Question

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius(孔子)， whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2，000 years ago， people still remember and respect him for his contribution(贡献) 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， 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 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.Confucius learned music， history， poetry and sports __________as a child.

A. by teaching himself at home

B. with the help of his mother

C. by going to school

D. by visiting many famous teacher

2.The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to __________.

A. poor B. bright C. rich D. cute

3.The correct order of the following statements is __________.

①Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

②Confucius educated about 3，000 students in his lifetime.

③Confucius’ father died.

④Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A. ③①④② B. ②③④① C. ①③②④ D. ④③①②

4.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.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是对孔子的介绍。介绍了他的生平，他的成长历程，他对教育的贡献等等。他的“三人行，必有我师焉，择其善者而从之”、“学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。”、“严以律己，宽以待人”至今对我们还有教育意义。

1.D 细节理解题。题意：孔子小时候怎样学习音乐、历史、诗歌和体育的？A. by teaching himself at home在家自学；B. with the help of his mother在妈妈的帮助下；C. by going to school通过上学的方式；D. by visiting many famous teacher通过拜访名师。通过第二段最后一句：He visited many famous teachers and learned music， history， poetry and sports.可知他通过拜访名师，学会了音乐、历史、诗歌和体育。故选D。

2.C 词义猜测题。题意：第三段里有下划线的 “noble”意思是什么？A. poor贫穷的；B. bright明亮的；C. rich富裕的；D. cute可爱的。句意：At that time only children from noble families could go to school在那时，只有noble家庭的孩子能够上学。旧时，只有富裕家庭的孩子上得起学。故选C。

3.A 推理判断题。题意：下列陈述正确的顺序是什么？①Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.小时候孔子劳动以帮助妈妈；②Confucius educated about 3，000 students in his lifetime.孔子一生教了大约三千学生；③Confucius’ father died.孩子的父亲去世了；④Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.孔子在中国历史上第一次开设 公立学校；A. ③①④②；B. ②③④①；C. ①③②④；D. ④③①②。根据短文，孔子父亲去世后，年幼的他帮助妈妈干活，他第一次开设公立学校，一生弟子三千。故选A。

4.B 推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个在短文中没有提到？A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. 学而不思则罔；B. No one has something worthy to be learned.没有人有值得学习的东西；C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy. 思而不学则殆；D. A person should be strict with himself， but be kind to others. 严以律己，宽以待人由第四段里的：He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned.可知，孩子告诉我们，人人都有值得学习的东西。B错，故选B。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。