Question

【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 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 three. 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 valuable 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（舉止）.” A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.

【1】Today we still remember Confucius because .

A. he lived a poor life in his childhood

B. he had wise thoughts about the world and society

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 homeB. with the help of his mother

C. by going to schoolD. by visiting many famous teachers

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

A. poorB. brightC. richD. cute

【4】The correct order of the following sentences is .

① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

② Confucius had about 3,000 students in his lifetime

③ Confucius’ father died.

④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A. ③①④②B. ②③④①C. ①③②④D. 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

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述偉大的教育家、思想家孔子，并且講述他的思想對當(dāng)今社會仍有教育意義。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society可知，他對世界和社會有著明智的思想，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports可知，他通過拜訪許多著名的老師學(xué)習(xí)音樂、歷史、詩歌和體育，故選D。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)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，孔子相信如果他們想學(xué)，每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該去上學(xué)，而不是僅僅貴族家的孩子才能上學(xué)，所以noble譯為“富裕的”，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)His father died when he was only three、As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying、Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history以及He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime可知，他三歲時(shí)，父親去世，當(dāng)他小的時(shí)候幫父親工作、隨后他創(chuàng)辦了中國歷史上第一個(gè)公立學(xué)校，最后講述他的一生有3000多個(gè)學(xué)生。故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)All study but no thinking makes people puzzled、All thinking but no study makes people lazy以及A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others可知，文章中沒有提到B項(xiàng)，故選B

解答詞義猜測題時(shí)，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來猜測詞義；2、通過同義詞或近義詞來猜測詞義；3、通過構(gòu)詞法來猜測詞義；4、通過定義或釋義來猜測詞義；5、通過句法功能來猜測詞義；6、通過轉(zhuǎn)折和因果關(guān)系來猜測詞義；7. 通過生活常識來猜測詞義。對于這類題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個(gè)選項(xiàng)能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內(nèi)容一致，哪一個(gè)選項(xiàng)就是該題的正確答案。例如第3題。