4．A．scolded B．cailed C．pushed D．dragged
3．A．strict B．tough C．sympathetic D．warm-hearted
2．A．kind B．excellent C．different D．same
1．A．near B．ready C．great D．slim
15. We can know from the passage that __________.
A. neither George Washington or Edison finished high school
B. there are more PhDs than the society demands
C. the higher education you get, the more money you will earn
D. if you are specialized in physics, you can not easily get a good job
14. The underlined phrase “put on the brakes” in the 3rd paragraph means _________.
A. stop learning for a high degree B. take up a master’s degree at once
C. go on studying in a first-class university D. find any interesting job
13. If you don’t want to be occupationally dead, you __________.
A. should look for a job in a primary school
B. must at least get a high school diploma
C. have to get as high an education as possible
D. should try to avoid being overeducated in philosophy
12. Long-distance truck drivers make more money a year than full professors because_________.
A. the famous law of diminishing functions
B. long-distance truck drivers only get a high school diploma
C. full professors are PhDs in English or history
D. long-distance truck drivers work harder than full professors
11. According to the writer, society expects education to turn out people who will _________.
A. raise their payment B. become specialized in some field
C. get employed D. meet the demands as a source of manpower
10. Which of the following is False according to the passage?
A. The sea level has risen about 10-25 cm in the last 100 years for warmer temperatures.
B. The average global temperature has risen by 1-3 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.
C. The warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.
D. There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped.
B
When people advise your children to “get an education”, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to give manpower for your society.
Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you are occupationally(职业上) dead, unless your name happens to be George Washington or Thomas Edison and you can successfully stop study in primary schools.
Get a college degree, if possible. With a BA, you should start to find a job. You have to put on the brakes now. If you do go for a master’s degree, make sure it is an MBA and only from a first-class university. Otherwise, the famous law of diminishing(报酬递减率)begins to work.
Do you know, for example, that long-distance truck drivers make more money a year than full professors? Yes, each driver was paid $ 28,000 in 1997 while a full professor managed to get $ 27,930.
A PhD is the highest degree you can get, but except in a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry, where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial aim, you are facing a not very bright future. YThere are more PhDs unemployed in this country than in any other part of the world by far.
If you became a PhD in English or history or political science or languages or－worst of all －in philosophy, you take the risk of becoming over-educated for our national demands.
Thousands of PhDs are selling shoes, driving taxis, waiting on tables and filling out applications month after month, and then may be taking a job in some high school or college with the pay much less than a door-keeper makes.