阅读理解AlbertSelmeraGermanbusinessmanwhospeaksgoodEnglishwassurprisedduringhislatesttriptoBeijing.Whenhegotintoataxithedrivergreetedhimandaskedwherehewouldliketogo-inEnglish!

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　　Albert Selmer a German businessman who speaks good English was surprised during his latest trip to Beijing. When he got into a taxi the driver greeted him and asked where he would like to go-in English!

　　“This couldn't be imagined eight years ago when I first visited Beijing ” said Selmer. He wouldn't be so surprised when he knew so many people were learning English in this city.

　　Beijing failed in its bid (申办) for the 2000 Games. One of the reasons was that foreigners found it hard to communicate (交流) with Beijing citizens (市民) . Most of them spoke only Chinese.

　　Today the city is working to improve communication.

　　One great change has happened during Beijing' s preparations (准备) . Now Beijing citizens are looking forward to the 2008 Games by actively learning English. Free classes opened in a number of Beijing universities are enjoying high attendance (出席) . Citizens are taught useful expressions greetings how to give directions and how to introduce themselves.

　　Shop assistants bus and taxi drivers and even policemen are learning English to welcome the 2008 Olympic Games. The young taxi driver who surprised the German visitor is probably one of those learners. The first-stage aim (目标) of the “Beijing Citizens' English Speaking Plan” started by the city government in August 2002 is to popularize (普及) English among the government officers taxi drivers hotel staff and shop assistants. In five years the percentage (比例) of Beijing citizens who can speak English will be raised to around 30 percent from 15 percent now.

(1) Albert Selmer was surprised when he got into the taxi because ________.

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A. he found the driver served him hotter

B. the car didn't look the same as it did eight years ago

C. the driver was very polite to him

D. the driver could speak English

(2) Today more and more Beijingers are learning English in order to ________

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A. support the bid for the 2008 Olympics

B. make English the official language in China

C. make themselves understood easily while talking to foreigners

D. cash up with the modem development

(3) From this passage we know that ________

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A. spoken-English is very important in our daily life

B. Albert Selmer often came to China these years

C. Beijingers are taking an active part in learning English

D. the main reason why Beijing failed in its bid for the 2000 Games was that very few people could speak English

(4) If more and more Beijingers can communicate with the foreigners in English ________.

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A. they will learn more about the Olympic Games

B. it will help Beijing's 2008 Games

C. they will be treated strangely

D. they will be given a hand while in trouble

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(5) If the population of Beijing will be fifteen million in 2008 how many people will probably be able to speak English? --About ________.

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A. 15 000 000

B. 4 500 000

C. 3 000 000

D. 1 500 000

Answer 1

答案：D;C;C;B;B
解析：
(1) D 文段的第二句解释了他吃惊的原因：When he got into a taxi the driver greeted him and asked where he would like to go--in English! (2) C 结合第二段的内容可以知道北京市民学习英语的原因 (3) C 综合第三段的内容可以知道本题的答案 (4) B 北京市民学习英语是为2008奥运会服务的 (5) B 15 000 000×30％=4 500 000