Weiqi, commonly known as Go in English, is a board game that originated in ancient China. The game is considered one of the Four Arts that Chinese literators (文人) were required to master. Besides Weiqi, they had to learn Chinese calligraphy (shu), painting (hua) and guqin playing (qin).

Weiqi has a history of over 4,000 years, even older than Chinese chess. According to some historical records, the game, known as Yi in its early years, is said to have been invented by Yao (尧). Seeing that his son had a bad temper (脾气), Yao was rather worried. So he decided to find something that could help educate his son, and a simple board game came to him.

The rules of Weiqi are simple: using black and white stones (棋子), two players take turns placing their stones on empty cross points of the board. The goal is to surround (包围) a larger total area on the board while preventing one’s own stones from being taken by the opponent (对手). Stones do not move and are only taken off the board if they are completely surrounded.

The scene of two people playing Weiqi appears in many traditional Chinese paintings. The image of a player holding a stone over the board, looking for a place to put it, was later turned into a popular Chinese idiom (成语), which means “unsure about making a move”. The expression is still widely used today.

With its development, Weiqi grew in popularity. Later, it spread to Japan, South and North Korea and Western countries. Today, it has become an international board game.

1.1. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A The origin (起源) of Weiqi

B The rules of Weiqi.

C The development of Weiqi.

D The popularity of Weiqi

解析：选A。1. 题 题型：主旨大意题 解析：第二段核心介绍围棋的早期名称 “弈”、相传的发明者尧帝，以及发明背景。这些内容均围绕围棋的起源展开，A 选项符合题意。B 选项 “规则” 对应第三段，C 选项 “发展” 和 D 选项 “普及度” 对应第五段，均排除。 答案：A

2.2. What does the underlined expression “unsure about making a move” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A 观棋不语

B 举棋不定

C 出其不意

D 棋逢对手

解析：选B。2 题 B 题型：词义猜测题 解析：划线短语对应前文 “棋手手持棋子悬于棋盘上方，寻找落子点” 的场景，体现 “犹豫、难以决定” 的状态。B 选项 “举棋不定” 准确匹配该含义，A “观棋不语” 指看棋不插嘴，C “出其不意” 指突然行动，D “棋逢对手” 指双方实力相当，均不符合语境。答案：B

3.3. What can we learn from the passage?

A Weiqi has a history of more than 5,000 years.

B Weiqi is a simple board game that is enjoyed by the old.

C Weiqi has become more and more popular around the world.

D The player who surrounds a smaller total area wins the game.

解析：选C。3. 题 C 题型：细节理解题 解析：A 选项 “超 5000 年” 与原文 “超 4000 年” 不符；B 选项 “仅老年人喜爱” 无依据，原文未限定受众；C 选项与第五段 “传播至多国、成为国际棋类” 一致，正确；D 选项 “围出更小面积获胜” 与原文 “围出更大总面积” 相悖。 答案：C

4.4. In which part of a newspaper can you probably read the passage?

A Science.

B Travel.

C Stories.

D Culture.

解析：选D。4. 题 D 题型：推理判断题 解析：文章介绍围棋的历史、文化地位、规则及传播，属于文化类内容。A “科学”、B “旅游”、C “故事” 均与文章主题无关，D “文化” 符合定位。 答案：D