河南省南阳市第二十一学校2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

河南省南阳市第二十一学校2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试题（解析版） 四、阅读理解（20 小题， 每小题 2 分， 共 40 分） 11．（10分）Last month ，our magazine asked some students if dialects （方言） would die out.Here are some opinions. Sun Run，14，Zhejiang I don't think dialects will die out.Memes （表情包） about dialects are becoming more popular on social media.Videos that have to do with dialects can easily become popular online.In my city，some bus lines have their station broadcasts in Hangzhou dialect. Zhang Keqi，15，Fujian I live in Xiamen and the people here speak Minnan dialect.However，I have found that fewer people speak this dialect around me.Most of those who can speak Minnan dialect are middle﹣aged.As for me，I can't speak the dialect，nor can most of my classmates.We don't learn it at school and our teachers speak Mandarin （普通话） all the time.As more people travel to Xiamen，more of us will talk with visitors in Mandarin. Cheng Yifan，14，Beijing I believe that dialects will die out one day if we don't do anything to save them.It is a fact that many languages around the world are dying.That's because the last of the people who can speak these languages have passed away.I seldom use dialects because I know little of them.Most of the time，I just speak Mandarin.To save dialects，I think the government could start some free dialect courses. Xin Jingrong，14，Guangxi Dialects are of great importance for the study of folk （民俗的） culture.I think it is important to save dialects ，or we'll lose the root（根源） of our culture.At home，I usually speak dialect with my families.But if we do nothing，I'm afraid that dialects will die out in the near future. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 （1）What does Sun Run think of dialects？ 　 　 A.They are hard to learn. B.They are popular online. C.They are welcome by teens. D.They can be used everywhere. （2）How will Cheng Yifan and Zhang Keqi communicate if they meet in Xiamen？ 　 　 A.In Mandarin. B.In Minnan dialect. C.In Zhejiang dialect. D.In Guangxi dialect. （3）Which wou