[2026 广东广州期中] To most people, Chinese characters seem like a mix of strokes（笔画）and radicals（偏旁）, and they are difficult to understand. But to Lena, a 20-year-old student in the US, each one tells its own interesting story.
In her eyes, the character “ren”, meaning “person”, looks like the nose and mouth of a cat; “ceng”, meaning “once”, looks like an angry robot. One day, she spent 30 minutes drawing “ceng” and posted it on a social platform. To her surprise, her picture became popular quickly and received 40,000 likes overnight.
Lena grew up in a diverse community. People there were from different countries and spoke different languages. “When I was a kid, I saw lunch boxes with Chinese names. I thought it was amazing. I didn’t see this language before, and it looked completely different from any of the Western languages I was familiar with,” Lena said. This early curiosity（好奇心）stayed with her and grew in college during a course on US-Chinese relations.
With her deeper interest in Chinese, Lena’s special understanding drew a lot of attention. Some internet users said Lena seemed to understand the beauty of Chinese characters even better than many Chinese people. “It’s because they are common to Chinese people,” Lena said. “It’s the same the other way. For example, I learnt from my Chinese friends that the letters ‘OUO’ together looked like a person smiling at you. However, in English it carries no meaning.”
Lena’s story shows a truth: cultural symbols are not just words. It’s about seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. “It’s more fun if you are teaching them your language and they’re teaching you theirs because it’s a way of cultural exchange,” Lena said.
()1. What does Lena think of Chinese characters?
A. They become very popular.
B. They look almost the same.
C. They are quite fun to learn.
D. They have similar meanings.
()2. 新考法 图示理解 Which girl in the following picture is probably Lena?

()3. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “diverse” in Paragraph 3?
A. having a very long history
B. having lots of poor people
C. having a clean environment
D. having many kinds of culture
()4. What does Lena’s example of the letters “OUO” show?
A. People see cultural symbols in their own ways.
B. It is hard to learn a foreign language well.
C. Chinese people are good at understanding symbols.
D. Western letters are more meaningful than Chinese characters.
()5. The writer writes the passage to .
A. explain why Chinese characters are difficult
B. show the beauty of cultural exchange
C. introduce a fun way of learning by drawing
D. compare Western and Chinese languages

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阅读理解·语篇导读 本文讲述了美国20岁学生莉娜对汉字的独特理解,她认为每个汉字都有有趣的故事,其对汉字的解读体现了文化符号的魅力,也展现了文化交流的美好。
快速对答案 1—5 C C D A B
1. C 细节理解题。根据“But to Lena, a 20-year-old student in the US, each one tells its own interesting story. ”以及“It's more fun if you are teaching them your language and they're teaching you theirs...”可知,莉娜认为学习汉字很有趣,故选 C 项。
2. C 细节理解题。文中提到莉娜会花时间画汉字(如“曾”字),选项 C 的图片呈现了这一场景,最可能是莉娜,故选 C 项。
3. D 词义猜测题。根据“People there were from different countries and spoke different languages. ”可知,莉娜成长在一个多样化的社区,diverse 意为“多样化的”,与 having many kinds of culture 意思相近,故选 D 项。
4. A 推理判断题。莉娜举例说明 OUO 在中文里像微笑的人,在英文里无意义,这说明人们对文化符号的理解方式不同,故选 A 项。
5. B 推理判断题。文章通过莉娜对汉字的理解展现了文化交流的美,故选 B 项。

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个问题定位原文对应内容，结合细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断等方法逐一分析选项，得出正确答案。
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据第一段“But to Lena... each one tells its own interesting story”及第五段“It’s more fun if you are teaching them your language...”可知，莉娜认为学习汉字很有趣，选C。2. 细节理解题：文中提到莉娜会花时间画汉字（如“ceng”），选项C的图片呈现了女孩画画的场景，对应莉娜的行为，选C。3. 词义猜测题：根据第三段“People there were from different countries and spoke different languages”可知，diverse意为“多样化的”，与“having many kinds of culture”意思相近，选D。4. 推理判断题：莉娜举例OUO在中文里像微笑的人，在英文里无意义，说明人们对文化符号的理解方式不同，选A。5. 推理判断题：文章通过莉娜对汉字的理解，展现了文化交流的美好，选B。
【答案】1.C 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B
【知识点】阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题围绕美国学生莉娜对汉字的独特理解展开，考查学生对文章细节、词义及主旨的把握，结合文化交流主题，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6