2.Education is not an end,but a means(手段) 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(學歷) refuse to do what they think to be"low"work,and,in fact,work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful(害羞) these days.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 will 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 towns.
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.
28.The writer wants to prove thatA.
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
29.According to the passageD.
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
30.The purpose of education isC.
A.to choose a system of education
B.to let everyone receive education
C.to prepare children for their future work
D.to build a perfect world.
分析 本文敘述了教育孩子的目的并非為了教育他們,換句話說,我們教育孩子的唯一目的教育他們,我們的目的是讓他們適應生活.一旦我們認識到這一事實,我們將明白,這是非常重要的選擇的一個好方法,將真正的準備教育孩子的生活.而且現(xiàn)在的社會有人認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,每個人的工作都是很重要的,我們要把自己培養(yǎng)成適應社會的人.通過這個短文告訴我們:教育對我們每一個人都非常重要,我們應該正確對待教育.
解答 28.A.推理判斷題.根據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;可知我們的社會需要各種各樣的工作.故選A.
29.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據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.我們不應該把用手的工作認為是低等的工作,故選D.
30.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據第一段Our purpose is to fit them for life.可知我們教育的目的是讓他們適應生活.故選C.
點評 本篇短文是一篇教育文化類閱讀短文.本文主要介紹了教育孩子的目的,根據每段的主題句學生很容易把握文中中心內容.答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文,一般就能順利找出答題依據.對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文,根據短文中心總結出正確答案.