A major incentive(動(dòng)力) for college attendance is the belief that it will prepare you for a career. Chances are that the career you want, whether in nursing, counseling, law, or management, requires a college education. Even if the return of your education isn’t as great as it used to be, you would probably rather be a relatively poorly paid lawyer than a secretary or a construction worker; you would probably rather be a manager than a managee. In the sense that a degree is increasingly required for even middle-level jobs, your investment in a college education will still pay off.

　　It can pay off in other ways too. It is a value judgement to say that a college education will make you a better person, but it is a value judgement that the vast majority of college graduates are willing to make survey after survey to demonstrate that people feel very positive about their college education, believing that it has made them better and more tolerant people.

　　Whether it makes you a better person or not, a college education is likely to have a lasting effect on your knowledge and values. If you finish college, you will sit through 30 to 45 different courses. Even the least dedicated student is bound to learn something from these courses. In addition, students learn informally. Whether you go to college in you hometown or across the country, college will introduce you to a greater diversity of people than you’re likely to have experienced before. This diversity will challenge your mind and broaden your horizons.

　　As a result of formal and informal learning, college graduates are more knowledgeable about the world around them, more tolerant and less prejudiced, more active in public and community affairs, and, more open to new ideas.

　　1. It is apparent from the passage that people go to college mainly because they believe ___.

　　A. a college education will provide them with a guarantee of success in life

　　B. the economy of their country can’t absorb an army of untrained youngsters

　　C. a college education will make them better qualified for a career

　　D. the investment in a college education can bring a higher economic return than before

　　2. We can learn from the second paragraph that ___.

　　A. college can hardly help people become better citizens

　　B. most college graduates refuse to make any comment on their college education

　　C.a college education may not be the best thing for everyone

　　D. people consider their college education to be of great worth

　　3. The word “dedicated”(Para. 3) could best be replaced by ___.

　　A. hardworking

　　B. competent

　　C. intelligent

　　D. conservative

　　4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A. A college student can enrich his knowledge and broaden his mind through formal and informal learning.

　　B. A college education is likely to be a required credential(文憑) for the career a person wants.

　　C. A college student who doesn’t work hard can get nothing out of the courses he takes.

　　D. A college education tends to have long-range effects on a person’s knowledge and values.

　　5. This passage is primarily concerned with ___.

　　A. the change of people’s attitude toward their college education

　　B. the benefits of a college education

　　C. the result of formal and informal learning

　　D. the intercommunication among college students

　　1. 【精析】C事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第一句可知“人們上大學(xué)的動(dòng)力是他們堅(jiān)信上大學(xué)能夠?yàn)槁殬I(yè)生涯提供幫助和準(zhǔn)備”。故只有C項(xiàng)最符合題意。

　　2. 【精析】D推理判斷題。通過第二段的講述可知“大多數(shù)的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生愿意通過調(diào)查證實(shí)人們對(duì)大學(xué)教育的積極態(tài)度，并堅(jiān)信是大學(xué)教育使得人們更加優(yōu)秀和有耐力”。由此可推知人們認(rèn)為大學(xué)教育是有巨大價(jià)值的。故選D。

　　3. 【精析】A詞語理解題。第三段第三句中的Even一詞點(diǎn)明了本句話所要表達(dá)的意思應(yīng)與上文有所不同。前文講到“大學(xué)教育對(duì)你的知識(shí)和價(jià)值觀都有著長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的影響……”，接下來筆鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，說到“即使最不……的人也可以從中學(xué)到一些東西”，可以推知應(yīng)該是指最不努力、最不用功的人，又因前面有the least 來修飾，故與dedicated最相近的詞應(yīng)該是hardworking。故選A。

　　4. 【精析】C推理判斷題。由最后一段可知A項(xiàng)正確。由第一段最后一句可知B項(xiàng)正確。由第三段的第三句可知C項(xiàng)不正確。由第三段第一句可知D項(xiàng)正確。故選C。

　　5. 【精析】B主旨大意題。通讀全文，講述的都是大學(xué)教育的正面影響，故本題選B。

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