Question

【题目】 What's the English word for the Chinese food jiaozi? Perhaps you would say "dump ling". But actually, you can just say "jiaozi". It has been officially（正式地）added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

People in English-speaking countries now understand more Chinese words and their spelling in pinyin, according to a recent report by CFLPA（中国外文局）.

The CFLPA studied 50 media platforms（媒体平台）in eight English-speaking countries, including the US, the UK and India. The report listed the top 100 Chinese words that people in these countries use the most.

"Shaolin", a place in China that is famous for kung fu, was at the top of the list. Other popular words include "yin yang", "yuan", "gugong","nihao", "wushu", "qi", "qigong", "renminbi" and "majiang".

Some of the words refer not only to Chinese culture, but also politics, economics（经济）and technology. These words include zhongguomeng（Chinese Dream）, yidaiyilu（the Belt and Road Initiative, 一带一路）and zhifubao（Alipay）.

Why have these words become popular? It may be because of increased interest in learning Chinese. The Confucios Institute（孔子学院）, which offers Chinese lessons, has set up 1,073 classrooms in 140 countries and regions, with 2.1 million students. People's Daily reported.

【1】Where has the Chinese word "jiaozi" been officially added?

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【2】How many media platforms did the CFLPA study about Chinese words?

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【3】Which word is the most popular on the list of 100 Chinese words?

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【4】Why are the Chinese words popular in English-speaking countries?

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【5】What lessons does the Confucius Institute offer?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】To the Oxford English Dictionary.

【2】50.

【3】Shaolin.

【4】Because of increased interest in learning Chinese.

【5】Chinese.

【解析】

随着中国在世界上的影响力逐步提高，汉语也受到了越来越多外国人的喜爱。据中国外文局的报告，英语国家的人现在能听懂更多的汉语单词和它们的拼音缩写。短文中给我们举了很多的例子。

【1】根据短文第一段 “But actually, you can just say "jiaozi". It has been officially（正式地）added to the Oxford English Dictionary.”可知， “jiaozi”这个词已经增加进了《牛津英语词典》中。故答案为To the Oxford English Dictionary.

【2】根据短文第二段 “The CFLPA studied 50 media platforms（媒体平台）in eight English-speaking countries, including the US, the UK and India.”可知，中国外文局研究了50个媒体平台。故答案为50.

【3】根据短文第四段 “"Shaolin", a place in China that is famous for kung fu, was at the top of the list.”可知，在名单上， “Shaolin”排在第一位。故答案为Shaolin.

【4】根据短文第五段 “Why have these words become popular? It may be because of increased interest in learning Chinese.”可知，这些汉语词汇如此受欢迎可能是因为外国人对学习汉语越来越感兴趣。故答案为Because of increased interest in learning Chinese.

【5】根据短文最后一段 “The Confucios Institute（孔子学院）, which offers Chinese lessons…”可知，孔子学院是教汉语课的。故答案为Chinese.

这篇短文给我们讲述了汉语在世界上的影响力。短文主题明确，内容贴近学生们的日常生活，比较容易理解。题型是任务型阅读，要求根据文意回答问题，考查学生们对文章事实信息的理解。做题时，应先通读短文，了解文章大意；然后根据题目所问，锁定相关段落或语句，用精炼的语言回答。例如第2小题，可根据题干中的关键词media platforms进行定位，可以很快找到答案在第二段中。再如第5小题，可以用题干中的Confucius Institute锁定答案。