《2025年小题狂做九年级英语上册译林版巅峰版》

B(2024·南通海门期中)
If Confucius was still alive today and could celebrate his September 28th 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 idea. 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 programmes 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(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺点) 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, even if few can remember his birthday, he will not be forgotten by people in the West.
1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling a story.
B. By showing facts.
C. By giving an example.
D. By imagining a picture.
2. What's the writer's attitude(态度) towards spreading Chinese culture to the world?
A. Worried.
B. Stressed.
C. Confident.
D. Devoted.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Students in the USA take an active part in learning Chinese now.
B. Businessmen in the USA prefer Chinese customers to Confucius.
C. People in the Western countries never forget Confucius' birthday.
D. America has set up Confucius Institutes to learn Chinese culture better.
4. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Big fans of the big hero
B. Old thinker with a big future
C. Forgotten wisdom in America
D. Chinese culture all over the world

答案： 1. D 提示:细节理解题。根据第一段第一句"If Confucius was still alive today and could celebrate his September 28th birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles."可知,文章是通过想象一副画面开篇的。
2. C 提示:观点态度题。根据第六段可知,如今,中国比以往任何时候都更吸引西方,它将需要更多的教师向西方介绍孔子和中国文化,可见作者对传播中国文化到全世界是自信的。
3. A 提示:细节理解题。根据第四段中"Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese."可知,美国的学生们正在争相学习中文。
4. B 提示:标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要讨论了孔子对现代中国和西方世界的影响,由此推断以选项B"有着广阔未来的老思想家"为标题最合适。