任务型阅读

Mozi: A Great Ancient Chinese Thinker
Mozi was a very smart and kind man who lived a long time ago in China, during the Spring and Autumn and Waring States periods. He wanted to make the world a better place.
Mozi had some really cool ideas. His most famous idea was “universal love”. This means loving everyone, not just your family or friends. He believed that if we all loved one another, the world would be a peaceful place. Mozi also wars. He thought they only brought pain and sadness, so he worked hard to stop them.
Mozi wasn't just a thinker. He was also interested in science. He learned a lot about how light moves and how shadows are made. It was amazing that he knew so much about these things without modern tools.
Mozi and his followers were like a big team. They cooperated well. They helped people in need and taught others Mozi's ideas. They were very kind and brave.
Even today, we can learn a lot from Mozi. His ideas about love and peace can help us be better people and make our world a nicer place.
根据短文内容,完成下列任务。
1. What was Mozi according to the passage?
He was a .
2. What does Mozi's idea “universal love” mean?
It means .
3. What English word(s) can you put in the “▲”?
I can put “” there.
4. What does the underlined word “They” refer to in the passage?
It refers to “”.
5. Write down another two famous people from the Spring and Autumn and Waring States periods.
① ②

1. great ancient Chinese thinker
2. loving everyone, not just your family or friends
3. hated/disliked/didn't support
4. Mozi and his followers
5. ① Confucius ② Mencius(答案不唯一)

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读，需根据短文内容及相关知识逐一解答各问题：
1. 问题1询问墨子的身份，直接定位短文标题及开篇语句即可找到答案；
2. 问题2询问“universal love”的含义，在原文中找到该短语的解释句即可提取答案；
3. 问题3需结合上下文逻辑，后文提到战争带来痛苦，故此处应填表示反对战争的动词；
4. 问题4询问代词“They”的指代对象，需往前查找该代词前的核心名词短语；
5. 问题5需结合历史常识，写出春秋战国有名的人物即可。
【解析】
1. 根据短文标题“Mozi: A Great Ancient Chinese Thinker”及第一句，可知墨子是一位伟大的中国古代思想家，故答案为great ancient Chinese thinker；
2. 原文明确说明“universal love”的含义为“loving everyone, not just your family or friends”，直接提取即可；
3. 后文提到“they only brought pain and sadness, so he worked hard to stop them”，可知墨子反对战争，故可填hated/disliked/didn't support等；
4. 代词“They”前的句子是“Mozi and his followers were like a big team”，故“They”指代Mozi and his followers；
5. 春秋战国有名的人物如孔子（Confucius）、孟子（Mencius），符合要求即可。
【答案】
1. great ancient Chinese thinker
2. loving everyone, not just your family or friends
3. hated（或disliked/didn't support）
4. Mozi and his followers
5. ① Confucius ② Mencius
【知识点】
任务型阅读；历史人物相关英语阅读
【点评】
本题围绕历史人物墨子设置任务型阅读，既考查短文细节的理解与提取能力，又结合课外历史常识，难度适中，能帮助学生巩固英语阅读及相关文化知识。
【难度系数】
0.6