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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.”練習(xí)題：Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProfessorWalker’sResearchB.HowtoMakeBigMoney.C.DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.D.StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.2.Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause_____A.theyprovidethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearnB.theyassumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaidC.theydon’tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernmentD.theyneedmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses3.Theword“l(fā)ucrative”(Line1,Para.4)mostprobablymeans_____A.sensibleB.creativeC.profitableD.reliable4.Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn25%morethan______A.educationgraduatesB.artsgraduatesC.thosewhohadnotstudiedattheuniversityD.theaverageincome5.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______A.regardsartsdegreesasmeaninglessB.findsthisresultdisappointingandunfairC.wantsthestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollegeD.holdsthatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarcefinancialreturns1.[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(jì)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(guān)鍵，故D正確。2.[B]事實細(xì)節(jié)題。定位至第3段第1句。本文只有這一句與收取學(xué)費有關(guān)，后一個分句即前一個分句的理由，抓住其中隱含的因果關(guān)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)earnings25%higher和get10-15%extra可以推測lucrative大意應(yīng)為“給人帶來豐厚收入的”,故選C。4.[C]事實細(xì)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Gettingthroughuniversity表明這類學(xué)生收人增加25%的參照對象是沒讀大學(xué)的人，且從第4段第3句中的thelist和第4句即可以確定這一段是在比較大學(xué)畢業(yè)與18歲畢業(yè)(即沒讀大學(xué))收入的不同，因此C正確。5.[D]推理判斷題。結(jié)論往往出現(xiàn)在文章結(jié)尾,要想答對此題,一定要仔細(xì)體會本文末句。本文雖然重點討論文科沒有經(jīng)濟(jì)效益，但是作者并沒有做出主觀判斷，故A、B、C都不正確，而作者在文章最后講到了人文學(xué)科雖然經(jīng)濟(jì)效益不佳但學(xué)習(xí)過程更有趣，故D符合作者意思。本文由培訓(xùn)無憂網(wǎng)新東方教育專屬課程顧問整理發(fā)布，更多大學(xué)英語四六級考試培訓(xùn)課程信息歡迎關(guān)注培訓(xùn)無憂網(wǎng)英語四六級培訓(xùn)頻道或添加老師微信：15033336050...
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