大学英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷5（共270题）.pdfVIP

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一、阅读常（规阅读理解）本（题共20题，每题1.0

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Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-worndebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthe

countryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,arts

degreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents

earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or£22,overtheirlifetime,accordingto

ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity-butiftheystudyShakespeareorthe

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peasantsrevoltinsteadofanatomyorcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobe

completelywipedout.Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudents

upto£3,ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatitsasmallpricetopaycomparedwith

thefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walkersresearchshowsthere

aresharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.Law,medicine

andeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings

25%higher,accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics

monthlyjournal.Scientistsget1-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,

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whichmakeonlyasmalldifferencetoearnings-asmallnegativeone,infact.Just

aheadaredegreesineducation-whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%

betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18.Itshardtoresisttheconclusionthat

whatstudentslearndocsmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancial

returnsthanothers,Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointo