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[2026广东珠海期中]As we know, China is a great country with a long history. During the time, lots of great heroes appeared and changed the world. Now let's learn some information about them.
Confucius（孔子）（551 BC—479 BC）was a teacher, politician（政治家）and philosopher（哲学家）in Chinese history. He travelled a lot and formed his thoughts. He thought the elders should be respected by their children. One of his sayings is “Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself”. His sayings are still popular today.
Cai Lun（61/63—121）is considered as the inventor of paper. Papermaking is considered to be one of the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China. The king of the Han Dynasty ordered him to introduce his invention to others. Soon, paper was popular and was loved by many people all over the world.
Ying Zheng（259 BC—210 BC）, known as the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, was one of the greatest kings and politicians in China. He made China first become a unified country. During the time, he ordered his soldiers to build the wonderful and huge memorial tomb（陵墓）for himself.
Mao Zedong（1893—1976）was the main founder of the People’s Republic of China. He is regarded as one of the most important people in modern world history. He is also known as a politician, military strategist（军事战略家）and poet.
()1. Confucius passed away at the age of .
A. 70
B. 72
C. 49
D. 63
()2. What did Ying Zheng do when he ruled according to the passage?
A. He said many famous sayings to his people.
B. He invented something for his people.
C. He asked his soldiers to set up the memorial tomb for himself.
D. He damaged many memorial tombs.
()3. According to the passage, the following heroes were politicians EXCEPT .
A. Confucius
B. Cai Lun
C. Ying Zheng
D. Mao Zedong
()4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Confucius thought the young should be respected by the old.
B. Cai Lun was an inventor who lived in the Tang Dynasty.
C. Ying Zheng founded the Qin Dynasty in 210 BC.
D. Mao Zedong was a poet and military strategist.
()5. 新考法文章出处 This passage is most probably from .
A. a travel guide
B. a news website
C. a history book
D. a fashion magazine

阅读理解·语篇导读 本文主要介绍了中国历史上的一些著名人物。
快速对答案 1—5 B C B D C
1. B 细节理解题。根据“Confucius (551 BC—479 BC)”可知孔子去世时是72岁。
2. C 细节理解题。根据“During the time, he ordered his soldiers to build the wonderful and huge memorial tomb for himself. ”可知,在嬴政在位时,他命令士兵为自己建造了一座壮观而巨大的陵墓。
3. B 细节理解题。根据“Confucius ... was a teacher, politician”“Ying Zheng... was one of the greatest kings and politicians in China. ”以及He is also known as a politician可知孔子、嬴政和毛泽东都是政治家。
4. D 细节理解题。根据“He is also known as a politician, military strategist and poet. ”可知毛泽东是一位著名的政治家、军事战略家和诗人。
5. C 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了中国历史上的一些著名人物,故文章可能来自历史书。