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 getting 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 math 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．现成的 B．崭新的 C．公平的 D．全面的
4.It is expected that educated people will be able to________.
A. accepted education as a way of living
B. take an interest in the world
C. develop their abilities to watch plays
D. learn subjects like language and math
5.The passage mainly tells us that______ .
A. education is mainly for improving a man
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
Maybe that sounds difficult, or is it expensive? No! It’s easier than you think and much cheaper than you ever dreamed before. Now let’s find how Tom, a 16-year-old boy, did it.
He just filled out this form as below (* Required information). Then his shop was opened, becoming a part of www. SAMarketplace.com.
*City: Los Angeles | *State: California |
*Business: Sports shoes, fashion clothes | |
*Contact Person: Tom | Shopping Center: |
*Street Address: Lemon Street | Fax: |
*Phone: 626-376-6757 | Email: |
*Postal Code: 61801 | Homepage: |
*Say something about the reasons that you open the shop. 1. More and more people enjoy shopping online. 2. It’s more convenient to make money—no need to get out of bed. | |
Remember: Opening a shop on our web is free. All you have to do is providing us with some basic information, such as your name and address. It’s quite simple. Of course, there is another information you need to give, and no others are more important than these two: Decide what you want to sell and how much to charge for it. Then your own online store will be set up.
1.What does the passage want to tell us?
A. How to save money when shopping online.
B. How to buy things online.
C. How to open a shop online.
D. How to build a website.
2.Which isn’t a must when you enter your information?
A. Your name. B. Your address.
C. Your phone number. D. Your age.
3.We can learn from the text that __________.
A. buying things online hasn’t been accepted by people
B. people thought that setting up an online shop was difficult
C. Tom wants to sell his goods abroad.
D. buying things online is safer than ever before
4.Tom is in __________.
A. the UK B. the US C. China D. France
5.Which of the following information is more important?
A. Your basic information.
B. The website you choose to open a shop in.
C. The things you want to sell and the price.
D. The reasons that you open a shop.
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Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup, but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do, or how to ____ ourselves,” said Zheng. “And I may forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.” _____ Zheng believes that basic life skills, such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important. She doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost _____ for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ____.They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college. However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so. “I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
1.A. at B. out C. for D. around
2.A. talk B. feel C. worry D. say
3.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
4.A. look after B. look at C. look for D. look out
5.A. see B. watch C. look D. listen
6.A. Although B. However C. Because D. So
7.A. none B. something C. nothing D. everything
8.A. housework B. school C. homework D. life
9.A. nice B. important C. difficult D. easy
10.A. tidying B. to tidy C. tidy D. tidied
Zhuhai is a beautiful city. Many trees and flowers ________ every year.
A. plants B. plant
C. is planted D. are planted
________ my way to the post office, I passed ________ three banks.
A. On; to B. On; by C. In; by D. In; to
________ you practice, ________ you can understand.
A. The more; the better B. The most; the better
C. The more; the best D. The most; the best
