Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for

【题目】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 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.

【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. people with university degrees earn more money

【3】 The purpose of education is _________.

A. to choose officials for the country

B. to prepare children mainly for their future life

C. to prepare children for well-paid jobs

D. to build a perfect world

【4】 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

【答案】【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 D

【解析】 【1】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二句But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. 可 推知此题答案为D。

【2】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的. . . that all jobs are necessary to society. . . 可推知此题答案为 A。

【3】 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Our purpose is to fit them for life. 可知此题答案为B。

【4】 根据全文的内容，尤其是第二段最后三句及最后一段可知，此题答案为D。