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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
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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2013-11-10
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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 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.
(8)
选项
A、Meanwhile
B、Thus
C、However
D、After all
答案
B
解析
空格后说“全部加起来,苏黎世的孩子要学四门语言”,这是上一句“标准德语在某种程度被视为外语”导致的结果,因此选Thus“因此”。
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