题型：任务型阅读 题类：模拟题 难易度：普通
广东省2020年中考英语学科线上一模试卷（六）
Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how language first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the language of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.
There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present-day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 years ago.
Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.
If a language has a number of speakers, or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of people. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can't understand speakers from other parts.
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot lies in the northwestern part of Yangzhou, with its south gate facing Great Rainbow Bridge Road. It covers an area of about 123.6 hectares. The Slender West Lake was named a National Key Scenic Spot in 1988 and National Tourist Area in 2010.
The Slender West Lake used to be a long river named the Baozhang Lake, which is 4 kilometers in length and less than 100 meters in width. A famous poet Wang Hang in the Qing Dynasty once composed a poem, from which the Slender West Lake gets its present name and for which it is well known all over the world.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many gardens were built along the Slender West Lake. Following the lines of the natural landscape, a lot of houses along the moats(护城河) were built in different locations during different periods. Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty both visited the Slender West Lake.
The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot is a symbol of the lake gardens in China. In a word, the Slender West Lake not only represents the beauty of natural landscape but also has a long history and rich culture.
The Slender West Lake | |
Location | ●The Slender West Lake, about 123.6 hectares in {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, lies in the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}of Yangzhou, whose south gate{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Great Rainbow Bridge Road. |
Name | ●It used to be a long river {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the Baozhang Lake. ●It gets its present name from a poem and becomes{#blank#}5{#/blank#}both at home and abroad . |
{#blank#}6{#/blank#} | ●Many gardens were built along the Lake during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. ●{#blank#}7{#/blank#} buildings appeared along the moats during different periods. ●Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong both {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to the Slender West Lake. |
Features | ●It {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the lines of the natural landscape and creates the beauty for the Slender West Lake. ●It also has a long history and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} culture. |
试题篮
