Question

【題目】

Every morning, millions of people in China do Tai-chi. It is

popular with women and men. Tai-chi is a good kind of exercise

for old people. It is good for the body and for the mind. It is

healthy and relaxing. Tai-chi is from China. It is hundreds of

years old. Tai-chi is a "soft" martial art（武術(shù)）.That means it is slow and calm.

There are also "hard" martial arts. Shaolin Kung-fu, for example, which has a history of over 1,500 years, is a "hard" martial art. It is fast and dangerous. You have to be very fit and strong to do "hard" martial arts.

In Beijing, Master Li Yu is teaching Shaolin Kung-fu to thirty young students, three of whom come from abroad. "Shaolin Kung-fu is difficult," said Li Yu. "You must practise every move many times."

Sports like football and basketball are also popular in China. But martial arts like Tai-chi and Kung-fu are part of Chinese culture and history.

【1】How many types of martial arts does this passage tell us?

A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

【2】What is Master Li Yu teaching?

A. Tai-chi. B. Shaolin Kung-fu. C. Football. D. Basketball.

【3】Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It is easy to learn Shaolin Kung-fu.

B. Men like Tai-chi better than women do.

C. Tai-chi has a shorter history than Shaolin Kung-fu.

D. People must be very healthy and strong to do Tai-chi.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】這篇短文給我們介紹了太極和少林功夫兩種武術(shù)形式，太極屬于“軟”武術(shù)，而少林功夫?qū)儆凇坝病惫Ψ颍�他們都是中國歷史和文化的一部分。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中Tai-chi is a "soft" martial art、Shaolin Kung-fu, for example, which has a history of over 1,500 years, is a "hard" martial art.可知，這篇短文中提到了太極和少林功夫兩種武術(shù)形式，故應(yīng)選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中In Beijing, Master Li Yu is teaching Shaolin Kung-fu to thirty young students, three of whom come from abroad.可知，李宇是教少林功夫的，故應(yīng)選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文中It is hundreds of years old.以及Shaolin Kung-fu, for example, which has a history of over 1,500 years, is a "hard" martial art.可知，太極有幾百年的歷史，而少林功夫的歷史有1500多年，因此太極的歷史比少林功夫短，故C是正確的。根據(jù)"Shaolin Kung-fu is difficult," said Li Yu.可知A不對；根據(jù)It is popular with women and men.可知B不對；根據(jù)Tai-chi is a "soft" martial art 以及You have to be very fit and strong to do "hard" martial arts.可知D不對。