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 maths need not be taught in detail, 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. Educationis 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 a man lead a better life       

B. teach a man to write and read

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 good paying jobs   

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

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文的作者想要告诉我们，帮助人们找到好的工作，找到一个好的生活方式，这只是教育的一个目的。它其实还有很多其他更重要的作用，教育可以帮助人们提高自己各方面的能力。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t.可知，受教育更好的人们比那些受教育少，或没有受过教育的人，有更多的机会找到好的工作。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段的开头两句话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，人们花费一生中最好的时光去受教育，目的就是找到生存的方式，这是教育最早的原因。故选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据这个划线词所在的句子和它的上文的内容可知，作者觉得it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.教育不仅仅是教人们获得生存的方式，即教育是全面的，它还有很多其他的作用。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第三段最后一句话Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world可知，人们希望受过教育的人能够听好的音乐、读好的书，看电视，对这个世界感兴趣。由此可知选B。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文作者想要告诉我们，帮助人们找到好的工作，找到生活的方式，这只是教育的一个目的。它其实还有很多其他更重要的作用，教育可以帮助人们提高自己各方面的能力。故应该选A。

考点：教育类短文阅读。