As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts (专家) in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.
The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese.
Lomond Elementary School (小学) in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.
“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”
“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture.” Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.
“We wish we could go to China one day.” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.
More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish.At present, many American students are learning Chinese because________.
| A．they wish to work in China |
| B．they would like to travel all over China |
| C．it is the most useful language in the world |
| D．China’s influence grows |
_______is an American education expert.
| A．James | B．Nancy | C．Karl | D．Walt |
We can learn from the passage that________.
| A．students are looking to the future |
| B．there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US |
| C．Chinese is becoming popular in the US |
| D．Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US |
Today is November 8th. It’s Gina’s birthday. She is twelve. Jim , Kate and Bill are her friends. They want to buy some presents (礼物) for Gina. They go to the shop near the school. There are a lot of things in the shop. They buy a big cake , two boxes of color pencils , a pencil-box and some nice exercise books. They want to buy two dolls (玩具） for Gina. But all the dolls are too dear(贵的).How old is Gina today?
| A．12 | B．13 |
| C．11 | D．10 |
Gina has _______friends.
| A．three | B．Four |
| C．two | D．Only one |
_______ is near the school.
| A．their home | B．A factory |
| C．The shop | D．The farm |
They buy ______ for Gina.
| A． big cake |
| B．two boxes of color pencils |
| C．a pencil-box and some nice exercise books |
| D． A, B and C |
Xin hua Clothes Store
| clothes |
color |
price |
| Sweater |
Pink, green |
$25 |
| Hats |
Red, black |
$4 |
| Pants |
green |
$20 |
| Sports bags |
Black, white |
$7 |
| T-shirts |
Blue, red, green |
$21 |
You can buy _________ in Xin hua Clothes Store.
| A．Red pants | B．Green sports bags |
| C．Black hats | D．White T-shirts |
How much are two hats and three sports bags?
| A．$11 | B．$15 | C．$26 | D．$29 |
You like green and you only have $ 21 to buy____.
A T-shirt B. a hat
C. a sports bag D. a sweater
How much do you know about American schools?
There are two terms(学期)in a school year in American schools. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take four or five subjects(科目)each term. They usually go to school every day except(除了)Saturday and Sunday. All of them have lunch in the school dining hall. They have homework for every class. After school, they often do some sports with their friends. What about your school?How many terms in a school year in American schools?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Where do they have lunch?
| A．At home. | B．At school. |
| C．In the office. | D．In the classroom. |
How many days do the students in American go to school?
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
After school, they often with their friends.
| A．sing and dance | B．read books |
| C．listen to music | D．play football |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) 、eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee for breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.
Many English people have ____________ meals a day.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Afternoon tea is ______ in the afternoon.
| A．at one o`clock | B．from four to five |
| C．from one to two | D．from seven to nine |
People don’t have _____________________ for their dinner.
| A．bananas and apples | B．soup and meat |
| C．meat and fish | D．Porridge |
 Name: Sally Age: 12 Country:﹙国家﹚England Class: Class Three, Grade Seven QQ: 22635901 Tel: 83422668 |
 Name: Sam Age: 13 Country: America Class:Class, Two Grade Eight QQ: 50318693 Tel: 22201685 |
 Name: Lin Tao Age: 13 Country: China Class: Class Four, Grade Eight QQ: 136038291 Tel: 87533229 |
How old is Sally? She is ______.
| A．twelve | B．thirteen |
| C．fourteen | D．eleven |
Where is Sam from? He is from ______.
A. Canada B. England
C. the U.S.A. D. China What’s the number 136038291? It’s ______.
| A．Sally’s QQ number |
| B．Sam’s QQ number |
| C．Lin Tao’s QQ number |
| D．Lin Tao’s phone number |
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