Confucius(孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28, 551BC(公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether(无论) they were rich or poor. He had about 3, 000 students and many of them became famous.
Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still hear them, and they go far into east and south Asia.
小题1: Confucius was born ______.
A．in Sichuan Province
B．on August 28
C．in the Kingdom of Lu
D．about 1500 years ago小题2: Confucius was good at ______ when he was fifteen.
A．music
B．Chinese
C．math
D．other subjects小题3: As a teacher, Confucius thought that ______ could get education.
A．only the rich
B．only the poor
C．not only the rich but also the poor
D．neither the rich nor the poor小题4: Which of the following isn’t Confucius’ idea?
A．Being kind.
B．Looking after the old.
C．Working for others.
D．Thinking of ourselves.小题5: The underlined word “they” means ______.
A．good manners
B．Confucius’ ideas
C．Confucius and his students
D．Confucius’ students
