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阅读下面《论语》选段，回答问题。

子曰：“中庸之为德也，其至矣乎！民鲜久矣。”

子贡问：“师与商也孰贤？”子曰：“师也过，商也不及。”曰：“然则师愈与？”子曰：“过犹不及。”

子贡问曰：“乡人皆好之，何如？”子曰：“未可也。”“乡人皆恶之，何如？”子曰：“未可也。不如乡人之善者好之，其不善者恶之。”

阅读理解
    Tom and his father, Mr. Smith, always go out for a walk after supper every day. After that, he does his homework and watches TV for half an hour. Then he goes to bed. Now Tom and his father are taking a walk along the road. It begins to rain. Tom wants to run for home. But his father says very slowly, “Don't run. Isn't it raining in front of you?”

阅读下列材料，回答问题。

材料一：“知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。”“当仁不让于师。”“温故而知新。”

材料二：某中学初一（8）班新学期刚刚开学，班上屡次出现乱扔纸屑、破坏公物的现象。为此班委会召开紧急会议，但因大家意见不统一而争论了起来。劳动委员：“一定要严厉惩罚，罚值日，实在不行一次罚10元。”班长：“还是说服教育吧，一次不行就两次，相信他们会改的。”