2019届高三英语一轮复习题组层级快练19Unit4Bodylanguage新人教版必修4.doc

题组层级快练19 Unit 4 Body language Ⅰ. 阅读理解(2017·宁夏银川一模)David Cameron is urging todays youngsters to abandon French to concentrate on the tongue of the future—Mandarin(普通话)．－growing economies. And that includes our young people learning the languages to seal tomorrows business deals.”ave school, China is to be the worlds largest economy. So its time to look beyond the traditional focus on French and German and get many more children learning Mandarin.擳o strengthen his message, he quoted Nelson Mandela梩he former president of South Africa who said “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.” Cameron said that a partnership between the British Council (英国文化协会) and Hanban will double the number of Chinese language assistants in the UK by 2016 and provide increased funding to schools of offering Mandarin as a language choice. In a development of the UK－China School Partnership programme, udy visits to China in 2014. In recent research the British Council found only 1% of the adult population speaks Mandarin to a level that allows them to conduct a basic conversation. Just 3，000 pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland entered for Chinese languages GCSEs in 2013, putting it far behind the traditional choices of French with 177，000, Spanish with 91，000 and German with 62，000 entrants(加入者), retary, said, “a lack of qualified teachers could be a barrier to improve its popularity.” Laura Chan, one of the co－founders of a bilingual Mandarin－English primary school, he said, 揑ts a great help. It will increase peoples awareness of Mandarin as a language they can learn.?1. What is the text mainly talking about? A. David Cameron calls for British students to learn Mandarin. B. David Cameron has visited Chmmina for three days. C. Chinese language is very popular with British people. D. The cooperation is important between the UK and China. 2. Why does David Cameron urge students to learn