单选题 In Zurich, a leading canton in the Swiss Confederation, it has been proposed to teach one foreign language—English—in primary schools. This would represent a change (21) Zurich's elementary school kids now study English and French. Voters will decide whether French will be (22)
Some educators (23) that two foreign languages are too much for kids. Supporters of one foreign language believe that kids fail to reach strong (24) in German, the mother tongue for schoolchildren in Zurich.
In fact, Zurich kids speak Swiss German, which is (25) an oral language. In school they have to learn standard German, which (26) is a foreign language. (27) you add them all together Zurich kids are learning four languages.
All of Switzerland will watch what Zurich voters decide because Zurich is an influential canton and others may (28) . Yet some German-speaking cantons have already decided to (29) plans to reduce the number of foreign languages.
(30) what happens, Swiss kids will be fluent in more than one language which is a definite asset in today's (31) economy. It is also a definite asset in learning other subjects. Studies (32) in American universities have found that kids who study in duallanguage schools outperform their (33) who are taught in English only. Apparently, kids educated in two languages develop a mental (34) that monolingual kids lack. Perhaps four languages are too many in elementary schools, but two is not (35) at all.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] since自……以来;因为,既然。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:replace代替,接任,取代。merged结了婚的。dropped掉下,停止,删除。carried被携带的;被载运的。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:believe信,相信,确信。oppose反对,妨碍。persist坚持,固执。realize实现,实行。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:ability能力,本领。interest趣味;感兴趣的事。prominence显著,著名。fluency流畅,流利。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:naturally生来,天然地。potentially潜在的,有潜势的。primarily最初,原来。normally正常情况下,通常。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:in some ways在某些方面。by no means决不。at any rate无论如何,至少。as a result结果。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此句话是说:当你把它们放在一起,你会发现,苏黎世的孩子正在学习四种语言。根据句意,选择B。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:look forward瞻望,期盼。follow suit跟着做,效仿。stand by支持,准备行动。go ahead继续,前进。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:ignore忽视,不理。keep保持,继续不断。make建设;创作。reject拒绝,抵制。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:Regardless of不管,不顾。Due to由于,应归于。 In case of假设,万一。As to谈到,关于。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:local地方的,当地的,本地的。national民族的;国民的;国家的。global世界的。regional地方(性)的;地方主义的。这里global economy指“全球经济”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:released释放,解除。produced生产。investigated 研究,审查。conducted管理,经营,进行,实施。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:predecessor祖先,前辈。counterpart对方,相对物。opponent敌手,对手。companion伴侣,同伴。在这个句子里,counterpart是指与双语学校学习的孩子相对应的孩子。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:agility敏捷,灵活。agony烦闷,苦恼。access捷径,入门。accuracy精确性,正确度。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是:unnecessary多余的,不必要的。unpleasant讨厌的,使人不愉快的。unrealistic不实在的,不切实际的。undesirable不受欢迎的。