Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?

A.Develop personal rules

B.Respect their families and ancestors

C.Treat others as they wish to be treated

2.Which is Confucius’ teaching?

A.Governments should be moral

B.Husbands should respect wives

C.People should memorize rules of behavior.

3.How did Confucius teach lessons?

A.Through arguments.

B.Through reasoning

C.Through personal examples

4.What does the speaker say about Confucius?

A.He used to be even more important.

B.He has influenced many cultures.

C.He has little effect on people today.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

【原文】

Have you heard of the Golden Rule? The great Chinese philosopher Confucius taught this principle. It is a very important and well-known idea. The rule says not to do anything to other people that you would not want them to do to you. It is a very simple yet deep truth. Confucius possessed a lot of important wisdom like this. He encouraged many values like children respecting elders, people respecting their ancestors, and wives respecting husbands. He desired for these moral principles in people’s lives and in the government of the country. He believed that people should develop their own personal rules instead of simply memorizing rules of behavior to follow. He also had a thoughtful way of teaching. Instead of presenting his ideas through arguments and reasoning, he taught his rules through personal examples. He himself studied hard and sought truth, dreams and a perfect personality. In short, Confucius aimed to establish a world of great harmony. For over two thousand years, his teachings and beliefs still have a great effect on Chinese culture. Many other cultures around the world have also been influenced to this day by these important moral teachings.