2.If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28birthday 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 this 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 studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.More recently,the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80countries.These schools teach both Chinese language and culture.The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art,history and philosophy(哲學).Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient 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.
28.The opening paragraph is mainly intended toB
A.provide some key facts about Confucius
B.a(chǎn)ttract the readers'interest in the subject
C.show great respect for the ancient thinker
D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
29.We can learn from Paragraph 4that American studentsA
A.have a great interest in studying Chinese
B.take an active part in Chinese competitions
C.try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D.fight for a chance to learn Chinese
30.What is the best title for the passege?D
A.Forgotten Wisdom in America
B.Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C.Chinese Culture for Westerners
D.Old Thinker with a Big Future
31.The passage is likely to appear inC.
A.a(chǎn) biography
B.a(chǎn) history paper
C.a(chǎn) newspaper
D.a(chǎn) philosophy textbook.
分析 本文主要講述了外國人對中國文化的興趣越來越濃,對于孔子的思想也越來越感興趣這一社會現(xiàn)象.
解答 28.B 寫作意圖題.根據(jù)第一段的If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate hisSeptember 28 birthday with a big cake,there would be a lot of candles.He'dneed a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.可知,如果孔子今天還活著,用一個大蛋糕慶祝他9月28日的生日時,就會有很多蠟燭,他需要一把扇子或一股強風來幫助他把蠟燭吹滅.是以孔子生日這一個有趣的話題來引起本文要討論的真正話題,以引起讀者的興趣,故選B.
29.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段的Students in the United States,at the same time,are racing to learn Chinese.可知,美國的學生都在競相學習漢語.所以美國的學生對學習漢語有濃厚的興趣,故選A.
30.D 主旨大意題.本文主要講述的是中國越來越引起世界的關注,同樣,中國的文化也引起了世界人民的興趣,很多人都開始了解中國的文化,這給孔子這位中國的思想家?guī)砹诵律蔬xD.
31.C 推理判斷題.本文主要講述了外國人對中國文化的興趣越來越濃,對于孔子的思想也越來越感興趣這一社會現(xiàn)象,那么很有可能是新聞報道的內容,故選C.
點評 本文是社會文化類閱讀,主要考查細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細節(jié)理解題時,首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應的段落、句子或短語.認真比較選項和文中細節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.