In 2006, the UK government started to allow universities in England and Wales to charge British students tuition fees. More than 80 percent of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan in order to go to university. They use the loan (贷款) to pay for tuition fees, books and living expenses. Although the interest on student loans is quite low, it begins as soon as the student receives the loan. The average student in England and Wales now graduates from university with debts of around £12,000. Students of medicine usually have debts of more than £20,000. That is a lot of money. It means graduates cannot afford to buy a house for many years. They even struggle to pay rent on a flat, because they have to start paying back the student loan after graduating. If you start to earn over £15,000 a year, the government takes repayments directly from your monthly salary. Is it any surprise, therefore, that the average British person does not leave their parents’ home until they are 30 years old?
You might think that a British person with a degree will find it easy to get a well-paid job. However, most people in white-collar jobs seem to have a degree these days, so there is a lot of petition. Also, British panies tend to value work experience over a piece of paper. Like everyone else, graduates usually have to start at the bottom and work their way up. That can be very frustrating for them, since they are often over-qualified for the work they are doing. While at university, they have dreams of getting an exciting, challenging job. Therefore, life after university ends up being quite disappointing for a lot of graduates.
All of the above is beginning to make British people question whether a university degree is really worth the money.
【小题1】What's the best title of this passage?A．What's a University Education worth in the UK?B．There is a lot of petition in the UKC．There won't be any University Place left for British studentsD．It doesn't cost students more and more to attend university【小题2】What's the following is true? A．University Education is really worth the money in EnglandB．University Education is worth all over the world except in EnglandC．British education is being more expensive for a majority of British studentsD．British students don't like to go to university【小题3】We can infer from the passage A．The average British person didn't leave their parents' home until they are
35 years old B．Having a degree doesn't get aBritish person a good jobC．Students are graduating without larger and larger debts.D．things are easier for students from other countries ing to study in the UK without money
【小题4】The word interest in paragraph2 means A． money paid for a week's workB． money borrowed from a bandC． a regular monthly salaryD． extra money paid on a loan or bank savingsA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】文章标题题。结合最后一段All of the above is beginning to make British people question whether a university degree is really worth the money可知文章讨论的主题是一个大学的学历真的值得这一切吗？
【小题2】细节理解题。结合More than 80 percent of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan in order to go to university可知答案。
【小题3】推理判断题。文章内容可知在英国，上大学所需要的费用是一年高过一年，由此可推断出学生们毕业时所背负的债务也是越来越多。
【小题4】词义理解题。结合该词所在的语境They use the loan (贷款) to pay for tuition fees, books and living expenses.Although the interest on student loans is quite low, it begins as soon as the student receives the loan可以猜出interest应是“利息”的意思。