In the new book The Education of Millionaires，Michael Ellsberg suggests that although“there are many wonderful things you can learn in college，”few of them are applied to real life ．So Ellsberg has written the book to tell“the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom．”
I welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education.It is necessary to remember， however，that Ellsberg also tells how important it is to make money．He mentions a number of college dropouts一such as Bill Gates and Michael Dell一to show how successful they have become without the benefit of a college degree．While Ellsberg stresses the achievements of dropouts，he includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famous．For example，of the current Fortune 500 CEOs，some 99％have a college degree．Similarly，of the Forbes 400 richest people in America，81％hold postseconda.ry（高等）degrees.
But in the discussion，what is forgotten about the value is that the purpose of education is not simply to enable one to earn a living but to prepare one for living over the course of life ．What is also left out of the debate about higher education is that its purpose is not just to provide a pathway covered with gold for the nation’s elites（精英）．If we have the discussion that way，we may look down upon the people who devote themselves to other ordinary jobs that form the basic structures（結(jié)構(gòu)）of our society，Though these individuals may not be reaching for the kind of stars that Michael Ellsberg and others would have them grasp，most are doing something even more important：they are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfare，including providing for their families．
小題1:In the book The Education of Millionaires，Michael Ellsberg＿＿＿．
A．a(chǎn)pproves of the value of education
B．explains the reasons for dropping out
C．tells the way of getting out of college
D．discusses the practical value of college degrees
小題2:The second paragraph suggests a fact that＿＿＿＿
A．the value of higher education is never challenged
B．higher education ensures people making more money
C．most of the richest people received college education
D．success of dropouts proves the value of higher education
小題3:From the last paragraph we can learn that the author＿＿＿
A．is keen on society charity workB．calls for the equality of all man
C．speaks highly of the nation’s elitesD．shows respect to common people
小題4:The passage is written mainly to．＿＿＿
A．persuade people to go to university
B．make a comment on a new book
C．complain about the college education
D．praise Michael Ellsberg for his hard work

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析:上大學有用嗎？在大學我們能接受到什么樣的教育呢？這些教育能夠?qū)ξ覀兊纳钇鸬绞裁醋饔媚兀吭诒疚闹凶髡呔蚑he Education of Millionaires這本書中的觀點進行了論述，指出大學教育給人們提供了一種生活的能力以及正確的人生態(tài)度。
小題1:D推理判斷題。作者在文章開頭指出在大學學到的很多東西很少能夠應(yīng)用于實際生活，再提出So Ellsberg has written the book to tell“the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom．”，然后在下文講述了大學教育在實際生活中的作用，由此判斷在本文中作者主要討論大學學位的實際價值，所以D選項正確。
小題2:C細節(jié)理解題。在第二段中作者指出While Ellsberg stresses the achievements of dropouts，he includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famous．然后用數(shù)字證明了在500名CEO中99%都是受過大學教育的，同樣在福布斯榜上400名最富的美國人中81%也具有高等教育文憑，由此判斷C選項正確。
小題3:D細節(jié)理解題。從文章末段most are doing something even more important：they are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfare可以判斷作者同樣認為普通人的工作也是非常重要的，顯示了作者對這些人的尊重，故答案選D。
小題4:B推理判斷題。作者在文章開頭引用Michael Ellsberg在新書The Education of Millionaires中的話說明大學教育在人們實際生活中的作用，然后提出1, welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education，在下文圍繞此話題展開論述，由此判斷本文是對The Education of Millionaires這本新書的評論，所以B選項正確。
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