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-1-杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练16倒数第七周星期一AEducationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall—onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegree;theyrefusetodowhattheythink“low”work;and,infact,workwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor;wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns…Infact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.1.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat_______.A.educationcansettlemostoftheworld’sproblemsB.freeeducationforallprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC.freeeducationwon’thelptosolveproblemsD.allthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducation2.Thewriterwantstoprovethat_______.A.oursocietyneedsallkindsofjobsB.oursocietyneedsfreeeducationforallC.afarmerismoreimportantthanaprofessorD.workwithhandsisthemostimportant3.Thepurposeofeducationis_______.A.tochooseofficialsforthecountryB.topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfutureworkC.toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD.tobuildaperfectworld4.Thepassagetellsusabout_______oftheeducation.A.themeansB.thesystemC.thevalueD.thetypeBFormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanemptyhouse.SomedealwiththesituationbywatchingTV.Somemayhide.Butallofthemhavesomethingincommon.Theyspendpartofeachdayalone.-2-Theyarecalledlatchkeychildren.They’rechildrenwholookafterthemselveswhiletheirparentswork.Andtheirbadconditionhasbecomeasubjectofconcern.LynetteLongwasoncetheheadmasterofanelementaryschool.Shesaid,“Wehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewelry.Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysattached.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputtheminsideshirts.Thereweresomanykeys,itnevercametomymindwhattheymeant.”Slowly,shelearnedtheywerehousekeys.Sheandherhusbandbegantalkingtothechildrenwhohadthem.Theylearnedoftheimpact(影响)workingcouplesandsingleparentswerehavingontheirchildren.Fearisthebiggestproblemfacedbychildrenathomealone.OneineachthreelatchkeychildrentheLongstalkedtoreportedbeingscared.Manyhadnightmaresandwereworriedabouttheirownsafety.Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstall,underabedinacloset.ThesecondisTV.They’lloftenplayitathighvolume.It’shardtogetstatisticsonlatchkeychildren,theLongslearned.Mostparentsareslowtoadmittheyleavetheirchildrenalone.5.Themainideaabout“latchkeychildren”isthatthey_______.A.aregrowinginnumbersB.arealsofoundinmiddle-classneighborhoodsC.watchtoomuchtelevisionduringthedayD.sufferproblemsfrombeingleftalone6.Whichsentenceinthesecondparagraphisthetopicsentence?A.Wehadaschoolruleagainstwearingjewelry.B.Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirnecks.C.Iwasconstantlytellingthemtoputinsidetheirshirts.D.Theywerehousekeys.7.Themainfeelingthesechildrenhavewhentheyareathomebythemselvesis_______.A.tirednessB.freedomC.lonelinessD.fear8.Wemaydrawaconclusionthat_______.A.latchkeychildrenenjoyhavingsuchalargeamountoftimealone[B.latchkeychildrentrytohidetheirfeelingC.latchkeychildrenoftenwatchTVwiththeirparentsD.it’sdifficulttofindouthowmanylatchkeychildrenthereareCKleptomaniaisanillnessofthemindthatgivesapersonthedesiretosteal.Suchapersonisnotreallyathief.Theyaresickandcannothelpthemselves.Allsmallchildrenactnaturallyandastheygrowuptheynormallylearntocontroltheiractions.PeoplewithKleptomaniaforcertainmedicalreasonshavefailedtodevelopcontrolovertheirdesiretotakethingsthatdonotbelongtothem.Withmedicalhelptheymaybecomenormalcitizensagain.ThethingsthataKleptomaniacstealsareseldomofgreatvalue.Theyoftengiveawaywhattheyhavestolenorcollectthingswithoutusingthem.-3-()9.Whatisthetopicofthetext?A.Youngthieves.B.AnunusualillnessC.ReasonsforstealingD.Anormalchild'sactions()10.Fromthetextwelearnthatsmallchildren_______.A.havelittlecontroloverthemselvesB.usuallystealthingsbutgrowuphonestC.areusuallyKleptomaniacsD.liketogivethingsaway()11.Whichofthefollowingwordcanbestreplacetheworddesireinthefirstsentence?A.chanceB.powerC.rightD.wish()12.KleptomaniacsusuallystealthingsthatA.arevaluableB.areunimportantC.theirfriendslikeD.theythemselvesneedDEverybodyhastobuyorsellthingssometimes.Evenstudentswhoareusuallynotveryrich,havetolearnsomethingaboutmakingpurchasesintelligently.Asastudent,youmayfind,forexample,thatyouneedtoawalkmanorwinterclothing.Youmaywanttobuyatelevisionorausedcar.Ofcourse,youwanttogetgoodvalueforyourmoney.Ifyouareconsideringamajorpurchase,oranypurchaseyousho