If Confucius(孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birt

题文

If Confucius(孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be many 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 Chine studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.  More recently, the Chine government has t up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries.  The schools teach both Chine language and culture. The main cours of Chine culture usually include Chine art, history and philosophy（哲学）.  Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chine wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy.  Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chine.  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 Chine 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 Chine 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. 小题1:The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________.A．provide some key facts about ConfuciusB．attract the readers’ interest in the subjectC．show great respect for the ancient thinkerD．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations小题2:We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students______.A．have a great interest in studying ChineB．take an active part in Chine competitionsC．try to get high scores in Chine examsD．fight for a chance to learn Chine小题3:What is the best title for the passage?A．Forgotten Wisdom in AmericaB．Huge Fans of the Chine LanguageC．Chine Culture for WesternersD．Old Thinker with a Big Future小题4:The passage is likely to appear in ___________. A．a biographyB．a history paperC．a newspaperD．a philosophy textbook 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:B小题2:A小题3:D小题4:C

解析

本文阐述了西方学生学习中国的文化的现象，并告诉我们中国古代伟大的思想家—孔子的思想仍然受到人们的追捧。小题1:推断题：第一段选说如果孔子仍然活着并能庆祝生日的话，将会有很多的蜡烛，他需要一个扇子或很大的风才能吹灭，是为了吸引读者的注意力，让读者继续读下去。故选B。小题2:推断题：根据第四段第一句“In the past two decades, the Chine studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.”和第四句中的“are racing to learn Chine可知，美国学生对中国文化很感兴趣，故选A。小题3:推理题：本文主要向我们介绍了孔子思想对西方的影响，以用将来可能产生的影响，故选D。小题4:推断题：本文向我们介绍了孔子思想对西方的影响，以用将来可能产生的影响，应该是出自报纸，所以选C。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“If Confucius(孔子）were.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。