8．Every year，it costs British students more and more to attend university．（36）BSo is a university degree really worth it？
In 2006，the UK government started to allow universities in England and Wales to charge British students tuition fees．As a result，more than 80% of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan（貸款） in order to go to university．（37）FThe average student in England and Wales now graduates from university with debts of around￡12，000．Students of medicine，who study for longer，usually have debts of more than￡20，000．That is a lot of money．（38）G They even struggle to pay rent on a house，because they have to start paying back the student loan after graduating．
You might think that a British person with a degree will find it easy to get a well-paid job．However，most people in"white-collar jobs"seem to have a degree these days，so there is a lot of competition．（39）ALike everyone else，graduates usually have to start at the bottom and work their way up．That can be very frustrating for them，since they are often over-qualified for the work they are doing．While at university，they had dreams of getting an exciting，challenging job．Therefore，life after university ends up being quite disappointing for a lot of graduates．（40）D Students have always been seen as not having a lot of money，but"student poverty"is now considered a real problem in the UK．Most British students expect to get a loan，part-time job or summer job．Worse still，however，an increasing number of students turn to crime to support themselves．
A．Also，British companies tend to value work experience over a piece of paper．
B．They are graduating with larger and larger debts．
C．Most students can manage to attend university with the help of their relatives．
D．All these lead to the reevaluation of a university degree．
E．If solved improperly，the debts might cause serious social problems．
F．They use the loan to pay for tuition fees，books and living expenses．
G．It means graduates cannot afford to buy a house for many years．
分析 每年在英國上大學(xué)需要花費學(xué)生很多的錢，在畢業(yè)之后找工作也很競爭，還得償還貸款，這一系列問題引發(fā)了學(xué)生對大學(xué)文憑價值的重新思考．
解答 BFGAD
36．B 上下文語境．根據(jù)后面的一個問句So is a university degree really worth it？可知，對大學(xué)文憑到底值不值得？推出前面肯定是說大學(xué)需要花費很多錢，故答案為B．
37．F 上下文語境理解．從前句more than 80% of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan（貸款） in order to go to university得知80%的英國學(xué)生貸款上學(xué)，支付學(xué)費和生活費，故答案為F．
38．G 上下文語境．從后句They even struggle to pay rent on a house，because they have to start paying back the student loan after graduating．看出這些畢業(yè)生租房子，因為他們還得償還貸款，所以對他們 來說買房子暫時是不可能，故答案為G．
39．A 上下文理解．根據(jù)前句However，most people in"white-collar jobs"seem to have a degree these days，so there is a lot of competition得知，在英國大多數(shù)畢業(yè)生都是文憑而且找工作競爭很激烈，再加上大多數(shù)公司都要求有工作經(jīng)驗，所以畢業(yè)生都是從底層做起，故答案為A．
40．D 概括總結(jié)．通過上面的內(nèi)容以及Therefore，life after university ends up being quite disappointing for a lot of graduates得知，大學(xué)后的生活都是令人失望的，所以引起了很多人對大學(xué)文憑的重新審視，故答案為D．
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