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 mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.

Education is well-rounded. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. And it is mainly for improving a man, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is 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 people take an interest in the world

B. teach a man to watch plays

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.The passage tells us that .

A. education is mainly to make a man improve

B. people can get education in a short time

C. making a good living is the only reason for education

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

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

1.1】细节理解题。题干意为：几乎没有教育的人通常怎么样？根据文章的描述“In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t.”可知选D。

2.2】细节理解题。题干意为：中国的最早的教育可能是为了什么？根据文章的描述“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.”可知选C。

3.3】推理判断题。题干意为：划线单词“well-rounded”的意思是什么？联系下文，It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities.教育不仅教人们说，读，写，也发展人们的创造力和能力。所以说教育是全面的。故选D。

4.4】推理判断题。题干意为：文章告诉我们什么？A. education is mainly to make a man improve. 教育主要是使一个人提高。根据文章的描述“And it is mainly for improving a man, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. ”可知是正确的。B. people can get education in a short time.人们可以在很短的时间内得到教育。根据文章的描述“People can get education for a living in a short time.”人们可以在很短的时间内学到谋生的教育，所以是错误的。C. making a good living is the only reason for education. 过上好的生活是教育的唯一目的，根据文章的描述，可知是错误的。D. all subjects are so important for a way of living.对于学习生活方式来说，所有的科目都是重要的。根据文章的描述“Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either.”可知是错误的。