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【题目】阅读理解
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 not all the people agree with this idea.

Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education in order to make more money in the future. This was probably one of the earliest purposes of education. In fact, if education is just a way to make a living, people don't need to spend so much time in school. They can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. And people don't have to learn maths and languages so carefully. So it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
So what is education for? Education is well—rounded and it should improve a man in many ways. 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 only reason.
（1）People with better education usually __________.
A.have fewer chance to choose a good job
B.have more chances to get a good job
C.make less money than others
D.spend the best years making money
（2）The earliest education was probably to __________.
A.teach a man to think creatively
B.teach people to read good books
C.improve a man in many ways
D.help people make more money
（3）What does the underlined word “well—rounded” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A.圆满的
B.崭新的
C.全面的
D.公平的
（4）It is expected that educated people will be able to ___________.
A.write good books by themselves
B.learn all the subjects very well
C.take an interest in the world
D.lead a richer life than others
（5）The passage mainly tells us that ____________.
A.making a living is not the only purpose of education.
B.people can get education in a short time.
C.people should study hard to get better paying jobs.
D.all subjects are very important for a way of living.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
（4）C
（5）A
【解析】文章大意：教育的目的是什么？仅仅是为了让人们能找到好的工作吗？作者不这样认为，他觉得教育可以在很多方面提高一个人的素质。
（1）细节理解题。根据短文的第一句话It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying job. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job可知，有良好教育的人更有可能获得较好的工作，由此可知答案为B。
（2）细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education in order to make more money in the future. This was probably one of the earliest purposes of education.可知，早期人们受教育目的是为了以后能赚更多的钱。由此可知答案为D。
（3）词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子Education is well—rounded and it should improve a man in many ways可知，教育应该从许多方面提高一个人的素质，因此well—rounded意思应该是全面的。所以答案是C。
（4）细节理解题。根据短文第三段中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可知，受过良好教育的人应该能听好的音乐、读好书、观看话剧，最重要的是对这个世界感兴趣。由此可知答案为C。
（5）主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述的是教育的目的是为了什么，短文第二段中So it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living这句话代表了作者的观点，教育不仅仅是给人以谋生的手段。最后一段I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the only reason，作者再次重申了这个观点。因此A选项是符合文意的。所以答案是A。