单选题 The American definition of success is largely one of acquiring wealth and a high material standard of living. It is not surprising, (76) , that Americans have valued education for its monetary value. The belief is widespread in the United States (77) the more schooling people have, the more money they will make when they leave school. The belief is strongly reflecting the desirability of an undergraduate university degree, or a professional degree such as medicine or law (78) the undergraduate degree. The money value of graduate degrees in (79) such as art, history, or philosophy is not yet great.
This belief in the monetary value of education is (80) by research outcomes on income. Ben Wattenberg, a social scientist, estimates that in the (81) of a lifetime a man with a college school diploma in 1972 could earn about $380,000 more than a man who only had a high school diploma. Perhaps this helps to explain survey (82) which showed that Americans who wished they had lived their lives differently in some way regretted (83) of all that they did not get more education. The regret is (84) by those who have made themselves to the top and by those who have not. Even a man like Douglas Fraser, the president of the United Auto Workers Union, a nationally known and successful leader, was troubled by regrets that he did not climb higher on the (85) ladder.

单选题 A. however B. therefore C. moreover D. though
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。however:然而,无论如何;therefore:因此,所以;moreover:而且,再者;though:尽管,然而。
单选题 A. which B. where C. that D. when
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 语法结构题。本题的题干大意是:在美国这一信念是普遍的:人们接受的教育越多,当他们离开学校时,将会挣钱越多。that引导的同位语从句修饰本句的主语the belief。
单选题 A. concerning B. following C. finalizing D. ensuring
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。concerning:涉及的,有关的;following:诸如的,下述的;finalizing:完成的,结束的;ensuring:保证的,担保的。
单选题 A. branches B. occupations C. fields D. classes
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 词语搭配题。本题的题干大意是:在研究生学位的专业领域中……。in fields:在(研究、活动的)专业或领域。
单选题 A. supported B. provided C. covered D. Obtained
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。supported:支撑,支持;provided:提供,供给;covered:掩盖,覆盖;obtained:得到,获得。
单选题 A. period B. duration C. course D. length
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 词语搭配题。词组in the course of a lifetime表示:在人的一生中。
单选题 A. efforts B. observations C. consequences D. findings
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。survey findings表示:调查(或研究)的结果。finding常用复数形式。其他三项:efforts努力,observations,观察,consequences,后果,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. least B. best C. most D. last
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 词语搭配题。短语most of all:尤其是,为固定搭配。
单选题 A. shared B. shown C. concerned D. suffered
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 词语搭配题。本题的题干大意是:这一遗憾是那些成功人士和不成功人士共有的。be shared,被共有,被共享……。
单选题 A. educational B. political C. commercial D. social
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 理解推断题。本题的题干大意是:他没有在教育的阶梯上攀登到更高的位置。通篇讲的就是教育(education)问题,人们只有通过教育的(educational)阶梯,才能攀登上更高的位置。