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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 overWe can infer from Paragraph l that the two-year degree_____A.will hopefully increase flexibility in higher educationB.indicates that market-centric thinking is all the rageC.may help ease the debt burden of college studentsD.is a result of the collapse of higher education

选项 A.will hopefully increase flexibility in higher education
B.indicates that market-centric thinking is all the rage
C.may help ease the debt burden of college students
D.is a result of the collapse of higher education

答案 B

解析【信息锁定】文首句首先引题“两年制学位卷土重来”，②③句继而做出点评：推行两年制学位意在提高高等教育灵活性，主观意愿虽好，却反映出我们（代指教育部门）十分痴迷“以市场为中心”，以至于认为“‘将相同课程压缩在更短时间范围内’就是一种‘灵活性”’。即，两年制学位出发点虽好，但却反映出“以市场为中心”在教育部门的风行、以至于对教育的灵活性做出了狭隘的理解。故B.正确。【解题技巧】A.、C.均错将政策制定者的主观意愿“提高高等教育灵活性（①句）、最大化日后经济回报（③句）”偷换为作者对该政策的点评，而由⑧句But所示语义转折可知作者对这一政策实持否定态度；[D]由④句扭曲而来，但错把“非全日制教育面临的问题”严重化为“高等教育崩塌”。

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