阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Some American states
are making money available for high school graduates so they can learn skills
to help them get technology jobs without a college degree.
One example is the
northeastern state of Connecticut. It has invested $70 million to put young
people and adults through short-term training programs that can lead to good
paying technology jobs.
The programs are known
as "non-degree skills training." They have helped people like
Mohameth Seck, who left college after two years. Seck said he wanted to work in
technology but the classes he was offered in a traditional college program "weren't
really interesting"to him. He also said traditional college takes too long
to finish.
So Seck decided to
enter a one-year computer training program run by a nonprofit organization.
Today, the 25-year-old teaches computer coding at a skills training center, or
academy, in Stamford, Connecticut. Eck said friends who finished the program
also have good jobs.
Research carried out
by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce showed that
people who do get a college degree earn about 84 percent more over their
lifetimes. But not everyone can get into, pay for or do well in college.
David Soo leads an
organization called Jobs for the Future. He said the college model that has
been in place for the last 40 years does not work for everyone. And this is
especially true for students who are Black, Hispanic (拉美裔美国人) or whose families do not make a lot of money. "We need to
find a better way to serve those students." Soo said.
Anthony Carnevale is
the leader of Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce. He said that
while job training is good, it is not 100 percent correct to tell people they
cannot benefit from a college degree.
One reason companies
might hire college graduates is because they think they might have better
communication and teamwork skills.
(1)
What did Seck think of the training program?
A . Boring.
B . Time-consuming.
C . Rewarding.
D . Demanding.
(2)
Which statement is Not true?
A . Some students can't afford to go to college.
B . Some students are incapable of getting into college.
C . The programs offer more choices to lead to a good job.
D . People cannot benefit from a college degree.
(3)
Who will most benefit from the short-term training programs according to David Soo?
A . Minority and poor families.
B . Everyone in America.
C . African-American students.
D . College graduates.
(4)
What can be improved for the short-term training programs according to the last paragraph?
A . Expanding in size.
B . Being given more financial support.
C . Including interpersonal skills in the programs.
D . Teaching how to write code or design websites.
答案: C
D
A
C