（四）
Students are used to speaking Mandarin(普通话) both at home and school.
31. H，more than 20 third-grade students from the Affiliated Primary
School of Hunan Normal University have 32. c to learn the local dialect
(方言) in the classroom.
According to China Daily, the class was 33. t by language professors at
universities such as Hunan Normal University, Central South University and Changsha Normal
University.
Apart from listening, 34. s，reading and writing，students can learn about the
idioms(习语)，nursery rhymes(童谣)，figures of speech(修辞手法) and culture
35. b the dialect, according to Ms. Luo of the 36. c.
“As the country has been promoting(推广) Mandarin, many 37. y students do
not learn how to speak local dialects. That's 38. w the country has started to
preserve(保护) different language resources in recent years,” she said.
Ms. Luo told China Daily that promoting the 39. u of Mandarin and dialects is
not contradictory(相互矛盾的).
“Dialect protection is a 40. f trend(趋势), and different dialects, which carry
different cultures and values, should not, and will not, disappear,” she said.

31. However 32. chosen 33. taught 34. speaking 35. behind 36. course 37. young 38. why 39. use 40. future

【分析】
先通读短文把握大意：文章介绍湖南师范大学附属小学开设方言课程，说明课程情况及保护方言的原因。解题时需结合上下文语境、语法结构、固定搭配推导每个空的答案：31空前后为转折关系；32空需用现在完成时的过去分词；33空为被动语态结构；34空与听、读、写并列；35空表“方言背后的文化”；36空指“这门课程”；37空修饰学生表“年轻的”；38空为固定搭配表原因；39空表“使用”；40空表“未来的趋势”。
【解析】
31. 前后句为转折关系，故填However；
32. 现在完成时结构“have+过去分词”，结合语境表示“被选来学习”，故填chosen；
33. 被动语态“be+过去分词”，表示课程被教授，故填taught；
34. 与listening、reading、writing并列，用动名词speaking；
35. 表示“方言背后的文化”，故填behind；
36. 指这门方言课程，故填course；
37. 修饰students表示“年轻的”，故填young；
38. 固定搭配“That's why”表原因，故填why；
39. 表示“普通话和方言的使用”，故填use；
40. 表示“未来的趋势”，故填future。
【答案】31. However 32. chosen 33. taught 34. speaking 35. behind 36. course 37. young 38. why 39. use 40. future
【知识点】英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】本题考查英语完形填空，需学生结合语境、语法及词汇积累完成填空，注重基础语言能力的考查，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7