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Nowadays, people heavily depend on electronic input in daily life. Typing or texting is taking the place of the strokes of Chinese characters. For this reason, people are paying less attention to handwriting. As a result, they can't even remember exactly how to write a certain character sometimes. This is called “character amnesia（遗忘症）”.
To change the situation, the TV programme named “Chinese Character Dictation（听写）Competition” came out. It quickly caught wide public attention. Meng Man, who teaches at Minzu University of China, took part in the competition as a judge（裁判）. “I was surprised by some competitors because I couldn't even remember how to write certain characters, but they could,” she said. “Now many adults have trouble writing Chinese characters. The programme is really great, since it draws people's attention to this problem.”
When typing or texting, most people use a system where they type out the pinyin of a character and then get a list of all possible Chinese characters. They just need to choose the one they want from the list. The bad thing about the system is that people fail to think about how Chinese characters are formed.
“Chinese characters are usually square. These special forms carry rich cultural stories. They teach people to be upright（正直的）. Typing or texting will influence people's understanding of the traditional culture behind the Chinese characters,” Meng said. “We should value and pass down this ancient treasure.”
To solve the problem of “character amnesia”, experts suggest that people change their mobile phone texting way from pinyin to handwriting. Daily writing practice can effectively keep memory fresh. In this way, they can avoid forgetting how to write characters.
1. What is “character amnesia” according to paragraph 1?
2. How does Meng Man like the TV programme?
3. What's the weakness of the pinyin input system according to paragraph 3?
4. What advice do experts give to deal with “character amnesia”?
5. Do you think it's necessary for us to know how to write Chinese characters? Why?
Nowadays, people heavily depend on electronic input in daily life. Typing or texting is taking the place of the strokes of Chinese characters. For this reason, people are paying less attention to handwriting. As a result, they can't even remember exactly how to write a certain character sometimes. This is called “character amnesia（遗忘症）”.
To change the situation, the TV programme named “Chinese Character Dictation（听写）Competition” came out. It quickly caught wide public attention. Meng Man, who teaches at Minzu University of China, took part in the competition as a judge（裁判）. “I was surprised by some competitors because I couldn't even remember how to write certain characters, but they could,” she said. “Now many adults have trouble writing Chinese characters. The programme is really great, since it draws people's attention to this problem.”
When typing or texting, most people use a system where they type out the pinyin of a character and then get a list of all possible Chinese characters. They just need to choose the one they want from the list. The bad thing about the system is that people fail to think about how Chinese characters are formed.
“Chinese characters are usually square. These special forms carry rich cultural stories. They teach people to be upright（正直的）. Typing or texting will influence people's understanding of the traditional culture behind the Chinese characters,” Meng said. “We should value and pass down this ancient treasure.”
To solve the problem of “character amnesia”, experts suggest that people change their mobile phone texting way from pinyin to handwriting. Daily writing practice can effectively keep memory fresh. In this way, they can avoid forgetting how to write characters.
1. What is “character amnesia” according to paragraph 1?
People forget how to write a certain character.
2. How does Meng Man like the TV programme?
Meng Man thinks it is really great.
3. What's the weakness of the pinyin input system according to paragraph 3?
It stops people from thinking about how Chinese characters are formed.
4. What advice do experts give to deal with “character amnesia”?
People change their mobile phone texting way from pinyin to handwriting./People should use handwriting instead of pinyin while using mobile phones.
5. Do you think it's necessary for us to know how to write Chinese characters? Why?
Yes. Because Chinese characters not only help us communicate, but carry the rich Chinese culture.
答案
1. People forget how to write a certain character.
2. Meng Man thinks it is really great.
3. It stops people from thinking about how Chinese characters are formed.
4. People change their mobile phone texting way from pinyin to handwriting./People should use handwriting instead of pinyin while using mobile phones.
5. Yes. Because Chinese characters not only help us communicate, but carry the rich Chinese culture.
2. Meng Man thinks it is really great.
3. It stops people from thinking about how Chinese characters are formed.
4. People change their mobile phone texting way from pinyin to handwriting./People should use handwriting instead of pinyin while using mobile phones.
5. Yes. Because Chinese characters not only help us communicate, but carry the rich Chinese culture.
解析
【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先明确每个问题的核心，带着问题回到原文对应段落定位关键词：细节类问题直接查找原文原句或同义表述，开放类问题结合原文相关内容组织合理观点，确保答案贴合原文信息。
【解析】
1. 定位第一段，找到“character amnesia”的定义句，往前提取前文提到的核心信息：人们记不起如何写某个汉字，整理成答案。
2. 定位第二段中Meng Man的发言，直接提取她对节目的评价内容。
3. 定位第三段最后一句，找到拼音输入系统的弊端，整理成答案。
4. 定位第五段第一句，提取专家针对“character amnesia”给出的建议。
5. 结合第四段提到的汉字承载文化的内容，表达合理观点并说明原因。
【答案】
1. People forget how to write a certain character.
2. Meng Man thinks it is really great.
3. It stops people from thinking about how Chinese characters are formed.
4. People change their mobile phone texting way from pinyin to handwriting./People should use handwriting instead of pinyin while using mobile phones.
5. Yes. Because Chinese characters not only help us communicate, but carry the rich Chinese culture.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、开放类问答、信息提取
【点评】
本题为常规英语阅读理解题，前4题侧重细节信息查找，难度较低；第5题考查学生结合原文内容表达观点的能力，整体贴近学生学习实际，能有效考查学生的阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先明确每个问题的核心，带着问题回到原文对应段落定位关键词：细节类问题直接查找原文原句或同义表述，开放类问题结合原文相关内容组织合理观点，确保答案贴合原文信息。
【解析】
1. 定位第一段，找到“character amnesia”的定义句，往前提取前文提到的核心信息：人们记不起如何写某个汉字，整理成答案。
2. 定位第二段中Meng Man的发言，直接提取她对节目的评价内容。
3. 定位第三段最后一句，找到拼音输入系统的弊端，整理成答案。
4. 定位第五段第一句，提取专家针对“character amnesia”给出的建议。
5. 结合第四段提到的汉字承载文化的内容，表达合理观点并说明原因。
【答案】
1. People forget how to write a certain character.
2. Meng Man thinks it is really great.
3. It stops people from thinking about how Chinese characters are formed.
4. People change their mobile phone texting way from pinyin to handwriting./People should use handwriting instead of pinyin while using mobile phones.
5. Yes. Because Chinese characters not only help us communicate, but carry the rich Chinese culture.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、开放类问答、信息提取
【点评】
本题为常规英语阅读理解题，前4题侧重细节信息查找，难度较低；第5题考查学生结合原文内容表达观点的能力，整体贴近学生学习实际，能有效考查学生的阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
