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1、阅读理解(五)热点社会现象A2018门头沟期末 In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language and the situation is developing increasingly.Chinese is too hard to learn, right? There is no doubt that written Chinese is difficult to learn! However, the spoken language is a different kettle of f
2、ish.Many famous people in the world ask their children to learn how to speak Chinese at first.A famous quote(语录) says, “When you have children, you should be sure to teach them Chinese.Chinese is going to be the most important language in their lifetime.”US President Donald Trumps granddaughter, Ara
3、bella sang Chinese songs and recited(背诵) Chinese poems in the video when Trump visited China in November this year.President Xi spoke highly of the childs Chinese abilities and said her performance got an “A Plus”.Actually, Arabella has been learning the Chinese language since she was very young.The
4、 first daughter of Zuckerberg was born in December 2015.He and his wife have given her a Chinese name: Chen Mingyu.He once uploaded a video clip showing an AI teaching her Chinese.Zuckerberg speaks Chinese himself.He even spoke purely in Chinese when talking with students during a visit to Tsinghua
5、University.Why do these famous people focus on learning Chinese? The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world.Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world.More reasons:CultureWith thousands of years of histo
6、ry, Chinese culture is very fascinating.Whether your interests are in history, art, music, or food, a knowledge of Chinese will improve your understanding of Chinese culture.TravelChina offers exciting travel opportunities.Getting around is much easier if you can speak Chinese.BusinessChina is becom
7、ing more and more powerful.Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in developing the Chinese market.It is much easier to develop all-important relationships if you can speak Chinese.1.The words “a different kettle of fish” in Paragraph 1 probably mean “”.A.a different kind of fish B.
8、as different as written ChineseC.a completely different situation D.as difficult as written Chinese2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A.Business people are proud of Chinese culture and history.B.Business people who can speak Chinese have more chances to develop.C.Foreigners w
9、ho can speak English should spread Chinese culture.D.People who know Chinese culture must be successful in China.3.What does this passage mainly talk about?A.Many experiences of learning Chinese are very important.B.Many famous people pay little attention to Chinese learning.C.President Trump asks a
10、ll the Americans to learn Chinese.D.More and more foreigners are beginning to learn Chinese.B2018门头沟一模 Do you ever throw away food at home? Have you ever thought about what happens to the food that shops and supermarkets dont sell? Well, you might be shocked(震惊的) to find out that nearly one third of
11、 food produced for humans gets lost or wasted.Whats more, around 800 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy life.Many people in the UK and across the world are trying to do something about this imbalance and make use of thrown-out food that can be perfectly eaten.For e
12、xample, there is a cafe in Leeds (UK) whose meals are all created using unsold food from supermarkets, including a lot of vegetables, fruit, fish and other things.This unwanted food is turned into delicious soups and all kinds of dishes that feed the hungry people of Leeds.Customers simply pay what
13、they can afford, or help with the washing up.In just ten months, 10,000 people were fed at this cafe, using twenty tons of unwanted food!Also, last year the UKs first food waste supermarket opened.The supermarket is near Leeds and works on a “pay as you feel”; customers pay whatever they want for th
14、e produce.The stock(库存) changes daily but you can usually find things such as fresh vegetables, fruit and milk there.Some low-income families have said that it has changed their lives.“Fuel for School” is another food waste project.Surplus(多余的) food from supermarkets such as vegetables, fruit and br
15、ead is used to feed hungry schoolchildren whose families may not be able to afford to buy them lunch.I lived in Leeds for three years, and have had lunch at a food waste cafe, and it was delicious.I couldnt believe that it was all food that supermarkets had thrown away! I have also taken part in pro
16、jects such as“Foodcycle”, using supermarkets unwanted food to cook meals for poor people.More cafes like this are being opened in other parts of the UK, and it is now becoming popular in the world.I think this is an amazing act as food waste is one of the worlds biggest problems.I also believe that the law should be changed, so that supermarkets dont throw away so much perfectly good food!
