主题二 文化遗产

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

For one overseas student who has been in China for over a decade， learning the movesand culture associated with Chinese martial arts has been his most valuable experience.

Souleymane Hima Oumarou， a Nigerien student at Hebei University in Baoding， HebeiProvince， first came to the university in 2012 as an undergraduate， not only for education，but also to achieve his dream of learning the Chinese martial art of kung fu. He becamea fan of kung fu after watching movies starring famous martial artists such as JackieChan and Jet Li.

During his studies in Baoding， Oumarou joined the universitys martial arts associationand studied under Duan Shuxing， one of the association's instructors. Following Duansinstructions， Oumarou began to practice basic moves in 2015， including Eight ExtremitiesFist， or bajiquan， as well as the associated art of tai chi.

“Learning martial arts has not been easy because I was not young when I started，”the36‑year‑old said， adding that he was forced to overcome difficulties and make more of aneffort to learn more advanced moves.

As far as his instructor is concerned， Oumarou is hard‑working and energetic.“Healways trains hard and has made great progress in the past seven years，”Duan said.

So far， Oumarou has mastered multiple boxing techniques and knows how to use manytraditional Chinese weapons.

Apart from the skills he's learned， martial arts have brought him more. He has mademany Chinese friends through learning kung fu and has been to many places around Chinato participate in competitions.

Oumarou is now a doctoral student and is expected to graduate this year. In the future，he plans to open a kung fu center in Niger after he graduates， and to become an instructor and teach youngsters martial arts. He thinks that will also help him better understand thespirit of martial arts， and also become a cultural communicator between China and Niger.

1. What can we learn about Oumarou from paragraph 1 and paragraph 2？

A. He went abroad to realize his dream over ten years ago.

B. He came to China only to learn Chinese martial arts.

C. He had a terrible experience travelling around China.

D. He had a passion for kung fu after becoming an actor.

2. Why is learning martial arts challenging to Oumarou？

A. He didnt set out to practice martial arts at an early age.

B. He took a negative attitude towards learning martial arts.

C. He encountered an extremely impatient instructor.

D. He had to deal with too much schoolwork every day.

3. What will Oumarou probably do after graduation？

A. He will compete in more competitions in China.

B. He will become an artist starring in action movies.

C. He will travel in China together with his friends.

D. He will instruct children in martial arts in Niger.

4. Which words can best describe Oumarou？

A. Energetic and humorous.

B. Determined and hard‑working.

C. Generous and talented.

D. Selfless and positive.

Ⅱ.补全信息

If you travel to nearly any Chinese city in the summertime， you will see people， mostlymen wearing T‑shirts， sitting out on the sidewalks on low chairs in the shade， playing agame with large round disks of wood. 1 Xiangqi dates back as early as the WarringStates Period. While experts have different opinions as to who created Xiangqi and how it islinked to Western chess， there is no doubt that by the Tang Dynasty， Xiangqi was a populargame in China. 2 And in the 20th century both Sun Yat‑sen and Zhou Enlai were big fans of the game.

And， though it may look quite a bit different than Western chess， Xiangqi is actuallyquite similar in what the pieces can do and how the game is played. Like Western chess，the object of the game is to capture the other player's“king”. Actually， in Xiangqi he isjust a general.

3 Another big difference between Western chess and Xiangqi is that there is alarge empty space in the middle of the board， which the elephants cannot cross. 4 Thisspace refers to an area in China where Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had a life‑or‑death war. Thewar was so influential that“the Chu River and the Han Boundary”has become a metaphor（隐喻） referring to any boundary between two opposing armies. When the Chinese peopletoday see this name on the board， the battle scenes come to their mind， as though they aresurrounded by thick smoke， able to hear the beating of war drums. 5

A. Unlike Western chess， instead of placing the pieces in squares， the pieces are placed on the intersections of lines.

B. During the Qing Dynasty its popularity grew.

C. It is called“the Chu River and the Han Boundary”.

D. The game is called Xiangqi， a game for ordinary people.

E. There are many differences between Xiangqi and Western chess.

F. An intense battle is about to take place on this small chessboard.