Chinese is mainly divided into 13 dialects（方言）and these dialects can be further divided into many kinds of local dialects.Putonghua （or Mandarin） the predominant dialect，is spoken by over 70% of the population and is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations.Within these large dialect groups，there are small groups，many of which are difficult to understand.In Fujian，for example，people living 10 kilometres away from one another can be speaking different Min dialects.
Putonghua.It is the mother dialect of Chinese living in northern China and Sichuan Province.It is called Guoyu in some parts of China，like Hong Kong，Macao（澳门）and Taiwan.It is known in English as Mandarin Chinese，or Standard Chinese.
Wu.Spoken in Shanghai，most of Zhejiang and the southern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui.Wu is made up of hundreds of different of spoken forms.
Hakka/Kejia.Hakka is widely spoken in Fujian.Taiwan，and some countries in Southeast Asia.
Min.It is spoken in Fujian，Taiwan，and Southeast Asia.Min group is the most diverse（多样的），with many different spoken forms used in neighbouring countries.
Yue.It is spoken in Guangdong，Hong Kong，Macao，Taiwan，all over Southeast Asia and by many Chinese living abroad.
（1）What does the underlined word "predominant" mean？
A.More beautiful.
B.More special.
C.More interesting.
D.More common.
（2）What do you know about Putonghua after reading this passage？
A.It is used by a small group of people in China.
B.It is spoken only by people in Mainland China.
C.It is included in the official languages of the United Nations.
D.It is the mother dialect of people living in southern China.
（3）Based on he passage，which of the following is true？
A.Most people in Anhui speak Kejia.
B.Wu is the local dialect of Shanghai.
C.Yue has the most different spoken forms.
D.Most people in Hong Kong speak Min.
In the morning, Mr. Martin comes into his garden. He sees too much snow in the garden. Mr Martin wants to take his car out, so he asks a cleaner to clean the road(路) from his garage(车库) to the gate. He says to the cleaner, “Don’t put any snow on the flowers or on the wall. And don’t put any into the street, or the policeman will come.” Then he goes out.
When he comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees: it is full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car is under the snow!What is the weather like?___________
| A．It’s very hot. | B．It’s raining. | C．It’s cold | D．It’s windy. |
Who cleans the snow on the road? ___________
| A．Mr Martin. | B．A policeman. | C．Mrs Martin. | D．A cleaner. |
Why can’t the cleaner put any snow into the street? ___________
| A．Because there’s too much snow, too. |
| B．Because the policeman will come. |
| C．Because there are flowers in the street. |
| D．Because there’s a car in the street. |
Where is the snow after the cleaner cleans the road? ___________
| A．On the flowers. | B．In the garage. |
| C．In the street. | D．We don’t know. |
What does Mr Martin think of the cleaner? ___________
| A．He is smart. | B．He does a right thing. |
| C．He does a wrong thing. | D．He helps Mr Martin. |
Six years ago, Ann graduated(毕业) from college with a degree in Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoy the college, but my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college.“ Ann says. ”The course is helping me to do my job better.”
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In many countries, some people return to school in their late twenties, thirties, or even older to get a higher degree. More people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work. People can also get degrees or training through the Internet.
Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. “We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun.”They say happily, “It’s never too old to learn.” Ann graduated from college when she was .
| A．twenty-nine | B．twenty-six | C．twenty-three | D．twenty |
The underlined word ‘degree’ means ‘ ’ in Chinese.
| A．温度 | B．程度 | C．学位 | D．位置 |
More people are taking training courses after work in order to .
| A．improve their working skills | B．enjoy Art and Music |
| C．study computer programs | D．make more money |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Ann doesn’t want to use the information she learned at college. |
| B．People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college. |
| C．People can only get information from their teachers. |
| D．Ann’s parents are too old to learn Art and Music. |
There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. The east of China. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain an sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more wildlife. Offering food and homes for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd,many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the of China.
| A．east | B．south | C．west | D．north |
Usually the weather in the wetlands is .
| A．hot | B．pleasant | C．cold | D．dry |
The World Wetlands Day is on .
| A．April 22 | B．June 25 | C．February 2 | D．March 22 |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．China’s wetlands have all entered the world’s list |
| B．Wetlands—home for wildlife and humans |
| C．Special animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands |
| D．Wetlands—valuable resources（珍贵资源）of land on the earth |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for physics in 1957,Chinese people love him. but he is an American citizen. “ABCs” in this passage means .
| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
| A．洪水 | B．祖先 | C．血统 | D．身份 |
This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize D. the story of C.N. Yang
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Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes?
| A．Sam. | B．David. | C．Mary. | D．Charles. |
You can pay less than before if you buy the book A Christmas Carol now.
| A．$38.8 | B．$28.8 | C．$10.8 | D．$10 |
On what day can we see Titanic 3D in the Xingguang Cinema?
| A．Thursday | B．Saturday | C．Sunday | D．Every day |
This information may be from a .
| A．report | B．dictionary | C．newspaper | D．guidebook |
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