2023年考研-考研英语二笔试历年高频考点试卷带答案

2023年考研-考研英语二笔试历年高频考点试卷带答案卷I一.单项选择题(共10题)1.根据下面资料，回答26-30题Whilefossilfuels—coal,oil,gas—stillgenerateroughly85percentoftheworld'senergysupply,it'sclearerthaneverthatthefuturebelongstorenewablesourcessuchaswindandsolar.Themovetorenewablesispickingupmomentumaroundtheworld:Theynowaccountformorethanhalfofnewpowersourcesgoingonline.Somegrowthstemsfromacommitmentbygovernmentsandfarsightedbusinessestofundcleanerenergysources.Butincreasinglythestoryisaboutthe→plummeting←pricesofrenewables,especiallywindandsolar.Thecostofsolarpanelshasdroppedby80percentandthecostofwindturbinesbyclosetoone-thirdinthepasteightyears.Inmanypartsoftheworldrenewableenergyisalreadyaprincipalenergysource.InScotland,forexample,windturbinesprovideenoughelectricitytopower95percentofhomes.Whiletherestoftheworldtakesthelead,notablyChinaandEurope,theUnitedStatesisalsoseeingaremarkableshift.InMarch,forthefirsttime,windandsolarpoweraccountedformorethan10percentofthepowergeneratedintheUS,reportedtheUSEnergyInformationAdministration.PresidentTrumphasunderlinedfossilfuels—especiallycoal—asthepathtoeconomicgrowth.InarecentspeechinIowa,hedismissedwindpowerasanunreliableenergysource.ButthatmessagedidnotplaywellwithmanyinIowa,wherewindturbinesdotthefieldsandprovide36percentofthestate'selectricitygeneration—andwheretechgiantslikeMicrosoftarebeingattractedbytheavailabilityofcleanenergytopowertheirdatacenters.Thequestion"whathappenswhenthewinddoesn'tbloworthesundoesn'tshine?"hasprovidedaquickput-downforskeptics.Butaboostinthestoragecapacityofbatteriesismakingtheirabilitytokeeppowerflowingaroundtheclockmorelikely.Theadvanceisdriveninpartbyvehiclemanufacturers,whoareplacingbigbetsonbattery-poweredelectricvehicles.Althoughelectriccarsarestillararityonroadsnow,thismassiveinvestmentcouldchangethepicturerapidlyincomingyears.Whilethere'salongwaytogo,thetrendlinesforrenewablesarespiking.Thepaceofchangeinenergysourcesappearstobespeedingup—perhapsjustintimetohaveameaningfuleffectinslowingclimatechange.WhatWashingtondoes—ordoesn'tdo—topromotealternativeenergymaymeanlessandlessatatimeofaglobalshiftinthought.ItcanbelearnedthatinIowa,_______.A.windisawidelyusedenergysourceB.windenergyhasreplacedfossilfuelsC.teehgiantsareinvestingincleanenergyD.thereisashortageofcleanenergysupply正确答案：A,2.Teachersneedtobeawareoftheemotional,intellectual,andphysicalchangesthatyoungadultsexperience.Andtheyalsoneedtogiveserious1tohowtheycanbest2suchchanges.Growingbodiesneedmovementand3,butnotjustinwaysthatemphasizecompetition.4theyareadjustingtotheirnewbodiesandawholehostofnewintellectualandemotionalchallenges,teenagersareespeciallyself-consciousandneedthe5thatcomesfromachievingsuccessandknowingthattheiraccomplishmentsare6byothers.However,thetypicalteenagelifestyleisalreadyfilledwithsomuchcompetitionthatitwouldbe7toplanactivitiesinwhichtherearemorewinnersthanlosers,8,publishingnewsletterswithmanystudent-writtenbookreviews,9studentartwork,andsponsoringbookdiscussionclubs.Avarietyofsmallclubscanprovide10opportunitiesforleadership,aswellasforpracticeinsuccessful11dynamics.Makingfriendsisextremelyimportanttoteenagers,andmanyshystudentsneedthe12ofsomekindoforganizationwithasupportiveadult13visibleinthebackground.Intheseactivities,itisimportanttorememberthattheyoungteenshave14attentionspans.Avarietyofactivitiesshouldbeorganized15participantscanremainactiveaslongastheywantandthengoonto16elsewithoutfeelingguiltyandwithoutlettingtheotherparticipants17.Thisdoesnotmeanthatadultsmustacceptirresponsibility.

18,theycanhelpstudentsacquireasenseofcommitmentby19forrolesthatarewithintheir20andtheirattentionspansandbyhavingclearlystatedrules.______A.strengthenB.accommodateC.stimulateD.enhance正确答案：B,3.Withsomuchfocusonchildren'suseofscreens,it'seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse.“Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,”saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,“anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine.”Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhouseddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention.Infantsarewiredtolookatparents'facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice—itcanbeextremelydisconcertingforthechildren.Radeskycitesthe“stillfaceexperiment”devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother'sattention.“Parentsdon'thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild'sverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed,”saysRadesky.Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids'useofscreensarebornoutofan“oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting”withtheirchildren:“It'sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou'refailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem.”Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildisn'tlearningfromthescreendoesn'tmeanthere'snovaluetoit—particularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild.Parents,hesays,cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway.Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime.Radesky'scitesthe“stillfaceexperiment”toshowthat_______.A.it

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needs正确答案：D,4.根据下面资料，回答26-30题Forestsgiveusshade,quietandoneoftheharderchallengesinthefightagainstclimatechange.Evenaswehumanscountonforeststosoakupagoodshareofthecarbondioxideweproduce,wearethreateningtheirabilitiestodoso.Theclimatechangewearehasteningcouldonedayleaveuswithforeststhatemitmorecarbonthantheyabsorb.Thankfully,thereisawayoutofthistrap--butitinvolvesstrikingasubtlebalance.Helpingforestsflourishasvaluable"carbonsinks"longintothefuturemayrequirereducingtheircapacitytoabsorbcarbonnow.Californiaisleadingtheway,asitdoesonsomanyclimateefforts,infiguringoutthedetails.Thestate'sproposedForestCarbonPlanaimstodoubleeffortstothinoutyoungtreesandclearbrushinpartsoftheforest.Thistemporarilylowerscarbon-carryingcapacity.Buttheremainingtreesdrawagreatershareoftheavailablemoisture,sotheygrowandthrive,restoringtheforest'scapacitytopullcarbonfromtheair.Healthytreesarealsobetterabletofendoffinsects.Thelandscapeisrenderedlesseasilyburnable.Evenintheeventofafire,fewertreesareconsumed. Theneedforsuchplanningisincreasinglyurgent.Already,since2010,droughtandinsectshavekilledover100milliontreesinCalifornia,mostofthemin2016alone,andwildfireshaveburnedhundredsofthousandsofacres.Californiaplanstotreat35,000acresofforestayearby2020,and60,000by2030--financedfromtheproceedsofthestate'semissions-permitauctions.That'sonlyasmallshareofthetotalacreagethatcouldbenefit,abouthalfamillionacresinall,soitwillbevitaltoprioritizeareasatgreatestriskoffireordrought.Thestrategyalsoaimstoensurethatcarboninwoodymaterialremovedfromtheforestsislockedawayintheformofsolidlumberorburnedasbiofuelinvehiclesthatwouldotherwiserunonfossilfuels.Newresearchontransportationbiofuelsisalreadyunderway.Stategovernmentsarewellaccustomedtomanagingforests,buttraditionallythey'vefocusedonwildlife,watershedsandopportunitiesforrecreation.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometoseethevitalpartforestswillhavetoplayinstoringcarbon.California'splan,whichisexpectedtobefinalizedbythegovernornextyear,shouldserveasamodel.Theauthor'sattitudetoCalifornia'splancanbestbedescribedas_______.A.ambiguousB.tolerantC.supportiveD.cautious正确答案：C,5.Weighingyourselfregularlyisawonderfulwaytostayawareofanysignificantweightfluctuations.(1)_____whendonetoooften,thishabitcansometimeshurtmorethanit(2)_____.Asforme,weighingmyselfeverydaycausedmetoshiftmyfocusfrombeinggenerallyhealthyandphysicallyactivetofocusing(3)_____onthescale.Thatwasbadtomyoverallfitnessgoals.Ihadgainedweightintheformofmusclemass,butthinkingonlyof(4)_____thenumberonthescale,Ialteredmytrainingprogram.ThatconflictedwithhowIneededtotrainto(5)_____mygoals.Ialsofoundthatweighingmyselfdailydidnotprovideanaccurate(6)_____ofthehardworkandprogressIwasmakinginthegym.Ittakesaboutthreeweekstoamonthtonoticeanysignificantchangesinyourweight(7)_____alteringyourtrainingprogram.Themost(8)_____changeswillbeobservedinskilllevel,strengthandincheslost.Forthese(9)_____,Istoppedweighingmyselfeverydayandswitchedtoabimonthlyweighingschedule(10)_____.Sinceweightlossisnotmygoal,itislessimportantformeto(11)_____myweighteachweek.Weighingeveryotherweekallowsmetoobserveand(12)_____anysignificantweightchanges.ThattellsmewhetherIneedto(13)_____mytrainingprogram.Iusemybimonthlyweigh-in(14)_____togetinformationaboutmynutritionaswell.Ifmytrainingintensityremainsthesame,butI'mconstantly(15)_____anddroppingweight,thisisa(16)_____thatIneedtoincreasemydailycaloricintake.The(17)_____tostopweighingmyselfeverydayhasdonewondersformyoverallhealth,fitnessandwell-being.I'mexperiencingincreasedzealforworkingoutsinceInolongercarrytheburdenofa(18)_____morningweigh-in.I'vealsoexperiencedgreatersuccessinachievingmyspecificfitnessgoals,(19)_____I'mtrainingaccordingtothosegoals,notthenumbersonascale.Ratherthan(20)_____overthescale,turnyourfocustohowyoulook,feel,howyourclothesfitandyouroverallenergylevel.

A.secretB.beliefC.signD.principle正确答案：C,6.Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:anever-endingfloodofwords.In1ajoboradvancinginone,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend2canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare3readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading4atanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency5intheactualstuffoflanguageitself－words.Takenindividually,wordshave6meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.7,however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,oftenregressingto8wordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencytolookbackover9youhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich10downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas11reads.Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan12,whichmovesabar(orcurtain)downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate13thereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto“stretch”him.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,14word-by-wordreading,regressionandsubvocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirst15issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconcepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster16yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound17readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.18CharlieAu,abusinessmanager,forinstance,hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute19thetraining,nowitisanexcellent1,378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan20alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.______A.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involves正确答案：A,7.根据下面资料，回答1-20题Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith—orevenlookingat—astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyclingtotheirphones,evenwithouta→1←onasubway.It'sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings—becausethere's→2←tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,→←→3←intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe→4←:"Pleasedon'tapproachme."Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide→←→5←ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe→6←as"weird".Wefearwe'llbe→7←→←.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently→8←tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel→9←whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisuneasiness,we→10←toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore→11←→←."Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn't→12←sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta→13←→←.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow→14←→←."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto→15←howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir→16←→←wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"TheNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey→17←withtheexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed."→18←→←,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,→←→19←humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat→20←:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.第（8）题选______,A.unreasonableB.ungratefulC.unconventionalD.unfamiliar正确答案：D,8.Personalityistoalargeextentinherent——A-typeparentsusuallybringaboutA-typeoffspring.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveaprofound→1←,sinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorinthelivesoftheirchildren.Oneplacewherechildren→2←A-characteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthe“win→3←allcosts”moralstandardand→4←theirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrentpassion→5←makingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveA-typesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirB-typefellows.Beingtoo→6←towincanhavedangerous→7←,rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,dropped→8←secondsaftersaying,“Rejoice,we→9←.”Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolsisthedisproportionateemphasison→10.←Itisarareschoolthat→11←pupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhat→12←,butcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivelyharmful.Obviously,itisneitherpracticalnor→13←thatallA-youngsterschange→14←B's.TheworldneedsA-types,andschoolshaveanimportantdutytotrytofitachild'spersonalitytohispossiblefuture→15←.Itistopmanagement.Ifthepreoccupationofschoolswithacademicworkwas→16←,moretimemightbespentteachingchildrensurervalues.Perhapsselectionforthe→17←professions,especiallymedicine,couldbemadelessbygoodgradesinchemistryandmorebysuchconsiderationsas→18←andsympathy.Itissurelya→19←tochooseourdoctorsexclusivelyfromA-typestock.B'sareimportantandshouldbe→20.←______A.asB.likeC.intoD.from正确答案：C,9.ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.Mr.Koziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbooksandtestsandmechanicalmemorization,butpractical.Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13th

presidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlyoverwhelmedbyabrokenbikeChain?AsKoziatekknow,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddeskstuckwithgenerationsofdiscardedchewinggum.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyassemblingabicycle.Buthe'salsofoundakindofinsidiousprejudice.Workingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarkofinferiority.Schoolinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“havethatstereotype...thatit'sforkidswhocan'tmakeitacademically,”hesays.Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica'sevolution.Manufacturingisnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelyevaporated.Moreeducationisthenewprinciple.Wewantmoreforourkids,andrightfullyso.Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor'sdegreesforall—andthesubtledevaluingofanythingless—missesanimportantpoint:That'snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds.Yes,abachelor'sdegreeopensmoredoors.Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-skilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-skillmanufacturing.Butonly44percentofworkersareadequatelytrained.Inotherwords,atatimewhentheworkingclasshasturnedthecountryonitspoliticalhead,frustratedthattheopportunitythatoncedefinedAmericaisvanishing,oneobvioussolutionisstaringusintheface.Thereisagapinworking-classjobs,buttheworkerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren'tequippedtodothem.Koziatek'sManchesterSchoolofTechnologyHighSchoolistryingtofillthatgap.Koziatek'sschoolisawake-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisksoverlookinganation'sdiversityofgifts.WecaninferfromParagraph5thathighschoolgraduates_____.A.used

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manufacturing正确答案：A,10.根据下面资料，回答1-20题Weighingyourselfregularlyisawonderfulwaytostayawareofanysignificantweightfluctuations.→←→1←→←,whendonetoooften,thishabitcansometimeshurtmorethanit→2←.Asforme,weighingmyselfeverydaycausedmetoshiftmyfocusfrombeinggenerallyhealthyandphysicallyactivetofocusing→3←onthescale.Thatwasbadtomyoverallfitnessgoals.Ihadgainedweightintheformofmusclemass,butthinkingonlyof→4←thenumberonthescale,Ialteredmytrainingprogram.ThatconflictedwithhowIneededtotrainto→5←mygoals.Ialsofoundthatweighingmyselfdailydidnotprovideanaccurate→6←ofthehardworkandprogressIwasmakinginthegym.Ittakesaboutthreeweekstoamonthtonoticeanysignificantchangesinyourweight→7←alteringyourtrainingprogram.Themost→8←changeswillbeobservedinskilllevel,strengthandincheslost.Forthese→9←→←,Istoppedweighingmyselfeverydayandswitchedtoabimonthlyweighingschedule→10←→←.Sinceweightlossisnotmygoal,itislessimportantformeto→11←myweighteachweek.Weighingeveryotherweekallowsmetoobserveand→12←anysignificantweightchanges.ThattellsmewhetherIneedto→13←mytrainingprogram.Iusemybimonthlyweight-in→14←togetinformationaboutmynutritionaswell.Ifmytrainingintensityremainsthesame,butI'mconstantly→15←anddroppingweight,thisisa→16←thatIneedtoincreasemydailycaloricintake.The→17←tostopweighingmyselfeverydayhasdonewondersformyoverallhealth,fitnessandwell-being.I'mexperiencingincreasedzealforworkingoutsinceInolongercarrytheburdenofa→18←morningweigh-in.I'vealsoexperiencedgreatersuccessinachievingmyspecificfitnessgoals,→19←I'mtrainingaccordingtothosegoals,notthenumbersonascale.Ratherthan→20←overthescale,turnyourfocustohowyoulook,feel,howyourclothesfitandyouroverallenergylevel.第（5）题选A.setB.reviewC.reachD.modify正确答案：C,卷II一.单项选择题(共10题)1.根据以下材料，回答36-40题TheUKhaslongenjoyedaglobalreputationasacentreforexcellenceintheperformingarts,bothasanexporteroftalentandadestinationofchoiceforloversofculture.Wegainalotemotionallyfromtheindustry,whichboostsourmentalandphysicalhealth.Butperformingartsarealsopartofthefastest-growingsectoroftheeconomy,thecreativearts,whichcontributedmorethan?100bnin2017.Despiteallthis,theperformingartsintheUKarefacinganexistentialthreat.ThedeclineofformalperformingartseducationinschoolsandtheimpactoftheEBacchavebeenwelldocumented.In2017,thenumberofentriesforGCSEdramadeclinedby8.5%,whileA-levelentriesfordancefellby42%,dramaby33%andmusicby38%between2010and2018.ABBCsurveyinJanuary2018showednineoutof10secondaryschoolshadcutbackonlessontime,stafforfacilitiesinatleastonecreativeartssubject.Meanwhile,cutstolocalauthoritieshavefurtherdecimatedopportunitiesforyoungpeopletoparticipateintheperformingarts.Thesecutsfeelshort-sightedwhencreativejobsarethoughttobesomeoftheleastvulnerabletoautomation.In21Lessonsforthe21stCentury,historianYuvalNoahHararinotesthatmanypedagogicalexpertsarguethatschoolsshouldswitchtoteaching"thefourCs—criticalthinking,communication,collaboration,andcreativity"—topreparethechildrenoftodayfortheworkforceoftomorrow.Allfourskillsarehallmarksofaperformingartseducation.Meanwhile,universitiesareanxiouslyawaitingtheoutcomeofthegovernment'sreviewofpost-18educationfunding.Twooftherumoursarounditsrecommendationscouldhugelydamageperformingartscourses.Iftuitionfeesarecutwithoutgovernmentfundingtomakeuptheshortfall,universitiesmaystruggletofundhigh-cost,studio-basededucationandtraining.Equally,minimumA-levelgraderequirementsmightexcludemanyprospectivestudentsconsideringavocationalcareerintheperformingarts,includingthosewhostarttheirhighereducationjourneyat16.Myinstitution,theConservatoireforDanceandDrama,isoneofanumberofworld-leadingspecialistswhichfocusesondance,drama,circusarts,ormusicwithinhighereducation.Inadditiontothechallengesmentioned,wealsofaceafurtherthreatfrompossiblewithdrawalofspecialistsupportfunding,knownasISTA(institution-specifictargetedallocation).ISTAsupportsworld-leadingconservatoiresinmeetingtheadditionalcostsessentialtodelivertrainingofanintensityandstandardwhichpreparesourstudentstoentertheirprofessionatthehighestlevel.Thebenefitsofthiseducationareshowninthesuccessofourstudents,includinginternationallyrenownedartistssuchasactorandOscarwinnerOliviaColmanandchoreographerSirRichardAlston.Performingartseducation—alongwithlow-paidbutessentialprofessionssuchasnursing,teachingandcaring—hasbeenrepeatedlyunderminedbythegovernment'sreductivenarrativethatequatesadegree'svaluewithitsgraduates'earnings.ArecentInstituteforFiscalStudiesreportsaidthatcreativeartsdegreeswillcosttaxpayers30%morethanengineeringdegreesbecauseofthelowersalariesitsgraduateswillsecure,makingthemlesslikelytopayofftheirloansinfull.Itseemsthattherhetoricofstudentasconsumerleadsustotheideaofgraduateasproduct.Thereturnsoninvestmentinperformingartsaresignificant,butthestrengthofanycountryanditspeopleisaboutfarmorethanthefinancialwealthitgenerates.Wemustchallengethedangerousnarrativethatequatessuccesswiththelevelofagraduate'sincomeandwhichreduceseducationtoafinancialtransaction.Ifwedon't,werisklosingthenextgenerationofartistsandallthattheycontributetoourwellbeingandsociety.Whic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