外国小男孩学汉语，从抗拒到爱上学习

Troy is an 8-year-old boy. He is from New York. His parents make him learn Chinese. But Troy finds Chinese learning challenging. He doesn’t want to learn Chinese. Troy’s father helps him. He finds some picture books for Troy. Troy likes to read them very much. His father also finds him some Chinese songs. Troy learns to sing Chinese songs. They read Chinese stories, too. Now Troy is happy to learn Chinese.

1.How old is Troy?

A Seven.

B Eight.

C Nine.

D Ten.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第一句“Troy is an 8-year-old boy.”可知，特洛伊8岁。故选B。

2.Troy is a/an ________ boy.

A Canadian

B Spanish

C American

D Chinese

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二句“He is from New York.”特洛伊来自纽约，他是一个美国男孩。故选C。

3.The underlined word “challenging” means __________.

A 容易的

B 困难的

C 有趣的

D 有用的

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句的后一句“He doesn’t want to learn Chinese.”他不想学习中文，可知他发现学中文很难。故选B。

4.Troy doesn’t _________.

A read picture books

B sing Chinese songs

C read Chinese stories

D do Chinese kung fu

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章中的“He finds some picture books for Troy. Troy likes to read them very much. His father also finds him some Chinese songs. Troy learns to sing Chinese songs. They read Chinese stories, too. ”可知，特洛伊看图画书，唱中文歌曲，读中文故事，并未提及练习中国功夫。故选D。