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

In 1958, Chinese linguist(语言学家) 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(《牛津英语词典》) 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.馒头C.你好D.网购

【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】

拼音是我们非常熟悉的，它可以教我们如何读一个汉字。拼音的历史并不长，但却非常有用。现在很多外国人更喜欢用拼音表达汉字。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段This year, Pinyin turns 60 years old可知，今年拼音有60年了。由此可知人们是在60年前开始使用拼音的。故应选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第三段的内容We learn to speak Putonghua with the help of Pinyin. We write Chinese characters on computers by using Pinyin.“我们在拼音的帮助下说普通话，我们用拼音在电脑上打字”。因此这一段介绍的是拼音的用途，故应选C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据And “mantou” is for “steamed_bun”.可知，steamed bun就是我们所说的“馒头”。故应选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文最后一段The Oxford English Dictionary(《牛津英语词典》) has more than 100 Chinese words in Pinyin, such as zhongguomeng for “Chinese dream”， and wanggou for “online shopping”．可知，《牛津英语词典》里有了更多的汉语拼音。故应选D。

【5】推理判断题。根据短文第四段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，很多外国人用拼音来学习汉语。由此可知A选项符合文意，故选A。