Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.

Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest(竞赛) on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant(选手), explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was needed to write down the word.

Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon(武器). She studied how Chinese characters were formed.

“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how writers use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.

“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.

1.Lu Jialei was born in ________.

A. 1997 B. 1999 C. 2001 D. 2002

2. Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.

A. for more than one week B. as long as one week

C. for more than half a month D. as long as half a month

3.The contestant was needed to write down the word ________.

A. after the contestant read the word to the host

B. before the host read the word to the contestant

C. after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

D. before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

4. Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________.

A. she paid attention to details

B. she was the smartest contestant

C. she found the beauty of Chinese language

D. she studied how Chinese characters were formed

Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It’s not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve (解决) the problem.

Then, the CRH trains (和谐号列车) come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin runs in August, 2008. There are the letters “CRH” on the head of the train. CRH 1 and CRH 2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH 3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.

China will start to make a CRH train, 350 kilometres an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains.

Can CRH trains solve all the problems? “Of course not. There is still a long way to go,” about 85% of the people answer.

1.The first CRH train runs ________.

A. in August, 2009 B. in May, 2008

C. in August, 2008 D. in June, 2010

2.How fast will the CRH train from Beijing to Shanghai go?

A. 100 km/h. B. 200 km/h.

C. 300 km/h. D. 350 km/h.

3.The word “save” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 浪费 B. 节省 C. 积攒 D. 拖延

4.Which of the following is Right about the CRH trains?

A. Not all people enjoy taking CRH trains.

B. The workers on the first CRH train are not friendly.

C. People can see the letters “CRH” on the traditional trains.

D. It costs people more money to take CRH trains than to take planes.

5.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph (段落)?

A. CRH trains don’t help transportation (交通) in China at all.

B. People need to look for other ways to solve problems of taking trains.

C. Many people think CRH trains have problems.

D. About 85% of the people need to go on a trip on foot.

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