It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living. People don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail (详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
People with little education usually .
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The earliest education was probably to .
| A．make a man lead a better life |
| B．teach a man to write and think |
| C．make people get a way of living |
| D．teach people to read good books |
The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ “ in Chinese.
| A．圆满的 | B．崭新的 | C．公平的 | D．全面的 |
It is expected that educated people will be able to .
| A．accepted education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and math |
The passage mainly tells us that .
| A．education is mainly for improving a man |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get better paying jobs |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |
In the morning , we went camping in Green Nature Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. However, in the afternoon , when we finished our picnic(野餐), it was dark and windy. Soon ,there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide(藏身).
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining .There were hours to go before we reached the campsite(野营地). It was even worse that our compass showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent(帐篷) to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up it . Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep up warm. But we couldn’t as everything was wet. We dried ourselves and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock , it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were tired.
This camping trip may not be successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit(精神).It was even worse that they _____.
| A．had no picnic | B．lost their way |
| C．couldn’t light the fire | D．couldn’t know each other |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．They gave up the camping at last. | B．None of them had an umbrella. |
| C．We know each other better. | D．We ran about and found a place to hide. |
What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3(第三段) refer to(指代） ______？
| A．compass | B．tent | C．fire | D．the rain |
The writer has learned the importance of ____ from the trip.
| A．enjoying holidays | B．taking a compass |
| C．working together | D．making a decision |
| Family member |
What does he/she look like? |
| My father |
My father is very tall. He has curly hair. He’s handsome. |
| My mother |
My mother is not beautiful. She is short. She is only 1.5 meters. She has black hair. And she is fat. |
| My sister |
My sister is a lovely girl. She has long curly hair. She’s of medium build. |
| My brother |
My brother looks like my mother. He is short, too. He is very heavy. |
What does the writer’s father look like?
| A．He is very short. | B．He is short and has black hair. |
| C．He’s of medium build. | D．He is tall and has curly hair. |
Who is short and heavy?
| A．The writer’s mother and brother. | B．The writer’s mother and father. |
| C．The writer’s father and sister. | D．The writer’s father and brother. |
What does the writer look like?
| A．He is handsome. | B．He is heavy and tall . |
| C．He has long curly hair. | D．We don’t know. |
According to the passage, which is right?
| A．There are four people in the writer’s family. |
| B．The writer’s mother is a beautiful woman. |
| C．The writer’s father and sister have curly hair. |
| D．The writer’s brother looks like his sister. |
Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day. Mary and her classmates want to fly a kite(放风筝) in the People’s Park. Mary gets up at 7:30 in the morning, and she meets her classmates at the school gate at eight o’clock. Because it’s not very far from their school to the park,they walk there. From their school, they walk down the Sixth Avenue , and turn right at People’s Bank. Then they pass a library, a bookshop and a hotel. When they see a big market(市场)，they turn left into Xingfu Road. Then they see the park on their right.根据Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day.描述，可知今天天气不错。故选D，晴朗的。
根据they walk there.描述，可知他们步行去那儿。故选C，步行。
根据and turn right at People’s Bank.描述，可知选B。
We can know from the article(文章) that Sunday is _____.
| A．snowy | B．Rainy | C．windy | D．sunny |
How do they go there?
| A．By bike | B．By bus | C．On foot | D．By taxi |
Where do they turn right?
| A．At China Bank | B．At People’s Bank |
| C．At a big market | D．At a hotel |
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those people who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who has cars may want to walk on the country road at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into __it__. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. When you take lessons, your parents are always taking care of your life and health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them , you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It’s a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, “ Life is like a revolving door, when it closes, it also opens.” If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.According to the passage, which of the following is happiness?
| A．You have lots of money, but you have no friends. |
| B．When you’re in trouble, your classmates often help you. |
| C．You have a big house, but you always feel lonely. |
| D．When you meet difficulties, you give up at once. |
What does the underlined word “ it ”refer to?
| A．Happiness. | B．Trouble | C．Health | D．Difficulty |
The third paragraph(段) tells us that ________.
| A．Poor people are always happy. | B．Difficulties means happiness. |
| C．Happiness is a feeling of heart. | D．Life is the revolving door. |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Money and cars. | B．Happiness is everywhere. |
| C．Happiness is money. | D．Luck in life. |
Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lu’s grandmother always worried about her safety.
“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alley’s (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”
But with the start of the new school year, the school’s new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I don’t ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”How far is Li Lu’s home from her school?
| A．Five minutes by bike. | B．Over five kilometers. |
| C．Fifty minutes by bus. | D．Four kilometers. |
The underlined word “concerned” can be best translated into ________.
| A．关注 | B．有关的 | C．担心的 | D．涉及 |
Why does Li Lu live with her grandparents?
| A．Because she lives far from school. |
| B．Because her parents have died. |
| C．Because she had to ride a bike five kilometers to school. |
| D．Because her parents work in big cities. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Going to school by bike. | B．Far away from school. |
| C．Li Lu has taken the new school bus. | D．Li Lu and her family. |