2018 年 6 月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題2

2018年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題（第2套）

PartIWriting(30minutes

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthe

importanceofbuildingtrustbetweenteachersandstudents.Youcancite

examplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questionslto4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A).Sheadvocatesanimalprotection.B).Shesellsaspecialkindof

C).Sheisqoinqtostartacafechain.D).Sheistheownerofaspecial

2.A).Theybearalotofsimilarities.B).Theyareaprofitablebusiness

C).Theycatertodifferentcustomers.D).Theyhelptakecareof

3.A).Bygivingthemregularcleaningandinjections.

B).Byselectingbreedsthataretameandpeaceful.

C).Byplacingthematasafedistancefromcustomers.

D).Bybriefingcustomersonhowtogetalongwiththem.

4.A),Theywanttolearnaboutrabbits.B).Theyliketobringintheir

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Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A).Itcontainstoomanyadditives.B).Itlackstheessential

O.Itcancausaohesitv.D).Itismostlvnarbane.

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6.A).Itsfancydesign.B).TVcommercials.

C).Itstasteandtexture.D).Peerinfluence.

7.A).Investingheavilyintheproductionofsweetfoods.

B).Marketingtheirproductswithordinaryingredients.

C).Tryingtotrickchildrenintobuyingtheirproducts.

D).Offeringchildrenmorevariabletochoosefrom.

8.A).Theyhardlyatevegetables.B).Theyseldomhadjunkfood.

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleUne

throughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A).Stretchesoffarmland.B).TypicalEgyptiananimal

C).Tombsofancientrulers.D).Ruinsleftbydevastating

10A).Itprovideshabitatsformoreprimitivetribes.

B).Itishardlyassociatedwithgreatcivilizations.

C).Ithasnotyetbeenfullyexploredandexploited.

D).Itgatherswaterfrommanytropicalrainforests.

11A).Itcarriesaboutonefifthoftheword'freshwater.

B).Ithasnumeroushumansettlementsalongitsbanks.

C).ItissecondonlytotheMississippiRiverinwidth.

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Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A).Livingalifeinthefastlaneleadsto

B).Wearealwaysinarushtodovarious

C).Thesearchfortranquilityhasbecomea

D).Allofusactuallyyearnforaslowand

13.A).ShehadtroublebalancingfamilyandB).Sheenjoyedthevarioussocialevents.

C).Shewasaccustomedtotightschedules.D).Shespentallherleisuretimewriting

14.A).Thepossibilityofruiningherfamily.B).Becomingawareofherdeclining

C).Thefatiguefromlivingafast-pacedlife.D).Readingabookaboutslowingdown.

15.A).Shestartedtofollowtheculturalnorms.B).Shecametoenjoydoingeveryday

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SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwiilhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

threeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleUnethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A),Theywillrootoutnativespeciesaltogether.B).Theycontributetoaregion's

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C).Theyposeathreattothelocalecosystem.D).Theywillcrossbreedwithnative

17.A).Theirclassificationsaremeaningful.B).Theirinteractionsarehardtodefine.

C).Theirdefinitionsarechangeable.D).Theirdistinctionsareartificial.

18.A).Onlyafewofthemcauseproblemsto

B).Theymayturntobenefitthelocal

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D).Only10percentofthemcanbenaturalized.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A).Respecttheirtraditionalculture.B).Attendtheirbusinessseminars.

C).Researchtheirspecificdemands.D).Adopttherightbusinessstrategies.

20.A),Showingthemyourpalm.

B).Givingthemgiftsofgreatvalue.

C).Drinkingalcoholoncertaindaysofa

D).Clickingyourfingersloudlyintheir

21.A).Theyareveryeasytosatisfy.B).Theyhaveastrongsenseofworth.

C),Theytrendtofriendlyandenthusiastic.D).Theyhaveabreakfrom2:00to5:30

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A),Hecompletelychangedthecompany'sculture.

B).Hecollectedpaintingsbyworld-famous

C).HetookoverthesalesdepartmentofReader'sDigest.

D).Hehadthecompan/sboardroom

23.A).Itshouldbesoldatareasonableprice.

B).Itsarticlesshouldbeshortandinspiring.

C).Itshouldbepublishedintheworld'sleadinglanguages.

D).Itsarticlesshouldentertainblue-andpink-collarworkers.

24.A).Heknewhowtomakethemagazine

B).Heservedasachurchminsterformany

C).Hesufferedmanysetbacksandmisfortunesinhislife.

D).Hetreatedtheemployeeslikemembersofhisfamily.

25.A).Itcarriedmanymoreadvertisements.B).GeorgeGrunejoineditasanad

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PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Read

thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

2withasingleUnethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

DidSarahJosephaHalewrite"Mary'sLittleLamb,"theeternalnurseryrhyme(兒歌)

aboutagirlnamed

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Marywithastubbornlamb?Thisisstilldispute,butit'sclearthatthewoman26for

writingitwasoneof

America'smostfascinating_27Inhonorofthepoem'spublicationonMay24,1830,here/

smoreaboutthe

一2&—author'slife.

Halewasn'tjustawriter,shewas--------socialadvocate,andshewas-^0^withan

alsoaparticularlyideal

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NewEngland,whichsheassociatedwithabundantThanksgivingmealsthatsheclaimedhad"a

deepmoralinfluence.0

shebegananationwide—31tohaveanationalholidaydeclaredthatwouldbringfamilies

togetherwhile

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celebratingth￡___32festivals.In1863,after17yearsofadvocacyincludingletterstofive

presidents,Halegotit.

PresidentAbrahamLincoln,duringtheCivilWar,---------settingasidethelastThursdayin

issuedaNovemberfor

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3theholiday.

Thetrueauthorshipof"Mary'sLittleLamb“isdisputed..AccordingtoNewEngland

HistoricalSociety,Halewroteonlyonepartofthepoem,butclaimedauthorship.Regardlessof

theauthor,itseemsthatthepoemwas

—34^byarealevent.WhenyoungMarySawyerwasfollowedtoschoolbyalambin1816,

itcausedsome

problems.AbystandernamedJohnRoulstonewroteapoemabouttheevent,then,atsomepoint,

Haleherselfseems

tohavehelpedwriteit.However,ifa1916piecebyhergreat-nieceistobetrusted,Hale—35^of

claimedfortheherlifethat“Someotherpeoplepretendedthatsomeoneelsewrote

thepoem".

A),campaignB).career

C).charactersD).features

E).fierceF).inspired

G).latterH).obsessed

I),proclamationJ),rectified

K).reputedL).rest

M).supposedN).traditional

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph

fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

GrowPlantsWithout

Water

[A].Eversincehumanitybegantofarmourownfood,we'vefacedtheunpredictablerain

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thatisbothfriendandenemy.Itcomesandgoeswithoutmuchwarning,andafield

oflush（茂盛的）leafygreensoneyearcandryupandblowawaythenext.Food

securityandfortunesdependonsufficient

rain,andnowheremoresothaninAfrica,where96%offarmlanddependsonrain

insteadoftheirrigationcommoninmoredevelopedplaces.Ithasconsequences:

SouthAfrica'songoingdrought-theworstinthreedecades—willcostatleasta

quarterofitscomcropthisyear.

[B].BiologistJillFarrantoftheUniversityofCapeTowninSouthAfricasaysthatnaturehas

plentyofanswersforpeoplewhowanttogrowcropsinplaceswithunpredictable

rainfall.Sheishardatworkfindingawaytotaketraitsfromrarewildplantsthat

adapttoextremedryweatherandusetheminfoodcrops.Astheearth'sclimate

changesandrainfallbecomesevenlesspredictableinsomeplaces,thoseanswers

willgrowevenmorevaluable."ThetypeoffarmingI'maimingforisliterallysothat

peoplecansurviveasit'sgoingtogetmoreandmoredry,"Farrantsays.

[C].Extremeconditionsproduceextremelytoughplants.IntherustyreddesertsofSouth

Africa,steep-sidedrockyhillscalledinselbergsrearupfromtheplainslikethebones

oftheearth.Thehillsareremnantsofanearliergeologicalera,scrapedbareofmost

soilandexposedtotheelements.Yetontheseandsimilarformationsindeserts

aroundtheworld,afewfierceplantshaveadaptedtoendureunderever-changing

conditions.

[D].Farrantcallsthemresurrectionplants（復(fù)蘇植物）.Duringmonthswithoutwaterundera

harshsun.

Theywither,shrinkandcontractuntiltheylooklikeapileofdeadgrayleaves.But

rainfallcanrevivetheminamatterofhours.Hertime-lapse｛間歇性拍攝的）videosof

therevivalslooklikesomeoneplayingatapeoftheplant'sdeathinreverse.

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[E].Thebigdifferencebetween"drought-tolerant"plantsandthesetoughplants:

metabolism.Manydifferentkindsofplantshavedevelopedtacticstoweatherdry

spells.Someplantsstorereservesofwatertoseethemthroughadrought;others

sendrootsdeepdowntosubsurfacewatersupplies.Butoncetheseplantsuseuptheir

storedreserveortapouttheundergroundsupply,theyceasegrowingandstartto

die.Theymaybeabletohandleadroughtofsomelength,andmanypeopleusethe

term"droughttolerant"todescribesuchplants,buttheyneveractuallystopneeding

toconsumewater,soFarrantpreferstocallthemdroughtresistant.

[F].Resurrectionplants,definedasthosecapableofrecoveringfromholdinglessthan0.1

gramsofwaterpergramofdrymass,aredifferent.Theylackwater-storingstructures,

andtheirexistenceonrockfacespreventsthemfromtappinggroundwater,sothey

haveinsteaddevelopedtheabilitytochangetheirmetabolism.Whentheydetectan

extendeddryperiod,theydiverttheirmetabolisms,producingsugarsandcertain

stress-associatedproteinsandothermaterialsintheirtissues.Astheplantdries,these

resourcestakeonfirstthepropertiesofhoney,thenrubber,andfinallyenteraglass-

likestatethatis"themoststablestatethattheplantcanmaintain/'Farrantsays.That

slowstheplant'smetabolismandprotectsitsdried-outtissues.Theplantsalso

changeshape；shrinkingtominimizethesurfaceareathroughwhichtheirremaining

watermightevaporate.Theycanrecoverfrommonthsandyearswithoutwater,

dependingonthespecies.

[G].Whatelsecandothisdry-out-and-revivetrick?Seeds-almostallofthem.Atthestartof

hercareer,Farrantstudied.recalcitrantseeds（執(zhí)拗性種子）suchasavocados,coffee

andlychee.Whiletasty,suchseedsaredelicate—theycannotbudandgrowiftheydry

out（asyoumayknowifyou'veever

triedtogrowatreefromanavocadopit）.Intheseedworld,thatmakesthemrare,

becausemostseedsfromfloweringplantsarequiterobust.Mostseedscanwaitoutthe

dry,unwelcomingseasonsuntilconditionsarerightandtheysprout（發(fā)芽）.Yetonce

theystartgrowing,suchplantsseemnotto

retaintheabilitytohitthepausebuttononmetabolismintheirstemsorleaves.

[H].AftercompletingherPh.D.onseeds,Farrantbeganinvestigatingwhetheritmightbe

possibletoisolatethepropertiesthatmakemostseedssoresilient（迅速恢復(fù)活力的）

andtransferthemtootherplanttissues.WhatFarrantandothershavefoundover

thepasttwodecadesisthattherearemany

genesinvolvedinresurrectionplants'responsetodryness.Manyofthemarethesame

thatregulatehowseedsbecomedryness-tolerantwhilestillattachedtotheirparent

plants.Nowtheyaretryingtofigureoutwhatmolecularsignalingprocessesactivate

thoseseed-buildinggenesinresurrectionplants—andhowtoreproducethemin

crops."Mostgenesareregulatedbyamastersetofgenes/'Farrantsays."We're

lookingatgenepromotersandwhatwouldbetheirmasterswitch."

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[I].OnceFarrantandhercolleaguesfeeltheyhaveabettersenseofwhichswitchesto

throw,theywillhavetofindthebestwaytodosoinusefulcrops.'Tmtryingthree

methodsofbreeding/Farrantsays:conventional,geneticmodificationaridgeneediting.

Shesayssheisawarethatplentyofpeopledonotwanttoeatgeneticallymodified

crops,butsheispushingaheadwitheveryavailabletooluntiloneworks.Farmers

andconsumersalikecanchoosewhetherornottousewhicheverversion

prevails:Tmgivingpeopleanoption."

[J].Farrantandothersintheresurrectionbusinessgottogetherlastyeartodiscussthebest

speciesofresurrectionplanttouseasalabmodel.Justlikemedicalresearchersuserats

totestideasforhumanmedicaltreatments,botanistsuseplantsthatarerelativelyeasy

togrowinalaborgreenhousesettingtotesttheirideasforrelatedspecies.The

Queenslandrockvioletisoneofthebeststudiedresurrectionplantssofar,witha

draftgenome（基因圖譜）publishedlastyearbyaChineseteam.Alsolastyear,

Farrantandcolleaguespublishedadetailedmolecularstudyofanothercandidate,

Xerophytaviscosa,atough-as-nailsouthAfricanplantwithlily-likeflowers,and

shesaysthata

genomeisontheway.oneorbothofthesemodelswillhelpresearcherstesttheir

ideas—sofarmostlydoneinthelab—ontestplots.

[K].Understandingthebasicsciencefirstiskey.Therearegoodreasonswhycropplants

donotusedrynessdefensesalready.Forinstance,there'sahighenergycostin

switchingfromaregularmetabolismtoanalmost-no-watermetabolism.Itwillalsobe

necessarytounderstandwhatsortofyieldfarmersmightexpectandtoestablishthe

plant'ssafety."Theyieldisnevergoingtobehigh,"Farrantsays,sotheseplantswillbe

targetednotatIowafarmerstryingtosqueezemorecash

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outofhigh-yieldfields,butsubsistencefarmerswhoneedhelptosurviveadrought

likethepresentoneinSouthAfrica."Myvisionisforthesubsistencefarmer,"Farrant

says."I'mtargetingcropsthatareofAfricanvalue.

3dThereareacoupleofplantstoughandadaptableenoughtosurviveonbarerockyhills

andindeserts.

37.Farrantistryingtoisolategenesinresurrectionplantsandreproducethemincrops.

38.FarmersinSouthAfricaaremoreatthemercyofnature,especiallyinconsistentrainfall.

39.Resurrectioncropsaremostlikelytobethechoiceofsubsistencefarmers.

4().Eventhoughmanyplantshavedevelopedvarioustacticstocopewithdryweather,

theycannotsurviveaprolongeddrought.

41.Despiteconsumerresistance,researchersarepushingaheadwithgeneticmodification

ofcrops.

42Mostseedscanpullthroughdryspellsandbegingrowingwhenconditionsareripe,

butoncethisprocessstarts,itcannotbeheldback.

43.Farrantisworkinghardtocultivatefoodcropsthatcallsurviveextremedrynessby

studyingthetraitsofrarewildplants.

44.Byadjustingtheirmetabolism,resurrectionplantscanrecoverfromanextended

periodofdrought.

45.Resurrectionplantscancomebacktolifeinashorttimeafterarainfall.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethroughthecentre

passageone

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Humanmemoryisnotoriouslyunreliable.Evenpeoplewiththesharpestfacial-

recognitionskillscanonlyremembersomuch.

It'stoughtoquantifyhowgoodapersonisatremembering.Noonereally

knowshowmanydifferentfacessomeonecanrecall,forexample,butvarious

estimatestendtohoverinthethousands-basedonthenumberofacquaintancesa

personmighthave.

Machinesaren'tlimitedthisway,Givetherightcomputeramassivedatabaseof

faces,anditcanprocesswhatitsees-thenrecognizeafaceit'stoldtofind-with

remarkablespeedandprecision.Thisskilliswhatsupportstheenormouspromise

offacial-recognitionsortwareinthe21stcentury.It'salsowhatmakescontemporary

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surveillancesystemssoscary.

Thethingis,machinesstillhavelimitationswhenitcomestofacialrecognition.

Andscientistsareonlyjustbeginningtounderstandwhatthoseconstraintsare.

Tobegintofigureouthow

computersarestruggling,researchersattheUniversityofWashingtoncreateda

massivedatabaseoffaces-theycallitMegaFace-andtestedavarietyoffacial-

recognitionalgorithms（算法）asthey

scaledupincomplexity.Theideawastotestthemachinesonadatabasethat

includedupto1milliondifferentimagesofnearly700,000differentpeople-and

notjustalargedatabasefeaturingarelativelysmallnumberofdifferentfaces,more

consistentwithwhat'sbeenusedinotherresearch.

Asthedatabasesgrew,machineaccuracydippedacrosstheboard.

Algorithmsthatwereright95%ofthetimewhentheyweredealingwitha13,000-

imagedatabase,forexample,wereaccurateabout70%ofthetimewhen

confrontedwith1millionimages.That'sstillprettygood,saysoneofthe

researchers,IraKemelmacher-Shlizerman."Muchbetterthanweexpected,"shesaid.

Machinesalsohaddifficultyadjustingforpeoplewholookalotalike-either

doppelgangers（長(zhǎng)相極相似的人）,whomthemachinewouldhavetroubleidentifying

astwoseparatepeople,orthesamepersonwhoappearedindifferentphotosat

differentagesorindifferentlighting,whomthe

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machinewouldincorrectlyviewasseparatepeople.

"Oncewescaleup,algorithmsmustbesensitivetotinychangesinidentities

andatthesametimeinvarianttolighting,pose,age,"Kemelmacher-Shlizerman

said.

Thetroubleis,formanyoftheresearcherswho'dliketodesignsystemsto

addressthesechallenges,massivedatasetsforexperimentationjustdon'texist-at

least,notinformatsthatareaccessibletoacademicresearchers.Trainingsetslike

theonesGoogleandFacebookhaveareprivate.Therearenopublicdatabases

thatcontainmillionsoffaces.MegaFace'screatorssayit'sthelargestpublicly

availablefacial-recognitiondatasetoutthere.

“Anultimatefacerecognitionalgorithmshouldperformwithbillionsofpeople

inadataset,"theresearcherswrote.

46.Comparedwithhumanmemory,machinescan.

A)identifyhumanfacesmoreefficiently

B)tellafriendfromamereacquaintance

C)storeanunlimitednumberofhumanfaces

D)perceiveimagesinvisibletothehumaneye

47.WhydidresearcherscreateMegaFace?

A)Toenlargethevolumeofthefacial-recognitiondatabase

B)Toincreasethevarietyoffacial-recognition

software

C)Tounderstandcomputers'problemswithfacialrecognition

D)Toreducethecomplexityoffacial-recognitionalgorithms

48.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutmachine

accuracy?

A)Itfallsshortofresearchers'expectations.

B)Itimproveswithaddedcomputingpower.

C)Itvariesgreatlywithdifferentalgorithms.

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D)Itdecreasesasthedatabasesizeincreases.

49.Whatissaidtobeashortcomingoffacial-recognitionmachines?

A)Theycannoteasilytellapartpeoplewithnear-identicalappearances.

B)Theyhavedifficultyidentifyingchangesinfacialexpressions

C)Theyarenotsensitivetominutechangesinpeople'smood

D)Theyhaveproblemsdistinguishingpeopleofthesameage

50.Whatisthedifficultyconfrontingresearchersoffacial-recognitionmachines?

A)Nocomputerisyetabletohandlehugedatasetsofhuman

faces

B)Theredonotexistpublicdatabaseswithsufficientface

sampler

QTherearenoappropriatealgorithmstoprocesstheface

samples

D)Theyhavetroubleconvertingfacedatasetsintotherightformat

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

There/recurrently21.5millionstudentsinAmerica,andmanywillbefunding

theircollegeonborrowedmoney.Giventhatthere'snowover$1.3trillionin

studentloansonthebooks,it'sprettyclearthatmanystudentsarefarfrom

sensible.Theaveragestudent'sdebtupongraduationnowapproaches$40,000,

andascollegebecomesevermoreexpensive,callstomakeit"free"are

multiplying.EvenHillaryClintonsaysthatwhenitcomestocollege,"Costswon't

beabarrier."

Buttheonlywaycollegecouldbefreeisifthefacultyandstaffdonatedtheir

time,thebuildingsrequirednomaintenance,andcampusesrequirednoutilities.

Aslongasit'simpossibletoproducesomethingfromnothingcostsareabsolutely

abarrier.

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Theactualquestionwedebateiswhoshouldpayforpeopletogotocollege.

Iftaxpayersaretobearthecostofforgivingstudentloans,shouldn'ttheyhavea

sayinhowtheirmoneyisused?

Atleasttaxpayersshouldbeabletodecidewhatstudentswillstudyonthe

publicdime.Ifwe'regoingtoforcetaxpayerstofootthebillforcollegedegrees,

studentsshouldonlystudythosesubjectsthat*reofgreatestbenefittotaxpayers.

Afterall,studentsmakingtheirownchoicesinthisrespectiswhatcausedthe

probleminthefirstplace.Wesimplydon'tneedmorepoetry,genderstudies,or

sociologymajors.Howdoweknowwhichsubjectsbenefitsociety?Easy.

Averagestartingsalariesgiveaclearindicationofwhattypeoftrainingsociety

needsitsnewworkerstohave.Certainly,there'rebenefitstoacollegemajor

beyondthejobastudentcanperform.Butifwe'retalkingaboutthebenefitsto

society,theonlythingthatma