For a long time and for a lot of us, “college” was more or less a synonym for success. We had only to go. We had only to graduate. And if we did, according to parents and high-school guidance counselors and everything we heard and everything we read, we could pretty much count on a career, just about depend on a decent income and more or less expect security. A diploma wasn’t a piece of paper. It was an amulet(护身符). And it was broadly accessible, or at least it was spoken of that way. With the right mix of intelligence, moxie(勇气,精力) and various kinds of aid, a motivated person could supposedly get there. College was seen as a glittering centerpiece(中心装饰品) of the American dream, a reliable engine of social mobility. I’m not sure things were ever that simple, but they’re definitely more complicated now. And that was an unacknowledged backdrop for the debate last week about federal student loan rates and whether they would be kept at 3.4 percent or allowed to return to 6.8 percent. That was one reason, among m
The first paragraph conveys the information that ________________.
- A、if we graduate from college, we’ll have a bright future
- B、if we graduate from college, we’ll feel safe and won’t be robbed
- C、our parents and school counselors push us to study
- D、people don’t attach much importance to the diploma
正确答案:A
答案解析:有
What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
- A、Students can’t afford the tuition.
- B、The living cost is soaring in college.
- C、College students are not sure about the proper return they will get.
- D、It is totally meaningless to pursue college education.
正确答案:C
答案解析:有
Who benefits most from the current situation?
- A、College students.
- B、Domesticated housewives.
- C、Experienced workers.
- D、People with only high school degrees.
正确答案:D
答案解析:有
According to the last paragraph, which statement is true?
- A、There are more jobs than college students can fill.
- B、College students are doing jobs unrelated to what they have studied.
- C、25% of college students can’t find jobs.
- D、College students have more advantages than less educated workers.
正确答案:B
答案解析:有
Why did the debate excite so much attention?
- A、Because the competition became fierce in the job market.
- B、Because college students became addicted to luxury items.
- C、Because college students despise physical work.
- D、Because people worry about the student loan rate.
正确答案:D
答案解析:有
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