Ⅰ. 阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项
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 is, the higher your earning power is.
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. take 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 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

【解析】：
1.主旨题。全文通过列举不同教育程度对应的不同收入，表明教育与收入之间的关系，故主要讨论“how education and pay are connected”。
2.词义猜测题。根据上下文，特别是"How much money can you make?"和"the higher your education is, the higher your earning power is"可知，"earning power"意为“挣钱的能力”，“make money”为固定搭配，表示“挣钱”。
3.细节题。根据"If you do not finish high school, you make only 10,800 a year"和"high school graduates make about 18,600 a year"可知，高中毕业生比只完成小学的人收入高。
4.细节计算题。根据"make almost 79,000 or more a year"和"you make only 10,800 a year"，计算差值得到68,200。
5.推断题。最后一段明确提到"If you want to work and make more money, get a good education"，表明良好的教育可以带来更高的收入。
【答案】：
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C