Unit 5 Languages around the World-Reading and Thinking导学案-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

2025-2026学年度第一学期高一英语人教版必修一Unit 5

Reading and Thinking 导学案

第一部分: 课文理解--以问题为导向，促进阅读能力大提升:

1.What is the text mainly about?

A．The development of Chinese writing system.

B．The effect of Chinese writing system.

C．The important role of Chinese writing system.

D．The development and effect of Chinese writing system.

2.Which section is this article likely to appear in the newspaper?

A.  Health.  B.  Culture. C.  Travel.  D.  Hobby.

3.The text mainly tells us          .

A.  Chinese people carve symbols on animal bones 

B.  China has a long history
C.  written Chinese was a picture-based language 

D.  how the Chinese writing system developed

4.Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.

Para.1     　A．The writing system began to develop in one direction.

Para.2       B．The writing system became well-developed，and later developed into different forms.

Para.3       C．The Chinese writing system is one of the reasons why

Chinese civilisation has survived into modern times.

Para.4       D．Written Chinese was a picture-based language at the beginning.

Para.5       E．The Chinese language is helping to spread China’s culture and history to the world.

Para.6       F．Written Chinese connects China’s present with its past，and has become an art form.

5.What’s the structure of the passage?

A.    B.

C.    D.

 

6.Fill in the blanks ti finish the structure of the text.

7.What does the word “this” refer to in the last sentence in paragraph 1?

A. Many ups and downs in China’s history. 

B. Chinese ancient civilisation’s appearance.
C. The Chinese writing system’s early appearance. 

D. Chinese ancient civilisation’s development all the way.

8.What do we know about Chinese characters at the beginning?

A. They looked like pictures. 

B. They were carved on wood.
C. They date back to 1046 BCE 

D. They can’t be seen in today’s hanzi.

9.When did the Chinese writing system begin to develop in one direction?

A. In the Xia Dynasty. 

B. In the Shang Dynasty.
C. In the Zhou Dynasty. 

D. In the Qin Dynasty.

10.How do foreigners appreciate China’s culture and history?

A. Through music. 

B. Through classic works.

  C. Through the Chinese language. 

D. Through a picture-based language.

11.Which Dynasty does Chinese ancient civilisation continue into?

A.  Shang Dynasty.  B.  Qin Dynasty.
C.  Tang Dynasty.  D.  Modern times.

12.What does the word “these” refer to in the second paragraph?

A.  Pictures.  B.  Symbols. C.   Longgu.  D.  Shells.

13.We can learn from the third paragraph that          .

A.  Shang Dynasty ended in 1600

B.  these symbols didn’t develop in Shang Dynasty

C.  the Chinese people were divided geographically，which led to many varieties of dialects and characters

D.  varieties of dialects and characters began to form in Qin Dynasty

14.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.  The Chinese writing system plays an important part in Chinese culture.

B.  The Chinese writing system is an amazing language.

C.  The Chinese writing system is the only factor of the Chinese ancient civilisation.

D.  Written Chinese has connected China’s present with its past.

15.What is China widely known for?

A.  The many ups and downs in its history. 

B.  The Chinese writing system.
C.  Its modern civilization. 

D.  Its ancient civilization.

16.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.  At the beginning，written Chinese was a  hanzi-based language.

B.  By the Qin Dynasty，these symbols carved by ancient Chinese people had become a well-developed writing system.

C.  No matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak，they can all still communicate in writing.

D.  By the Shang Dynasty the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction.

17.How are an increasing number of international students beginning to appreciate China’s