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(1)B.细节理解题。根据第二段His interest in Chinese language goes back to 1972,when he was a university student.(他对中文的兴趣可以追溯到1972年,那时他还是一名大学生。)以及Richard bought a one﹣way ticket to China to learn Chinese.(理查德买了一张去中国学中文的单程票。)可知,Richard对于中文的兴趣始于1972年,而且也是在那一年开始学习中文的。故选B项。
(2)A.细节理解题。根据第二段Richard bought a one﹣way ticket to China to learn Chinese.At that time Richard supported himself by teaching English.(理查德买了一张去中国学中文的单程票。那时理查德靠教英语养活自己。)可知,理查德•西尔斯在中国学习中文时是通过教英语的方式谋生的。故选A项。
(3)B.细节理解题。根据第五段Last September,Richard set up his studio in Nanjing as part of the local authority's plan to promote cultural services.The studio focuses on telling stories of Chinese culture and character origins.(去年9月,理查德在南京成立了他的工作室,这是地方当局促进文化服务计划的一部分。该工作室专注于讲述中国文化和人物起源的故事。)可知,理查德•西尔斯的工作室旨在推广中国文化。故选B项。
(4)D.推理判断题。根据第四段When I finally recovered,I had to think about my life,I had to plan as if I was going to die maybe in a year.So I decided to better know about Chinese with more efforts.(当我最终康复的时候,我不得不思考我的生活,我必须按照我可能在一年内死去的样子来计划我的生活。所以我决定通过更多的努力来更好地了解中国。)以及第五段Last September,Richard set up his studio in Nanjing as part of the local authority's plan to promote cultural services.(去年9月,理查德在南京成立了他的工作室,这是地方当局促进文化服务计划的一部分。)以及最后一段We also want to make videos with a high educational value both for Chinese and foreign learners of Chinese characters.(我们也想为中国和外国的汉字学习者制作具有较高教育价值的视频。)可推断,理查德•西尔斯对于研究和推广中国文化的态度是坚定的。故选D项。