1.D.细节理解题.根据文章第二段, After taking his first Mandarin(普通话)class in high school seven years ago, Scholar had listed China as a future destination and made his first trip to Shanghai in 2015 through a study-abroad program when he was a student in New York University.七年前, Scholar 在高中上了第一堂普通话课后,他就把中国列为未来的目的地,并在2015年第一次通过留学计划来到上海,当时他还是纽约大学的学生.可知,他第一次来中国的时候,他还是一个高中生,结合选项,故选D.
2.B.推理判断题.根据文章第三段,Though he had been told what urban life in China was like beforehand, it was still "a far cry" from what he saw with his own eyes, says Scholar. During the semester (学期) in Shanghai, Scholar spent most of the time learning ink-and-wash painting, calligraphy, which enriched his artistic skills with a touch of Eastern aesthetics. He also ate a lot of authentic steamed meat buns (小笼包). "Shanghai is an incredibly efficient, modern city虽然之前有人告诉他中国的城市生活是什么样的,Scholar说,但这与他亲眼所见还是"天壤之别".在上海的一个学期里,Scholar大部分时间都在学习水墨画、书法,这使他的艺术技巧更加丰富了一点东方的气息美学.他还吃了很多正宗的馒头.他说:"上海是一个效率极高的现代化城市."可知,Scholar见到的上海和他听说的完全不一样,结合选项,故选B.
3.A.词义猜测题.根据文章第四段, "To have this unbelievably accurate and fast metro, though sometimes crowded and to have very clean streets and bright lights at night, and people pouring in by the thousands …that's so impressive" These may explain Scholar's return to Shanghai two years later, when his career at home was already thriving after making commercials for big names such as Coca-Cola and Jaguar. "能有这样一个难以置信的精确和快速的地铁,虽然有时拥挤,在晚上有非常干净的街道和明亮的灯光,还有成千上万的人涌入…这太令人印象深刻了",这也许可以解释两年后这位学者返回上海的原因,当时他在国内的事业已经开始成功了,那时他已经为可口可乐和美洲虎等大型企业拍摄商业广告.可知,划线单词意为:取得巨大的成就,结合选项,故选A.
4.C.文章来源题.根据文章第一段,NEW YORK-Video producer and musician Justin Scholar enjoyed his exciting moment weeks ago when he spotted his latest work- a tourism video for Southwest China's Chongqing city- playing on a huge LED screen at New York's Times Square.周前,纽约视频制作人兼音乐人Justin Scholar在纽约时代广场的一个巨大的LED屏幕上观看了自己的最新作品--中国西南部重庆市的旅游视频,这让他非常享受这一激动人心的时刻.可知,本文章主要讲述了纽约的视频制作人兼音乐家 Justin Scholar 在中国的成长经历和成就.结合选项,该类型文章应出现在新闻报道上,故当选C.
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