2022年中考英语复习专题十六 选择型阅读.pdfVIP

1 Passage 1(202 1 江苏苏州,B) 　　Chinese is mainly divided into 13 dialects (方言) and these dialects can be further divided into many inds of local dialects. Putonghua (or Mandarin), the predominant dialect, is spo en by over 70% of the population and is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations. Within these large dialect groups, there are small groups, many of which are difficult to understand. In Fujian, for example, people living 10 ilometres away from one another can be spea ing different Min dialects. Putonghua. It is the mother dialect of Chinese living in northern China and Sichuan Province. It is called Guoyu in some parts of China, li e Hong Kong, Macao (澳门) and Taiwan. It is nown in English as Mandarin Chinese, or Standard Chinese. Wu. Spo en in Shanghai, most of Zhejiang and the southern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui, Wu is made up of hundreds of different spo en forms. Ha a/Kejia. Ha a is widely spo en in Fujian, Taiwan, and some countries in Southeast Asia. Min. It is spo en in Fujian, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Min group is the most diverse (多样的), with many different spo en forms used in neighbouring countries. Yue. It is spo en in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, all over Southeast Asia and by many Chinese living abroad. 1.What does the underlined word “predominant” mean? 　　　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 A.More beautiful.　　B.More special. C.More interesting.　　D.More common. 2.What do you now about Putonghua after reading this passage? A.It is used by a small group of people in China. B.It is spo en only by people in Mainland China. C.It is included in the official languages of the United Nations. D.It is the mother dialect of people living in southern China. 3.Based on the passage, which of the following