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 math need not be taught in details*, 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 have 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 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

3.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

4.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 better paying jobs

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

 

Maybe you know floods, droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have ever heard of typhoons(台风)?

         Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.

         How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles, and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 meters a second, a typhoon begins.

A typhoon has two parts, One is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. This is where the strongest with and hardest rains are.

Typhoons are very dangerous. In 2004, Typhoon Yunna killed 164 people in Zhejiang, and 24 people were missing. In May 2006, Typhoon Pearl hit Guangdong and Fujian, and thousands of houses were damaged.

What to do when a typhoon hits:

Stay inside, Close all the windows and stay away from them.

Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!

Listen to the radio or TV for important information.

If you’re told to go to a safer place, do so right away.

1. Typhoons often happen      

A. in the hot season                                       B. in the cold season

C. only in China                                               D. under the sea

2. Which picture can tell the meaning of the underlined sentences“…,it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes in.”?

3. When a typhoon comes, we cannot      

A. close all the windows                                B. listen to typhoon news

C. stay outside with our bikes                       D. stay inside the strong house

4. This passage is mainly about      

A. the knowledge of typhoon                       B. the eye of a typhoon

C. the most dangerous typhoon Yunna       D. the names of typhoon

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

A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.

B. In 2006, Typhoon Peal killed 164 people in Zhejiang.

C. The strongest winds and harder rains are in the eye of typhoon.

D. A typhoon will happen when the wind goes faster than 30 meters a second.

 

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