People all over the world don’t like mice, but they like one mouse—the famous Mickey Mouse. More than fifty years ago, most films were silent(无声的). An American man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The mouse could talk in his films. He called his mouse Mickey Mouse. People were excited at Mickey Mouse. Soon Mickey Mouse became very successful and popular.

Both young people and old people enjoyed Mickey Mouse. They loved to see their lovely friend because he brought joy and laughter to them. Mickey was a clean mouse from the beginning. So people hate real mice, but love Mickey Mouse. In his early life, Mickey made some mistakes. People were very angry, and they wrote to Disney. They said they did not want Mickey to do silly things. Because Mickey could not do all of the things, Disney made a new animal called Donald Duck. He also made a dog Pluto. This dog always does stupid things and makes mistakes.

Now Mickey is more important. He is a star of beauty and wisdom. He has friends in almost every country.

1. Mickey Mouse was made_______.

A. forty years ago B. more than forty years ago

C. more than fifty years ago D. fifty years ago

2.Who enjoyed Mickey Mouse?

A. Children. B. Old people.

C. Young people. D. Both old people and young people.

3.Walt Disney was from _______.

A. China B. England C. America D. Australia

4.Why didn't Disney let Mickey do silly things later?

A. Because people didn’t want Mickey to do so.

B. Because Mickey didn’t like to do so.

C. Because Disney didn’t want Mickey to do so.

D. Because Mickey became clever.

5.Who always does stupid things and makes mistakes in the film?

A. Donald Duck. B. Pluto. C. Mickey. D. Disney.

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.

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