（二）【2019 • 浙江省金华、义乌、丽水市中考】
On March 19，2019， eight-year-old Tani won the New York Championship(纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.
Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Africa in 2017. A church helped him enter the primary school, P. S. 116. Here the gifted boy was first introduced to chess by a part-time teacher Makofsky, owner of a chess club. Interested in the game, the seven-year-old asked his mother to allow him to join the club. Not able to afford the chess classes, she emailed Makofsky. To her surprise and joy, Makofsky agreed that Tani could learn it for free.
Though the chess club helps, it’s largely believed that Tani’s success lies in hard work. Theboy practices the game for many hours a day on the floor with his board. Every Saturday, Tani goes to a free 3-hour class to improve his game skills.
Not surprisingly, Tani’s story, first reported by The New York Times, has brought him great support from the public. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continued his chess journey. It raised $200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected. And the money keeps coming. But the family donates(捐赠) most of the money to the church and to those poor family!
Tani has also received offers from three famous private schools in New York. However, the family have politely refused all of them and chosen to continue Tani’s education at P. S. 116.
While excited about his new life, Tani is ready to meet great challenges(挑战). He is busy preparing for the 2019 National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world’s youngest chess grandmaster(大师). The record has been 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, who won the title at the age of 12.
5. Tani began to learn chess at the age of __________.
A. seven B. eight C. nine D. twelve
6. Paragraph 3 is mainly about __________.
A. where Tani practices chess B. how hard Tani works at chess
C. what Tani’s mother does for him D. how much the chess club helps
7. After winning the New York Championship, Tani __________.
A. hoped to see Bill Clinton B. went to a famous private school
C. became the richest boy in New York D. got much support from society
8. The writer mentions the Russian chess player Karjakin to __________.
A. call on young people to learn chess
B. introduce his great achievements in chess
C. show it’s a big challenge for Tani to realize his dream
D. tell people Tani has been the world’s best chess player
【文章大意】本文主要主要讲了Tani从小喜欢象棋，并经过自己的不断努力，最终赢得很多奖项，但实现自己的梦想还是很具挑战性的。
5. A【解析】细节理解题。根据文中的信息eight-year-old Tani won the New York Championship(纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. 八岁的Tani赢得了他这个年龄组的纽约象棋赛冠军；以及But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago. 但这个那时无家可归的男孩在不到一年前就开始学习这个比赛了。可知Tani在他七岁的时候就开始学习国际象棋，故答案选A。
6. B【解析】段意归纳题。根据本段的第一句Though the chess club helps, it’s largely believed that Tani’s success lies in hard work.虽然他的成功有象棋俱乐部的帮助，但是主要原因在于他的勤奋和努力；再结合下文的描述：他每天在地上用板子练习好几个小时下棋，而且每周六他都会去上3个小时的免费课程，以提高他的下棋技能。可知本段主要讲述的是Tani在下象棋方面有多么的努力，故答案选B。
7. D【解析】细节理解题。根据文中的信息Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continued his chess journey. It raised $200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected.可知，在赢得纽约象棋赛冠军之后，为了他能继续他的象棋之旅，Makofsky为Tani和他的家人举办了活动，仅仅10天就筹集了20万美元，远远超过了他们的预期。这意味着Tani得到了很多社会上的支持，故答案选D。
8. C【解析】推理判断题。根据文中的信息The record has been 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, 这项纪录由俄罗斯的象棋选手Karjakin已经保持了17年，由此可推知作者提到这个内容的目的是为了说明对于Tani来说，实现梦想是一个很大的挑战，故答案选C。
On March 19，2019， eight-year-old Tani won the New York Championship(纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.
Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Africa in 2017. A church helped him enter the primary school, P. S. 116. Here the gifted boy was first introduced to chess by a part-time teacher Makofsky, owner of a chess club. Interested in the game, the seven-year-old asked his mother to allow him to join the club. Not able to afford the chess classes, she emailed Makofsky. To her surprise and joy, Makofsky agreed that Tani could learn it for free.
Though the chess club helps, it’s largely believed that Tani’s success lies in hard work. Theboy practices the game for many hours a day on the floor with his board. Every Saturday, Tani goes to a free 3-hour class to improve his game skills.
Not surprisingly, Tani’s story, first reported by The New York Times, has brought him great support from the public. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continued his chess journey. It raised $200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected. And the money keeps coming. But the family donates(捐赠) most of the money to the church and to those poor family!
Tani has also received offers from three famous private schools in New York. However, the family have politely refused all of them and chosen to continue Tani’s education at P. S. 116.
While excited about his new life, Tani is ready to meet great challenges(挑战). He is busy preparing for the 2019 National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world’s youngest chess grandmaster(大师). The record has been 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, who won the title at the age of 12.
5. Tani began to learn chess at the age of __________.
A. seven B. eight C. nine D. twelve
6. Paragraph 3 is mainly about __________.
A. where Tani practices chess B. how hard Tani works at chess
C. what Tani’s mother does for him D. how much the chess club helps
7. After winning the New York Championship, Tani __________.
A. hoped to see Bill Clinton B. went to a famous private school
C. became the richest boy in New York D. got much support from society
8. The writer mentions the Russian chess player Karjakin to __________.
A. call on young people to learn chess
B. introduce his great achievements in chess
C. show it’s a big challenge for Tani to realize his dream
D. tell people Tani has been the world’s best chess player
【文章大意】本文主要主要讲了Tani从小喜欢象棋，并经过自己的不断努力，最终赢得很多奖项，但实现自己的梦想还是很具挑战性的。
5. A【解析】细节理解题。根据文中的信息eight-year-old Tani won the New York Championship(纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. 八岁的Tani赢得了他这个年龄组的纽约象棋赛冠军；以及But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago. 但这个那时无家可归的男孩在不到一年前就开始学习这个比赛了。可知Tani在他七岁的时候就开始学习国际象棋，故答案选A。
6. B【解析】段意归纳题。根据本段的第一句Though the chess club helps, it’s largely believed that Tani’s success lies in hard work.虽然他的成功有象棋俱乐部的帮助，但是主要原因在于他的勤奋和努力；再结合下文的描述：他每天在地上用板子练习好几个小时下棋，而且每周六他都会去上3个小时的免费课程，以提高他的下棋技能。可知本段主要讲述的是Tani在下象棋方面有多么的努力，故答案选B。
7. D【解析】细节理解题。根据文中的信息Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continued his chess journey. It raised $200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected.可知，在赢得纽约象棋赛冠军之后，为了他能继续他的象棋之旅，Makofsky为Tani和他的家人举办了活动，仅仅10天就筹集了20万美元，远远超过了他们的预期。这意味着Tani得到了很多社会上的支持，故答案选D。
8. C【解析】推理判断题。根据文中的信息The record has been 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, 这项纪录由俄罗斯的象棋选手Karjakin已经保持了17年，由此可推知作者提到这个内容的目的是为了说明对于Tani来说，实现梦想是一个很大的挑战，故答案选C。
