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语篇提能阅读理解AConfuciuswasbornintoday'sQufuinShandongProvincein551BC.Hisfamilywasfarfrombeingwell－to－do.Buthewasahard－workingpupileveninhischildhood.Whentheyoungmanofalittleovertwenty,hebecameasmallofficialofthestate.Sincehewasveryknowledgeableandseriousinwork,hehadbecomequitewell－knownbythetimeheturnedthirty.Confuciushadbeentomanyofthestatesofthetime,tryingtomakehispoliticalviewsacceptedbytherulersinrunningtheirstates.Buttheyturnedadeafeartohisviewsandopinions.Asaresult,Confuciusmadeuphismindtodevoteallhisenergiestoeducation.Whenpeoplelearnedaboutthis,manyofthemsenttheirchildrentohimtobeeducated.TheywereacceptedoneandallandsoConfuciusbecamethefirstmaninthehistoryofChineseeducationtostartaprivateschool.YanHui,ayoungmanofhumbleorigin,wantedtobeacceptedasConfucius'sstudent.Butthefamilywassopoorthattheyevenhaddifficultyprovidingthemselveswithdailynecessities.Hewasafraidhewouldberejectedashecouldnotaffordthetuition.OnedayhecametowhereConfuciuswasgivinglecturesandoverheardConfuciussay,“I'mreadytoacceptanyonethatcanbring10piecesofpreservedmeatfortuition,whateverhisorigin.”Greatlyheartenedbythis,YanHuihurriedbackhomeandtoldhisfriendsZiLuandZiGongaboutit.Afewdayslater,allthreebecameConfucius'sstudents.Confuciuswasadedicatededucator,havingacceptedatotalof3,000studentsinhislife,ofwhom72wereoutstandingscholars.Througheducationalwork,Confuciussucceededinspreadinghispoliticalviews,whicheventuallybecameanindependentschoolofthoughtandhadagreatimpactonChinaforthousandsofyears.1．Confuciushadbecomeveryfamousbythetimeheturnedthirtybecause______.A．hehadrichknowledgeandtookhisworkseriouslyB．hewasahard－workingpupilwhenhewasyoungC．manypeopleinthegovernmentknewhimwellD．hispoliticalviewhadbeenwidelyaccepted2．Fromthelastpartofthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthat______.A．nobodyhopedtosendtheirchildrentoschoolthenB．ConfuciuswasthefirstpersontostarteducationforallinChinaC．ConfuciuswashappytoworkinthegovernmentD．Confuciusstartedhisschoolwiththehelpofthegovernment3．Thesecondparagraphinthepassageisusedtobe