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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 most suitable title for this text would be_____A.In Favor of the Two-year DegreeB.The ABCs of the Two-year DegreeC.The Flawed Thinking behind the Two-year DegreeD.The Two-year Degree:A Dilemma

选项 A.In Favor of the Two-year Degree
B.The ABCs of the Two-year Degree
C.The Flawed Thinking behind the Two-year Degree
D.The Two-year Degree:A Dilemma

答案 C

解析【信息锁定】首段引题“两年制学位实际反映出教育部门深受‘以市场为中心’思维的影响”，中间段分析“两年制学位对于大多数受限于接受高等教育的群体而言并无实质性作用，相反反映出教育部门对教育的思维转变（由社会福利变成了市场在售产品），而这种思维转变令人担忧，因为它看不见教育的价值而只看见了教育的价格”，末段总结“政府似乎没有任何转变思维的倾向性，当前那些教育决策并不能解决任何教育问题”。由此可见．全文立意在“两年制学位政策不仅不能解决当前教育问题，相反还暴露出政府对待教育的致命缺陷”。纵观四个选项，唯有C.最为契合，同时排除与文意背离的A.。【解题技巧】B.虽体现首段所述“两年制学位再度兴起的前因后果”，却未彰显批驳之意；D.根据第四段②句“两年制学位本身并无好坏”干扰，但该句意在说明”刨除一切外在因索，两年制学位无所谓好坏”，而并非是说“该政策利弊参半，所以难以抉择”，且由整体文意不难推知，作者对这一政策并不支持。

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