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1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础练（33）及答案TheCostofHigherEducationIndividuals(个人)shouldpayfortheirhighereducation.Auniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearnmorethannon-graduates.Meanwhile,socialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegree.However,onlysomepeoplehave
2、it.Sotheindividual,notthetaxpayers,shouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresources(资源)ofthegovernment.Usingtaxpayers'moneytohelpasmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighincomesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.Fullgovernmentfunding(资助)isnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottish
3、universitywhoseteacherslivedoffstudentfees.Heknewandlookeddownupon18th-centuryOxford,wheretheacademicslivedcomfortablyofftheincomereceivedfromthegovernment.Guaranteedsalaries,Smithargued,weretheenemyofhardwork;andwhentheacademicswerelazyandincompetent,thestudentsweresimilar
4、lylazy.Ifstudentshavetopayfortheireducation,theynotonlyworkharder,butalsodemandmorefromtheirteachers.Andtheirteachershavetokeepthemsatisfied.Ifthatmeanstakingteachingseriously,andgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchinterests,thatissurelysomethingtocelebrate.Manypeoplebelievetha
5、thighereducationshouldbefreebecauseitisgoodfortheeconomy(经济).Manygraduatesclearlydocontributetonationalwealth,butsodoallthebusinessesthatinvest(投资)andcreatejobs.Ifyoubelievethatthegovernmentshouldpayforhighereducationbecausegraduatesareeconomicallyproductive,youshouldalsobe
6、lievethatthegovernmentshouldpaypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapitalfromthegovernmenttoinvest.Therefore,itistheindividual,notthegovernment,whoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.13.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2refersto______.A.tax
7、payersB.pressingcallsC.collegegraduatesD.governmentresources14.Theauthorthinksthatwithfullgovernmentfunding______.A.teachersarelesssatisfiedB.studentsaremoredemandingC.studentswillbecomemorecompetentD.teacherswillspendlesstimeonteaching15.TheauthormentionsbusinessesinParagr
8、aph5inorderto______.第10页共10页A.argueagainstfreeuniversityeducationB.callonthemtofin
