A. famous B. conducted C. reject D. influential

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问题     A. famous        B. conducted        C. reject        D. influential        E. unrealistic
    F. develop       G. fail             H. drain         I. realistic          J. manage
    K. dropped       L. lack             M. also          N. since              O. researched
    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【C1】________ Zurich’s elementary school kids now study English and French. Voters will decide whether French will be【C2】________.
    Supporters of one foreign language believe that two foreign languages are too many for kids. They believe that kids【C3】________ to reach strong fluency in German, the mother tongue for schoolchildren in Zurich.
    In fact, Zurich kids speak Swiss German, which is primarily an oral language. In school they have to learn standard German, which in a way is a foreign language. Thus when you add them all together Zurich kids are learning four languages.
    All of Switzerland will watch what Zurich voters decide because Zurich is an【C4】________ canton and others may follow suit. Yet some German-speaking cantons have already decided to【C5】________ plans to reduce the number of foreign languages.
    Regardless of what happens, Swiss kids will be fluent in more than one language which is a definite asset in today’s global economy. It is【C6】________ a definite asset in learning other subjects.
    Studies【C7】________ in American universities have found that kids who study in dual-language schools outperform their counterparts who are taught in English only. Apparently, kids educated in two languages【C8】________ a mental agility that monolingual kids【C9】________Perhaps four languages are too many in elementary school, but two is not【C10】________ at all. [br] 【C1】

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答案 N

解析 空格前后都为成分完整的句子,因此可考虑空格处填入连词。空格前的分句指“‘在小学只教英语一门语言’就意味着变化”,而空格后说“苏黎世的小学生现在学英语和法语”,这两个分句是前果后因的关系,故填入表因果关系的连词,since“因为”符合语境。
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