Unit 2 Lessons in life 课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化-【金版教程】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第四册作业与测评word（外研版2019）

课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Chinese language is one of the __1__ (old) written languages in the world. It __2__ (speak) by the Han majority and many other ethnic groups in China. Nearly 1.3 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their first language. The varieties of Chinese are usually described by native speakers as dialects of a single Chinese language, __3__ linguists (语言学家) note that they are as diverse as a language family. There are between 7 and 13 main regional groups of Chinese, of __4__ the most spoken by far is Mandarin (普通话), __5__ (follow) by Wu, Min, Yue, etc. Standard Chinese is a standardized form of spoken Chinese based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin. It is __6__ official language of China, and also one of the six official __7__ (language) of the United Nations. Though many Chinese dialects exist, the written language is still a very common form of communication. If we go to __8__ (difference) provinces, we may not be able __9__ (communicate) with the local people verbally (口头地), but we can understand each other in writing. And the written language can be further divided __10__ different forms, like simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese. There is also a form called “pinyin”， which is the Chinese language with a roman spelling. 1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________ 5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________ 9．________　10.________ 答案：1.oldest　2.is spoken　3.but　4.which　5.followed　6.the　7.languages　8.different　9.to communicate　10.into Chinese is a very old language, and it is the crystalization of the splendid culture which has developed continuously for over 5，000 years. 汉语是一门很古老的语言，它是五千多年持续发展的灿烂文化的结晶。 【持续背记】 ①Aiming to build up our bodies and improve our skills, during these days before the match, we'll have to practice playing after school in the afternoon every day. 为强身健体和提高我们的技能，比赛前的这几天，我们必须在每天下午放学后训练。 ②Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫毅力。 ③Studies have found that exciting or violent video games increase heart rate, make it harder to fall asleep, and impair sleep quality. 研究发现令人兴奋或暴力的电子游戏会提升心率，使人难以入睡，并损害睡眠质量。 【持续积累】 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$