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1、SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answertheque

2、stionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AUniversityDegreeNoLongerConfersFinancialSecurityA.Millionsofschool-leaversintherichworldareabouttobidatearfulgoodbyetotheirparentsandstartanewlifeatuniversity.Someareinspiredbyapureloveoflearning.Butmostalsobelievethatspending

3、threeorfouryearsatuniversity—andaccumulatinghugedebtsintheprocess—willboosttheirchancesoflandingawell-paidandsecurejob・B.Theireldershavealwaystoldthemthateducationisthebestwaytoequipthemselvestothriveinaglobalisedworld.Blue-collarworkerswillseetheirjobsoutsourcedandautomated,the

4、familiarargumentgoes.Schooldropoutswillhavetocopewithalifeofcash-strapped（资金紧张的）insecurity.Butthegraduateelitewillhavetheworldatitsfeet.Thereissomeevidencetosupportthisview.ArecentstudyfromGeorgetownUniversity'sCentreonEducationandtheWorkforcearguesthatHobtainingapost-secondaryc

5、redential（证书）isalmostalwaysworthit.”Educationalqualificationsaretightlycorrelatedwithearnings:anAmericanwithaprofessionaldegreecanexpecttopocket$3.6moveralifetime;onewithmerelyahigh-schooldiplomacanexpectonly$1.3m.Thegapbetweenmore-andless-educatedearnersmaybewidening.Astudyin20

6、02foundthatsomeonewithabachelor'sdegreecouldexpecttoearn75%moreoveralifetimethansomeonewithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.Todaythedisparityisevengreater.C.Butisthepastareliableguidetothefuture?Orareweatthebeginningofanewphaseintherelationshipbetweenjobsandeducation?Therearegoodreasonsf

7、orthinkingthatoldpatternsareabouttochange—andthatthecurrentrecession-drivendownturn（衰退）inthedemandforWesterngraduateswillmorph（改变）intosomethingstructural.Thestrongwindofcreativedestructionthathasshakensomanyblue-collarworkersoverthepastfewdecadesisbeginningtoshakethecognitiveeli

8、teaswell.D.Thesupplyofuniversitygraduatesisincr