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问题 Text 4 The two-year degree is back.The idea of increased flexibility in higher education is,in the broadest sense,a good one.But it is a sign of how captured we have been by market-centric thinking that"flexibility",to this government,is manifested as"squeeze the same amount into a shorter period of time to maximise your financial returns later".The sector has undergone a"catastrophe"as part-time student numbers have collapsed;that the government's response is a degree format-the polar opposite of part-time-is indicative of its approach to governance in generaL For most demographics whose access to higher education is restricted,condensing the course doesn't address the barriers they're facing.If you're balancing employment and childcare with a full-time education,especially if you're relying on sketchy public transport infrastructure,it's unrealistic to squeeze any more into your schedule.Many universities currently structure their courses around the reality that many students work,at least part-time,while studying.None of this is to mention those with disabilities who may face additional barriers to access.There are no doubt some-the independently wealthy,for example-who may benefit,but it seems perverse that these people should be the focus of a major policy change.Troublingly,we seem to have fully accepted the shift from education as a social good to a product sold to students on grounds of higher earnings in the job market.Often,the grand promises of access to employment don't hold up.The labour market has been increasingly casualised and"hollowed out",with a gap emerging between the skilled and"unskilled".Progression through the ranks is vanishing,with a degree becoming a requirement for all sorts of jobs beyond simply those with high wages.Even beyond the gap between the promise and reality,though,lies a philosophical flaw with the current approach.The two-year degree,in and of itself,is neither a good nor a bad thing.For some people it will be a positive,for the majority of others an irrelevance.What is troubling is what it represents about how Britain's political establishment sees education.It fits well into the reductive free-market philosophy,where every aspect of life can be sold as a commodity.A government that sees the price of everything and the value of nothing will inevitably be drawn to the idea of squeezing maximum output into minimum time.A government that really wanted to make higher education more flexible,open and accessible would be exploring options that made sense for those with restricted access.There is no evidence,though,that this government thinks the choice between being stuck in a low-wage hellscape or taking on thousands of pounds in debt to play a roulette wheel with better odds is a bad thing.The days of education policies that address none of the problems with education are far from overThe beneficiaries of the two-year degree would most probably be____A.single parentsB.working-class peopleC.those with disabilitiesD.financially wealthy people

选项 A.single parents
B.working-class people
C.those with disabilities
D.financially wealthy people

答案 D

解析【信息锁定】笫二、三段谈及两年制学位的受益对象。第二段①句概述“对大多数接受高等教育机会受限的群体而言，两年制学位并未解决其受限问题”，②句例证“对于那些既要工作、又要育儿、还要接受全日制教育的人而言，他们的日程安排已经满得无法再添加任何安排（意即，其学位课程不能再压缩）”；③④句欲抑先扬“高校看似在结合非全日制学生实际情况对课程设置做出精细调整，但实际上没有一项调整关乎残疾人群体，这些人面临的问题要更多”；第三段①句转而指出两年制学位对独立富裕群体有益．但这有悖常理。由此不难得知，作者并不认同这一学位制对工薪阶层、单身父母、残疾人群有何裨益，相反却对经济富裕人士有利，即D.为正确答案，同时排除A.、B.、C.。【解题技巧】A.、B.分别代指第二段②句employment、childcare所指代对象、C.复现末句those with disabilities，这三个群体实际意在说明该段主旨doesn't address the barriers ihey're facing，故都排除。

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