Question

It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.

Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and maths need not be taught in detail, either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.

Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Educationis to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.

I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.

1. People with little education usually          .

A. spend a long time in school

B. have a good chance to get a job

C. spend the best years to choose jobs

D. have fewer chances to get a good job

2.The earliest education was probably to          .

A. make a man lead a better life

B. teach a man to write and read

C. make people get a way of living

D. teach people to read good books

3.The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “            “in Chinese.

A. 圆满的            B. 崭新的       C．公平的           D. 全面的

4.It is expected that educated people will be able to            .

A. accept education as a way of living

B. take an interest in the whole world

C. develop their abilities to make plays

D. learn subjects like language and maths

5.The passage mainly tells us that          .

A. education should make a man improve

B. people can get education in a short time

C. people should be able to get good paying jobs

D. all subjects are so important for a way of living

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：好的教育为的是什么？过去人们单纯地理解为找好的工作，为了一种固定的生活方式。但这并不完全。教育面面俱到，为的是让人得到进步和提高。工作所需要的教育时间很短，但塑造一个人就要很长时间。所以有好的生活是接受教育的重要理由，但绝不是主要的理由。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文“In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. ”的描述可知，受教育程度几乎为零的就极少有机会找到好工作。故应选D。

2.C判断推理题。根据短文第二段“Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education.”的描述可知，一些人可能认为一个人应该用一生最好的时间来接受教育以作为谋生的手段。这可能是教育的最早的理由之一。故应选C。

3.D词义猜测题。根据短文“It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human.”的描述可知，教育不但是教他去说、读和写，而且培养他的创新思想和其它能力，然后，使他成为一个智慧的人，以感恩的心享受人类的成就。因此说，教育是全面的。故应选D。

4.B细节理解题。根据短文“Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of them take an interest in the world.”的描述可知，人们希望受过教育的人能听好的音乐、读好书、看剧，而且大多数人对这个世界很关心。故应选B。

5.故应选A。

考点：教育类短文阅读。