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【題目】Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people will 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 (貢獻(xiàn)) 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, poems 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.

【1】Why do people still remember Confucius?

A. Because he lived a poor life in his childhood.

B. Because he traveled with his students all over the world.

C. Because he had wise thoughts and great views about education.

D. Because he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period.

【2】How did Confucius learn music, history, poems and sports when he was young?

A. By teaching himself at home.

B. With the help of his mother.

C. By visiting many famous teachers.

D. By going to school.

【3】What does the underlined word “noble” mean in this passage?

A. Wealthy. B. Clever. C. Poor. D. Cute.

【4】How many students did Confucius have in his lifetime?

A. About 3 million. B. About 30 million.

C. About 30 thousand. D. About 30 hundred.

【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to 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】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了中國(guó)古代的思想家和教育家孔子的生平，以及他在教育和思想方面對(duì)社會(huì)的貢獻(xiàn)。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段最后一句“people still rememberand respect him for his contribution to the education today.”的敘述可知，今天人們還記得并尊敬孔子是因?yàn)樗麑?duì)教育的貢獻(xiàn)。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選C。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.”的敘述可知，他拜訪許多名師并學(xué)會(huì)了音樂、歷史、詩(shī)歌和運(yùn)動(dòng)。故應(yīng)選C。

【3】A詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)前文的敘述并結(jié)合下文“but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn.”可知，這里指的是“富有的”。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選A。

【4】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文 “He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.”的敘述可知，孔子一生教育大約3000學(xué)生。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選D。

【5】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后三段的敘述可知，“學(xué)而不思則罔；思而不學(xué)而��；人們應(yīng)該嚴(yán)以律己，寬以待人。”都是孔子的思想精髓。而B選項(xiàng)“沒有人有值得學(xué)習(xí)的東西”不符合原文內(nèi)容。故應(yīng)選B。