There once lived in Greece a learned (博学的) man. He was so well-known for his wide
knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn
things from him. The great man taught his students wholeheartedly and answered their questions with
great patience.
One day a student asked him,"My dear teacher,didn't you say you yourself have many,many more
questions about things than we do? On the contrary (恰恰相反) ,we students have far more than you. "
With a smile,the teacher drew two circles-one as large as a big wheel. the other smaller.
"Of course,l've learned much more. But a teacher does not necessarily (必然地) have fewer questions
than his students. Now, look at these two circles. Within the big one is my knowledge of things,
and within the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is lager,
the line that marks out (划出......的界限) the circle is longer. That means I have more chances to
face what is still unknown. And that's why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you
learn,the more questions you have. You will never learn enough, you know. "
1. One of his students didn't agree that
.
A. the teacher should have so many questions
B. the teacher had more questions than the students
C. the students had more questions than the teache
D. the teacher had as many questions as the students
2. Which of the following pictures tells properly.what the teacher drew?
3. The teacher drew two circles in order to show
. .
A. he knew a lot and was good at drawing
B. how one could get more knowledge
C. why he had more questions than the students
D. what the students learned had something to do with the circles
4. The passage mainly tells us that
.
A. it's never too old to learn
B. it's never enough to learn
C. a teacher should be patient
D. we should learn from the learned man
5. The teacher was very famous for
.
A. his patience
B. his works of drawing
C. his help to the students
D. his knowledge
