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 to get 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 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．accept education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the whole world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and math |
The passage mainly tells us that _________.
| A．education should make a man improve |
| 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 |
A young woman was driving alone through the countryside. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding out her hand as if she needed a lift. “I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the glass.
“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while she said to the old woman, “Have you waited for long?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again, “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some, the lady said nothing except a nod of head or something else like that.
Then the young woman saw the lady’s hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly, she realized that the lady was a man! She stopped the car. “I can’t see that mirror,” she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?” The lady nodded and opened the door. As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly.
When she got to the next village, she stopped. She found that the old lady had left a handbag on the backseat. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath. Inside it was a gun!The old lady stood by the road, holding out her hands because ______.
| A．it was getting dark and raining |
| B．she needed a lift with the help of others |
| C．she was too old to stand up herself |
| D．she would probably do something against the law |
Why didn’t the old woman say anything in the car?
| A．She was not able to speak clearly. |
| B．She was afraid to be found out the truth. |
| C．She was too tired to speak anything. |
| D．She was not willing to talk to others. |
Why did the driver ask the old woman to clean that mirror?
| A．The mirror was too dirty. |
| B．The driver could get out of danger in this way. |
| C．Only the old woman could do that. |
| D．It was dangerous to drive without the mirror. |
◆ You’ll never be good at Maths.
It’s generally accepted that boys are good at Maths and girls aren’t. The fact is that it isn’t true.
When girls reach their teens, most of them lose their interest in Maths. They think they are females. They want to stay away from things that are boys’ things, and Maths is still thought of to be a boy’s thing. The Maths class is hard, but if you give it a chance, you could be great at Maths, especially because you are a girl.
◆ Being skinny is good.
Lots of websites tell visitors that losing interest in eating is a beautiful thing. They are lying. Losing interest in eating is a disease, not a healthy thing. It can kill you.
◆ You are not supposed to make as much money as a guy.
It’s said that in 2014 women who work full-time earn about 23 percent less than guys earn. Once you see real women successful in cool jobs, you’ll truly get that you’re worth just as much or more than any guys.
◆ Caffeine (咖啡因) will help you study better.
Caffeinated soft drinks have long been advertised as must-haves for women when you have to work very hard. But if you want to do your body a big favor, you’d better give up caffeine.The word “skinny” means too _______.
| A．tall | B．slim | C．fit | D．strong |
Supposing in 2014 a man earns $20,000, how much may a woman doing the same job get?
| A．About $20,000. | B．About $25,000. |
| C．About $10,000. | D．About $15,000. |
Which of the flowing is NOT true?
| A．Being skinny is good for girls’ health. |
| B．Girls sometimes can do better than boys in Maths. |
| C．Girls earned as much money as boys did in 2014 |
| D．We’d better give up caffeine. |
According to research, an average American kid watches TV for about 3 to 4 hours a day. That means he or she spends more than one and a half months a year in front of the TV. But some American kids are just saying “No” to TV.
Take Meghan Kelley from Pembroke, Massachusetts for example. She used to spend a lot of her free time in front of the TV. But several years ago, Meghan gave up her TV habits. Her days of watching TV ended when she and her classmates took part in Screen-Free Week. Screen-Free Week is on the first week of May every year. It is an event where children, families and schools are encouraged to turn off their TVs, computers, DVD players, iPads and so on and “turn on life” — read, enjoy nature, and spend time with family and friends.
After the first week, Meghan decided to test herself further. “I wanted to see how long I could go without TV,” said Meghan. “Could I do it for a year?” The answer was yes!
Although sometimes she misses TV, Meghan finds life without TV more interesting. She joined two soccer clubs and now plays basketball. Because Meghan is studying more, she’s also getting much better grades.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（A）误（B）。An average American kid watches TV for more than 20 hours a week.
The writer thinks older kids could watch TV more often.
Screen-Free Week helped Meghan Kelley give up her TV habits.
Meghan Kelley found it hard to live without TV at first.
Meghan Kelley has never missed TV since she gave up her TV habits.
The first robot was invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans. Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt. The belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here” “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as. “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。From the passage, we know robots cannot be___________.
| A．dangerous animals | B．factory workers |
| C．guide dogs | D．hospital helpers |
A robot guide dog __________.
| A．goes in front of blind people |
| B．walk side by side with blind people |
| C．has a map in its head |
| D．helps patients with their meals |
The underlined word “ disabled”in the passage means __________.
| A．瞎的 | B．残疾的 |
| C．不能做事的 | D．有能力的 |
Some disabled people need robots’ help to __________.
| A．take care of themselves | B．talk to other people |
| C．become scientists | D．do dangerous jobs. |
In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that __________.
| A．robots are stronger and cleverer than humans |
| B．disabled people cannot look after themselves without robots |
| C．robots will take the place of humans some day in the future. |
| D．robots can help humans in many different ways. |
If you are an auditory learner, you learn by hearing. You often learn by reading out aloud because you have to hear it or speak it in order to remember it.
Here are some things that auditory learners can do to learn better.
●Sit where you can hear.
●U se cards to learn new words; read them out aloud.
●Read stories or material out aloud.
●Record yourself when you are spelling words and then listen to the recording.
●Study new material by reading it out aloud.
If you are a visual learner, you learn by reading or seeing pictures. You like to see what you are learning.
Here are some things that visual learners can do to learn better.
●Sit near the front of the classroom.
●Use cards to learn new words.
●Try to visualize things that you hear or things that are read to you.
●Write down key words or ideas.
●Draw pictures to help explain new ideas and then explain the pictures.
If you are a tactile learner, you learn by touching and doing. You are a “hands-on” learner who likes to touch, move, build, or draw what you learn.
Here are some things that tactile learners can do to learn better.
●Do lots of hands-on activities like doing art projects , taking walks, or acting out storie s.
●Use cards and put them in groups to show relationships between them.
●Follow words with your finger to learn spelling (finger spelling).
●It’s OK to tap (轻敲) a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something while learning.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。If you are an auditory learner, you understand and remember things you have ______.
| A．heard | B．seen | C．done | D．written |
The underlined word “visualize” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．忘掉 | B．验证 |
| C．使模糊化 | D．使形象化 |
If Mike is a tactile learner, what can he do to learn better?
| A．Explain pictures. |
| B．Write down ideas. |
| C．Read words out aloud. |
| D．Learn spelling with his finger. |
Which of the following is NOT a hands-on activity?
| A．Acting out stories. | B．Taking walks. |
| C．Watching videos. | D．Doing art projects. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．How to learn English |
| B．Different styles of learning English |
| C．Ways of learning new words |
| D．Good learning habits |