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(2020·贵州适应性测试)Almost all calligraphy(书法) lovers agree that writing characters with a brush and ink on straw paper offers a way to communicate with not only history and culture, but also oneself. But now Chinese character handwriting is under threat from computers and mobile phones.
A college graduate looking for a job was reportedly turned down by a company because he wrote 24 characters incorrectly in a 400character handwritten resume. A survey by HorizonKey, covering people from 12 major cities in China, found that nearly one third of those interviewed often experience “character amnesia(遗忘)”， with 94 percent saying this is a problem for them.
The main reason is that most Chinese rely too much on the pinyinbased Chinese language input method, which is replacing the tradition of writing characters stroke(笔画) by stroke. The software will conveniently choose the right characters according to the context or word frequency, as there are dozens of characters with the same pronunciation in Chinese.
Education is another problem. In college, most homework and papers are printed out, instead of handwritten. And few teachers use chalk and blackboards, with Microsoft’s PowerPoint the mostoften used software to teach knowledge to students.
The number of electronic devices in the classroom is thought to be another reason why students are easily satisfied with just a poor knowledge of the Chinese language and characters. It is quicker to look up a character in an electronic dictionary, but traditional printed dictionaries offer more detailed information on the usage and meaning of the characters. Students pay more attention to remembering a character’s pronunciation, but not the other knowledge related to it, which edictionaries rarely provide.
Another worry is the “pollution” of Chinese characters by Internet language. Young people regard using Internet language as cool and fashionable. After they learn to use these expressions, they automatically include them in their writing.
【解题导语】 随着电脑上的汉语输入法、办公软件以及电子产品的影响，人们手写汉字的能力在减弱。
1．With the example of a college graduate, the author shows ________．
A．that practicing can improve writing
B．why certain people are poor writers
C．that there are differences in students’ writing
D．why Chinese character handwriting is in great danger
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知，汉字书写面临着来自电脑和手机的威胁，而第二段紧接着讲述了一名大学毕业生求职时被一家公司拒绝，因为他在一份400字的手写简历中写错了24个字；接下来的几段说明了汉字书写面临威胁的原因。由此可推知，作者用这个例子是为了阐释汉字书写处于危险之中的原因。故选D。
2．By saying “those interviewed often experience ‘character amnesia(遗忘)’”， the writer means those interviewed________.
A．are not good at handwriting
B．can’t write characters accurately
C．show no interest in handwriting
D．find jobs much more difficultly
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“character amnesia(遗忘)”“problem”及所列举的一个大学毕业生书写多个错误汉字的例子可推知，作者在此表达受访者的汉字书写存在问题。故选B。
3．What phenomenon is described in paragraph 5?
A．Dependence on electronic devices.
B．Advantages of electronic dictionaries.
C．Mastery of knowledge of the characters.
D．Disadvantages of published dictionaries.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的“The number of electronic devices in the classroom is thought to be another reason...to look up a character in an electronic dictionary”可知，该段描述的是学生对电子产品过于依赖的现象。故选A。
4．What’s the writer’s attitude towards the Internet language?
A．Favorable. B．Uncaring.
C．Disapproving. D．Friendly.
C 解析：观点态度题。根据第六段的内容，尤其是第一句中的“pollution”可推知，作者对网络语言的使用持不赞成的态度。故选C。
【难句分析】 The software will conveniently choose the right characters according to the context or word frequency, as there are dozens of characters with the same pronunciation in Chinese.
分析：句中“as there are...in Chinese”为as引导的原因状语从句。
译文：这种软件可以根据上下文或词语出现的频率，方便地选择正确的文字，因为在汉语中，有很多文字有相同的发音。
