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. 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 traveled with his students from state to state

C. he had wise thoughts and great views about education

D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

2.Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports     as a child.

A. by visiting many famous teachers    B. with the help of his mother

C. by going to school    D. by teaching himself at home

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

A. cute    B. bright    C. poor    D. wealthy

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. D

【解析】

这是一篇人物传记类阅读。文章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.推理判断题。答案定位在第一段Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.可知今天人们还记得并尊敬孔子是因为他对教育的贡献，由此推断出今天我们仍然记得孔子，主要是因为他有明智的思想和伟大的教育观点，故选C。

2.细节理解题。答案定位在第二段 He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.可知他拜访许多名师并学会了音乐、历史、诗歌和运动，故选A。

3.词义猜测题。划线词所在的句子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.意思是当时只有贵族家庭的孩子才能上学，但孔子认为如果每个人都想学习，就应该去上学，可以推测出noble的意思是富裕的。A. cute可爱的；B. bright明亮的；C. poor贫穷的；D. wealthy富有的，故选D。