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; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful. 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 professor; 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 would 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 are educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability, and secondly, that we realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
1.The writer of this passage thinks that________.
A.free education can solve 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 free education
2.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
3.The purpose of education is _________.
A.to choose a system of education
B.to let everyone receive education
C.to prepare children for their future life
D.to prepare children for well-paid jobs
假定你是李华，你的朋友张明来信说他进入高中后发现英语听力理解比较困难，向你寻求帮助。请你用英语给他回信并提供几点建议。主要要点如下：
1. 常听英语对话；
2. 看CCTV9；
3. 听英文歌曲。
注意：1. 词数100左右；开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信件中不能出现真实姓名和地址；
参考词汇：对话dialogue
Dear Zhang Ming,
It’s nice to hear from you. I’m sorry to know that you are having trouble in English listening comprehension.
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I go to the Summer Palace last week. At the gate, I happened to meet some American tourists. I greeted them for English and then we began to chat. I got know that they were college students travel in China. Most of them were interesting in Chinese medicine. They were busy taking pictures and were impressed by the changes where had taken place in the past a few years. After that, we went boating and had a good time. We exchanged our email address so that we could write to each other in future. They thanked us again and again. I was real glad to have a chance to practise my oral English.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
One evening, an elderly lady was driving past a small town when one of her tires suddenly blew out. It 1. (be) a bad situation for a woman of her age. She was very annoyed, especially with the weather getting 2. (cold) and colder. At that moment, 3. man stopped his car in front of hers and asked 4. she needed help. The old lady became even more nervous because the man looked poor and 5. (hunger). However, since no one else had stopped to help her during the past two 6. (hour), she stood back and let him help her. After the man finished changing the tire, the lady was willing 7. (pay) him some money. To 8. (she) surprise, the man replied that he just wanted to help her, just as others had helped him in the past. He didn’t want the lady to pay him back anything. Instead, he just wanted her to help others in need 9. well. Later that evening, the lady helped a heavily pregnant woman. 10. never occurred to her that the woman was the poor man’s wife.
I was coming back from home late at night in a “Sharing” minivan (面包车). In Hyderabad, India, it is a _________ and quick way of transport. The van drivers carry as many as 13 people _________ in a vehicle which is built for the _________ of 8 people. Our van was over _________ as well. People were getting off and on at many _________.
One girl signaled the driver to _________. She got out of the van. While getting down, she slipped and fell. None of us noticed it, as it was _________. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was then that we saw that the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. Another _________ and I got down and help her up.
_________ in pain, she held up a note and asked up to __________ the driver. The other passenger took the note and paid the driver. My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to __________ her till she was really __________. I paid up the driver for myself and he took off.
I neither knew her nor did I know __________ to do. But I was there, saying some comforting words to a __________ in pain. Some time later, her friend __________ us.
We made her sit in the nearby grass and her friend rushed to get water. In the meantime, she __________ her leg. It looked like a minor sprain (扭伤). Once her friend came back, they __________ a car and rushed to a nearby clinic. She __________ me and said they could manage as it was only a minor sprain.
I do not know if I did __________, But I feel I gave some __________ to her in a small way.
1.A.cheap B.expensive C.pleasant D.dangerous
2.A.by chance B.on purpose C.at present D.at times
3.A.rest B.convenience C.transport D.identity
4.A.ruined B.crowded C.used D.organized
5.A.chances B.cities C.factories D.places
6.A.continue B.help C.stop D.notice
7.A.dark B.distant C.late D.unusual
8.A.survivor B.nurse C.driver D.passenger
9.A.Ever B.Even C.Never D.Yet
10.A.judge B.pay C.employ D.reward
11.A.stay with B.take with C.pick up D.turn to
12.A.energetic B.awake C.healthy D.fine
13.A.when B.what C.why D.where
14.A.stranger B.friend C.lawyer D.cyclist
15.A.ignored B.concerned C.joined D.calmed
16.A.touched B.protected C.examined D.treated
17.A.hired B.bought C.suffered D.sent
18.A.questioned B.honoured C.praised D.thanked
19.A.gradually B.enough C.exactly D.rudely
20.A.encouragement B.respect C.comfort D.determination
Earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.
If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building. But do remember: do it carefully. 1. So do it as follows: Drop to the ground. Get under an object (物体) that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your hand. If you’re in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.
2. You can go to the park, playground or fields near your house. Don’t take shelter under a tree, streetlights, electric poles or tall buildings. If you are driving, stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse beneath you 3.
If you are trapped in ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cell phone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout. 4. Tap (敲) on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.
Be prepared for aftershocks. 5. However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position (位置) after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.
A. Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.
B. Don’t move about or kick up dust.
C. They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.
D. If you’re outside, go to an open space.
E. Take a good hold of your cell phone in the building.
F. Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to go out.
G. Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.
