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话题提分练2 必修1 Unit 2
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Learning a foreign language can broaden career opportunities in the USA. Heres the reason why learning some of the popular foreign languages can help you.
Chinese
Chinese is considered as an important language to enhance business prospects across the globe. It has the largest number of speakers. More than 1.4 billion people speak Chinese. Chinese companies have invested in various industries in other countries. There are great opportunities for employment in Chinese companies if you can master Chinese.
Spanish
Spanish is spoken by about 580 million speakers across the world.It has the second largest number of speakers. Furthermore, many Spanish companies are rapidly increasing their presence in various industries like travel and tourism, translation, teaching, and international business.
Portuguese
Spoken by about 230 million people, Portuguese is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world. It is the official language of eight countries. Theres a great demand for Portu⁃guese language experts in various industries.
German
German is the third most popular foreign language taught worldwide and the second most popular in Europe and Japan, after English. German has between 89 and 110 million native speakers. German companies account for 700,000 jobs in the USA, so learning German can give people great job offers.
本文主要介绍了学习一门外语可以拓宽在美国的就业机会,以及解释了学习一些流行的外语会对你有帮助的原因。
1.Why does the author advise people to learn Chinese?
A. They can further study global business.
B. They can have an opportunity to go to China.
C. They can get more job offers in various countries.
D. They can find a chance to travel to other countries.
答案与解析 C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Chinese companies have invested in various industries in other countries. There are great opportunities for employment in Chinese companies if you can master Chinese.” 可知,作者建议人们学习汉语是因为他们可以在不同的国家获得更多的工作机会。故选C。
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