首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
For the past several decades, it seems there’s been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America: Get a college education,
For the past several decades, it seems there’s been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America: Get a college education,
admin
2022-06-13
42
问题
For the past several decades, it seems there’s been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America: Get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy your own home. But do Americans still believe in that path, and if they do, is it attainable?
The most recent National Journal poll asked respondents about the American dream, what it takes to achieve their goals, and whether or not they felt a significant amount of control over their ability to be successful. Overwhelmingly, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream—and what it takes to achieve it—looks quite different than it did in the late 20th century.
By and large, people felt that their actions and hard work—not outside forces—were the deciding factor in how their lives turned out. But respondents had decidedly mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.
In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic about the power of education to lead to success. Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority—52 percent— think that young people do not need a four-year college education in order to be successful.
Miguel Maeda, 42, who has a master’s degree and works in public health, was the first in his family to go to college, which has allowed him to achieve a sense of financial stability his parents and grandparents never did.
While some, like Maeda, emphasized the value of the degree rather than the education itself, others still see college as a way to gain new perspectives and life experiences.
Sixty-year-old Will Fendley, who had a successful career in the military and never earned a college degree, thinks "personal drive" is far more important than just going to college. To Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education, and basic life skills, like balancing a checkbook, are the necessary ingredients for a successful life in America.
What is the finding of the latest National Journal poll concerning the American dream?
选项
A、More and more Americans are finding it hard to realize
B、It remains alive among the majority of American people
C、Americans’ idea of it has changed over the past few decades
D、An increasing number of young Americans are abandoning it
答案
C
解析
根据文中第二段第二句“Overwhelmingly, the results show that today, the idea of the, American dream…”可知,绝大多数人认为,如今美国梦的概念以及实现美国梦的方式和20世纪末有很大不同,故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/vKzYFFFM
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
Gary:Hi,Mike,we’rehavingapartytonight,wannacomejoinus?Youcanbringyourgirlfriend.Mike:Well...【D8】______Gary:W
Thecar______whenthelightturnedred.
Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesand
Thetopoftheworldisawonderland.Inwinter,thetemperatureoftenfallsto-30°Fandthesunneverrises.Theoceanissurr
Thetopoftheworldisawonderland.Inwinter,thetemperatureoftenfallsto-30°Fandthesunneverrises.Theoceanissurr
That’sthereason______Anncouldnotdoherpartofthejob.
ItwasabeautifulsummerdayandIwastakingawalkinthedowntownareaofMadrid.WhenIturnedastreet【C1】______Iheardth
ThechancesofdiscoveringlifeonNeptuneareaboutamillion_________.
我不敢肯定明天她是不是会准时到学校来。
ArchaeologistshavefoundwheeledceramictoysmadebytheToltec,twelfth-centuryinhabitantsofwhatisnowVeracruz.Although
随机试题
一件行政诉讼案件中,被告响水县建设局,于2008年7月13日颁发给第三人响水县亨达房地产开发有限公司编号为040039建设工程规划许可证,许可第三人在本县城军民东路段开发房地产,其许可附件军民东路1号综合楼建设工程施工图纸(200436号图纸)设计在原告门
姜科植物来源的果实类药材有
患者,男性,50岁,因突发性中上腹剧痛10小时来院急诊,体检发现有板样腹.腹部平片示膈下有游离气体,生命体征平稳。既往有消化性溃疡和不规则服药史。应为该患者采取的首要措施为()。
所谓工程建设勘察是指()。
报关员调动工作单位时,应持()的证明文件向所在地海关办理重新注册手续。
在()情况下,熊市套利可以获利。
对某单位的100名员工进行调查,结果发现他们喜欢看球赛、电影和戏剧。其中58人喜欢看球赛,38人喜欢看戏剧,52人喜欢看电影,既喜欢看球赛又喜欢看戏剧的有18人,既喜欢看电影又喜欢看戏剧的有16人,三种都喜欢看的有12人,则只喜欢看电影的有多少人?(
通常的工作计划中都指明一段时期预先决定()等具体问题。
根据香农公式,以下关系正确的是()。
输入掩码字符“&”的含义是
最新回复
(
0
)