man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music，read good books，watch plays and 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.

语篇解读　本文的主题是：接受教育是为了什么？接受教育不仅仅是为了找工作，而是为了自我提高、自我完善。

4．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

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段前两句可知，接受教育很少的人得到好工作的机会很少，故D项正确。

5．The earliest education was probably to __________.

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

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据第二段前两句可知，早期的教育是为了让人们谋生，故C项正确。

6．The underlined word "well­rounded" in Paragraph 3 means "_________"inChinese.

A．圆满的 B．崭新的

C．公平的 D．全面的

答案　D

解析　词义猜测题。根据画线词下一句"It is not only to teach him to speak，read and write，but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities."可知，教育是全面的，它不仅是教会一个人说、读、写，而且还开发他的思维和其他能力，故D项正确。

7．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