Module2 单元阅读理解（含答案）-2025年外研版九年级英语下册重点题型专练

Module2单元阅读理解-2024-2025学年九年级英语下册重点

题型精准练（外研版）

Manypeopledreamofgoingonagreattraveladventure（探险）.Mostofuskeepdreaming;

othersmakeithappen.

GreggBleakney'sdreamwastotraveltheAmericas（美洲）fromtoptobottom.Hegotthe

ideaafterhefinisheda1,600-kilometerbikeridealone.Gregg'sfriendBrooksAllenwasalsoa

cyclist（自行车骑手）.Thetwofriendstalkedanddecidedontheirgoal:theywouldtravelfrom

AlaskatoArgentinabybike.

Topayforthejourney,GreggandBrooksworkedandsavedmoneyforyears.In2015,after

fouryearsofplanning,theysetoff.Oncetheywereontheroad,theyoftencampedoutdoorsor

stayedinhostels（旅社）.Inmanyplacesontheirway,localpeopleopenedtheirhomestothetwo

friendsandgavethemfood.

Duringtheirtrip,GreggandBrookscycledthroughdeserts,rainforests,andmountains.

Theyvisitedmoderncitiesandancientruins,suchasTikalinGuatemala.Inmanyplaces,they

metothercyclistsfromallovertheworld.

GreggandBrookskeptarecordoftheiradventuresinanonlineblog.Thetriptaughtboth

menalotabouttraveling.HereissomeofGregg9sadvice.

•Travellight.Thelessbaggage（行李）youhave,thelessyou'llworryabout.

•Beflexible.Don'tplaneverything.You'llbemorerelaxedandhappyevenwhenthereare

challengesalongtheway.

•Bepolite.AsonetravelertoldGregg,"'Alwaysrememberthatnobodywantstofightorcheata

niceguy.”

1.WhendidGregggettheideatotraveltheAmericas?

A.Afterfinishingalongbikeridewithhisfriend.

B.Aftermeetingothercyclistsaroundtheworld.

C.Afterridingthebikefor1,600kilometershimself.

D.Afterfouryearsofplanningwithhisfriend.

2.WhatdidGreggandBrookscyclethroughduringtheirtrip?

A.Desertsandlakes.B.Rainforestsanddeserts.

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C.Mountainsandseas.D.Rainforestsandlakes.

3.WhichstatementwouldGreggmostlikelyagreewith?

A.Ifsimportanttobringasmuchbaggageaspossible.

B.Whenyoutravel,onlystayinhotelswithpeopleyouknow.

C.Learninghowtoshowthanksorsaysorryisnecessary.

D.Youneedtoprepareeverythingtogetreadyinabetterway.

4.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthispassage?

A.Travelandadventure.B.Amazinganimals.

C.Citylife.D.Storiesandstorytellers.

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还

原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。

Theworldisgreat.Lotsofpeoplehaveendlesscuriosityandanadventurousspirit.For

them,travelingisoneofthebestwaystoexploretheworld.5Theirtravelstorieshave

inspiredgenerationsoftravelersandwillcontinuetodosointhefuture.

6HewasaChinesegeologist（地质学家）andtravelwriterduringtheMing

dynasty.About400yearsago,hetraveledthroughoutChinaformorethan30years.HisThe

TravelDiariesofXuXiakehasgreatscientificandliteraryvalue.Today,manyoftheplacesinthe

bookhavebecomepopulartouristattractions.Inmemoryofhisadventurousspirit,thedayhe

startedhisjourney,May19,hasbeennamedasChinaTourismDay.

XuanZangwasfamousforhis17-yearjourneytoIndia.HebroughthomemanyBuddhist

texts（佛教经典）.7Hisstoryinspiredthecreationoftheclassicalnovel,Journeytothe

West.ItwaswrittenbyWuCheng'enduringtheMingdynasty.

ChristopherColumbuswasanItalianexplorer.8Hisjourneywasthefirst

EuropeanconnectionwithCentralAmericaandSouthAmerica.

ThelegendaryItalianexplorerMarcoPolostartedhisadventurewhenhewas17yearsold.

HetraveledthroughAsiaalongtheSilkRoadbetween1271and1295.Herecordedhistravel

experiencesvividlyinthebook,TheTravelsofMarcoPolo.9Readerscangetafulllook

atChina,Persia,India,JapanandAsiancities.

A.Hespenttherestofhislifetranslatingthem.

B.Therearemanyworld-famoustravelersinhistory.

C.IthelpedEuropeansknowabouttheEasternworld.

D.XuXiakewasborninEastChina'sJiangsuProvince.

E.HispoemsareofgreatvaluetoChina'stourismculture.

F.HecarriedoutfourvoyagesacrosstheAtlanticOceanbetween1492and1504.

G.Thesetravelerswerenotonlyadventurersbutalsobridgesbetweendifferentculturesand

civilizations.

阅读以下短文，并从文后六个选项中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整，连贯。

Whatkindoftravelerareyou?Doyoutakeonlywhatyouneed?Ordoyouliketopack

everythingyoumightrequire?Ifyouarethelatter,you'veprobablyexperiencedthetroubleof

runningthroughairportsandtrainstationswithhuge,heavybags.10

Oneadvantageoftravelinglightisthatitiseasierforyoutogetaround.11Youcan

getinandoutoftaxis,andonandofftrainsandairplanesfaster,whichwillmakeyourjourney

morepleasant.

Whenyoupackyourthings,rememberthesehelpfultips.Chooseclothesthatcanbeused

formorethanonepurpose（目的）.Forexample,packshortsthatcanbeusedforhikingor

swimming.Also,packclothesthatyoucanwearwhileyoutravelaroundduringtheday.12

Sinceshoesareheavy,takenomorethantwopairs.Notebookcomputers,otherelectronics

andbookscanalsobeheavy.Unlessyou'retravelingforwork,trytoputeverythingyou511need

onyoursmartphone.Youwillreducealotofunnecessaryweightthisway.

Savespacebyrollingyourclothesandputtingtheminclearbags.Italsomakesfinding

thingsinyourbageasier.13Thissavesspace,too.Also,takeafewofyourtoiletries（洗漱

用品）inasmallcontainer.Youcanbuymanythingsduringthejourney.

14.Youwilldiscoverthefreedomthatcomeswithtravelinglight.

A.Yburbagswillbesmallerandlighter.

B.Fillshoeswithsocksandsmallthings.

C.Bringagoodcameraforyourjourney.

D.Planaheadandchoosethemostimportantthings.

E.Youcanalsodressupinthoseclothesfordinneratnight.

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F.Youcanavoidthisbadthingbylearninghowtotravellight.

Youmusthaveheardof“citybucity”（meaningcityornotcity）,aninternetbuzzword（流行

语）createdbyforeignbloggerBaobaoxiong.Ifsusedtoaskifaplacefeelslikeabig,fashionable

city.

MillionsofforeignerslikeBaobaoxiongarevisitingChinamuchmoreeasilyduetothe

visa-freetransitpolicy（过境免签政策）.Travelersfrom54countriescanstayinChinaforupto

sixdayswithoutavisaaslongastheyhaveatraveldocument（文件）andaconnectingticket（联

运机票）toleave.

Thevisa-freetransitpolicystartedin2013.Backthen,itallowedtravelerstostayfor72

hoursinsevendifferentbigcitiesinChina.Now,travelerscanstayfor144hoursin41places

acrossprovincialareas.IthasattractedmoretravelerstoChina.Inthefirstthreemonthsofthis

year,266percentmoreforeignerscametoChinathroughvisa-freepolicycomparedwiththesame

periodlastyear,accordingtotheNationalImmigrationAdministrationofChina（国家移民管理

局）.

_△_Throughthispolicy,moreandmorepeoplegettoseetherealChina.

“ThisisthewholereasonwhywedecidedtocometoChina.Wewanttoseeexactlywhat

it'slikebyourselves,usaidIrishYouTuberLukeinhisonlinevideo.HethoughtChengduwas

incrediblybeautifulandmodern”,totallydifferentfromwhathehadheardaboutChinafrom

Westernmedia._

Yuyuantantian,anewmediaaccount（账号）underChinaMediaGroup,lookedat100

Chinatravelvideosmadebyforeigners.Itfoundforeignersusedtovisitfamousspotslikethe

ForbiddenCityandtheGreatWall,butnowtheypreferexperiencingeverydayactivitieslike

shoppingatmarkets,ridingsharedbikesandjoiningsquaredancinginparks.Theseactivitiesgive

foreignersacloserlookateverydaylifeinChina,saidYuyuantantian.

15.Whydoesthewritermention“citybucity“atthebeginningofthepassage?

A.ToletuslearnaboutanEnglishidiom.

B.TointroducethebloggerBaobaoxiong.

C.Toleadtothemaintopicofthearticle.

D.ToshowussomemoderncitiesinChina.

16.WhatdoestheNationalImmigrationAdministrationofChina'sdatashow?

A.MostforeignersprefertostayinChinaformorethansixdays.

B.Thepolicyisonlywelcomedbysomeyoungforeignpeople.

C.ThenumberofforeignvisitorsinChinaisdecreasingduetothepolicy.

D.AnimportantincreaseinforeignerscomingtoChinabecauseofthepolicy.

17.Whichoneisthebesttofillintheblank_△_?

A.Seeingisbelieving.B.Nopains,nogains.

C.Practicemakesperfect.D.WheninRome,doasRomansdo.

18.Accordingtothepassage,whydomoreforeignersvisitChinanow?

A.Theywanttofollowtheinternetbuzzword,,citybucity”.

B.Theyareattractedby144hoursvisa-freetransitpolicy.

C.Chinahasbecomethemostfashionablecountryintheworld.

D.TheyarecuriousabouttheWesternmedia'sdescriptionofChina.

19.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.FamoustouristspotsinChinaarenotattractiveanymore.

B.ForeignersarecuriousaboutsharedbikesandsquaredancinginChina.

C.ForeignersareinterestedinknowingarealChinathroughdailyactivities.

D.Yuyuantantianwasattractedbydifferenttravelvideosmadebyforeigners.

Studentsneedhomeworktofindtheirweaknessesandgetimproved.Butdoyoureallyfind

properwaystofinishyourhomeworkmoreefficiently?Herearesomesuggestionsforyoutohave

atry.

*Writedownthingsyouneedtofinish.

Ifsveryimportanttowritedowninaclearwayaboutwhatyouneedtodo.Useanotebook

tomakealistandjustfinishyourtasks.20

*Createthebestenvironmentforyou.

Youcanimproveyourattentionbycreatingthebestenvironmentforhomework.21

Atthesametime,putphonesandotherthingsthatmaydistract（使分心）youaway.

*22

Trytodoyourhomeworkatthesametimeeachday.Ifyousetaschedule,thenyouwillbe

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preparedandknowexactlywhattodo.Thiswillkeepyoufromfeelingsorryaboutputting

homeworkoff.

*Formalearninggroup.

23Alearninggroupcanalsobehelpfulifyoufaceaveryhardsubject,because

knowledgeablefriendsmaybeabletohelpyousolvethechallengingproblem.

*Askforfeedback（反馈）.

24Evenifyourteachersaresatisfiedwithwhatyou'vehandedin,askthemhow

youcoulddobetter.Andyouwillfeelgreattostartyournextplan.

A.Makeahomeworktimetable.

B.Findacomfortablechairandtabletoworkat.

C.Asyoucompleteeachtask,crossitoffonyourlist.

D.Doinghomeworkcanbemorefunifyoudoitinagroup.

E.Tobereallysuccessfulathomework,youneedtoknowhowtoimproveit.

IoftenhearsomestudentssayEnglishisdifficult,anditgivesthemaheadache.Sothey

can'tlearnitwell.ButEnglishisveryeasyforme.I'mgoodatit.I'mverygladtotellyou

somethingabouthowIstudyEnglish.

First,Ithinkaninterest（爱好）inEnglishisveryimportant.WhenIwasinGradeOne,we

hadanewsubject-English.Itwasfreshforme.Iwasinterestedinit,soIworkedhardatit.Soon

wehadanEnglishexamandIgotaverygoodmark.HowhappyIwas!Afterthat,Ilearned

Englishharderandharder.OurEnglishteacheroftenteachesusEnglishsongs,thesongssound

nice.IoftenthinkhowinterestingEnglishis!

Second,IthinkEnglishisaforeignlanguage.Ishouldlearnitwellinthefollowingways:

Listentotheteachercarefully,speakbravely,readaloudandhaveagoodvocabulary（词汇）.Then

practiceagainandagain,neverbetired.AndIalsohaveagoodhabit:AskingwheneverIhavea

question,ImustmakeitclearbyaskingourEnglishteacher.HowhappyIamwhenIunderstand!

Besidesthis,IoftenreadEnglishstories,jokesandeasynovels.FromtheseIknowEnglish

isnotonlyinteresting,butalsouseful.Theyhelpmeunderstandalotofthings.Sotodomore

readingisanimportantwaytolearnEnglishwell.

AndIalsodosomeexercisesfromourclassmagazines,andIoftenwriteEnglishdiaries.

Englishhasbecomeaclosefriendofmine.

NowIhavelearnedEnglishformorethantwoyears.Ialwayskeepthefirstpositioninour

school.Fromthesewords,IhopeeverystudentcanlearnEnglishwell.

25.Whydosomestudentsoften“haveaheadache”?

A.Becausetheyareeasytocatchcold.

B.Becauseifsoftenverycold.

C・BecausetheythinkEnglishiseasy.

D.Becausetheydon'tthinkEnglishiseasy.

26.Thewritertellsusthatweshouldbe________inEnglishifwewanttolearnitwell.

A.interestB.interestedC.interestingD.strict

27.Thesentence"Igotaverygoodmark“means.

A.Igotagoodway.B.Ihadagoodidea.

C.Ididbadlyintheexam.D.Ididwellintheexam.

28.ThewriterthinksEnglishisinterestingbecause.

A.Englishisfullofstories.B.Englishisfullofjokes.

C.histeacheroftenteachesthemniceEnglishsongs.D.heoftendoessomeexercisesand

keepsthefirstpositioninhisschool.

29.Whichofthefollowingisnotthewaythewriterstudiesby?

A.Speakingbravely.B.Writingtoforeignfriends.

C.Readingaloud.D.Askingteacherforhelp.

Thiswinter,HarbininHeilongjiangprovincehasbecomeaverypopularplacefortourists.

PeoplefromalloverChinaarecomingtovisitit.

OnlinepromotionhasplayedanimportantroleinthetourismattractionofHarbin.A

popularsayingonSinaWeibothatmanypeopleareattractedtois:"It'snotthattheycan'tafford

togotoNorthernEurope,butthatHarbinismorevaluefbrmoney."However,thetruereasonis

whatthepeopleinHarbinhavedoneforthetourists.

AftertheovercrowdingproblemtookplaceontheopeningdayoftheHarbinIceandSnow

World,theHarbinBureauofCultureandTourismrequestedimprovement.Theparkquickly

apologizesandrefunds（退款）.Thelocalrestauranthasadjustedtheirservingstyleoffrozenpears

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tosuitvisitorsfromSouthernChina,showcasingcarefulservicebasedontheirneeds.Thisway,

combinedwithresidentsprovidingfreerideservicestotourists,reflectstheeffortsofthepeopleof

Harbintoleaveapositiveimpressiononalltourists.

FollowingHarbin'slead,manyChinesecitieshavetakenaseriesofmeasurestopromote

wintertourism,formingacompetitive"involution（内卷）“toattracttourists.Althoughregional

competitionisunderstandable,therehavealsobeensomemistakesinthisprocess.

Forexample,twoactorswerehired,onefemaleandonemale,toplaythefemalecharacter

"Daji"inInvestitureoftheGods（《封神演义》）andinteractwithtouristsinYuntaiMountainin

Henanprovince.Peopleseethemhavingphysicalcontact,suchaskissingvisitors9handsand

touchingtheirfaces.Thiswasn'tagoodwaytoshowChineseculture.

Atthesametime,competitionamongpeershasmadeeditorsfromvariousculturaland

tourismsocialmediaregionstomakeextraefforts.Forexample,theShaanxiaccountcontinuedto

releasevideostocompeteevenafter2am.

Whatistrulyimportantisnotjustfollowingtrendsandpostingslogansonline,but

developinginterestinglocalattractionsbasedontourismresources.Thismeanshavingniceplaces

tovisit,goodhotels,easytravel,andtastyfood.Doingthesethingswelliswhatreallymakesa

tripmemorableandhelpstheplacegetmorevisitors.

30.WhatdoesthepopularsayingonSinaWeibosuggestaboutHarbin?

A.HarbinismoreexpensivethanNorthernEurope.

B.HarbinisnotasgoodasNorthernEurope.

C.PeoplepreferHarbinoverNorthernEuropebecauseitoffersbettervalueformoney.

D.PeoplecannotaffordtovisitNorthernEurope.

31.HowdidtheHarbinBureauofCultureandTourismrespondtotheovercrowdingproblem?

A.ByclosingtheHarbinIceandSnowWorldpermanently.

B.Byignoringtheproblem.

C.Byrequestingimprovementsandofferingrefunds.

D.BypromotingHarbinmoreaggressivelyonline.

32.WhydomanyChinesecitiesfollowHarbinandtrytopromotewintertourism?

A.TheywanttocopyHarbin'ssuccessinattractingtouristswithonlinepromotions.

B.BecausetheywanttosolvetheproblemofovercrowdinginHarbin.

C.TheyaretryingtopromoteHarbinculturebyhiringactorstointeractwithtourists.

D.Theyhopetoprovidetouristswithamoreauthentic(真实的)Chineseculture.

33.Whatisthemostimportantaspectofmakingtravelunforgettableaccordingtothearticle?

A.Followingtrendsandpostingslogansonline.

B.Developinginterestinglocalattractionsbasedontourismresources.

C.Havingcompetitionsamongdifferentculturalandtourismsocialmedia.

D.Hiringactorsforinteractiveeventswithtourists.

34.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A.HarbinisthemostimportantcitywhichisworthvisitinginChina.

B.Onlinepromotionsarethemostimportantaspectofattractingtourists.

C.Localattractionsandgoodservicesarekeytosuccessfultourismpromotions.

D.Chinesecitiesshouldavoidanyformofcompetitionintourism.

Ifyou'replanningatriptotheNewYorkCityandarelookingfortheperfectplacetostay,

herearesomegoodchoices.

TheRitz-CarltonNewYorkBatteryParkHotel

☆☆☆☆☆($299anight)

Location(位置)：No.2WestStreet

Aboutit:YoucanenjoythesightsoftheStatueofLibertyfromthe39-floor,298-room

hotel.

MillenniumHilton

☆☆☆☆☆($219anight)Location:55ChurchStreet

Aboutit:Youcangoswimmingintheindoorswimmingpool.Thehotelisacrossfrom

TimesSquare.Thehotelisontheleftofthestreet.TimesSquareisontherightofthestreet.

MidtownEast

☆☆☆☆($170anight)

Location:BetweenEast41stStreetandEast54thStreet

Aboutit:Ifsquiteconvenient(方便的)topayavisittotheUnitedNations,Grand

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CentralStationandsoon.

MarriottNewYorkFinancialCenter

☆☆☆($209anight)

Location:No.85WestStreet

Aboutit:Nexttomanyshoppingmalls.Ifsquiteconvenientifyouwanttobuythingsin

themoderncity.

35.Whichhotelisthebestchoiceforshoppinglovers?

A.MidtownEast.

B.MarriottNewYorkFinancialCenter.

C.MillenniumHilton.

36.Whatcanweknowaboutthehotelsfromthetext?

A.TheRitz-CarltonNewYorkBatteryParkHotelisonEastStreet.

B.MillenniumHiltonisacrossfromGrandCentralStation.

C.MidtownEastisagoodchoiceforthosewhowanttosavemoney.

37.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwefindthetext?

A.Travel.B.Language.C.Science.

Languagechangesallthetime.Newwordsandphrasesappearandgrow.Thewordsused

byyoungpeopleintheUKcanbeverydifferentfromthoseusedbyadults.Livingina

multi-cultural(多元文化的)societyhasaneffectonlanguage,especiallyonyoungpeople,

whosefriendsareoftenfromamixofbackgrounds.

YoungBritishpeopleuselotsoflanguagethatyouusuallycan'tfindinmostdictionaries.

Theseinformalwordsandexpressionsareknownas“slang(俚语)Itisnotpossibletomakea

completelistofmodemBritishslang.Bythetimethelistwerefinished,itwouldbeoutofdate!

Hereareafewexamples:

“Sorted!","Sound!”and"Cool!”allmean"That'sgood!^^

“Whatever“means"Idon'tcare”,(e.g.A:Buthesayswecan'tleaveuntilwe'vefinished.

B:Whatever.Tmgoing.)

“He'sfine.^^And"He'sfit."bothmean“He'sgood-looking.”"Fine”and"fit”candescribe

aboyoragirl.

However,noteverybodylikesslang.AschoolinSheffieldaskeditspupilstostopusing

slangwords,suchashiya（hello）.Theheadteachersaysthatifyoungpeoplelearntospeak

“correctly”,thiswillhelpthemgetaplaceatuniversity.

So,howimportantisittounderstandtheseslangwordsandexpressions?Ifyouwatch

moviesinEnglish,chatonlineinEnglishorareinterestedinEnglishsonglyrics（歌词），

understandingslangwillbeveryuseful.Youprobablywon'tseemuchslanginyourEnglishexam,

though.

38.Ifyouarehappyforyourbestfriendgettingthefirstprizeinacompetition,whichslangcould

bestdescribeyourfeeling?

A.Whatever.B.Fine.C.Hiya.D.Sorted.

39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Modemslangchangesveryquickly.

B."Fit"isonlyusedtodescribeboys.

C.Youngpeoplealwaysusethesameslangastheirparents.

D.UnderstandingslangisveryhelpfulindoingEnglishexampapers.

40.Thewriter'smainpurposeisto.

A.explainthebestwaytolearnslang

B.tellreadersaboutBritishslang

C.discussthatslangshouldbestopped

D.interestreaderswithslangwords

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TheChineselanguagediffersfromWesternlanguagesinthat,insteadofanalphabet（字母

表），itusescharacterswhichstandforideas,objectsordeeds.Chinesewordsareformedby

puttingtogetherdifferentcharacters.Inmanycases,asinglecharactercanalsomakeupaword.

Asonekindofthemostancientcharacters,Chinesecharactershaveplayedanimportantrolein

thedevelopmentofChineseculture.

①Chinesewritingbeganthousandsofyearsago.Accordingtoanancientstory,aman

namedCangJieinventedChinesewriting.Onewinterdaywhilehewashunting,hesawthe

footprintsofanimalsinthesnowandnoticedthattheappearanceofeachonewasdifferent.Then

hehadtheideathathecouldusedifferentshapestorepresentdifferentobjects.ThefirstChinese

charactersweredrawingsofphysicalobjects.Somecharactershavebeensimplified（简化）and

othershavebeenmademoredifficultovertime.

②However,asawhole,thecharactershavedevelopedfromdrawingsintostandardforms.

Thecharacterforamountainwasatfirstthreemountaintopstogether.Thisbecameone

mountaintopandthreelines,andovertimeturnedintothecharacterusednowadays.

③Sometimestoexpressideas,somecharactersweremadebycombiningtwoormore

characterstogether.Forexample,"休"wasmadeupofthecharactersforamanandatree.The

character”囚"wasformedwitha"man"insideasquare.Othercharactersweredevelopedfor

directionsandnumbers.Itiseasytodistinguish（区另!j）theirmeaningsbylookingatthem,for

example,thecharactersfor"up"and"down”,whichareoppositesofeachother.

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theydonotshowhowtheyshouldbepronounced.Therefore,amethodwasdevelopedtohaveone

partofacharacterrepresentthemeaningandtheothersuggestthepronunciation.ManyChinese

charactersusedtodayweremadethisway.

Inthe1950s,theChinesegovernmentintroducedsimplifiedChinesecharactersinthehope

tomakelearningtoreadandwritemoreunderstandabletothegeneralpopulation,whichwould

increaseliteracy（读写能力）acrossthecountry.AndnowtheyhavewidespreaduseinChina's

mainland.

44.HowdidthewriterintroducetheChinesecharacters?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byprovidingcauses.

C.Byexpressingopini