Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.

In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,600 a year. If you don’t finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!

If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and get a bachelor’s degree (學(xué)士學(xué)位),he can make $42,000.With a master’s degree (碩士學(xué)位),he can make about $53,000.If the person gets a PhD (博士學(xué)位),he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.

We can learn a very important thing from the information.If you want to work and make more money,get a good education.

1.The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. how education and pay are connected B. high-paid jobs

C. jobs for high school students D. good schools

2.According to the passage,“earning power” means the ability to _______ money.

A. save B. spend C. pay D. make

3.The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than _______.

A. a university graduate B. a person who gets a PhD

C. a person who only finishes primary school D. a person with a master’s degree

4.Each year a person with a PhD can make _______ more than a person who does not finish high school.

A. $37,000 B. $68,200 C. $60,400 D. $26,000

5.From the last paragraph we know that _______.

A. a high school degree is not important

B. university is too expensive

C. a person can make more money with a good education

D. people with a degree don’t need to worry about finding jobs

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C 【解析】短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了受教育水平和收入之間的關(guān)系，通過列舉一些事實告訴我們，受教育水平越高，則收入就越高。 1.主旨大意題。根據(jù)For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.及上下文描述，可知這篇短文主要講述了教...
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