2018届考英语总复习真题研练49.docVIP

英语备课大师 【全免费】 · PAGE 3· 真题研练49 Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 (2014·新课标全国Ⅱ，C)One of the latest trends(趋势) in American childcare is Chinese au pairs.Au Pair in Stamford，Conn.，for example，has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to around 4,000 since 2004.And thats true all across the country. “I thought it would be very useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age，”Joseph Stocke，the managing director of a company，says of his 2-year-old son.“I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.”After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from China，the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions，his dad says. Li Drake，a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband，had another reason for looking for an au pair from China：She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots.“Because I am Chinese，my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture，”she says. “Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom，”says Suzanne Flynn，a professor in language education of children.“But parents must understand that just one year with an au pair is unlikely to produce wonders.Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.” The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese.It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years. 【语篇解读】　本文讲到了美国现在存在的一种趋势，即越来越多的美国人想找中国女佣照顾孩子，以利于孩子学习汉语。 1．What does the term“au pair”in the text mean? A．A mother raising her children on her own. B．A child learning a foreign language at home. C．A professor in language education of children. D．A young foreign woman taking care of children. 答案　D　[词义猜测题。根据文章第二段中“After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman...daily expressions”和第三段中“..