Traditional Chinese culture is catching the world's eyes． The good traditional Chinese culture is our great treasure． President Xi Jinping says we should have a high of culture confidence． There are so many great works in the course of Chinese history such as Di Zi Gui，Lun Yu，Meng Zi and so on． Xi Jinping and other leaders often borrow some wonderful sentences from them． Dao De Jing is also one of them．

It is widely believed that Lao zi， a famous Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism， was the writer of Dao De Jing．There are only 5000 characters in the book， but it is considered as one of the oldest and most important philosophy books of ancient China．It includes two parts， Dao and De．

Dao means "the Way"． It doesn't tell us how to choose the right way， but it really shows that one should act through naturalness and non﹣action．

Naturalness refers to a natural state of being， an attitude of following the way of nature．Lao Zi thought that everything in the world has its own way of being and developing．Birds fly in the sky；Tigers live in the forest； Fish swim in the water； Flowers bloom and flowers fall． He gave advice to the people who have strong feelings to control the world． He said they should give up the desires （欲望）．

Non﹣action （无为） does not mean that one should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved． What he meant is that human should follow the way of nature and try not to break the rule of nature．

De means"Virtue（德行）"． Lao zi thought the great virtue is like water．And he thinks nothing in the world is weaker than water， yet nothing is stronger than water when it comes． It can nearly destroy everything strong． In ancient China， there is also a saying， water can hold the boat， it can also make the boat tum upside down． Water is a typical （典型的） example of the weak beating the strong．

Of course， there are many other wonderful things we can learn from the book． Today， Dao de Jing still plays a role in the development of Chinese thoughts． It is becoming more and more popular with people around the world．

（1）According to Dao De Jing， which picture shows an attitude of breaking the way of nature？ 　　

（2）Why did Lao zi think the great virtue is like water？ 　　

A．	Because water is a typical example of the strong beating the weak．
B．	Because Lao zi thought nothing in the world is weaker than water．
C．	Because water is a typical example of the weak beating the strong．
D．	Because water can hold the boat．

（3）What does Dao De Jing tell us？ 　　

A．	We should act by following the way of nature and have the great virtue．
B．	We should choose the right way to success．
C．	We should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved．
D．	We should become strong and try our best to satisfy our desires．

（4）What is the feeling that the writer wants to express in the passage？ 　　

A．	Serious．
B．	Proud．
C．	Upset．
D．	Sad．

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