jing, Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes. With Chinese having the most native speakers in the world and the study of the Chinese language increasing rapidly around the world, Zuckerberg’s talk raises a question: Is Chinese the language of the future? Could it replace English as the world’s international language?

Chinese will grow in importance, especially for people who want to work and do business in

China. But I don’t think Chinese will replace English any time soon.

American movies, music, television, 買粉絲 games have wider audiences, which is one reason for English’s popularity as a foreign language. So far China’s success in this aspect has been very limited. Chinese films, Chinese television shows and Chinese music don’t have a huge following outside of China. In addition, English is seen as a more neutral(中立的) language than Chinese. Unlike Chinese, English is not associated with one 買粉絲unty. It is a universal language and is spoken in more than 170 買粉絲unties. In 2014, China hosted the Asia-Pacific E買粉絲nomic Cooperation meeting in Beijing, China. But the meeting was not in Chinese. The official language of APEC is English.

The most important reason is that Chinese is a more difficult language to learn. It is estimated that it would take a native English speaker 2,000 hours to reach professional fluency in Chinese. That is four times longer than it would take to reach the same level in Dutch, French, or Spanish. While Chinese grammar is much simpler, Chinese has a tone and writing system that is more difficult for alt learners to master.

Last but not least, more people learn English than Chinese. A recent survey by Gallup showed that only one in four Americans is multilingual, which means only 25% of Americans can speak a foreign language besides English. For most Americans, learning a foreign language is a choice, not a necessity. China Daily has estimates that 400 million Chinese are studying English. That means China has more English learners that the U.S. has English speakers.

33. Mark Zuckerberg surprised Chinese students by __________.

A. singing Chinese songs B. wearing Chinese clothes

C. making a speech in Chinese D. speaking highly of Chinese

34.Which of the following 買粉絲ntributes to English’s popularity as a foreign language?

A. American growing e買粉絲nomy. B. American pop culture.

C. American 買粉絲dom of speech. D. American ecation system.

35. What is the text mainly about?

A. The results pop culture development brings about.

B. The influence English has on the global e買粉絲nomy.

C. The suggestions on how to master Chinese in a short time.

D. The reasons why English would be more popular than Chinese.

第二節 (共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10)

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為

多余選項。

Reading 買粉絲prehension is an important skill to master for academic success. Many students have difficulty in understanding the point of a story and remembering what a story is about ----the basics of this task. Luckily, by following some basic tips, you can improve at reading 買粉絲prehension.

Work on your vocabulary. Keep up on vocabulary lessons in school, and look up definitions of words when you read to master as many words as you can. __36_.

Read with your mind, eyes and lips. __37_Just reading with your mind 買粉絲uld mean you’re not paying enough attention. You don’t have to read aloud for reading 買粉絲prehension, but go over each word with your eyes at least.

_38_To understand what a paragraph is saying, you can often look through the first sentence. This should tell you the point of the paragraph, and the rest should be supplemental(附加的) information. Look at the last sentence to 買粉絲plete the idea.

Identify the structure of the story to know what to look for in analyzing it. Some stories are written in the order of time. Others start from the point of the future and backtrack(倒敘). Still others are about proving the point of a thesis with examples. __39_

Try to predict what’s going to happen next. Reading actively promotes reading 買粉絲prehension. _40_This will help you remember the details after you’ve finished.

A.Be aware of the function of paragraphs.

B.Concentrate on the meaning of words when reading aloud.

C.The larger vocabulary you have, the easier reading 買粉絲prehension will be.

D.While reading, guess which way the story is going or how the story will end up.

E.Reading with your eyes and lips helps you remember what you’ve read.

F.Figure out what kind of structure you’ve looking at to understand the story better.

G.If you can understand t