Question

【题目】

In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language and the situation is developing increasingly. Chinese is too hard to learn, right? There is no doubt that written Chinese is difficult to learn. However, the spoken language is a different kettle of fish. Many people in the world ask their children to learn how to speak Chinese at first. A famous quote (语录) says, “When you have children, you should be sure to teach them Chinese. Chinese is going to be the most important language in their lifetime.

Why do more and more people want to learn Chinese? The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world. Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world. More reasons:

Culture — With thousands of years of history, Chinese culture is very fascinating. Whether your interests are in history, art, music, or food, a knowledge of Chinese will improve your understanding of Chinese culture.

Travel — China offers exciting travel opportunities. Getting around is much easier if you can speak Chinese.

Business — China is becoming more and more powerful. Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in developing the Chinese market. It is much easier to develop all-important relationships if you can speak Chinese.

回答下面五个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。

【1】What do the people in the world study Chinese as?

【2】What does the words “a different kettle of fish” in Paragraph2 probably mean?

【3】How many reasons for learning Chinese are given in the passage?

【4】Why do businessmen study Chinese?

【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A second language.

【2】easy to learn/a completely different situation.

【3】Four

【4】To develop the Chinese market.

【5】Foreigners begin to learn Chinese.

【解析】

世界上越来越多的人学习汉语。为什么越来越多的人想学习汉语？第一个原因是汉语是世界上人口最多的语言。学会说汉语，你就可以和全世界数百万人交谈。当然还有文化，旅游，商业等方面的原因。

【1】根据In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language可知世界上越来越多的人把汉语当作第二语言来学习，故填A second language。

【2】题干为：第2段中的“a different kettle of fish”可能是什么意思？

根据上文There is no doubt that written Chinese is difficult to learn.及后文的转折，可知此处指书面汉语和汉语口语不是一回事，汉语口语更容易学习，故填easy to learn/a completely different situation.

【3】题干为：文章中给出了学习汉语的几个理由？

根据The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world. Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world. More reasons:及后文提及的Culture ；Travel ；Business的原因，可知共四个理由，故填Four。

【4】题干为：为什么商人学习汉语？

根据Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in developing the Chinese market.“讲汉语的商人在开拓中国市场方面有着巨大的优势”，故填To develop the Chinese market。

【5】根据短文介绍了世界上越来越多的人学习汉语及人们开始学习汉语的原因，故填Foreigners begin to learn Chinese。