First Lady Michelle Obama urged students to visit China at the "100,000 Strong" China Study Abroad forum at Howard University in 2011.
President Barack Obama announced the "100,000 Strong" Initiative (倡议) during his 2009 visit to China. The program aims to increase and diversify the number of American students studying in China by making studying abroad more affordable.
During the event at Howard, Mrs. Obama spoke about the importance of studying abroad, something she never did while in college. "Studying in countries like China is about so much more than just improving your own prospects(前景) in the global market. The fact is that with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish you are shaping an image of America projected to the rest of the world," she said.
David Marzban from Pepperdine University recalled a time when he formed a cross-cultural bond with a complete stranger at a restaurant near Fudan University in Shanghai. He noticed a young chef signaling him to come over. "He presses the play button on his media player and starts singing 'California Dreaming' and wants me to sing along with him," Marzban said. "At this time I knew a great friendship had started during my first two weeks in China."
Nicole Baden, a senior communications major at Howard University, recalled how her time in China really helped her master the language. "You have to experience the culture while learning the language to really master it and to understand why things are how they are compared to your own culture," Baden said.
Mrs. Obama encouraged students to set aside concept that studying abroad is for rich kids only or for those attending certain schools. In addition, the first lady announced that the Chinese government is giving 10,000 "Bridge Scholarships" to cover costs for American students and teachers studying in China.
Students from several schools attended the forum. 12-year-old Sarah Davis, who studied in China last summer, said she was very excited to hear Michelle Obama talk about the country. “I love Chinese. Out of all the languages I’ve learned, Chinese is the most difficult and interesting,” she said.
【小题1】The examples mentioned in the passage mainly indicate that _____.
A.the US students’ life in China is helpful and worthwhile |
B.all students of the US are living a comfortable life in China |
C.Chinese young people are friendly to foreigners |
D.it isn’t realistic for some US young people to study in China |
A.Baden came to China to study the differences between English and Chinese. |
B.Poor children from America have no opportunity to study in China. |
C.David Marzban made a Chinese friend in an unexpected way in China. |
D.Michelle Obama called on US students to study in China at a government meeting. |
A.The US has an ambitious program for Americans studying in China. |
B.Michelle Obama encourages American students to study in China. |
C.More American students plan to study in China. |
D.China is attracting more and more international students. |
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
解析试题分析:奥巴马夫人在一次和美国师生的座谈会上鼓励美国的学生和老师到中国去学习。并且指出在中国学习对美国的学生以后的生活和学习是很有帮助的,也是值得的。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据Studying in countries like China is about so much more than just improving your own prospects(前景) in the global market. 从这里可以推出在中国的美国学生的生活是对自己有帮助的并且也是值得的,故选A。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据David Marzban from Pepperdine University recalled a time when he formed a cross-cultural bond with a complete stranger at a restaurant near Fudan University in Shanghai. 和At this time I knew a great friendship had started during my first two weeks in China."
可推知他在参观遇到一位中国人,故选 C。
【小题3】标题归纳题。综观全文可知奥巴马夫人鼓励美国的学生到中国去学习。故选B。
考点:教育类短文阅读。
点评:标题要能吸引读者的注意力,唤起读者对文章的阅读兴趣。标题是文章的点睛之笔,要简洁、突出、新颖,是文章的灵魂和门面。标题的好坏往往影响文章的可读性。读者一般会从标题上决定文章的阅读取舍,故标题要比较醒目,甚至比较离奇,目的是吸引读者的注意力。所以在选择标题的过程中,除了要满足概括性的特点,还要考虑标题的醒目性特点。
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