Question

 As the People’s Republic of China celebrated the 60th birthday, the success of the language was one of the mainly things to do be proud of. China is a country of many region (地区) and many dialects (方言). It was difficult for people to communicate with each other. Mandarin (Putonghua), the language commonly spoken around Beijing, was encouraged as national language. In 1982, the government promoted the use of Putonghua throughout the country. 83 It was obligatory (义不容辞的，必须履行的) to speak Putonghua in schools, in other institution, on radios, TVs and in films.

The policy (方针，政策) has been wonderfully successfully. And it’s not just successful in mainland China but in Chinese communities around the world. Hong Kong is a Cantonese (粤语) speaking city but students are learning Putonghua in the schools and more people are speaking it on the street. The same is true among Chinese communities in cities from Singapore to London. 

Most of this worldwide success has a lot to do with business. China’s economy is growing and people, even non- Chinese, are learning Putonghua so that they can do business with China. Of course, not everyone is learning the language for economic reasons. Many people are learning it for fun and to discover the richness of Chinese culture.

China celebrated its 60th birthday, so enjoy it: 84 Be proud of our country and be proud of our language.

Shengrikuaile, Zhongguo!

A.根据短文内容回答下列问题。

81. What is Mandarin like?

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82. Why are many people even non-Chinese learning Putonghua?

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B. 将短文中划线部分译成汉语。

83. _______________________________________________________________________

84. _______________________________________________________________________

C. 请给文章选择合适的标题。

85. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

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Answer 1

81. Mandarin(Putonghua) is the language that is commonly spoken around Beijing.

82. Many people, even non—Chinese, are learning Putonghua because some of them want to do

business with China, some of them are for fun and to discover the richness of Chinese culture.

83.在学校，在其他机构，收音机，电视以及电影中说普通话是义不容辞的。

84.为我们的国家感到骄傲，为我们的语言感到骄傲。

85.The importance of Putonghua.