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Chinese Graduates will Struggle to Find Jobs This Year
China's graduates will find it tougher than ever to get jobs in the coming year, as China's economy slows down and unemployment rises.
Experts say a chronic over-supply of graduates and a shortage of "high end" jobs had already been causing difficulties, but the mass lay-offs and Business closures （倒闭） in recent months has made the situation even worse.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has told students that the problem of graduate employment is "at the top of the government's agenda（议事日程）".
Six and a half million graduates in China will be looking for a job over the next year.
The government says it is going to try to create nine million jobs for them and for those from previous years who are still unemployed. That will not be easy though. Economic growth in China is expected by some to fall below the figure of 8%, cited by many as the minimum（最小值） needed to continue to create enough jobs.
There are three problems for the new graduates to cope with. Firstly the economic slowdown here means there are fewer jobs available. Secondly widespread redundancies mean there are more experienced people than there might have been in previous years, trying to secure the same jobs as them. Thirdly there are many graduates from previous years who are still jobless.
Shattered hopes
Cao Shanshan studied exhibition planning and management at Shanghai Business School. She said everyone thought it would be easy for her to get a job when she graduated, because Shanghai will host the World Expo in 2010. But even though she has had dozens of interviews at job fairs, she has not managed to land the kind of job she wanted. "I've ended up with an intern（实习） job," she says, "which is nothing to do with my major." She says she is earning about $230 （£159） a month, more than many of her classmates who have had to take jobs that give them half that, but far less than she had hoped for. "I might go back to school to study for a masters degree because it's so hard," she says. "Hopefully finding a job will be easier with a higher qualification."
1．We can infer from the passage that _________.
A．The graduates this year will have enough jobs.
B．The people will find jobs easily because the government will create nine million jobs for them this year.
C．Not every graduate can find a job this year.
D．all of previous graduates have found jobs.
2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Cao Shanshan studied exhibition planning and management
B．Cao Shanshan is easy to find a job because of her major.
C．Cao Shanshan did a intern job but it wasn’t connected with her major.
D．Cao Shanshan was unsatisfied with the income.
3．From the theme, this text is _____________________.
A．a narrative （记叙文） B．a comment
C．a report D．a piece of news
4．What does the text mainly discuss?
A．The government will create jobs for the graduates and for those from previous years who are still unemployed.
B．It is difficult for the graduates to find a job.
C．Cao Shanshan doesn’t find a ideal job.
D．To find a good job easily graduates must go back to school to study for a masters
5．The underlined word “qualification” means____________?
A．证书 B．条件 C．能力 D．品质
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announced she was unemployed, had never been married and "never been kissed, actually", few in the
audience would have wondered why. This Ms. Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland,
shocked the three judges and the audience with the song "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les
Miserables on a show of Britain's Got Talent, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain.
She couldn't hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and
everyone-including the judges-seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as
Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone present fell silent, then rose within
seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity (名人) judges sat open-mouthed, and remained
standing to the end.
After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said, "Without doubt that was the biggest
surprise I've had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was laughing at you. No
one is laughing now. That was amazing." Actress Amanda Holden followed, "I am so thrilled because I
know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being cynical (愤世嫉俗的) and
I think that's the biggest wake-up call ever."
Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the
Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore-who between them have nearly 1.5 million
followers-speak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip (片段). The Scottish talent made
her first live American appearance via satellite connection on CBS's The Early Show, doing an interview
and singing live from her room. And she already accepted an invitation from talk show host Oprah
Winfrey.
Now Boyle has become one of the world's hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has
been viewed more than 50 million times on YouTube, becoming a hit on the Internet. Not long ago she
came to China and was warmly welcomed.
C. had an unhappy marriage D. won the championship in the Talent show
B. was attracted by her beautiful dress
C. looked down upon her
D. placed great hope on her
B. the Internet
C. the newspaper
D. the advertisement
B. the comment made by Ashton Kutcher
C. Susan Boyle's influence in the USA
D. Oprah Winfrey's invitation to Susan Boyle
B. Failure is the mother of success.
C. Pride goes before a fall.
D. The gold will glitter wherever it is.
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compulsory education, figures show.
The number of 16-t0 18-year-olds branded as "Neet"-not in education, employment or training-has
risen amid growing fears that school-leavers are bearing the brunt of job shortages in the recession.
Some 261,000 young people had no job or training place, according to official data. The figure rose
to 1,082,000 among 16-to 24-year-olds.
The Conservatives branded the figure "shocking".
David Willetts, the shadow skills secretary, said:"It is a damning indictment of the Government's
failure to help young people during the recession."
"Despite all Cordon Brown's guarantees and pledges, the number of young people neither earning nor
learning is increasing at a rate of more than 9,000 a week. Ministers must stop making empty gestures
that do so little to help young people."
The Government has a target to reduce the proportion of young Neets to 7.6 per cent by next year.
The latest annual data from the Department for Children, Schools and Families put the figure at 10.3
per cent by the end of 2008.
The percentage of 16-t0 18-year-olds who fall into the same bracket remained higher in the past year
than in the previous 12 months, it was revealed.
"In a further disclosure, figures for the third quarter of this year show almost a fifth of 16 to 24-year-
olds were in the category-more than at any point since 2005.
Iain Wright, the Schools Minister, said:"We are giving all l6 and 17-year-olds the opportunity to stay
in education or training so they can gain the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive
labour market."
"We must not repeat the mistakes that were made in recessions of the past and abandon a whole
generation of young people. We recognize that we need to carry on helping young people through this
tough economic climate."
He said the Government would offer every Neet 16 and 17-year-old a place on an "Entry to Employment"
course in January.
____ in a year.
B. 1,082,000
C. 9,000
D. 432,000
B. telling an interesting story
C. comparing opinions from different fields
D. presenting a problem and possible solutions
B. the problem is unavoidable during the recession
C. what the government has done is far from satisfactory
D. he is sure the government can solve the problem
B. Young people are facing a tough economic climate.
C. The government responded too late in face of the situation.
D. It will be difficult for young people to be employed if they don't have relevant skills.