单元综合检测(二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
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French lessons in France
Whatever your level is，choosing to take French lessons in France is the best way to learn French.Place yourself in the local culture and practice your newly- found skills in your free time.
You will be taught by native (本地的) French speakers who have a love for teaching and use excellent teaching techniques.Lessons are interesting and you will speak French on the first day both inside and outside the classroom.
Learners
● Suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced (高级的) ● Over 18 years old Class Schedule (时间表)
● Classes start on Mondays and run throughout the summer.
● Please arrive at the school by 8：15 a．m. on your first day for a short level test.It will help to place you in the right class.
● Classes run from Monday to Friday each week.
●Classes start at 8：45 a．m. each day depending on your level. ●You will have 3 classes per day lasting 55 minutes each. ●You will have a short break between classes. Free Time and Tours
● The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week.These activities can include cooking lessons，wine and cheese tasting，visits to Paris，cycling，movies and much more.
● You will have plenty of free time to explore (探索) the local area and practice your newly-found language skills or just relax on this learning holiday with a difference.
Other Information
● You should bring a small dictionary，pens and paper with you.
Get more from your holiday，have fun，meet new people and take home a new language skill that will stay with you forever.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。文章开篇介绍了在法国上法语课是学习法语最好的方式，要将你自己融入当地的文化生活中，在空闲时间练习使用法语，然后介绍了在法国学
校有关学习法语的一些知识：对学习者的要求、时间表、空闲时间安排以及其他信息。
1．What is special about the French courses? A．They are taught in small groups. B．The teachers are young French speakers. C．People learn French in and out of class. D．They will offer a wine tasting license(执照)．
C [细节理解题。根据第二段“Lessons are interesting and you will speak French on the first day both inside and outside the classroom.”可判断，学习者在课上、课外都可以学习法语，故选C。]
2．On the first day，the students should ． A．take a language test B．pay for their study C．do a survey
D．introduce themselves to the class
A [细节理解题。根据“Please arrive at the school by 8：15 a．m. on your first day for a short level test”第一天上课是要有个有关语言的小的水平测试。故选A。]
3．How many lessons are there in a week? A．21. B．30. C．15. D．12.
C [细节理解题。根据“run from Monday to Friday each week”和“You will have 3 classes per day”我们知道，每周从周一到周五，共五天，每天三节课，所以一周要上15节课。故选C。]
4．We can learn from the text that the course ． A．is not suitable for teenagers B．offers cooking classes as well C．provides dictionaries for students D．has a short game between classes
B [推理判断题。根据“The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week.These activities can include cooking lessons，wine and cheese tasting，visits to Paris，cycling，movies and much more.”学校每周提供许多的文化交流活动，包括烹饪课、 红酒和奶酪品尝、 访问巴黎、骑自行车，电影等， 可知课程里包含有烹饪课，故选B。]
B
Jingjing Wu greets her American students as they enter the classroom.“Ni hao，” she says in Chinese.For the next hour，Chinese is all the children will hear.They're
learning the language through songs，games and lots of talking.“They learn it really fast，” Wu says.“Kids remember so much.”
The students go to Lomond Elementary School，in Shaker Heights，Ohio.Each week，all students in grades 1－5 in this school attend a one-hour Chinese class.
Other US schools are too.The number of schools where Chinese is taught has grown，according to a report.Ten years ago，about 300 schools had Chinese programs.Today，about 1，600 schools teach Chinese.
“Schools are looking to the future，” says Nancy C．Rhodes，one of the authors of the report.“China is becoming a real powerful nation，and it makes sense that we have young people who not only know the language but understand the culture.”
Some US schools are working with the Chinese government and the College Board，a not-for-profit educational group，to bring Chinese teachers to this country.Teachers can stay in the US for one to three years.They give lessons in their language and teach about China.
Other schools offer more intensive (加强的) language programs.Yinghua Academy is a Chinese school in Minneapolis，Minnesota.Instead of studying only the language itself，students learn all of their subjects in Chinese.They don't begin to learn in English until they're in the second grade.Students are expected to know both languages.“The goal is to develop true bilingual (双语的) students，”says Yinghua's academic director，Luyi Lien.
More people speak Chinese than any other language.Students who learn Chinese may have greater chances in the future.“If you know how to speak Chinese，you open a huge door for yourself，” says Lien.
【语篇解读】 在美国，越来越多的学校开设了汉语课。这是为什么呢？相关专家提出了自己的看法。
5．What can we learn about the Chinese class in Lomond Elementary School? A．It lasts for one hour each day. B．It is taught by Chinese experts. C．It pays the most attention to listening. D．It is taught to students in grades 1—5.
D [细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，这所学校里一到五年级的学生都要上汉语课，故选D项。A项中的each day错误，应为each week；B项中的experts错误；C项在文中未提及。]
6．We can learn from the passage that ．
A. more than half of Americans are learning Chinese B．more US schools teach Chinese now than in the past C．Chinese is greatly needed in many careers in America D．Chinese is the only subject taught in Yinghua Academy
B [推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句可知，现在教授汉语的美国学校要比过去多。] 7．What Luyi Lien says in the last paragraph shows that knowing how to speak Chinese ．
A．is a waste of time
B．can give students more chances C．is helpful when students visit China D．will help students learn other languages
B [细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，Luyi Lien所说的话与该段第二句意思相同，都说明了会说汉语能够给人创造更多的机会。]
8．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The ways in which American kids study Chinese. B．The reasons why Chinese teachers go to America. C．The fact that kids in America are learning Chinese. D．An American school that teaches Chinese very well.
C [主旨大意题。本文首先描述了美国学生上汉语课的一个片段，之后指出越来越多的美国学校开设了汉语课，接着介绍了一些专家对此进行的分析。由此可知，全文的中心是美国孩子学习汉语这一事实。]
C
If English means endless new words，difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation，you are wrong.Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university，learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power.Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter.This is the area of the brain which processes(处理)information.It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles(肌肉)．
The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language.A team led by Dr.Andrea Mechelli，from University College London，took a group of Britons who only spoke English.They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five，as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain
was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language.But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language，the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure(结构)of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，” said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales，has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills.“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的)，” he said.“You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings had the same result in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four.Reading，writing，and comprehension were all tested.The results showed that the younger they started to learn，the better.“Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world，” explained the scientists.
【语篇解读】 研究表明学一门外语会让你变得更聪明。是真的吗？为什么呢？本文会告诉你答案的。
9．The main idea of this passage is ． A. science on learning a second language B．man's ability of learning a second language C．that language can help brain power D．language learning and maths study
C [主旨大意题。本文为我们讲述了学习一门外语会增强我们大脑的能力，而且越早越好。故选C。]
10．The underlined word “bilingual” probably means . A．a researcher on language learning B．a second language learner
C．a person who can speak two languages D．an active language learner
C [词义猜测题。根据第三段内容“who had learnt a second language before the age of five”可知这个词指的是会说两种语言的人。故选C。]
11．We may know from the scientific findings that ．
A．the earlier you start to learn a second language，the higher the grey matter density is
B．there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who
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