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“When I was young, I told my mother that I would go to China to learn Kung Fu one day. She didn’t believe it at the time. When I got there, I immediately called her and said, ‘Mom, guess where I am, I’m at the Shaolin Temple!’,” says Max Yollando, a young man from the Cote d’Ivoire, sharing his affection for Chinese culture.

Yollando is also known as Yanming, the Chinese name he was given by his teacher at the Shaolin Temple, the Buddhist monastery (寺院) where the “Shaolin kung fu” was born, and which today is a magnet for fans from all over the world, especially more young people attempt to join the order.

At the time, Yollando was a student at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny University in Abidjan. Motivated by his passion for Chinese culture, he enrolled at the Confucius Institute to study Chinese. In late 2016, he had the opportunity to visit the temple in Henan province on a three-month exchange. This experience defined his engagement with traditional Chinese culture. “The spirit of martial arts deeply impressed me. I truly lost my heart to it and felt sure that this was the place I had dreamed of since childhood,” he says.

After returning to the Cote d’Ivoire, Yanming continued to practice Chinese and study traditional culture. In July 2017, he returned to Shaolin Temple and remained there for six years. He says the most impressive things he noticed that are rooted in Chinese culture are the love of work, respect, and recognition. “Coming to China to study made me more disciplined and hardworking. Before, I was a little lazy, but the Shaolin Temple taught me to be punctual, respectful and grateful,” he adds.

At the end of 2022, when he completed his studies at the temple, he began working at a Shaolin cultural center in Zambia. The first of its kind in Africa, the center is home to 30 orphans, who are taught Chinese language and traditional Chinese culture, including Kung Fu, as part of the curriculum. For Yollando, the purpose of studying Chinese culture was to be able to return to Africa to introduce Chinese values to his countrymen.

1.What makes Yollando so excited when calling his mom?

A Falling in love with China.

B Traveling around the world.

C Being able to realize his dream.

D Learning traditional Chinese culture.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“When I was young, I told my mother that I would go to China to learn Kung Fu one day.”和“I’m at the Shaolin Temple!”可知Yollando小时候梦想去中国学习功夫，然后他真的来到了中国的少林寺。由此可知，对于能够实现小时候的愿望他感到很兴奋。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “magnet” mean in Paragraph 2?

A Something attractive.

B Something puzzling.

C Something embarrassing.

D Something challenging.

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据划线词后面的“fans from all over the world, especially more young people attempt to join the order.”少林寺吸引了来自世界各地的粉丝，尤其是越来越多的年轻人想进入少林寺，由此可知，少林寺是一个很有吸引力的地方。故选A。

3.Yollando really fell in love with Chinese culture when __________.

A he was at the Confucius Institute

B he visited the temple in Henan province

C he returned to Shaolin Temple in 2017

D he began working at a Shaolin cultural center

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In late 2016, he had the opportunity to visit the temple in Henan province on a three-month exchange.”以及“I truly lost my heart to it and felt sure that this was the place I had dreamed of since childhood”可知，2016年底，Yollando到河南的寺庙进行为期三个月的交流学习，那段经历让他真正爱上了中国传统文化。故选B。

4.What did Yollando do when he finished his studies?

A He took care of orphans.

B He spread Chinese culture.

C He improved African education.

D He worked at the Shaolin Temple.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段的“taught Chinese language and traditional Chinese culture”“to introduce Chinese values to his countrymen”可知，当Yollando在少林寺完成学业后，他回到自己的国家向同胞传播中国文化。故选B。