2018-2022年江蘇省蘇州市中考英語真題近五年中考英語真題

2022年蘇州市初中學業(yè)水平考試試卷

英語

第一部分完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

Likemostchildrengrowingupinthecountryside,Mikelovedbeingoutdoorsandtraveledaroundeveryinchofthe

area.

Withadeeploveoftheland,hehadastrongwishto]it.WhenMikesawrubbishfloatingintherivers,hegot

2.Heknewhehadtodosomething.Whileonlyinthirdgrade,Mikestartedagroup.Itspurposewasto3the

countrysideandteachotheryoungpeopleaboutpollutionanditsdangers.

ButMikefacedachallenge.Ashewas4.hefoundithardtospeakoutinpublic.However,withhismom's

help,Mike5dealtwithhisfear.Hesaid,“Itookresponsibility（責任）anddidwhatneededtobedone.Whenyour

heartisintoit,6willstopyou.^^

Mikeworkedhardto7hisideatothepublic.HehandedoutleafletsandevenappearedonradioandTV.His

effortspaidoff.Hewon8fromseveralthousandpeople.Andhisgroupcollectedandrecycledmorethan22,000

poundsofrubbish.

Nowasacollegestudent,Mike's9remainsthesame.Heoftensays,“Iwanttocreatea1（）lifeformy

kidsandgrandkids.It'sbeautifulcountryside,whereI'mfrom,andIwantmykidstoseeitlikeIseeit.”

1.A.practiseB.protectC.prepareD.provide

2.A.weakB.tiredC.relaxedD.angry

3.A.cleanupB.breakintoC.setupD.moveinto

4.A.shyB.sadC.proudD.polite

5.A.clearlyB.carefullyC.successfullyD.traditionally

6.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything

7.A.acceptB.changeC.followD.introduce

8.A.courageB.victoryC.supportD.reward

9.A.wishB.chanceC.luckD.fear

10.A.busierB.harderC.betterD.crazier

第二部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。并在答題卡

上將該項涂黑。

A

“jzMUSIC

FESTIVAL

Countrymusic

?Time:Thursday7PM-9PMFolk

?Place:theCentralSquare^~^xTime:Friday5PM-7PM

Place:theGrandPark

WESTERN

SDITIONAL

Jazz

Time:Saturday6PM-8PMRock

Place:theRiversideMusicHouse

?Time:Sunday7PM-9PM

,Place:theSponsCentre

MODERN

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11.IfyouarefreeonSundaynight,whichconcertcanyouattend?

A.Countrymusic.B.Folk.C.Jazz.D.Rock.

12.HowmuchwillMr.Greenpayifhegoestothecountrymusicconcertwithhistwokids?

A.￡10.B.￡20.C.￡30.D.￡40.

13.Whichdateissuitableformodernjazzlovers?

A.June23.B.June24.C.June25.D.June26.

B

Onwarmwinterdays,YangLiheng,89,enjoyssittingbythewindowandlookingthrougholdphotos.Thesephotos

bringhimjoyandhappinessoncemore.

ForYang,oneofthelong-expectedactivitiesduringtheSpringFestivalistotakephotoswithfamilymembers.Onthe

earlymorningoftheseconddayoftheChineseNewYearwhenthewholefamilyreunite,hewoulddressupandwaitfor

thephototobetaken.

Yangbecameaphotographerinthelate1950s.Withhiscamera,Yangrecordedthegreatchangesofhishometown

overtime.hadapainfulchildhood,butIgotachancetobeaphotographerafterthefounding（成立）ofthePeople's

RepublicofChina.^^YangtoldBeijingReview.wanttorecord,intheformofphotographs,thelocalcustoms,thescenes

andpeople'sbravespiritoffightingagainstthehardconditionshereinmyhometown.,,

“Iusedtotakepicturesforeveryoneelse,butseldomturnedmycameraatmyfamilymembers,“Yangsaid."My

grandsongavemetheideatorecordthegrowthanddevelopmentofmyownfamily.^^Takingfamilyphotosthenbecamea

traditionfbrYang'sfamily.Thoughnowsomeofhisgrandchildrenareworkingandlivinginothercities,theytrytheirbest

toreturnhomeduringtheSpringFestivalandprepareforthespecialmoment.

LastyearwasanimportantyearforYangLiheng.MostofhisphotosweredisplayedinYinchuantoshowthe

developmentoftheareaoverthepastsixtyyears.

14.WhatdoesYangexpectmostduringtheSpringFestival?

A.Wearingnewclothes.B.Havingabigdinner.

C.Takingafamilyphoto.D.Visitinghisrelatives.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reunite“inparagraph2mean?

A.Getseparated.B.Getmuchwealthier.C.Getimproved.D.Gettogetheragain.

16.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?

A.WhenYangwasinterviewed.B.WhereYanglearnttotakephotos.

C.WhyYanghadapainfulchildhood.D.WhatYangrecordedwithhiscamera.

17.WhatdoweknowaboutYang'sfamily?

A.Itisfulloflove.B.Itisfullofmysteries.

C.Itisarichfamily.D.Itishavingahardtime.

c

Allaboard!Lefstakearideontheworld'shighestrailway—theQinghai-TibetRailway（青藏鐵路）?Sitbackand

enjoythejourney.Getreadyforthetripofalifetime.

We'releavingQinghaiStation.ThesceneryalongthewayissomeofthewildestinallofChina.Keepyoureyesopen

asweracethroughthisbeautifulland.YoumightseearareTibetanantelope（藏羚羊）fromyourwindow.

Beforewebeginourjourney,lefslearnaboutthisamazingrailway.Wstrulyoneofthegreatengineeringwondersof

the21stcentury.WhenitwascompletedonJuly1,2006,theTibetRailwaysetnineworldrecords,includingtheworld's

highestrailwayat5,072metresabovesealevel,theworld'shighesttunnel（隧道）at4,905metres,andthelongesttunnel

everbuiltonpermafrost（凍土）.

Aswetravelhigher,theairgetsthinnerandthinner.Soontherewillonlybe50to60percentoftheoxygenwhichwe

areusedtobreathing.Butdon'tbeafraid.Eachrailcarhastwoseparateoxygensystems.Onesystemspreadsoxygen

throughoutthetrainatalllimes.Andeachpassengercanalsogetapersonaloxygenmaskjustlikethoseusedinplanes.

Hereareafewmorethingstothinkaboutasourtrainleavesthestation.Thedesignerssolvedthreemainchallenges

whenbuildingthisgreatrailway.First,thehighaltitude（海拔）madethetaskdifficultbecausetherewasnoenough

oxygen.Second,muchoftherailwayrunsacrosspermafrost,atypeofgroundthatkeepschangingastheweatherwarms

andcools.Finally,therailwaygoesthroughsomeofthemostsensitiveecology（敏感的生態(tài)環(huán)境）inChina.Greatcare

wasnecessarytomakesureofthesmallestpossibleinfluenceonnature.

Allthreechallengesweremet,makingourtrippossible.Allaboard!ThetraintoTibetisleavinginfifteenminutes.

18.Wherearethepassengers?

A.Onabus.B.Onatrain.C.Onaship.D.Onaplane.

19.Howdoesthetextshowtherailwayisamazinginparagraph3?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Byusingadesigner'swords.

C.Byintroducingitsworldrecords.D.Bycomparingthepresentwiththepast.

20.Howmanyoxygensystemsarethereineachrailcar?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

21.Whichofthefollowingincreasedthedifficultyofbuildingtherailway?

A.Thechangingground.B.Thepollutedair.C.Thedangerousanimals.D.Thehotweather.

D

WhenIwaslittle,Iwasreallylittle.Butmydreamwasbig.Idreamedofbeingabasketballplayer.Itriedoutforthe

teamsatschool,butIwasnevergivenachance.

AsIgotolder,Ididgrowalittlebigger,butnotalotbigger.Onmy12thbirthday,Idecidedtotryanewsport:

running.ItoldGrandpa.“I'mgoingtobeanathlete.,,

“Dave."Grandpabegangently,<4ifyoucan'tbebig,youcandosomethingbig.”

Iran12milesonmy12thbirthday.Onmy13thbirthday,Ididitagain,butIaddedanextramile.Onmy14thbirthday,

Iran14miles.15onmy15th,16onmy16th,andyouguessedit-17milesonmy17thbirthday.

Allthisrunninginspired（激發(fā)）anotherbigdream.Someday,TdruntheBostonMarathon（波士頓馬拉松賽）.1

toldGrandpaaboutmydecision.

“But,Dave,youhaven'ttrainedforthemarathon.Areyousureyou'reready?^^Grandpaasked.Buthestillpromisedto

walkoverandcheermeon.

Iranfastthatday,ButIfellatMile18andwasdriventothehospital.Laterthatnight,IcalledGrandpaandtoldhimI

failed.

“No,"hesaidcalmly,“youdidn'tfail.Youdiscoveredsomething.,,

“Idid?”Iasked.

“Yes,youdiscoveredthatbigdreamsdon'tjustcometrue.Theytakework.Ifyoutrainandworkhard,Ipromiseto

waitforyounextyearandcheeryouon.^^

Itrainedeveryday,runningmilesandmiles.Sadly,justtwomonthsintomytraining,Grandpadied.Hewouldn'tbe

waitingformysecondBostonMarathon.IdecidedFdrunforhim.

Thatday,Iranfast.t4Keepgoing!Youcandoit!”HiswordsfilledmyheadasIforcedmylegstomakeeachpainful

step.AsIcrossedthefinishline,Ithrewmyarmsintheairandcried,"Grandpa,wedidit!”

22.WhydidDavefailtojointheschoolbasketballteam?

A.Hecouldn'trunfast.B.Hedidn'tworkhard.

C.Hewasnottallenough.D.Hewasn'taquicklearner.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraphAreferto?

A.Addinganextramile.B.Runningonhisbirthday.

C.Trainingforthemarathon.D.Tryingoutfbrthebasketballteam.

24WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesGrandpa?

A.Creative.B.Modest.C.Generous.D.Encouraging.

25.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DreamBigB.TheBostonMarathon

C.ThinkTwiceD.TheStoryofGrandpa

第三部分信息還原（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Everyyear,millionsofbirdsarekilledorhurtwhentheyflyintobuildings.Whydoesthishappen?26Birdsare

flyingintowindowsandtallbuildingsthatareallcoveredbyglass.

Manybirdsflyfromoneplacetoanother.Mostofthetime,theyliveinthewild,suchasforestsandwetlands.

27Theymightseesmalltreesandflowersinsideawindowandwanttorestontheseplants.Thebirdsdonotknow

thereisglassbetweenthemandtheplants.28

Somebirdsflyatnight.Theyusethemoonandstarstohelpguidethemintherightdirection.Tallbuildingswithlights

onatnightcanconfuse（迷惑）thebirds.29Thebirdsseethelight,buttheycannottellthatthelightiscomingfrom

insideabuilding.Theyflytowardthelightandcrashintoabuilding.Onmanymornings,theremightbeseveraldeadbirds

lyingontheground.

30Manyofficebuildingsnowturnofftheirlightsatnight.Thishelpsreducethenumberofbirdsthatflyinto

buildingsanditalsohelpssaveenergy.

A.Theanswerisglass.

B.Peoplearetryingtosolvetheproblem.

C.Thesebirdshavenoideawhatglassis.

D.Asaresult,theyflyrightintotheglass.

E.Inthisway,theycanavoidcrashingintoglass.

F.Peopledon'tknowhowtodealwiththeproblem.

G.Thisisabigproblem,especiallyonfoggyandrainynights.

第四部分詞匯運用（共13小題；每小題1分，滿分13分）

第一節(jié)根據(jù)下列句子所給漢語注釋或首字母，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正

確形式，每空限填一詞。

31.Suzhouisveryattractivewithdifferentkindsofancient（橋）.

32.Hisparentshopehecanfollowhisheartwhenhe（選擇）hisjob.

33.Askingquestionsisoneofthe（最容易的）waystoleadyoutoactivelearning.

34.TheTiangongspacestationisthe（驕傲）ofallChinese.

35It'snecessaryforteenagerstolearnhowtospendtheirpocketmoney（明智地）.

36.Thedoctor'sadviceonkeepinghealthyiswtaking.

37.Katehaspherbedroombluebecausethecolourbringspeacetohermindandbody.

38.Youcan'tmakemuchprogressinstudywithoutmyourtimewell.

請認真閱讀下面短文，從方框中選擇適當?shù)膯卧~或短語，在橫線上填入其正確形式。每個單詞或短語僅用一次。

dishfinishuntilhaveagiftforsothat

Momoftensays,“Cookingisanimportantskill,anditcanbeftm!”ButIhadnointerestincookingatall39I

metwithacookingapp（應用軟件）.Therearedifferentkindsofrecipes（菜譜）intheapp.Theyofferdetailed

instructions40userscanfollowthemstepbystep.Mostofthemevenincludephotosorvideos,whicharequite

usefulforbeginners.Lastweek,Ipickedupapopularrecipetocookfish.WhenI41、itwasexactlywhatIwanted

andtasteddelicious.ThenItriedmorerecipes.NowIcancookacoupleof42.1findcookingisgreatfunandit

seemsthatI43cooking.Myplanistoinvitemyfriendsovernextweekendandshowthemmynewskills.Ihope

theywilllikemycooking.

第五部分短文填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Ahurricane(颶風)isahugestormthatformsoverwarmoceanwater.Hurricaneshavewindsthatmovein44

circle.Humcanewindsarevery45(power),andcanmoveatspeedsfrom120km/htoover300km/h.

Thecentreofhurricanewindsiscalledtheeye.Windsintheeye46(be)notverystrong.Aroundtheeyeisan

areacalledtheeyewall.Thewalliswherewindsarethe47(strong)andrainistheheaviest.

Strongwindsandheavyraincandoalotofdamage(破壞)whenahurricanemovesoverland.

Hurricanewindscanbestrongenoughtobreak48(window)intopieces.Thewindscanevenknockovertall

trees,whichmightfallonbuildingsorcars.Strongwindscanpickupobjectsandsend49(they)intotheair,causing

damage.

Heavyrainfromahurricanecancausefloodsinareasthatarenotclose50acoast.Thefloodwatercanbevery

deep.Itsometimes51(reach)almostuptothetopofhouses.Watergoesintothehouses52(quick)anddoes

alotofdamage.Woodenstructures(結構)mightnotbesafeafteraflood.

53thereisnowaytopreventahurricaneyoucangetpreparedforit.

第六部分閱讀表達(共3小題；54題2分，55題2分，56題3分，滿分7分)

請認真閱讀下面短文，用英語回答短文后的問題。

Alibraryisaplacetokeepbooksandstoreknowledge.Recentlylibrariesarenotaspopularasbeforebecausepeople

prefertousetheInternettofindoutinformation,ratherthanbooks.Withaclickofamouse,itispossibletofindoutalmost

anythingpeoplecaretoknow.

Butbeinginaroomthatisfullofbooksisafantasticthing.Justthinkabouthowmanywordsthereareinalibrary.

Eachofthosewordshasbeenthoughtof,andcarefullychosen,bytensofthousandsofpeople.Thatmustmakeitaspecial

placetobe.

Maybeallkindsofthingscanhappeninlibraries.Sometimes,youseethatalibraryisusedforpoetryworkshopsor

guitarlessons.Also,theymayhavewritersvisitingandtalkingabouttheirbooks.Alloftheseactivitiesaremuchbetter

becausetheyareinalibrary.

Lotsofschoolshavelibraries.Ifyourschoolhasalibraryifsprobablynotjustaplacetoreadbooks.Librariesare

alsoquietplacestobe.Theyarecalmerthantheplaygroundorthedininghall.It'sthebooksthatkeepuscalmand

peaceful.

54.Whyarelibrarieslesspopularthanbefore?

55.Whatactivitiescanbeorganizedinalibrary?

56.Whattypeofbookwouldyouliketoborrowfromyourschoollibrary?Why?

第七部分書面表達（共1題；滿分25分）

57.《蘇州日報》英文?？浴癙racticemakesperfect"為題向中學生開展征文活動，請你用英語寫一篇短文投

稿，內容包括：

1.你對該諺語的理解；

2.你生活中的一個事例（例如：運動、樂器、家務、學習等方面）；

3.你的感悟，

注意：1.詞數(shù)100,短文開頭已給出，不計人總詞數(shù)；

2內容需涵蓋所有要點，可適當發(fā)揮；

3.文中不得出現(xiàn)與考生相關的真實校名和姓名等信息。

Practicemakesperfect

Haveyouheardofthesaying"practicemakesperfecf,?Imean

2021年蘇州市初中畢業(yè)暨升學考試試卷

英語

注意事項：

1.本試卷共八大題，滿分100分（不含聽力口語30分），考試用時100分鐘；

2.答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、考點名稱、考場號、座位號用0,5毫來黑色墨水簽宇筆填寫在

答題卡相對應的位置上，并認真核對條形碼上的準考號、姓名是否與本人相符合；

3.答選擇題必須用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再

選涂其他答案;答非選擇題必須用0.5毫來黑色墨水簽宇筆寫在答題卡指定的住置上，不在答題區(qū)域

內的答案一律無效，不得用其他筆答題；

4.考生答題必須答在答題卡上，答在試卷和草稿紙上一律無效。

第一部分單項填空（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A,B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項

涂黑。

1.Footballfansareoftencalledthe"12thman“becauseoftheirinfluenceateam.

A.toB.fromC.onD.at

2.Accordingtothenewtrafficrules,peoplewearahelmetwhenridingane-bike.

A.mightB.mayC.canD.must

3.IknowhowbusyyouareandnaturallyIwouldn'ttaketoomuchofyourtime.

A.offB.upC.onD.down

4.Peterhasmemoryandoftenforgetsthenamesofpeoplearoundhim.

A.longB.goodC.richD.poor

5.ThegravityonMarsisonlyaboutthereeighthsofontheEarth.

A.thatB.thoseC.oneD.ones

6.ThedocumentaryAPlasticOceanissoimpressivethatIitseveraltimessofar.

A.watchedB.watchC.havewatchedD.willwatch

7.Duringourholidays,weshouldavoidupatnightandoversleepinginthemorning.

A.stayB.tostayC.stayedD.staying

8.Nowteenagerstodovoluntaryworkfortheirlocalcommodities.

A.areencouragedB.wereencouragedC.haveencouragedD.areencouraging

9.—Amy,IwonderinthestreetwhenIcometopickyouup.

—Wellthere*sabigtreebythefrontgateandifscoveredinlovelywhiteflowersatthemoment.

A.howwillIfindyourhouseB.howIwillfindyourhouse

C.whenIwillfindyourhouseD.whenwillIfindyourhouse

10.一Hi,Jack!I'mjustgoingtothepracticefortheconcert.Areyoucomingtoplayyourviolin?

—,Carl.Ihavetofinishmyreporttoday.

A.You'dbetternotB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.TmafraidnotD.Don'tworry

第二部分完形填空（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上

將該項涂黑。

WhenshewasveryyoungSevernCullis-SuzukilearnedthattheUnitedNationsAssembly（大會）wasgoingtomeet

inBrazil,Severn11thatshewantednotonlytogotherebutalsotosaysomething.Shestartedtoraisemoneyfor

the12andwhenshewas12,shehadenoughforthe11,000-kilometrejourney.

Severnwassurethatshehad13tosay,andwhenshemadeherfive-minutespeech14theUN

Assembly,shetriedveryhardtomakeadifference.Shetalkedabout15problemslikepollutionandthehuntingof

animals.Shealsotalkedaboutthe16ofchildreninmanypartsoftheworld,especiallypoorchildrenwhodon't

haveenoughtoeat.Shecomparedthemwithchildreninrichercountrieswhohavemorethantheyneedandthrowthings

17.Severn'squestionswereachallengetotheworld'sleaders-questionsaboutwhythegrown-upswho18

theworlddon'ttakemorecareofitandofthepeoplewholiveinit.

Manypeoplewhoheardherspeechwerecryingattheend,andeveryone19withthunderousapplause（掌

聲）whenshefinished.

Severnshowedthatyoungpeoplecanmakeadifference20they'rebraveenoughtobelieveinthemselves.Who

knows?PerhapsyoucouldbeanotherSevern.

11.A.refusedB.decidedC.regrettedD.doubted

12.A.gameB.courseC.partyD.trip

13.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

14.A.fromB.withC.toD.by

15.A.environmentalB.physicalC.educationalD.medical

16.A.locationB.vacationC.situationD.communication

17.A.onB.upC.overD.away

18.A.runB.holdC.missD.stop

19.A.brokeupB.grewupC.stoodupD.gaveup

20.A.unlessB.ifC.whetherD.though

第三部分閱讀理解（共12小題;每小題2分，滿分24分）

請認真閱讀下面短文.從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選頂，并在答題卡上

將該項涂黑。

A

Onthebottomofmostplasticpackaging（包裝）,there'sasmalltriangle（三角）withaletteroranumberwritten

inside.Theselittlesymbolsarenoteasytobenoticed,butarereallyimportant.Theytellyouwhatkindofplasticitisand

whetheritcanberecycledornot.

Canitbe

TypesofPlastic

recycled?

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PetThisistheplasticthatyouoftenseeonsupermarketshelves!Ifsusedtomakeplasticwater

bottlesandbiscuitboxes.

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HDPE

HDPEisastrongertypeofplastic.Itiswhatmilkbottlesaremadeof.

X

LDPE

LDPEisaverysoftplasticwhichisnoteasilybroken.Itiswhatshoppingbagsaremadeof.

限

X

PS（POLYSTYRENE]

Thisplasticisoftenseeninourdailylife.You'llprobablyhaveseenitasthosecheapwhitecups

yougethotdrinksin,orastakeawayfoodpackaging.

21.Whichisastrongertypeofplastic?

A.PETB.HDPEC.LDPED.PS

22WhichofthefollowingusesPETplastic?

A.Milkbottles.B.Hotdrinkwhitecups.

C.Drinkingwaterbottles.D.Takeawayfoodpackaging.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?

A.Tointroducetypesofplastic.B.Todisplayreusableitems.

C.Toexplainrecyclingmethods.D.Torecommendshoppingbags.

Chineseismainlydividedinto13dialects（方言）andthesedialectscanbefurtherdividedintomanykindsoflocal

dialects.Putonghua（orMandarin）thepredominantdialect,isspokenbyover70%ofthepopulationandisoneofthe6

officiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations.Withintheselargedialectgroups,therearesmallgroups,manyofwhichare

difficulttounderstand.InFujian,forexample,peopleliving10kilometresawayfromoneanothercanbespeakingdifferent

Mindialects.

Putonghua.ItisthemotherdialectofChineselivinginnorthernChinaandSichuanProvince.ItiscalledGuoyuin

somepartsofChina,likeHongKong,Macao（澳門）andTaiwan.ItisknowninEnglishasMandarinChinese,or

StandardChinese.

Wu.SpokeninShanghai,mostofZhejiangandthesouthernpartsofJiangsuandAnhui.Wuismadeupofhundredsof

differentofspokenforms.

Hakka/Kejia.HakkaiswidelyspokeninFujian,Taiwan,andsomecountriesinSoutheastAsia.

Min.ItisspokeninFujian,Taiwan,andSoutheastAsia.Mingroupisthemostdiverse（多樣的）,withmany

differentspokenformsusedinneighbouringcountries.

Yue.ItisspokeninGuangdong,HongKong,Macao,Taiwan,alloverSoutheastAsiaandbymanyChineseliving

abroad.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword-predominant"mean?

A.Morebeautiful.B.Morespecial.C.Moreinteresting.D.Morecommon.

25WhatdoyouknowaboutPutonghuaafterreadingthispassage?

A.ItisusedbyasmallgroupofpeopleinChina.

B.ItisspokenonlybypeopleinMainlandChina.

C.ItisincludedintheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNations.

D.ItisthemotherdialectofpeoplelivinginsouthernChina.

26.Basedonhepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.MostpeopleinAnhuispeakKejia.B.WuisthelocaldialectofShanghai.

C.Yuehasthemostdifferentspokenforms.D.MostpeopleinHongKongspeakMin.

C

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