人与自我/社会：世界上的语言 星期一 阅读理解 (分值：20分) (每小题2.5分，共20分) A Nowadays China plays an increasingly significant role in world politics，economy and cultural integration.Chinese language is becoming more and more popular and important.As one of the most popular languages in the world，English has many differences from Chinese. This is a brief introduction of the differences in Chinese and English Grammar to help those who have some basis in Chinese to learn this language easier. 1．English emphasizes on the structure，while Chinese focuses on the meaning.In English，several meanings can be expressed clearly with complicated structure in just one sentence.In Chinese，a sentence is usually short with few modifiers(修饰语)，or it will cause confusion in meaning. 2．When expressing the meaning，long sentence is regularly used in English and short sentence is used in Chinese.From point one above，we could conclude that English sentences are usually long and Chinese sentences are usually short.One should “Get the meaning，forget the words” in Chinese learning. 3．It has many clauses in English sentences which are often separated in small sentences in Chinese way of expression.In an English sentence，apart from some modifiers，it has a lot of clauses which make a sentence much more complicated.In Chinese，one meaning is usually expressed in separated sentences connecting with comma. 4．In English people use pronouns a lot，but in Chinese people often use nouns.In English，people not only use “we”，“you”，“she”，“they”，but also use “that” and “which” to keep a sentence well structured and clearly，and avoid repeating meaning.Due to short sentence structure，a pronoun is commonly replaced by a noun in Chinese expression. 5．The passive voice is often used in English expression; In Chinese，one usually uses the active voice.The passive voice is widely used in English，especially in some scientific articles.For example，“It is (always) stressed that...” is generally expressed as “People (always) stress that...” in Chinese. 1．Who is the passage designed for A. Foreigners who teach Chinese. B．Foreigners who learn Chinese. C．Foreigners who live in China. D．Foreigners who visit China. 2．What will happen if a sentence in Chinese is too long A. The sentence’s meaning can be expressed more clearly. B．There will be mistakes in the sentences. C．The structure of this sentence is wrong. D．The sentence is likely to be confusing. 3．Which of the following options are incorrect A. The active voice is often used in Chinese expression. B．Pronouns are used in English frequently. C．Chinese prefers clauses to small sentences. D．English sentences are usually longer than Chinese sentences. 4．Which is more in line with English expression habits according to the passage A. Tea is enjoyed by people worldwide and it is good for health. B．People enjoy drinking tea worldwide and it is good for health. C．Tea is enjoyed by people worl ... ...
