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【題目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history？Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. A【1】 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. His c【2】 was sad. 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.

L【3】 , 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’【4】 . He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am w【5】 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 p【6】 . 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 kind person should care for others. Be s【7】 with yourself, but kind to others.” he said.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Although

【2】childhood

【3】Later

【4】thoughts

【5】with

【6】puzzled

【7】strict

【解析】

本文介紹了偉大的教育家、思想家孔子：春秋時期魯國人，三歲喪父，年輕時家里生活艱難，但是并沒有放棄學習。他拜訪了許多著名老師，學會了音樂、歷史、詩歌和運動。孔子成立了第一所公共學堂，他認為人人都有受教育的權(quán)利�？鬃右簧�有弟子三千，他的“三人行，必有我?guī)熝伞�，“學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆”，“嚴以律己，寬以待大”至今還對世人很有教育意義。

【1】句意：盡管他生活在兩千多年前，但人們?nèi)匀挥浀貌⒆鹬厮麑Ξ斀窠逃�事業(yè)的貢獻。

由語境和首字母提示可知，應該填although；although“盡管”的意思，一般引導讓步狀語從句。引導的從句放在主句前后均可，有時還可放在句中。故答案為：Although。

【2】句意：他的童年是悲傷的。

根據(jù)“His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up.”他父親在他3歲時去世了。他母親把他撫養(yǎng)大�？芍�，孔子的童年是悲傷的。結(jié)合首字母提示可知，應該填：childhood。故答案為：childhood。

【3】句意：后來，他成為一名教師，創(chuàng)辦了中國歷史上第一所公立學校。

根據(jù)“he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history.”他成為一名教師，創(chuàng)辦了中國歷史上第一所公立學校�？芍�，這些都是在他拜訪了許多名師，學習了音樂、歷史、詩歌和體育。之后做的事情。結(jié)合首字母提示可知，應該填：later。首字母要大寫。故答案為：Later。

【4】句意：今天，人們?nèi)匀蛔裱�孔子的思想�?/span>

根據(jù)“He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am w 5 three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.””他告訴我們，我們都有值得學習的東西�！爱斘液腿齻�人在一起時，其中一個人在某些方面一定比我強。我選擇他們的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)并追隨他們�！笨芍�，這是孔子的思想。應該填：thought。結(jié)合下文的介紹可知，孔子的思想很多，應該用復數(shù)形式。故答案為：thoughts。

【5】句意：當我和三個人在一起時，其中一個人在某些方面一定比我強。我選擇他們的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)并追隨他們。

由語境和首字母提示可知，應該填：with；be with sb.：與某人在一起。故答案為：with。

【6】句意：只學習不思考，令人困惑。只會思考而不學習會使人懶惰。即：學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆。

由語境和首字母提示可知，應該填：puzzle；make后跟形容詞做賓補， puzzle的形容詞為puzzled。故答案為：puzzled。

【7】句意：對自己要嚴格，對別人要友善。

由語境和首字母提示可知，應該填：strict；be strict with：對某人很嚴厲，with 后加人。故答案為：strict。