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Mandarin is the official language on the Chinese mainland and Chinese Taiwan. It is also one of the four official languages of Singapore. Wu is spoken around the lower Yangtze River and its tributaies(支流). Shanghai is a well-known dialect of Wu. Min is commonly spoken by people in Taiwan, Fujian and Hainan. Cantonese is mainly spoken in the province of Guangdong. Cantonese is also spoken in many parts of the Chinese Diaspra(移居地), particularly Hong Kong and overseas Chinese settlements in the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia. Hakka is the least well-known dialect group inside China compared to the above four. Most of the Hakka dialect group is scattered(散居) throughout southeastern China in Guangxi Province. Historically, the Hakka people were northerners who moved south over several hundred years. Their name Hakka means “guest” indicaing their immigrant(移民) status in the southern areas to which they moved. TitleChinese Language ThemeChinese differs from many other languages in that it has many written forms and dialects. Two (1)______ formsTraditional charactersStill in wide (2)_______ throughout Asia and among Chinese all over the world. Simplified characters●Used after the People’s Republic of China was (3)_______. ●Commonly used on the mainland. Five Major Chinese dialect GroupsMandarinThe official language of the PRC, known as Putonghua in mainland China. Wu●Spoken around the (4)_______Yangtze River and its tributaries. ●One famous dialect is Shanghaiese. MinCommonly spoken by people in Taiwan, Fujian and Hainan. Cantonese●Mainly spoken in Guangdong and Hong Kong. ●The language of Guangzhou is also known as Canton.. Hakka●Compared to the four above, it is the (5)_______well-known. ●Spoken in Guangxi and it means “guest”. 阅读理解：(15*2分=30分) BCDA CDDA BBAC CCBC 任务型阅读：(5*1分=5分) written use founded lower least 第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A He lost his arms in an accident that cost his father the life. Since then, he’s had to depend on the arms of his younger brother. To take care of him, his younger brother became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. One late night, he felt bad and had to wake up his younger brother. His younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to the dorm to wait. But being so tired, his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him three hours till the teacher on duty discovered him. As they grew up, they would have their share of problems. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live his own life, which made him heart-broken. A similar misfortune befell a girl. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness, disappeared. Her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for them, only to overturn the lamp on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away. Though her elder sister, who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to look after her, she was determined to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard and learned to be independent. She wrote in her composition: “Though I lost my arms, I still have legs; I’m lucky.” One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart. It is true that misfortune can strike at any time. If you choose only to complain and escape, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decided to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise. 56. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? A. The elder brother lost his arms in a family fire when cooking. B. In an accident the elder brother lost his arms, but his father lost his life. C. The younger brother shouldn’t have left his brother alone. D. The boy and the girl were both independent. 57. Which is the best title of this passage? A. Help Those in Need B. Broken Wings, Flying Heart C. Life, Often Unfair, Is Compared to Voyage D. The Importance of One’s Arms 58. What is the biggest difference between the boy and the girl? A. The girl didn’t live with her sister while the boy was helped a lot by his brother. B. The girl had a devoted sister while the boy’s brother refused to help him. C. The girl chose to be challenged while the boy chose to give in. D. The boy lost his father while the girl lost her mother. 59. The underlined word “befell” in the third paragraph means “ ”. A. fell B. happened to C. passed D. pulled down B Not long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life. Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregivers. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings. One study shows that babies can learn before they are born. The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman. Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother. They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby. The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way. If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story. The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born. They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again. Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children. Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere (干涉) unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old. Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depression (消沉). The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear. These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people. The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children. Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression. 60. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the factor that influences intelligence development in babies? A. The environment.B. Mother’s sensitivity. C. Education before birth. D. Their peers (同龄人) 61. What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories? A. To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born. B. To prove that babies can learn before they are born. C. To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies. D. To indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies’ language skills. 62. Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills? A. The children of women who did not suffer from depression. B. The children of depressed but caring mothers. C. The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children. D. The children with high communication abilities. 63. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies. B. Scientific findings about how the environment has an effect on babies’ intelligence. C. A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old. D. Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth. C Developmentally, girls take the lead. They talk earlier, read earlier, and count earlier. In preschool, they score higher on IQ tests than their male fellows. They usually receive better grades in elementary school than boys, yet in public schools, far more gifted boys than gifted girls are identified by the fifth grade. Girls begin to go underground with their talents and abilities sometime between the fifth and ninth grades. Traditional teacher training has focused on the teaching to boys’ interests and behaviors, which is thought to help keep order in classrooms. Boys mainly express themselves by “acting out”, disturbing the classroom in a variety of ways while girls, on the contrary, mainly express themselves by “acting in”, becoming silent, withdrawn and non-participative. One way to control boys was to be sure that they were contributing --- therefore, teachers have traditionally called on boys more often than girls. Boys and girls come to very different conclusions about themselves, even when the data on which they base their decisions are the same. Research shows that boys are more willing to accept success and be praised for their accomplishments than girls are. Adults, even teachers, often have different expectations of boys and girls, especially in the area of mathematical achievement. 64. According to the passage, in elementary school, a schoolgirl than a schoolboy. A. is better at sports B. gets higher grades C. is less talkative D. is more troublesome 65. Generally, a schoolmaster traditionally pays more attention to boys because . A. they are more gifted than girls B. they are not good at expressing themselves C. they are more likely to make trouble D. they often bully girls in class 66. According to the passage, a traditional experienced teacher would . A. have a girl as monitor of the class B. scold boys for their bad behaviors C. call on girls from time to time D. praise boys more frequently D At least 77 were wounded when hundreds of army soldiers and anti-government protesters (抗议者) clashed(冲突)in Bangkok early Monday morning, 14 hours after Thai PM (总理) declared a state of emergency in the capital city, Thai media reports. The Nation quoted(引用)hospital reports as saying at least 77 people suffered injuries mainly from teargas, with five seriously injured. At around 7:20 a.m., the government announced it was in control of the situation at Din Daeng, The Nation said on its website. Some protesters had been arrested, and Army Spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd earlier said “Similar operations will be carried out in other areas.” The clash occurred around 4:30 a.m. Monday (21:00 GMT Sunday) when some 300 so-called red-shirted protesters used a seized bus to crash soldiers at Din Daeng District in north Bangkok, Army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd told TPBS. Soldiers fired warning shots into the air and used teargas to disperse the protesters after failing to persuade the red shirts to stop, Sansern said. Earlier the Health Department of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced a total injury number of 68. Army Chief General Anupong Paojinda refused to comment on the incident, adding that he will learn more about it first. At about 6:15 a.m. Monday (23:15 GMT Sunday), former premier Thaksin Shinawatra told the Red-shirted protesters to continue fighting in a phone conversation with a main leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared on Sunday afternoon a state of emergency in Bangkok and some districts of five provinces nearby. The latest round of the anti-government protests led by UDD has entered its 19th day. Red-shirted protesters on Saturday forced the summits canceled (取消). (Xinhua News Agency April 13, 2009) 67. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Soldiers used teargas to disperse the protesters. B. The ASEAN summits have been cancelled. C. At least 77 were wounded during the crash between soldiers and protesters. D. Thai Prime Minister announced a state of emergency. 68. What can you infer from the passage? A. About 300 protesters seized a bus and crashed soldiers. B. The Army Chief General refused to comment on the incident. C. Soldiers didn’t persuade the red shirts to stop. D. The clash is connected with the former premier Thaksin. 69. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Five protesters died in the clash. B. The latest round of protests started in March, 2009. C. It’s officially said on the morning of Sunday that the situation was out of control. D. It is most likely that the army is against the government. 70. What does the underlined word “disperse” probably mean? A. 驱散B. 开枪C. 劝说D. 谈判 第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。 Living in a foreign country is fun but it isn’t always easy. There are many differences between cultures and although some of these differences are unimportant, some can cause a lot of embarrassment. In addition to the obvious language problems of living in a foreign country, I certainly experienced culture shock when I was living in Paris. I know I’m not the only one so I spoke to a few foreign friends about how they experienced culture shock in China. Aubin arrived two months ago from Europe to take part in a language programme in Shanghai. Before he left, he was actually taught the differences between European and Chinese Cultures, including everything from table manners to classroom behavior. However, some things have still taken him by surprise. For example, he couldn’t understand why waiters did not want to accept the tips he gave them after meals in restaurants. He said that in Europe waiters got angry if you didn’t leave them a tip! I had to explain to him that people don’t usually tip in China and that this comes from the Confucian idea that one must avoid accepting any undue income. Another friend, Julia, came to Guangzhou from London to teach at a language school. After a month, she told me that she was really let down by her students. I asked her why and she told me that they were so quiet that she was the only person talking in class and it felt like the children were being respectful but she said it would be more respectful if they answered her questions. I think we should be proud of the Chinese tradition that stresses politeness but I do think Julia has a good point. And it is not only the West and the East that have cultural differences. Even Korea and China, two countries that are very close to each other, have differences too. “I thought Chinese and Korean people were the same,” said my friend Ji-Hyun in perfect Chinese, “but I was wrong . In ancient times the Chinese used to take their shoes off. They don’t do that any more, but Korean people still do! I keep getting that wrong even though I’ve been here for five years!” Luckily, whether we take our shoes off or not, or leave unnecessary tips, the world still runs perfectly. In my opinion, cultural differences should simply be seen as a way of making life interesting. Imagine how boring it would be if we all did everything exactly the same way! Learning to understand and respect differences is, after all, what life is all about. TitleLiving with Differences ThemeOne problem of living abroad is to experience cultural 71 . Experiences and reasonsWaiters 72 to accept tips under the 73 of the Confucian idea. Students are 74 in class because they are 75 to teachers. Chinese don’t 76 their shoes as they 77 to. Right 78 to cultural differencesLearn to understand and 79 them. 80 of them as fun in life. (责任编辑：admin) |