Question

【题目】In days gone by, Chinese women could not go to school. _____ this doesn' t mean they made no efforts to learn. One proof is nüshu(女书), meaning “female script”．

Nüshu is a written _____ created by women in Jiangyong county, Hunan. Hundreds of years ago, it was used and passed on _____ among women. Men could not understand those words.

Elderly women _____ nüshu to girls at home. They used it to write poems or song lyrics. They wrote it on pages, in books, on paper fans and _____ stitched(缝) it in clothing. In them they showed the feelings they were hiding from men. They also talked about difficultics in life and _____ They made it through.

But today, not many women can write nüshu anymore. Some people worry that this ancient culture will soon _____. Zhao Liming, a professor at Tsinghua University, is one of them. She works with an online education app, called Talkman. Since September, users can learn nüshu through this app.

The local government is also working hard to _____ nüshu. Some high schools in Jiangyong offer niishu courses. More young people, including boys, have started to learn this written language.

According to Zhou Youguang, a famous linguist(语言学家), nüshu helped women get freedom. They didn't have the _____ of education, so they made their own written language.

Even though nüshu is not so ______ anymore, this idea is still important today.

【1】A. Or B. So C. But

【2】A. poem B. song C. language

【3】A. only B. really C. nearly

【4】A. told B. brought C. taught

【5】A. ever B. even C. still

【6】A. how B. what C. when

【7】A. work out B. die out C. break out

【8】A. save B. learn C. write

【9】A. time B. right C. money

【10】A. difficult B. beautiful C. useful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 C

【5】 B

【6】 A

【7】 B

【8】 A

【9】 B

【10】 C

【解析】

本文讲述在过去的日子里，中国妇女不能上学，湖南省江永县妇女创作了“女书”文字。几百年前，它在妇女中被使用和传承。男人看不懂这些话。上了年纪的妇女在家里教女孩儿“女书”。他们用它来写诗歌或歌词。但是今天，没有多少女性会写“女书”。有些人担心这种古老的文化很快就会消失。许多人和当地政府在拯救“女书”。江永的一些高中提供“女书”课。越来越多的年轻人，包括男孩，开始学习这种书面语言。

【1】句意：但这并不意味着他们没有努力学习。考查连词辨析。A. Or或者，表示选择关系；B. So因此，表示因果关系；C. But但是，表示转折关系。根据上文句意In days gone by, Chinese women could not go to school.（在过去的日子里，中国妇女不能上学。）和此句是转折关系，可知填But；选C。

【2】句意：“女书”是湖南省江永县妇女创作的一种文字。考查名词辨析。A. poem诗，韵文；B. song歌曲；C. language语言，文字。根据下文（第二段第三句）Men could not understand those words.（人们看不懂这些话。）可知“女书”是湖南省江永县妇女创作的一种文字。”故选C。

【3】句意：几百年前，它只在妇女中使用和流传。考查副词辨析。A. only只有；B. really真地；C. nearly几乎，差不多。结合句意可知填only；选A。

【4】句意：上了年纪的妇女在家里教女孩儿们“女书”。考查名词辨析。A. told告诉；B. brought带来；C. taught教。结合句意可知填taught；选C。

【5】句意：他们把它写在书页、纸扇上，甚至缝在衣服上。考查副词辨析。A. ever曾经；B. even甚至，更；C. still仍然，还。结合句意可知填even；选B。

【6】句意：他们还谈到了生活中的困难以及如何度过难关。考查特殊疑问句词。A. how怎样，如何；B. what什么；C. when什么时候。结合句意可知填how；选A。

【7】句意：有些人担心这种古老的文化很快就会消失。考查动词短语。A. work out解决，计算出；B. die out绝迹，消失；C. break out突然发生，爆发。根据上文“But today, not many women can write nüshu anymore.（但是今天，没有多少女性会写“女书”了。）”可知“有些人担心这种古老的文化很快就会消失。”结合句意可知填die out；选B。

【8】句意：当地政府也在努力拯救“女书”。考查动词辨析。A. save挽救，拯救；B. learn学习；C. write书写。结合句意可知填save；选A。

【9】句意：他们没有受教育的权利，所以他们创作了自己的书面语言。考查名词辨析。A. time时间；B. right权利；C. money金钱。结合句意可知填right；选B。

【10】“女书”不再那么有用了，但这一思想在今天仍然很重要。考查形容词辨析。A. difficult困难的；B. beautiful美丽的；C. useful有用的。结合句意可知填useful；选C。