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【题目】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 teachers

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

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

【3】The 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

【4】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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 B

【解析】

本文主要讲了孔子的生平经历以及对后世的影响。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段“He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.”他通过拜访很多名师来学习音乐、历史、诗歌和体育。故选D。

【2】词义猜测题。A. poor贫穷的B. bright光明的C. wealthy富贵的D. cute可爱的。根据文章第二段“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.” Confucius相信每个人都能上学，所以上文推测出只有富贵家庭的孩子能上学，穷人家的孩子不能上学。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。考查Confucius做着几件事情的顺序。根据文章第1段“His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up.”他三岁时父亲去世了。所以③ Confucius’ father died. 是第一件事。根据As a child, he had to work to help his mother,接下来他帮助他妈妈工作。所以① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.是第二件事。然后根据Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history.然后他在中国建立了第一所中国历史的公众学校。所以④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.是第三件事。最后根据第二段最后一句He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.他一生教了大约3000个学生。所以② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.是第四件事。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。题意是我们现在为什么要尊重孔子，肯定是因为他好的品质。A. he lived a poor life in his childhood他贫穷的童年B. he had wise thoughts and great views about education他明智的想法和对教育的观点C. he traveled with his students from state to state他和学生到各地去旅行D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period他住在春秋战国时期。根据文章最后一段“Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society.”孔子不仅是优秀的老师，也是有明智想法的思想家。所以我们尊敬孔子的原因是故选B。

写人叙事类阅读相对简单，一般按照时间或事情发展顺序，来叙述人物的生平经历。所以找到文中的时间标志，就能很快理解每件事情的先后顺序。例如小题3，问四件事的先后顺序，通过阅读文章一二段，把四个选项代入文章即可快速得到答案——1、父亲去世；2、打工帮助母亲；3、成立第一个历史学校；4、一生教了3000学生。