C
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 have already seen that free education for all is not enough; we find in some countries a far larger number of people with university degrees.They refuse to do what they think “l(fā)ow” 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 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 fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in certain ways.Firstly each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability.Secondly, we should realize that all jobs are necessary to society.It is very bad to be shamed of one’s work.Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
小題1:What would be the best title for the text?
A.The Means of Education.B.The System of Education.
C.The Value of Education.D.The Type of Education.
小題2:From the second paragraph of the passage we know that ________.
A.work with hands is low work because it is dirty and shameful.
B.the work of the completely uneducated is the most important.
C.education is no more important than food in order to live.
D.we shouldn’t think of work with hands as low work.
小題3:What kind of educational system is valuable to society?
A.A large number of people can go to university.
B.Everyone can solve all the problems of society.
C.All the people can get free education.
D.Everyone must be educated differently to fit them for society.
小題4:What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Our society needs all kinds of jobs.
B.Free education for all is enough.
C.A farmer is more important than a professor.
D.People with university degrees shouldn’t do low work.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析:本文敘述了教育孩子的目的并非為了教育他們,現(xiàn)在的社會(huì)有人認(rèn)為用手的工作是低等的工作,工作沒有貴賤之分,只有分工不同,每個(gè)人的工作都是很重要的,我們要把自己培養(yǎng)成適應(yīng)社會(huì)的人。
小題1:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society,故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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 professor.我們不應(yīng)該把用手的工作認(rèn)為是低等的工作,故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life每個(gè)人都必須接受教育以適合不同的社會(huì),故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)it means that we must be educated in certain ways.可以推出我們的社會(huì)需要各種各樣的工作。故選A。
點(diǎn)評(píng): 推理題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中某一句話,也可是某幾句話,但做題的指導(dǎo)思想都是以文字信息為依據(jù),既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據(jù)的推理,也不能根據(jù)表面文字信息做多步推理。所以,推理題的答案只能是根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案:即對(duì)原文某一句話或某幾句話所作的同義改寫(paraphrase)或綜合。
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