The U.S. Department of Labor statistics(统计) show that there is an oversupply of college trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there have been more than enough teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts, and other specialists. Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that aren’t there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree.

On the other hand, there is a great need for skilled workers of all sorts: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, TV repairmen. These people have more work than they can deal with, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old gap that white —collar workers make a better living than blue collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

The reason for this situation is the traditional myth that college degree is a passport to a prosperous future. A large part of American society matches success in life equally with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating(灌输) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. Under this pressure the kids fall in line. Whether they want to go to college or not doesn’t matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments(入学) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

1. It’s implied but not stated in the passage that _______.

    A. many other countries are facing the same problem

    B. white-collar workers in the US used to make more money than blue-collar workers

    C. fewer students will prefer to go to college in the future

    D. the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year？   

    A. Many people believe that the only way to success is a college education.

    B. Many parents want their children to go to college.

    C. High school teachers urge their students to go to college.

    D. Every young man and woman wants to go to college.

3. By saying that “many people go to college who do not belong there”, the author means that _______.

    A. many people who are not fit for college education go to college

    B. many people who do not have enough money go to college

    C. many people who go to college drop out within the first year

    D. many people who go to college have their hopes destroyed

4. We can infer from the passage that the author believes that _______.

    A. every young man and woman should go to college

    B. college education is a bad thing

    C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

    D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs

The U.S. Department of Labor statistics(统计) show that there is an oversupply of college trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there have been more than enough teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts, and other specialists. Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that aren’t there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree.

On the other hand, there is a great need for skilled workers of all sorts: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, TV repairmen. These people have more work than they can deal with, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old gap that white —collar workers make a better living than blue collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

The reason for this situation is the traditional myth that college degree is a passport to a prosperous future. A large part of American society matches success in life equally with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating(灌输) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. Under this pressure the kids fall in line. Whether they want to go to college or not doesn’t matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments(入学) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

It’s implied but not stated in the passage that _______.

    A. many other countries are facing the same problem

    B. white-collar workers in the US used to make more money than blue-collar workers

    C. fewer students will prefer to go to college in the future

    D. the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education

Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year？   

A. Many people believe that the only way to success is a college education.

    B. Many parents want their children to go to college.

    C. High school teachers urge their students to go to college.

    D. Every young man and woman wants to go to college.

By saying that “many people go to college who do not belong there”, the author means that _______.

    A. many people who are not fit for college education go to college

    B. many people who do not have enough money go to college

    C. many people who go to college drop out within the first year

    D. many people who go to college have their hopes destroyed

We can infer from the passage that the author believes that _______.

    A. every young man and woman should go to college

    B. college education is a bad thing

    C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

    D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs

The U.S. Department of Labor statistics (统计) show that there is an oversupply of college-trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there have been more than enough teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts, and other specialists. Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that aren't there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree.

On the other hand, there is a great need for skilled workers of all sorts: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, TV repairmen.

These people have more work than they can deal with, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old gap that white-collar workers make a better living than blue-collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

The reason for this situation is the traditional myth that college degree is a passport to a prosperous future. A large part of American society matches success in life equally with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating (灌输) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. Under this pressure the kids fall in line. Whether they want to go to college or not doesn't matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments (入学) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

1. It's implied but not stated in the passage that      .

       A. many other countries are facing the same problem

       B. white-collar workers in the US used to make more money than blue-collar workers

       C. fewer students will prefer to go to college in the future

       D. the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year?

       A. Many people believe that the only way to success is a college education.

       B. Many parents want their children to go to college.

       C. High school teachers urge their students to go to college.

       D. Every young man and woman wants to go to college.

3. By saying that“many people go to college who do not belong there,” the author means that      .

       A. many people who are not fit for college education go to college

       B. many people who do not have enough money go to college

       C. many people who go to college drop out within the first year

       D. many people who go to college have their hopes destroyed

4. We can infer from the passage that the author believes that       .

       A. every young man and woman should go to college

       B. college education is a bad thing

       C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

       D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs

阅读理解

　　The U.S. Department of Labor statistics (统计数字) indicate (表明) that there is an oversupply of college - trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there is an overabundance of teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts , and other specialists (专家(尤提医科)). Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that aren’t there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree. These “temporary” jobs have a habit of becoming permanent.

　　On the other hand, there is a tremendous need for skilled workers of all sorts: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers (铅管工人), TV repairmen. These people have more work than they can handle, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old distinction (区分) that white - collar workers make a better living than blue - collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

　　The reason for this situation is the traditional belief that college degree is a passport to a prosperous (繁荣) future. A large part of American society equates (认为相等) success in life with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating (灌输) their children with this belief before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. In this case, whether the kids themselves want to go to college or not doesn’t matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

　　One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

1．What do you think would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Educational Problems in America.

B．College Education in America.

C．Graduate Schools in America.

D．Workers in America.

2．The oversupply of higly - trained people directly caused the problem that ________.

[　　]

A．college graduates cannot find ideal jobs

B．none of the college graduates can find permanent jobs

C．none of the college graduate can find temporary jobs

D．skilled workers have more work than they can handle

3．From the passage, we can know that skilled workers ________.

[　　]

A．have become white - collar workers now

B．can’t find permanent jobs

C．have not much difficulty finding a job

D．used to have a higher annual income than college graduates

4．The problem of the oversupply of college - trained workers is mainly caused by ________.

[　　]

A．the fact that white - collar workers can make a better living

B．the fact that college graduates can find permanent jobs

C．the fact that college enrollments go up every year

D．people’s overemphasis on a college degree

5．The sentence “Many of them drop out within the first year” (Sentence 3, Last Paragraph) means that ________.

[　　]

A．many high school graduates cannot enter college at the very beginning

B．many high school graduates fail in the exams within the first year

C．many college students give up their study within the first year

D．many college students fail in the exams within the first year

   The US Department of Labor statistics show that there is an oversupply of college trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there have been more than enough, teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts, and other specialists. Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that aren’t there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree.

   On the other hand, there is a great need for skilled workers of all sports: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, TV repairmen. These people have more work than they can deal with, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old gap that white-collar workers make a better living than blue collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

   The reason for this situation is the traditional myth that College degree is a passport to a prosperous future. A large part of American society matches success in life equally with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating(灌输) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. Under this pressure the kids fall in line. Whether they want to go to college or not doesn’t matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments(入学) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

   One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

68. It’s implied but not stated in the passage that _______.

   A. many other countries are facing the some problem

   B. white-collar workers in the US used to make more money than blue-collar workers

   C. fewer students will prefer to go to college in the future

   D. the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education

69. Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year?

   A. Many believe the only way to success is a college education.

   B. Many parents want their children to go to college.

   C. High school teachers urge their students to go to college.

   D. Every young man and woman wants to go to college.

70. By saying that “many people go to college who do not belong there”, the author means that ______.

   A. many people unfit for college education go to college

   B. many people without enough money go to college

   C. many people going to college drop out within the first year

   D. many people going to college have their hopes destroyed

71. We can infer from the passage that the author believe that ______.

   A. every young man and woman should go to college

   B. college education is a bad thing

   C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

   D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs