Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。

Every year, it costs British students more and more to attend university. Students are graduating with larger and larger debts. __【1】__

In 2006, the UK government started to allow universities in England and Wales to charge British students tuition fees. More than 80 percent of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan（贷款）in order to go to university. They use the loan to pay for tuition fees, books and living expenses. The average student in England and Wales now graduates from university with debts of around 12,000. Students of medicine usually have debts of more than 20,000. That is a lot of money. It means graduates cannot afford to buy a house for many years. They even struggle to pay rent on a flat, because they have to start paying back the student loan after graduating. If you start to earn over 15,000 a year, the government takes repayments directly from your monthly salary. __【2】___

You might think that a British person with a degree will find it easy to get a well-paid job. However, most people in white-collar jobs seem to have a degree these days, so there is a lot of competition. Also, British companies tend to value work experience over a piece of paper. Like everyone else, graduates usually have to start at the bottom and work their way up. That can be very frustrating for them, since they are often over-qualified for the work they are doing. __【3】___ Therefore, life after university ends upbeing quite disappointing for a lot of graduates.

__【4】__ Even before the credit crisis started, the BBC stated: “The number of British students at UK universities has fallen for the first time in recent history, It looks like the figures will continue to decline, since loan companies are now telling some students that there are no loans available for them.

By contrast, things are now easier for students from other countries coming to study in the UK, since the value of the British pound has fallen. More international students come to Britain each year. The British universities offer more and more of the available places to richer international students rather than poorer British students. __【5】__

A. Some British people fear that, one day, there won’t be any university places left for British students at all.

B. Most British students expect to have to get a loan, part-time job or summer job.

C. So is a university degree really worth it?

D. Although the interest on student loans is quite low, it begins as soon as the student receives the loan.

E. Is it any surprise, therefore, that the average British person does not leave their parents’ home until they are 30 years old?

F. All of the above is beginning to make British people question whether a university degree is really worth the money.

G. While at university, they have dreams of getting an exciting, challenging job.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】G

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：文章就英国学生上大学花费很高，毕业后负债累累且找不到好工作这一现状，提出了大学文凭是否值这些钱的疑问。

【1】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句讲英国学生上大学花费很高，毕业后负债累累，紧接着此问题提出疑问：大学文凭值吗？C项表达了此观点，衔接上文，故选C.

【2】E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲政府实施了学生贷款，工作后每月从工资中扣除，但数额很大。根据It means graduates cannot afford to buy a house for many years.可知为了还贷，毕业生许多年都买不起房子。E项符合本段意思承接上文，故选E.

【3】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段在讲毕业生的就业情况并不是很乐观，找工作很难。下句讲毕业后的生活让许多毕业生非常失望，G项：上大学时他们都梦想着找到令人兴奋有挑战性的工作，与下句衔接，故选G.

【4】F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲一个现实情况：大学生数量在不断减少。F项：以上问题开始让英国人疑问大学文凭是否值这些钱，统领全段且与文章开头呼应，故选F.

【5】A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲虽然英国学生上大学的数量在减少，但外国学生来英国学习的人数在增加，英国大学为外国富裕的学生比本国贫穷的学生提供了更多的机会。A项：一些英国人担心以后英国学生没大学可上，符合本段意思，承接上文，故选A.