禾苗干了，需要浇水，但不能太多，水多了就会淹死。车胎瘪了，需要充气，但不能太足，充得太足就会爆炸。生命短暂，需要关爱，爱不能太多，爱得多了，就成了伤害。教育固然需要慈母般的温存，也应当来点严父般的“狠心”；温室中的幼苗鲜嫩可爱，烈日下的万物更加茁壮。
这段话的中心议题是( )。
A．幼苗和万物
B．生命
C．哲理
D．教育
参考答案：D
解析： 文段前半部分关于“禾苗”和“车胎”的比喻均是对后面有关“教育”观点的铺叙，教育才是作者要说的主要问题。故选D。
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