2027届高三英语二轮复习专项 阅读理解D篇议论文（九）

新高三英语 二轮复习专项｜阅读理解D篇 议论文

 

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Passage 1话题：Degrees to make you rich（学历与收入）

Passage 2话题：Your robot teacher of the future（未来机器人教师）

Passage 3话题：Can money make you happy（金钱能否买来幸福）

Passage 4话题：Millennial burnout（千禧一代倦怠）

 

Passage 1话题： Degrees to make you rich｜学历和收入的关系

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    What's the point of studying?! It's something you might ask yourself if you're studying for a degree and you're struggling to complete an assignment or sweating it out in an exam, especially if your friends seem to be out having a good time, or are working and earning lots of money.

    Many of us choose to go to university as a first step towards a good career but sometimes that career is hard to achieve and graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development says that with the spiralling costs of university, students need to ask themselves whether a degree path is the best route into a career. It says there is a need for much better career advice and guidance, alongside high-quality alternative vocational routes into employment other than university education.

    But other new research commissioned for the BBC, says that a degree will, in the long run, earn you more. However there are differences in your earning potential. Dr Jack Britton from the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that "Graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average of £33,500 after five years — about 40% more than those who studied at other universities."

    However, it found it's not just the location but other factors that can play a part in what you can earn, such as the subject a student chooses to study. It discovered that five years after graduation, the income gap between students who studied the subjects

that attract the highest and lowest salaries can be considerable. Graduates in subjects such as law, medicine and dentistry tend to do well. And as they progress, the pay gap between these careers and others, such as the creative arts, widens. There are other factors too that influence what you might earn: Five years after graduation, men earn, on average, 14% more than women. Also, a student's social background can have an effect, with those from better-off households much more likely to go to university and particularly a good one.

    But if you still feel university delivers the best opportunities then there are encouraging words from Alistair Jarvis, head of Universities UK, who told BBC News that "Employers are demanding more graduates… and graduates are half as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates. There are many many good graduate outcomes coming from universities." So maybe all that studying is worth it — after all "no pain, no gain"!

 

24. Why does the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development suggest better vocational routes?

A. Many graduates fail to land satisfying jobs and university costs keep rising.

B. Vocational courses guarantee higher pay than university degrees.

C. Most students are not academically suitable for college education.

D. Career advice in universities has already proved effective.

25. What can we learn from Dr Jack Britton’s words?

A. A university degree can always bring higher income in the short term.

B. Graduates from Russell Group universities enjoy higher pay five years after graduation.

C. The choice of majors matters more than the university you attend.

D. The income gap between different universities will gradually disappear.

26. Which of the following will probably earn the least five years after graduation?

A. A law graduate

B. A medical graduate

C. A dentistry graduate

D. A creative arts graduate

27. What is Alistair Jarvis’s attitude towards university education?

A. Doubtful     B. Favorable     C. Unconcerned     D. Critical

 

Passage 2话题: Your robot teacher of the future｜未来的机器人老师

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    Will your job be done by a robot in the future? Bank of England economists predict that almost half of all UK jobs are under threat of automation. Those most at risk involve repetitive manual labour, such as factory positions. But could even the venerable profession of teaching soon have to compete against powerful electronic educators?

    At first glance, teaching might seem impervious to replacement by robots. Teachers use a range of soft skills that machines find hard to replicate. They gauge pupils' needs and tailor feedback accordingly. They adapt materials to make them more engaging and effective. And they provide pastoral care: looking out for students who lag behind or disrupt the class.

    Nonetheless, some believe the future of education will be technological. In an interview with Business Insider magazine, futurist Thomas Frey predicts that "by 2030 the largest company on the internet is going to be an education-based company that we haven't heard of yet."

    He thinks that 'bots' — online robot teachers — will make education so efficient that students will be able to compress an entire undergraduate degree into six months of learning. A bot learns what your "idiosyncrasies", "interests" and "reference points" are, "and it figures out how to teach you in a faster and faster way over time," according to Frey.

    Whether or not such incredible speeds will be reached, over the last decade there has been a huge increase in online learning platforms. Companies such as Udemy and Khan Academy produce courses that allow millions to learn at home for free, at their own pace. But there are limitations. Without the face-to-face stimulation of a