In Zurich,a leading canton in the Swiss Confederation,it has been proposed to teach one foreign language—English—in primary scho

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问题     In Zurich,a leading canton in the Swiss Confederation,it has been proposed to teach one foreign language—English—in primary schools.This would represent a change【C1】______Zurich’s elementary school kids now study English and French.Voters will decide whether French will be【C2】______.
    Some educators believe that two foreign languages are too much for kids.Supporters of one foreign language believe that kids fail to reach strong【C3】______in German, the mother tongue for schoolchildren in Zurich.
    In fact, Zurich kids speak Swiss German, which is【C4】______an oral language.In school they have to learn standard German, which in some ways is a foreign language.【C5】______you add them all together Zurich kids are learning four languages.
    All of Switzerland will watch what Zurich voters decide because Zurich is an influential canton and others may【C6】______.Yet some German-speaking cantons have already decided to reject plans to reduce the number of foreign languages.
    Regardless of what happens, Swiss kids will be fluent in more than one language which is a definite asset in today’s【C7】______economy.It is also a definite asset in learning other subjects.Studies【C8】______in American universities have found that kids who study in dual-language schools outperform their【C9】______who are taught in English only.Apparently, kids educated in two languages develop a mental agility that monolingual kids lack.Perhaps four languages are too many in elementary school,but two is not【C10】______at all.
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选项 A、unnecessary
B、unpleasant
C、unrealistic
D、undesirable

答案C

解析 四个选项的意思分别是:unnecessary多余的,不必要的。unpleasant讨厌的,使人不愉快的。unrealistic不实在的,不切实际的。undesirable不受欢迎的。此句话的意思是:对于小学生来说,四种语言也许是太多了,但是两种语言绝对不是不切实际的。根据句意,选择C。
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