Question

【题目】 Richard Sears was unknown in China until 2012, when his story of spending all his money studying Chinese characters was reported online.This caught people’s eye. They gave him the nickname“Uncle Hanzi”.

Sears was once a computer engineer in the USA.When he was young, he developed an interest in Chinese characters. In 1972, when Sears was only 22, he decided to learn Chinese. He bought a one-way ticket to Taiwan, China to begin his study.

After several years of studying, Sears still found writing Chinese characters difficult. One piece of advice he received was to learn the evolution (发 展) of Chinese characters, because it could help him remember them. Since then, Sears has made his own research to study how Chinese characters were formed, and built up his own database (数据库).

In 1990, he came up with the idea of sharing the etymological (词源的) information of Chinese characters on the website. In 2002, Sears made the website free for anyone who was interested. Just by typing a Chinese character on his website,people can find out the shapes and evolution of the character.

“Many people think I am crazy — spending all my money and time on the website. But for me,it’s just an interest,”Sears said. Years of living in China has turned“Uncle Hanzi”into“Grandpa Hanzi”, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the love Sears has for Chinese characters.

【1】When did Sears begin to study Chinese? (不超过 10 个词)

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【2】How did Sears learn writing Chinese characters? (不超过 15 个词)

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【3】What makes Sears keep studying Chinese characters? (不超过 10 个词)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】In 1972, when Sears was only 22.

【2】Sears studied how Chinese characters were formed, and built up his own database.

【3】The love Sears has for Chinese characters.

【解析】

本文讲述了理查德西尔斯把所有钱都花在研究汉字上的故事。西尔斯曾是美国的一名计算机工程师，当他年轻的时候，他对汉字产生了兴趣。1972年，西尔斯年仅22岁，他决定学习中文。他买了一张去中国台湾的单程票开始他的学业。西尔斯开始研究汉字是如何形成的，并建立了自己的数据库。多年在中国的生活让“汉字大叔”变成了“汉字爷爷”，但有一件事没有改变，那就是西尔斯对汉字的喜爱。

【1】句意：西尔斯什么时候开始学中文的?

根据“In 1972, when Sears was only 22, he decided to learn Chinese.”可知1972年，西尔斯年仅22岁，他决定学习中文。故答案为In 1972, when Sears was only 22.

【2】句意：西尔斯是如何学会写汉字的?

根据“One piece of advice he received was to learn the evolution of Chinese characters…study how Chinese characters were formed, and built up his own database”可知是通过学习汉字的演变，建立自己的数据库，故答案为Sears studied how Chinese characters were formed, and built up his own database.

【3】句意：是什么让西尔斯一直在研究汉字?

根据“but one thing that hasn’t changed is the love Sears has for Chinese characters.”可知是西尔斯对汉字的喜爱，故答案为The love Sears has for Chinese characters.

题目要求根据短文内容回答问题，做题时要先通读全文，在了解文章大意的基础上带着题目要求从文中寻找合适的答案。第1小题问什么时候开始学中文的，文中第2段第2句有写到时间，很容易得出答案。