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来源：网络资源 2024-03-12 22:57:07
April 20, 2021 is Guyu,one of the 24 solar terms, and the 12th United Nations “Chinese Language Day".A one-hour special event was held online to mark it on Tuesday. People around the world were invited to express their love and interest for the Chinese language and culture through short videos.
Chinese has a long history. It has shaped other languages in Asia the way Latin has shaped languages in the West. With this history, will Chinese have a surprising future?
At present,over one billion people speak Chinese in the world—far more than any other language's speakers.It is the language of the country which is the world's second largest economy(经济体).Chinese people are found studying and doing business all over the world.
In fact, Chinese is definitely going to be a world language. Why is this certain? We must look at the economic and political power of China,which is increasing every day. As we all know,world languages have always been the languages of countries with powerful economies. French and English are important because of the power of the countries that speak those languages.
Foreign interest in Chinese has developed very quickly together with the development of the Chinese economy. Chinese has become one of the most important and popular languages around the world.
As China develops.more and more people will want to learn about Chinese language and culture,to work and study in China. and to do business with Chinese companies. Chinese will one day become an international language.
1.In which way is Chinese similar to Latin?
A. They both have influenced other languages.
B. Both languages have over one billion speakers.
C. They both have a long history and bright future.
D. Both languages are spoken only by people in Asia.
2. What does the underlined word“definitely” in Paragraph 4mean in Chinese?
A.渐渐地 B.肯定地C. 完全地 D.真实地
3.What is the relationship between the language and economy?
A. The more important the language is, the stronger the economy will be.
B. The stronger the economy is, the less important the language will be.
C. The more important the language is, the weaker the economy will be.
D. The stronger the economy is, the more important the language will be.
4. What does the writer think of the future of Chinese?
A. Hopeful. B. Unclear.C. Difficult. D. Doubtful.
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