Question

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.

请根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。(每小题1分)

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.he correct order of the following statements is __________.

① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

③ Confucius’ father died.

④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A. ③①④②    B. ②③④①        C. ①③②④    D. ④③①②

5.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.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了伟大的教育家、思想家孔子：春秋时期鲁国人，三岁丧父，年轻时家里生活艰难，但是并没有放弃学习。他拜访了许多著名老师，学会了音乐、历史、诗歌和运动。孔子成立了第一所公共学堂，他认为人人都有受教育的权利。孔子一生有弟子三千，他的“三人行，必有我师焉”，“学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆”“严以律己，宽以待人”至今还对世人很有教育意义。

1.B 推理判断题。题意：我们今天还记得孔子主要是因为什么？A.. he lived a poor life in his childhood 童年时他过着贫穷的生活；B. he had wise thoughts and great views about education在教育方面他有一些伟大的思想和观点；C. he traveled with his students from state to state他带着弟子周游列国；D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period 他生活在春秋时期。根据短文第一段最后一句“people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.”（今天人们还记得并尊敬孔子是因为他对教育的贡献。）可以推测，本题选B。

2.D 细节理解题。题意：孔子小时候怎样学会的音乐、历史、诗歌和运动的？A. by teaching himself at home在家自学；B. with the help of his mother 在妈妈的帮助下；C. by going to school通过上学；D. by visiting many famous teachers通过拜访名师。根据第二段最后一句“He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.”（他拜访许多名师并学会了音乐、历史、诗歌和运动。）可以推测出，本题选D。

3.C 词义猜测题。题意：第三自然段中有下划线的 “noble” 与哪一个含义最接近？A. poor贫穷； B. bright聪明的；C. wealthy富裕的；D. cute可爱的。At that time only children from noble families could go to school,（那时，只有来自noble家庭的孩子可以上学。）可以推测出noble的意思是富裕的。故选C。

4.A 推理判断题。下面陈述的正确顺序是怎样的？① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child. 也子小时候帮助妈妈；② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.孔子一生教了大约3000学生；③ Confucius’ father died. 孔子父亲去世；④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.孔子在中国历史上开创了第一所学校。根据意思，可知正确顺序是：父亲离世――小孔子帮父母――开创第一所学堂――一生教育3000学生。故选A。

5.B 细节理解题。题意：下面哪一个文中没有提到？A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.学而不思则罔；B. No one has something worthy to be learned.没有人有值得学习的东西；C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.思而不学而怠；D. A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.人们应该严以律己，宽以待人。众观全文，没有提到的是B。

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