grown，according to a report.Ten years ago，about 300 schools had Chinese programs.Today，about 1，600 schools teach Chinese.

　　"Schools are looking to the future，" says Nancy C．Rhodes，one of the authors of the report."China is becoming a real powerful nation，and it makes sense that we have young people who not only know the language but understand the culture."

　　Some US schools are working with the Chinese government and the College Board，a not­for­profit educational group，to bring Chinese teachers to this country.Teachers can stay in the US for one to three years.They give lessons in their language and teach about China.

　　Other schools offer more intensive (加强的) language programs.Yinghua Academy is a Chinese school in Minneapolis，Minnesota.Instead of studying only the language itself，students learn all of their subjects in Chinese.They don't begin to learn in English until they're in the second grade.Students are expected to know both languages."The goal is to develop true bilingual (双语的) students，"says Yinghua's academic director，Luyi Lien.

　　More people speak Chinese than any other language.Students who learn Chinese may have greater chances in the future."If you know how to speak Chinese，you open a huge door for yourself，" says Lien.

　　【语篇解读】　在美国，越来越多的学校开设了汉语课。这是为什么呢？相关专家提出了自己的看法。

　　5．What can we learn about the Chinese class in Lomond Elementary School?

　　A．It lasts for one hour each day.

　　B．It is taught by Chinese experts.

　　C．It pays the most attention to listening.

　　D．It is taught to students in grades 1-5.

　　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，这所学校里一到五年级的学生都要上汉语课，故选D项。A项中的each day错误，应为each week；B项中的experts错误；C项在文中未提及。]

　　6．We can learn from the passage that ．

　　A. more than half of Americans are learning Chinese

　　B．more US schools teach Chinese now than in the past

　　C．Chinese is greatly needed in many careers in America

　　D．Chinese is the only subject taught in Yinghua Academy

　　B　[推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句可知，现在教授汉语的美国学校要比过去多。]

7．What Luyi Lien says in the last paragraph shows that knowing how to speak Chinese ．