SectionⅢWordpower,Task&Project1．customn．风俗，习俗2．interruptvi.&vt.插嘴，打断，暂停3．representvt.代表；展示，描绘4．distinguishvt.区分，辨别；使具有某种特征5．embarrassvt.使尴尬，使难堪→embarrassedadj.尴尬的；局促不安的→embarrassingadj.令人为难的；尴尬的→embarrassmentn．困窘；尴尬；难堪6．conclusionn．结论；推论→concludevt.推断出；使结束vi.结束；总结；7．mistakenadj.错误的；误解的→mistaken．错误；误会；过失v.误解；弄错8．combinevt.&vi.组合；(使)联合→combinationn．结合；结合到一起的事物或人9．convenientadj.方便的→conveniencen．便利；舒适；适宜10．indicatevt.显示；表示；象征，暗示→indicationn．指示；表示；迹象1．up_and_down上上下下；来来回回；起起伏伏2．make_fun_of取笑3．in_conclusion总之；综上所述；最后4．differ_from和……不同，不同于5．stand_for代表，象征6．as_a_whole作为整体，总体上7．turn_into变成8．in_the_1950s在20世纪50年代9．ought_to应当，应该10．as_a_result_of由于，作为……的结果1．all与否定词连用，构成部分否定Not_all(不是所有的)charactersweredevelopedfromdrawingsofobjects.2．“beof＋名词”结构Whilethestudentsfoundthesoldier’sideainteresting,thesystemwastoodifficulttobe_of_practical_use(实用)．ReadthetextinP38carefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．ThemaindifferencebetweentheChineselanguageandmanyWesternlanguagesshouldbethat________.A．thecharacterstheChineselanguageuseshavemeaningsandcanworkaloneaswords,whileWesternlanguagescan’tB．WesternlanguagesareusuallyformedbycombiningandmixingmanydifferentlanguagesfromdifferentcountriesC．theChineselanguagehasalongerhistorythanWesternlanguages2．HowmanykindsofChinesecharactersarementionedinthepassage?A．1.B．2.C．4.3．Whichisthecorrectexplanationabouttheformingofthecharacter“休”?A．Amanlyingonthegroundwithhisarmscrossed.B．Amanrunning.C．Amanlyingagainstatree.答案：1－3.ABCThedevelopmentofChinesecharacters①TheChineselanguagediffersfrom②Westernlanguagesinthat③，insteadofanalphabet④，itusescharacterswhichstandfor⑤ideas，objectsordeeds⑥.Chinesewordsareformedbyputtingtogetherdifferentcharacters.Inmanycases⑦，asinglecharactercanalsomakeup⑧aword.ThehistoryoftheChineselanguagecanbeexaminedbylookingathowthesecharactersdeveloped.Chinesewriting⑨beganthousandsofyearsago.AccordingtoB10anancientstory，amannamedCangJie⑪invented⑫Chinesewriting.Onewinterdaywhilehewashunting⑬，hesawthetracks⑭ofanimalsinthesnowandobservedthattheappearance⑮ofmountaineachonewasdifferent.Thenhehadtheideamountainthathecouldusedifferentshapestorepresent⑯differentobjects⑰.ThefirstChinesecharactersweredrawings⑱ofphysical⑲objects.Somecharactershavebeensimplified⑳andothershavebeenmademoredifficultovertime.However,asawhole，thecharactershavedevelopedfromdrawingsintostandardforms.Thecharacterforamountainwasatfirstthreemountaintopstogether.Thisbecameonemountaintopandthreelines,andovertimeturnedintothecharacterusednowadays.①Chinesecharacter汉字②differfrom和……不同，不同于differ['dIf(r)]əvi.相异，有区别③inthat“在于，因为”，引导原因状语从句。④alphabet['ælfbet]ən.(一种语言的)字母表，全部字母⑤standfor代表，象征⑥deed[diːd]n.行为，行动which引导的定语从句，修饰characters。⑦inmanycases在许多情况下⑧makeup构成⑨writing['raItI]ŋn.文字；文字作品○accordingto根据，是介词短语，后跟名词作宾语。⑪过去分词短语namedCangJie是后置定语，修饰aman。⑫inventv.发明；创造；捏造discover发现⑬hunt[hʌnt]vt.&vi.打猎，猎杀，搜寻⑭trackn.踪迹⑮app...
