17．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 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 two decades，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities．More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes 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．Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy．Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing 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．
25．The opening paragraph is mainly intended toB
A．provide some key facts about Confucius
B．attract the readers'interest in the subject
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
26．We can learn from Paragraph 4that American studentsC
A．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
B．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C．have a great interest in studying Chinese
D．take an active part in Chinese competitions
27．What is the best title for the passage？B
A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
B．Old Thinker with a Big Future
C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
D．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
28．The passage is likely to appear inA．
A．a newspaper
B．a history paper
C．a biography
D．a philosophy textbook．
分析 本文是一篇新聞報道．本文主要講述了外國人對中國文化的興趣越來越濃，對于孔子的思想也越來越感興趣這一社會現象．孔子思想已經深入西方，成為西方人深入了解中國人的一座橋梁．美國學生對漢語產生了濃厚興趣，這就需要更多的老師傳播孔子思想和中國文化．
解答 BCBA
25 B．作者意圖題．根據文章第一段"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．"可知文章開篇做了一個有趣的設想，假如孔子活到現在，給他過生日，需用扇子或大風幫他熄滅生日蛋糕上的蠟燭，目的是吸引讀者，引起讀者興趣．引起本文要討論的真正話題，故答案B正確．
26 C．推理判斷題．根據倒數第二段"Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West．"說明中國對每個人有很強的吸引力，很多美國人對中國都很感興趣，故答案C正確．
27 B．主旨大意題．本文主要講述的正是中國越來越引起世界的關注，同樣，中國的文化也引起了世界人民的興趣，很多人都開始了解中國的文化，這給孔子這位中國的思想家帶來了新生，故答案B正確．
28 A．推理判斷題．本文主要講述了外國人對中國文化的興趣越來越濃，對于孔子的思想也越來越感興趣這一社會現象，那么很有可能是新聞報道的內容，文章新穎有時效性，所以選C．A項指傳記，詳細描述人物的生平；B項指歷史論文，用詞要術語化；D項指哲學課本，應著重哲學概念和思想．故答案A正確．
點評 一、速讀全文，了解大意知主題．
閱讀能力一般指閱讀速度和理解能力兩個方面．閱讀速度是閱讀最基本的能力．考生必須在十分有限的時間內運用略讀、掃讀、跳讀等技巧快速閱讀，搜尋關鍵詞、主題句，捕捉時空、順序、情節、人物、觀點，并且理清文章脈絡，把握語篇實質．
二、看題干，帶著問題讀文章．
首先要掌握問題的類型，客觀信息題可以從文章中直接找到答案；而主觀判斷題考查的是對文章的感情基調等，這類題必須經過對作者的態度、意圖以及對整篇文章進行深一層的推理等．其次，了解試題題干以及各個選項所包含的信息，然后有針對性地對文章進行掃讀，對有關信息進行快速定位．此法加強了閱讀的針對性，提高了做題的準確率．
三、邏輯推理，做好深層理解題．
在實際閱讀中，有時作者并未把意圖說出來，閱讀者要根據字面意思，通過語篇邏輯關系，研究細節的暗示，推敲作者的態度，理解文章的寓義．要求讀者對文字的表面信息進行分析、挖掘和邏輯推理，不能就事論事，以偏概全．推理題在提問中常用的詞有：infer，imply，suggest，indicate等．
四、猜詞悟義，掃除閱讀攔路虎．
猜詞是應用英語的重要能力．它不但需要準確無誤地理解上下文，而且要有較大的泛讀量，掌握或認識較多的課外詞匯．我們要學會"順藤摸瓜"，通過構詞，語法，定義，同位，對比，因果，常識，上下文等線索確定詞義．
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