9．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 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．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 most of all 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．
56．People with little education usualyD．
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
57．The earliest education was probably toC．
A．make a man lead a better life
B．teach a man to write and think
C．make people get a way of living
D．teach people to read good books
58．The underlined word"well-rounded"in the passage means"D"in Chinese．
A．圆满的
B．崭新的
C．公平的
D．全面的
59．It is expected that educated people will be able toB．
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 math
60．The passage mainly tells us thatA．
A．education should make a man improve
B．people can get education in a short time
C．people should be able to get better paying jobs
D．all subjects are so important for a way of living．
分析 这篇短文中作者主要论述了教育的由来，教育使人进步．有了更好的教育的人通常能够找到更好的工作．换句话说，他们有更多的机会选择一份好工作，而很少或根本没有受教育的人则不能．教育不仅仅是教会一个人的生活方式．教育是全面的，它主要是提高一个人的素质．
解答 答案：56．D 细节理解题． 根据第一段第一行句子In other words，they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don't．换句话说，他们有更多的机会选择一份好工作，人们很少或根本没有教育．可知接受教育很少的人，获得好工作的机会很少．故选D．
57．C 细节理解题． 根据第二段第一行句子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．有些人可能会认为一个人应该把自己一生中最好的几年只为一种生活方式而得到教育．这是教育的一个最早的原因．可知最早的教育为了使人们获得更好的生活方式．故选C．
58．D 词义猜测题．根据第三段第一行句子It is not only to teach him to speak，read and write，but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities．它不仅是教他说、读和写，还要发展他的创造性思维等能力．可知此处指的是教育是全面的．故选D．
59．B 细节理解题． 根据第三段第二行句子Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music，read good books，watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world．受过教育的人都能听好音乐，读好书，看戏剧，对世界感兴趣．可知受过教育的人对整个世界产生兴趣．故选B．
60．A 主旨归纳题． 根据整篇短文内容及其第三段第一行句子Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man，教育是全面的，它主要是提高一个人．可知教育有助于一个人提高自身水平．故选A．
点评 在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．
