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 — 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 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 should get terrible diseases in our town.

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that 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 the passage thinks that _______.

A. education can settle most of the world’s problems

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

C. free education won’t help to solve problems

D. all the social problems can’t be solved by education

2.The writer wants to prove 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. work with hands is the most important

3.The passage tells us about _______ of the education.

A. the means              B. the system (系統)           C. the value                D. the type (類型)

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：我們教育孩子不僅僅是為了教育他們的目的。我們的目的是讓他們適應生活。免費教育不能解決一切社會問題。我們必須接受這樣的教育，首先，我們每個人都可以做任何工作適合他的頭腦和能力，其次，我們能夠認識到，所有的工作都是社會的需要。只有這樣的教育才能被認為是對社會有價值的。

1.推理判斷題。根據第一、二段可知：教育不是目的，而是達到目的的一種手段。我們的目的是讓他們適應生活；免費教育不能解決一切社會問題。故選 D（教育不能解決所有的社會問題。）。

2.推理判斷題。根據第二段可知：生活需要教授，更需要清潔工。所有的工作都是社會的需要。選A（我們的社會需要各種各樣的工作。）。

3.主題歸納題。根據最后一段可知，教育是讓人們可以做適合他的頭腦和能力的工作 。所以選C（教育的價值）。

考點：教育類短文閱讀。