B
At my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me, “Now I will teach you how to write your name. And to make it beautiful.” I felt my breath catch. I was curious.
Growing up in Singapore, I had an unusual relationship with my Chinese name. My parents are of Chinese blood, so they decided my name aiming for luck. As a result, I ended up with a strange name: Chen Yiwen. To me, they are like “old”, “barley（大麦）” and “warm”.
When I arrived in America for college, I put on an American accent（口音）and gave up my Chinese name. When I moved to Hong Kong, China, after 14 years in the US, I decided to learn calligraphy. “Why not get back in touch with my family’s traditional culture?” I thought.
In calligraphy, the idea is to copy the old masters’ skills, and improve your own skills little by little. Every week, though, my teacher would give on-the-nose assessments on my state. “You need to be braver,” he once pointed out. “Try to produce a bold（大胆的）stroke.” For years, I had prided myself on being confident, but my writing let others see my real weakness.
I was trying to make sense of this practice. You must picture the word carefully before you write and leave your own marks. My teacher once said to me, “When you look at the word, you see the body. Though a word on the page is 2D, it contains more, showing the force you use, the energy of your hold, how your back bends（弯曲）.” I had been learning calligraphy to know about the place where I’m from, but what I was really impressed was the joy it brought—calligraphy allowed me to explore my inner self and have a clearer self-awareness.
During a recent lesson, my teacher pointed at the character I had just finished, telling me, “This is much better. I can see the choices you made, your careful thinking, your flow. Trust yourself. This word is yours.” He might as well have said, “This word is you.”
（
A. It was given by the writer’s teacher.
B. The writer is always proud of it.
C. It was out of the writer’s parents' wishes.
D. It has a meaning hard to understand.
（
A. To improve her writing skills.
B. To connect with her hometown culture.
C. To make more friends.
D. To write to her family members.
（
A. Direct and exact.
B. Far from the fact.
C. Full of mistakes.
D. Hard to understand.
（
A. Learning from a wise calligrapher.
B. Showing off calligraphy skills.
C. A better understanding of herself.
D. Learning about her Chinese name.
（
A. Calligraphy has greatly changed the writer’s personality.
B. People can know others’ looks just from their written words.
C. One’s inner personality naturally comes out through his writing.
D. The teacher thinks the writer can create his own character now.
At my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me, “Now I will teach you how to write your name. And to make it beautiful.” I felt my breath catch. I was curious.
Growing up in Singapore, I had an unusual relationship with my Chinese name. My parents are of Chinese blood, so they decided my name aiming for luck. As a result, I ended up with a strange name: Chen Yiwen. To me, they are like “old”, “barley（大麦）” and “warm”.
When I arrived in America for college, I put on an American accent（口音）and gave up my Chinese name. When I moved to Hong Kong, China, after 14 years in the US, I decided to learn calligraphy. “Why not get back in touch with my family’s traditional culture?” I thought.
In calligraphy, the idea is to copy the old masters’ skills, and improve your own skills little by little. Every week, though, my teacher would give on-the-nose assessments on my state. “You need to be braver,” he once pointed out. “Try to produce a bold（大胆的）stroke.” For years, I had prided myself on being confident, but my writing let others see my real weakness.
I was trying to make sense of this practice. You must picture the word carefully before you write and leave your own marks. My teacher once said to me, “When you look at the word, you see the body. Though a word on the page is 2D, it contains more, showing the force you use, the energy of your hold, how your back bends（弯曲）.” I had been learning calligraphy to know about the place where I’m from, but what I was really impressed was the joy it brought—calligraphy allowed me to explore my inner self and have a clearer self-awareness.
During a recent lesson, my teacher pointed at the character I had just finished, telling me, “This is much better. I can see the choices you made, your careful thinking, your flow. Trust yourself. This word is yours.” He might as well have said, “This word is you.”
（
C
）4. What can we learn about the writer’s Chinese name?A. It was given by the writer’s teacher.
B. The writer is always proud of it.
C. It was out of the writer’s parents' wishes.
D. It has a meaning hard to understand.
（
B
）5. Why did the writer decide to learn calligraphy after moving to Hong Kong?A. To improve her writing skills.
B. To connect with her hometown culture.
C. To make more friends.
D. To write to her family members.
（
A
）6. What does the underlined part “on-the-nose” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Direct and exact.
B. Far from the fact.
C. Full of mistakes.
D. Hard to understand.
（
C
）7. What’s the writer’s deepest gain（收获）from learning calligraphy?A. Learning from a wise calligrapher.
B. Showing off calligraphy skills.
C. A better understanding of herself.
D. Learning about her Chinese name.
（
C
）8. What can we infer from the teacher’s last words “This word is you”?A. Calligraphy has greatly changed the writer’s personality.
B. People can know others’ looks just from their written words.
C. One’s inner personality naturally comes out through his writing.
D. The teacher thinks the writer can create his own character now.
答案：4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. C
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含5道选择题，考查细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断能力。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨（作者通过学习中国书法重新联系家族文化，领悟到书法能探索内心、明确自我）；再针对每道题，定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项，排除错误选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】
4. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“My parents are of Chinese blood, so they decided my name aiming for luck.”可知，作者的名字是父母按意愿取的，C选项正确；A选项名字并非老师所给，错误；B选项作者曾放弃中文名，并非一直骄傲，错误；D选项文中未提及名字难理解，错误。
5. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Why not get back in touch with my family’s traditional culture?”可知，作者学书法是为了联系家族传统文化，B选项正确；A选项并非为提高写作技能，错误；C选项文中未提及交朋友，错误；D选项并非为给家人写信，错误。
6. 词义猜测题。根据第四段老师的评价“You need to be braver... Try to produce a bold stroke.”可知，老师的评价直接准确，“on-the-nose”意为“直接的、精确的”，A选项正确；B选项“远离事实”、C选项“充满错误”、D选项“难理解”均不符合语境。
7. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段最后“calligraphy allowed me to explore my inner self and have a clearer self-awareness.”可知，作者最深的收获是更了解自己，C选项正确；A选项不是主要收获，B选项文中未提炫耀，D选项不是最深收获。
8. 推理判断题。根据最后一段老师的话及前文“Though a word on the page is 2D, it contains more, showing the force you use...”可知，书法能体现人的内在，“This word is you”意味着内在性格会通过书写展现，C选项正确；A选项未提及改变人格，B选项并非指外貌，D选项并非指创造自己的性格，错误。
【答案】
4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. C
【知识点】
阅读理解 细节理解 词义猜测
【点评】
本文围绕作者学习中国书法的经历展开，融合文化认同与自我探索主题，考查学生对文章细节的定位、词义猜测及推理判断能力，需学生精准抓取原文对应信息解题。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含5道选择题，考查细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断能力。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨（作者通过学习中国书法重新联系家族文化，领悟到书法能探索内心、明确自我）；再针对每道题，定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项，排除错误选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】
4. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“My parents are of Chinese blood, so they decided my name aiming for luck.”可知，作者的名字是父母按意愿取的，C选项正确；A选项名字并非老师所给，错误；B选项作者曾放弃中文名，并非一直骄傲，错误；D选项文中未提及名字难理解，错误。
5. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Why not get back in touch with my family’s traditional culture?”可知，作者学书法是为了联系家族传统文化，B选项正确；A选项并非为提高写作技能，错误；C选项文中未提及交朋友，错误；D选项并非为给家人写信，错误。
6. 词义猜测题。根据第四段老师的评价“You need to be braver... Try to produce a bold stroke.”可知，老师的评价直接准确，“on-the-nose”意为“直接的、精确的”，A选项正确；B选项“远离事实”、C选项“充满错误”、D选项“难理解”均不符合语境。
7. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段最后“calligraphy allowed me to explore my inner self and have a clearer self-awareness.”可知，作者最深的收获是更了解自己，C选项正确；A选项不是主要收获，B选项文中未提炫耀，D选项不是最深收获。
8. 推理判断题。根据最后一段老师的话及前文“Though a word on the page is 2D, it contains more, showing the force you use...”可知，书法能体现人的内在，“This word is you”意味着内在性格会通过书写展现，C选项正确；A选项未提及改变人格，B选项并非指外貌，D选项并非指创造自己的性格，错误。
【答案】
4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. C
【知识点】
阅读理解 细节理解 词义猜测
【点评】
本文围绕作者学习中国书法的经历展开，融合文化认同与自我探索主题，考查学生对文章细节的定位、词义猜测及推理判断能力，需学生精准抓取原文对应信息解题。
【难度系数】
0.6
三、信息还原（10分）
On a farm, a lion stands on its back legs. Far behind him are some birds. The picture is called Lion and Beyond.
1.
3.
5.
A. Zhang’s art style has changed a lot.
B. I hope to make more money on my own.
C. This work was created by Zhang Mingxiang.
D. Zhang’s life also improved because of his works.
E. It made Zhang think that painting might not be for him.
F. He learned painting skills mainly from famous painters.
G. My goal is to share my works with more people and bring them joy.
On a farm, a lion stands on its back legs. Far behind him are some birds. The picture is called Lion and Beyond.
1.
C
Zhang grew up in a small village. He started drawing on the walls because he couldn’t afford paper or pencils. Then, Zhang took part-time jobs to attend art lessons in a city. With little art education, some said Zhang’s paintings were “not right”. 2. E
But when he started using Chinese ink brushes, his pictures became popular.3.
D
Now, he can make more than 20,000 yuan a month. But money is not the most important thing for him. His dreams, however, are even bigger. “4. G
” Zhang always said. To achieve it, he keeps creating all the time and hopes to inspire others. He believes art can warm everyone’s heart.5.
A
He drew black and white drawings before, but now he makes colourful paintings with animals that have big, funny eyes. Some people call Zhang a great village painter, but he just thinks of himself as someone who loves to paint.A. Zhang’s art style has changed a lot.
B. I hope to make more money on my own.
C. This work was created by Zhang Mingxiang.
D. Zhang’s life also improved because of his works.
E. It made Zhang think that painting might not be for him.
F. He learned painting skills mainly from famous painters.
G. My goal is to share my works with more people and bring them joy.
答案：1. C 2. E 3. D 4. G 5. A
解析：
【分析】
做信息还原题时，需先通读全文把握文章主旨（介绍画家张明祥的绘画成长经历），再逐一分析每个空的前后语境，寻找逻辑衔接点：
1. 空前介绍画作《Lion and Beyond》，空后开始讲Zhang的情况，因此第一空需介绍该作品的作者，对应选项C；
2. 空前提到有人评价他的画“不对”，空后说他用中国毛笔后作品受欢迎，中间需体现负面评价带来的想法，对应选项E；
3. 空后提到他月入两万，说明作品改善了他的生活，对应选项D；
4. 空前说他有更大的梦想，因此第四空需填写他的梦想内容，对应选项G；
5. 空后提到他从黑白画变为彩色画，说明风格变化，对应选项A。
【解析】
1. 第一空：前文引出画作《Lion and Beyond》，后文开始介绍画家Zhang，故此处应点明该作品的作者，选C；
2. 第二空：前文提到他人对Zhang画作的负面评价，后文转折说他用毛笔后作品受欢迎，因此此处应体现负面评价对他的影响，选E；
3. 第三空：后文提到他月入两万，说明他的作品改善了生活，选D；
4. 第四空：前文说他有更大的梦想，此处应填写他的梦想内容，选G；
5. 第五空：后文提到他从黑白画变为彩色画，说明艺术风格改变，选A。
【答案】
1.C 2.E 3.D 4.G 5.A
【知识点】
信息还原（七选五）
【点评】
本题围绕画家的绘画经历展开，考查学生对上下文逻辑衔接的理解能力，需结合语境匹配对应选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
做信息还原题时，需先通读全文把握文章主旨（介绍画家张明祥的绘画成长经历），再逐一分析每个空的前后语境，寻找逻辑衔接点：
1. 空前介绍画作《Lion and Beyond》，空后开始讲Zhang的情况，因此第一空需介绍该作品的作者，对应选项C；
2. 空前提到有人评价他的画“不对”，空后说他用中国毛笔后作品受欢迎，中间需体现负面评价带来的想法，对应选项E；
3. 空后提到他月入两万，说明作品改善了他的生活，对应选项D；
4. 空前说他有更大的梦想，因此第四空需填写他的梦想内容，对应选项G；
5. 空后提到他从黑白画变为彩色画，说明风格变化，对应选项A。
【解析】
1. 第一空：前文引出画作《Lion and Beyond》，后文开始介绍画家Zhang，故此处应点明该作品的作者，选C；
2. 第二空：前文提到他人对Zhang画作的负面评价，后文转折说他用毛笔后作品受欢迎，因此此处应体现负面评价对他的影响，选E；
3. 第三空：后文提到他月入两万，说明他的作品改善了生活，选D；
4. 第四空：前文说他有更大的梦想，此处应填写他的梦想内容，选G；
5. 第五空：后文提到他从黑白画变为彩色画，说明艺术风格改变，选A。
【答案】
1.C 2.E 3.D 4.G 5.A
【知识点】
信息还原（七选五）
【点评】
本题围绕画家的绘画经历展开，考查学生对上下文逻辑衔接的理解能力，需结合语境匹配对应选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6