1. (2022九下·开州期中) 阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Shanghainese is a dialect(方言)which is completely different from Mandarin(普通话). Shanghai is part of the Yangtze River Delta region. This region is home to some 220 million people. At first, the region was made up of the Wu people, who spoke a family of dialects known as Wu Chinese, with 80 million native speakers. Shanghainese is one of them.

Way bank in 1950, Mandarin, a dialect from Beijing, became China's official language. Then in 1992, Shanghainese was banned from use at school when the government pushed for a Mandarin education system.

Many local children today can understand the language, but they can't speak it well. That's mainly because Shanghainese is passed on only through family and not formal education.

Luckily, there is the only school in Shanghai still teaching the dialect, LTL Mandarin School. The teacher, Alex Wang, says that, the best way to learn Shanghainese is to find some local friends and make them your personal teacher every time you meet up with them.

Since 2005, efforts have been made to protect Shanghainese. They include more TV programs in Shanghainese, more study of the language, and even use Of Shanghainese on some public transport.

One of the people helping pass the language on to today's youth is Wang Yuanchao who writes and records songs in Shanghainese for school children. "I realize that fewer and fewer kids can speak Shanghainese," he said. "So I want to give them more opportunities to sing and act out Shanghainese."

1. （1） Which of the following can best replace the underlined word "banned" in Paragraph 2?

   A . punished B . stopped C . replaced D . encouraged
3. （2） What's the best way to learn Shanghainese according to Alex Wang?

   A . To listen to classes carefully. B . To have a personal teacher C . To have a formal study. D . To talk with a local friend.
5. （3） What can we learn from the passage?

   A . In the writer's opinion, it's necessary to protect Shanghainese B . Shanghainese was China's official language before 1950. C . There are many schools that provide Shanghainese courses. D . Young people can hardly understand or speak Shanghainese.
7. （4） What's the purpose of the passage?

   A. To tell people how to protect Shanghainese.

   B. To give people some advice on learning Shanghainese.

   C. To introduce the history and development of Shanghainese.

   D. To show Shanghainese is an important part of Chinese culture.