版权所有 违者必究 [B] how we can overcome the physiological defect effectively. SUMMER: NETEM: CB6 [D]how we deal with something when we are unaware of its existence. Text 2 Teachers in the United States earn less relative to national income than their counterparts in many industrial ized countries, yet they spend far more hours in front of the classroom, according to a major new international stud The salary differentials are part of a pattern of relatively low public investment in education in the United States compared with other member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group in Paris that compiled the report. Total government spend ing on educational institutions in the United States slipped to 4.8 percent of gross domestic product in 1998, fall ing under the international average 5 percent for the first time "The whole economy has grown faster than the education system, Andreas Schleicher, one of the reports authors explained. "The economy has done very well, but teachers have not fully benefited founded in 1960, and now covering much of Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand In addition to the teacher pay gap, the report shows the other countries have begun to catch up with the United States in higher educat ion: col lege enrollment has grown by 20 percent since 1995 across the group, with one in four young people now earning degrees. For the first time, the United States college graduation rate, now at 33 percent, is not the world highest. Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Britain have surpassed it. The United States is also producing fewer mathematics and science graduates than most of the other member states. And, the report says, a college degree produces a greater boost in income here while the lack of a high school diploma imposes a bigger income penalty. The number of graduates is increasing, but that stimu lates even more of a demand there is no end in sight, Mr. Schleicher said. " The demand for skill, clearly, is growing faster than the supply that is coming from chools and colleges. The report lists the salary for a high school teacher in the United States with 15 years exper iences as $36, 219 bove the intermational average of $31, 887 but behind seven other countries and less than 60 percent of Switzerlands $62, 052. Because teachers in the United States have a heavier classroom load - teaching almost a third more hours than their counterparts abroad -- their salary per hour of actual teaching is $35, less than the international average of $4 1(Denmark, Spain and Germany pay more than $50 per teaching hour, south Kore 46. The picture as depicted by the writer in the first paragraph seems to be [A] fairly reassuring [C]rather discouraging B] very bleak. D] quite exceptional 47. According to Mr. Schleicher, the supply that is coming from US schools and colleges [A]falls short of the social demands for skills [C] meets the anticipations of business institution B] is the origins of teacher pay gap D] s a manifes tation of the high level of its education 48. People who hold a college degree will have an advantage over those who do not have a high school diploma, [AJ opportunities in promotions C] changes in life-styles B]increases in incomes. ]qualifications to be teachers 49. We can learn from the text that [AJ teachers in the United States have to shoulder greater teaching responsibilities than their counterparts Wish your success! 6 Work hard and good luck!版权所有 违者必究 Wish your success! 6 Work hard and good luck! [B] how we can overcome the physiological defect effectively. [C] whether we should study carefully the exception to the rule or not. [D] how we deal with something when we are unaware of its existence. Text 2 Teachers in the United States earn less relative to national income than their counterparts in many industrialized countries, yet they spend far more hours in front of the classroom, according to a major new international study. The salary differentials are part of a pattern of relatively low public investment in education in the United States compared with other member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group in Paris that compiled the report. Total government spending on educational institutions in the United States slipped to 4.8 percent of gross domestic product in 1998, falling under the international average 5 percent —— for the first time. “The whole economy has grown faster than the education system,” Andreas Schleicher, one of the report’s authors explained. “The economy has done very well, but teachers have not fully benefited.” The report, due out today, is the sixth on education published since 1991 by the organization of 30 nations, founded in 1960, and now covering much of Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the teacher pay gap, the report shows the other countries have begun to catch up with the United States in higher education: college enrollment has grown by 20 percent since 1995 across the group, with one in four young people now earning degrees. For the first time, the United States college graduation rate, now at 33 percent, is not the world highest. Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Britain have surpassed it. The United States is also producing fewer mathematics and science graduates than most of the other member states. And, the report says, a college degree produces a greater boost in income here while the lack of a high school diploma imposes a bigger income penalty. “The number of graduates is increasing, but that stimulates even more of a demand —— there is no end in sight,” Mr. Schleicher said. “The demand for skill, clearly, is growing faster than the supply that is coming from schools and colleges.” The report lists the salary for a high school teacher in the United States with 15 years experiences as $36,219, above the international average of $31,887 but behind seven other countries and less than 60 percent of Switzerland’s $62,052. Because teachers in the United States have a heavier classroom load-teaching almost a third more hours than their counterparts abroad —— their salary per hour of actual teaching is $35, less than the international average of $41 (Denmark, Spain and Germany pay more than $50 per teaching hour, south Korea $77). 46. The picture as depicted by the writer in the first paragraph seems to be [A] fairly reassuring. [B] very bleak. [C] rather discouraging. [D] quite exceptional. 47. According to Mr. Schleicher, the supply that is coming from US schools and colleges [A] falls short of the social demands for skills. [B] is the origins of teacher pay gap. [C] meets the anticipations of business institutions. [D] is a manifes tation of the high level of its education. 48. People who hold a college degree will have an advantage over those who do not have a high school diploma, in terms of [A] opportunities in promotions. [B] increases in incomes. [C] changes in life-styles. [D] qualifications to be teachers. 49. We can learn from the text that [A] teachers in the United States have to shoulder greater teaching responsibilities than their counterparts abroad. SUMMER : NETEM: CB6