Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-wormdebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthecountryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,artsdegreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents’earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or$220,000overtheirlifetime,accordingtoProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity-butiftheystudyShakespeareorthepeasants’revoltinsteadofanatomyofcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobecompletelywipedout.
Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudentsupto$3,000ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatit’sasmallpricetopaycomparedwiththefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walker’sresearchshowstherearesharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.
Law,medicineandeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings25%higher,accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics’monthlyjournal.Scientistsget10-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,whichmakeonlya“small”differencetoearnings-asmallnegativeone,infact.Justaheadaredegreesineducation-whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18.
“it’shardtoresisttheconclusionthatwhatstudentslearndoesmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancialreturnsthanothers,”Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointoutthatstudentsmightgainnon-financialreturnsfromartsdegrees:”Studyingeconomicsmightbeverydull,forexample,andstudyingpost-modernismmightbealotoffun.”
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ProfessorWalker’sResearch
C.DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.
D.StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.
2.Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause_____
A.theyprovidethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearn
B.theyassumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaid
C.theydon’tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernment
D.theyneedmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses
3.Theword“lucrative”(Line1,Para.4)mostprobablymeans_____
4.Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn25%morethan______
C.thosewhohadnotstudiedattheuniversity
5.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______
A.regardsartsdegreesasmeaningless
B.findsthisresultdisappointingandunfair
C.wantsthestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollege
D.holdsthatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarcefinancialreturns
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