一、重点短语
1. differ from 与… 不同
2. in that 因为
3. represent ideas 代表想法
4. the very first Chinese characters 就是最早的汉字
5. change over time 随时间变化
6. as a whole 作为整体，总体上
7. develop from drawings into standard forms 从图画发展成标准形式
8. combine…and… 把…和…结合起来
9. in the 1950s 在二十世纪五十年代
10. in mainland China 在中国大陆
11. turn into 变成
二、经典句子
1. The Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words.
2. There is a legend that says that a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing.
3. This became one peak and three lines and eventually turned into the character used today.
4. There are many other examples reflecting the development of Chinese writing, e.g. ‘eye’, ‘sun’ and ‘moon’.
5. A method was developed to combine one part of the character indicating meaning and the other showing sound.
6. In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters and now they are widely used in mainland China.
三、单词拼写
1. The white bird is a s__________ of freedom.
2. He worked so hard that e___________ he made himself ill.
3. The red lines on the map r__________ railways,
4. Her tone i________ that she didn’t believe a word of my explanation.
5. How do you p________ c-l-e-r-k?
6. I’m afraid the book is too difficult for me. Do you have a s______ copy.
7. “Small’ is generally thought to be the o______of “ large”.
8. The study you are making of the Chinese ________(字) is of great importance.
9. The newspapers _______(反映) the opinions of the public.
10. These rules are highly _______.(复杂)
11. Certain passages from the ___________（原先，最初）book have been left out.
四、单选
1. Their idea differ _____ whether to explain this matter to the boss.
A. at B. on C. from D. with
2. Thoughts of westerners differ much ______ Oriental(东方的)in a number of ways.
A. between B. between those C. from D. from those of
3. _______, what you said agreed with the answer on the book.
A. As a whole B. On the whole C. As the whole D. On a whole
4. I saw a woman running toward me in the dark. Before I could recognize who she was, she had run back in the direction _____she had come. (2006重庆)
A. of which B. by which C. in which D. from which
5. Mr. Zhang was chosen to ______ our school at the meeting.
A. represent B. stand for C. instead of D. replace
6. --Why does she always ask you for help?
--There is no one else _______, is there?
A. who to turn to B. she can turn to C. for whom to turn D. for her to turn
7. The bell ______ the end of the period rang, _____ our heated discussion.
A. indicating, interrupted B. indicated, interrupting
C. indicating, interrupting D. indicated, interrupted
8. Did you change the direction ______they went up the hill?
A, by which B, in which C, to which D, from which
9. She has successfully ________a career with bringing up a family.
A. joined B. connected C. managed D. combined
10. Advertising is different from other forms of communication_____the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.
A. in that B. which C. while D. in which
11. Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from ______ their parents speak at home.
A. what B. that C. which D. one
12. A man’s actions ________ his thoughts.
A. remind B. recognize C. realize D. reflect
13. This is _______ dictionary I want.
A. the very B. very the C. the just D. a very
14. --Did ____ pass the final examination?
--No, _____. Some of us failed.
A. everybody, not all B. anybody, no one C. everybody, none D. anybody, not all
15. The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a (n)_______ of courage and power.
A. example B. sign C. mark D. symbol
16. _______ that glitters(发亮) is _______ gold.
A. Not all; not B. All; not C. All;/ D. All not;/
17. It matters little ______ a man dies, but _______ matters much is ______ lives.
A. how, what, how B. how, it, how C. why, it, why D. that, what, that
18. It is unknown _______Mike didn’ t go swimming yesterday.
A. why B. that C. which D. what
19. ________know the secret will come here to have the meeting.
A. Whoever B. Those C. Everyone D. Anyone
20. _______ will take part in this English contest will be announced over the radio.
A. Whoever B. Who C. Which D. Those
五、翻译句子
1. 他的性格和你的性格类似是因为你们有很多共同之处。（in that）
2. 尽管在你的作文里有很多拼写错误，但总的说来，它是很值得一读的。
3. 一旦被中国人发明以后，纸张就在全世界被广泛使用起来。
4. 把理论（theory）和实践结合起来帮助我们解决了很多难题。
5. 昨晚上有一起车祸发生了，导致8人死亡，包括两名儿童。