题目内容
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.
With his standard Mandarin pronunciation, practiced skills on Chinese expressions and special humour with a Beijing accent, Dashan has become a household name across China.
People have always wondered how the 36-year-old Canadian can be so skillful in the Chinese language even though it is considered by many as one of the most difficult languages in the world.But to Dashan, the great challenge was a piece of cake due to his deep interest, proper method and the excellent environment he created for himself.
“Interest is the best teacher.” That is a universal principle. Even if the 20-year-old Mark Rowswell--Dashan's real name--hadn't fully realized what attracted him to the Chinese department at the University of Toronto in Canada, he was already deeply interested in Chinese culture when he decided to have further study in Beijing.
Entering the Chinese department of Peking University in 1988, Dashan felt like a duck in water. Study is always a hard job, no matter how much interest you have. Therefore, effective ways are necessary to improvement. “Learn for life and learn in life” is Dashan's belief.
As a freshman at the University of Toronto, the student did study the textbooks, which especially aimed on foreign Chinese learners. They did help him build a solid foundation.
However, that's far from enough to grasp the Chinese language. Starting in his junior year, Dashan began to read original Chinese novels, Chinese newspapers and even the selected works of Deng Xiaoping. “Only the material for Chinese native readers could give me a proper sense of the language,” he said.
The language that is the daily means of communication is the principle that Dashan always keeps in his mind.What you have really learned depends on what you can use, not necessarily your mastery of textbooks.
To learn in daily life requires a favorable language environment, which is also necessary for improvement. Dashan admits it is hard for Chinese English learners to be brought into a good English speaking environment, but insists, “to listen and speak as much as possible does help.”
To help Chinese English learners develop a favourable environment, Dashan took part in a VCD programme--“Travel with Dashan”-- to teach daily and up-to-date English in real-life situations.
(1)Dashan could learn Chinese very well because of ________.
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A.his interest
B.practiced skills on Chinese expression
C.his special method
D.special humour with a Beijing accent
(2)The sentence “learn for life and learn in life” here means ________.
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A.learn things in our daily life, otherwise it will not last long
B.we should study in practice all our lives
C.life is difficult, so we'd better learn more to lead a better life
D.langnage is the necessary part of our daily life, so we must practice it frequently
(3)The main idea of the passage is ________.
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A.Dashan has become a household name across China
B.how can we master a foreign language in a short time
C.Dashan took part in a VCD programme “Travel with Dashan” to teach
English in real-life situation
D.try to learn English under the direction of Dashan, and you'll succeed one day
(4)The underlined phrase “a piece of cake” here refers to ________.
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(5)Dashan read the selected works of Deng Xiaoping because ________.
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A.he admired the former leader of the government
B.he hoped to learn more of the spirits of it
C.he wanted to give him a proper sense of the Chinese language
D.they are very popular in modem times
解析:
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(1) A 这是一道细节题.由短文第二段中But to Dashan.the great challenge was a piece of cake due to his deep interest, proper method and the excellent environment he created for himself.可知,由于大山对汉语有着极大的兴趣,所以最大的挑战对他来说仅是“小菜一碟”,答案为A. (2) B 这是一道词语理解题.题干中的“learn for life and learn in life”意为“为生活而学习并在生活中学习”;B项中的“We should study in practice all our lives”意为“我们应该终生在实际生活中进行学习”,二者意思相同.故答案选B. (3) C 这是一道主旨大意题.C项“大山参与了'随大山旅游'这一节目的制作,在真实条件下教授英语”符合全文的大意,故最佳答案选C. (4) B 这是一道词语理解题.短语a piece of cake在口语中是“轻松或容易做的事情”,故B为最佳选项. (5) C 这是一道细节判断题.短文倒数第四段叙述了大山为了更好地掌握汉语,开始阅读原版汉语小说、报纸、邓小平选集.他所说的“Only the material for Chinese native readers could give me a proper sense of the Language”的意思是“只有为中国本国人阅读的材料才能给我提供正确的语感”,所以C为最佳选项. |
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