Question

【題目】If Confucius 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 study 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．Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the old 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 first paragraph is mainly intended to_________．

A. provide some key facts about Confucius

B. show great respect for the old thinker

C. attract the readers’interest in the subject

D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations

【2】We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students________．

A. were not interested in Chinese studies before

B. have a great interest in studying Chinese

C. take an active part in Chinese competitions

D. hope to make money in China

【3】What is the best title for the passage?

A. Old Thinker with a Big Future B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language

C. Chinese Culture for Westerners D. Forgotten Wisdom in America

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】這篇文章主要講了在西方國家，人們掀起了學習中國文化的熱潮。古老的思想家孔子將不會被人們忘記，即使他的生日。

【1】寫作意圖題。第一自然段主要講了如果孔子活到現(xiàn)在，并且用生日蛋糕慶祝他9月28號的生日，那么上面將會插很多蠟燭。他需要一個風扇，或者是很強烈的風，才能幫助他吹滅蠟燭。第一自然段以幽默的方式吸引了讀者的注意力，提出了孔子這個話題，選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。由Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese．可知美國學生對學習漢語很感興趣，選B。

【3】主旨大意題。由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．和As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is．可知這篇文章主要講了古老的思想家孔子將不會被人們忘記，即使他的生日，所以這篇文章最好的題目是《古老的思想家和他重要的未來》，選A。

細節(jié)理解題是閱讀理解題中最簡單的一種，多數(shù)屬中低難度的題。但高考所占的比例大，應(yīng)特別引起注意。事實和細節(jié)題的命題特點是：對文章或某一段落中的一些特定細節(jié)或文章重要事實的理解，一般包括直接理解題和語義轉(zhuǎn)化題。直接理解題能在原文直接找到答案，而語義轉(zhuǎn)化題則需要將題目信息與原文信息加工或整理后才能得出結(jié)論。

做細節(jié)理解題具體方法與步驟如下：

1.略讀材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；

2.按文章的體裁，作者寫作的組織模式及有關(guān)的信息詞。如for example, first, second…等預(yù)測應(yīng)該到何處尋找自己所需要的事實；

3.將自己精力放在尋找你所需要的細節(jié)上�？焖偻ㄆ�跳讀，全文掃視，找到細節(jié)出處，待找到含細節(jié)句子時，放慢速度，仔細核對比較內(nèi)容，直至找到答案。如小題2由Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese．可知美國學生對學習漢語很感興趣，選B。