Question

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people will 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 (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.

People use his ideas to help themselves and society.At present, more than 100 Internet websites are telling people about him, and his ideas have gone far into East and South Asia.

1.People still remember Confucius today because of ________.

A. his hard work in the childhood

B. his wise thoughts about education

C. his travelling from state to state

D. his birth in Spring and Autumn Period

2.Which is the correct order of the following statements?

①Confucius' father died and he had to help raise the family.

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

③Confucius visited many famous teachers in his childhood.

④Confucius' ideas are learned from all over the world.

⑤Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A. ③①④②⑤ B. ①③⑤②④

C. ①③②⑤④ D. ③①④⑤②

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. No one has something worthy to be learned.

B. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.

C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.

D. A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. people in East and South Asia know little about Confucius' ideas in the future

B. people only use Confucius' ideas to help them study

C. more and more people will learn about Confucius' ideas in the future

D. we can hardly find any information about Confucius on the Internet

Answer 1