Book1 Unit5-1 THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTI

Book1 Unit5-1

THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM:

CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT

China is ____1____(wide) ；known for its ancient civilisation ____2____ ；has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs ；in its history. There are many reasons ____3____ ；this has been possible, but one of the main ；factors ；____4____(be) ；the Chinese writing system.

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based ；language. It dates ；back ；several thousand years ____5____ ；the use of longgu—animal bones ；and shells ；on ____6____ ；symbols were carved ；by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still ____7____(see) ；in today’s hanzi.

1. ；By the Shang Dynasty ；(around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols ____8____(become) ；a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time ____9____ ；people were divided geographically, ____10____(lead) ；to many ____11____(variety) ；of dialects ；and characters. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty ；(221-207BCE).

Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major ；states into one unified country ____12____ ；the Chinese writing system began to develop ____13____ ；one direction. That writing system was of great ____14____(important) ；in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter ____15____ ；Chinese people live or what ；dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in writing.

Written Chinese has also become an important means ；by ____16____ ；China’s present is connected with its past. People in modem times can read the classic ；works ____17____ ；were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen ；in the development of Chinese characters ；as ____18____ ；art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, ____19____ ；has become an important part of Chinese culture.

Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As ；China plays a greater role in global ；affairs, an  ；____20____ ；(increase) ；number of international students are beginning  ；to appreciate ；China’s culture and history through this amazing language.

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B1U5-2

Learning English

Wang Le: Hey, everybody, what are your biggest problems ____1____ ；learning English?

Liu Wen: ；Hi! I’ve been studying English since primary school. I used to get high marks in English, but now I’m having a lot of trouble with ；my listening. When I listen to ；native English speakers ____2____(talk) ；in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice?

Jia Xin: ；Listening to English radio programmes ____3____(help) ；me get used to ；how fast native speakers talk. I also repeat ____4____ ；I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language. Sometimes I even record my voice ____5____ ；I can listen to myself and compare ；my pronunciation with ；the radio host’s! My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. It’s so much ____6____(easy) ；to just say “Open the window!”, but in English that can sound really terrible. I have to think about who I’m talking to and then decide ____7____ ；to say, “Open the window, please!” or “Could you open the window, please?” or even longer “Would you mind ____8____(open) ；the window, please?”

Li Rui: ；Yeah, that’s really hard! I think it all ____9____(depend) ；on who you’re talking to. If I’m talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window”—our relationship is close and we’re ____10____(equal), so I only need a few words to bridge the gap ；____11____ ；us. But if I’m talking to someone who isn’t very close to me, I must make my request longer—and I must make it a question, not ____12____demand, e.g., “Could you open the window, please?” If I’m talking to someone senior ____13____ ；me, then I should say, “Would you mind opening the window, please?” For me, vocabulary ；is my ____14____(big) ；problem—there are just SO MANY new words! I can’t keep ；all the new vocabulary ；straight ；in my head, and I certainly can’t remember how to use them all ____15____(proper). HELP!

(红色字体为课标词汇，黑色字体为非课标词汇，蓝色字体为本单元重点词组）

答案

Book1 Unit5-1

1. ；widely 2. which 3. why 4. has been 5. to 6. which 7. be seen 8. had become 9. when 10. leading 11. varieties 12. where 13. in 14. importance 15. where 16. which 17. which 18. an 19. which 20. increasing

Book1 Unit5-2

1. ；with 2. talking 3. helps 4.what 5. so 6. easier 7. whether 8. opening 9. depends 10. equals 11. between 12. a 13. to 14. biggest 15. properly