16.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; they refuse to do what they think"low"work; and in fact,work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful.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.
28.The writer of this passage thinks thatD.
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
D.all the social problems can't be solved by free education
29.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
30.According to the passage,D.
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
31.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 life
D.to prepare children for well-paid jobs.
分析 本文论述了我们的教育目的就是要使孩子适应社会生活.
解答 28.D:判断题.根据文章第2段第2句free education for all is not enough,对所有人免费教育是不够的,可推知此题答案为D.
29.A:观点判断题.根据文章最后一段第2点that all jobs are necessary to society,我们的社会需要每一种工作,可推知此题答案为A.
30.D 推理判断题:由文章第二段所举的农民工作的例子可知,我们不能认为体力劳动很低下,他们也很重要,故选D.
31.C:细节题.根据第1段最后一句Our purpose is to fit them for life我们的目的是让孩子适应社会生活,可推知此题答案为C.
点评 在对科技说明文进行阅读理解是,考生可以尤其注意中心句,中心段(首尾)、转折句和问题中出现的词,尤其是一些很有特点的词如专有名词.在文段中快速找到相应词语所在位置,问题的答案往往就在附近.