A
Every morning, millions of people in China do Tai Chi. It is popular with women and men. Tai Chi is a good kind of exercise for old people. It is good for the body and for the mind. It is healthy and relaxing. Tai Chi is from China. It is hundreds of years old. Tai Chi is a “soft” martial art (武术). That means it is slow and calm.
There are also “hard” martial arts. Shaolin Kung Fu, for example, which has a history of over 1,500 years, is a “hard” martial art. It is fast and dangerous. You have to be very fit and strong to do “hard” martial arts.
In Beijing, Master Li Yu is teaching Shaolin Kung Fu to thirty young students, three of whom come from abroad. “Shaolin Kung Fu is difficult,” said Li Yu. “You must practise every move many times.”
Sports like football and basketball are also popular in China. But martial arts like Tai Chi and Kung Fu are part of Chinese culture and history.
1. How many types of martial arts does this passage tell us?
A. Only one. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
解析:细节理解题。理解文中第一、二段句子“Tai Chi is a‘soft’ martial art.”和“There are also ‘hard’ martial arts. Shaolin Kung Fu ...”可知,本文介绍了两种中华武术。故选B。
答案:B
2. What is Master Li Yu teaching?
A. Tai Chi. B. Shaolin Kung Fu.
C. Football. D. Basketball.
解析:细节理解题。从第三段句子“In Beijing, Master Li Yu is teaching Shaolin Kung Fu to thirty young students, three of whom come from abroad.”可知,李玉大师在教少林功夫。故选B。
答案:B
3. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It is easy to learn Shaolin Kung Fu.
B. Men like Tai Chi better than women do.
C. Tai Chi has a shorter history than Shaolin Kung Fu.
D. People must be very healthy and strong to do Tai Chi.
解析:推理判断题。根据第一段句子“Tai Chi is from China. It is hundreds of years old.”和第二段句子“Shaolin Kung Fu, for example, which has a history of over 1,500 years, is a ‘hard’ martial art.”可推断,太极拳的历史短于少林功夫的历史。故选C。
答案:C
