备战高考英语-外刊精读与练习

[精]备战高考英语-外刊精读与练习[精]备战高考英语-外刊精读与练习[精]备战高考英语-外刊精读与练习备战高考英语-外刊精读与练习Degreestomakeyourich英国：学历和收入之间的关系语篇导读：上大学获得一个学位可不是件简单的事。大多数人相信，获得大学文凭对一名毕业生的未来职业发展必有帮助。但这一纸文凭终归有那么管用吗？学生所学习的专业会影响其未来的就业和收入吗？本文谈论在英国，学历和收入之间的关系。Step1Vocabulary词汇表assignment作业sweatitout如坐针毡地等待（考试）结束career职业，事业graduate毕业生overqualified资历过高的spirallingcosts急剧上升的费用vocational职业的inthelongrun从长远看RussellGroup罗素大学企业incomegap收入差law法律medicine医学dentistry牙科creativearts创意艺术socialbackground社会家庭背景outcome结果nopain,nogain一份耕种，一份收获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测试与练习Task1阅读课文并回答以下问题。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请在不参照课文的情况下完成以下练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。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语法填空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