Confucius's main interest was to find out ways for the government to do a better job of taking good care of the people. Confucius is what English speakers call him now, but when he was a child his name was Kong Qiu. In Chinese, Confucius is Kung Fuzi. He was born in 551 BC (公元前) in Lu State, China, and his parents were poor, although his family had once been rich. They had gotten into trouble with the king, and he had taken away their money and their land.
And when he grew up, people said he was fair, and polite, and loved to learn things, so his family sent him to the big city, to Zhou, where the Zhou king lived, to go to school. Luckily, while he was in Zhou, Confucius got to know Lao Zi, who was later the creator (创始者) of the philosophy of Taoism (道教).
When Confucius finished school, he went back to his home in Lu and became a teacher there. When he was 35 years old, he tried to get involved in politics (介入政治), and maybe get the Duke of Lu to give him some land and money, but when this idea didn't work out Confucius went back to being a teacher. In his fifties he worked as a chief minister (首席宰相) of Lu, but when he saw that the Duke of Lu was not doing a good job, Confucius gave up and left his city.
Confucius spent the rest of his life travelling from town to town around China with his students and friends, giving advice to different rulers (统治者) wherever he went. Often they didn't like his advice! When he was 67, Confucius went back to Lu, and he died there when he was 72 years old.
1. This passage is mainly about Confucius's _________.| A．students | B．thoughts | C．books | D．life |
| A．be a nice teacher | B．travel all over China | C．become a wise man | D．help the government |
The sentence above is from the passage. And we should put it back to the beginning of Paragraph ________.
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．Because he was not pleased with the Duke of Lu. |
| B．Because he wanted to travel around China. |
| C．Because his students and friends asked him to do so. |
| D．Because he didn't like his job any more. |
| A．623 BC | B．618 BC | C．479 BC | D．474 BC |
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【推荐1】Many years ago, China was in the middle of a great war. The emperor said that one man from each family must leave his family to join the army. Mulan was a teenage girl in a small village. She heard the news when she was outside washing clothes.
Mulan ran into the house. Her father was sitting in a chair. “Father!” she said. “Did you hear what the emperor says each family must do?”
“Yes,” said her old father. He stood up and walked very slowly to his room.
“Wait!” said Mulan, “Father, you are not healthy. Why at your age must you keep up with all those young men?”
“What else can I do?” said her father. “Your brother is a child. He cannot go.”
“Of course, that’s true,” said Mulan. “He is too little. But I have an idea. Please sit for a minute. I will be right back.”
Mulan went into her room. She cut off her long black hair. She dressed up, putting on her father’s clothes. Going back to her father, Mulan said, “Look at me. I am your son now. I will go in your place.”
The daughter said goodbye to her family. And she went to join the army.
In the army, she tried hard not to let others know she was a girl. During the 12 years, Mulan and her army fought for their country. Life was hard for them and they all missed their families. At last, they won and saved their country. Mulan returned to her village finally.
1. Why did Mulan decide to join the army in her father’s place?| A．Because she didn’t like the war. | B．Because she looked like her father. |
| C．Because her father was unhealthy. | D．Because she wanted to become famous. |
| A．By talking to the emperor. | B．By shouting to her father. | C．By telling a story. | D．By dressing up as a boy. |
| A．Careful and modest. | B．Clever and brave. |
| C．Organized and humorous. | D．Silly and confident. |
| A．About a female hero called Mulan. | B．About Mulan’s love for her father. |
| C．About the great war years ago. | D．About a small village in the war. |
【推荐2】阅读短文，把A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。
Yan Hui was born in the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. At the age of 13, Yan Hui became a student of Confucius (孔子) and followed him for the rest of his life.
Yan Hui was the youngest student of Confucius.
Confucius liked Yan Hui for his good nature. Yan Hui lived in an old house, ate simple food and drank cold water.
Every evening, Yan Hui sat quietly by himself and examined his behavior during the day. He asked himself if he was polite and kind.
Yan Hui followed Confucius to different places, learning and helping to teach. However, people did not always accept Confucius’ ideas.
When Confucius heard these words, he said, “Only Yan Hui can follow my ideas for a long time.”
| A．Most people could not live that way, but it seemed that he enjoyed it. |
| B．Even some of his students began to doubt their teacher. |
| C．Gradually, the other students also noticed this. |
| D．Perhaps checking his own behavior made him a better person. |
| E．He was quiet and not interested in talking with the other students. |
Although Zeng spent most of his time away from his family, his letters back home to his children and younger brothers have become famous. In these letters, there are many helpful suggestions on proper behavior. Many of his ways on child education are popular among today’s Chinese parents, including reading classical books and so on. His child-raising methods are useful for today’s busy fathers. Like Zeng, they also spend most of their time away from home.
According to Zeng, the purpose of education was to learn wisdom from books, rather than getting an official position. Children should know that the most important purpose of studies is to get more knowledge about nature and life.
“But now, parents just want their children to be rich and powerful. ” Mr. Tang, a writer in China, said.
Some teachers say that parents need to build a good relationship with their children. Parents shouldn’t force their children to realize their wishes.
In Zeng’s letters, he asked his young children to do housework as part of their daily life, even though his children had many helpers. He believed that doing housework would make his children more confident and independent（独立的）.
1. When was Zeng Guofan born?
| A．In 1811. | B．In 1644. | C．In 1872. | D．In 1912． |
| A．get an official position |
| B．learn wisdom from books |
| C．get high scores in exams |
| D．make a lot of money in the future |
| A．it let his children be rich and powerful. |
| B．it would get more knowledge about nature and life. |
| C．it would make his children more confident and independent. |
| D．it would build a good relationship with parents and their children. |
| A．Zeng Guofan was a great writer during the late Guangxu Period． |
| B．Zeng Guofan is one of the fathers in the program, Dad,Where Are We Going? |
| C．Many of Zeng Guofan’s ideas on education are not accepted by modern people． |
| D．Zeng Guofan was very busy and spent most of his time away from his family． |
| A．Dad, Where Are We Going? |
| B．Zeng Guofan and His Children |
| C．How to Raise a Child |
| D．Fathers Influence Their Children's Growing-up |
| Name: Steven Ryder Age: 19 Country: Australia Job: Student | Name: Michael Black Age: 22 Country: England Job: Football player |
| Name: Jenny Brown Age: 23 Country: America Job: Nurse | Name: Annie Klassz Age: 22 Country: America Job: Singer |
1. What does Michael Black do?
| A．A singer. | B．A student. |
| C．A football player. | D．A nurse. |
| A．Black. | B．Brown. | C．Klassz. | D．Ryder. |
| A．Steven and Jenny. | B．Annie and Jenny. |
| C．Michael and Annie. | D．Jenny and Michael. |
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but he realized his father was very old and thought he should go to see him. Before he made a visit, he got a call telling him his father had passed away(去世).He was also told his father had given all his possessions to him. When he arrived at his father’s house, sadness filled his heart.
He began to see his father’s important papers and saw the still new book. With tears, he opened the book and began to turn the pages. As he read the words, a car key dropped from an envelope in the book. It was the key to a sports car.
1. The young man wanted his father to buy him a .
| A．book | B．sports T-shirt |
| C．sports car | D．cellphone |
| A．box | B．paper | C．key | D．car |
| A．the young man became successful |
| B．the young man usually visited his father |
| C．the young man did not marry |
| D．the young man gave his father a call every week |
| A．跑车 | B．财产 | C．房子 | D．书本 |
| A．The father loved his son very much. |
| B．The father had bought his son a sports car for his graduation. |
| C．The father only bought his son a book. |
| D．The young man did not understand his father |
【推荐3】I am Carol. There is a big zoo in our city. It’s about five kilometers away from my house. I like all kinds of animals. I often go to the zoo on the bus on Sundays. In the zoo, I can see many different kinds of animals, such as monkeys, bears, pandas, tigers, lions, dolphins ... Some animals are friendly, but some are not. Tigers, lions and bears are dangerous. So they have to stay in cages. But I don’t think it’s good for animals to stay in cages. They are not happy. They should be free. Tigers and lions can run very fast. They catch and eat small animals in the forest. But in the zoo, they stay in small rooms. They walk round and round in the cages, and they want to get out. I feel sorry for them.
Of all the animals, I like dolphins best. The most interesting animals in the zoo are dolphins. I like watching them swim and jump. They swim very fast and jump very high. They are very clever. They can play with balls. They are very friendly to people.
1. How does Carol usually go to the zoo?| A．By bus. | B．By taxi. | C．By train. | D．On foot. |
| A．花坛 | B．通道 | C．山顶 | D．笼子 |
| A．Because they are dangerous. | B．Because they can run very fast. |
| C．Because they are friendly. | D．Because the tigers like to live in cages. |
| A．they like water | B．they are interesting, clever and friendly |
| C．they can sing well | D．they can’t jump high |
| A．Some animals are friendly. | B．Tigers usually live in the forest. |
| C．Dolphins can play with balls. | D．Carol thinks tigers should stay in cages. |
【推荐1】My name is Zhou Dan. I’m a girl. I’m twelve. I’m from Zhengzhou, China. Do you know Zhengzhou? It’s in the middle of China. I’m in No.8 Middle School. There are about nine hundred (百) teachers and students in our school. It is a good school in Zhengzhou. I’m in Class 2 Grade 7. There are 55 students in our class — 25 girls and 30 boys. My Chinese teacher is Ms. Zhao. She is nice to me. We’re good friends. I like Chinese, and I like music, too. I want to find a pen friend. Do you want to be my friend?
根据材料内容，判断下列句子意思与原文是否相符，相符的写T，不相符的写F.
1. Zhou Dan is a Chinese girl.
2. Zhengzhou is in the middle of China.
3. There are about nine hundred teachers in Zhou Dan’s school.
4. Ms. Zhao is Zhou Dan’s music teacher.
5. Zhou Dan likes music only.
【推荐2】Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will talk you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people-half of them pet owners-while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed (放松) around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs-and found it worth doing.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?| A．What pets bring to their owners. |
| B．How pets help people calm down. |
| C．People's opinions of keeping pets. |
| A．he has a pet companion |
| B．he has less stress of work |
| C．he often does mental arithmetic |
| A．They are in higher spirits. |
| B．They become more patient. |
| C．They are less nervous. |
| A．people with dogs did more exercise |
| B．dogs lost the same weight as people did |
| C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did |
| A．becoming active | B．feeling disappointed | C．getting better |
ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a "banana person". A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside - thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside - looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don't speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood, Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the PRC. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1. "ABC" in this passage means"_______ ".
| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
| A．国籍 | B．血统 | C．爱心 | D．皮肤 |
| A．different kinds of bananas | B．overseas Chinese |
| C．the Nobel Prize | D．the life story of C. N. Yang |
【推荐1】In order to tell what I believe, I must bring up something from my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up my promising business job and study music. My parents didn’t think it was a good choice I took up music as a job. Considering my family background, this was understandable. My grandfather had taught music for forty years at Spring Hill College. Although he was much loved by his students, he didn’t earn(挣钱) enough to provide for his large family. As a result of this example in the family, my parents strongly asked me to the college instead of a music school, and so to college I went.
Before my graduation from Columbia, the family ran into some money problems and I felt it was my duty to leave college and find a job. That was why I took a business job, which I always think of as the wasted years. I went into it for money, for being able to help the family. Money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. I became very sad.
My wish was to save enough money to quit(退出) and go to Europe to study music. I continued to make money, and finally, little by little, I saved enough to go abroad.
At that time, my family got out of the trouble.
“Enjoyed” is too soft a word. I walked on air. I really lived. When I broke away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family, but if I had stayed in business, I do not believe I would have made a success of living.
Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too high a price for it.
1. The writer gave his grandpa’s example in order to ______.| A．show how great his grandpa was forty years ago |
| B．thank his parents’ support for studying in a music school |
| C．tell others that a musician wasn’t a good choice for the writer |
| D．explain why his parents disagreed him to take up music as a job |
| A．My dream came true at last | B．I went on to practice the violin |
| C．My family no longer needed my help | D．I made so much money to support my family |
| A．couldn’t find his place in a new environment | B．couldn’t make a success of living |
| C．felt free because he was doing what he loved | D．felt a pity for beginning new life |
| A．Life in a Business World. | B．Money Is Success. |
| C．Stick to Something in Your Life. | D．Learning Music in Europe. |
【推荐2】I’ve been working in a school for more than twenty years. Many parents often ask me, “How can you teach your child good study skills? How can he or she get the homework done as quickly as possible?” Here are some tips:
1. If the child is as young as nine or ten, ask him or her to prepare a small notebook to write down the homework given by his or her teachers. By developing this habit, he or she will learn to be much more responsible（负责的）.
2. Find a good place to study. This should be a quiet place that is free from everything but study things. No games, radios, or televisions. Once you have decided on a place to study, this should be the only place where your child does his or her homework and studies. There should also be a very specific time for homework to be done. Usually, homework should be done as soon as the child gets home from school. This also goes for the kids who take part in after-school activities. Of course, it is a good idea to allow the child to have a healthy snack before the work begins.
3. Also remember, that it is the child’s duty to do his or her homework. Some children give up easily and go to Mom and Dad for help when they have a problem. Try to let them solve it first. By doing this, they will get a sense of success from overcoming problems. In this way we help them to help themselves.
根据上面的文章选择最佳答案。
1. Asking the kids to keep a notebook to remember their homework will make them_______.
| A．remember more | B．learn more |
| C．more responsible | D．more interested in studying |
| A．be free for everything |
| B．have a TV set and a computer |
| C．be quiet, bright and free from things for entertainment |
| D．be big, clean and tidy |
| A．Forgetting. | B．Leaving. | C．Realizing. | D．Beating |
| A．ask their parents for help | B．try to solve the problems by themselves |
| C．wait for their teachers’ help | D．put it away and have a snack |
| A．for parents to help their children study well |
| B．for the children who want to improve their work |
| C．for teachers to teach their students |
| D．for housewives to make their kids happy |
【推荐3】Stephen Hawking was a British scientist. Many people think he was the greatest scientist since Albert Einstein. On March 14, 2018, Hawking died in Cambridge, UK. He was 76.
As a scientist, Hawking was most famous for studying black holes（黑洞）. He thought that the universe（宇宙）started with the Big Bang（大爆炸）and would end by being destroyed by black holes. Black holes suck up everything around them—even light. But he also believed that black holes would disappear one day.
Hawking's studies changed how people look at the universe. He also wrote books to help more people understand the universe. A Brief History of Time（《时间简史》）is his most popular book.
However, people admire Hawking not only because of his discoveries. They also admire him because of his strong will.
Hawking had a severe illness（危重疾病）that started when he was 21. He could not walk or talk. For some time, he had no way to talk with others except by blinking（眨眼）. Later, he was able to "speak" by using a computerized voice（电脑语音）.
However, his illness didn't stop him from living a meaningful life. He traveled around the world. He wrote books. He even appeared on TV shows.
As his children said after his death, Hawking's works and legacy will live on for many years.
1. What do we know about Stephen Hawking?| A．He learned how to talk and walk at the age of 21. |
| B．He talked with others by blinking for some time. |
| C．He invented a computerized voice. |
| D．He dreamed of traveling around the world. |
| A．come out | B．take in | C．move around | D．give out |
| A．How to change the universe. | B．How to become a great scientist. |
| C．How to deal with severe illnesses. | D．How to live with a strong will. |
| A．ask people to do research on the universe | B．tell people how severe Stephen Hawking's illness is |
| C．encourage people to read A Brief History of Time | D．celebrate Stephen Hawking's achievements（成就） |
