小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com必修第一册UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDⅠ.阅读理解(2024·湖南衡市八中模阳拟预测)BeforearrivinginChina,IhadreadlotsofbooksaboutChina.Therefore,whenIarrived,Iwasexcitedtobelivinginthishugehistoricallyandculturallyrichcountry.ItwassogreatlydifferentfromtheUK.Thefood,thelandmarks,thebigcitiesandeverydaylife—Icouldn’twaittoexplore.However,learningChinesehadn’tevenenteredmymind,notbecauseIwaslazy,butbecauseIhadnoconfidencetolearnthemostdifficultlanguageintheworld.Besidesthis,onceImovedtoChina,IlivedinShanghai.Itisaninternationalcity,withmanypeoplespeakingEnglishasasecondlanguage.SoIthoughtEnglishwouldbeadequate.ButafterayearinChinaIfoundmanyexpats(侨民)spokeChinese.Perhapsitwasachievableafterall?IfeltuncomfortablebecausesomanyChinesepeoplecouldspeakEnglishwhileIcouldn’tevenspeakthemostbasicChinese.Tofacethechallenge,IdecidedtobeginmylanguagejourneyandmyonlyregretisthatIdidn’tstartearlier.InthetwoyearssincestartingtolearnIhavemadegreatprogress.Now,IamabletotalkinChineseonmanytopics.LearningtospeakChineseisn’tasdifficultasIonceexpected.WhenIspeaktoChinesepeopleinChinese,theyalmostalwaysunderstandme.ThemostchallengingthingislisteningsinceChinesepeopletalkatsuchaspeed.Ican’talwaysunderstandwhat’sbeensaid,butmyweeklyonlinelanguageexchangeshelpwiththis.LearningChinesehastakenalotofhardwork.ButthereisstillalongwaytogobeforeIreachmygoaloffluency(流利).LearningChinesenotonlyhelpsmeinday-to-daylife,butdeepensmyculturalunderstandingofsuchagreat小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comcountry.So,toallmynon-ChinesefriendsIsaythis,don’tbeafraid,facethechallengeandbeconfident.1.WhatdidthewriterdoafterarrivinginChina?A.HereadalotofbooksaboutChina.B.Hecouldn’twaittostudyChinese.C.HetriedtolearnmoreaboutChina.D.HemissedhislifeinhishomeofUK.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adequate”probablymean?A.Enough.B.Important.C.Necessary.D.Possible.3.Whydoesthewriterthinklisteningisthemostchallenging?A.Hehasahearingproblem.B.Chinesepeoplespeaktoofast.C.Chineseisthemostdifficultlanguage.D.Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutmanytopics.4.Whichisthemainideaofthetext?A.Anewopiniononlearning.B.ExploringthejoyoflearningChinese.C.Thewriter’sjourneyoflearningChinese.D.Thevalueoflearninganewlanguage.(2024·山宁市三模东济)Keepingalanguagealivecanstrengthenpeople’ssenseofidentityandmostimportantlyleadtothepreservationofawholeculture.ThisisprobablywhyagroupofCherokeemusicartistsdecidedtocreateamusicalbum(唱片)exclusivelyintheCherokeelanguage,ahighlyendangeredNativeAmericanlanguage.Currently,therearefewerthan2,000fluentspeakersofthelanguageremainingintheworld,andthenumberisdecliningeveryyear.Thealbum,titled“DOOAPoaV”andpronounced‘Ah’‘Nuh’‘Duh’‘Nah’小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com‘Lees’‘Gi’,means“Performers”inEnglish.Itiscomprisedofarangeofcontemporarystyles,includingPop,Reggae,Country,HeavyMetal,HipHop,andFolk.WithaplannedreleasedateofLaborDayweekend,therecordcompanyisusingtheplatformoftheNationalCherokeeHolidaytogivethisalbumasm...