Question

19．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 you earning power （ the money you can make ）．
For example，in the United States，high school graduates make about 18，600 dollars a year．If you do not finish high school，you make only 10，800 dollars a year．You can make 7，800 dollars more each year by staying in high school!
If you staying in school，then you can make more money．Let's look the examples again．A person with a high school degree makes about 18，600 dollars a year．If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor's degree，he can make 42，000 dollars．With a master's degree，he can makes about 53，000 dollars．If the person gets a doctor's degree，he can make almost 79，000 dollars or more a year．
    We can learn a very important thing from this information．If you want to work and make more money，gets a good education．

41．In the United States，if you graduate from a high school，you can getD every month．
A.7，800dollars
B.3，500dollars 
C.900dollars
D.1，550dollars
42．From the passage，we know a personB usually makes the most money．
A．with a high school degree            B．with a doctor's degree
C．with a master's degree              D．with a bachelor's degree
43．What is the main idea of the passage？C
A．A high school degree is not important．
B．Everybody must go to university．
C．You can make more money with a higher education．
D．Many people can't get jobs after leaving school．

Answer 1

分析 畢業(yè)生想要找到一個工作，每個人想要薪水好的工作，你能賺多少錢呢？大多數(shù)工作，你受教育的程度更高，你賺的錢就更多，教育程度和薪酬成正比．有了好的教育，就可以掙更多的錢，

解答 41．D、計算題．結(jié)合第二段If you do not finish high school，you make only 10，800 dollars a year．You can make 7，800 dollars more each year by staying in high school!可知初中生10800每年，高中生多7800，故10800+7800=18500每年，18500/12=1550．故選D．          
42．B．細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第三段If the person gets a doctor's degree，he can make almost 79，000 dollars or more a year．可知博士生薪酬最高，故選B．        
43．C．主旨題．結(jié)合第一段For most jobs，the higher your education，the higher you earning power （ the money you can make ）．可知你受教育的程度更高，你賺的錢就更多，故選C．

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