题目内容
22. Salaries are much higher here than ______ in my city.
A.that | B.it | C.ones | D.those |
D
解析

Men can be beautiful too, right?
CHINA is going to host the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest in Guangzhou this December. This year for the first time the contest will include a male section. Students from over 130 countries will compete for Mr. and Miss Beauty. The contest is one of the most respected beauty contests in the world. It was copied by the United Nations University (an international university belonging to the United Nations) in 1986.
Stick to studying
LI Yining, an economics professor at Peking University, said that he would not encourage students to try their luck in the stock market (股市). “They should stress study,” Li said, in his speech at Beijing Foreign Studies University. When asked, the professor said he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise. Li thinks the government should provide more affordable houses for low-level income people.
Campus cinema
Students at over 100 universities will have a digital cinema on campus after the National Day holiday. The 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project was launched at the end of September. The ticket will cost 3-8 yuan, rather than 30-40 yuan at cinemas in town. Students often download movies online or watch DVDs. Now they can enjoy original films in the digital cinema. The digital cinema will show a variety of films other than Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片).
Getting practical
All 12,000 graduates from vocational school in Shanxi Province have landed a job, according to the provincial government. In the past five years, it is estimated that over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs. However, the number for university graduates is 70 percent. Some employers said that they prefer professional school graduates who learned something more practical in school and expected lower salaries than university students.
1. In the third part, the underlined word “launched” may mean ______.
A.started |
B.ended |
C.told |
D.mentioned |
2. Where can the material be chosen from?
A.A novel. |
B.A newspaper. |
C.An advertisement. |
D.A fashion magazine. |
3.. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.More than 130 countries will take part in the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest. |
B.The ticket for digital film will cost 3-8 yuan. |
C.In the past five years, over 95 percent of the university graduates have found jobs in Shanxi. |
D.Over 100 universities took part in the 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project. |
4.. Professor Li thinks that ______.
A.the house prices in Beijing will keep going up. |
B.the students should try their luck in the stock market. |
C.the government can do nothing about housing problem. |
D.the students should not only pay attention to study. |
5.. What can we infer from the passage?
A. In Shanxi, the professional school graduates are less popular with employers than university graduates recently. |
B.The digital cinema will only show Hollywood blockbusters. |
C.The graduates from universities can put what they learned into practice more easily. |
D.No men competed in the World University Students Beauty Contest before this year. |
In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic (学业的) achievements and felt confident that their degree would help them to find a good job.
However, in the past five years the job market has changed greatly. This year’s college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose State University, got a degree in religious studies, but no job prospects. He points out that many people already working are getting laid off and don’t have jobs, so it’s even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.
Five years ago, the future looked bright for the class of 2006. There were many high-tech job chances. Graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as insurance (保险) and paid vacations. However, "Times have changed and it's a new market," according to an officer of the San Jose State Career Center.
The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they’ve majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields (like information system management, computer science, and political science) have seen big declines (下降) in starting salaries.
Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to become a teacher) may go back to school in order to become a college teacher. He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy.
In conclusion, these days a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth for some students. For now, they can only hope the value of their degree will increase over time.
1.The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means _____.
A.skills |
B.interests |
C.chances |
D.ideas |
2.Which of the following majors has the best job offers?
A.teaching |
B.accounting |
C.political science |
D.computer science |
3. Ryan Stewart will have to ____________.
A.go back to school |
B.get a job teaching |
C.change his major |
D.become a religious leader |
4.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ____________.
A.the best way to get rich is not to get a college degree |
B.most students with degrees will not be able to find jobs |
C.having a college degree does not mean that one has money for travelling |
D.a college degree does not mean that one will find a well-paid job |
5. The main idea of the passage is that _________.
A.a lot of graduates are losing their jobs |
B.Ryan Stewart has been able to find a job |
C.salaries in some fields have increased in the past year |
D.the job market has changed greatly over the past five years |