Question

    China’s 40-year-long process of reform and opening up meant foreign influences gaining a foothold in the country. But now, the process can also be viewed in the opposite way. The outside world is opening up as a receptacle for Chinese culture. Where once it was all a matter of Chinese people fascinated by Hollywood movies, a new “soft power” trend is taking Chinese pop music, TV series and novels to appreciative audiences abroad.

Englishwoman Hollie Sowden and American Nora Wilson developed a website called “Written Chinese,” with a Chinese woman named Chamcen Liu. The website provides a dictionary and other Mandarin learning tools. Wilson says, “At the beginning, it was just a Facebook page where we posted characters, their meanings and example sentences. That page expanded like crazy, with nearly 280,000 followers. That’s why we decided to develop a dictionary app and then the website.”

Sowden and Wilson aren’t the only eager to tap world interest in China.

Years ago, groups formed in the US to provide English subtitles for popular Chinese TV dramas. There are also websites translating Chinese novels, especially fantasy series. Wuxiaworld and Gravity Tales are two examples, with tens of thousands of followers on their Facebook pages.

Chinese music, too, is walking through the open door that once was a one-way street. Melody C2E is a student club at the Shanghai International Studies University, which is trying to spread Chinese pop songs to the world. It now has around 300,000 subscribers. The inspiration is rooted in 2016, when Pan Jianghao heard a youth envoy (公使) for the United Nations say that the world wanted to hear more from Chinese young people. Motivated by his words, Pan and Lin Hongying decided to found a new musical group and share Chinese pop, songs with the rest of the world via English translation.

1.What does the underlined word “receptacle” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Container. B.Source.

C.Center. D.Foundation.

2.What do we know about "Written Chinese'"?

A.It has nearly 280,000 followers. B.It helps learn Chinese characters.

C.It involves daily living in China. D.It is developed by two foreigners.

3.Why was Melody C2E set up?

A.To motivate Chinese young people.

B.To preserve Chinese traditional songs.

C.To improve its members' translation skills.

D.To introduce Chinese pop songs to the globe.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Foreign Websites with a Chinese Touch

B.Competition Leading to a Culture Boom

C.China's Cultural Footprint on Foreign Shores

D.Reform and Opening up Shaping a New Generation

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章介绍了随着中国改革开放的不断推进，外界也在接受中国的文化。英国人Hollie Sowden和美国人Nora Wilson与中国人Chamcen Liu共同开发了一个网站，以供外国人了解和学习中国文化。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“China’s 40-year-long process of reform and opening up meant foreign influences gaining a foothold in the country. But now, the process can also be viewed in the opposite way.”可知，中国长达40年的改革开放进程意味着外国将在该国有一定的影响力，但现在，也可以用相反的方式看待这一进程。即下一句意为：外部世界正在成为中国文化的容器，即外界也在向中国开放来接受中国的文化。结合选项可知，A项（容器）可以解释划线词，表示外国也成为了接受中国文化的“容器”。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“ The website provides a dictionary and other Mandarin learning tools. Wilson says, “At the beginning, it was just a Facebook page where we posted characters, their meanings and example sentences. That page expanded like crazy, with nearly 280,000 followers. That’s why we decided to develop a dictionary app and then the website.””可知，该网站提供了词典和其他普通话学习工具。威尔逊说：“一开始，它只是一个Facebook页面，我们发布了汉字，它们的含义和例句。该页面后来拥有近280,000的关注者。这就是为什么我们决定开发字典应用程序，然后再开发这个网站的原因”。由此可知，这个网站帮助了外国人学习汉字。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Melody C2E is a student club at the Shanghai International Studies University, which is trying to spread Chinese pop songs to the world.”可知，Melody C2E是上海外国语大学的一个学生俱乐部，它正打算向世界传播中文流行歌曲。即上外建立Melody C2E俱乐部的原因是向世界介绍中国流行歌曲。故选D。

4.标题判断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了随着中国改革开放的不断推进，外界也在接受中国的文化。英国人Hollie Sowden和美国人Nora Wilson与中国人Chamcen Liu共同开发了一个网站，以供外国人了解和学习中国文化。即C项(具有中国特色的外国网站)可以作为文章的标题。故选C。