Question

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

Answer 1

C

試題分析：考查固定短語。A. In the end最后，終于，結果B. After all畢竟，終究C. In other words換句話說D. In the meantime在…期間，同時；與此同時。句意：教育不是目的,而是達到目的的一種手段．換句話說，我們不能僅僅帶著為教育孩子而教育的目的。
點評：固定詞組是高考常考內容，該題中四項都是以in開頭的固定詞組，但是它們的意思各不相同，要求考生掌握它們的用法。
即學即練：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
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