In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in tradition

Passage 85【2020 •山东省滨州市中考】

 

 

In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture.
Drawn to the ancient language, he went to China to study Chinese in the 1990s.
In 1994, Richard Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online. Then, in 2002, he did it. That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology(汉字字源)website. "My website did not get much attention for the next few years. Until one day in 2011, it suddenly got a lot of attention.
I got a few thousand emails, and a few million visitors and people started calling me 'Uncle Hanzi', " Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters. He has put more than 96, 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website. "When I study each character, I wonder what the ancient Chinese thought, " said Sears.
After visiting many Chinese cities, Sears learned more about China and ancient Chinese culture, He said when he came to China in the last century, few Chinese could speak good English "However, you can hear English in many places in China now. Chinese language and culture were mysterious and not known by people in most countries then, but now, more and more people in the world are learning Chinese, even Chinese history, traditional Chinese medicine and so on, "Sears added.
At present, the 70-year-old American has made his home in China. "When I die, I hope my website will live on, and I'm planning to write a book about my research. This will be my gift to China, " he said.
36. What does "Drawn to the ancient language" mean in Paragraph1?
A. Sears was interested in ancient Chinese. B. Sears had to study Chinese characters.
C. Sears could draw Chinese characters well. D. Sears could speak ancient Chinese very well.
37. Chinese Etymology website went online in________.
A. 1972 B. 1994 C. 2002 D. 2011
38. What did Sears put on Chinese Etymology website?
A. Chinese history. B. Ancient Chinese characters.
C. The daily life of Richard Sears D. Traditional Chinese medicine.
39. From the passage, we can infer that Sears set up the website to ________.
A. become famous B. get the nick name "Uncle Hanzi"
C. write a book about his research D. make more people know about ancient Chinese characters
40. The best title for the passage could be ________.
A. Great Changes in China B. Mysterious Chinese Language and Culture
C. American "Uncle Hanzi" D. A Young American and Traditional Chinese Culture
【文章大意】本文讲述了美国人理查德·西尔斯喜欢学习中国古代汉字,他创建了一个名为“汉字字源”的网站,在网上张贴了很多中国古代汉字,引起了很多人的关注。他因此被称为“汉字大叔”。
36.A【解析】词句猜测题。根据“In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture.”可知,西尔斯对古代汉语很感兴趣,所以他去中国学习汉语。故选A。
37.C【解析】细节理解题。根据“Then, in 2002, he did it. That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology(汉字字源)website.”可知,汉字字源网站于2002年上线。故选C。
38.B【解析】细节理解题。根据“He has put more than 96, 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website.”可知,他已经在网站上张贴的是古代汉字。故选B。
39.D【解析】推理判断题。根据“That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology(汉字字源)website. "My website did not get much attention for the next few years. Until one day in 2011, it suddenly got a lot of attention.””可知,西尔斯创建这个汉字字源网站的目的是想让更多的人了解中国古代汉字。故选D。
40.C【解析】标题归纳题。根据“I got a few thousand emails, and a few million visitors and people started calling me 'Uncle Hanzi', " Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters. He has put more than 96, 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website”可知,美国的西尔斯学习中国古代汉字,并创建网站,在网上张贴中国古代汉字,被称为“汉字大叔”。故选C。

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