Ⅱ. 尊师礼仪
Edward 在了解了中国人会在秋季开学的时候庆祝教师节,而且大家都非常尊重老师后,他想更加深入地了解中国人尊师的传统。
Chinese Teachers' Day is a festival celebrating the over 2,000 - year tradition of respecting teachers and education in China.
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e his
tory of Teachers' Day
dates back to the Han Dynasty. According to records, during the Han and Jin dynasties, on August 27 of the lunar calendar each year, the birthday of Confucius(孔子), the e
mperor would go to the Confucius Temple and worship(祭拜) the great teacher, and would also invite royal teachers to dinner. And on that day, teachers enjoyed a one - day vacation and were given dried meat as gifts. Besides, best teachers who were chosen from the whole country would be given 500 liang silver coins each as prizes. In the Qing Dynasty, well - performing teachers would be given official titles(头衔) or promoted to higher positions.
Normally, in ancient times, there was no fixed tuition fee(学费);the parents paid with money or food.
In private schools, teachers would receive money or gifts from the host family at certain festivals or at the beginning and end of each term. The festivals at which teachers received gifts were different in different areas, while the most valued ones were the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid - Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year, as well as Confucius' birthday and the private teacher's birthday.
Among all the gift - giving festivals, the first meeting gift was a must. There was a tradition that when students met their teachers for the first time, they needed to kowtow(磕头) to Confucius' picture and then to their private teachers, before giving their teachers a "gift".
1. Which of the following is TRUE in ancient times according to the passage?
① Food could be used as tuition.
② On Confucius' birthday, teachers would have a day off.
③ The history of Teachers' Day started from the Han Dynasty.
④ Students didn't prepare gifts when meeting their teachers for the first time.
A. ①②
B. ②③④
C. ①②③
D. ①③④
2. The underlined word "promoted" might mean "
B
" in Chinese.
A. 赞美
B. 晋升
C. 促销
D. 宣传
3. What's the best title for the passage?
A. How to Respect Teachers
B. The Greatest Teacher in China
C. Teachers' Day in Ancient China
D. Tuition Fee in the Han Dynasty