【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Every year, it costs British students more and more to attend university. Students are graduating with larger and larger debts. __【1】__

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（貸款）in order to go to university. They use the loan to pay for tuition fees, books and living expenses. 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. __【2】___

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 competition. Also, British companies 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. __【3】___ Therefore, life after university ends upbeing quite disappointing for a lot of graduates.

__【4】__ Even before the credit crisis started, the BBC stated: “The number of British students at UK universities has fallen for the first time in recent history, It looks like the figures will continue to decline, since loan companies are now telling some students that there are no loans available for them.

By contrast, things are now easier for students from other countries coming to study in the UK, since the value of the British pound has fallen. More international students come to Britain each year. The British universities offer more and more of the available places to richer international students rather than poorer British students. __【5】__

A. Some British people fear that, one day, there won’t be any university places left for British students at all.

B. Most British students expect to have to get a loan, part-time job or summer job.

C. So is a university degree really worth it?

D. Although the interest on student loans is quite low, it begins as soon as the student receives the loan.

E. Is it any surprise, therefore, that the average British person does not leave their parents’ home until they are 30 years old?

F. All of the above is beginning to make British people question whether a university degree is really worth the money.

G. While at university, they have dreams of getting an exciting, challenging job.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】G

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：文章就英國學(xué)生上大學(xué)花費(fèi)很高，畢業(yè)后負(fù)債累累且找不到好工作這一現(xiàn)狀，提出了大學(xué)文憑是否值這些錢的疑問。

【1】C考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上句講英國學(xué)生上大學(xué)花費(fèi)很高，畢業(yè)后負(fù)債累累，緊接著此問題提出疑問：大學(xué)文憑值嗎？C項(xiàng)表達(dá)了此觀點(diǎn)，銜接上文，故選C.

【2】E考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段講政府實(shí)施了學(xué)生貸款，工作后每月從工資中扣除，但數(shù)額很大。根據(jù)It means graduates cannot afford to buy a house for many years.可知為了還貸，畢業(yè)生許多年都買不起房子。E項(xiàng)符合本段意思承接上文，故選E.

【3】G考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段在講畢業(yè)生的就業(yè)情況并不是很樂觀，找工作很難。下句講畢業(yè)后的生活讓許多畢業(yè)生非常失望，G項(xiàng)：上大學(xué)時(shí)他們都?jí)粝胫业搅钊伺d奮有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作，與下句銜接，故選G.

【4】F考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段講一個(gè)現(xiàn)實(shí)情況：大學(xué)生數(shù)量在不斷減少。F項(xiàng)：以上問題開始讓英國人疑問大學(xué)文憑是否值這些錢，統(tǒng)領(lǐng)全段且與文章開頭呼應(yīng)，故選F.

【5】A考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段講雖然英國學(xué)生上大學(xué)的數(shù)量在減少，但外國學(xué)生來英國學(xué)習(xí)的人數(shù)在增加，英國大學(xué)為外國富裕的學(xué)生比本國貧窮的學(xué)生提供了更多的機(jī)會(huì)。A項(xiàng)：一些英國人擔(dān)心以后英國學(xué)生沒大學(xué)可上，符合本段意思，承接上文，故選A.

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