Question

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 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲學). 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.

1.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ______.

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

2.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students______.

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

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Forgotten Wisdom in America

B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language

C．Chinese Culture for Westerners

D．Old Thinker with a Big Future

4.The passage is likely to appear in _______.

A．a biography

B．a history paper

C．a newspaper

D．a philosophy textbook

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了孔子的思想對外國的學生非常的感興趣，說明中國的文化越來越受到西方的關注，很多人都非常喜歡學習中國的文化以此來了解中國。

1.推斷題。從文章第一段可知，作者用很幽默的筆法來說明如果孔子要到現在過生日，那蠟燭是很多的，需要用風扇才能夠吹滅，所以作者在吸引讀者的注意力，故選B

2.細節題。從文章Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. 可知，美國的學生對中國文化也特別的感興趣，都競相學習中文，故選A

3.主旨題。從文章So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well. 及As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. 可知最好的標題應該是D

4.推斷題。這篇文章主要介紹了孔子的思想對外國的學生非常的感興趣，說明中國的文化越來越受到西方的關注，很多人都非常喜歡學習中國的文化以此來了解中國。故本文應該出現在報紙上故選C

考點：社會現象類說明文

點評：說明文是高考必考題型，此類題型比較好解答，在答題過程中注意結合題目在文章中找到答案的位置，注意理解作者所要表達感情色彩和中心思想。 同時，如果第一遍不能理解，結合題目來進行理解全文，也不失為一個好的方法。