Section_Ⅴ Project

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 countriesB．the characters the Chinese language uses have meanings and can work alone as words, while Western languages can'tC．the Chinese language has a longer history than Western languages D．the Chinese language is easier to be understood than the English language2．From the story of Cang Jie we know the first Chinese characters were invented to represent ________.A．objects B．ideasC．actions D．pictures3．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 inventedB．how the Chinese characters have developedC．how the Chinese characters have been influenced by Western languagesD．how the simplified Chinese characters were introduced答案：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.BⅡ.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 charactershave 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 bining 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 Braille and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)．1．Louis Braille was born with no eyesight.(F)2．Inspired by the soldier's idea, Louis Braille created “Braille”．(T) 3．The system created by Louis Braille is more simple than the system for passing messages at night during times of battle.(T)4．The blind can not only easily recognize Braille with the fingers but also easily write in Bralle with a special typewriter.(T)(一)为以下单词分别选择合适的英文释义1．representA．to speak officially for another person or group of peopleB．to give people information about recent events答案：A2．simplifyA．to make something easier or less complicatedB．to make or produce something that is not real答案：A3．combineA．to make something do what you wantB．to mix or join something together答案：B4．pressA．to save something or someone from being harmedB．to push something firmly against a surface答案：B5．patternA．the regular way in which something happens, developsB．a track that people walk along over an area of ground答案：A(二)根据所给词性和汉语意思写出单词6．deed n．行为，行动7．hunt v t. & v i. 打猎，猎杀；搜寻8．distinguish v t. 区分，辨别；使具有某种特征9．shortcoming n. 缺点，短处10．drag v t. (使劲地)拖，拉11．practical adj. 切实可行的，实用的12．differ v i.相异，有区别→difference n．差别→different adj.不同的→differently ad v. 不同地，有差别地13．appearance n．外观，外貌→appear v．出现，出场14．convenient adj.方便的→conveniently ad v.方便地，便利地→convenience n．方便，便利15．indicate v t.显示，表示；象征，暗示→indication n．征兆，迹象；指示1．represent vt. 代表；展示；描述；声称(一)背诵佳句培养语感(教材原句)Then he had the idea that he could use different shapes to represent different objects.接着他有了用不同形状代表不同物体的想法。

(鲜活例句)The museum had several paintings representing the artist's early style.博物馆中有几幅画家早期风格的代表作。

(鲜活例句)He represented the plan as practical.他声称该计划切实可行。

(鲜活例句)This picture represents a scene at King Arthur's court.这幅画描绘了亚瑟王法庭的一个场面。

(二)明辨易混失误防范比较 represent, stand for①“UFO” stands_for Unidentified Flying Objects.②He represented the headmaster at the ceremony.2．simplify vt .简化(一)背诵佳句培养语感(教材原句)Some characters have been simplified and others have been made more difficult over time.随着时间的推移，有些汉字简化了，有些变得更复杂了。

(鲜活例句)You should try to simplify your explanation for the children.你应该设法给孩子们解释得简单些。

(二)归纳拓展全析考点袁隆平是一位纯朴而又取得巨大成就的人。

②Then, writing stories was simply a personal interest.那时，写小说只是个人兴趣。

3．combine vt.&vi.组合；(使)联合(一)背诵佳句培养语感(教材原句)Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made by combining two or more characters together.有时为了表达想法的需要，通过把两个或更多的汉字联合起来而创造了一些汉字。

(鲜活例句)The teacher asked us to combine the two short sentences to make a new sentence.老师让我们把这两个短句合成一个新的句子。