Unit 5 Languages Around the World Period One1.Chinese c__________ are made out of simple basic strokes.2. C is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush.3. Like China, the USA is a large country in which many different d are spoken.4. The rose is regarded as a s of love in both China and some Western countries.5. Carbon dioxide(CO₂) is one of the main (因素) in global warming which is negatively affecting everyone.II.Blank filling.（在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

）1.Diligence is the means which one makes up for one's dullness(迟钝).2. Health problems _________ (connect) with bad eating habits and a lack of exercise.3. There are various reasons people choose to learn a foreign language4. In the last few years the city of Bozhou has spread out rapidly in all (direction).5. the growing heat these workers are still all in top hats and heavy uniforms.6. They enjoy participating in a wide ________(various) of activities, both locally and further afield.7. To meet the needs of _________ unified country, the First Qin Emperor took a series of measures.8. We think that peace is not only a distant goal we seek, it is a means by which we arrive at that goal.9. Today, Spanish is the world’s fourth most commonly(speak) language, after Chinese, English and Hindi.10. Changing the attitude _____ learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!1. I live in the place which the medicine capital city Bozhou.2. students are registering for extra-curricular activities.3. Every means has been tried, but we find only _______________ can we learn English well.4. Chinese is an old language, and its earliest characters nearly four thousand years ago.5. Because of his broken English, he couldn’t make himself understood, which the embarrassment.6. The designer, with whom I have been working since 1999, shaping my views of the work.7. There are extra-curricular activities including sports, painting, dancing and playing music as well.8. It is what parents say and do in family life, which may have a life-long effect on their children.9. In southern China,bats the door, because they are symbols of luck, health, wealth and happiness.10. The school year two semesters, the first of which is September through December, the second January through May.IV. Cloze. （在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

）Nobody wants to be aged, but____1____it comes to visiting cities, most of us want to visit the world's oldest cities. Luoyang is one of the oldest and most ____2____(attract) cities in the world that I'd like to recommend to you.Luoyang stands out ____3____the oldest continually inhabited (持续居住的) city in Asia. The city is considered to be ____4____birthplace of Chinese culture and history as well as being one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China. There ____5____ (be) no other city in China that has seen so many____6____(dynasty) like Luoyang.With such a long and exciting history, Luoyang has really a lot ____7____ (offer). The longmen Grottoes(龙门石窟), which ____8____(include) in the world Heritage List (世界遗产名录)since 2000, and many historic Buddhist temples constantly attract tourists from all over the world. Luoyang is also famous 9 the White Horse Temple, the earliest Buddhist temple ____10____(build) in China. Are you anxious to visit the city?V. Reading ComprehensionThere are about 6,000 languages that are spoken around the world. But 43 percent of these languages are dying out, according to UNESCO（United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization）. If no action is taken, some of these languages will disappear.Languages become endangered for many reasons. One is that some communities of native speakers of the endangered languages disappear, Huff Post reported. These people sometimes leave their communities and move to cities.In addition, the languages of "dominant（占主导的）" cultures may drive other languages into extinction（灭绝）, To get better education and jobs, young people have to focus their attention on learning dominant languages rather than their own languages.Once a language dies out, it rarely comes back to life. Governments across the world are taking action to prevent this. In September, the US state of Alaska said that the loss of native languages was a hurry-up thing. It is now working to give new life to such languages, Quartz reported.In New Zealand, the government said that they want more than 20 percent of the country's population to be able to speak basic Maori（毛利语）by 2040. They plan to provide Maori lessons in all New Zealand schools by 2025. the New York Times reported.China is also trying to protect its languages. About 130 languages are spoken in China, even more than the number of ethnic groups（民族）in the country. In 2015, the government started a project to record all the languages spoken in China, Xinhua reported.1. How many percents of languages are still alive according to the passage?A. B. C. D.2. The young people pay more attention to the dominant languages because_________.A. they want to get better education and jobsB. the number of the dominant languages is increasing todayC. speaking the dominant languages is easyD. the government asks them to learn the dominant languages3.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 4 refers to__________.A. learning dominant languagesB. the loss of native languagesC. the extinction of languagesD. protecting languages4.When does the government plan to provide Maori lessons in all New Zealand?A. By 2040.B. In 2040.C. By2025.D. In 2050.5.What would be the best title for the text?A. Chinese language is popular.B. How to learn language culture.C. Maori language should be provided in schools.D. Many languages are disappearing.VI .Proof-reading.On January 5th, students in our school visited Robot World, which we saw a great variety of robot. It was amazed to find those robots could do a great number of things just like real people, including playing chess, playing piano and drawing pictures. What’s more, the robots wer e in different kinds and shapes, which made us enjoyable. In addition, that excited me most was the show given by a group of robots. They danced just as if they are dancers on the stage. By visiting Robot World, I have learned a lot of about robots, especial about their functions and shapes. The great human wisdom is so powerful that it make us feel more comfortable to living in the world.参考答案I.1.Chinese characters are made out of simple basic strokes.2. Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush.3. Like China, the USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken.4. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries.5. Carbon dioxide(CO₂) is one of the main factors in global warming which is negatively affecting everyone. II.1.Diligence is the means by which one makes up for one's dullness(迟钝).2. Health problems are connected with bad eating habits and a lack of exercise.3. There are various reasons why people choose to learn a foreign language4. In the last ten years the city of Bozhou has spread out rapidly in all directions.5. Despite the growing heat these workers are still all in top hats and heavy uniforms.6. They enjoy participating in a wide variety of activities, both locally and further afield.7. To meet the needs of a unified country, the First Qin Emperor took a series of measures.8. We think that peace is not only a distant goal we seek, but it is a means by which we arrive at that goal.9. To day, Spanish is the world’s fourth most commonly spoken language, after Chinese, English and Hindi.10. Changing the attitude towards learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!III.1. I live in the place which is known as the medicine capital city Bozhou.2. An increasing number of students are registering for extra-curricular activities.3. Every means has been tried, but we find only by this means can we learn English well.4. Chinese is an old language, and its earliest characters date back to nearly four thousand years ago.5. Because of his broken English, he couldn’t make himself understood, which led to the embarrassment.The designer, with whom I have been working since 1999, has played a key role in shaping my views of the work.7. There are varieties of extra-curricular activities including sports, painting, dancing and playing music as well. It is of great importance what parents say and do in family life, which may have a life-long effect on their children9. In southern China,bats are carved on the door, because they are symbols of luck, health, wealth and happiness.10. 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