Atthecloseofeachbusinessday,mosttrainedteachers,administrators,politicians,andstatesmenmakeobjectiveanalysesofallthathastranspired.Theythencarefullyevaluateperformanceintheachievementofcertainspecifiedobjectives.You,asastudent,wouldbewisetoadoptthesamepracticeandreflectuponyourperformanceinrelatingtotheachievementofcertainpersonalandeducationalobjectives.
First,whatwasyourpurpose,yourmotivationalforceinseekinganeducation?Didyouseekaneducationinactiveperformance,ordidyouseektobeeducatedinpassivereceptionandautomaticacquisition(获取)ofinformationthatwasfedtoyou?Wastheprofitmotiveyourprimarymotivationforobtaininganeducation?Doyouwantabettereducationforthesolepurposeofgettingabetterjob?Whatdoestheeducationalprocessreallymeantoyou?
Wearepartofaworldinwhichmenthrilltothetouchofgoldandheartsrespondtothewordmoneyinsteadofbeingthrilledbythethoughtofgood.Wefiveinaworldinwhichwearetaughtthatthepursuitofhappinessisanequationforthemostrapidacquisitionofmoney,bywhatevermeans.
Ifprofitandmoneyareyourfirstpriorities,andcompassionandcommitmenttopeopleyourleastconcern,youhavedonelittleotherthanaccumulatesomefactsandcompilesomeinformationforfuturereference.Ifmakingmoneyisyourdaydreamandlosingmoneyyournightmare,ifpovertyisyourworstfearandmakingmoneyyourmostferventprayer,youhavemissedtheopportunityforeducation.YouhavefailedyourselfandhaveonlyreceivedNomeinstruction.
1.Thispassagesuggeststhatstudentsshould______.
A.assesstheiraimsforlearning
C.evaluatetheirpoliticiansandstatesmen
D.keepknowledgetothemselves
2.Theeducationalprocedureshouldbeoneinwhichthestudent______.
B.getsabettereducationtogetabetterjob
C.makesprinciplesofeducationforself-bettermentoftheiraims
D.approachesthebenefitsofbeingwell-off
3.Theauthorseemstofeelthat______.
A.people'swelfareshouldbethechiefconcerninlearning
B.profithasnothingtodowithpeople
C.povertyisgoodforthesoul
D.knowledgeisnotthemainobjectiveforlearning
4.Agoodtitlefortheselectionmightbe______.
B.EducationMotivation—ProgressorProfit
5.Theword"nightmare"inthelastparagraphisnearestinmeaningto_______.
A.averybaddreamB.unhappiness
C.sleeplessnessD.ahazardtoyourhealth