江苏苏州市2018-2022中考真题分类训练之阅读理解-学生版

苏州市2018-2022中考真题分类训练之阅读理解

阅读理解（共20篇，每小题2分，总计126分）

篇一

AllthestudentsinClass1,Grade9atWoodlandSchoolagreedtheylovedgoingtothemovies.Different

studentsloveddifferentmovies.Theirteacherstookasurveyofthestudents*favouritemoviesforthe

year.Thegraphbelowshowstheresults.

1.Thegraphshowstheresultsof

A.teachers'favouritemoviesinaclass

B.students*favouritemoviesinaclass

C.teachers*favouritemoviesinagrade

D.students'favouritemoviesinagrade

2.Accordingtothegraph,themostpopularmoviewas.

A.MrMann'sJourneyB.CheekyMonkeys

C.SuperCrocD.MysteryIsland

篇二

Twolittleboys

Twolittleboyshadtwolittletoys

Longyearspast,warcameso______

Eachhadawoodenhorse

Bravelytheymarchedaway.

Joyfullytheyplayedeachsummer'sday

Gunsroaredloudandinthemadcrowd

Soldiers（士兵）both,ofcourse.

Woundedanddyinglie

ThenJackbrokeoffhishorse'shead,

Upgoesashout,ahorserushesout

Sadfbrhistoy,thencriedwithjoy

Outfromthecrowd,towhereJoelay

AshisyoungfriendJoesaid：

Thencameavoiceheknew：

DidyouthinkIwouldleaveyoucrying

DidyouthinkIwouldleaveyoudying

Whenthere'sroomonmyhorsefortwo?

Whenthere*sroomonmyhorsefortwo?

Climbuphere,Jack,anddon'tbecrying

q汆

Icangojustasfastwithtwo

Whenwegrowupwellbothbesoldiers

Andourhorseswillnotbetoys

AndIwonderifwellrememberiCI

Whenweweretwolittleboys.Climbuphere,Joe,we'llsoonbeflying

xhiovIcangojustasfastwithtwo.

*-*t-J*

Nowwearebothrealsoldiers

Andourhorsesarenottoys

AndIremember

Whenweweretwolittleboys.

3.WhathappenedtoJack'stoyhorse?

A.Itsheadwasbrokenoff.B.Itwastakenbysoldiers.

C.ItwasbrokenbyJoe.D.Itwaslostinthewar.

4.Thebestwordfortheblankis.

A.fastB.hardC.slowD.quick

5.Whatisthesongmainlyabout?

A.Dangerouswar.B.Interestinggames.

C.Pleasantsummer.D.Valuablefriendship.

篇三

Hundredsofyearsago,nodandelions（蒲公英）grewinNorthAmerica.

ThenpeoplecamefromEurope.Theyhaddandelionseedsontheirclothes.

Theseedsfellfromtheirclothesontotheground.Sincethen,dandelionshave

spreadallover.

Mostpeoplebelievethatdandelionsareweeds.Theydonotwantthemin

theirgardens.Butsomepeoplethinkthatdandelionflowersarepretty.Andothersthinkthatdandelionstaste

good.Theycookdandelionleavesorputthemintoafreshsalad.Theleavesmustbepickedbeforetheflowers

comeoutortheywillnottastegood.Somepeoplemakedandelionflowersintowine.

Dandelionsdonotdieeasily.Ifthewinterisnotverycold,theirleavesmaystaygreen.

Whenthespringarrives,theirflowerscomeout.Eachnighttheirbrightyellowflowerscloseup.When

thesunshinesthenextday,theyopenupagain.Dandelionflowersareveryunusual.Theydonothaveto

getpollen（花粉）fromanotherdandelionflowerinordertoformseeds.Soafterseveraldays,theyellow

flowerturnswhiteandsoft.Atinybrownseedformsatthebottomofeachwhitepetal（花瓣）.Whenthe

windblows,thepetalsfloataway.

Eachwhitepetalcarriesaseedaway.Thisletsthedandelionsspreadtheirseedsallover.

Newdandelionsgrowwheretheseedsland.

6.Theunderlinedword"weeds"means.

A.prettyflowersB.freshvegetables

C.wildplantsD.greentrees

7.Whenisthebesttimetopickdandelionleavestoeat?

A.Aftertheirflowerscomeout.B.Aftertheirflowersturnwhite.

C.Beforetheirflowerscomeout.D.Beforetheirflowerscloseup.

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheHistoryofDandelionsB.Dandelions：FlowersorFood

C.TheUseofDandelionsD.HowtoGrowDandelions

篇四

Doyouknowwhatyou'dliketobewhenyougrowup?Ittakes

mostpeoplemanyyearstofindthisout.FortheyoungartistAlexandra

Nechita,itneverreallyseemedtobeaquestion.Fromthedayshe

begandrawingattheageoftwo,shewasanartist.

AlexandraNechitawasbominRomaniain1985andmovedto

Californiawhenshewasstillababy.Asalittlechild,sheloved

colouringinhercolouringbooks.Herparentshopedshecouldspend

moretimeplayingwithotherchildren,sotheytookawayhercolouring

books.Alexandrabegandrawingherownpicturesandcolouringthem

in.

BythetimeAlexandrawassevenyearsold,shehadbegunpaintingwithoilpaints.WhenAlexandra

tookalocalartclass,herteacherwasamazedattheyoungartist'sunusualstyleofpainting.Alexandra's

workwassimilarinsomewaystothepaintingsbyfamousartistslikePicasso.Theseartistsdidnotuse

arealisticstyleofpainting.Theyallowedtheirimaginationstoplayanimportantpartintheirwork.The

interestingthingwasthatlittleAlexandrahadneverseentheworkoftheseartists.Peoplecalledher

"LittlePicasso".Thiswasagreathonour,butAlexandra'sstyleofpaintingwasallherown.

Alexandra'sfirstpublicshowwasheldataLosAngelespubliclibrarywhenshewasonlyeightyears

old.PeoplewereamazedathowyoungAlexandrawas,butmostlytheylovedherimaginativeartwork.

ItdidnottakelongforAlexandraandherworktobecomefamous.Sheappearedontelevisionprograms

andinnewspapersandmagazinesallovertheworld.Thesaleofasinglepiececanearntheyoungartist

thousandsofdollars.ButthatisnotwhyAlexandracreatesartwork.Shejustcannotimaginedoing

anythingelsethatwouldbringhersuchioyandsatisfaction.

Today,Alexandraisafull-timeartist.Shealsoworkstohelpsupporttheartsinschools.Alexandra

isastrongbelieverinthepowerofartasatoolofcommunicationandabridgetobuildingpeace

throughouttheworld.

9.WhendidAlexandrabegindrawingpictures?

A.Attheageofeight.B.Attheageofseven.

C.Attheageoftwo.D.Intheyearof1985.

10.Alexandrawascalled"LittlePicasso'1because.

A.shelearnedtopaintfromPicasso

B.herstyleofpaintingwaslikePicasso's

C.shewasoneofPicasso'sbigfans

D.herstyleofpaintingwasunusual

11WhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?

A.Onlypaintingcanmakehersohappyandsatisfied.

B.Onlymoneycanmakehersohappyandsatisfied.

C.Anythingcanmakeherfeelhappyandsatisfied.

D.Nothingcanmakeherfeelhappyandsatisfied.

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeAlexandra?

A.Polite.B.Generous.C.Patient.D.Creative.

篇五

Schoolholidayactivitiesatthelibrary

ActivityCartooningwithEvaLeung

WhenTuesday7June,9-11a.m

Cost$3.00tocoverthecostofartpaperandpencils

Who5to8-year-olds

ActivityCartooningwithEvaLeung

WhenWednesday8June,9-11a.m

Cost$3.00tocoverthecostofartpaperandpencils

Who9to10-year-olds

EvaLeungisfamousforhercartoonspublishedregularlyinKIDStime

magazine

ActivityKite-making

WhenWednesday8June,2-4p.m

Cost$3.00tocoverthecostofpaper,siringandothermaterials

Who5to10-year-olds

ActivityKite-making

WhenThursday9June,2-4p.m

Cost$3.00tocoverthecostofpaper,stringandothermaterials

Who5to10-year-olds

13.Whoisthisposterfor?

A.Cartoonists.B.Librarians.C.Writers.D.Children.

14.Onwhichdayaretheretwodifferentactivities?

A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Wednesday.D.Thursday.

15.Whyaretheretwocartooningclassesontheprogram?

A.Becausetheclassesarefordifferentagegroups.

B.Becausemoretimeisneededtolearncartooning.

C.Becausethereisastrictlimitonnumbersforeachclass.

D.Becausesomechildrenmightwanttodoboththeclasses.

扁八

Peopleallovertheworldeateggs.Mostoftheeggsweeatcomefromhens.Eggsareeasytocook.They

canbecookedinlotsofwayssuchasfriedorhard-boiled.Eggscanbeusedwithotherthingstomake

cakesandice-cream.

SheHV^»ite（albumen）

TheslidlprotectsTheoggwhiteismostlywater,

theegg.Shdhcanproteinondwncminerals.

bebrcwnorwhite.Beforeittscooked,thewhite

gnetwhite；itisclear.

Volk

TheyolkFiasrvK>stof

theeggsvitaminsandminerals.

Theyolkcanbepoleyelkjwtodarkorangu

Fliecolourdependsonwhatthehene^ts.

Thefreshtest

Putyouregginapanofwaterandusetheguidebelowtofindouthowoldyoureggis.

WhathappenstotheeggAgeoftheegg

Sinks（下沉）tothebottomofthepanandstaysthere3-6daysold

Sinks,butfloatsatanangle（角度）Justover1weekold

Sinks,andthenstandsonendAbout2weeksold

FloatsontoporjustunderthesurfaceOver2weeksold

Eggslastalongtime.Youcankeepthemforaboutfourweeksinyourfridge.

16.AccordingtoParagraph1,cakesandice-creamarementionedtodescribe

A.thebirthofchickensB.thedifferencebetweenthem

C.theuseofeggsD.thewayofkeepingthem

17.Whatmakesayolkdarkorange?

A.Thehen'sfood.B.Thecolouroftheshell.

C.Theageoftheegg.D.Thevitaminsintheegg.

18.Whatdoesthetableaboveshow?

A.Howheavyaneggcanbe.

B.Howlongtocookanegginapan.

C.Howtomakeaneggsink.

D.Howtochecktheageofanegg.

篇七

EverydaythereislessandlessspaceonEarthforrubbish.Yeteverydaywemakemoreandmorerubbish.

Whatcanwedo?Wecanrecyclesomeofourrubbish.Recyclingmeansthattherubbishwillbemadeinto

somethingthatcanbeusedagain.

RecyclinghelpsEarth.Anditsavesspaceinrubbishdumps.Halfofeverythingthatweputintolandfills

couldberecycledinstead.Infact,mostthingsmadeofpaper,metal,glassandplasticcanberecycled.

Papercanbebrokenintosmallpiecesandmadeintonewpaper.Steelandaluminumcans（钢铝罐）can

bemelteddown（熔化）andmadeintonewcans.Thesameistrueofglassbottles.Thiscanbedoneaverand

overagain.RecyclingdoesnTtakeasmuchenergyasmakingthesethingsthefirsttime.Sowecanuseless

ofEarth'sfuelresources.

Plasticcanbemelteddown,too.Thenitcanbeformedintoparkbenches,playgroundsandsoon.Some

peoplecallplasticthe"wood"ofthefuture.Thingsmadeofplasticwilllastabout400years-eveniftheystay

outsideintheweather.Nowoodcandothat!

19.Theunderlinedword"landfills,'inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.benchfactoriesB.placesfbrrubbish

C.greenmountainsD.recyclingcentres

20.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenslasttothecan?

A.Thecanisputintoarecyclingbin.

B.Thecanismelteddownandreused.

C.Asteelcangetsfilledwithcorn.

D.Apersonusesthecominthecan.

21.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Cansshouldbemelteddown.

B.Oldnewspaperscanbereused.

C.Wecanbuildbenchesthatlast400years.

D.Weshouldrecycleeverythingthatwecan.

篇八

Athleticsvs.Gardening

ThestudentsofSouthsideSchoolwereaskedtogivetheiropinionsaboutwhether

theschoolshouldrunanathleticprogramorstartavegetablegarden.

Anathleticprogramishatchbetterthangardening.Howareweevergoingtowin

anythingattheInter-SchoolAthleticswithoutpropertraining?Atthemoment,we

onlydoathleticsforonetamandtheteacherstrainus.Weneedexperts（专家）toteach

usthingslikethrowingandhighjump.

IknowlotsofkidssaytheyYetotinterestedincompetitions,butthat'sbecausethey've

neverwonanything.Iftheygotbettertrainingandstartedwinningthings,they'd

soonchangetheirminds.

Peoplealwayssaykidsdon'tgetenoughexercise.Justbecauseyoudogardening

outdoorsdoesn'tmakeitexercise,soIdon'tsechowitmatters.

Athleticsismuchbetterforfitnessandlotsofkidscanhaveagoatthesametine.I

don'tthinktherewouldbeenoughjobsfbreveryoneinagarden.

Infact,Ithinkagardenisareallybadidea.Idon*tknowwhywe'reevenconsidering

it.

Liz,Grade8

Ithinkavegetablegardenisagreatidea.Wealreadydohoursofsport,

includingathletics.Andnoteveryonelikessport.

Gardeningisagreatwaytogetexercisewithoutworryingaboutwhether

you'reanygoodatit,orwhetheryou'regoingtowin.Andyoureally

dogelexercisewhenyougarden.There'sdigging,weedingandwatering

Evenpickingthingscanbehardwork-pumpkinsaren'tlightyouknow!

Therearelotsofkidsaroundherewhodon'thavegardenssotheycan't

growthingseventheywantto.Ifyoureallywanttodomoresport,you

canjoinaclub.

Andthinkaboutit：Whathelpsyoutobegoodatsport?Youneedtoeat

lotsoffruitandvegetables.Ifwelearntocookallthethingswegrow,

thegardenwillkeepusallfitandhealthyandthenwe'llbebetteratsport.

Sam,Grade8

22.WhichofthesepointsdoLizandSambothmake?

A.Kidsshouldtakeexercise.B.Kidsshouldeatvegetables.

C.Kidsshouldtrytowinmore.D.Kidsshouldbeoutsidemore.

23.WhatisonereasonLizgivesforsaying"agardenisareallybadidea1*?

A.Somestudentsdon*tlikegettingdirty.

B.Somestudentsdon'tenjoybeingoutside.

C.Somestudentsalreadyknowhowtogarden.

D.Somestudentsmayhavenochancetogarden.

24.WhydoesSamsay,"Andthinkaboutit.：whathelpsyoutobegoodatsport?

A.Tochangethesubject.

B.Tointroducehisnextreason.

C.TosupportLiz'sidea.

D.Tofindananswertothequestion.

篇九

NightNoodleMarkets

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Dreamingofsomefantasticfamilyentertainment?TheNightNoodleMarketscouldbejustwhatyou

andyourfamilyarelookingfor.

Tastyfood.DelicioussmellattheNightNoodleMarkets.EnjoytheAsian-stylestreetfood.

Greatlocations.Topoutdoordiningatallthemainsquaresofyourcity.

Takealookatthemenusonoffer.Clickontheiconsbelow.

ChineseJapaneseIndianMalaysianThaiVietnameseSingaporean

When?MondaytoSaturday,5pmto11pm.

Where?ClickHEREtofindaNightNoodleMarketinyourcity.

Supportedby

DrinkSoftDrinks

NiftyNoodles

Localcouncils

25.Whatis?

A.Thenameoftheowner.B.Theaddressofthewebsite.

C.Acollectionoffood.D.Thenameofthemarkets.

26.Whencanpeoplegotothemarkets?

A.At3pmonMonday.B.At11amonTuesday.

C.At9pmonSunday.D.At10pmonThursday.

27.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementisto.

A.encouragepeopletogoandeatatthemarkets

B.tellpeoplethefeaturesofdeliciousAsianfood

C.askpeopletochoosethefoodpicturestheylike

D.introducesomesupportingcompaniestopeople

篇十

Weallhaveourfavouritemusic,filmsorbooks一butwhicharethemostpopularever?

Themostpopularalbum（音乐专辑）

ThrillerbyMichaelJackson

AtthetimeJacksonstartedwritinghisbest-sellingalbumThriller^hopedthathisalbumwouldsell

50millioncopies.Hewaswrong—itsoldovertenmillionmorethanthat.Eventodayaround130,000

copiesaresoldintheUSAeveryyear.

Keethdven^

FifthSymphonV

Themostpopularclassicalmusic

Beethoven'sFifthSymphony

WhenBeethovenwasalive,hisFifthSymphonywasn'thismostpopularpieceofmusic.Butnowmost

peopleknowthedadadadahintroduction.Inthe20thcentury,thefirstfournotes（音符）wereused

byothermusicianstomakedifferenttypesofmusiclikehiphopandrockandroll.

ATALEOF

TWOCmES

CkarLiDidLai

Themostpopularnovel

ATaleofTwoCities

Manypeoplethinkthebest-sellingbookofalltimeisoneoftheHarryPotterbooks.It*struethatall

theHaiTyPotterbookstogetherhavesoldabout450millioncopies.Butthemostpopularsinglenovel

ismucholder.

ATaleofTwoCitieswaswrittenbyCharlesDickensin1859andhassold250millioncopies.

Themostpopular

TheShawshankRedemption

TheShawshankRedemption,directedbyFrankDarabontin1994,didn'tmakemuchmoneyatthe

cinema.Itonlybecamepopularlateronvideo,DVDandTV.ItwasbasedonabookbyStephenKing,

Thewritersoldthestoryforonlyadollar.

28.Thebestwordfortheblankis.

A.paintingB.filmC.poemD.sculpture

29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThrillerturnedouttobemorepopularthanMichaelJacksonexpected.

B.TheFifthSymphonywasusedinmanyothermusicformsbyBeethoven.

C.ATaleofTwoCitieshassoldmorecopiesthanalltheHarryPotterbooks.

D.TheSharyvshankRedemptionmademuchmoneyassoonasitcameout.

30.Whichsectionofamagazineisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.SportsTime.B.ScienceStudy.C.CultureWorld.D.NatureWatch.

篇十一

Ithinkthereareseveralreasonsthatsuggestdevelopingrobotsisawasteofmoney.

InSanDiegorecently$325,000wasspentoninventingaroboticsquirreltodo

somescientificexperiments.Theresearchprovedthatsquirrelsareabletoscareaway

snakesbywagging（摇动）theirtails.Doyouneedaroboticsquirreltoworkthis

out?

WhataboutAIBO,aroboticpet,developedinJapan?InJapaneseaibomeans"buddy'*.Thesepetshave

beendevelopedathugecostmainlytoprovideentertainment.They'vebeenusedinmoviesandmusicvideos.

Universitieshaveusedthemfbreducationalpurposes.However,in2006thecompanystoppedproducing

theseroboticpetsinordertosavemoney.Wasitworthalotofmoney?

Thenthere'sNAO,arobotwhichhasbeendevelopedbyaFrenchcompany.Itsmainpurposeistomake

lifeeasierforhumans.Itspeaks19languagesandhasitsownpersonality.Itcantellchildrenastory,helpin

theclassroomorthehome,oractasacompaniontothosepeoplewhoneedsomeonetobewith.Afully

developedonecosts$16,000.Isthatvalueformoney?Whocanafforditanyway?

Theremaybegoodreasonswhyitisworthdevelopingrobots,butsofarIhaven'tthoughtofany.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''companion*'inParagraph4meaninChinese?

A.公司B.机构C.对手D.伙伴

32.Whatisthetruefactabouttherobotsmentioned?

A.Theroboticsquirrelisneededbyeveryscientisttodosomeresearch.

B.AIBOwasn'tmadeanymorebecauseitonlyprovidedentertainment.

C.AfullydevelopedNAOmaytellkidsstoriesindifferentlanguages.

D.Allthethreetypesofrobotsusedtobeproducedataverylowcost.

33.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofdevelopingrobots?

A.Itcanhelpbringpeoplealotoffun.

B.Ithasadvantagesinmanyways.

C.Itmaybeusefulbutcoststoomuch.

D.Itisworthagreatdealofmoney.

篇十二

"ThisisJohn,"saidMrTurner.Theboystandingnexttohimwastall,withafriendlyface.Inoticed

AdamandChengiveeachotherthethumbs（大拇指）up.Thatmeanttheyweregoingtoinvitehimto

jointhecoolgroup.Theysmiledathimandhesmiledback.

MrTurneralwaysgavenewstudentsabuddywiththesamehobbiesasthem.Iwassurehewouldn't

chooseme.Iwasn*toneofthecoolkids.

"Hyun,IwantyoutobeJohn'sbuddythisterm,"saidMrTurner.Me?Icouldn'tbelievemyears!

Everyoneintheclasslookedinmydirection.AdamandChenevenlookedunhappy.

Johnwalkedovertomydeskandsatdownbesideme.HesmiledatmeJHeHoJhesaidinaconfident

voice.

"Hello,UIreplied,notlookingathim.

AllmorningIcouldfeeltheboysinthecoolgrouplookingangrilyatme,butJohndidn'tseemto

notice.

Finallythebellrangforabreak.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.IknewthatAdamandChenwere

goingtomakefunofmeinfrontofJohn,andthatJohnwoulddecidethathe'dratherbebuddieswith

them.

Sureenough,assoonaswegotoutside,AdamandChenswaggered（大摇大摆地走）uptous.

"MrTurnersaysyou'reagoodbasketballplayer,John,“saidAdam."Howwouldyouliketoplaywith

usatlunchbreak?Hyundoesn'tknowanythingaboutbasketball."

"Nothanks,"saidJohn."I'dratherplaychesswithHyun,ifhedoesn'tmind.MrTurnersayshe'san

excellentplayer."

IwaswalkingonairasJohnandIcrossedtheplayground.Irememberedthesayingwelearntinclass

aboutnotjudging（判断）abookbyitscover.IcompletelymisjudgedJohn.

34.TheunderlinedinParagraph1refersto.

A.AdamB.MrTurnerC.ChenD.John

35.Thesentence"Iwaswalkingonair…"inthelastparagraphshowsthatthewriterfelt.

A.happyB.nervousC.calmD.lonely

36.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.AdamandChenwerenotonlycoolbutalsofriendly.

B.Hyunrealizedappearancedidn*talwaystellthetruth.

C.Johndidn'twanttomakefriendswithHyunatfirst.

D.Hyunwasacoolkidandgoodatplayingbasketball.

篇十三

Onthebottomofmostplasticpackaging（包装），there'sasmalltriangle（三角）withaletteroranumber

writteninside.Theselittlesymbolsarenoteasytobenoticed,butarereallyimportant.Theytellyouwhat

kindofplasticitisandwhetheritcanberecycledornot.

Canitbe

TypesofPlastic

recycled?

APET1

Thisistheplasticthatyouoftenseeonsupermarketshelves!It'susedto1士

makeplasticwaterbottlesandbiscuitboxes.

jHDPE1

q

HDPEisastrongertypeofplastic.Itiswhatmilkbottlesaremadeof.

色LDPE

X}

LDPEisaverysoftplasticwhichisnoteasilybroken.Itiswhatshopping

bagsaremadeof.一

UPS(POLYSTYRENE1

Thisplasticisoftenseeninourdailylife.You'llprobablyhaveseenitas

Xs

thosecheapwhitecupsyougethotdrinksin,orastakeawayfood

packaging.

37.Whichisastrongertypeofplastic?

A.PET.B.HDPE.C.LDPE.D.PS.

38.WhichofthefollowingusesPETplastic?

A.Milkbottles.B.Hotdrinkwhitecups.

C.Drinkingwaterbottles.D.Takeawayfoodpackaging.

39.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?

A.Tointroducetypesofplastic.B.Todisplayreusableitems.

C.Toexplainrecyclingmethods.D.Torecommendshoppingbags.

篇十四

Chineseismainlydividedinto13dialects(方言)andthesedialectscanbefurtherdividedintomanykinds

oflocaldialects.Putonghua(orMandarin)thepredominanldialect,isspokenbyover70%ofthepopulation

andisoneofthe6officiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations.Withintheselargedialectgroups,therearesmall

groups,manyofwhicharedifficulttounderstand.InFujian,forexample,peopleliving10kilometresaway

fromoneanothercanbespeakingdifferentMindialects.

Putonghua

ItisthemotherdialectofChineselivinginnorthernChinaandSichuanProvince.ItiscalledGuoyuin

somepartsofChina,likeHongKong,MacaoC澳门）andTaiwan.ItisknowninEnglishasMandarinChinese,

orStandardChinese.

Wu

SpokeninShanghai,mostofZhejiangandthesouthernpartsofJiangsuandAnhui,Wuismadeupof

hundredsofdifferentofspokenforms.

Hakka/Kejia

HakkaiswidelyspokeninFujian,Taiwan,andsomecountriesinSoutheastAsia.

Min

ItisspokeninFujian,Taiwan,andSoutheastAsia.Mingroupisthemostdiverse（多样的）,withmany

differentspokenformsusedinneighbouringcountries.

Yue

ItisspokeninGuangdong,HongKong,Macao,Taiwan,alloverSoutheastAsiaandbymanyChinese

livingabroad.

40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"predominant"mean?

A.Morebeautiful.B.Morespecial.

C.Moreinteresting.D.Morecommon.

41.WhatdoyouknowaboutPutonghuaafterreadingthispassage?

A.ItisusedbyasmallgroupofpeopleinChina.

B.Itisspokenonlybypeop