Boris, a foreign student at Communication University of China, often shares his experiences of Chinese culture on his vlog ( 视频博客 ).
In one video, for example, Boris shared how he had learned the Chinese word dongxi. He translated each part separately into “east west”. And he introduced one theory ( 说法 ) about how dongxi came to mean “things”. He told people that all marketplaces in ancient Chinese cities were set up along a single road that ran from east to west. So when you would say qu mai dongxi. you’d be saying, “I’m going to buy things.”
Some other videos show his reading Chinese poems and performing kung fu in Chinese traditional costume, which are quite welcome among his 40, 000 followers.
“Many of my followers are learning Chinese,” Boris said. “But sadly, they know little about Chinese culture and the country.”
Like many foreigners, Boris once believed that all Chinese could perform kung fu, flying onto roofs and walking over walls. He thought the country was not that developed. But after he got a scholarship ( 奖学金 ) to study in China in 2019, his view changed. “China has entered a new period, but many people’s impressions of China are still stuck in the1970s,” Boris said. “That’s why I started to shoot vlogs to share Chinese culture in 2019.”
Until now, Boris has posted more than 40 Chinese culture vlogs online. But making these vlogs is not easy. Take reading the poem Second Farewell to Cambridge by Xu Zhimo as an example.
“I can understand and read every word in the poem,” Boris said. “But to touch readers, I need to use proper feelings while reading.” So he needed to look for much background information and make his feelings suit each part of the poem.
Though shooting these vlogs takes lots of time, the young man feels proud that his vlogs have inspired many people. Boris said that he wanted to continue bridging the differences between two cultures. “This goal may not be achieved easily, but I will spare no efforts to do my part.”
41 ． Through the vlogs, Boris mainly wants to ________.
A ． teach foreigners Chinese B ． introduce a Chinese university
C ． sell Chinese products D ． share his experiences in China
42 ． Boris learned the Chinese word dongxi by ________.
A ． translating it as a whole B ． knowing its cultural background
C ． making up some sentences D ． comparing it with similar words
43 ． What inspired Boris to shoot vlogs?
A ． His hunger for new technology. B ． His wish to show the real China.
C ． His interest in Chinese culture. D ． His dream to be a big vlogger.
44 ． The poem Second Farewell to Cambridge is mentioned to ________.
A ． meet the followers’ needs B ． express Boris’s love for poems
C ． show Boris’s efforts at vlog-making D ． give an example of Chinese culture
45 ． The passage is probably written to ________.
A ． say yes to Boris’s actions B ． build bridges by making vlogs
C ． call for more help D ． achieve a common goal
41 ． D 42 ． B 43 ． B 44 ． C 45 ． A
【导语】本文主要讲述了一位外国学生 Boris 在博客上分享学习中国文化的经历，包括他学到的一些词语的来历，中国诗歌，表演中国功夫，他的视频激励了许多人， Boris 想通过这个来继续弥合两种文化之间的差异。
41 ．细节理解题。根据 “Boris, a foreign student at Communication University of China, often shares his experiences of Chinese culture on his vlog” 可知，通过博客想分享他在中国的经历，故选 D 。
42 ．推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其 “He told people that all marketplaces in ancient Chinese cities were set up along a single road that ran from east to west” 可知，通过了解文化背景来学习 “ 东西 ” 这个词的含义，故选 B 。
43 ．推理判断题。根据 “China has entered a new period, but many people’s impressions of China are still stuck in the 1970s,” Boris said. “That’s why I started to shoot vlogs to share Chinese culture in 2019” 可知，他了解到许多人对中国的印象还停留在 20 世纪 70 年代，他想通过视频来让人们了解中国的现状，了解真正的中国，故选 B 。
44 ．推理判断题。根据 “But making these vlogs is not easy. Take reading the poem Second Farewell to Cambridge by Xu Zhimo as an example” 可知，提到阅读徐志摩写的诗歌是为了表明制作博客的不易，故选 C 。
45 ．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一位外国学生 Boris 在博客上分享学习中国文化的经历，让更多人了解中国的现状，目的是以此来肯定他分享文化的举动，故选 A 。