Ⅲ. 阅读理解
Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style spelling bee(拼写大赛). In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.
Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy(书法)to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.
But there’s still hope for the paint brush. China’s Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.
In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now? ”we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture, ”she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up. ”says the teacher.
【文章大意】本文主要介绍了汉字拼写大赛的情况和意义, 汉字书写的复苏能更好地帮助了解中国的传统文化。
1. What can we learn about the Character Hero?
A. It’s open to people of all ages and all walks.
B. It’s the most-viewed TV program in China.
C. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.
D. It draws great public attention across the country.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, 可知这个节目吸引了公众的注意力。
2. Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?
A. Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often.
B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.
C. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.
D. Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. 可知选D。
3. According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is ________ .
A. necessary for adults to survive in China
B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry
C. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive
D. an ability to be developed only when you are students
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中“The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture, ”可知选C。
4. Where does this text probably come from?
A. A news report.
B. A science report.
C. An advertisement.
D. Children’s literature.
【解析】选A。文章出处题。本文主要讲了关于每周汉字拼写大赛的报道和大赛的意义, 推知本文是一篇新闻报道。
【技法导练】
巧用寻读, 破解事实细节题
抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好事实细节题的关键。做这一类题一般采用寻读法, 即先读题, 然后带着问题快速阅读短文, 找出与问题有关的词语或句子, 再对相关部分进行分析对比, 找出答案。
题号 寻读关键词句 答案 Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. 答案：D
