《2025年暑假作业安徽教育出版社八年级英语外研版》

Ⅲ. 阅读理解
When 4-year-old Prince George started his first day of school in September, Chinese language was on his timetable. But he wasn’t alone. About 51% of parents from Britain want their children to learn Chinese, because it’s believed to be one of the most useful languages.
In fact, the UK government set up the Mandarin Excellence Programme in September last year. They hope that about 5,000 British middle school students can speak Chinese well by 2020. However, the UK isn’t the only country showing a growing interest in Chinese. It has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US this year, after only Spanish, with over 2.1 million speakers.
Many US famous people such as Mark Zuckerberg and Malia Obama, study Chinese as a second language. In April, Arabella and Joseph Kushner, grandchildren of US President Donald Trump, sang the traditional song in Chinese for Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders met in Florida.
Why are so many countries crazy about learning Chinese? Because China develops quickly, Chinese is becoming more and more useful for people’s personal growth.
David Cameron agreed and he quoted(引用) from Nelson Mandela, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
1. About half of the ______ parents want their children to learn Chinese.
A. British
B. American
C. Australian
D. Japanese
2. The purpose of the Mandarin Excellence Programme is to help more students ______.
A. go to famous schools
B. improve basic life skills
C. speak Chinese well
D. grow as successful persons
3. In April, Arabella and Joseph Kushner ______ for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A. put on a Chinese play
B. sang a traditional song
C. wrote an interesting story
D. made a model spaceship
4. Nelson Mandela’s words show that if we want to go to others’ hearts, we should ______.
A. do something good for their growth
B. be kind and polite to them
C. talk to them in their own languages
D. develop the same interests
5. Which part of a newspaper may this passage come from?
A. History.
B. Weather.
C. Science.
D. Culture.

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