2015考研英语阅读势利之国
<p> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="FEBRUARY">FEBRUARY</span> 25<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span>, <span word="calledPresident">calledPresident</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snob">snob</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="advisingeveryone">advisingeveryone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="education">education</span>.<span word="America">America</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snobs">snobs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="arecent">arecent</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> 94% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="theirchildren">theirchildren</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="almost">almost</span>60% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span> <span word="inone">inone</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> 2月25日，美国排名第二的共和党总统候选人瑞克?桑托伦声称奥巴马总统鼓励每个人接受大学教育为势利之举。显然，美国是势利之国。最近一项投票显示，94%的家长希望他们的子女能上大学。1月份，将近60%16-24岁的美国人被至少一所大学录取，创造了空前的记录。</p><p> <span word="Enrolment">Enrolment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="egged">egged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="politicalstripes">politicalstripes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="thatcollege">thatcollege</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="command">command</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>. <span word="Enrolment">Enrolment</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> 57%<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2007-08 <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> 59% <span word="in">in</span> 2010-11.</p><p> 几十年来，大学录取率持续攀升，这不仅得益于学生家长、两派总统们的大力支持，亦归功于大学毕业生所得工资奖励日益升高。经济衰退增加了这一趋势。录取率由2007-08学年的57%上升至2010-11学年的59%。</p><p> <span word="Unemployment">Unemployment</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="ofgoing">ofgoing</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="Pell">Pell</span> <span word="grants">grants</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 5.5<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span>2007-08 <span word="to">to</span> 9.6<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011-12, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="credits">credits</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="defray">defray</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="mayhelp">mayhelp</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2008.</p>
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