In most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have private (私立的)education. This means that parents can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage over other children.
At the age of three, many children go to nursery school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of 11 they go to a secondary school. Then they may have a chance .of continuing their studies at a university or college.
Universities and colleges are places where some young people go to continue their education after leaving school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussions between a lecturer and students.
Most students stay at university for three or four years. At the end of that, they take an examination. If they pass, they receive their Bachelor’s degree, usually a BA, which is short for Bachelor of Arts, or a BS for Bachelor of Science. Some students study for several more years in order to get higher degree, such as a MA or a PhD
Most university courses don’t train students to do a certain job. Colleges, on the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career(職業(yè)), such as clothing design, or business studies.
【小題1】The passage mainly tells us_______.
A Something about the private schools in developed countries
B. How developed countries pay attention to education
C. Some general information about education in developed countries
Why education is important
【小題2】 Why do most developed countries provide free education to children?

A.Because the children don’t have money to go to school.
B.Because the government want their citizens to be useful to the country.
C.Because education doesn’t cost the country too much money.
D.Because there are not enough private schools.
【小題3】In the first paragraph the underlined word “citizen” refer to________.
A.the citiesB.members of a country
C.the childrenD.people who lives in cities
【小題4】Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
All the university students study one subject.
After studying at the university for three or four years, all the students can get a Bachelor’s degree.
C. Students usually receive a master’s degree before receiving a Bachelor’s degree.
D. Unlike university, colleges usually teach students some useful skills for a career


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析:文章主要介紹了發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的教育方面的信息,包括幼兒園初中,高中和大學(xué),和為什么教育是重要的。
【小題1】主旨題:文章主要介紹了發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的教育方面的信息,和為什么教育是重要的。選C
【小題2】句意理解題“文章第一段的句子:In most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life.可知選B
【小題3】猜詞題:從句意看是:受過(guò)教育的公民以后對(duì)國(guó)家有利。選B
【小題4】句意理解題:從最后一段的句子:Colleges, on the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career(職業(yè)), such as clothing design, or business studies.可知學(xué)院交給學(xué)生一些技能。選D。
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