2020年6月大學英語四級閱讀：大學專業(yè)選擇

1、2020 年 6 月大學英語四級閱讀：大學專業(yè)選 擇One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students earnings by 25%, on

2、 a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlifetime, according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants revolt instead of anatomy of contract law, those gains are likely to be completely wiped out.The government is about to allow universities to cha

3、rge students up to $3,000 a year for their degrees, arguing that it s a small price to pay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life. But Prof. Walker s researchshows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes.Law, medicine and economics o

4、r business are the most lucrative choices, making their average earnings 25%higher, according to the article, published in the office for national statistics monthly journal. Scientists get 10-15% extra. At the bottom of the list are arts subjects, which makeonly a “ small ” differenceto earnings- a

5、 small negative one, in fact. Just ahead are degrees in education-which leave hard pressed teachers anaverage of 5%better off a year than if they had left school at 18.“ it s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot; and some subject areas givemore modest financial re

6、turns than others, ” Prof. Walker said. As an economist, he was quick to point outthat students might gain non-financial returns fromarts degrees: ” Studyingeconomics might be very dull, forexample, and studying post-modernism might be a lot of fun. ”練習題：Choose correct answers to the question:1 .Wha

7、t is the best title for the passage?A.Professor Walker s ResearchB.How to Make Big Money.C.Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.D.Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome.2 .Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly becauseA.they provide the students with very prosperous

8、subjects to learnB.they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paidC.they don t get financial support from the governmentD.they need much revenue to support the educational expenses3 .The word “ lucrative ” (Line 1, Para. 4) most probably means A.sensibleB.creativeC.profitableD

9、.reliable4 .Law, medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than A.education graduatesB.arts graduatesC.those who had not studied at the universityD.the average income5 .We can safely conclude that the author A.regards arts degrees as meaningless8 .finds this result disappointing and unfairC

10、.wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in collegeD.holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns1 .D 主旨大意題。本文為Walker 教授的研究成果，旨在說明不同專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生有不同的經(jīng)濟回報，并非要傳授發(fā)財心得或者比較文理科的異同。文章首句即為本題解題關鍵，故D 正確。2 .B 事實細節(jié)題。定位至第3 段第 1 句。本文只有這一句與收取學費有關，后一個分句即前一個分句的理由，抓住其中隱 含的因果關系就不難找到正確答案。3 .C 詞義理解題。通過下文數(shù)據(jù)earnings 25% higher 和get 10-15% extra可以推測lucrative大意應為“給人帶來豐厚收入的” , 故選C。4 .C 事實細節(jié)題。第4 段中出現(xiàn)了幾個比較數(shù)字，考題要求找到此段首句提到的收人增加25%的參照點。第 2 段第 1 句中的Getting through university 表明這類學生收人增加25%的參照對象是沒讀大學的人，且從第4 段第 3 句中的 the list 和第 4 句即