[精]備戰高考英語-外刊精讀與練習[精]備戰高考英語-外刊精讀與練習[精]備戰高考英語-外刊精讀與練習備戰高考英語-外刊精讀與練習Degreestomakeyourich英國：學歷和收入之間的關系語篇導讀：上大學獲得一個學位可不是件簡單的事。大多數人相信，獲得大學文憑對一名畢業生的未來職業發展必有幫助。但這一紙文憑終歸有那么管用嗎？學生所學習的專業會影響其未來的就業和收入嗎？本文談論在英國，學歷和收入之間的關系。Step1Vocabulary詞匯表assignment作業sweatitout如坐針氈地等待（考試）結束career職業，事業graduate畢業生overqualified資歷過高的spirallingcosts急劇上升的費用vocational職業的inthelongrun從長遠看RussellGroup羅素大學企業incomegap收入差law法律medicine醫學dentistry牙科creativearts創意藝術socialbackground社會家庭背景outcome結果nopain,nogain一份耕種，一份收獲education教育Step2ReadandunderstandingWhat'sthepointofstudying?!It'ssomethingyoumightaskyourselfifyou'restudyingforadegreeandyou'restrugglingtocompleteanassignmentorsweatingitoutinanexam,especiallyifyourfriendsseemtobeouthavingagoodtime,orareworkingandearninglotsofmoney.Manyofuschoosetogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareerishardtoachieveandgraduatesendupdoingsomethingtheyareoverqualifiedfor.TheCharteredInstituteforPersonnelandDevelopmentsaysthatwiththespirallingcostsofuniversity,studentsneedtoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathisthebestrouteintoacareer.Itsaysthereisaneedformuchbettercareeradviceandguidance,alongsidehigh-qualityalternativevocationalroutesintoemploymentotherthanuniversityeducation.ButothernewresearchcommissionedfortheBBC,saysthatadegreewill,inthelongrun,earnyoumore.Howevertherearedifferencesinyourearningpotential.DrJackBrittonfromtheInstituteforFiscalStudiessaysthat"Graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof￡33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthosewhostudiedatotheruniversities."However,itfoundit'snotjustthelocationbutotherfactorsthatcanplayapartinwhatyoucanearn,suchasthesubjectastudentchoosestostudy.Itdiscoveredthatfiveyearsaftergraduation,theincomegapbetweenstudentswhostudiedthesubjectsthatattractthehighestandlowestsalariescanbeconsiderable.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicineanddentistrytendtodowell.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Thereareotherfactorstoothatinfluencewhatyoumightearn:Fiveyearsaftergraduation,menearnonaverage,14%morethanwomen.Also,astudent'ssocialbackgroundcanhaveaneffect,withthosefrombetter-offhouseholdsmuchmorelikelytogotouniversityandparticularlyagoodone.ButifyoustillfeeluniversitydeliversthebestopportunitiesthenthereareencouragingwordsfromAlistairJarvis,headofUniversitiesUK,whotoldBBCNewsthat"Employersaredemandingmoregraduates...andgraduatesarehalfaslikelytobeunemployedasnon-graduates.Therearemanymanygoodgraduateoutcomescomingfromuniversities."Somaybeallthatstudyingisworthit–afterall'nopain,nogain'!Step3測試與練習Task1閱讀課文并回答以下問題。Accordingtothearticle,whymightyouquestionwhethertogotouniversityornot?Thespirallingcosts:TheCharteredInstituteforPersonnelandDevelopmentsaysthatwiththespirallingcostsofuniversity,studentsneedtoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathisthebestrouteintoacareer.Wherehasresearchfoundyoushouldstudytoearnmoremoneyinyourcareer?AtRussellGroupuniversities.DrJackBrittonfromtheInstituteforFiscalStudiessaysthat"Graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof￡33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthosewhostudiedatotheruniversities."Trueorfalse?Studyingcreativeartsatuniversitytendstoleadtoalower-earningcareerthanfromstudyingdentistry.True.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicineanddentistrytendtodowell.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Whichwordusedinthearticle,means'haveaneffecton(something)'?Influence.AccordingtoAlistairJarvis,headofUniversitiesUK,istherelessormorechanceofbeingunemployedifyouhaveadegree?Lesschance.Hesays"graduatesarehalfaslikelytobeunemployedasnon-graduates."Task2請在不參照課文的情況下完成以下練習。選擇一個意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。Mandeepfelt______whenshegraduatedfromOxfordandgotajobstackingshelvesinasupermarket.A.underqualifiedB.qualifiedC.over-qualificationD.overqualifiedBuyingapairofbootsis______inmylongcareerinfootball.A.afirststepB.inthelongrunC.nopain,nogainD.vocationalThegovernmenthascomeupwithaplantotacklethewidening______betweenrichandpoor.Ifyouwanttowinthemarathon,you'regoingtohavetotrainhardbutit'sacaseof______.A.nogain,nopainB.nogainorpainC.nopain,nogainD.notpain,notpainBecauseofthe______,wecannolongeraffordtofinishthebuildingproject.A.socialbackgroundB.spirallingcostsC.incomegapD.lawTask3語法填空What'sthepointofstudying?!It'ssomethingyoumightaskyourselfifyou'restudyingforadegreeandyou'restruggling_1__________(complete)anassignmentorsweatingitoutinanexam,especiallyifyourfriendsseemtobeout_2_________(have)agoodtime,orareworkingandearninglotsofmoney.Manyofuschoosetogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareerishardtoachieveandgraduatesendup_3_________(do)somethingtheyareoverqualifiedfor.TheCharteredInstituteforPersonnelandDevelopmentsaysthatwiththespirallingcostsofuniversity,studentsneedtoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathis_4______bestrouteintoacareer.Itsaysthereisaneedformuchbettercareeradviceandguidance,alongsidehigh-qualityalternativevocationalroutesinto_5___________(employ)otherthanuniversityeducation.ButothernewresearchcommissionedfortheBBC,saysthatadegreewill,_6______thelongrun,earnyoumore.Howevertherearedifferencesinyourearningpotential.Dr.JackBrittonfromtheInstituteforFiscalStudiessaysthat"Graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof￡33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthose_7_______studiedatotheruniversities."However,itfoundit'snotjustthelocationbutotherfactors_8________canplayapartinwhatyoucanearn,suchasthesubjectastudentchoosestostudy.Itdiscoveredthatfiveyearsafter_9____________(graduate),theincomegapbetweenstudentswhostudiedthesubjectsthatattractthehighestandlowestsalariescanbeconsiderable.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicineanddentistrytend_10________(do)well.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Thereareotherfactorstoothatinfluence_11_________youmightearn:Fiveyearsaftergraduation,menearnonaverage,14%morethanwomen.Also,astudent'ssocialbackgroundcanhave_12_______effect,withthosefrombetter-offhouseholdsmuchmorelikelytogotouniversityand_13____________(particular