HSK 2 Reading Practice Archives - HSKReading.com https://hskreading.com/category/hsk-2/ Mandarin Made Easy Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:57:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 149979418 Let’s go to the zoo https://hskreading.com/lets-go-to-the-zoo/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:43:40 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=7125 我们一起去动物园吧！

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Want to go to the zoo to see pandas? Learn how to invite people to go with you. Happy studying!

我们一起去动物园吧

小明: 小红，我们一起去动物园吧！

小红: 好主意！我喜欢动物。什么时候去？

小明: 明天早上你有空吗？

小红: 当然有空！我很期待看到大熊猫。

小明: 我也想看大熊猫！我们明天早上九点见面，好吗？

小红: 好的，九点在动物园门口见面。

Xiao Ming: Xiaohong, let’s go to the zoo together!

Xiao Hong: Good idea! I love animals. When should we go?

Xiao Ming: Are you free tomorrow morning?

Xiao Hong: Of course, I’m free! I’m really looking forward to seeing the giant pandas.

Xiao Ming: I also want to see the giant pandas! Let’s meet tomorrow morning at nine, okay?

Xiao Hong: Okay, let’s meet at the zoo entrance at nine o’clock.

 

问题

小明和小红明天打算去哪里？

a) 公园

b) 动物园

c) 超市

d) 学校

小红最期待在动物园看到什么动物？

a) 小狗

b) 大熊猫

c) 小鸟

d) 小猫

1. b

2. b

 

Important words

A few words from the above Mandarin passage with further examples of their use.

主意

好主意！ – Good idea!

我们可以一起做晚饭，好主意吧！ – We can cook dinner together, what a good idea!

喜欢

我喜欢吃水果。 – I like to eat fruit.

他喜欢看电影。 – He likes to watch movies.

她喜欢唱歌和跳舞。 – She likes singing and dancing.

明天

明天我要去买东西。 – Tomorrow I’m going to go shopping.

你明天有空吗？我们可以一起出去玩。 – Are you free tomorrow? We can go outside together.

明天天气会很热。 – Tomorrow will be hot, remember to bring sunscreen.

 

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]]> 7125 Why are you late? https://hskreading.com/why-are-you-late/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 06:29:48 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=7052 你怎么迟到了？

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Poor Xiaoming is late to work, but why?

你怎么迟到了？

老板：小明，你今天怎么迟到了半个小时？

小明：老板，对不起，今天雨下得太大，堵车了。

老板：下雨的时候要早点出门，知道了吗？下次不要再这样了。

小明：好的老板，我知道了。

Boss：Xiaoming, why are you thirty minutes late today?

小明：Sorry boss, the rain’s so heavy today. There was a traffic jam.

Boss：You should set out earlier when it’s raining, ok? Don’t let this happen again.

小明：Ok boss, I understand.

 

问题

1 – 小明迟到了多久？

a. 二十分钟

b. 三十分钟

c. 二十五分钟

d. 三十五分钟

2 – 今天为什么堵车了？

a. 不知道

b. 红绿灯坏了

c. 下雨

d. 车坏了

1. b

2. c

 

Important words

A few words from the above Mandarin passage with further examples of their use.

迟到

你为什么迟到了？– Why were you late?

对不起，我迟到了，因为路上有点堵车。- Sorry, I was late because there was some traffic on the road.

下次我会早点出门，不会再迟到了。– Next time, I will leave earlier and won’t be late again.

堵车

今天下雨了，所以路上堵车了。– There was a traffic jam on the road today because it rained.

堵车的时候要耐心等待。– You need to be patient when there’s a traffic jam.

 

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]]> 7052 What does your mother do? https://hskreading.com/what-does-your-mother-do/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:36:35 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6988 小红，你妈妈做菜可真好吃

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This Chinese dialogue has lots of useful sentences to be learnt! It’s a fairly informal conversation.

你妈妈在哪里工作？

小明：小红，你妈妈做菜可真好吃。

小红：是啊，我妈妈是厨师。

小明：真的吗？你妈妈在哪里工作？

小红：她在一个西餐厅工作，她做的牛排特别好吃。

小明：那个西餐厅在哪？我想和女朋友一起去吃。

小红：就在市中心。

小明：Xiao Hong, your mother’s cooking is really delicious.

小红：Yes! My mother is a chef.

小明：Really? Where does your mother work?

小红：She works at a western restaurant. She can good a really good steak!

小明：Where is this western restaurant? I want to take my girlfriend there.

小红：It’s in the city centre.

 

 

问题

1 – 她的妈妈在哪里工作？

a. 学校

b. 医院

c. 中餐厅

d. 西餐厅

2 – 她的妈妈做什么特别好吃？

a. 猪肉

b. 鸡肉

c. 牛排

d. 意面

1. d

2. c

 

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]]> 6988 Home for a week https://hskreading.com/home-for-a-week/ Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:18:52 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6963 八点钟了，该起床吃早餐了！

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]]> Continuing from the HSK 1 dialogue: this is what happens after staying home for a week. The dialogue concludes at HSK 3 level. The conversation has an informal tone.

回家一星期

妈妈：八点钟了，该起床吃早餐了！

我：妈妈，才八点，还很早，我再睡一会儿。

妈妈：已经不早了，吃完早餐再睡吧。

我：好的。

吃完早餐后

妈妈：你的房间太脏了，该扫地了，不要睡了。每天都出去跟朋友玩，也不在家陪陪我们。

我：那好吧。

Mother：It’s 8 o’clock, it’s time to get up and eat breakfast.

Me：Mother, it’s only 8 o’clock. It’s still early. I’ll sleep a bit longer.

Mother：It’s not early, sleep again after breakfast.

Me：Ok.

Mother：Your room is messy, you should clean it. Don’t sleep. Go out and see your friends everyday, don’t stay at home with us all the time.

Me：Alright then.

 

问题

1 – 妈妈早上几点叫我起床？

a. 五点

b. 八点

c. 七点

d. 九点

2 – 妈妈说我什么时候可以再睡觉？

a. 吃早餐前

b. 不可以

c. 洗澡后

d. 吃早餐后

1. b

2. d

 

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]]> 6963 Is being a teacher good? https://hskreading.com/is-being-a-teacher-good/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:37:33 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6938 你觉得当老师好吗？

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This Chinese dialogue is quite informal.

当老师好吗？

小明：你觉得当老师好吗？

小红：很好，老师可以跟小孩玩。

小明：我觉得当老师不太好。

小红：为什么？

小明：因为当老师要讲课，还要改作业，很累，所以我觉得当老师不太好。

小红： 话是这么说，我还是喜欢当老师。

小明：Do you think that being a teacher is good?

小红：I think it’s good. The teacher can have fun with the children.

小明：I think that being a teacher isn’t so good.

小红：Why?

小明：Because teachers have to give classes and mark homework, it’s tiring. This is why I think being a teacher isn’t so good. 

小红：You’ve got a point. I still like being a teacher.

问题

1 – 小红为什么觉得当老师好？

a. 钱多

b. 可以跟小孩儿玩

c. 不累

d. 不忙

2 – 小明觉得当老师怎么样？

a. 很好

b. 不好

c. 太不好

d. 不太好

1. b

2. d

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]]> 6938 WeChat is very popular https://hskreading.com/wechat-is-popular/ Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:12:40 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6931 微信是中国最流行的软件

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]]> An article about WeChat and its prevalence in Chinese society. In WeChat terminology: stickers are gifs that can be sent in conversations to convey emotions.

微信

微信是中国最流行的软件，差不多每个年轻人都有微信。

大家用微信来聊天，谈工作，点外卖等等。用微信聊天的时候，年轻人会用表情包，特别好玩。

微信还可以发“朋友圈”，让朋友了解你的生活；还可以用微信来给钱。

WeChat is the most popular software in China; almost every young person has it.

People use WeChat to chat, talk about work, order takeout etc. When chatting on WeChat, young people will use stickers, very fun!

WeChat users can also upload to their “Friend Circle”, this allows people to find out about your life. You can also use WeChat to pay!

 

问题

1 – 中国最流行的软件是什么？

a. 百度

b. QQ

c. 推特

d. 微信

2 – 微信不可以用来干什么？

a. 谈工作

b. 点外卖

c. 看天气

d. 给钱

1. d

2. c

 

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]]> 6931 The Tortoise and the Hare https://hskreading.com/the-tortoise-and-the-hare/ Thu, 13 Jun 2019 11:48:21 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6644 兔子和乌龟在夏天比赛跑步

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]]> A beginner’s version of the Tortoise (乌龟) and the Hare (兔子).

A more precise word for hare is 野兔.

龟兔赛跑

兔子和乌龟在夏天比赛跑步。

兔子跑得很快，她看见乌龟还在慢慢地走，就先在树下睡觉了。

乌龟虽然走得很慢，但是他没有停下，一直走。

兔子睡醒的时候，乌龟已经赢了。

这个故事告诉我们不要放弃，坚持就会有结果。

A rabbit  and a turtle ran in the summer race.

The rabbit ran very fast. She saw the turtle walking slowly, and went to sleep under the tree.

Although the turtle went very slowly, he did not stop and kept going.

When the rabbit woke up, the turtle had already won.

This story tells us not to give up, and that perseverance will give us results.

 

 

问题

1 – 一开始谁跑得快？

a. 猫

b. 兔子

c. 狗

d. 乌龟

2 – 最后谁赢了？

a. 猫

b. 兔子

c. 狗

d. 乌龟

1. b

2. d

 

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]]> 6644 Dumplings https://hskreading.com/dumplings/ Sun, 09 Jun 2019 14:53:01 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6637 饺子是中国最重要的食物

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Dumpling restaurants (饺子馆) are very common.

饺子

饺子是中国最重要的食物。

中国人常常吃饺子，早饭、午饭或者晚饭；也会在重要的节日吃饺子，比如春节。

饺子的皮是用面粉做的，里面包着不同的食物，肉、菜什么的，很好吃。

Dumplings are China’s most important food.

Chinese people often eat dumplings for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They will also eat dumplings during important festivals such as Spring Festival.

Dumpling wrappers are made using flour. Inside contains different food such as meat, vegetables, and so on. How delicious!

 

 

问题

1 – 什么节日会吃饺子？

a. 春节

b. 清明节

c. 端午节

d. 元旦节

2 – 饺子皮是用什么做的？

a. 肉

b. 菜

c. 面粉

d. 鱼

1. a

2. c

 

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]]> 6637 Come and see China! https://hskreading.com/come-and-see-china/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:54:58 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6602 中国有很多好玩的地方

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]]> China has lots of places to visit; from the cold Harbin (哈尔滨) to the sunny Hainan Islands (海南岛).

来中国玩吧

中国有很多好玩的地方。

如果你喜欢冬天，可以去哈尔滨，它在中国的最北边，冬天会下雪，可以去“冰雪大世界”玩儿。

如果你喜欢夏天，可以去海南岛，它在中国的最南边，有大海、沙滩和热情的人们。

China has a lot of interesting places.

If you like winter, you can go to Harbin in the northernmost part of China. It will snow in winter, you can go to see the “Ice and Snow World”.

If you like summer, you can go to Hainan Island. It is in the southernmost part of China. Hainan has sea, beaches, and warmhearted people.

 

 

问题

1 – 如果想去海南岛，可以什么时候去？

a. 春天

b. 夏天

c. 秋天

d. 冬天

2 – 如果想去哈尔滨，可以什么时候去？

a. 春天

b. 夏天

c. 秋天

d. 冬天

1. b

2. d

 

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]]> 6602 Where is the park? https://hskreading.com/where-is-the-park/ Sat, 25 May 2019 11:02:06 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6569 我们要去哪个公园玩？

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]]> Learn some directions and bearings such as: North (北), East (东), South (南), and West(西).

While in English we would say: North East South West; in China the order is spoken as East West South North (东西南北).

This is the 2nd part of a conversation that started at HSK 1. It continues at a HSK 3 level.

公园在哪里？

小红：我们要去哪个公园玩？

小明：你想去哪个公园？在学校西边的公园可以游泳，但不可以钓鱼；学校东边的公园可以看猴子和爬山，你想去哪个？

小红：我想去看猴子！

小明：那我们就去东边的公园吧。

小红：Which park will we go to?

小明：Which park do you want to go to? We can swim at the park west of our school but we can’t go fishing there. At the park to the east of the school we can see monkeys and do some climbing. Which one do you want to go to?

小红：I want to go and see monkeys!

小明：Then let’s go to the eastern park.

 

 

问题

1 – 学校西边的公园不可以干什么？

a. 游泳

b. 看猴子

c. 爬山

d. 钓鱼

2 – 他们去了哪个公园？

a. 学校西边

b. 学校南边

c. 学校北边

d. 学校东边

1. d

2. d

 

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