Question

【題目】 Ray Tokuda, a 54-year-old Japanese American, is proud of the title his school has given him. He is a Shifu, a Chinese word literally meaning a master, mentor or senior practioner of martial arts.

Tokuda has reason to be proud. He has been involved with Chinese martial arts for almost four decades. After learning them at the martial arts school in New Mexico State, today he is among the most experienced kung fu teachers of the school.

Practicing martial arts two to three hours and helping students improve their skills have become Tokuda’s daily routine. He expects to practice and teach martial arts for the rest of his life. “I’m still learning. It’s worth more than a lifetime to learn Chinese martial arts,” he said. “Once I started, I just couldn’t stop. I think it’s also the magic of Chinese culture.”

Tokuda was sent to the martial arts school when he was 10. He still remembers how unwilling he was when starting out. “My father had always wanted to learn Chinese martial arts but never got the chance, so he put his kid in,” he said. “I was so afraid at that time because I thought kung fu was all about fighting.”

But things changed after he learned that martial arts were more than punching and kicking.

“One of the things martial arts teach me is overcoming adversity,” Tokuda said. “As a little kid, my first lesson was like, oh, look, this is a thing that I can get through by diligence, perseverance(毅力) and dedication, and that was priceless for my life.”

Learning Chinese martial arts opened a gateway for him to better understand Chinese culture because he could hear a lot of ancient Chinese kung fu-related stories. “It is like in America, where we hear stories about knights in shining armor and King Arthur and noble deeds done,” he said. “I feel martial arts preserve something of ancient China that can’t be found in books. They are sort of an oral history.”

Tokuda has also been invited to various events in his home state to showcase traditional Chinese culture, including the dragon dance and lion dance, which he also learnt at the martial arts school. Because of this, he is now considered a cultural envoy (使者) in the eyes of the public.

【1】Tokuda didn’t want to learn kung fu because he had thought it was ________.

A. practicalB. magical

C. violentD. difficult

【2】From the passage, what can we learn about Tokuda?

A. He learnt martial arts from his father.

B. He is the founder of the kung fu school.

C. He learnt from martial arts how to deal with difficulties.

D. He is the most experienced kung fu teacher of his state.

【3】Which of the following words can best describe Tokuda?

A. Modest and friendly.B. Devoted and persevering.

C. Talented and humorous.D. Motivated and considerate.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述中國功夫讓一位日裔美國人成為中國文化使者，幫助傳播中國傳統(tǒng)文化——武術(shù)。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段I was so afraid at that time because I thought kung fu was all about fighting.可知，那時，Tokuda以為功夫就是打斗，是暴力。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第六段“One of the things martial arts teach me is overcoming adversity,” Tokuda said. “As a little kid, my first lesson was like, oh, look, this is a thing that I can get through by diligence, perseverance（毅力）and dedication, and that was priceless for my life.”可知，Tokuda認為，武術(shù)教他的一件事就是克服逆境，從而可以推斷出他從武術(shù)中學(xué)會了如何處理困難。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段Tokuda has reason to be proud. He has been involved with Chinese martial arts for almost four decades. Tokuda從事中國武術(shù)近40年，可以推斷他的堅持；文章第三段Practicing martial arts two to three hours and helping students improve their skills have become Tokuda’s daily routine. He expects to practice and teach martial arts for the rest of his life. 幫助學(xué)生提高技能已經(jīng)成為Tokuda每天的例行公事，他希望在他的余生中練習(xí)和教授武術(shù)，可以推斷他對自己事業(yè)的熱愛與奉獻。故選B。

文章內(nèi)容較為簡單，集中考查細節(jié)題，對此類題型，考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細節(jié)找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細閱讀一遍，仔細比較所給選項與文中細節(jié)的細微區(qū)別。如小題1選擇項的violent，到文章第四段I was so afraid at that time because I thought kung fu was all about fighting找到關(guān)鍵詞fighting。所以我們考生要通過比較這些細微區(qū)別，仔細辨別才能得出答案。