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【題目】 Chinese has a history of thousands of years. But Pinyin doesn't. It tells people how to pronounce(發(fā)音) Chinese characters. This year, Pinyin turns 60 years old.

In 1958, Chinese linguist(語言學(xué)家) Zhou Youguang and his team created Pinyin. Before that, Chinese people used many other ways to show how to pronounce Chinese characters. But these ways are not as easy to use as Pinyin. Because of Pinyin, more people learn how to read.

Pinyin is a big part of our daily life. We learn to speak Putonghua with the help of Pinyin. We write Chinese characters on computers by using Pinyin.

Pinyin is young. But it is now very popular outside China. It is becoming a bridge between China and the world. Many people around the world start to learn Chinese by learning Pinyin. You might say “nihao” to mean “hello” to a foreign friend.

People are using Pinyin more often than before. For example, fewer foreigners use “dumplings”. They like to use “jiaozi”. And “mantou” is for “steamed_bun”. The Oxford English Dictionary(《牛津英語詞典》) has more than 100 Chinese words in Pinyin, such as zhongguomeng for “Chinese dream”， and wanggou for “online shopping”．

【1】Chinese people began to use Pinyin ________.

A.hundreds of years agoB.thousands of years ago

C.60 years agoD.a few years ago

【2】Para.3 tells us ________.

A.why people started using PinyinB.how people started using Pinyin

C.what people use Pinyin forD.what will happen to Pinyin

【3】What does “steamed bun” mean in Chinese?

A.字典B.饅頭C.你好D.網(wǎng)購

【4】The Oxford English Dictionary now ________.

A.helps foreigners learn Pinyin

B.is more popular in China

C.has more Chinese characters than before

D.has more Pinyin than before

【5】Which of the following is TRUE about the article?

A.Pinyin helps foreigners learn Chinese.

B.Pinyin has hundreds of English words.

C.Pinyin is as old as Chinese characters.

D.Pinyin is as old as

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

拼音是我們非常熟悉的，它可以教我們?nèi)绾巫x一個漢字。拼音的歷史并不長，但卻非常有用�，F(xiàn)在很多外國人更喜歡用拼音表達漢字。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段This year, Pinyin turns 60 years old可知，今年拼音有60年了。由此可知人們是在60年前開始使用拼音的。故應(yīng)選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段的內(nèi)容We learn to speak Putonghua with the help of Pinyin. We write Chinese characters on computers by using Pinyin.“我們在拼音的幫助下說普通話，我們用拼音在電腦上打字”。因此這一段介紹的是拼音的用途，故應(yīng)選C。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)And “mantou” is for “steamed_bun”.可知，steamed bun就是我們所說的“饅頭”。故應(yīng)選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段The Oxford English Dictionary(《牛津英語詞典》) has more than 100 Chinese words in Pinyin, such as zhongguomeng for “Chinese dream”， and wanggou for “online shopping”．可知，《牛津英語詞典》里有了更多的漢語拼音。故應(yīng)選D。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第四段Pinyin is young. But it is now very popular outside China. It is becoming a bridge between China and the world. Many people around the world start to learn Chinese by learning Pinyin.可知，很多外國人用拼音來學(xué)習(xí)漢語。由此可知A選項符合文意，故選A。