Question

【题目】 Many of you may want to study abroad after high school. but at the same time more and more students from other countries are coming to study in China. 397, 635 international students came to China in 2015. According to a report from the students. com website (网站), China is now the third most popular country for international students, behind the United States and the United Kingdom.

Last summer, 55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a summer camp They got close to traditional Chinese culture. They visited several schools in Hefei, Anhui. At No32 Middle School in Hefei, they tried to make dumplings, play tai chi, do paper-cuts and learn calligraphy(书法). To help them know more about China, Chinese students paired with them as partners. They led these foreign guests to places of interest.

In recent years, there are more cultural exchanges(交流)between Germany and China. Almost 400 German schools have Chinese classes. Over 8,000 students study in China. The number of international students in China has doubled since 2005. It has been growing by 10% each year. If the growth goes on, China will replace the UK for second place by 2020.

【1】It's reported that________is the third most popular country for international students.

A.ChinaB.the United Kingdom

C.GermanyD.the United States

【2】The German guests tried to do the following things at school EXCEPT________.

A.making dumplingsB.doing paper-cuts

C.learning calligraphyD.playing ping-pong

【3】What does the underlined phrase paired with mean in Chinese?

A.与……相同B.与……结对

C.与……比较D.与…….争

【4】How many German schools have Chinese classes in recent years?

A.32.B.55C.About 400D.More than 8.000

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.more and more foreign students come to study in China now.

B.The German students and teachers came to China to get close to nature.

C.The number of international students in China has doubled since 2015.

D.Recently there are fewer cultural exchanges between China and Germany.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

短文讲了中国现在是成为美国和英国后第三大最受国际学生欢迎的国家，介绍了外国留学生在中国学校喜欢做的事情和中国学生的交往，如果继续增长，在2020年中国将取代英国成为第二名。

【1】细节理解题。China中国；the United Kingdom英国；Germany德国；the United States美国。根据文中“China is now the third most popular country for international students，being the United States and the United Kingdom”中国现在是成为美国和英国后第三大最受国际学生欢迎的国家．可知中国是第三个国家。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。making dumplings包饺子；doing paper-cuts剪纸；learning calligraphy学书法； playing ping-pong打乒乓球。根据第三段句子“They tried to make dumplings，play TaiJi，do paper cuts and learn calligraphy”他们要包饺子，打太极，做剪纸、学书法，可知没有说玩乒乓球。故选D。

【3】词句猜测。根据上下文“To help them know more about China．Chinese students paired with them and as partners，they led these foreign guests to place of interest”为了帮助他们更了解中国……，他们带这些外国客人到感兴趣的地方。可知结合选项，应说中国学生与他们作为合作伙伴，所以paired with意为与……结对。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段句子“Almost 400 German schools have Chinese classes”大约有400个德国学校有中文课，可知大约400个，故选C。

【5】推理判断。根据最后一段句子“The summer of international students in China has doubled since 2005.It has been growing by ten percent each year. If the growth go on，China will replace the UK for second place in 2020”自2005年以来，中国夏季留学生翻了一番，它每年都以百分之十的速度增长，如果继续增长，在2020年中国将取代英国成为第二名，可知越来越多的外国学生来中国留学了。故选A。