When Faith Wanjiku graduated from the Technical University of Kenya last year, she immediately enrolled (注册) at the Confucius Institute in Kenyatta University. She wanted to learn Chinese, as she believed that it would help her land a good job.
She has just completed the hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) 3 exam. HSK is a test of Chinese language level for non-native speakers, organized by the Confucius Institute Headquarters.
However, this level isn’t enough for Wanjiku, who plans to pass HSK 6. She wanted to increase her level of Chinese and improve her spoken Chinese. And Wanjiku isn’t alone. The number of people taking the HSK reached 6.8 million in 2018 and went up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Education said on May 31.
Chinese is becoming an increasingly popular choice of language to study around the world. Currently, middle school students in Russia can take Chinese as an elective language test in the country’s national college entrance exam, Sputnik News reported.
In May, Zambia became the fourth country in Africa-after Kenya, Uganda and South Africa—to introduce Chinese language to its schools.
And many English-speaking countries have shown an interest in allowing their students to learn Chinese. The US government announced the launch of “1 Million Strong” in 2015, a plan that aims to bring the total number of learners of Chinese to l million by 2020.
Behind the growing popularity of Chinese language learning is the international community’s positive attitude toward Chinas future development, as well as the people’s longing to learn about Chinese civilization and culture.
Indeed, it’s as the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela put it, “if you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
1.What did Wanjiku do after graduating from university?
A.She went abroad. B.She learned Chinese.
C.She found a job. D.She travelled to China.
2.HSK is a test for ______.
A.non-native speakers B.native speakers
C.middle school students D.college students
3.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.Wangjiku has lots of friends.
B.Lots of people want to pass HSK6 exam.
C.Wangjiku has passed HSK3 exam.
D.Many people want to live in China.
4.What may be the best title for the text?
A.Chinese Language Study Takes Off
B.Chinese Play an Important Role in Economy
C.People Share the Experience of Learning Chinese
D.Different Opinions about the Function of Chinese
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1.The Phantom of the Opera is special because of its _____.
A.excellent costumes B.experienced actors
C.attractive story D.beautiful songs
2.Which of the following musicals would most probably catch the eye of both kids and adults?
A.The Phantom of the Opera. B.Matilda The Musical.
C.School of Rock. D.Thriller–Live.
3.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To analyze musicals. B.To criticize musicals.
C.To advertise musicals. D.To evaluate musicals.
假设你校打算为留学生举办“穿汉服，学书法”的中国传统文化体验活动，请根据以下内容以学生会的名义用英语写一则通知。
1.时间：6月10日下午3点；
2.地点：留学生服务中心；
3.内容：体验穿汉服、学写毛笔字、展示作品、交流体会、拍照留念等；
4.要求：6月6日前到学生会找李华报名，并告知自己的服装尺码。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.通知的格式已为你写好，不计人总词数。
参考词汇：汉服 Han-style clothes(Hanfu)；书法，毛笔字 calligraphy
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（x)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
On Mother's Day,Tom stopped his car outside a flower's shop.He wanted to order some nice flowers and ask a shop to deliver them to his mother.He was about to enter the shop while he saw a little girl crying by the roadside.Tom asked her for what had happened.The girl said she wanted to buy a rose for her mother,and had no money.Hearing this,Tom went in and bought a beautifully rose for the girl.Then he offered to drive her home,but she insisted she was going to another town by bus to send the rose to mother.Tom was so touching that he changed his mind.After driving her to the bus station,he returned to the shop,buy a large bunch of flowers, and drove all the way to his mother.He would give the flowers to his mother with person.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinatown in San Francisco is 1.(big)in America,and also the oldest.It is a very popular tourist draw that receives more visitors each year than even the Golden Gate Bridge.The climate is mild all year round,meaning it is always a good time to visit.
Historically,Chinese immigrants settled in the area during the railroad construction and gold rush period.What started 2. a residential(居住的）area for Chinese immigrants then turned into a centre for Chinese culture.Most of the residents in Chinatown 3.(be)still Chinese,many of whom do not speak English fluently.This allows visitors to experience a real taste of China.
Most of Chinatown 4.(destroy)in the 1906 earthquake,but the city and residents rebuilt it,taking care to include lots of Chinese architecture. 5.（traditional),visitors enter Chinatown through the legendary Dragon Gate,which was built using materials donated from China.Visitors can also spend hours just 6.(explore)the interesting sights,smells and sounds of China.Portsmouth Square,the centre of Chinatown,is also a key site,which has a long and famous history.These days,the square is a great place to see traditional Chinese culture in real life,such as games of Chinese chess and people practising tai chi.
The 7.(store)in Chinatown offer a unique range of souvenirs,goods and clothing.All kinds of traditional Chinese herbal medicine can be found,too,and there are Chinese tea shops, 8. visitors can taste and buy varieties of Chinese tea.But perhaps 9. many tourists and San Franciscans treasure most about Chinatown is its food.There is Chinese food to suit everyone's taste with traditional dishes from all over China. Chinatowns are an important part of the diverse culture of the USA.They allow visitors who have never been to China 10.(experience)traditional Chinese culture first-hand.
Very few of us become fluent in another language by learning it in high school.
I went to university and then moved across the country to seek a_______ job, married and raised children. I made an effort to_______ the little bit of French I learned in school, but eventually I realized that this was really_______. I was quite aware that new languages are best learned when young, and that our abilities in that regard decline with _______.
However, just before my 50th birthday, I _______French classes. After I was tested to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the introductory _______. When I looked around at my first class, I was _______that many of the students were learning French as a third, fourth or even fifth language.
Contrary to my _______ that learning a new language was impossibly difficult, there were people who learned new languages as a matter of course.While I had always thought of myself as a _______ learner, that was no longer the case. I ________ new vocabulary rather slowly.What I learned one week seemed to ________ as soon as I learned the next skill. I had to look up the________words and language structures over and over. Now, after several years of learning, I can listen to the news in French and ________90% of it on the first try, read a novel if the language isn't too ________ and hold up my end of a conversation if it doesn't go loo fast. I've learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary. I've met people from around the world and all walks of life who have the ________to make fools of themselves in order to learn something new. I've been taught by________ and inspirational teachers from many comers of the world. Listening to the news as it is ________ to the people of France, I have a renewed understanding of how something can look ________different from another viewpoint. I've learned that a language is not just a set of words, but a way of________. But most of all, I've learned that it is never too________to learn something new.
1.A.demanding B.temporary C.meaningful D.popular
2.A.understand B.review C.keep D.master
3.A.helpful B.pointless C.worthwhile D.necessary
4.A.health B.concern C.interest D.age
5.A.got ready for B.got on with C.signed up for D.fell in love with
6.A.level B.position C.attempt D.test
7.A.disappointed B.amazed C.annoyed D.excited
8.A.agreement B.research C.assumption D.conclusion
9.A.clumsy B.confident C.serious D.quick
10.A.absorbed B.consulted C.created D.recognized
11.A.go down B.pay off C.slip away D.build up
12.A.key B.same C.fresh D.complex
13.A.catch B.recite C.guess D.hear
14.A.changeable B.international C.difficult D.native
15.A.chance B.trick C.courage D.desire
16.A.energetic B.patient C.polite D.simple
17.A.announced B.sent C.returned D.presented
18.A.completely B.equally C.roughly D.slightly
19.A.challenging B.thinking C.living D.learning
20.A.slow B.impossible C.late D.inconvenient
