Time traveler in China遇見中國

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作為一名旅行作家，他目睹了中國的巨大變化，并被這個國家深深吸引……

主題語境：文學(xué)與藝術(shù) 篇幅：352詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1 As a photojournalist and travel writer， DavidLeffman spends a large part of his life in visiting andwriting about locations as varied as Iceland， Indone?sia， Australia and China.

2 Leffman says the south and southwestern areasin China remain his favorite parts of the country.“Ilove the landscapes， the unusual history and the people. The food is pretty good too，”hesays with a laugh.

3 His years of writing about the country shows a strong grasp of Chinese history and anappreciation of traditional art， with two forms receiving particular attention.“I enjoy read?ing about all aspects of Chinese art， but my focus is mostly on woodblocks and folk embroi?deries （刺繡），”he says.

4 Leffmans introduction to China came in a roundabout （迂回的） way as a teenager inhis native United Kingdom.“In 1980， I was doing a course in the history of art. I cameacross Japanese woodblock prints at an exhibition at Bristol University， and was sofascinated by them， which is completely different to European art. It was 1995 before Idiscovered that the process had actually been invented in China and the Japanese had sim?ply borrowed the techniques. From that point on， I began collecting the prints，”he recalls.

5 In 1982， his interest in China definitely increased when he saw Jet Lis movie TheShaolin Temple， which led him to start learning martial arts， especially tai chi. He finallygot to make his first trip to the country in 1985. He persuaded his tutors （導(dǎo)師） at theLondon College of Printing where he was studying photography to allow him to travelduring term time to undertake a photojournalism project.

6 His photojournalism experience in China was rewarded when the publishers of theRough Guides travel series selected him to write about the southwest of the country.

7 He estimates that he has visited China more than 15 times since those early trips， of?ten in the company of his wife， spending his time traveling， observing， learning and writingabout a country that continues to fascinate him.

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Inference

1. Whats the attitude of Leffman to the southwestern areas in China？

A.Critical.

B.Worried.

C.Unconcerned.

D.Interested.

Detail

2. How many aspects of Chinese art does Leffmans writing mainly focus on？

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four.

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3. What can be learned about woodblock print from the text？

A. Its history is short.

B. It is similar to European art.

C. It was actually invented in China.

D. Its techniques have been spread to Europe.

Inference

4. Why is the movie The Shaolin Temple mentioned in paragraph 5？

A. To show Leffmans increasing interest in China.

B. To show Leffmans first introduction to China.

C. To show good plots of the movie.

D. To show martial arts in China.

Language

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Ⅰ. Useful expressions

photojournalist 攝影記者

travel writer 旅行作家

an appreciation of traditional art 對傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)的欣賞

woodblock print 木版畫

folk embroidery 民間刺繡

come across 偶然遇見

be fascinated by 著迷于……

from that point on 從那時起

martial arts 武術(shù)

persuade sb to do 說服某人去做……

in the company of 在……的陪伴下

Ⅱ. Difficult sentence

He persuaded his tutors at the London College of Printing where he was studying pho?tography to allow him to travel during term time to undertake a photojournalism project. 他說服了他在倫敦印刷學(xué)院的導(dǎo)師，他在那里學(xué)習(xí)攝影，讓他可以在學(xué)期期間旅行，負(fù)責(zé)一個新聞攝影項目。

【點石成金】該句中，where引導(dǎo)的是一個限制性定語從句，the London College ofPrinting為先行詞，undertake意為“承擔(dān)；從事；負(fù)責(zé)”。