Question

Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all, whether rich or poor, clever or stupid, one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough: we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degree, they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we would get terrible diseases in our towns.

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we are educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability, and secondly, that we realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

1.The writer of this passage thinks that ________.

A. free education can solve all of the world’s problems

B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world

C. free education won’t help to solve social problems at all

D. not all the social problems can be solved by free education

2.The writer wants to tell us that ___________.

A. our society needs all kinds of jobs

B. our society needs free education for all

C. a farmer is more important than a professor

D. people with university degrees earn more money

3.According to the passage, ____________.

A. work with hands is dirty and shameful

B. work with hands is low work

C. work with hands is the most important

D. we can’t regard work with hands as low work

4.The purpose of education is ___________.

A. to choose a system of education

B. to let everyone receive education

C. to prepare children for their future life

D. to prepare children for well-paid jobs

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 文章告诉我们各种工作都很重要，教育是让每个人都能找打适合自己的工作，让自己为以后的工作做好准备

1.推理题。根据第2 段内容可知文章是为了反驳免费教育能解决一切这个观点的。尤其是第3行we can already see that free education for all is not enough。我们已经看到免费教育是不够的。所以选B

2.when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we are educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability, and secondly, that we realize that all jobs are necessary to society 教育要适合我们的生活，意味着每个人做适合自己的能力的工作，每个工作对社会来说都是必需的，所以选A项。

3.Because of their degree, they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries因为学位，他们拒绝做体力工作，认为是脏的和令人羞愧的，这是错误的，所以选D项。

4.推理题。文章告诉我们各种工作都很重要，教育是让每个人都能找打适合自己的工作，让自己为以后的工作做好准备。故D正确

考点 日常生活类阅读。