College has many social attractions, some of which can be distractions. Sports, concerts,
【C1】
A.time
B.money
C.resources
D.goods
【C1】
A.time
B.money
C.resources
D.goods
The investigation of Ontario's College of Physicians and Surgeons is to find ______.
A.whether he still has illegal treatment on his patients
B.how many patients have been abused
C.if he told his patients about the risk
D.how much money he got from his illegal treatment
A、More high school students go to college than before.
B、Nearly half of the high school students choose to go to college.
C、Few high school graduates end up selling shoes and driving taxis.
D、Many college students don't fit the pattern of college life.
A.the urge of parents, guidance counselors, and political leaders of all stripes.
B.the fact that the bachelor's degree is being oversold to many high schoolers.
C.the mythology that the child can be a success only if with a college degree.
D.the shift in college counseling from gatekeepers to high education boosters.
US Higher Education
Lurking behind the gleaming promise of every wide-eyed freshman is a dark fact of US higher education: Half of those who enroll at four-year colleges and universities will never graduate. That means about 600,000 students each year will not complete their bachelor's degree, concludes a new US Department of Education study. And it asks: "Is there too much emphasis on getting a four-year college degree?" It is almost a heretical question. A college degree has never been more coveted — or sought after. A record 14.9 million students enrolled this year. More than 96 percent of high school seniors say college is important — and two-thirds expect to earn a bachelor's degree.
It's a significant change from the early 1980s, when just 52 percent of seniors expected to enroll in any college. Now, "College for all" is the new mentality — urged by parents, guidance counselors, and political leaders of all stripes. College has become a default decision. Tons of unprepared high school graduates are shoveled into four-year colleges. But they just don't know why they're there.
So something is not quite right with this picture. The bachelor's degree is being oversold to many high schoolers who do not truly want the experience or have only a slim chance of attaining a four-year degree. As a result, many students end up on campus without a clear sense of what they expect to gain from a college education. And that can affect everything from choosing the right school at the. outset to picking a major or setting a career path — or even dropping out, as growing numbers are doing.
Perhaps as significant a factor in boosting the "college for all" view has been a shift in college counseling. In the 1960s, high school counselors viewed themselves as gatekeepers. Criticized for elitism, they changed. One study shows counselors recommending college to 66 percent of high school seniors in 1992, double the rate of a decade earlier.
Higher education has been very accommodating of this shift. Open-admissions policies expanded to roughly three-quarters of all higher-education institutions, with remedial education available at the vast majority. About 40 percent of those chasing a four-year degree are only marginally academically qualified.
Critics say the trend is a result of a "one-way-to-win" mentality. Too many families cling to the mythology that their child can be a success only if he or she has a college degree. And the assumption poorly serves candidates who might benefit from either delaying the experience, taking a few career-related courses, attending a vocational-training school, or learning about the myriad other ways to enter the work force.
A dark fact of US higher education is
A.only half of the college students succeeded in graduation.
B.too many high school graduates are shoveled into college.
C.only 12,000,000 students are enrolled to college every year.
D.only two thirds of the students expect a bachelor degree.
What can we infer from the passage about the test?
A.Students who have taken the old test are strongly advised not to take the new test.
B.As compared with the old test, the new one requires the student to write an essay in a shorter period of time.
C.The College Board has decided to invite university teachers to grade the essays.
D.The College Board has appealed to many universities to support the new examination.
A.The parents have realized that higher education means a higher standard of living.
B.A high-school education is not "high" enough for most occupations.
C.A great need has been developed for many varieties of specialists.
D.High schools concentrate mainly on preparing students for colleges.
Which of the following is true of the text?
A.Singapore now has 46% of its students from abroad after attracting foreign college branches.
B.At the beginning of this decade, overseas students in New Zealand are 4 times as many as before.
C.Foreign students at state-run schools in Australia now get an 80% discount.
D.An engineering degree costs more than 10 times in America than in Singapore.
What is the purpose of this short speech?
A.To look around the college
B.To introduce another speaker
C.To educate Fatima Jackson
D.To answer questions
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A.outdoor
B.worldwide
C.college
D.unpopular
However, in the past four years the job market has changed dramatically. This year's College graduates are facing one of the worst job markets. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose State University, got a degree in religious studies, but he has not gotten any job offers. He points out that many people already working are getting laid off and don't have jobs, so it's even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.
Four years ago, the future looked bright for his class of 2006. There were many high-tech ("dot com") job opportunities, graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations. However, "Times have changed. It's a new market," according to an officer of the university.
The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they majored in fields that are still paying well, such as accounting or nursing.
Even teaching is not a secure profession now. Ryan Stewart wanted to be a teacher, but in stead he will probably go back to school in order to become a college teacher. He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy.
In conclusion, these days a college degree does not automatically lead to a good job with a high salary. Some students can only hope that the value of their degree will increase in the future.
What did a college degree mean to people in the past?
A.It was a proof of their profssional skills.
B.It would guarantee their quick promotion.
C.It built up their confidence in the job market.
D.It would help them to start an academic career.
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