When you consider what subject to study in college, chances are that you and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation. You will likely ask the question: “Can I find a well-paid job or simply a job with a degree in this in the future?”
This consideration also influences students when they come to choose between studying science or humanities (人文學(xué)科) at college. People generally believe that the humanities, which include literature ,  history, cultural studies and philosophy,  do not prepare students for a specific vocation (職業(yè)). Science subjects, however, are considered vocational courses that produce scientists, engineers and economists (經(jīng)濟學(xué)家).
“I've decided to take finance as my college major. My parents and I think this subject will help me get a good job or start a business,” said Huachen Yueru, 17, a science student at Wuxi No. 1 High School.
Even those who choose a liberal arts (文科) education often pick the humanities subject which they think will best help them later find a job.
“I'm going to study Spanish in college, which I believe will open doors to a high-paying job for me,” said Liu Chao, 18, a Senior 2 student at Dalian No 20 High School. He said few of his classmates show interest in subjects like philosophy and history, which are seen as “l(fā)ess promising” in job markets.
The popularity of liberal arts subjects among college students has also been decreasing in the United States. American scholars (學(xué)者) and universities are concerned that in the ongoing economic crisis (經(jīng)濟危機) liberal arts subjects will be hit hardest. As money tightens (緊縮), they worry that the humanities may become “a great luxury (奢侈品) that many cannot afford”, according to the New York Times.
小題1: When you consider what to study in college, what does you and your parents usually think about ?
A．whether you are interested in the subject.
B．if you can lead a happy life.
C．what you can make out of it after graduation.
D．How much you can learn in the college.
小題2:Why do students show little interest in the subjects, like philosophy or history ?
A．Because they are not interested in them.
B．Because they think these subjects are useless.
C．Because they see these subjects as less-promising in job market.
D．Because they like the science subjects.
小題3: What can we infer from the passage ?
A．Humanities are becoming less and less popular with the students.
B．Studying science subjects is sure to find a well-paid job.
C．The humanities in college should be cancelled.
D．The writer thinks those who choose the liberal arts education will choose their favorite subjects.
小題4: What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph ?
A．the subject you study in collegeB．scienceC．humanitiesD．liberal arts
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類別：細節(jié)理解+推理判斷題+詞義猜測題             本文標題 ：…Arts in crisis…

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A

文章主要向人們介紹了在大學(xué)里面的人文科學(xué)的科目正在受到人們的冷落，并解釋了該種現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。
【參考答案】C。
【解題思路】文中第一段提到y(tǒng)ou and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation，可知你和父母首先考慮的是畢業(yè)后的問題。
小題2:事實細節(jié)題。
【參考答案】C。
【解題思路】文中第五段中提到which are seen as "less promising" in job markets，可知人們把哲學(xué)和歷史這樣的人文學(xué)科看成是沒有工作市場的學(xué)科，故C 項正確。.
小題3:推理判斷題。
【參考答案】A。
【解題思路】文中提到在大學(xué)里人文科學(xué)已經(jīng)越來越不受學(xué)生和家長的歡迎，為了畢業(yè)后的就業(yè)，人們更多的是選擇具有很好的就業(yè)形勢的理科類。因此A項符合題意，其余選項說法不恰當。.
小題4:詞義猜測題。
【參考答案】A。
【解題思路】 文中第一段提到的是家長和學(xué)生在選擇專業(yè)時考慮的是畢業(yè)后的形式，因此可推知此處的it 代指前面的the subject to study in college，故A 項正確。
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A．people burned wood for fuel
B．a(chǎn) forest fire created a black cloud over the city
C．the government ignored the smog
D．most people went abouttheirbusine00
小題4:How does the writer feel about the present air condition in London?
A. lndifferent   B Concerned    C．Hopeless．D. Panic

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