Who is greatest teacher in Chinese history? You can't think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius (孔子) 2,500 year-old words: "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled." All thinking but no study makes people lazy.
Tuesday was Confucius' birthday. He was born on September 28,551 BC in the Kingdom of Lu (鲁国), in today's Shandong Province. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,000 years, Confucius' ideas have been around in people's everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and south Asia. People can still hear them today.
Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also society.
Confucius' most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn.
Some of Confucius' popular words are "A kind person should care others" and "Be strict with yourself, but be kind to others". People use his ideas to help themselves and society. Now, more than 100 Internet web sites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.
"Kindness and honesty are the best values of the world today," said 79-year-old Kong Fanjin who was studying Confucius.
1.Confucius was born about _________________ .
A. 500 years ago B. 2,500 years ago
C. 3,000 years ago D. 2,000 years ago
2.Confucius was not only a greatest teacher but also a greatest ___________.
A. artist B. thinker C. fighter D. leader
3.The underline word: "them" in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to (指的是) .
A. the greatest teacher and thinker
B. Confucius' students
C. people in Western countries and south Asia
D. Confucius' ideas
4.Which of the following isn't Confucius' ideas?
A. All thinking but no study makes people lazy
B. young people should take care of the old
C. Be strict with others, but be kind to yourself
D. A kind person should care others
5.According to (根据) the text you can find more about Confucius and his ideas .
A. on the Internet B. in the library
C. from your teacher D. on TV
A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald's one cold winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收银处) to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to open it.
There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half and divided the French fries in two piles (堆). Then he neatly put the half of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. "How poor the old people are!" The people around them thought. As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink. A young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused politely and said that they got used to sharing everything.
Then a young lady asked a question of the little old lady. "Madam, why aren't you eating? You said that you share everything. Then what are you waiting for?" She answered, "The teeth."
1.What did the old man order?
A. One hamburger and one drink.
B. Some French fries and two cups of coffee.
C. One hamburger, some French fries and one drink.
D. One hamburger, some cups of coffee.
2.What did they do after they opened the food?
A. They left McDonald's.
B. They shared the food.
C. They began to look for seats.
D. They ate the hamburger.
3.What's the meaning of the phrase "took a sip"?
A. Drank something slowly.
B. Had a rest.
C. Had some snacks.
D. Did nothing.
4.As the old man began to eat things, his wife sat there ______.
A. talking with him
B. looking at him quite angrily
C. watching him and took turns to drink
D. arguing with him
5.What can we know from the whole passage?
A. The old lady wasn't hungry at all.
B. The two old people shared the same teeth. [来 XK]
C. The old lady had a toothache.
D. The old lady didn't feel well.
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Long ago there was a boy ___ was hungry for success. For him winning was ____ .One day the boy was to compete with two other young boys in a race in his village. Many people got together to ____ , including a wise old man.
The race began. With strength and power , the boy easily ____ the race . The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The little boy felt ____. However the wise man remained still and calm .
“Another race, another race!” cried the little boy. The wise old man came over and presented ( 交给 ) the little boy with two new runners, an old woman and a blind man.
The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the line , ____ two left standing at the starting line . The little boy raised his arms ____. The crowd , ____ , were silent .
“_____don’t the people cheer for my success ?” he asked the wise old man .
“Race again!” replied the wise man, “But this time, all three of you finish ___ .” The little boy thought for a moment , stood __ of the blind man and the old lady , and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked ___to the finishing line and crossed it . The crowed ___ . The wise man smiled,gently ____ his head .
“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy.
“For this race ,you have won ___ than in any race you have ever run before, “ said the wise old man . “For this race the crowd cheer not for any winner!”
1.A. whom B. who C. which D. what
2.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
3.A. join B. run C. watch D. hear
4.A. failed B. beat C. won D. lost
5.A. calm B. modest C. surprised D. proud
6.A. other B. another C. the other D. the others
7.A. in delight (高兴) B. in surprise C. in sadness D. in fear
8.A. therefore B. however C. rather D. although
9.A. What B. How C. When D. Why
10.A. well B. together C. away D. off
11.A. in the middle B. at the center C. among D. between
12.A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. hardly
13.A. shouted B. cheered C. talked D. cared
14.A. nodding B. shaking C. holding D. losing
15.A. little B. much C. even D. much more
–Could you come back home for dinner ?
--_________ . I’ll be at a very important business meeting at that time.
A. I think so B. I’m afraid not
C. Yes, I hope so D. I’m afraid so
Teenagers should ________ to take care of themselves from a young age .
A. educate B. be educating
C. have educated D. be educated
–We all went to the cinema except you last night . Why didn’t you come?
--Because I _______ that movie twice.
A. have watched B. had watched
C. was watching D. would watch
