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 (有创造力的) thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements (成果) 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.make people get a way of living

C.teach a man to write and think 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.全面的 D.公平的

4.It is hoped that educated people will be able to ______.

A.take an interest in the whole world

B.develop their abilities to make plays

C.accept education as a way of living

D.learn subjects like language and math

5.The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A.people can get education in a short time

B.education should make a man improve

C.people should be able to get better paying jobs

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

In a big amusement park, there was a group of students sitting on the ground. They were listening to a speech after spending a happy morning there. At the beginning of the speech, the speaker told them a story about himself. “When I was in middle school, our class was once asked to write about our dreams. That night I wrote down my dream of opening up an amusement park. However, my teacher gave me an “F” and told me to write it again,” the speaker said. “Her reason was just that it was impossible for a poor boy to make such a dream come true. I went back home and asked my father what I should do. He told me to make the decision by myself. So I decided to make no changes. My teacher can keep the “F” and I’ll keep my dream.”

“And what happened?” the students asked. All of them were curious to know more about the story.

“This is what is happening now. You are listening to my speech in my dream park,” said the speaker. “I told you the story in order to make you know one thing: follow your hearts, keep your dreams and never let others destroy your dreams.”

When the students were leaving the park, their teacher went over to the speaker. “Thank you, Mr. Black. I think my students have learned a lot from your speech. Here I have to say sorry to you. Some years ago, I was once a dream stealer and stole a lot of students’ dreams, including yours. Fortunately you had enough gumption and didn’t give up your dream because of me,” she said and then left.

1.The speaker’s teacher thought it was impossible for the speaker to make his dream come true because ________.

A.he was silly. B.he was very poor. C.he didn’t study hard. D.he was very lazy.

2.According to the passage, a “dream stealer” refers to ________.

A.a person who has great dreams B.a person who has no dream at all

C.a person who helps others realize their dreams D.a person who asks others to give up their dreams

3.The underlined word “gumption” means________ in Chinese.

A.创造力 B.进取心 C.财富 D.运气

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The speaker’s teacher felt sorry for what she had done before.

B.The speaker’s father encouraged him to keep his dream.

C.The speaker’s dream was too big to come true.

D.The speaker’s speech was boring and meaningless to the students.

5.The speaker told the students his story in order to ________.

A.show off his success to the students. B.make the students know about his school life.

C.encourage the students to keep their dreams. D.bring more visitors to his amusement park.

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