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 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. 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.

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1.Today we still remember Confucius mainly because___________.

A. he lived a poor life in his childhood

B. he had wise thoughts and great views about education

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 home

B. with the help of his mother

C. by going to school

D. by visiting many famous teachers

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

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

4.he correct order of the following statements is __________.

① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

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

③ Confucius’ father died.

④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A. ③①④② B. ②③④① C. ①③②④ D. 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.

Grandmother’s Favourite Doll (玩具娃娃)

A little girl had a doll. She loved it so much that she would treat it with great care, even though her friends would laugh at her for being so careful.

As time passed, the girl grew up, moved houses, became an adult, married, had children, and finally became a lovely little old woman with many grandchildren.

One day, she returned to her hometown, found her original house, and went in. Among hundreds of old things, the now-old little girl found her doll. It was as well looked after as before. She took it home with her and gave it to her granddaughter. Her granddaughter loved it.

Each time the old woman saw her granddaughter playing with the doll, tears (眼泪) of joy would roll down her cheeks (脸颊). She was so glad to see now it was in the hands of her granddaughter.

1.The little girl had a ________and she loved it so much.

A. dog B. doll C. toy car D. ball

2.The little girl’s friends laughed at her because she ________.

A. looked so thin and ugly

B. didn’t get on well with her friends

C. treated her doll so carefully

D. didn’t like to play games with them

3.What does the underlined word “original” mean in the third paragraph?

A. 豪华的 B. 原来的 C. 新建的 D. 木质的

4.When the old woman found her doll, ________.

A. it looked old and terrible

B. she threw it away

C. it was as well looked after as before

D. she took it home and kept it herself

5.Whenever she saw her granddaughter playing with the doll, she would ________.

A. feel very excited and joyful

B. think of her old friends

C. want to buy her granddaughter a new doll

D. wish to go back to her hometown again

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