6．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（詳細地），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．
51．People with little education usuallyD．
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
52．The earliest education was probably toC．
A．make a man lead a better life B．teach a man to write and read
C．make people get a way of living D．teach people to read good books
53．The underlined word"well-rounded"in the passage means"Din Chinese．
A．圓滿的 B．嶄新的 C．公平的 D．全面的
54．It is expected that educated people will be able toB．
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
55．The passage mainly tells us thatA．
A．education should make a man improve
B．people can get education in a short time
C．people should be able to get good paying jobs
D．all subjects are so important for a way of living．
分析 這篇短文中作者主要論述了教育的由來，人們要接受教育的原因以及接受教育對于人們工作生活的意義．
解答 答案：51．D 細節理解題．根據第一段第一行句子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．換句話說，他們有更多的機會去選擇一個好的工作．教育的目的是使人得到工作的人．可知接受教育很少的人，獲得好工作的機會很少．故選D．
52．C 細節理解題．根據第二段第一行句子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．有些人可能認為一個人應該花一生中最好的時間去接受教育，僅僅是為了好的生活方式，這可能是教育的最早原因之一．可知教育最早是為了使人過上更好的生活．故選C．
53．D 詞義猜測題．根據后文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．教育是…，它主要是為改善一個人．它不僅是教他說、讀和寫，還要發展他的創造性思維等能力，可知結合選項，應是教育是全面的，它主要是為改善一個人，所以此處well-rounded 指的是教育是全面的．故選D．
54．B 細節理解題．根據第三段第二行句子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．受過教育的人都能聽好音樂，讀好書，看戲劇，最重要的是對世界的興趣．可知接受教育可能對整個世界產生興趣．故選B．
55．A 主旨歸納題．根據整篇文章內容及其第三段第一行句子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．教育是全面的，它主要是為改善一個人．它不僅是教他說、讀和寫，還要發展他的創造性思維等能力，可知教育有助于一個人提高自身水平．故選A．
點評 做題時首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關信息．
