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 can't

　　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 each blank with no more than three words.

　　The development of Chinese characters

Brief introduction to Chinese characters •The Chinese language uses 1.characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.

•Chinese words are formed by 2.putting_together different characters. The origins of

Chinese characters •Chinese 3.writing began thousands of years ago.

•A man named Cang Jie thought different shapes or pictures could be used to 4.represent__different_objects．

The formation

and development of

Chinese characters •The first Chinese characters were 5.drawings of physical objects.

•The characters have developed from drawings into 6.standard__forms．

•Other characters were developed for 8.directions and numbers. Pronunciation One part of a character indicates the meaning and the other suggests the 9.pronunciation． Simplified Chinese

characters They were 10.introduced by the Chinese government in the 1950s.