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20．Every Hanzi，i．e．Chinese character，shows a beautiful story．A 65-year-old American living in China named Richard Sears，has spent all his savings to research the origins （起源）of Chinese characters and put more than 96000 ancient Chinese charaters online by setting up the website www．chineseetymology．org．His website allows people to search for free．Mow，Swars has more than 20000 followers on Sina Weibo，and is called"Uncle Hanzi"in China where he has become acelebrity．
   Richard Sears's life in China was not that easy at first．In order to save money，"Uncle Hanzi"rented a small apartment in an old building in Tianjin．The apartment was less than 30 square meters．There was only a bed，a desk，a computer and a fridge．The amall room was his place for meeting，working and sleeping．He didn't have a stable（稳定的）job，but only making money by teaching English．His fridge was always empty and he once even ate street food．But now，his life has changed a lot，although he's still kind of poor．He teaches physies at Beijing Normal University and goes on spending his spare time working on his website．To collect information，he often travels between the U．S．and China．All his savings have been used to buy traditional Chinese character dictionaries and in his website．
   Living a poor life，"Uncle Hanzi"doesn't regret at all because it is his own choice and he is doing what he likes．This life time experiences and happiness can never be bought by money．

请阅读以上选编自My China 的文章，回答下列问题．
86．What does Richard Sears do with his savings according to the passage？A
A．He uses it to research the origins of Chinese characters．
B．He uses it to buy all kinds of dictionaries
C．He puts it in a bank
D．He uses it to rent a bigger apartment
87．Why is Richard called"Uncle Hanzi"in China？C
A．Because Hanzi is his Chinese name
B．Because he is loved by many people
C．Because he's devoted much to studying Chinese characters
D．Because he likes the name．
88．Which statement is true about his llife in China？C
A．He's making a lot of money in China
B．He set up a Weibo named www．chineseetymology．org．
C．To start with，his life was kind of difficult
D．He's been staying in China all the time since he came here．
89．What does the underlined word"celebrity"mean in Paragraph 1？B
A．外国人       
B．名人      
C．领袖      
D．教师
90．Which is the best title（标题）of this passage？D
A．Happiness Can Not Be Bought By Money
B．Making Money in China
C．Traditional Chinese Characters
D．"Uncle Hanzi"and his"Hanzi Life"

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇人物故事类短文．主要叙述了一位叫"理查德•西尔斯"的美国人，把他所有的积蓄拿出来研究汉字，他建了一个网站，还有一个新浪微博，粉丝达到了两万人，因此被成为"汉字大叔"．他在中国的生活也不是一帆风顺的，租住着一个小房子，家具很简单，生活比较拮据，但是他从来不后悔．

解答 86．答案：A．细节理解题．根据"Richard Sears，has spent all his savings to research the origins （起源）of Chinese characters"可知他把所有的积蓄都用来研究汉字，故选A．
87．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"Richard Sears，has spent all his savings to research the origins （起源）of Chinese characters"以及"setting up the website www．chineseetymology．org"以及"Swars has more than 20000 followers on Sina Weibo"他把所有的积蓄都用来研究汉字，建了一个网站，微博的粉丝到达了20000人，可知他对汉字的研究投入比较大．故选C．
88．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"Richard Sears's life in China was not that easy at first．"可知西尔斯在中国开始的时候，生活的并不轻松．故选C．
89．答案：B．细节理解题．根据"Now，Swars has more than 20000 followers on Sina Weibo"可知西尔斯也是比较著名的人物了，故选B．
90．答案：D．主旨大意题．本文主要介绍了理查德•西尔斯把所有的积蓄都用来研究汉字，以及在中国研究汉字的生活，故选D．

点评 首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文，找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．