单选题
While jobs in science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) professions may be plentiful, many teenagers are unwilling to pursue a
long-term career in these fields. According to a new survey, students in sixth
through twelfth grade felt that careers as doctors and engineers would offer the
most job opportunities upon graduating from college, but 67 percent were of two
minds about whether they would pursue these careers, due to a multitude of
difficulties involved. Chief among the challenges is the cost
and time it takes to get a degree. According to this survey, 26 percent of
respondents felt that the cost and difficulty of pursuing professionally
qualifying education in these fields were too high compared with other fields.
Additionally, 25 percent of students felt that these career paths were too
challenging and involved too much studying. Careers as doctors
and engineers were not the only places where students saw opportunities, though.
According to the survey, the three career fields offering the greatest
opportunity were doctors, engineers and teachers, followed by lawyers and
entrepreneurs. "It's encouraging to see that more students see
the value of STEM careers like engineering, but clearly STEM professionals and
educators can be doing more to support students along this career path," said
Jim Rooney, ASQ chair and quality engineer with ABSG Consulting.
That is because 25 percent of teenage respondents stated their grades in
math and science aren't good enough to pursue a future career in those subjects.
For once, parents agreed with their children, as 53 percent of parents who
responded in a similar survey were worried about the challenges these fields
presented to their children. Just over a quarter of parents, 26 percent, also
felt that teachers were not preparing their children enough for future careers
in STEM fields. Another factor contributing to the non-pursuit
of STEM jobs is the growing gender gap in education. According to this survey,
30 percent of girls stated that math was their most challenging subject,
compared with 19 percent of boys. Additionally, 33 percent of girls admitted
they felt teachers did not prepare them enough for future careers in STEM
careers, compared with just 9 percent of boys. The information
in this survey is based on the responses of 713 students and a complementary
survey of 327 parents with children between the ages of 10 and 17.
单选题
Many students are reluctant to take up STEM jobs because of the
following EXCEPT ______.
A. the hard work needed along the career path
B. the high tuition they have to pay at college
C. the few work opportunities related to STEM
D. the long time taken to get the academic degree
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】第二段第一句说明拿学位费用高、时间长，而本段最后一句说involved too much studying(需要下工夫)。文章中说，这些行业就业机会多，而不是很少。
单选题
According to this passage, most students believe that careers as
doctors and engineers ______.