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In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic（学业的）achievements and confident that their degree would help them to find a good job.
However, in the past four 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 he has not gotten any job offers. 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.
Four years ago, the future looked bright for his class of 2006. There were many high-tech(“dot com”) job opportunities, graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations. However, “Times have changed. It’s a new market,” according to an officer of the university.
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 majored in fields that are still paying well, such as accounting or nursing.
Even teaching is not a secure profession now. Ryan Stewart wanted to be a teacher. But instead he will probably 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 college degree does not automatically lead to a good job with a high salary. Some students can only hope that the value of their degree will increase in the future.
1. What did a college degree mean to people in the past?
A. It was a proof of their professional skills.
B. It would guarantee their quick promotion（升职）.
C. It built up their confidence in the job market.
D. It would help them to start an academic career.
2. Why does Ryan Stewart want to be a college teacher?
A. Teaching jobs are well-paid. B. He majored in teaching in the university.
C. College teaching is less challenging than high-tech jobs.
D. College teaching career won’t be influenced by economy.
3.It can be concluded from the passage that _____.
A. the value of a college degree has decreased now
B. new college graduates today can’t find any job
C. a college degree can still lead to a good job
D. graduates must prepare early to find jobs
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You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need. Let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it appealing to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people are turning to cheat like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university.
Registrars（登记员） at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are unwilling to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them "cheats"; another refers to them as "special cases". One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by "no such people". To avoid outright(彻底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they "attending" means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that "being associated with" a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century—that's when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a false diploma.
One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from "Smoot State University". The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the "University of Purdue". As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.
The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A. employers are checking more closely on applicants now
B. lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem
C. college degrees can now be purchased easily
D. employers are no longer interested in college degrees
According to the passage, "special cases" refers to cases that ______.
A. students attend a school only part-time
B. students never attended a school they listed on their application
C. students purchase false degrees from commercial firms
D. students attended a famous school
We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. performance is a better judge of ability than a college degree
B. experience is the best teacher
C. past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do
D. a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition
This passage implies that ______.
A. buying a false degree is not moral
B. personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools
C. most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school
D. society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications
查看习题详情和答案>>The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of 16 and it was raining heavily. I couldn’t 17 the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my 18 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 19 home. It was the last time I felt 20 to him.
After that, I realized that he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered by this 21 . I was proud of it, for I felt 22 and “grown up”. However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 23 from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 24 me scratching (乱涂) the paper quickly. Then he said, “This kind of writing needs 25 . Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”
I followed his 26 for the next two weeks, but 27 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method—— the 28 way. His advice didn’t improve my writing but our 29 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 30 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 31 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are 32 to improve you anything for your future. You have to get 33 to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his 34 , I have 35 it through high school and through college.
16. A. graduation B. employment C. college D. school
17. A. form B. resist C. follow D. break
18. A. dormitory B. door C. desk D. bed
19. A. at B. already C. beyond D. halfway
20. A. close B. near C. happy D. relaxed
21. A. gap B. thought C. action D. accident
22. A. lonely B. depressed C. independent D. comfortable
23. A. comfort B. help C. support D. explanation
24. A. helping B. directing C. watching D. blaming
25. A. skill B. patience C. time D. practice
26. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice
27. A. even if B. while C. as D. though
28. A. difficult B. slow C. efficient D. fast
29. A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. life
30. A. schooling B. life C. hope D. expectation
31. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D. specialist
32. A. tired B. glad C. useless D. ready
33. A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job D. a good writing
34. A. help B. expectations C. examination D. watch
35. A. succeeded B. got C. made D. found
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阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑
In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic（学业的）achievements and confident that their degree would help them to find a good job.
However, in the past four 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 he has not gotten any job offers. 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.
Four years ago, the future looked bright for his class of 2006. There were many high-tech(“dot com”) job opportunities, graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations. However, “Times have changed. It’s a new market,” according to an officer of the university.
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 majored in fields that are still paying well, such as accounting or nursing.
Even teaching is not a secure profession now. Ryan Stewart wanted to be a teacher. But instead he will probably 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 college degree does not automatically lead to a good job with a high salary. Some students can only hope that the value of their degree will increase in the future.
1. What did a college degree mean to people in the past?
A. It was a proof of their professional skills.
B. It would guarantee their quick promotion（升职）.
C. It built up their confidence in the job market.
D. It would help them to start an academic career.
2. Why does Ryan Stewart want to be a college teacher?
A. Teaching jobs are well-paid. B. He majored in teaching in the university.
C. College teaching is less challenging than high-tech jobs.
D. College teaching career won’t be influenced by economy.
3.It can be concluded from the passage that _____.
A. the value of a college degree has decreased now
B. new college graduates today can’t find any job
C. a college degree can still lead to a good job
D. graduates must prepare early to find jobs
查看习题详情和答案>>The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of 1 and it was raining heavily. I could not 2 the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my 3 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 4 home. It was the last time I felt 5 to him.
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 6 . I was proud of it, for I felt 7 and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 8 from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 9 me scratching (乱吐，勾抹) the paper. Then he said,“This kind of writing needs 10 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”
I follow his 11 for the next two words, but 12 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the 13 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our 14 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 15 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 16 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are 17 to improve you anything for your future .Your have to get 18 to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his 19 , I have 20 it through high school and through college.
1. A. graduation B. employment C. college D. school
2. A. from B. resist C. follow D. break
3. A. dormitory B. door C. desk D. bed
4 A. at B. already C. beyond D. halfway
5. A. close B. near C. happy D. relaxed
6. A. gap B. thought C. action D. accident
7. A. lonely B. depressed C. independent D. comfortable
8. A. comfort B. help C. support D. explanation
9. A. helping B. directing C. watching D. blaming
10. A. skill B. patience C. time D. practice
11. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice
12. A. even if B. while C. as D. though
13. A. difficult B. slow C. efficient D. fast
14. A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. life
15. A. schooling B. life C. hope D. expectation
16. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D. specialist
17. A. tired B. glad C. useless D. ready
18. A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job D. a good writing
19. A. help B. expectations C. examination D. watch
20. A. succeeded B. got C. made D. found
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