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1、英语试卷要求：严格考试，不准许作弊，发现作弊，家长群通知，学校记录违纪。 自备答案纸，纸张为英语作业纸 字迹清晰 题号清楚 否则扣书写5分一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25分） A Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has for som
2、e time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid one can solve all the problems of 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
3、university degree；they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can
4、 live without education, 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 fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that,
5、 firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.1. The writer wants to prove t
6、hat _.A. our society needs all kinds of jobs B. our society needs free education for allC. a farmer is more important than a professor D. work with hands is the most important2. The purpose of education is _.A. to choose officials for the country B. to prepare children mainly for their future workC.
7、 to let everyone receive education fit for him D. to build a perfect world3. The passage tells us about _ of the education.A. the meansB. the systemC. the valueD. the type Today, men have reached the top of the worlds highest mountains. But for many years, even people who lived among the mountains d
8、id not climb them. Indeed, people believed that men could not climb mountains. For a long time, mountains were thought to be the home of evil(凶恶的) spirits. People believed dragons(龙) lived on the mountainside. They thought these dragons would gobble up anyone coming near. When men began to climb mou
9、ntains, they faced many dangers. The air high on a mountain was freezing cold. There were deep cracks(裂缝) into which a climber could fall. Roaring winds and terrible storms could sweep a man off the mountainside. At first, men did not have the proper equipment to climb high mountains. They did not h
10、ave ice axes, ropes or the right kind of clothing. Later, men could not reach the top of the highest peaks for another reason. As a man climbed higher, the air became thinner. There was less oxygen to breathe above 18 000 feet, a climber had to stop every few steps to catch his breath. His heart bea
11、t faster and his blood became thick. Above 25 000 feet, a climber would begin to see things that were not here. He could no longer think clearly about what he had to do. 4. This passage mainly tells us about _. A. the dangers of climbing high mountains B. the evils spirits and dragons that live on t
12、he mountainsideC. the proper equipment needed to climb mountains D. people who live in mountains5. In this passage the words “gobble up” means _. A. hold back B. catch up with C. get hold of D. eat up very fast6. Which of the following is true? A. The higher one climbs, the less oxygen he will breat
13、he. B. The main reason why people couldnt reach the top of the mountains is that they didnt have proper equipment. C. The faster one climbs, the less oxygen he will need. D. Fast beating hearts need thick blood. CAs I travel across China, I hope to learn as much as I can about the Chinese people, yo
14、ur history, and your dreams for the future and I hope to help the Chinese people understand more of Americas history, the lessons the American people have drawn from it, and the dreams we hold for the 21st century.I believe both Chinese and Americans aspire(立志, 有热望) to many of the same things to pro
15、vide for our families, to teach our children, to build our communities, to protect our Earth, to shape our own futures, and pass brighter possibilities on to our children.There may be those here and back in America who wonder whether closer ties and deeper friend ship between America and China are good. Clearly, the answer is yes. We have a powerful ability to help each other grow. We can learn much from each other. And as two great nations, we have a special responsibility to the future of the world. The steps we take over the next week can lead
