If Confucius(孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be many 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 studies 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 include Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲學(xué)）. 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.
【小題1】The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A．Forgotten Wisdom in America |
| B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language |
| C．Chinese Culture for Westerners |
| D．Old Thinker with a Big Future |
| A．a(chǎn) biography(自傳) | B．a(chǎn) history paper | C．a(chǎn) newspaper | D．a(chǎn) philosophy textbook |
【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
解析試題分析：本文闡述了西方學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中國(guó)的文化的現(xiàn)象，并告訴我們中國(guó)古代偉大的思想家—孔子的思想仍然受到人們的追捧。
【小題1】目的意圖題。第一段選說(shuō)如果孔子仍然活著并能慶祝生日的話，將會(huì)有很多的蠟燭，他需要一個(gè)扇子或很大的風(fēng)才能吹滅，是為了吸引讀者的注意力，讓讀者繼續(xù)讀下去。選B。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句“In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.”和第四句中的“are racing to learn Chinese可知，美國(guó)學(xué)生對(duì)中國(guó)文化很感興趣。選A。
【小題3】主旨大意題。本文主要向我們介紹了孔子思想對(duì)西方的影響，以用將來(lái)可能產(chǎn)生的影響，所以選D。
【小題4】文章出處題。本文向我們介紹了孔子思想對(duì)西方的影響，以用將來(lái)可能產(chǎn)生的影響，應(yīng)該是出自報(bào)紙，所以選C。
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Lately I’ve been particularly curious as to whether Santa’s old sled is a clean green flying machine, or if he should be replacing his 8 reindeer with an environmentally-friendly car.
I should mention that, surprisingly, I was unable to find statistics specific to Santa’s magical flying reindeer, so these calculations use numbers from various sources and may not represent actual pollution caused by Santa and his animals. In other words, don’t complain to the government about the damage Santa is causing the environment based on this article.
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So the next question is: how much food is in 980 million calories? Well, if they’re eating corn, they’d need to eat 16,500 lbs each — or 1.6 acres of food. Growing 12.8 acres of corn has its own implications for the environment that we’ll leave for another calculation.
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Bad Santa.
【小題1】Which aspect does the writer NOT include in her analyses about reindeer’s influence on environment?
| A．Distance covered. | B．Calories consumed. |
| C．Tons of waste let out. | D．Money spent on food. |
| A．1.6. | B．16. | C．12.8. | D．128. |
| A．Christmas celebrations are really a waste of money. |
| B．Vegetarians are more likely to survive than meat-eaters. |
| C．Raising animals has a negative influence on environment. |
| D．The car industry does less harm to environment than farming. |
| A．Humourous and concerned. | B．Cheerful and friendly. |
| C．Academic and formal. | D．Serious and boring. |
| A．Is Santa driving clean and green? |
| B．Santa, watch where you’re going! |
| C．Santa Claus is coming to town! |
| D．Let’s reduce waste on Christmas celebrations! |
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Confident now? Great! Now the next step is to maintain your speed. While rolling in a straight line with one skate, with the other try sculling (滑漿), that is, keep pushing yourself backwards with an outwards stroke (滑動(dòng)). Now bring the skate which you were using to scull, and then again, repeat the same process. Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling. Now, try the same thing using the other foot. Again keep doing this till you are confident enough.
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【小題1】According to the text, confidence comes from ________ .
| A．constant exercise | B．strict coaches | C．high speed | D．good techniques |
| A．c→a→d→b | B．c→b→d→a | C．c→b→a→d | D．a(chǎn)→c→b→d |
| A．one must be brave to learn to ice-skate backwards |
| B．skating and keeping cautious are both important |
| C．it’s difficult to concentrate when ice-skating backwards |
| D．it' s a common thing to hit someone when ice skating backwards |
| A．to offer some advice on ice-skating backwards |
| B．to introduce the culture of ice-skating backwards |
| C．to explain advantages of ice-skating backwards |
| D．to compare different ways of ice-skating backwards |
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【小題1】This passage is about ____________.
| A．how to plan your travel |
| B．how to get life experiences |
| C．how to make your travel interesting |
| D．how to travel with enough money |
| A．to make a plan of the route |
| B．to buy tickets in advance |
| C．to save money before your trip |
| D．to get information from the Internet |
| A．to share costs with friends |
| B．not to go to well-known places |
| C．not to visit dangerous places |
| D．to buy anything you want to buy |
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【小題1】 What can we learn about the tradition of queuing in Britain?
| A．It was considered a symbol of a civilized behavior. |
| B．It was a long time tradition as old as the Queen. |
| C．It was a product of the slow pace of life. |
| D．It has made the Britain different from other Europeans. |
| A．they prefer shopping online |
| B．the Internet has changed their way of life |
| C．what they are buying is of low value |
| D．they follow the example of foreigners |
| A．the British used to buy without delay |
| B．the British have to queue to receive food |
| C．the British get impatient with queuing for long |
| D．the British prefer to take double-decker buses |
| A．to tell us the influence of the Internet on the British ways of life |
| B．to compare the cultural difference between Britain and other countries |
| C．to report his research on the British ways of life |
| D．to talk about the changes in the attitude to queuing in Britain |
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【小題1】The group of young men created the viruses to __________.
| A．damage the computers |
| B．test their ability |
| C．play a trick on operators of the computers |
| D．tell the world that they were intelligent |
| A．have been in nature for years |
| B．be difficult to get rid of at present |
| C．exist（存在） in any computers |
| D．be able to be got rid of in the near future |
| A．a(chǎn)ll the information stored in the computers is gone |
| B．the computer’s functions are lowered |
| C．the normal programs are damaged |
| D．the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used |
| A．Four countries found their computers were infected by viruses. |
| B．The viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time |
| C．The Jerusalem Viruses are a great harm to human health. |
| D．Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses |
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【小題1】 If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself .
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| C．a(chǎn)ny independent paper | D．a(chǎn) popular newspaper |
| A．it supports no political parties zxxk |
| B．it is not controlled by the British Government |
| C．it gives special support to all the political parties. |
| D．the editor’s opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper |
| A．improve | B．compete with each other |
| C．a(chǎn)re different | D．keep in touch with each other |
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Dear Mr. Barton,
I am writing for the residents’ association (業(yè)主協(xié)會(huì)) to inform you of our feelings about your act. We’ve really had enough of you. Although we have tried to speak to you politely on several occasions, you have always answered with a stream of verbal abuse(辱罵).
Ever since you moved in three months ago, you have shown very little consideration for the other residents of this building, though many residents expressed their unhappiness with you. For the past six weekends, you have held very noisy parties, which have not finished until early the next morning. As you know, most of the people here are elderly or have very young children, and the noise keeps them awake all night. You don’t have to be so noisy, do you? Last weekend the situation deteriorated when two of your friends fought with each other on the first floor. The fighting was so bad that the police had to be called. What’s more, your friends left the stairs in a terrible state --- they even broke two windows on their way out! We feel that we can’t bear this type of act.
We strongly demand that you pay for this damage to the window soon. If you don’t and you carry on being a nuisance(令人討厭的人或物). We will kick you out! Legal steps will be taken if necessary.
Yours sincerely
【小題1】What does the writer feel?
| A．Excited | B．Surprised | C．Angry | D．Happy |
| A．Changed | B．Improved | C．Moved | D．Worsened |
| A．To ask Mr. Barton to leave the building for the peace. |
| B．To inform Mr. Barton of the noise he made. |
| C．To talk about what Mr. Barton did. |
| D．To give a warning to Mr. Barton. |
| A．Because Mr. Barton broke two windows. |
| B．Because Mr. Barton made too much noise. |
| C．Because Mr. Barton’s friends fought. |
| D．Because Mr. Barton beat a child and an old man. |
| A．Mr. Barton paid no attention to the others’ unhappiness. |
| B．Mr. Barton replied to the others’ unhappiness |
| C．Mr. Barton always said sorry to those unhappy with him. |
| D．Mr. Barton never apologized to the other residents. |
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“Have a nice day. Next!” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone(腔調(diào))with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.
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The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
【小題1】 How does the author understand Maxie’s words?
| A．Maxie shows her anxiety to the author. |
| B．Maxie really wishes the author a good day. |
| C．Maxie encourages the author to stay happy. |
| D．Maxie really worries about the author’s security. |
| A．The salesgirl is rude. |
| B．The salesgirl is bored. |
| C．The salesgirl cares about me. |
| D．The salesgirl says the words as a routine. |
| A．try to be polite to you | B．express respect to you |
| C．give his blessing to you | D．share his pleasure with you |
| A．sincerely | B．a(chǎn)s thanks |
| C．a(chǎn)s a habit | D．encouragingly |
| A．Have a Nice Day — a Social Custom |
| B．Have a Nice Day — a Pleasant Gesture |
| C．Have a Nice Day — a Heart-warming Greeting |
| D．Have a Nice Day — a Polite Ending of a Conversation |
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