16．Confucius（孔子） was born five hundred and fifty years before Christ．Unlike Jesus Christ，he did not bring words of God to the people．He was a clever teacher and a philosopher，looking for truth and wisdom．Most of his teaching was about life in this world．
Confucius was very keen（渴望） to give people good rulers．Someone asked him，"What does a country need？"Confucius answered，"Enough food，a good army，and a good leader．"The people then asked，"Which one is the most important？"Confucius answered，"An army is not very important．All men must die，so food is not the most important．But if the leader of the country is not good，then everything will be bad，"
47．A philosopher is a person whoC．
A．does not like Jesus Christ
B．teaches people something about God
C．Seeks after truth and wisdom
D．is more clever than most of other people
48．Jesus ChristB．
A．was born more than half a century earlier than Confucius
B．taught people anything about God
C．did not tell people anything about God
D．was a philosopher sent by God
49．Confucius taught people all these things exceptC．
A．how to live in the world
B．the importance of the leader of the country
C．any ideas about God
D．how to make good judgments
50．For Confucius a manA．
A．could not escape death
B．would die if he didn't have a good ruler
C．was not important compared with food
D．ought to die if he considered food to be the most important for him．
分析 本文主要講述了中國古代的教育家哲學家孔子的一些重要的言論．
解答 47．C 細節(jié)題．由第一段第三句"He was a clever teacher and a philosopher，looking for truth and wisdom．"可知孔子是一位哲學家，他尋求真理和智慧，因此哲學家是尋求真理和智慧的人，故正確答案為C．
48．B 細節(jié)題．由第一段第二句"Unlike Jesus Christ，he did not bring words of God to the people．"可知耶穌是向人們傳達上帝旨意的人，B項符合文意，故正確答案為B．
49．C 細節(jié)題．由第一段第二句"Unlike Jesus Christ，he did not bring words of God to the people．"可知，耶穌向人們傳達上帝的旨意，但是孔子不向人們傳達上帝的旨意，所以C項錯誤．因為此題選擇錯誤項，故正確答案為C．
50．A 細節(jié)題．由文章倒數(shù)第二句"All men must die，so food is not the most important．"可知孔子認為所有人都會死，因此食物不是最重要的，A項"人但有一死"符合文意，故正確答案為A．
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
