首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、His great effort to prepare the talk. B、His perfect pronunciation of Mandarin. C、His success in speaking Chinese for half an h
A、His great effort to prepare the talk. B、His perfect pronunciation of Mandarin. C、His success in speaking Chinese for half an h
admin
2021-11-26
74
问题
[16] Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently surprised Chinese students when he spoke to them in Chinese. In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes. Although his Mandarin was far from perfect, students and faculty cheered his effort.
Zuckerberg’s talk raises a larger question: is Chinese the language of the future? Could it replace English as the world’s international language? Mandarin Chinese already has the most native speakers of any language. And, China may soon surpass the United States as the world’s largest economy.
The study of the Chinese language is increasing in the United States and around the world. This year, about 60,000 American college students were studying Chinese. That is three times as many as in twenty years ago. A small but growing number of American parents are even sending their children to bilingual Chinese immersion schools. [17] They think knowing Chinese could give their children a competitive advantage.
Clayton Dube, the head of the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California, thinks Chinese will grow in importance, especially for people who want to work and do business in China. But he does not think Chinese will overtake English any time soon.
"As China rises, you can anticipate that more people will adopt the language. But is Chinese going to replace English? I don’t think so—certainly not in my lifetime, probably not in the next two, three, or four generations."
English rose to prominence through the British Empire in the nineteenth century. American dominance in the twentieth century spread the language even further. [18] Dube says American pop culture is one reason for English’s popularity as a foreign language.
"American movies, music, television, video games have wide audiences... So far China’s success in this realm has been very limited. Chinese films, Chinese television shows, and Chinese music don’t have a huge following outside of China."
Chinese is also a more difficult language to learn. The U.S. Foreign Service Institute estimates it would take a native English speaker 2,200 hours to reach professional fluency in Chinese. That is four times longer than it would take to reach the same level in Dutch, French, or Spanish. While Chinese grammar is much simpler, Chinese has a tone and writing system that is more difficult for adult learners to master.
A recent survey by Gallup showed that only one in four Americans is multilingual, or able to speak more than one language. And most multilingual Americans are immigrants or the children of immigrants. [19] For most Americans, Britons, and Australians, learning a foreign language is a choice, not a necessity. China Daily estimates that 400 million Chinese are studying English. That means China has more English learners than the U.S. has English speakers.
16. In Mark Zuckerberg’s talk at Tsinghua University, what surprised the students?
17. Why are some American parents sending their children to learn Chinese?
18. What increases English’s popularity according to Clayton Dube?
19. What do most Americans, Britons and Australians think of learning a foreign language?
选项
A、His great effort to prepare the talk.
B、His perfect pronunciation of Mandarin.
C、His success in speaking Chinese for half an hour.
D、His passion for promoting Chinese Mandarin.
答案
C
解析
录音开头提到,脸书创始人马克.扎克伯格向中国学生说起了汉语,这令他们很吃惊(surprised)。最近在北京清华大学的讲话中,扎克伯格讲了近30分钟的汉语,由上述内容可知C项“他成功地说了半小时的汉语”正确。A项“他努力地准备演讲”未在录音中提到。录音提到他的汉语远非完美(far from perfect)。因此B项“他完美的普通话发音”错误。D项“他推广汉语普通话的热情”没有在录音中提到。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/eGx7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Oftenheardpeoplecomplainabout,whynotmyface,whysobadweathertoday,whydoIliveinsuchapoorfamily,whyGodtold
Twonewstudiesoffersignsthatthiscouldbechangingquickly.Oneoffersanewwaytoproducesolarcellsmorecheaplyandsa
WhylifelonglearningistheinternationalpassporttosuccessA)Pictureyourselfatacollegegraduationday,withafresh
A、Variety.B、Flexibility.C、Sensitivity.D、Familysupport.B细节辨认题。女士在谈到自己做国际贸易时说,趋势和需求一直都在变化,所以想要成功就要非常灵活。因此答案为B)。
A、Itwillcutproductioncosts.B、Itwillraiseproductivity.C、Nostaffwillbedismissed.D、Nonewstaffwillbehired.C对话中男士
Risingtemperaturesandoverfishinginthepristine(未受污染的)watersaroundtheAntarcticcouldseekingpenguinpopulationspushe
Whydoessocialmediatriggerfeelingsoflonelinessandinadequacy?Becauseinsteadofbeingreallife,itis,forthemostpar
DoParentsInvadeChildren’sPrivacyWhenTheyPostPhotosOnline?[A]WhenKatlynBurbidge’ssonwas6yearsold,hewasperf
A、Becausehermindwentblankundergreatstress.B、Becauseherintelligencewasbelowaverage.C、Becauseshestudiedfortoolo
随机试题
下列各项叙述正确的是()
[2012年第007题,2008年第042题]《设计结合自然》和《设计结合气候》两本书的作者分别是:
函数y=C1e-x+C2(C1,C2为任意常数)是微分方程y’-y’2y=0的()。
工程咨询服务的投标文件通常采用“建议书”的形式,包括技术建议书和()。
某企业2001年年末敏感资产总额为4000万元,敏感负债总额为2000万元。该企业预计2002年度的销售额比2001年度增加10%(即增加100万元),预计2002年度留存收益的增加额为50万元,则该企业2002年度应追加资金量为()万元。
商业房贷款的借款人变更还款方式,不需要满足的条件是()。
2013年1月1日,A公司为其100名管理人员每人授予100份股票期权,当符合行权条件后,每持有l份股票期权可以以每股5元的价格购买本公司1股普通股股票,每份期权在2013年1月1日的公允价值为24元。第一年年末能够行权的条件为公司当年净利润增长率达到20
人民警察必须严格依法办案,依法管理,不办或少办“人情案”“关系案”,不为私情、私利做不合法的事,坚持法律面前人人平等的原则。()
A—taxationsystemB—taxationC—fiscalchargesD—progressivetaxationE—graduatedtaxF—valuead
A、Thelowefficiencyoftheiroperation.B、Competitionfromothermodesoftransport.C、Constantcomplaintsfrompassengers.D、T
最新回复
(
0
)