问题
选择题
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. ______, we do not educate children only for the aim of educating them.
A.In the end
B.After all
C.In other words
D.In the meantime
答案
答案:C
题目分析:考查固定短语。A. In the end最后,终于,结果B. After all毕竟,终究C. In other words换句话说D. In the meantime在…期间,同时;与此同时。句意:教育不是目的,而是达到目的的一种手段.换句话说,我们不能仅仅带着为教育孩子而教育的目的。
点评:固定词组是高考常考内容,该题中四项都是以in开头的固定词组,但是它们的意思各不相同,要求考生掌握它们的用法。
即学即练:The huge statue(雕像) of the former leader was pulled down, and it lay on the ground _______ .
A. in parts B. in trouble C. in ruins D. in danger
选C