Unit2language-wordpowerSection_ⅤProject学案（牛津版必修三）.doc

Ⅰ.Choose the best answers according to The development of Chinese characters. 1．The main difference between the Chinese language and many Western languages should be that ________ according to the passage. A．Western languages are usually formed by combining and mixing many different languages from different countries B．the characters the Chinese language uses have meanings and can work alone as words, while Western languages cant C．the Chinese language has a longer history than Western languages D．the Chinese language is easier to be understood than the English language 2．From the story of Cang Jie we know the first Chinese characters were invented to represent ________. A．objects　　　　　　 B．ideas C．actions D．pictures 3．How many kinds of Chinese characters are mentioned in the passage? A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4. 4．Which is the correct explanation about the forming of the character “休”？ A．A man lying on the ground with his arms crossed. B．A man lying against a tree. C．A man running. D．A tree lying beside a man. 5．The passage is mainly talking about ________. A．how the Chinese characters were invented B．how the Chinese characters have developed C．how the Chinese characters have been influenced by Western languages D．how the simplified Chinese characters were introduced 答案：1.B　2.A　3.B　4.B　5.B Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks according to The development of Chinese characters. The Chinese language 1.differs from many Western languages in that it uses 2.characters which stand for ideas，objects or deeds.According to an 3.ancient story a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing.Some characters have been 4.simplified and others have been developed from 5.drawings into 6.standard forms.Sometimes to 7.express ideas, some characters were made by 8.combining two or more characters together.In order to show how they should be 9.pronounced,_a method was developed to have one part of a character 10.indicate the meaning and the other suggest the pronunciation. Ⅲ.Read The story of Bra