天津14周快读完型选词填空1214.docx
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FastReading1
ChinaOffersanEnglishFuture
TheChinesegovernment’s"greatleapforward"forEnglishispresentedasacampaigntoraiseEnglishlanguagelevelsandstandardsofteachingnationwide.Butinpractice,proficiencyinEnglishremainsanunrealisticgoalforallbutawealthy,urbanelite.Andthereisgrowingconcernthataswellasdeepeningsocialdivides,thecurrentobsessionwithacquiringEnglishmayalsounderminecompetenceinthenationallanguage.
"Incollegesanduniversities,Englishlanguageisplacedinasuperiorpositionwhich,tosomeextent,decidesthefutureofthestudentsandeventhatofthefaculties,"saysLiYongtao,aprofessorofEnglishlanguageandcultureatShanghaiUniversity.
Butnothingseemstodent(削弱)theresolveofnationalandlocalgovernmentofficialstodeliverhigherEnglishlanguagestandards.JustrecentlytheShanghaigovernmentfollowedBeijing’sexampleandformedaCommitteeofExpertstocorrecttheEnglishnamesonofficialsignsaspartofacity-wideEnglishlanguagepromotion.
AnintegralpartofthenationaldriveisthelaunchofanewEnglishlearningcurriculum—whichintroducesnewconcepts,suchasdevelopingstudents’listeningandspeakingability;enlargesstudents'vocabulariesfrom3,500to5,000wordsandpaysmoreattentiontothecultureofEnglish-speakingcountries.Anewcurriculumwasalsointroducedatcollegelevelearlierthisyear,aimedatdevelopingcommunicativeskillsusingmorecomputer-assistedlearning,andmakingbasic-levelEnglishamandatory(强制性的)requirementonalldegreecourses.
"From2004,differentprovinceshavetheauthoritytodecidewhetheroralEnglishisincludedinthelocalcollegeentranceexamination,"saysMabelHuang,aShanghaihighschoolteacher.SheisoneofhundredsofEnglishteacherswhohavetraveledtoBritainfortrainingunderacooperativeschemebetweenShanghaiandJiangsuProvincegovernmentsandtheBritishCouncilinShanghai.Theprogram,whichstartedin2002,aimstotrainupto1,300teachersinmethodologyskillsthattheycanpassontootherswhentheyreturntoChina."Theywillcascade(逐步完成)thetrainingtheyreceive,"saysJeffStreeter,headoftheBritishCouncilinShanghai."Wehopethiswillreach30,000-40,000EFL(Englishasaforeignlanguage)teachersinJiangsuProvince,forinstance."
ButProfessorLiisamongthosewhoareconcernedabouttherelevanceoftheseskills.Hetakestheviewthatthenewcurriculumandthepedagogical(教学的)changeswill"absolutelynot"workinareasotherthanShanghaiandotherrelativelywealthyplacesinthenearfuture."Itisnotameretechnologicalquestion,"saysLi."TherearetoomanydifferencesbetweenthelargecitiesandruralareasinChina.Withtheweakeconomy,poorfamilies,mediocre(不够好的)equipmentandlackofskilledteachers,manyschoolsinruralChinawillnotkeepupwiththenewsituation.Thegapistoowide.Youcannotbridgeitinafewyears.Forthetimebeingthetraditional'translationmethods'arestilldominantintheschoolsintownsandruralareas."
MeanwhilethereareincreasinglyvocalcomplaintsthatthenationalChineselanguageisbecomingcorruptedbysuchheavyemphasisonEnglishinthenationalcurriculum.Acampaignto"protecttheChinesemothertongue"waslaunchedlastmonth,asaresultoftheWorldChinesePhysicsAnnualSymposium’srulethatChinesewasnotallowedtobeusedinspeeches,includingintheopeningandclosingceremonies.ThesymposiumwasheldinShanghaiinAugustandwasattendedexclusivelybypeopleofChineseorigin.
WhilethenewcurriculumhasbeenapplaudedbyWesternELT(EnglishLanguageTeaching)expertsforitsembraceofcommunicativeteachingmethods,thepressureonlearnerstoperformwellinexaminationsisinescapable.Mr.Streeteracknowledgesthatexamsremainveryimportant—whichperhapsdetractsfromactualEnglishusage.Buthesaystheauthoritiesaretryingtoalleviatetheproblems.
Prof.Liagreesthatexampressureisextreme."NooneincollegeswillescapefromtheseriesofexaminationslyinginfrontofthemthatwilldefinitelyincludecertainEnglishtests,"hesays."SomepeoplelearnEnglishjustbecausetheyhaveto.OnecannotgetpromotedorgainprofessionaltitlesunlessonepassesexaminationsinwhichEnglishlanguageisthecrucialcomponent.IntheeyesofsomeChineseparents,EnglishisevenmoreimportantthanChinese,theirmothertongue,asifiscloselyassociatedwithbetterjobs."
ButMr.StreetersaysthatthepushforEnglishisdeliveringresults."ThereisarelativelyhighlevelofEnglish—intheworkplaceandschools,andwithpeopleyoumeet—andithasnotablyimprovedoverthelastfewyears.ThoughthegenerallevelofEnglishisstillbehindmostEuropeancountries,itiswellinadvanceofJapan,forinstance.Shanghai’smissiontobeaninternationalcity—backedupbytheWorldExpo,tobeheldinthecityin2010isbeingtakenveryseriouslybythegovernment."AndMr.Streeterpointsout,32.000ChinesestudentswerestudyinginBritainlastyear.
WithsuchadrivetocreatestrongEnglishlanguagestandardsinShanghaithereiseventalkofcitizensbeingbilingualwithinageneration."Weareperhapsaschoolgenerationawayfromfunctionalbilingualism(双语制)inChinesecities,"addsMr.Streeter.
Prof.Ligoesfurther:
"AsfarasI'mconcerned,largecitieslikeShanghai,Beijing,GuangzhouandChengduwillbebilingualwiththenext10years."
Questions:
1.ThepassagedealswiththecampaigntoraiseEnglishlanguagelevelsandstandardsofteachingnationwide.
2.Incollegesanduniversities,Englishlanguageisputinasuperiorposition,which,tosomeextent,decidesthefutureofthestudents.
3.Theprogramin2002,hasaimedattrainingupto1,300teachersinmethodologyskillsthattheycanpassontootherswhentheycomebacktoChina.
4.LiYongtao,aprofessorofEnglishlanguageandcultureatShanghaiUniversityisamongthosewhoareconcernedabouttheirrelevanceofthesebasicskills.
5.Nowadaysthetraditional"translationmethods"stillworkintheschoolsintownsandruralareas.
6.Mr.StreetersaystheauthoritiesaretryingtogiveupnewEnglishlearningcurriculum.
7.InsomeChineseparents'eyes,EnglishisevenmoreessentialthanChinesetheirnativelanguage,asitiscloselyconnectedwithbetterjobsinthefuture.
8.AnewEnglishlearningcurriculumconcludesdevelopingstudents'listeningandspeakingability;enlargesstudents'vocabulariesfrom_______________wordsandpaysmoreattentiontothecultureofEnglish-speakingcountries.
9.Studentcannotgetpromotedor_______________unlesshepassesexaminationsinwhichEnglishlanguageisthecrucialcomponent.
10.In2010Shanghaiwillbecome,backingupbytheWorldExpo,tobeheldinthecity,whichisbeingtakenveryseriouslybythegovernment.
FastReading2
FutureVehicles
Fromthetimemaninventedthewheelhehasbeentryingtotravelfasterandfaster.TheRomansandGreekslovedracesonwheels;todaythefastcarseemstobetheheightofdevelopmentinspeedandcomfort.Butisitwiseforthedevelopedcountriesoftheworldtohavemanymorecars?
Britain,asmallcountry,willhaveoverthirtyfourmillionvehiclesonitsroadsbytheyear2,000.InJapan,thenumberofvehiclesisincreasingbyabouttwentypercenteveryyear.
Addedtothegreatnumberofvehicles,thereisalsotheproblemofairpollutionwhichiscausedbymoderncars.Fortunately,thispollutionmaybepreventedinthefuture.Futurecarsmaynotpollutetheworld'sairbecausetheymayallusenaturalgasasafuel.Naturalgasisalreadybeingusedinsomecountries,particularlyinJapan.Thegasiscooleduntilitbecomesaliquid.Itcanthenbesoldfromroadsidestationsinthesamewayaspetrolisnowsoldinmostcountries.
Atthepresentrateofincreaseintheuseofmotorvehicles,thesmallerdevelopedcountrieswillsoonbecompletelycoveredbyroads.Muchvaluablelandwillbewastedandmuchtroublegiventopeoplewholiveneartheseroads,ananswertothismaybetheaero-car.TheaerocarisbothacarandahelicopterwhichhasbeenproducedinGermany.Itcantravelalongtheroadatsixtykilometersanhourandthroughtheairat240kilometersanhour(kin/h).
FastTrain
Itseemsthat.inthefuture,theprivatecarwillnotbeallowedintothecentreofcities.Therewillbebetterpublictransportinstead.Themanofthefuturewillhavetoleavehiscaroutsidethecity.Hewillthentravelintothecitybyfasttrain.Intoday'sworldtherearealreadysomefasttrains,TheJapaneseTokaidoBulletTraintravelsfromTokyotoOsaka.Itcoversthisdistanceof500kilometersatanaveragespeedof170km/handitsfastestspeedisabout200km/h.TheFrenchhaveevenreachedspeedsof330km/h.TheBritishhavedevelopedanAdvancedPassengerTrain-APT.Thistrainwillbeinuseinthe1980s.Itwillrunonexistingtrackanditsordinaryspeedwillbe250km/h.
OtherSortsofTransport
Inthecityhewillprobablyusedifferentsortsoftransport.Hemaygotoasortoftelephoneboxanddialataxi;anautomatictaxiwillarriveandthepassengerwillgetinanddialwhereheisgoing.Or,hemayhireanelectriccarwhichwillbesmallandquiet.Thedevelopmentoftheelectriccarisveryslowatpresentbecauseofthedifficultyofstoringtheelectricity.Thebatterieswehavetodaytostoreelectricityarelargeandheavy,butscientistswillalmostcertainlysolvethisproblemandtherewillbemanyelectriccarsinthecitiesoftomorrow.
ASatelliteTransitSystem
Thetravelerinthecitywillprobablyalsobeabletousea"SatelliteTransitSystem''.Thissystemhasmanysmallelectricve
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