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2024年12月英语四级阅读理解模拟：大学专业选择
Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-wormdebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthecountryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,artsdegreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents’earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or$220,000overtheirlifetime,accordingtoProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity-butiftheystudyShakespeareorthepeasants’revoltinsteadofanatomyofcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobecompletelywipedout.
Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudentsupto$3,000ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatit’sasmallpricetopaycomparedwiththefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walker’sresearchshowstherearesharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.
Law,medicineandeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings25%higher,accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics’monthlyjournal.Scientistsget10-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,whichmakeonlya“small”differencetoearnings-asmallnegativeone,infact.Justaheadaredegreesineducation-whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18.
“it’shardtoresisttheconclusionthatwhatstudentslearndoesmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancialreturnsthanothers,”Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointoutthatstudentsmightgainnon-financialreturnsfromartsdegrees:”Studyingeconomicsmightbeverydull,forexample,andstudyingpost-modernismmightbealotoffun.”
练习题：
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage
A.ProfessorWalker’sResearch
B.HowtoMakeBigMoney.
C.DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.
D.StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.
2.Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause_____
providethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearn
assumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaid
don’tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernment
needmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses
3.Theword“lucrative”(Line1,Para.4)mostprobablymeans_____
le
ve
able
4.Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn25%morethan______
iongraduates
graduates
whohadnotstudiedattheuniversity
averageincome
5.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______
sartsdegreesasmeaningless
thisresultdisappointingandunfair
thestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollege
thatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarcefinancialreturns
参考答案：
2.[B]事实细节题。定位至第3段第1句。本文只有这一句与收取学费有关，后一个分句即前一个分句的理由，抓住其中隐含的因果关系就不难找到正确答案。
3.[C]词义理解题。通过下文数据earnings25%higher和get10-15%extra可以推测lucrative大意应为“给人带来丰厚收入的”,故选C。
4.[C]事实细节题。第4段中出现了几个比较数字，考题要求找到此段首句提到的收人增加25%的参照点。第2段第1句中的Gettingthroughuniversity表明这类学生收人增加25%的参照对象是没读大学的人，且从第4段第3句中的thelist和第4句即可以确定这一段是在比较大学毕业与18岁毕业(即没读大学)收入的不同，因此C正确。
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