最新中考英语阅读理解专题训练(WORD版本专题实战训练，对中考实战具有重大参考价值，建议下载打印练习)专题：热点社会现象AIntheworld,moreandmorepeoplearestudyingChineseasasecondlanguageandthesituationisdevelopingincreasingly.Chineseistoohardtolearn,right?ThereisnodoubtthatwrittenChineseisdifficulttolearn!However,thespokenlanguageisadifferentkettleoffish.ManyfamouspeopleintheworldasktheirchildrentolearnhowtospeakChineseatfirst.Afamousquote(语录)says,“Whenyouhavechildren,youshouldbesuretoteachthemChinese.Chineseisgoingtobethemostimportantlanguageintheirlifetime.”USPresidentDonaldTrump'sgranddaughter,ArabellasangChinesesongsandrecited(背诵)ChinesepoemsinthevideowhenTrumpvisitedChinainNovemberthisyear.PresidentXiJinpingspokehighlyofthechild'sChineseabilitiesandsaidherperformancegotan“APlus”.Actually,ArabellahasbeenlearningtheChineselanguagesinceshewasveryyoung.ThefirstdaughterofZuckerbergwasborninDecember2015.HeandhiswifehavegivenheraChinesename:ChenMingyu.HeonceuploadedavideoclipshowinganAIteachingherChinese.ZuckerbergspeaksChinesehimself.HeevenspokepurelyinChinesewhentalkingwithstudentsduringavisittoTsinghuaUniversity.WhydothesefamouspeoplefocusonlearningChinese?ThefirstreasonisthatChineseisthelanguagespokenbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.LearntospeakChineseandyoucanspeakwithmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Morereasons:·Culture—Withthousandsofyearsofhistory,Chinesecultureisveryfascinating.Whetheryourinterestsareinhistory,art,music,orfood,aknowledgeofChinesewillimproveyourunderstandingofChineseculture.·Travel—Chinaoffersexcitingtravelopportunities.GettingaroundismucheasierifyoucanspeakChinese.·Business—Chinaisbecomingmoreandmorepowerful.BusinesspeoplewhospeakChinesehaveahugeadvantageindevelopingtheChinesemarket.Itismucheasiertodevelopall-importantrelationshipsifyoucanspeakChinese.1.Thewords“adifferentkettleoffish”inParagraph1probablymean“”.A.adifferentkindoffishB.asdifferentaswrittenChineseC.acompletelydifferentsituationD.asdifficultaswrittenChinese2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.BusinesspeopleareproudofChinesecultureandhistory.B.BusinesspeoplewhocanspeakChinesehavemorechancestodevelop.C.ForeignerswhocanspeakEnglishshouldspreadChineseculture.D.PeoplewhoknowChineseculturemustbesuccessfulinChina.3.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.ManyexperiencesoflearningChineseareveryimportant.B.ManyfamouspeoplepaylittleattentiontoChineselearning.C.PresidentTrumpasksalltheAmericanstolearnChinese.D.MoreandmoreforeignersarebeginningtolearnChinese.BDoyoueverthrowawayfoodathome?Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhathappenstothefoodthatshopsandsupermarketsdon'tsell?Well,youmightbeshocked(震惊的)tofindoutthatnearlyonethirdoffoodproducedforhumansgetslostorwasted.What'smore,around800millionpeopleintheworlddonothaveenoughfoodtoleadahealthylife.ManypeopleintheUKandacrosstheworldaretryingtodosomethingaboutthisimbalanceandmakeuseofthrown-outfoodthatcanbeperfectlyeaten.Forexample,thereisacafeinLeeds(UK)whosemealsareallcreatedusingunsoldfoodfromsupermarkets,includingalotofvegetables,fruit,fishandotherthings.ThisunwantedfoodisturnedintodelicioussoupsandallkindsofdishesthatfeedthehungrypeopleofLeeds.Customerssimplypaywhattheycanafford,orhelpwiththewashingup.Injusttenmonths,10,000peoplewerefedatthiscafe,usingtwentytonsofunwantedfood!Also,lastyeartheUK'sfirstfoodwastesupermarketopened....
