1 .

Once, there was a little boy called Meng Ke. His father passed away when he was just a baby, so he lived alone with his mother.

At first, they lived near a graveyard (墓地). The graveyard was always filled with scary sense. Meng’s mother thought to herself, “No, this is not the place to raise my child.” So the next day she packed the bags and left the graveyard with Meng Ke.

They moved to a house next to a noisy market. People crowded the market, chatting and bargaining (讨价还价), while vendors (小贩) shouted trying to attract customers. Meng Ke saw this and pleased himself by acting like a vendor. But his mother was very afraid and told herself, “No, this is certainly not the proper place to raise my child, either.” So she took Meng Ke away from the market at once.

At last, they settled down beside a school. Every day Meng Ke watched the pupils. He imitated (模仿) their polite manners. He saw the students reading books and he did so as well. Soon he developed a great interest in looking for knowledge. His mother was pleased at seeing this.

So Meng Ke and his mother lived there for years, and Meng Ke grew up to be a well-mannered, knowledgeable and wise man, and today we all know him as Mencius.

1. When did Meng Ke’s father die?

A．When Meng Ke was just a baby.	B．When Meng Ke was a pupil.
C．When Meng Ke was playing chess.	D．When Meng Ke was reading a book.

2. Where did Meng Ke and his mom live one after another?

A．Near a graveyard→beside a school→next to a noisy market.

B．Next to a noisy market→near a graveyard→beside a school.

C．Beside a school→near a graveyard→next to a noisy market.

D．Near a graveyard→next to a noisy market→beside a school.

3. What does the story mainly want to tell us?

A．Imitating is necessary in study.

B．It’s convenient to live near the school.

C．A good environment is very important for a person to grow up.

D．A successful child usually needs the selfless love of a mother’s.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Mencius’ Mother Moved Three Times

B．Meng Ke and His Mom Moved All the Time

C．Meng Ke and His Mom Traveled All the Time

D．Meng Ke Loved Doing Fresh Things All the Time

3 .

One year, winter came with great cold. The wind blew hard. The snow didn’t stop falling.

In the palace, Emperor (皇帝) Taizong of the Song Dynasty (朝代) put on heavy clothes. He asked his men to add more charcoal (煤炭). Sitting by the fire, he felt warmer. That made him think of his people.

“This winter is not going to be easy. People can’t make it if they feel hungry and cold!” he said to one minister (大臣). “Go and get some food and charcoal. Give them to the people.” After he said those words, the minister went to get things prepared. Soon, food, clothes and charcoal were sent to people in need.

The wind was blowing. The snow was falling. But people were warmed by Taizong. They all said Taizong was a great emperor.

1. When did the story happen?

A．A cold autumn in Song Dynasty.	B．A hot summer in Han Dynasty.
C．A cold winter in Song Dynasty.	D．A warm winter in Song Dynasty.

2. Emperor Taizong thought of his ________ in the story.

A．sister

B．minister

C．palace

D．people

3. What were NOT sent to the houses people live according to the passage?

A．Money.

B．Food.

C．Clothes.

D．Charcoal.

4. What do we know about Emperor Taizong from the passage?

A．He didn’t like the winter.

B．He had more than 100 ministers.

C．He sent charcoal to people by himself.

D．He loved people very much.

4 . During the Jin Dynasty (265–420), there was a child named Che Yin. He was smart and loved to read. He grew up in a poor family and couldn’t afford lamp oil (灯油) to study at night.

One night, he saw fireflies (萤火虫) outside his house and came up with an idea. He caught some fireflies in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. It was said that he spent all of his summer nights reading like this.

Another child named Sun Kang also loved reading during the same time period. One night during winter, Sun used up all of his lamp oil and couldn’t study at night. When he suddenly woke up at midnight, he saw the thick snow reflecting the moonlight outside his house. His first thought was “Oh, I can use the reflected light to read!” He took out his books and read, even though he was freezing cold.

Both of these kids later became successful government officials. People were touched by their hard-working spirit and their stories inspired (启发) the Chinese idiom nangyingyingxue (囊萤映雪) or “to read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow”.

In the past, people had a much harder time studying than we do now. They might have had to copy books by hand because books were very few then. For poor families, paper and writing brushes were often too expensive to afford. Students even had to travel over mountains and rivers in order to find a good teacher. However, these tough conditions did not stop young minds from pursuing (追求) knowledge.

Xie Cun, a professor from Peking University said, “All of these stories inspire people to study hard although there are many difficulties. We can also learn from these stories. Some may sound a little exaggerated (夸张的) and romanticized, but they are just like the light of fireflies that light up the road to knowledge.”

1. What do we know about the two children?

A．They helped each other.

B．They invented a Chinese idiom.

C．They were smart and worked hard.

2. What does the underlined word “tough” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．hard

B．easy

C．new

3. What might Xie Cun agree with?

A．These stories are not real.

B．These stories are encouraging.

C．People used to read more books.

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．The Stories of Jin Dynasty.

B．A Chinese Idiom.

C．Light to Guide You.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

During the Tang Dynasty (618—907), Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend (举荐) people     1     were talented. However, several months     2     (pass), Feng didn’t recommend anyone.

“I have already tried my     3     (good), but there aren’t     4     (usual) and well-rounded (全面的) people at all.” Feng said     5     (sad). “People are like utensils (器皿). What we need to do is to make good use of their power. You should blame (责备) yourself for not     6     (notice) talented people. How could you say that there are no talented people in our country?” said the emperor.

In fact, each utensil or tool has its own value. A knife is made to cut things while chopsticks are made to pick up food. We can’t use a knife     7     a chopstick. Like a utensil, each person has a special power. Nobody is perfect. We can’t expect a person     8     (be) good at everything. Later, many talented people of different backgrounds     9     (discover) by Emperor Taizong. He offered them important positions, which helped them make the most of their talents. His talented people helped the society develop and created     10     “golden age”.

8 . Confucius was born _______ August 27th, 551 B.C. in China. He was a great teacher at that time. Confucius is also _______ as Kong Qiu. It is generally thought that he was born in _______ rich family. However, some people describe him as being born poor.

Confucius’ beliefs were based on the concept of self-discipline (自律). He believed that a leader needed _______ self-discipline. His teaching ideas focused on the “Six Art”. To Confucius, the main goal of _______ a teacher was to teach people to live honesty. Through _______ teaching, he made a big difference in that society.

Confucius is famous for _______. He wrote some of the most famous traditional Chinese _______, and one of them is The Spring and Autumn Annals (《春秋》). Confucius also wrote The Analects of Confucius (《论语》). It was _______ important in Chinese culture that everyone in China knew it.

Confucius died on November 21st, 479 B.C. in Qufu, China. Today he is widely regarded as one of ________ teachers in Chinese history.

1.

A．at

B．in

C．on

2.

A．know

B．knew

C．known

3.

A．a

B．an

C．the

4.

A．exercise

B．to exercising

C．to exercise

5.

A．be

B．being

C．to be

6.

A．his

B．he

C．him

7.

A．wrote

B．writes

C．writing

8.

A．works

B．working

C．work

9.

A．as

B．such

C．so

10.

A．great

B．greatest

C．the greatest

9 . The ancient Chinese educator Confucius (孔子) often traveled through all the stales, teaching.

One day, he took his carriage (四轮马车) and went out on one of these journeys. Seeing a child in the middle of the road, he asked the driver to stop. Confucius said to the child, “Could you please give way to my carriage?” The child didn’t answer. Confucius asked again and the child pointed at a small castle (城堡) made of mud (泥) on his own behind himself, saying, “Can’t you see that there is a castle here? I only heard of carriages going around castles. I’ve never heard of castles giving way to traffic.” Confucius was really surprised and said, “At such a young age, you seem to know quite a lot.”

The child raised his head and looked directly at Confucius. He said, “I heard fish can swim as soon as they are born. Rabbits can run on the third day after birth. You see, age doesn’t make a difference.” Hearing this, Confucius felt the child’s words were right and said, “Oh, young people today are really fantastic.” Then he asked the carriage driver to go around the child’s castle.

Later, people use “Hou Sheng Ke Wei” to mean that young people should be considered with respect (尊重) because they are full of new and creative ideas. Sometimes they will often be better than the old.

根据短文内容判断正、误。
(注意：正确的涂“A”、错误的涂“B” 。)
1. Confucius asked his driver to stop because of seeing a castle in his way.
2. The child answered the question of Confucius after being asked twice.
3. At last, Confucius thought carriages should give way to castles as well.
4. The child was very impolite in the eyes of Confucius.
5. From the passage, we know that age can’t decide everything, its only a string (串) of numbers.

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给11动词中选择10个意义相符的词，必要时进行词性变化（可添加助动词或情态动词），填入空白处。

keep, choose, get, practice, name, stay, sleep, play, hear, dance, study

Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was very clever and talent. When he was young, he had a good friend     1     Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they     2     together every day. Furthermore, they even slept on one bed every night and got up at the same time every morning. One day, when they     3    , Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣). He woke up Liu Kun and said:“How about     4     up to play swords (剑)? Let’s make a deal, we     5     swords as soon as we     6     the rooster crowing from now on.” Liu Kun was still sleepy, but he agreed     7     playing swords with him joyfully. From then on, they got up and played swords. They always said: “We     8     hard for so many years in order to play part of the pillars (栋梁) of the state.”

They     9     their words and never gave up no matter how cold in winter or hot in summer.

Later, both Zu Ti and Liu Kun grew up with great talent and wisdom, and they     10     to be chief clerks for document administration in the Sizhou prefecture (司州府主簿) . They both did excellent job to their country.