高中英语真题-2015阅读理解一轮训练(5)及答案 .pdf

高中英语真题:2015 阅读理解一轮训练（5 ）及 答案 社会生活类 A study involving 8, 500 teenagers from all social backgrounds f ound that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. T he findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five- year research project into teenagers and money, ar e particularly worrying as this generation of young people is like ly to be burdened with greater debts than any before. University tuition fees(学 费) are currently capped at ￡3, 000 annually, but this will be re viewed next year and the Government is under enormous press ure to raise the ceiling. In the research, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheape st. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average ￡31, 000 by the age of 25, although the average s alary for those aged 22 to 29 is just ￡17, 815. The teenagers e xpected to be in debt when they finished university or training, a lthough half said that they assumed the debts would be less tha n ￡10, 000. Average debts for graduates are ￡12, 363. Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotl and Group which owns NatWest, said, “The more exposed you ng people are t o financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them , the more likely they are to become responsible, forward- planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively. “ Ministers are deep ly concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and yo ung people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Hele ns, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal financ e, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money. 1. Which of the following can be found from the five- year research project? A. Students understand pers