14．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 11they 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．
56．The passage mainly tells usC．
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
D．Why education is important
57．Why do most developed countries provide free education to children？B
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．
58．Which of the following statement is true according to the passage？D
A．All the university students study one subject．
B．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．
分析 文章主要介紹了發(fā)達(dá)國家教育方面的信息，包括幼兒園，初中，高中和大學(xué)，并解釋了為什么教育是重要的．
解答 56-58 CBD
56．答案C．主旨題：根據(jù)文章第一句話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，文章主要介紹發(fā)達(dá)國家教育方面的信息，并解釋為什么教育是重要的．選C．
57．答案B．細(xì)節(jié)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，政府認(rèn)為市民的教育有利于國家的發(fā)展．選B．
58．答案D．細(xì)節(jié)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)院教給學(xué)生一些技能．選D．
點評 這篇文章考查推理題和句意理解，題目要我們理解有些重點的句子．集中考查了句意理解題，要求考生有較強(qiáng)的細(xì)節(jié)理解能力．
