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BEIJING/SAO PAULO — Chinese traditions like cockfighting, kiteflying and fireworks have been quite common in Brazil for many years.
Despite the thousands of kilometers between them, China's historical and artistic mark on Brazil has existed for about 300 years, said Brazilian sinologist (汉学家) Jose Roberto Teixeira Leite in his book China in Brazil.“Influences from China can date from the colonial period, even up to the time after Brazil's independence.” The commercial relationship between the two countries has existed for a long time, he noted, adding that incoming ships would fill up Brazilian cities like Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Recife with Chinese products like porcelain (瓷器), silk and fans.
He also found Chinese influence not only in the arts and architecture of Brazil but also in the most diverse areas of Brazilian society, like the economy, medicine and popular culture.“At the end of the 19th century, in Pernambuco, (a state in northeastern Brazil), there_was_a_custom_that_children_slept_with_clothes_decorated_with_Chinese_dragons.” Teixeira added.
The book took him about 15 years to finish.“The impact of the book surprised me, though it was published by a university publisher and it had a print run of just 1,000 copies，” he said.“Some have said that the book represents a turning point in Chinese studies in Brazil.”
Besides, the sinologist did research on the mark and presence of China in the architecture and arts of Brazil.“It was through art that China awoke in me, first, curiosity, after that, interest, and finally, passion，” Teixeira said.
In 1992, the sinologist visited Macao to do research for his doctoral thesis about the marks and presence of China in Brazil, and that trip impressed him a lot.In 2013, Teixeira had a chance to visit the Chinese cities of Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai, and got to know “the past and present of the great country culturally, as well as its incredible material development.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了巴西汉学家Jose Roberto Teixeira Leite眼中的中国和巴西。
1．What does the underlined sentence imply?
A．Brazilian children's love for dragons as Chinese children.
B．The development of ChinaBrazil frequent trade cooperation.
C．A further understanding of the cultures of the two countries.
D．China's influence on most diverse areas of Brazilian society.
解析：选D 句意理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，中国的影响可以追溯到巴西社会的方方面面，画线部分是一个例子。因此，画线句子显示的是中国对巴西社会各个领域的影响。
2．What marks a new stage of Chinese studies for Brazilian?
A．Children's clothes.
B．The sinologist's traveling.
C．The sinologist's book.
D．China's porcelain.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段“Some have said that the book represents a turning point in Chinese studies in Brazil.”可知，汉学家的这本书标志着巴西人的汉语研究进入了一个新的阶段。
3．What fired the sinologist's passion for Chinese studies?
A．Chinese art. B．Chinese customs.
C．The history of China. D．China's development.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“‘It was through art that China awoke in me, first, curiosity, after that, interest, and finally, passion，’ Teixeira said.”可知，是艺术激发了这位汉学家对中国研究的热情。
4．What is the best title for this passage?
A．The Impression of China on Sinologist
B．China and Brazil in Eyes of Sinologist
C．An Introduction to Sinologist's New Book
D．The Future of ChinaBrazil Trade Relations
解析：选B 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，巴西汉学家Jose Roberto Teixeira Leite从艺术、商业、经济、医学、文化和建筑等方面介绍了中国对巴西的影响。所以B项“汉学家眼中的中国和巴西”最适合作本文标题。
