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第.二次月考检测卷
[范围:必修第三册Unit1~Unit5]
(时间:100分钟满分:120分)
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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 pcople 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 herocs.
But this doesn'1 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().Some social
scicntists suggest that Westerners should take advantagc of the ancicnt Chinesc wisdom to make
up for the drawbacks of Western 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.
1.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to
A.provide some key facts about Confucius
B.atiract the readers'interest in the subject
C.show great respect for the ancient thinker
D.prove the popular