Uncle Hanzi

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了美國人Richard Sears喜歡學習中國古代漢字，他創建了漢字字源網站，在網上放了很多中國古代漢字，引起了很多人的關注，他因此被稱為“漢字叔叔”。

In 1972， Richard Sears， a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture." He was drawn to the ancient language so much that 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 （漢字字源） website." “My website did not get much attention during the first 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.

Now， the 75?year?old American has made his home in China." “I believe my website will live on after I die， and I’m planning to write a book about my research." This will be my gift to China，” he said.

1. What does the underlined sentence （畫線句子） “He was drawn to the ancient language” mean in Paragraph 1？

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.

2. Chinese Etymology website went online when Sears was years old.

A. 30 B. 44

C. 52 D. 74

3. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage？

A. Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online in 1994.

B. Sears’ website got a lot of attention as soon as it went online.

C. Sears has put over 96， 000 ancient Chinese characters on the website.

D. Sears’ website has been popular since 2011 and he is well?known.

4. What can we infer （推斷） from Sears’ words “more and more people in the world are learning Chinese， even...” in Paragraph 3？

A. More and more people intend to learn Chinese history.

B. Traditional Chinese medicine is becoming popular.

C. It is difficult for foreigners to learn Chinese and Chinese culture.

D. China has an increasing influence over the world.

5. The best title （題目） for the passage could be .

A. Great Changes in China

B. Beautiful Chinese Characters

C. American “Uncle Hanzi”

D. Travelling from America to China

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六、情景問答

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John gets up early from Monday to Saturday， because he must go to school before 7： 30 a. m. on weekdays and go to the drawing club at 8 o’clock on Saturday mornings.

He doesn’t get up early on Sundays. John’s parents both work on Sundays. John always watches TV after he gets up. Then， he usually goes to KFC to have a hamburger and some juice for lunch. After that， he goes back home and he starts to play computer games. He does his homework after dinner. He thinks he has too" much homework to do.