小学英语阅读练兵：Fast Reading
<p><span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fluently">fluently</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="OCR">OCR</span> <span word="Exam">Exam</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> (牛津剑桥皇家考试委员会). <span word="Languages">Languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> (义务的) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 14 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Languages">Languages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> (78%) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scots">Scots</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="at">at</span> 74%, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> (71%). <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p><span word="Barrie">Barrie</span> <span word="Hunt">Hunt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="OCR">OCR</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="OCR">OCR</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Asset">Asset</span> <span word="Languages">Languages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="Urdu">Urdu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Punjabi">Punjabi</span>.</p>
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