Question

Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.

Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18^th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.

Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.

“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.

“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1.Lu Jialei was born in ________.

A. 1997      B. 1999   C. 2001    D. 2002

2.Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.

A. for more than one week     

B. as long as one week

C. for more than half a month   

D. as long as half a month

3.What does the underline word “contestant” mean?

A. 主持人       B. 观众        C. 选手           D. 亲友团

4.Lu Jialei’s secret weapon to win was that ________.

A. She paid attention to details

B. She was the smartest contestant

C. She found the beauty of Chinese language

D. She studied how Chinese characters were formed

5.From the passage we can learn ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.

A. trying to write Chinese characters

B. using chopsticks when having meals

C. giving and receiving presents at Christmas

D. spending the Spring Festival with families

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了，2013年，中央电视台教育台举办的中学生汉字听写大会比赛，比赛中获胜的选手陆佳蕾。她来自杭州外国语学校，比赛中获胜，她说：她也有一个秘密武器，那就是她研究汉字是如何构成的。

1.

2.To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. 句意：为了准备比赛, 她和她的队友们，用了十天的时间去研究了现代汉语词典。结合选项时间接近十天的表示为第一项，超过一个星期。故选 A

3.The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.句意：主持人对选手读出一个字，然后解释这个字，并且给一个例句。选手们就要写出这个字。通过对节目的了解，一定是选手之意。故选C

4.She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.句意：她也有一个秘密武器。她研究汉字是如何构成的。故选D

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考点：人物传记类短文阅读。