六、(2023·镇江市润州区二模)完形填空。
Education is not an end,but a way to an end. In other words,we do not educate children only for the 1. ________ of educating them;our purpose is to fit them for life.
As soon as we realize this fact,we will understand that it is very important to choose a good way of education which will really 2. ________ children for life.
In many modern countries it has been fashionable for some time to think that by free education for all—whether they are rich or poor,clever or stupid,one can solve all the problems of society and 3. ________ a perfect nation. But we can already see that 4. ________ education for all is not enough. The number of jobs is smaller than that of people with university degrees. Some people with high degrees refused to do what they think “low” work. Working with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries, 5. ________ they give up choosing these jobs. They even have no work to do.
But we have to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is more important than that of a professor in some ways. We can live without 6. ________ ,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 some countries there are no housekeepers because 7. ________ is willing to do such work. So the professors have to spend their time 8. ________ housework as well.
Actually,when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life,it means that we 9. ________ be educated in such a way that—firstly,each of us can do whatever job is suitable for his brain and ability,and secondly,we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society,and that it is very bad to be unwilling to do one’s work,or to laugh at someone else’s. Only such a type of education can be called 10. ________ to society. We need to accept the needs of society as soon as possible.
1. A. purpose B. experience
C. progress D. result
2. A. ask B. thank
C. praise D. prepare
3. A. protect B. build
C. prevent D. describe
4. A. cheap B. expensive
C. free D. proper
5. A. because B. so
C. unless D. if
6. A. languages B. qualities
C. education D. pleasure
7. A. anybody B. nobody
C. somebody D. everybody
8. A. sharing B. joining
C. working D. doing
9. A. could B. can
C. must D. might
10. A. valuable B. friendly
C. similar D. well - known
Education is not an end,but a way to an end. In other words,we do not educate children only for the 1. ________ of educating them;our purpose is to fit them for life.
As soon as we realize this fact,we will understand that it is very important to choose a good way of education which will really 2. ________ children for life.
In many modern countries it has been fashionable for some time to think that by free education for all—whether they are rich or poor,clever or stupid,one can solve all the problems of society and 3. ________ a perfect nation. But we can already see that 4. ________ education for all is not enough. The number of jobs is smaller than that of people with university degrees. Some people with high degrees refused to do what they think “low” work. Working with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries, 5. ________ they give up choosing these jobs. They even have no work to do.
But we have to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is more important than that of a professor in some ways. We can live without 6. ________ ,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 some countries there are no housekeepers because 7. ________ is willing to do such work. So the professors have to spend their time 8. ________ housework as well.
Actually,when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life,it means that we 9. ________ be educated in such a way that—firstly,each of us can do whatever job is suitable for his brain and ability,and secondly,we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society,and that it is very bad to be unwilling to do one’s work,or to laugh at someone else’s. Only such a type of education can be called 10. ________ to society. We need to accept the needs of society as soon as possible.
1. A. purpose B. experience
C. progress D. result
2. A. ask B. thank
C. praise D. prepare
3. A. protect B. build
C. prevent D. describe
4. A. cheap B. expensive
C. free D. proper
5. A. because B. so
C. unless D. if
6. A. languages B. qualities
C. education D. pleasure
7. A. anybody B. nobody
C. somebody D. everybody
8. A. sharing B. joining
C. working D. doing
9. A. could B. can
C. must D. might
10. A. valuable B. friendly
C. similar D. well - known
答案:
1. A 【解析】根据后面的“our purpose is to fit them for life”可知,此处指的是教育的目的(purpose)。 2. D 3. B 4. C 【解析】根据语境可知,此处与上文中的“free education”对应,指“免费的教育”。 5. B 【解析】空前的“在这样的国家,用双手工作被认为是肮脏和可耻的”和空后的“他们放弃选择这些工作”之间是因果关系,前为因,后为果,则用 so 来连接。 6. C 7. B 8. D 【解析】句意:所以教授也不得不把时间花费在做家务上。固定短语 do housework 意为“做家务”。 9. C 【解析】根据空前的“when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life”可知,此处与之对应,表示我们都必须(must)接受这样的教育以适应生活。 10. A 【解析】根据上文中“firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suitable for his brain and ability... or to laugh at someone else's”可知,只有这种教育才能被称为是对社会有价值的(valuable)。
七、(2022·湖南长沙)信息还原。
The human population on the Earth grows larger each year. As a result,1. ________. Because of climate change,growing more food is becoming even more difficult.
When farmers tried to grow more food in the past,they would use farming methods that weren’t always healthy for the environment. To solve this problem,2. ________. They spent several years talking to farmers. They wanted to see what problems farmers were having and how these problems could be solved. 3. ________. These special robots move around on farms and collect information about crops(庄稼). They can take pictures of plants,track(追踪)each plant’s growth and measure(测量)its size.
In the past,though farmers did have information about the weather and the earth,they couldn’t track each plant. 4. ________.
By collecting information about plants,the robots can help farmers make predictions(预测)about how their plants will grow. 5. ________. For example,if the robots find out which plants get sick,farmers can quickly throw them away before they are about to influence nearby plants. With the help of these robots,farmers can take better care of the plants in need.
A. But now,with these robots,they can
B. This led to the creation of special robots
C. some scientists carried out a research project
D. more and more food needs to be grown in order to feed everyone
E. By studying each plant,the robots can also help farmers grow plants well

The human population on the Earth grows larger each year. As a result,1. ________. Because of climate change,growing more food is becoming even more difficult.
When farmers tried to grow more food in the past,they would use farming methods that weren’t always healthy for the environment. To solve this problem,2. ________. They spent several years talking to farmers. They wanted to see what problems farmers were having and how these problems could be solved. 3. ________. These special robots move around on farms and collect information about crops(庄稼). They can take pictures of plants,track(追踪)each plant’s growth and measure(测量)its size.
In the past,though farmers did have information about the weather and the earth,they couldn’t track each plant. 4. ________.
By collecting information about plants,the robots can help farmers make predictions(预测)about how their plants will grow. 5. ________. For example,if the robots find out which plants get sick,farmers can quickly throw them away before they are about to influence nearby plants. With the help of these robots,farmers can take better care of the plants in need.
A. But now,with these robots,they can
B. This led to the creation of special robots
C. some scientists carried out a research project
D. more and more food needs to be grown in order to feed everyone
E. By studying each plant,the robots can also help farmers grow plants well
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