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WELCOME UNIT
Unit 1 Laugh out loud!
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 word Nüshu literally means “women's writing” in Chinese. As the name suggests, Nüshu is created and specially used by women.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
Often __1__ (call) “the world's only surviving characters for women”, these slim words were developed from standard written Chinese. In the old days, Nüshu __2__ (teach) by elderly women to girls at home because female children weren't allowed __3__ (attend) formal school. During gatherings in villages, women used the characters to write poems or song lyrics to express their emotions __4__ were hidden from men. The words were full __5__ encouragement and positive energy, and showed an uncommon open-mindedness among women at that time.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
Ji Xianlin once said that Nüshu is a feminist (女权主义者) symbol. “It's __6__ unique writing system created by __7__ (talent) women who were deprived (剥夺) of the right to education,” he wrote in an article. “It has significance in various __8__ (field) and represents Chinese people's strong spirit.”
Nüshu was made as a national cultural heritage in 2006. However, it is not __9__ (wide) used in daily life today. In fact, it is a dying language. Now linguists are taking action to prevent this incredible cultural heritage from __10__ (disappear).
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________9.________ 10.________
答案:1.called 2.was taught 3.to attend 4.that/which 5.of 6.a 7.talented 8.fields 9.widely 10.disappearing
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
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Many old poems written in Nüshu were created by women talking about their difficulties in life and how they made it through hardship.
在许多以女书写成的古老诗歌中,女性们描绘了自己在生活中遇到的困难以及如何渡过难关的经历。
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
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