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【题目】 Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education. On the one hand, free and universal public education was seen as necessary in a democracy, for how else would citizens learn how to govern themselves in a responsible way? On the other hand, America was always a country that offered financial opportunities for which education was not needed: on the road from rags to riches, schooling-beyond the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic-was an unnecessary detour.

Even today, it is still possible for people to achieve financial success without much education, but the number of situations in which this is possible is decreasing. In today's more complex world, the opportunities for financial success is closely related to the need for education, especially higher education.

Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information, and dealing with this information requires more and more specialized education. In other words, we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fewer subjects.

In the future, this trend is likely to continue. Tomorrow's world will be even more complex than today's world, and, to manage this complexity, even more specialized education will be needed.

【1】The topic treated in this passage is _____.

A.education in generalB.Americans' attitudes

C.higher educationD.American education

【2】Americans' attitudes toward education have always been _____.

A.certainB.contradictoryC.ambitiousD.unclear

【3】Today, financial success is closely related to the need for _____.

A.higher educationB.public education

C.responsible citizensD.learning the basics

【4】It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____.

A.information is our only productB.education in the future will be specialized

C.we are entering an age of informationD.we are living in an age of information

【5】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.The History of American Education.B.The Need for Specialized Education.

C.The Future of the American Educational System.D.Attitudes toward American Education.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了美国人对待教育的态度一直是很矛盾的，即使在今天，人们仍然有可能在不受教育的情况下取得经济上的成功，但是这种情况的数量正在减少。而社会正在迅速成为一个主要产品是信息的社会，由此可预测未来的教育会更加专业化。

【1】

主旨大意题。根据第一段中Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education.可知美国人对待教育的态度一直是矛盾的。结合文章还说明了即使在今天，人们仍然有可能在不受教育的情况下，取得经济上的成功，但是这种情况的数量正在减少。而社会正在迅速成为一个主要产品是信息的社会，由此可预测未来的教育会更加专业化。由此可知，这篇文章讨论的主题是美国的教育。故选D。

【2】

细节理解题。根据第一段中Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education.可知美国人对待教育的态度一直是矛盾的。由此可推知，美国人对待教育的态度一直是矛盾的。故选B。

【3】

细节理解题。根据第二段中In today's more complex world, the opportunities for financial success is closely related to the need for education, especially higher education.可知在当今这个更加复杂的世界里，获得经济成功的机会与教育的需求密切相关，尤其是高等教育。由此可知，如今，经济上的成功与对高等教育的需求密切相关。故选A。

【4】

推理判断题。根据第三段Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information, and dealing with this information requires more and more specialized education. In other words, we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fewer subjects.可知我们的社会正在迅速成为一个主要产品是信息的社会，处理这些信息需要越来越多的专业教育。换句话说，我们在成长过程中学习的科目越来越少。由此从第三段可以推断，未来的教育将是专业化的。故选B。

【5】

主旨大意题。根据第一段中Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education.可知美国人对待教育的态度一直是矛盾的。结合文章还说明了即使在今天，人们仍然有可能在不受教育的情况下取得经济上的成功，但是这种情况的数量正在减少。而社会正在迅速成为一个主要产品是信息的社会，由此可预测未来的教育会更加专业化。由此可知，D选项“美国教育的态度”最符合文章标题，故选D。