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.

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 think

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 math

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 better paying jobs

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

 

David Moore taught science at the City School．He needed some expensive books，so he bought them．He put the books in his car in a quiet street．Then he went to other shops to buy something else．At six he carne back to the car．One door was open—and the books were not there．David drove home．   
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper．The next day he went to the police station．
On Friday people read this in the newspaper：
Books：Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books．
Open all day on Saturday．Dauid Moore．26 Fry Road．   
David stayed at home on Saturday．The first mall came at eight．David took him to the kitchen．At half past nine another man arrived．He had a bag under his arm．
“Mr．Moore?”the man asked．
“That’s right，”David said．“Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books．You buy books，don’t you?”
“Yes．Bring them in。Let me have a look．”
Soon the books were on the dining-table．“Come in now．”David called，“and bring the list．”
A policeman came into the dining-room．He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand．They were the same．
“Come with me．Sir．”the policeman said to the man．
【小题1】What happened to David Moore one day?

A．He lost his way in the city．	B．He couldn’t find his car．
C．Someone stole his books．	D．Many people read his letter．

【小题2】The first man to David’s home was a_________．

A．thief

B．policeman

C．driver

D．cook

【小题3】From the story，we know the second man_______．

A．is one of David’s friends	B．wants to return the books to David
C．wants to show the books to David	D．reads the newspaper

【小题4】Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?
a．He left his car in a quiet street．        b．He went to the police station．
c．He wrote a letter to a newspaper．      d．He bought some dear books．
e．He bought something else at other shops．

A．d，b，c，a，e	B．d，a，c，e，b
C．d，a，e，b，c	D．c，d，e，a，b

【小题5】David probably bought the books on________．

A．Wednesday

B．Friday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

The underlined part in the sentence “I have many good books.” is a/an________.

A. attributive                       B. object            C. predicate                D. subject

 

Tony is Allen’s classmate. One day, Tony comes to Allen’s home. When he sees many books in Allen’s study, he says to Allen, “Allen, you have so many good books, Can I borrow a book from you?” Allen doesn’t want to lend a book to his classmate and he says, “Why do you want to take my book home? You can read it here in my home.”
Tony sees that his classmate is very selfish(自私), but he say nothing. The next day, Allen comes to Tony’s house and says, “Tony, you have a good garden—knife(修剪刀). I want to work in my garden tomorrow. Can I use it for two days?” Tony answers, “Why do you want to take my garden—knife home? You can work it in my garden.”
【小题1】Tony wants to borrow          from Allen.

A．a knife

B．a book

C．a garden—knife

D．money

【小题2】Tony is Allen’s         .

A．father

B．teacher

C．friend

D．classmate

【小题3】Tony lends          to Allen.

A．nothing

B．a garden—knife

C．a knife

D．a book

【小题4】Allen wants to borrow          from Tony.

A．a knife

B．a book

C．a garden—knife

D．money

【小题5】Who is very selfish?

A．Tony.

B．Allen.

C．Teacher.

D．None.

I      read some good books than watch a bad TV program.

A. would rather                                    B. would like

C. had better                                         D. rather than