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Chinese A-level has overtaken German for the first time, as it becomes the UK’s third most popular language.

This year 3,334 students took Chinese A-level, compared to 3,058 taking German. While entries(参加者) for Chinese have increased by 8.6 percent since last year, while German entries have declined by 16.5 percent.

Derek Richardson, the senior responsible officer at Pearson, said Chinese has changed the situation of the drop in popularity of modern languages.

“In languages we are seeing a drop in entries for the main modern languages; French, German and Spanish, he said. “But what we are also seeing is an increase in entries across some of the other languages that people study. What this means is that Chinese is now more popular than German. So maybe young people are beginning to think about what languages will be useful to them in the future.”

In the 1960s, 70s and even the 80s, Germany was the economic(经济的) powerhouse of Europe. Pupils were strongly encouraged to study German because of the importance of the German economy. Now China has become well known in the last 25 years at the fastest growing economy in the world.

French remains the most popular modern language A-level followed by Spanish, but both have seen a drop in entries compared to last year by right and four percent Russian has also increased in popularity since last year by 3.4 percent, from 1,122 to 1,160.

1.How many students might have taken Chinese A-level last year?

A.1,122. B.3,070 C.3,334

2.What does the underlined word “declined” mean in Chinese?

A.增加 B.改变 C.下降

3.Which of the following is the right order of students’ choosing languages A-level?

A.French → Spanish → Chinese → German → Russian

B.Chinese → French → Spanish → German → Russian

C.Chinese → German → French → Russian → Spanish

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Modern languages have lost popularity with young people.

B.The UK has offered more subjects to foreign students.

C.Chinese has become more and more popular in the UK.

5.In which part of the newspaper can we find this passage?

A.Education B.Culture C.Science

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Chinese A-level has overtaken German for the first time, as it becomes the UK's third most popular language.

This year 3,334 students took Chinese A-level, compared to 3,058 taking German. While entries（报名者）for Chinese have increased by 8.6 percent since last year, the number of German entries has dropped by 16.5 percent. French remains the most popular modern language followed by Spanish（西班牙语），but both have seen a fall in entries compared to last year by eight and four percent separately.

Barnaby Lenon, expert of the independent Schools Council (ISC), said that the teachers used to tell pupils "It will really help your future if you learn German", but this is no longer the case.

In the 1960s, the 1970s and even the 1990s, pupils were strongly encouraged to study German because of the importance of the German economy（经济）．Although it is still strong, that argument has disappeared gradually, and China has become known in the last 25 years for the fastest growing economy in the world.”

Mr. Lenon, a former headmaster at Harrow School, said the increase in Chinese A-level is partly driven by private schools. Many of them have put more money in the subject in recent years. "It is not the case that a large number of state schools are now teaching Chinese A-level. They are not," he said. Many of the entries will be Chinese native speakers, adding that independent schools have attracted（吸引）"large numbers" of Chinese pupils in recent years.

Mark Herbert, director of schools and skills at the British Council, welcomed the rise in Chinese A-level entries. Our research shows that Mandarin（汉语）will be one of the most important languages for the UK's future and position-but we mustn't give no attention to Spanish, French and German which will still be important post-Brexit（脱欧后）．

Nick Gibb, the school minister, said, "It has never been more important for young people to learn a foreign language than now."

1.The underlined word overtake in Paragraph 1 means _________．

A.catch up and begin to do better than B.be strongly against

C.come suddenly and unexpectedly to D.be in control of

2.Which language has the second largest number of entries in the UK this year?

A.Chinese. B.German. C.French. D.Spanish.

3.Students were encouraged to learn German in _________because Germany's economy was in good condition.

A.the late ninetieth century B.the early twentieth century

C.the late twentieth century D.the early twenty-first century

4.According to Mr. Lenon, the rise in Chinese A-level is, in some ways, caused by _________．

A.private schools B.state schools C.Chinese schools D.German schools

5.What can we learn from Mark Herbert's speech in Paragraph 6?

A.He is against learning Chinese.

B.It's difficult to learn Chinese well.

C.Spanish, French and German are easy to learn.

D.Britain should take all kinds of foreign languages seriously.

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—Time flies! Nearly four years has passed since we ________ each other for the first time. How wonderful it is!

—Treasure the time we have!

A.meet B.met C.have met

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She has never been to the Great Wall before. Today she sees it　　 the first time.

A. at　　 B. for　　 C. in　　 D. by

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She knows a lot about China as she has been to China ________.

A. for the fourth time　　 B. four times　　 C. a fourth time　　 D. for four times

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

By the time he was 4, he ______ a lot of German words.

A. had learned B. has learned C. learned D. learns

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From your first library visit for story time, to your visits to study as an undergraduate (大学生), you spend a lot of time in libraries. But do you know______to behave in the library? Why do people always whisper　　 (耳语)? Here are some rules for you to learn and respect.

Your behavior in the library must be______from your behavior at home. When you go to the library, you should______ your phone or change it to silent mode ( 静音模式). Sounds from your phone may disturb other people. ______a call must be made, you should go to a special area or outdoors.

Libraries are places for people to______ . Therefore, you need to speak in a ______ voice. If you want to discuss something with your study group, find a “study room”. Most college libraries have such study rooms.

Don’t eat or drink when you are in the library. On the one hand, the ______　 you make may annoy others.　 On the other hand , the books can get ______from food crumbs (碎屑), which would ruin(毁坏) it for those who borrow the books______ you.

Remember this golden rule: always treat others the______you want to be treated. Then you will enjoy yourself in the library.

1.A.what B.how C.which

2.A.similar B.common C.different

3.A.turn off B.turn on C.turn out

4.A.Because B.If C.Although

5.A.play B.study C.rest

6.A.small B.quiet C.low

7.A.food B.faces C.noises

8.A.dirty B.tidy C.mad

9.A.before B.after C.next

10.A.way B.place C.level

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It was the first time that my wife and I had flown first class. As we boarded the plane, we felt as if (好像) we were part of a ___group. We were filled with a sense of pride at ___with those important people. We____that the stewardess (空姐) was working non-stop to make sure of the comfort of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without being given ___. I thought she must love her job very much, since she gave each person such a big ___.

As the stewardess ____our seats near the end of the flight, I looked up at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you have a great night.” She stopped with a look of disbelief on her face, and said: “Excuse me?” I ____my words and she smiled in a rather funny way. It seemed as if I had asked a question that she did not know how to answer. A little later, as we were getting off the plane, the stewardess said to me: “Thank you very much, sir.” Then she said ___: “You are the only passenger who has thanked me or said anything nice to me all night. I really appreciate your kindness.”

The sense of belonging to an elite(精英) group in first class ____as soon as I heard those words. We were reminded that without ____there would be no first-class flying.

1.A. poor　　 B. wealthy　　 C. healthy　　 D. friendly

2.A. sitting　　 B. driving　　 C. getting　　 D. taking

3.A. showed　　 B. surveyed　　 C. noticed　　 D. looked

4.A. a drink　　 B. a gift　　 C. a greeting　　 D. an order

5.A. look　　 B. laugh　　 C. smile　　 D. kiss

6.A. went　　 B. walked　　 C. crossed　　 D. passed

7.A. repeated　　 B. spoke　　 C. talked　　 D. wrote

8.A. happily　　 B. suddenly　　 C. loudly　　 D. quietly

9.A. remained　　 B. disappeared　　 C. appeared　　 D. continued

10.A. happiness　　 B. courage　　 C. kindness　　 D. success

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

His sister has practiced tennis for a long time. She plays tennis ____you .

A. as good as　　 B. so well as　　 C. as well as　　 D. as well

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

My sister has practiced tennis for a long time. She plays tennis _____ you.

A. as good as               B. so well as                C. as well as

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