五、（核心素养·语言能力）任务型阅读。
一位外国友人的中文进阶之旅
Hello, I'm Adam. Do you know that many people are trying to learn a new language these days? Some of them consider it a hobby, while others have to learn a language because it is required by their jobs or studies. As a foreigner who is really interested in Chinese culture, I like learning Chinese.
It is thought that a person needs to know at least 3,000 Chinese characters（汉字）to understand most Chinese newspapers. The problem for most foreigners, however, is that knowing 3,000 Chinese characters sounds like an impossible task as many of the Chinese characters look similar. That's why some people give up halfway. It's the most difficult part for me too. But I manage to learn how to write each character by watching videos online. Whenever I see a character I don't know in the street or on a menu, I just write it down on my phone and then look it up. Slowly I've learned the characters that are common in daily life.
As for speaking, I practise talking about different topics in Chinese in my daily life. It is the key to practising speaking and helps me think in a Chinese way. For example, whenever I go to a shop, I think about how to say that in Chinese. Learning a language is never easy. Basically, I just use every tool at hand and take my learning step by step, and I'm still learning new things to this day!
根据短文内容，回答问题。每题答案不超过10个词。
1. Why does Adam learn Chinese?
2. How many characters may a foreigner need to know to understand most Chinese newspapers?
3. How does Adam learn to write Chinese characters?
4. What is the key to practising speaking for Adam?
5. What's the passage about?

1. Because he is really interested in Chinese culture.
2. At least 3,000. 3. By watching videos online.
4. Talking about different topics in Chinese in his daily life.
5. How Adam learns Chinese well.