BEIJINGJuly21-MoreandmoreparentsinShanghaihavefoundthattheirchildrenareforgettinghowtouseShanghaidialecttoexpressthemselvesaccordingtoareportinthecity'sJiefangDailyonJuly11andsomehavebegunforcingthemtosp
BEIJINGJuly21-MoreandmoreparentsinShanghaihavefoundthattheirchildrenareforgettinghowtouseShanghaidialecttoexpressthemselvesaccordingtoareportinthecity'sJiefangDailyonJuly11andsomehavebegunforcingthemtospeakitathome.
LanguageexpertssaythatthepromotionofPutonghuaandthelargenumberofnon-Shanghainesesettingdowninthecityhavemeantthatthelocaldialecthaslostitsprevioushighsocialstatusaccordingtothereport.
TheyhaveurgedthatthedialectbeprotectedalongsidePutonghua(alsoknownasMandarin)thenation'scommontonguethathasbeensystematicallypromotedsincenewChinawasfoundedin1949.Intheiropiniondialectscarryandpreservelocalculture.Theysaythatadialectisnotonlyalinguistictool.Butisalsolikeaperson’s“birthmark”andpartoftheirlocalidentityandfeelingofbelonging.
TheyrecommendedthatTVandradiostationssetupchannelsandprogramsusingdialectsandthatschoolsofferselectivecoursesinwhichthedialectsaretaught.TheexpertsalsosuggestedthatdialectbeprotectedwhilemaintaininghighstandardsofPutonghuaandamulticulturalenvironmentinthecity.
1．Wherecanyoureadthispassage?
A．Inanewspaper. B．Inamagazine. C．Inatextbook.D．Inahistorybook.
2．Whatistheopinionofthelanguageexperts?
A．Putonghuashouldbetakenplacebylocaldialects.
B．ShanghaidialectshouldbespokenbyalltheChinese.
C．Peoplecanonlyuselocaldialectsinsomeselectivecoursesinschool.
D．DialectsshouldbeprotectedwhilePutonghuaiswidelyused.
3．ShanghaidialecthaslostitsprevioushighsocialstatusWhichofthefollowingisNOTcause?
A．ManypeoplefromotherplacescometoliveinShanghai
B．Putonhuaiswidelyused.
C．FewTVchannelsorschoolsuselocaldialects.
D．ParentsforgettoforcetheirchildrentospeakShanghaidialect.
4．Whyshouldlocaldialectsbeprotected?
A．ItisChina’spolicy.
B．Putonghuaisnotpractical.
C．Localdialectscarryandpreservelocalculture.
D．MoreandmoreparentsinShanghaihaveaskedtodoso.
5．HowlonghasPutonghu
