Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history？ You can' t think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius' 2，500﹣year﹣old words：
"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled． All thinking but no study makes people lazy．"
September 28th was Confucius' birthday． He was born in the Kingdom of Lu，in today's Shandong Province． He had a hard child． His father died when he was only 3． His mother brought him up， As a child， he had to work to help his mother， but young Confucius didn't give up studying． He visited many famous teachers and learned music， history， poetry and sports．
Later， he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history． At that time，only children from rich families could go to school if they wanted to learn． He had about 3，000students in his lifetime．
Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher． For more than 2 ， 500years，Confucius' ideas have been around in people's everyday lives． Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia． People can still hear them today．
Why are his ideas so popular？ Confucius' most important ideas are kindness and good manners．Confucius said young people should take care of the old． A kind person should care for others． Be strict wish yourself， but be kind to others． As a great teacher， Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn． People use his ideas to help themselves and society． Now， more than 100Internet websites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas．
35．Why do we still remember Confucius today？
A．Because he had about 3，000students in his lifetime．
B．Because he lived a poor life in his childhood．
C．Because he had wise thoughts．
D．Because he started the first public school in Chinese history．
36．The underlined word "them" in the fourth paragraph refers to ．
A．the greatest thinker and teacher
B．Confucius' students
C．people in Western countries and South Asia
D．Confucius' ideas
37．Which of the following is NOT Confucius' words？
A．People should get education．
B．The young should take care of the old．
C．Be strict with yourself， but be kind to others．
D．All study but no thinking makes people lazy．
答案
35．C
36．D
37．D
【解析】
【分析】
这篇短文主要介绍了中国古代的思想家和教育家孔子的生平，他在教育以及思想方面对社会的贡献．
35．细节理解题．根据第三段Why are his ideas so popular？ They help not only in everyday life but also in society（社会）． 为什么他的思想如此受欢迎？孔子最重要的思想是仁慈和礼貌，描述，可知人们记得孔子是因为他的智慧想法，选C．
36．词汇猜测题．联系前两句Confucius' ideas have been around in people's everyday lives．Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia．描述孔子的思想已经在人们的日常生活中得到了体现．现在他们已经深入西方国家和南亚，可知指的是孔子的思想．故选D．
37．细节理解题．根据第一段All study but no thinking makes people puzzled． All thinking but no study makes people lazy学而不思则罔 思而不学则殆，所以D与孔子观点不符，故选D．
