14.If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28birthday with a big cake,there would be a lot of candles(蜡烛).He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day,few people in the United States will give him a passing thought.It's nothing personal.Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius.In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past twenty years,the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.More recently,the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes(孔子学院) in more than 80countries.These schools teach both Chinese language and culture.The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art,history and philosophy(哲学).Students in the United States,at the same time,are racing(比赛)to learn Chinese.So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States.Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever,and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker,he will not soon be forgotten by people in the west,even if his birthday is.
72.The opening paragraph is mainly intended toB.
A.provide some key facts about Confucius
B.attract the readers'interest in the topic
C.show great respect for the ancient thinker
D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
73.We can learn from Paragraph 4that American studentsA.
A.have a great interest in studying Chinese
B.take an active part in Chinese competitions
C.try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D.fight for a chance to learn Chinese
74.What is the best title for the passage?C
A.Forgotten Wisdom in America
B.Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C.Old Thinker with a Big Future
D.Chinese Culture for Westerners
75.The passage is likely to appear in aC.
A.leaflet B.history paper
C.newspaper D.philosophy textbook.
分析 本文是一篇新闻报道.本文主要讲述了外国人对中国文化的兴趣越来越浓,对于孔子的思想也越来越感兴趣这一社会现象.孔子思想已经深入西方,成为西方人深入了解中国人的一座桥梁.美国学生对汉语产生了浓厚兴趣,这就需要更多的老师传播孔子思想和中国文化.
解答 72-75BACC
72. B 作者意图题.根据文章第一段"If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake,there would be a lot of candles.He'd need a fan or a b wind to help him put them out."可知文章开篇做了一个有趣的设想,假如孔子活到现在,给他过生日,需用扇子或大风帮他熄灭生日蛋糕上的蜡烛,目的是吸引读者,引起读者兴趣.引起本文要讨论的真正话题,故答案B正确.
73 A.推理判断题.根据"Today China attracts the West more than ever,and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West."说明中国对每个人有很强的吸引力,很多美国人对中国都很感兴趣,故答案A正确.
74 C.主旨大意题.本文主要讲述的正是中国越来越引起世界的关注,同样,中国的文化也引起了世界人民的兴趣,很多人都开始了解中国的文化,这给孔子这位中国的思想家带来了新生,A项与文章内容矛盾;C和D项太片面.故答案C正确.
75 C.推理判断题.本文主要讲述了外国人对中国文化的兴趣越来越浓,对于孔子的思想也越来越感兴趣这一社会现象,那么很有可能是新闻报道的内容,文章新颖有时效性,所以选C.A项指传记,详细描述人物的生平;B项指历史论文,用词要术语化;D项指哲学课本,应着重哲学概念和思想.故答案C正确.
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.