- 阅读理解A
题干：ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious：thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation，alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050，25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65，upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers，”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia's(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学）.Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw”，whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视）.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers，74millionstrong，arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.”Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney，”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas”reallyboredwithbacteria”.Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”
题目：Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage? - A 、Retirees who are business-minded.
- B 、The volunteer workers in retirement homes.
- C 、College graduates with an MBA or law degree.
- D 、Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题 。答题依据在第二段末句：Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money (任何学生只要有老年学的专门知识, 又有一个学位，例如MBA学位或法律学位，就如同有印制钞票的许可证一般）。故D选项正确。
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