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【題目】Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.

【1】Today we still remember Confucius mainly because___________.

A. he lived a poor life in his childhood

B. he had wise thoughts and great views about education

C. he traveled with his students from state to state

D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

【2】Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.

A. by teaching himself at home B. with the help of his mother

C. by going to school D. by visiting many famous teachers

【3】The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to __________.

A. poor B. bright

C. wealthy D. cute

【4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.

B. No one has something worthy to be learned.

C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.

D. A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 B

【解析】

這是一篇人物傳記。短文主要介紹了中國偉大的教育家，思想家孔子：春秋魯國人，三歲喪父，年輕時家境困難，但是并沒有放棄學習。他拜訪了許多著名的老師，學會了歷史、音樂、詩歌和運動�？鬃映闪⒘说谝凰�公共學堂，他認為人人都有受教育的權利�？鬃娱T下有三千弟子。他的“三人行，必有我?guī)熝伞�，“學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆”“嚴以律己，寬以待人”至今對世人仍然有很大教育意義。

【1】推理判斷題。由第一段“Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.”可知，盡管他生活在兩千多年以前，但人們?nèi)匀挥浀貌⒆鹁此麑�今天教育事業(yè)的貢獻。所以判斷出，今天我們還記得孔子，主要是因為他對教育有明智的想法和偉大的觀點。故B選項正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。由第二段“He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.”可知，他拜訪了許多著名的教師，學習了音樂、歷史、詩歌和體育。所以，孔子從小就通過拜訪許多著名的老師來學習音樂、歷史、詩歌和體育。故D選項正確。

【3】詞義猜測題。由第三段“At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn”可知，那時，只有貴族家庭的孩子才能上學，但孔子認為，如果想學習，人人都應該上學。所以猜測出第三段中換線的“noble”的意思與wealthy“富有的”最接近。故C選項正確。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。由第五段“All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.可知，學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆。“第六段 “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.”可知，嚴以律己，寬以待人。所以A，C，D選項都在短文中被提及。故B選項沒有被提及。故B選項正確。