北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟B

三级英语模拟题(B)

I. Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage1

Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educated children only for the aim of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.Life is varied;so is education.

In some countries with advanced industries, they have free education for all. Under this system, people, no matter rich or poor, clever or foolish, have a chance to be educated at universities or colleges. By free education for all they are expected to be able to solve all the problems of a society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. We find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree than there are jobs for them to fill. As a result, they refuse to do what they think is “low” work. In fact, to work with one’s hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.

But, is the work of a completely uneducated farmer as important as that of a professor? We can live without education, but we should die if none of us grew crops. On the other hand, if all the farmers were completely uneducated,their production would remain low. As the population grows larger and larger in the modern world, we would die if we did not have enough food.

1. What does the author mean to tell us in this article?

A.The importance of free education for all in our society.

B.Everyone should be educated so as to do various jobs.

C.The advantages and disadvantages of free education.

cation should fit people to varied life.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Not everyone needs to be educated to do his job well.

B.Free education for all has more disadvantages than advantages for the people

and society.

C.A proper education system is more important than education itself.

cation is so important that people can’t live without it.

3. Which is NOT the result of free education?

A.The more degrees people get, the fewer jobs they can find.

B.People with degrees often consider themselves superior to others doing

manual work.

C.People with better education often refuse to do physical work.

D.Some people with degrees can’t find jobs they want.

4. What does the expression “low work” mean in the passage?

A. work with low pay

B. work that is less attractive