2010年成人英語三級考試閱讀模擬題一

　　Passage　1

　　When　your　parents　advise　you　to　"get　an　education"　in　order　to　raise　 your　income,they　tell　you　only　half　the　truth.What　they　really　mean　is　 to　get　just　enough　education　to　provide　manpower　for　your　society,but　 not　so　much　that　you　prove　an　embarrassment　to　your　society.轉自環 球 網 校edu24ol.com

　　Get　a　 high　school　diploma,at　least.Without　that,you　will　be　occupationally　 dead　unless　your　name　happens　to　be　George　Bernard　Shaw　or　Thomas　Alva　 Edison,and　you　can　successfully　dropout　in　grade　school.

　　Get　a　 college　degree,if　possible.With　a　B.A.,you　are　on　the　launching　pad.But　 now　you　have　to　start　to　put　on　the　brakes.If　you　go　for　a　master's　 degree,make　sure　it　is　an　M.B.A.,and　is　famous　law　of　diminishing　 returns　begins　to　take　effect.

　　Do　you　know,for　instance,that　long- haul　truck　drivers　earn　more　per　year　than　full　professors?Yes,the　 average　1977　salary　for　those　truckers　was　$24000.　While　the　full　 professors　managed　to　earn　just　$23030.

　　A　Ph.D.　is　the　highest　degree 　you　can　get.Except　for　a　few　specialized　fields　such　as　physics　or　 chemistry　where　the　degree　can　quickly　be　turned　to　industrial　or　 commercial　purposes,if　you　pursue　such　a　degree　in　any　other　field,you　 will　face　a　dim　future.　there　are　more　Ph.D.s　unemloyed　or　underemployed 　in　this　country　than　any　other　part　of　the　world.

　　If　you　become　a　 doctor　of　philosophy　in　English　or　history　or　anthropology　or　political　 science　or　languages　or-worst　of　all-in　philosophy,you　run　the　risk　of　 becoming　overeducated　for　our　national　demands.Not　for　our　needs,mind　 you,but　for　our　demands.

　　Thousands　of　Ph.D.s　are　selling　shoes, driving　cars,waiting　on　table,and　endlessly　filling　out　applications　 month　after　month.They　may　also　take　a　job　in　some　high　school　or　 backwater　college　that　pays　much　less　than　the　janitor　earns.

　　You　can 　equate　the　level　of　income　with　the　level　of　education　only　so　far.Far　 enough,that　is,to　make　you　useful　to　the　gross　national　product,but　not　 so　far　that　nobody　can　turn　much　of　a　profit　on　you.轉自環 球 網 校edu24ol.com

　　According　to　the　writer,what　the　society　expects　of　education　is　to　turn　out　people　who　_____.[ANSWER]

　　A)will　not　be　a　disgrace　to　society

　　B)will　become　loyal　citizens

　　C)can　take　care　of　themselves

　　D)can　meet　the　nation's　demands　as　a　source　of　manpower

　　Many　Ph.D.s　are　out　of　job　because　_____.[ANSWER]

　　A)they　are　improperly　educated

　　B)they　are　of　little　commercial　value　to　their　society

　　C)there　are　fewer　jobs　in　high　schools

　　D)they　prefer　easier　jobs　that　make　more　money

　　The　nation　is　only　interested　in　people　_____.[ANSWER]

　　A)with　diplomas

　　B)who　specialize　in　physics　and　chemistry

　　C)who　are　valuable　to　the　gross　national　product

　　D)both　A　and　C轉自環 球 網 校edu24ol.com

　　Which　of　the　following　is　not　true?[ANSWER]

　　A)Bernard　Shaw　didn't　finish　high　schools,nor　did　Edison.

　　B)One　must　think　carefully　before　pursuing　a　master　degree.

　　C)The　higher　your　education　level,the　more　money　you　will　earn.

　　D)If　you　are　too　well-educated,you'll　be　overeducated　for　society's　demands.

　　The　writer　sees　education　as　_____.[ANSWER]

　　A)a　means　of　providing　job　security　and　financial　security　and　a　means　of　meeting　a　country's　demands　for　technical　workers

　　B)a　way　to　broaden　one's　horizons

　　C)more　important　than　finding　a　job

　　D)an　opportunity　that　everyone　should　have