchonlyafewwords.JiaXinoftenlistenstoEnglishradioprogrammes,4.______helpshergetusedtohowfastnativespeakerstalk.Shealsorepeatswhatshehearstohelpherselftoexperience5.______feelingofthelanguage.Sometimessheevenrecordshervoiceinordertolistento6.______(she)andcompareher7.______(pronounce)withtheradiohost's!ThebiggestdifficultysheisfacingishowtobepoliteinEnglishwhilemakingrequests.LiRuiknowshowtomakerequests8.______apolitemannerindifferentsituations.Shethinksitalldependson9.______she'stalkingto.Ifsheistalkingtoaclosefriend,shewilluseshortrequests.Butifshe'stalkingtosomeonewhoisn'tveryclosetoher,shemustmakeherrequestinanotherway.Forher,thebiggestproblemisthatshecan'tkeepallthenewvocabularystraightinherhead，andshecertainlycan'trememberhowtousethemall10.______(proper).20.

WASHINGTON-Thousandsofpublicschoolshavesloppedteachingforeignlanguagesinthelastdecade,accordingtoasurvey.Butanothercontrarytrendmakeseducatorsandpolicymakersabuzz:arushbyschoolsinallpartsofAmericatogivelessonsinChinese.

SomeschoolsarepayingforChineseclassesontheirown,buthundredsaregettingsomehelp.TheChinesegovernmentissendingteachersfromChinatoschoolsallovertheworldandpayingpartoftheirsalaries.

Noonekeepsanexactcount,butroughcalculationsbasedonthegovernment'ssurveysuggestthatperhaps1,600AmericanpublicandprivateschoolsareteachingChinese,upfrom300orsoadecadeago.Andthenumberisgrowingfast.

"It'sreallychangingthelanguageeducationlandscapeofthiscountry,"saidNancy.Otherindicatorspointtothesametrend."ThenumberofstudentstakingtheAdvancedPlacementtestinChinese,introducedin2007,hasgrownsofastthatitislikelytopassGermanthisyearasthethirdmosttestedAdvancedPlacementlanguage,afterSpanishandFrench,"saidTrevorPacker,vicepresidentoftheCollegeBoard.

"We'veallbeensurprisedthatinsuchashorttimeChinesewouldgrowtosurpassGerman,"Mr.Packersaid.

Adecadeago,mostoftheschoolswithChineseprogramswereontheeastandwestcoasts.Butinrecentyears,manyschoolshavestartedChineseprogramsinheartlandstates,includingOhioandIllinoisintheMidwest,TexasandGeorgiaintheSouth,andColoradoandUtahintheRockyMountainWest.

Americahashadthestudyofaforeignlanguagegrowbefore,onlytoseethebubbleburst.ManyschoolsbeganteachingJapaneseinthe1980s,afterJapanemergedasaneconomicrival.Butthousandsofschoolshavedroppedthelanguage,thesurveyfound.Japaneseisnottheonlylanguagethathasdeclined.ThousandsofschoolsthatofferedFrench,GermanorRussianhavestoppedteachingthoselanguages,too,thesurveyfound.1.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"abuzz"inthefirstparagraph?A.Benoisylikethesoundofabee.B.Beinterestedinvariousactivities.C.Causepeopletodiscusssomethinghotly.D.Motivatepeopletomarchbravely.2.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Packersaid?A.MoreandmorepeoplechooseChineseintheAdvancedPlacementtest.B.TheAdvancedPlacementtestisthemostdifficultoneintheworld.C.ChineseismoreimportantthanSpanishandFrench.D.Chineseisanecessarysubjectinmostimportanttests.3.Whatcanweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.ManyschoolsstartedChineseprogramsintheMidwesttenyearsago.B.ChineseprogramshavebeenstartedinmoreareasinAmericarecently.C.AmericanschoolshavestoppedteachingFrench,GermanandRussian.D.PeoplearegraduallyfondoflearningChineseandJapaneseinrecentyears.4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ChineseisbeinglearnedasanofficiallanguageinAmerica.B.ForeignlanguagesfadeinAmericanschoolsexceptChinese.C.TeachingChineseinforeigncountrieshasbecomeatrend.D.ForeignlanguagesarenolongerbeingtaughtinAmerica.

答案以及解析1.答案：assoonas解析：2.答案：openawindowto解析：3.答案：beseniorto解析：4.答案：minddoing解析：5.答案：dependson解析：6.答案：把……和……比較解析：7.答案：在……方面有麻煩解析：8.答案：與……相等解析：9.答案：與……有關(guān);涉及；談到解析：10.答案：Itisalsoagoodideatoapplysomethingassoonasyoulearnit.解析：assoonas意為"一……就……",引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。11.答案：tobe解析：考查固定搭配。句意:他過(guò)去是我的一個(gè)教授。usedtobe/do過(guò)去為/做…。12.答案：what解析：考查賓語(yǔ)從句。句意:他起先考慮他應(yīng)當(dāng)做什么。分析句子可知設(shè)空處引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句,從句中缺少賓語(yǔ),且意為"什么",故用what。13.答案：Losing解析：考查動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ)。句意:丟失了新的自行車讓瑪麗很不安。分析句子可知此處應(yīng)是動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ),故填動(dòng)名詞Losing。14.答案：description解析：句意:這個(gè)公園美得無(wú)法形容。beyonddescription無(wú)法形容。15.答案：demanding解析：考查形容詞。此處指那是一個(gè)要求很高的角色。修飾名詞role應(yīng)用形容詞demanding