One of our expectations about education is that it will pay off in terms of upward mobility. Historically , the correlation betw

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问题     One of our expectations about education is that it will pay off in terms of upward mobility. Historically , the correlation between education and income has been strong. But in the early 1970s, a contradiction【C1】______between education and the economy. Our value of education and our average educational attainment outstripped the capacity of the economy to【C2】______the graduates.
    Experts have argued that this contradiction is at the heart of the problem of public education today. It is not, as business leaders claim, that the schools are failing to【C3】______educate students. The real problem is a dearth(缺乏)of economic【C4】______for students who are not continuing on to college.
    College graduates also are having difficulty finding jobs. Even when they do, the jobs may not be commensurate(相称的)with their【C5】______and expectations. Part of the problem is that too many young Americans aspire to have professional jobs, making disappointment and frustration【C6】______for some.
    Another part of the problem is the assumption that greater educational attainment guarantees career【C7】______. In fact, employers do not routinely reward educational attainment:【C8】______, they reward it only when they believe it will contribute to the employee’ s productivity.
    We should not overlook the fact that there is still a strong correlation between education, occupation , and income. College graduates have a strong advantage over those with less education. Despite the fact that the payoff is neither as large nor as【C9】______as it once was, we could still argue that all or at least the majority of Americans would【C10】______by some degree because higher education can enable them to think more deeply, explore more widely, and enjoy a greater range of experiences.
    A)absorb I)inevitable
    B)advancement J)opportunities
    C)benefit K)properly
    D)certain L)rather
    E)created M)thus
    F)developed N)timely
    G)failure O)training
    H)gain
【C5】

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答案O

解析 空格后的and表示并列关系,and之后为名词,可判断本空格也应该填一个名词。本句的句意是,“大学毕业生就算找到了工作,也可能不符合他们的______和期待”。根据选项,只有training符合,意为“培训,训练”,指大学生所受的教育和培训等,故答案为O)training(培训,训练)。
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