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Chineselanguage teacher Xie Fang is excited that one of her former students from Indonesia has been admitted to Beijing Language and Culture University.The 19yearold student, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, achieved his dream of studying in China with a scholarship provided by the Chinese government.
Xie met the boy five years ago when she was selected to teach Chinese at Budi Utama Three Languages National School in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.The school, founded in 2006 by local Chinese, teaches in three languages — Indonesian, English and Chinese.The school has more than 970 primary, middle and high students, half of whom have Chinese ancestry.
Xie taught students to speak and comprehend Chinese during her year at the school.“Most Indonesian children start to learn Chinese after they enter primary school,” Xie said.“But the textbooks from Singapore seemed relatively difficult for them at that stage.” Xie modified the content of the textbooks to make it easier and more interesting for the Indonesian children to learn Chinese.
One student in particular, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, impressed Xie a great deal.“At that time, he was a middle school student.He was so interested in Chinese that he worked very hard to learn and practice,” she said.Since 2004, Guangdong has sent 1,000 Chinese teachers to more than 30 Chinese schools in 10 countries and regions.
Indonesia has the largest number of Chinese teachers sent from Guangdong, who mainly work in kindergartens, schools and universities founded by overseas Chinese.They usually spend one to two years on the foreign assignment.“Those days in Indonesia made me feel very appreciated.The local people have respect for Chinese teachers,” Xie said.She keeps in touch with her Indonesian students through the Internet.“If I had the opportunity to go to Indonesia to teach again, I would be very happy to see the children improve their Chinese,” Xie said.
语篇解读:本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了一位中国老师教授印尼孩子学习中文并实现梦想的故事。
1.What made the Chineselanguage teacher Xie Fang happy?
A.She realized her dream to teach in Indonesia.
B.One of her former students will graduate soon.
C.She can serve overseas Chinese in 3 languages.
D.Alvin Rizqi Adrian has been admitted to study in China.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知,Alvin Rizqi Adrian获准在中国学习,让汉语老师谢芳很高兴。
2.What does the underlined word “modified” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Beautified. B.Improved.
C.Invented. D.Studied.
解析:选B 词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“to make it easier and more interesting for the Indonesian children to learn Chinese”可知,谢改进了教科书,使印尼孩子学习汉语更容易、更有趣。所以画线单词意思为“改进”。
3.We can infer that Adrian is special because he is ______.
A.practical B.sensitive
C.diligent D.reliable
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“he worked very hard to learn and practice”可推知,Adrian很特别是因为他很勤奋。
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the news report?
A.Chinese Teacher Helps Indonesian Realize His Dream
B.Adrian, an Indonesian, Has Achieved His Big Dream
C.Chineselanguage Teachers, Academic Achievements
D.Local Indonesians Show Respect for Chinese Teachers
解析:选A 标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了中文老师谢芳帮助一名印尼学生实现了他在中国学习的梦想的故事。故A选项“中文老师帮助印尼人实现梦想”符合文章主旨。