2016年12月英语六级阅读理解100篇：教育是抢劫吗
Is Education A Robbery?One of our expectations about education is that it will pay off in terms
of upward mobility. Historically, the correlation between education and income
has been strong. But in the early 1970 s a contradiction developed between
education and the economy. Our value of education and our average educational
attainment outstripped the capacity of the economy to absorb the graduates.
Since the 1970s, high-school graduates have experienced a striking decrease in
earnings, making them the first generation since World WarⅡ to face a lower
standard of living than their parents had.
Experts have argued that this contradiction is at the heart of the problem
of public education today. It is not, as business leaders claim, that the
schools are failing to properly educate students, that they are turning out young people who are inadequately prepared to function in the workplace. The
real problem is a dearth of economic opportunities for students who are not
continuing on to college.
College graduates also are having difficulty finding jobs. Even when they
do, the jobs may not be commensurate with their training and expectations. Part
of the problem is that too many young Americans aspire to have professional
jobs, making disappointment and frustration inevitable for some. Many students
assumed that what was true of an individu-al — that the higher the education,
the better the job opportunities —would also be true for an entire society. But
when the numbers of better-educated young people became too great, the economy
could no longer absorb them
Another part of the problem is the assumption that greater educational
attainment guarantees career advancement. In fact, employers do not routinely
reward educational attainment; rather, they reward it only when they believe it
will contribute to the employee's productivity.
We should not overlook the fact that there is still a strong correlation
between education, occupation, and income. College graduates have a strong
advantage over those with less education. But the payoff is neither as large nor
as certain as it once was.
Unfortunately, Americans have focused so strongly on the economic payoff
that many consider their college education useless if it does not yield a
desirable, well-paying job. Only in this sense can we speak of an "oversupply"
of college graduates. We could argue that all or at least the majority of
Americans would profit by some degree because higher education can enable the
individual to think more deeply, explore more widely, and enjoy a greater range
of experiences.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Choose the be st answer to fill in the blanks :
1. In the eyes of the public , higher education can_______ in terms of
obtaining a decent job.
A. pay back B. pay off C. pay out D. pay up
2. Things_______ to be exactly as the professor had foreseen.
A. turned up B. turned on C. turned out D. turned over
3. He was satisfied with the salary that was_________ with his
abilities.
A. familiar B. proportional C. content D. commensurate
Ⅱ. Write these sentences in inverted order beginning ea ch one with the
words in italics :
1. I realized what was happening only then. 2. There were piles of books,
magazines and newspapers on the floor.
3. I have never heard such nonsense in all my life .
参考答案 Ⅰ. 1. B 2. C 3 . D Ⅱ. 1. Only then did I realize what was happening.
2. On the floor were piles of books, magazines and newspapers. 3. Never in all
my life have I heard such nonsense.
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