Question

    Inside a brightly-lit classroom, around 20 schoolchildren are singing the Chinese national anthem. That song is followed by another tune in Chinese—one typically sung during the Lunar New Year. But this scene is not taking place in a Chinese school but at Lakewood Premier school, thousands of kilometers away in Nairobi（内罗比）. Here, schoolchildren are learning Mandarin, a language spoken by nearly 1 billion people almost 8,000 kilometers away from their home. More will join their ranks in 2020 when Mandarin will be officially taught in all Kenyan schools alongside French, Arabic and German, which are already on the curriculum.

Sandra Wanjiru, 13, is one of hundreds of African schoolchildren who are increasingly skilled in the Chinese language. Lakewood Premier School, where Wanjiru studies, has begun the program a year early to give its pupils a head start. “I chose to learn Chinese first not only because it’s interesting to learn a foreign language but also because I would want to travel and do business in China,” said Wanjiru.

Julius Jwan, CEO of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), told Chinese state—owned Chinese news agency Xinhua: “The place of China in the world economy has also grown to be so strong that Kenya stands to benefit if its citizens can understand Mandarin.” China has become increasingly powerful across Africa over the past two decades. Through President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative, China has loaned money to African countries to build highways, dams, stadiums and airports.

Henry Adramunguni, a specialist at Uganda’s National Curriculum（课程）Development Centre, said Mandarin was included in the curriculum because it is one of the United Nations’ languages of work.” We want to give the opportunity for our young Ugandans to have access to jobs, education and business beyond our borders. That’s why we’ve given them this opportunity to learn Chinese,” he said.

1.What made Sandra Wanjiru learn Chinese language at last?

A.The school asked him to learn. B.He found it was interesting.

C.He believed it was very useful. D.The language was very easy.

2.How did China help African countries?

A.China built many schools for Africa. B.China lent money to begin building.

C.China shared the curriculum. D.China let Africans go to China.

3.What did Henry Adramunguni think of students’ learning Mandarin?

A.It was necessary. B.It was useless.

C.It was not beneficial. D.It was not profitable.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

本文是一篇新闻报道。主要报道了随着习近平主席提出的“一带一路”在非洲的推进，越来越多的非洲人开始学习汉语。

1.细节理解题。根据文章“I chose to learn Chinese first not only because it’s interesting to learn a foreign language but also because I would want to travel and do business in China,” said Wanjiru. Wanjiru说：“我选择先学中文，不仅是因为学一门外语很有趣，还因为我想在中国旅游和做生意。”因此根据他的话，我们可知Sandra Wanjiru学习含义是因为他认为是有用的，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章Through President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative, China has loaned money to African countries to build highways, dams, stadiums and airports. 通过习近平主席提出的“一带一路”倡议，中国向非洲国家提供了贷款，用于修建高速公路、水坝、体育场馆和机场。由此可知中国借钱给非洲用于基础设施建设，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据文章Henry Adramunguni, a specialist at Uganda’s National Curriculum（课程）Development Centre, said Mandarin was included in the curriculum because it is one of the United Nations’ languages of work.We want to give the opportunity for our young Ugandans to have access to jobs, education and business beyond our borders. That’s why we’ve given them this opportunity to learn Chinese,” he said. 乌干达国家课程发展中心专家Henry Adramunguni 表示，普通话被列入课程，因为它是联合国工作语言之一。“我们希望为乌干达的年轻人提供机会，让他们在国外获得工作、教育和商业机会。这就是为什么我们给了他们学习中文的机会，”他说。由此判断出Henry Adramunguni认为学生学习普通话是必要的，故选A。