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(学士学位), he can make $42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD(博士学位), 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(根据) 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(段落) 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

Answer 1