Question

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 do not 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 gets 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 this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.

1.The passage mainly talks about ___________.

A．how education and pay are connected

B．high paying 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.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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

1.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知答案為A

2.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容大意可知答案為D

3.拿$79,000- $10,800="$68,200"  ，故選B