If Confucius(孔子) were alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But that doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up the drawbacks of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
1.The purpose or the first paragraph is mainly to ________.
A.attract the readers’ interest in the subject
B.provide some key facts about Confucius
C.show great respect for the ancient thinker
D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
2.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students ________.
A.take an active part in Chinese competitions
B.try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C.fight for a chance to learn Chinese
D.show great interest in studying Chinese nowadays
3.What is the best title for this passage?
A.Forgotten Wisdom in America
B.Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C.Old Thinker with a Big Future
D.Chinese Culture for Westerners
With so many NYC museums to choose from, it’s hard to begin. The good news is, you’re in the right place. Below is a highly selective list of museums in New York City.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Occupying two million square feet, with a permanent collection of over two million works of art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (founded in 1870) is one the largest galleries in the world. This famous fine arts museum in NYC possesses works from classical antiquity (古物), ancient Egypt, Asia, Byzantium, and Europe, with nearly all of the European masters represented.
American Museum of Natural History
Originally founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest museums in the world. Located in park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the museum complex consists of 28 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls. As a popular family-friendly NYC attraction, the American Museum of Natural History is as fun as it is educational.
Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum
One of the mid-twentieth century’s most important architectural landmarks, the iconic Solomon R.Museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright spent 15 years designing the building and gave up 700 sketches and six sets of working drawings in the process. He died six months before the doors were opened.
New York City Fire Museum
The New York City Fire Museum (set up in 1934) is a charming alternative to the more expensive museums of New York. Here you will find art and artifacts that celebrate the history of firefighting and the New York City Fire Department, including modern-day firefighting equipment and real New York fire equipment from 1790.
1.What do you know about the American Museum of Natural History?
A.It consists of 28 exhibition halls. B.It lies in the middle of Central Park.
C.It is fit for parents and their kids. D.It is the largest museum in the world.
2.Which is the youngest museum?
A.The New York City Fire Museum
B.The Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum
C.The Metropolitan Museum of Art
D.The American Museum of Natural History
3.What is one feature of the New York City Fire Museum?
A.It charges no fees B.It is the most famous museum
C.It exhibits only modern equipment D.It is a themed museum
4.Where can you probably find this passage?
A.In a guidebook B.In a history book
C.In an art review D.In an official report
为了让同学们远离疾病，保持身体健康，你班将举行一次英语班会， 主题为“How to be strong and healthy”。请你根据下面的提示写一篇发言稿。
存在问题:部分学生身体素质差；
解决办法:1. 充足的睡眠；2. 加强锻炼，增加户外活动；3. 按时吃饭，少吃零食；
注意:1.词数100左右(开头已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
How to be strong and healthy
It is obvious that some students are neither in good health nor full of energy.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When talked about sports, I feel very excited. I like sports very much, and I love playing the tennis in particular. I remember one day when I got home after school, I turned off the TV and a tennis game was going on. I started to watch them, and I was attracted by the wonderful game gradual. I became a big fan of tennis from now on. I usually stay up late to watch tennis games. Li Na is my favorite players. I think she is one of the greater athletes in China. I sign up for a tennis training course several months ago, and my skills have improved a lot. In addition, I have some friends which also love tennis, and I often practise with them when I am free.
根据汉语提示写出单词。
1.What the book ______ (涉及) is how to develop teenagers’ qualities.
2.______(实际上) all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.
3.An _______ (态度) is what a person thinks about something.
4.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were _____(使陷入困境) under the ruins.
5.All the students in the class took an _____ (积极的) part in the discussion.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。
Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, 1. (invite) some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with 2.(she) when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window 3.(cool) for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she 4.(come) back for it, she was 5. (surprise) to find the neighbor’s cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too 6.. That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked laughed until four o’clock.
After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window she saw the neighbor’s cat 7.(die) in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. 8. would happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor wanted each guest to meet him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired 9. no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang.
10. was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,” he cried.” My cat is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put it in your garden….”
