Question

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 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 included Chinese art, history and philosophy. 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

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

A．fight for a chance to learn Chinese

B．try to get high scores in Chinese exams

C．have a great interest in studying Chinese

D．take an active part in Chinese competitions

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

A．Forgotten Wisdom in America

B．Old Thinker with a Big Future

C．Chinese Culture for Westerners

D．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language

【小題4】 The passage is likely to appear in _________.

A．a(chǎn) biography	B．a(chǎn) history paper
C．a(chǎn) newspaper	D．a(chǎn) philosophy textbook

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：這篇文章主要講了中國偉大的思想家孔子以及孔子學說對后世的深遠影響。中國政府在很多地方建立了孔子研究院，國內(nèi)外的很多人都熱衷于孔子的理論。
【小題1】文章以很幽默的寫法開頭，目的在于吸引讀者的注意，故選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)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.故選C。
【小題3】 根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容以及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中國偉大的思想家孔子以及孔子學說對后世的深遠影響，所以答案為B。
【小題4】 根據(jù)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 advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy.可看出這樣的報道類文章最可能出現(xiàn)在報紙上，因此選C。
考點：新聞報道類短文閱讀理解
點評：這類文章的特點在于篇幅較長，詞匯及信息量大。要想答好題目，重在理解全文意思。這篇文章比較難，先看問題，再帶著問題讀短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文內(nèi)容，注意細節(jié)，總結(jié)全文中心，然后再回到問題上來，選出正確答案。