Question

“I’m a little worried about my future．”said Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate．He should be so lucky．All he had to worry about was whether to have an affair with Mrs. Robinson．In the sixties，that was the total sum of post-graduation anxiety．

Hoffman’s modem peers are not so fortunate．The Mrs. Robinsons aren’t sitting around at home any more．They are out in the workplace，doing the high-powered jobs the graduates want，but cannot get．For those fresh out of university，desperate for work but unable to get it，there is a big imbalance between supply and demand．And there is no narrowing of the gap in sight．

Parents feel as badly let down as the young people themselves．Middle-class families see their graduate offspring on the dole (救济金) queue and wonder why they bothered paying school fees．Working-class families feel an even keener sense of disappointment．For many such families，getting a child into university was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream．It was proof that they were living in a dynamic，economically successful country．That dream does not seem so rosy now．Graduate unemployment is not，ultimately，a political problem．Job-creation for graduates is very low down in the government’s schedule．If David Cameron’s Conservatives (保守党) had a brilliant idea for guaranteeing every graduate a well-paid job，they would have presented it by now．It is a social problem，though a more deep-seated social problem than people perhaps realize．

1.The author begins with the lines from The Graduate in order to __________ ．

A．support the fact that more women are working now

B．show that few graduates started working right after graduation

C．demonstrate that there were much fewer graduates than now

D．emphasize the sharp contrast between now and then

2.Regarding job opportunities for young graduates，the author sounds __________ ．

A．pessimistic????????????? ????????????? B．hopeful????????????? ????????????? C．unconcerned ????????????? ????????????? D．content

3.The main purpose of the passage is to __________ ．

A．criticize the government

B．present a current severe situation

C．publicize a movie

D．display the success of the country

4.Towards the end of the passage，the author implies that __________ ．

A．there will be job-creation programs for graduates

B．graduate unemployment is more of a political issue

C．graduate unemployment is not likely to be solved in a short time

D．the Conservatives have done nothing to solve the issue

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要是阐述现在严峻的形势，介绍现在的大学生就业是很困难的，供求之间严重不平衡，而且这个问题短期内不能解决。

1.推理类。文章第一段，作者提到电影《毕业生》，主人公因为受到有夫之妇的诱惑而陷入痛苦中，而现在的年轻人就没那么幸运了，他们最大的问题就是毕业后找不到工作。可知是强调现在和那时的巨大反差。选D

2.作者态度类。从全文和第三段的句子：That dream does not seem so rosy now．Graduate unemployment is not，ultimately，a political problem．Job-creation for graduates is very low down in the government’s schedule．作者对于年轻人的失业问题较为悲观。选A。

3.写作意图题：文章介绍现在的大学生就业是很困难的，主要是阐述现在严峻的形势，选B

4.推理题：从文章最后的句子：If David Cameron’s Conservatives (保守党) had a brilliant idea for guaranteeing every graduate a well-paid job，they would have presented it by now．It is a social problem，though a more deep-seated social problem than people perhaps realize．可知作者暗示毕业生失业问题短期内是不能解决的。选C。

考点：考查社会现象类短文