3．WASHINGTON-Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade，according to a survey．But another contrary trend has educators and policy makers abuzz：a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese．
Some schools are paying for Chinese classes on their own，but hundreds are getting some help．The Chinese government is sending teachers from China to schools all over the world-and paying part of their salaries．
No one keeps an exact count，but rough calculations based on the government's survey suggest that perhaps 1，600 American public and private schools are teaching Chinese，up from 300 or so a decade ago．And the number is growing exponentially（成倍地）．
"It's really changing the language education landscape of this country，"said Nancy C．Rhodes，director at the center．Other indicators point to the same trend．"The number of students taking the Advanced Placement test in Chinese，introduced in 2007，has grown so fast that it is likely to pass German this year as the third most-tested A．P．language，after Spanish and French"，said Trevor Packer，vice president at the College Board．
"We've all been surprised that in such a short time Chinese would grow to surpass A．P．German，"Mr．Packer said．
A decade ago，most of the schools with Chinese programs were on the East and West Coasts．But in recent years，many schools have started Chinese programs in heartland states，including Ohio and Illinois in the Midwest，Texas and Georgia in the South，and Colorado and Utah in the Rocky Mountain West．
America has had the study of a foreign language grow before，only to see the bubble burst．Many schools began teaching Japanese in the 1980s，after Japan emerged as an economic rival．But thousands have dropped the language，the survey found．Japanese is not the only language that has declined．Thousands of schools that offered French，German or Russian have stopped teaching those languages，too，the survey found．

25．What's the meaning of the underlined word"abuzz"in the first paragraph？C
A．Be noisy like the sound of a bee．
B．Be lively for various activities．
C．Cause people to discuss something hotly．
D．Motivate people to march bravely．
26．What can we infer from what Mr．Packer said？A
A．More and more people choose Chinese in A．P．test．
B．A．P．test is the most difficult one in the world．
C．Chinese is more important than Spanish and French．
D．Chinese is a necessary subject in most important tests．
27．What can we know from the last two paragraphs？B
A．Many schools started Chinese programs in the Midwest ten years ago．
B．Chinese programs have been started in more areas in America recently．
C．American schools have stopped teaching French，German and Russian．
D．People are gradually fond of learning Chinese and Japanese in recent years．
28．What is the main idea of the passage？B
A．Chinese is being learned as an official language in America．
B．Foreign Languages fade in American schools except Chinese．
C．Teaching Chinese in foreign countries has become a trend．
D．Foreign languages are no longer being taught in America．

分析 本文主要講述了在美國很多門外語都遭遇了滑鐵盧，停課，但是中文的學(xué)習(xí)趨勢卻日益的上升．

解答 25．C詞義猜測題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，But another contrary trend has educators and policy makers abuzz：a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese．但另外一個相反的趨勢使得教育家和決策者議論紛紛：美國的大部分學(xué)校開始將中文引入校園，教授中文．結(jié)合選項，故選C
26．A 推理題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，The number of students taking the Advanced Placement test in Chinese，introduced in 2007，has grown so fast that it is likely to pass German this year as the third most-tested A．P．language，after Spanish and French"，…We've all been surprised that in such a short time Chinese would grow to surpass A．P．German，"由此可知，許多的學(xué)生開始參加中文的高級考試，學(xué)生數(shù)量增長之快，很有可能超過德語考試，成為繼西班牙語和法語后的第三門外語考試．結(jié)合選項，故選A
27．B 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，A decade ago，most of the schools with Chinese programs were on the East and West Coasts．But in recent years，many schools have started Chinese programs in heartland states，including Ohio and Illinois in the Midwest，Texas and Georgia in the South，and Colorado and Utah in the Rocky Mountain West．10年前，只有在美國東西海岸的大多數(shù)學(xué)校有中文計劃，但現(xiàn)在，包括俄亥俄州、德克薩斯州等的許多學(xué)校開始教授中文了，結(jié)合選項，故選B
28．B 主旨題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，WASHINGTON-Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade…a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese．華盛頓地區(qū)的公立學(xué)校停止了外語的教學(xué)，但是中文的學(xué)習(xí)趨勢卻日益的上升．由此推斷，B符合句意．

點評 本文是一個歷史文化類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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