人教版（2019）高中英语必修第一册 Unit 5 Languages Around the World 习题

汉字不仅是一种书写体系，也是一种书法艺术。（character; system; calligraphy）

由于全球变暖，许多动植物正处于危险之中。（global warming; in danger）

尽管他缺乏经验，但最终还是得到了这份工作。（despite）

我主修英语，所以词汇对我来说很重要。（major in; vocabulary）

遇到生僻的英语单词，你最好查查字典。（refer to）

他们通过电子邮件保持联系。（by means of）

这座古庙可以追溯到明朝。（date back to; dynasty）

中国菜的烹饪方法多种多样。（a variety of）

无论面对什么样的困难，你都应该保持积极的人生态度。（positive; attitude）

这个男人挣扎着依靠自己站起来，但一次又一次地失败了。（struggle to; on one's own）

他们对事故的描述非常重要。（description; be of great importance）

我们的教育系统应该为所有的孩子提供平等的机会。（system; equal）

这笔钱将用于一个特定的目的: 建造新剧院。（specific）

如果你能帮我个忙，我会很感激的。（appreciate）

令我惊讶的是，一些外国人把中文当作他们的母语。（regard...as...）

将下面一篇短文翻译成通顺的中文。

With the Chinese language becoming popular, the UK government plans to invest 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Mandarin (普通话). Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online.

Jack (UK): The learning of any language can be valuable and useful, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn and the UK is said to be bad at learning foreign languages. Why should they learn Chinese when most people in the world speak English?

Mark (US): I studied French for 2 years in high school and German for 4 years in college. I studied Mandarin informally for about 4 months before moving to China. Now I speak Mandarin every day as my wife doesn't speak English. But it is far from being fluent. Learning additional languages is a great thing, which offers a different view on the world around us. Nowadays, it's almost necessary to be able to speak more than just your mother tongue.