六级冲刺备考阅读练习6
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 31 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ph">Ph</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="requirement">requirement</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="financially">financially</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doctorates">doctorates</span>.</p><p> <span word="Discussing">Discussing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Tucker">Tucker</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="faculties">faculties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="administrators">administrators</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ph">Ph</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>. <span word="Attrition">Attrition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ph">Ph</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="level">level</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="faculty">faculty</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="specialists">specialists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="persuading">persuading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ph">Ph</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Tucker">Tucker</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>.</p><p> 1. <span word="Lack">Lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doctoral">doctoral</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="specialities">specialities</span>.</p><p> 3. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 75 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>, <span word="uncompleted">uncompleted</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Ph">Ph</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> 19 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>.</p>
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