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

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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(1)______ Zurich’s(2)_____ school kids now study English and French. Voters will decide whether French will be dropped.
    Supporters of one foreign language believe that two foreign languages are(3)_____ for kids. They believe that kids(4)_____ strong fluency in German, the mother(5)_____ for schoolchildren in Zurich.
    In fact, Zurich kids speak Swiss German, (6)_____ is primarily an oral language. In school they have to learn standard German, which(7)_____ is a foreign language.(8)_____ when you add them all(9)_____ Zurich kids are learning four languages.
    All of Switzerland will watch what Zurich voters decide because Zurich is a(n)(10)_____ canton and others may follow suit. Yet some German-speaking cantons have already decided to(11)_____ plans to reduce the number of foreign languages.
     (12)_____ what happens, Swiss kids will be fluent(13)_____ more than one language which is a definite asset in today’s global economy. It is(14)_____ a definite asset in learning other subjects. Studies(15)_____ in American universities have found that kids who study in dual-language schools outperform their(16)_____ who are taught in English only. Apparently, kids(17)_____ in two languages(18)_____ a mental agility that monolingual kids(19)_____. Perhaps four languages are too many in elementary school, but two is not(20)_____ at all.
(16)
选项 A、spouses
B、parts
C、partners
D、counterparts
答案D
解析 对比的对象应为同类对等的，counterpart“对等的人或物”最能表达此意思。
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