Question

    Becoming famous is the dream of many, and Tian is getting closer to that dream.

Tian, 30, is a white-collar worker in Beijing. On short video application Douyin, Tian has more than 2,000 fans. So far, she has received more than 50,000 likes on the Dubsmash-like app. On her page on Douyin, Tian shares everything, from her son’s daily activities, to her pet dogs, to little skits (段子) made up by her and her husband. “Making funny videos, and combining them with music is really interesting,” Tian said. “Of course, I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”

China’s short video market has seen great growth, according to a report. The report said that China’s short video market was valued at 5.73 billion yuan ($900 million) in 2017, an increase of 184 percent. The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020. Companies like Tencent, Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content.

“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet,” said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.

Fans say that the short videos help them “chill out” from a stressed-out lifestyle. “My favorite videos are all about pets,” said Zhou Na, a nurse in Hefei, capital of East China’s Anhui province. “After a whole day’s work, watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure.”

1.Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?

A.To get fun. B.To become a well-known person.

C.To attract fans. D.To record her family’s routine.

2.What’s Sun Jiashan’s opinion about short videos?

A.They have huge value.

B.They greatly reduce people’s pressure.

C.They make people’s star dreams come true.

D.They enrich internet audio and video content.

3.What does the underlined words “chill out” probably mean?

A.Catch a cold. B.Feel cold.

C.Calm down. D.Become concerned.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Every Chinese is using Douyin.

B.China’s short video market is open.

C.Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness.

D.China’s short video market has developed rapidly.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文属于说明文。文章主要说明了短视频之所以在中国流行，是因为短视频能让工作了一天的人们缓解压力，给中国人带来快乐。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段最后一部分“Making funny videos, and combining them with music is really interesting,” Tian said. “Of course, I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.” “制作有趣的视频，并把它们与音乐结合起来，真的很有趣，”田说。“当然，我做这些视频是为了好玩，因为这很放松。”由此可知，田在抖音上制作短视频是为了获得乐趣。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第四段“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet,” said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.中国国家艺术研究院的孙家山表示：“短视频很受欢迎，因为它们是对互联网上传统音频和视频内容的补充。”由此推知，孙家山认为短视频丰富了网络上的音频和视频的内容。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。划线部分是一段的总结，而下文“My favorite videos are all about pets,” said Zhou Na, a nurse in Hefei, capital of East China’s Anhui province. “After a whole day’s work, watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure.”就是对上文内容的解释，由对话的内容可知，这些短视频就是关于宠物的，人们工作了一天，看到这样的视频开怀大笑，可减轻压力。没有了压力就会冷静下来。划线词所在的句子Fans say that the short videos help them chill out from a stressed-out lifestyle.意思为“粉丝们认为这些短片帮助他们从紧张的生活中冷静下来”。即chill out意思为“冷静下来”。分析选项A. Catch a cold.感冒；B. Feel cold感觉冷；C. Calm down.平静下来；D. Become concerned开始关心。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。文章第二段Tian said. “Of course I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”田认为在抖音上制作这些视频是为了好玩，因为它很放松。最后一段Fans say that the short videos help them “chill out” from a stressed-out lifestyle.及After a whole day’s work, watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure.粉丝们表示，这些短视频帮助他们从压力重重的生活中冷静下来。经过一整天的工作，看15秒的视频让我笑了，这减少了我的压力。由此可知，本文主要叙述了短视频在中国流行起来，它给中国人带来了快乐。故选C。