高考英语（译林版）总复习真题研练49 含解析.docVIP

Task1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

(2014·新课标全国Ⅱ，C)Oneofthelatesttrends(趋势)inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford，Conn.，forexample，hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthatstrueallacrossthecountry.

“IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage，”JosephStocke，themanagingdirectorofacompany，saysofhis2-year-oldson.“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture.”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25-year-oldwomanfromChina，theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions，hisdadsays.

LiDrake，aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband，hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina：Shedidntwantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.“BecauseIamChinese，myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto(接触)thelanguageandculture，”shesays.

“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom，”saysSuzanneFlynn，aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.“Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”

ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.

【语篇解读】本文讲到了美国现在存在的一种趋势，即越来越多的美国人想找中国女佣照顾孩子，以利于孩子学习汉语。

1．Whatdoestheterm“aupair”inthetextmean?

A．Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.

B．Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome.

C．Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.

D．Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.

答案D[词义猜测题。根据文章第二段中“Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwoman...dailyexpressions”和第三段中“...hadanotherreasonforlookingf