Question

Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees refuse to do what they think to be "low" work, and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a profess-or, we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

1.From the passage we can conclude that______.

A. education can settle all of the world's problems

B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world

C. free education won't help to solve social problems

D. all the social problems can't be solved by education

2.The writer wants to prove that _____.

A. our society needs all kinds of jobs

B. our society needs free education for all

C. a farmer is more important than a professor

D. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think to be "low" work

3.According to the passage _____.

A. work with hands is dirty and shameful

B. work with hands is low work

C. work with hands is the most important

D. we can't regard work with hands as low work

4.The purpose of education is _____.

A. to choose a system of education

B. to prepare children mainly for their future work

C. to let everyone receive education fit for him

D. to build a perfect world

5.The passage tells us about _____.

system of education

B. means of education

C. value of education

D. type of education

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

本文描述了教育的目的在于教导学生更好的适应生活，走向社会。教育学生更好的适应生活需要意识到我们个人的工作应与智力和能力相符，需要意识到所有工作都是对社会有益处的，不应该为某一种工作感到羞耻。

1.In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; 在一些国家有一段时间曾经认为，提供不分贵贱不分聪慧或迟钝的全民免费教育可以解决所有的社会问题并且建立一个完美的国家。但是我们已经看到只有免费全民教育是不够的。故选D。

2..……we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns. 我们可以活着不受教育，但是没有食物我们却会死。如果没有人清理街道并带走我们家里的垃圾，我们会患上可怕的疾病。由此可知我们的社会需要各种各样的工作，故选B。

3. …a far larger number of people with university degrees refuse to do what they think to be "low" work,…. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a profess-or, 大量获得大学学位的人们拒绝去做那些他们认为低等的工作……但我们只需要一小会儿去想想一个完全没有受过教育的弄明的工作比教授的工作重要的多。可知我们不应认为用手的劳动是低等劳动，故选D

4.In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.换句话说，我们教育孩子不仅仅是为了教育孩子，我们的目的是为了让他们适应生活。故选B

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