16．More women are graduating from colleges than men．The situation is causing some people to worry about the future．The trend could cause social problems，according to a report on July 8 by the Washington Post．
Women received about 57 percent of the bachelor's degrees awarded this year from colleges and universities in the United States．The figure of 57 percent has been the highest since World WarⅡended in 1945．During the war，many men were in the military．
The gap between men and women is greater among African Americans and Hispanics．Two African-American women receive a degree for every African-American man．Only 40 percent of Hispanics who get a degree are males．
The USA Department of Education
estimates 698，000 females received bachelor's degree this year．The number of male graduates was 529，000．The trend toward more female graduates began in the mid1980s．Nobody seems to know why．However，many theories exist．
Researchers say the trend could lead to social problems．They also say this may indicate two things．It may reflect the increasing success of women．But it also may show the educational problems affecting men．
High school graduation rates are slightly lower for men than for women．Males also make up the vast majority of students in special education classes．
The Business Roundtable is studying the trend．The group is an organization of chief executives of some of the nation's largest corporations．Susan Traiman is the director of the group's education policy．Traiman said the nation couldn't afford to let half its population fail to develop skills needed for the future．
（1）Some people worry about the future because
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A．there are many social problems in America
B．more and more men don't like the life in college
C．more African-American women receive a degree
D．fewer and fewer men receive a degree than women in America
（2）Which one of the following statements is right according to this passage？
A．There must be something wrong with the education system．
B．40% of the Hispanics get a degree in America．
C．Nobody knows the reason why more women get a degree than men．
D．More than half of the men received bachelor's degrees this year．
（3）The underlined word"estimates"in the fourth paragraph means
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A．guesses
B．explains
C．introduces
D．discovers
（4）What Susan Traiman said means that
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A．the nation should prevent the women from receiving further education
B．the nation would be too poor to develop its education
C．the nation didn't have enough money for women's further education
D．the nation should encourage men to develop skills for the future
（5）What is the main subject discussed in the text？
A．Women are more successful in America than men．
B．More women than men are graduating from college．
C．Men are more successful in America than women．
D．There are two kinds of social problems in America．
