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Module6SectionⅢⅠ.阅读理解[2014·广东省湛江一中检测]WhentimesgettoughW1wealllookforwaystocutbackP1.Whenwe'rehungryweeatathomeinsteadofgoingout.Wetakebusesinsteadoftaxis.Andwewearourolddesignerjeansjustafewmonthslonger.Withcollegeexpensesatall－timehighshighschoolstudentsareeagertodoP2anythingtocutthecostofauniversityeducation.Onecost－cuttingproposalW2istoallowcollegestudentstogetabachelor'sdegreeinthreeyearsinsteadoffour.EducationalinstitutionshavebeenactivelyexploringwaystomakethelearningprocessmoreefficientW3.Butthere'saquestion:Wouldthequalityofundergraduate(本科生)educationsuffer?FewUSuniversitieshaveformallyapproveda“three－yeardegree”model.IdoubtW4thatmainstreamNorthAmericancollegeswillcarryoutP3athree－yearcurriculum(课程)anytimesoon.ForonethingP4mostuniversitiesalreadyallowhighlyqualifiedstudentstograduateearlybytestingoutofcertainclassesandobtaininganumberofcollegecredits(学分).Inadditionatfamousuniversitiesthecommitteewhodeterminewhichcoursesarerequiredandwhichcoursesareelectivesareunlikelytosuddenly“throwout”onequarteroftherequiredcredits.SProfessorswillresistW5“diluting(稀释)”thequalityoftheeducationtheyoffer.InmyopinionP5aqualityfour－yeareducationisalwayssuperiortoaqualitythree－yeareducation.Acollegeeducationrequiressufficienttimeforastudenttobecomeskilledintheirmajoranddocourseworkinfieldsoutsidetheirmajor.Itisnotagoodideatowaterdowneducationanymorethanit'snotagoodideatowaterdownmedicine.Ifwewanttohelpstudentsfindtheirwaythroughuniversityweshouldhelpthemunderstandearlyonwhatknowledgeandskillstheyneedtohaveupongraduation.WeshouldallowstudentstotestoutofasmanycoursesaspossibleP6.Weshouldgivethemachancetoearnmoneyasinterns(实习生)inmeaningfulpart－timejobsthatrelatetothei