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The World of Chinese

《汉语世界》以『中国故事，世界表达』为特色，为越来越多的汉语学习者提供了语言与文化信息交流的平台，让更多的人了解中国。

• 主题语境： 人与社会之历史、社会与文化
• 词数： 约240词
• 建议用时： 3′00′′

Questions for you before reading:

1. Can you speak Chinese well?

2. How much do you know about Chinese culture?

Nowadays a growing number of people around the world have become interested in China, and the number of foreigners studying Chinese is also increasing. Recently, The World of Chinese, a new bilingual (双语的) TV talk show, is getting popular among them.

The program invites famous experts and professors from home and abroad to share interesting stories and latest news. Great people from all walks of life are also invited. Since it was first shown in April 2018, the program has been watched in 122 countries.

In the first episode, people get close to Yuan Mei and his SuiYuan Menu. Yuan Mei was a famous poet (诗人) and a great talent in ancient China. He was very interested in nine things and the first thing was eating. It is said that as long as Yuan Mei found one dish delicious, he would ask his cook Wang Xiaoyu to learn how to make that dish. Wang always learned with an open mind, so Yuan Mei was able to collect many different dishes. According to all the dishes he had tasted before, Yuan Mei finally wrote SuiYuan Menu, which can be considered as the ancient edition of A Bite of China.

The World of Chinese provides a great communication platform for those who show deep interest in China. Through this program, they can have a better understanding of China and know more about the Chinese language and culture.

TASK

Choose the correct answer.

( ) 1. People ______ have watched the talk show The World of Chinese.

A. only in China

B. all over the world

C. in about 120 countries

D. in less than 100 countries

( ) 2. In the first episode, we can learn that ______ .

A. SuiYuan Menu was written by a cook

B. Yuan Mei was most interested in eating

C. Yuan Mei worked for Wang Xiaoyu as a cook

D. Wang Xiaoyu collected many different dishes

( ) 3. The underlined word “they” refers to “______ ”.

A. great leaders

B. foreigners in China

C. famous experts

D. people having interest in China

( ) 4. What do we know about the program?

A. It’s not very popular with foreigners.

B. It helps foreigners know more about China.

C. It only invites famous people in China.

D. It tells about the cultural difference between China and Western countries.

Key:

1-4 CBDB