1 . Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution (贡献) to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time, only children from noble families could afford to go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’s lessons. He told us that we all have something important to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities (品质) and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的) . All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with his thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others,” he said.

1. Today we still remember Confucius mainly because he ______.

A．lived a poor life in his childhood	B．had great opinions and thoughts about education
C．traveled with his students from state to state	D．lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

2. Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports ______ as a child.

A．by teaching himself at home	B．with the help of his mother
C．by going to school	D．by visiting many famous teachers

3. What’s the meaning of the sentence which Confucius said in the fourth paragraph?

A．学而时习之，不亦说乎 。	B．人无远虑，必有近忧。
C．敏而好学，不耻下问，是以谓之“文”也。	D．三人行，必有我师也，择其善者而从之。

4. The correct order of the following statements is ______.
① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
② Confucius educated about 3000 students in his lifetime.
③ Confucius’s father died.
④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A．③①④②

B．②③④①

C．③①②④

D．④③①②

3 . Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius(孔子), whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother,but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music,history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children fromnoblefamilies could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today ,people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their qualities and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others,” he said.

1. Today we still remember Confucius mainly because ________.

A．He lived a poor life in his childhood

B．he had wise thoughts and great views about education

C．he traveled with his students from state to state

D．he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

2. Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports _________as a child.

A．by teaching himself at home	B．with the help of his mother
C．by going to school	D．by visiting many famous teachers

3. The underlined word “noble”in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to _______.

A．poor

B．bright

C．wealthy

D．cute

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.

B．No one has something worthy to be learned.

C．All thinking but no study makes people lazy.

D．A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.

4 . Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.

He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs(草药) in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on longer journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants(农民). He learned a lot from the working people.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

1. Li Shizhen’s father was ________.

A．a soldier

B．a doctor

C．a teacher

2. Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to ________.

A．making a living	B．become famous
C．help the people who fell ill	D．get more money

3. “Ben Cao Gang Mu” is ________.

A．a medical book

B．a medical worker

C．a herb

D．a dictionary

4. Li Shizhen collected a lot of ________ on his long journeys.

A．flowers

B．living things

C．plants

D．herbs