2007年高考英语试题及参考答案(湖北卷)

1、.Most Popular College Majors For WomenJenna Goudreau August 10, 2010 | FWatch out, liberal arts. Business ranks No. 1.According to the most recent American Freshman survey, conducted annually by the University of California, Los Angeles, undergraduates chief objective in life is to be finan

2、cially well-off. For this new crop of college students, attaining wealth ranks higher than raising a family and becoming an authority in their chosen field. Moreover, they listed their primary factor in choosing a school program as whether the graduates get good jobs.Long gone are the days of attend

3、ing college to develop a meaningful philosophy of life, which was the top concern for freshmen in 1971. Now, students focus on employability and potential earnings, both reflected in the undergraduate majors they pursue.But are men and womens choice of college majors equally stacked in terms of job

4、openings and future salary? Close, but not quite.The most popular college major for both men and women, according to the U.S. Department of Educations latest figures, is business. In 2008 business degrees were awarded to 21% of the 1.6 million graduates who received a bachelors. And women received n

5、early half (49%) of those practical business degrees.As an undergraduate major, business is broad enough to offer several career possibilities. It equips students to work in finance, sales, consulting, marketing and management positions. Its also impressive enough to help graduates land a job. Busin

6、ess ranks high in terms of employability, says researcher Laurence Shatkin, author of Best Jobs for the 21st Century. It has consistently been a good investment for students.However, men still dominate many of the majors with the highest earning potential. Engineering ranks at No. 3 on the list of m

7、ens most popular majors, and 83.2% of students in the major are men. Meanwhile, it is absent from womens top-10 list. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expects the field of engineering to grow 11% by 2018 and estimates it pays an average $132,000 to the top 10% of workers.Similarly, men make up t

8、he vast majority (82.4%) of computer and information science majors. This is another field that will be in demand and well-paid. The BLS projects job openings for computer and information scientists will increase 24% in the next decade. Top talent earns an average of $155,000.As may be expected, wom

9、en do still dominate many of the traditionally soft majors. On the list of womens most popular majors, education (No. 4), English (No. 9) and liberal arts (No.10) rank far above their positions on mens list. These fields of study lend themselves to careers like teaching, writing and editing, public

10、relations or sales. While there are well-paid positions in these fields, median salaries range between $35,000 and $55,000.Interestingly, the appeal of studying education seems to be slipping. Over the last decade education degrees have decreased 3%, though women still dominate the major and receive

11、 85.4% of education degrees.For women it seems that education is being supplanted by health, which could be a market advantage. Shatkin says the health care industry is growing rapidly, and women are the majority of its workers. According to the BLS, the 14-million-strong industry will add another 3

12、 million jobs by 2018. In fact, many of the positions on our list of the Fastest-Growing Jobs For Women are in health care; pharmacists, doctors and occupational therapists consistently make our list of the Best-Paying Jobs For Women.()Questionsl What does the survey conducted by UCLA reveal?l Whats the major difference between freshmen in 1971 and those