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英语阅读阅读练习
InformationMatching:
Directions:
Youaregoingtoreadapassagewith10statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.
Passage1
Hardtimes
AMoneyworriesarepartandparcelofuniversitylife,butrecenteventsintheworldoffinance,nottomentionrisingfoodprices,aremakingittougherforstudents-fromlivingcostsasundergraduatestoemploymentprospectsoncetheyhavegraduated.Butaretheybothered?
BRaymondSawyer,agraphicdesignundergraduateatNewCollegeDurham,saysheisconcernedbythenaivetyofsomeofhisfellowstudentswhendealingwiththeirfinances.“I’msurprisedbythelackofmaturitysomeofthemhavewhenitestomoney,”hesays.“Wehadbeenatcollegeforjustoveraweekwhensomeofmyfellowstudentsgottheirgrantsthrough-andtheirfirstthoughtwasspendingmoneyonclothesandplanningnightsout,whichIcouldn’tbeliever.Manystudentsseemunawareofthestateoftheeconomyrightnow.”Sawyersaystheprevailingeconomicconditionshaveinfluencedhischoiceofwheretostudy.Helivesathome,justafewmilesfromhiscollege,whichmeansheisabletorunaWebdesignbusinessthathelpseasehismoneyworries.“RentandmortgagesarecostlythesedaysandIguessthat’swhatswayedmetowardstudyinglocally,”hesays.“IonlyhavetospendthreedaysaweekatcollegeandIcantraveleasilybycar,devotingtherestofmytimetodevelopingmybusiness.”
CSawyercountshimselffortunatethatheisself-employed.ArecentsurveymissionedbyrecruitmentagencyReedreckonsthatoverhalfofgraduatesare“concerned”withfindingajobinthecurrentclimate.Jobsecurityisalsobeingamajorconcern;oneinfourgraduatessaytheywouldbewillingtosacrificeuptofivepercentoftheirineinexchangeforjobsecurityforthreeyears.Asignificantnumberofgraduatesaremovingtowardcreativemarketingandmediasectors,shunningCityjobs,andwatchingbanksandotherfinancialservicesfirmsfalloverhasbeenparticularlydishearteningforstudentswhohadplannedtoworkintheSquareMile(伦敦金融城).Reportssuggestthatmanyarenowalsoconsideringteachingasanoption.
D“Withmanyrecentgraduatesstilllookingforjobsinadifficulteconomicclimate,undergraduatesneedtorememberthereisaserioussidetouniversity,”cautionsReed’smarketinghead,MarkRhodes.“It’simportantthatininguniversitystudentshaveaneyeontheirfuture.”Rhodeswarnsstudentsnottoleavetheirjob-huntingtoolate.“Ifyouaretryingtogetontoagraduateprogramfortheyearyougraduate,youmayhavetostartpreparingatthestartofyourthirdyeartoavoidmissingthedeadlines,”hesays.Rhodesalsoadvisesspeakingwithauniversitycareersadviserattheearliestopportunitytogetthelatestnewsonjobsavailable.
ENickWasson-Jones,whohasrecentlygraduatedinengineeringfromtheUniversityofSheffield,saysthenextfewmonthswillbetough.“Myadvicetostudentsistogetsomerelevantworkexperience,”hesays.“Ihaven’tbeenabletogetpasttheCVstageandIthinkthat’sbecauseIcan’tdemonstratethatIhaveworkedinthefieldIamlookingtoenter.ItIcouldgobacktomyuniversitydays,IwoulddefinitelydosomeworkexperienceinmyfirstorsecondyearbeforeIgotstuckintomydissertationandexamsinmyfinalyear.”
FThird-yearstudentDanielleMaughanhasworkedapart-timejobsinceshestartedhercriminologyandpsychologycourseatLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity,butshesaysshe’sfindingittoughertomakeendsmeet.“I’veworkedinalocalpubsincestartinguniversity,:
shesays,“butthingsaregettinghardernow.mystudentloanjustcoversmyrentfortheyear,sohavingajobisessential.”YetMaughanadmitstobeingpooratmanagingherfinances.“I’mnotgreatwithmoneytostartwith,sothingscangetalittletough.”
GUnfortunatelymanystudentsarerespondingtothefinancialcrisisbyburyingtheirheadinthesand,allowingmoneyproblemstosnowballasgraduationdrawsnearer.AsurveyconductedbytheNationalUnionofStudentsconcludesthatmanystudentsareunawareofeventhebasiccostsofliving,anddon’thavetheinformationandguidancetheyneedtomanagetheirownfinances.Thesurveysuggeststhattheaveragecostofuniversitylifeisnearly$450ayearhigherthanstudentsexpect.
HInaddition,somestudentsareoverlyoptimisticaboutbeingabletoreceivefinancialsupportintheformofbursaries(奖学金).Thesurveyshowthat42percentbelievetheywillbeeligible,whereasonly28percentreceiveone.Theissueofbursariesisfurtherplicatedbyconfusionoverwhatstudentsareactuallyentitledto–leadingtothousandsofeligiblestudentsfailingtoclaimlastyear,saystheOfficeforFairAccess.
I“It’sclearthatstudentshavenoideaofthecostsoflivingwhengoingtouniversity,”saysLucyPayne,HSBC’syouthandstudentmanager,“butlet’sfaceit,howmanyofusdid?
”HSBChasdevelopedawebsitetoofferadviceinadditiontothestudentadvisersinitsbranches.
J“Wearegettingasteadystreamofenquiries,especiallyfrommaturestudents,”saysJemmaSamuels,managerofstudentcharityUniaid.“Ouraimistohelpstudentsplanforthecostsoflivingbeforetheygettouniversity.Thereisplentyofsupportaround,butstudentsdon’talwaysknowwheretogetit.Mosttendtorelyonfriendsandparentsforadvice,whichmaybeinaccurateorsimplyoutofdate.Theproblemisparticularlybadforinternationalstudents,whocanrunintohardshipveryquickly.”Uniaidrunstrainingeventsforstudentsandhasaseriesofonlinetoolsthatcanbeusedtocalculatecostsandkeepundergraduatesabreastofwhatsupporttheycanaccess.
______1.Universitystudents’lifeishardduetotheincreaseoflivingcostsandtheiruncertainemploymentprospects.
______2.Statisticsshowthat42percentofthestudentsbelievetheyarequalifiedtogetbursariesbutsomefailtoreceiveoneatlast.
______3.Twenty-fivepercentofgraduatesarewillingtosacrificeuptofivepercentoftheirineforthree-yearemploymentstability.
______4.Undergraduatescancalculatetheirlivingcostsandknowwhatsupporttheycangetthroughtrainingeventsandsomeonlinetools.
______5.Anundergraduatewiththeplanforgraduatestudyshouldstartthepreparationworkasearlyasthebeginningofhisthirdyear.
______6.Itishelpfultogetsomerelevantworkexperiencenthefirstorsecondyearatuniversitytogetajobinthefieldonewantstoenter.
______7.Withbanksandfinancialservicesfirmscollapsingoneafteranother,manystudentswhoplannedtoworkinthefieldoffinancefelldisheartenedandturntootherjobsliketeaching.
______8.Manystudentsneglectthefinancialcrisis,andthusfacemoreandmoreseriousmoneyproblemswithgraduationingnearerandnearer.
______9.Somestudentsareunawareofthepresenteconomicstateandimmediatelythinkofspendingthemoneyonclothesandentertainmentoncetheygettheirgrants.
______10.Friendsandparentsmayofferunreliableoroutdatedadviceonfinancialissues.
Passage2DegreesAreGreat,butInternshipsMakeaDifference
ATraditionally,earningacollegedegreehasbeencauseforcelebration.Formost,theachievementsignaledtheonsetofadulthoodandofferedthepromiseofacareerthatwouldstartinmeremonths,ifnotweeks.Butintoday'sjobmarket,undergraduateswholeaveschoolarmedonlywithadegreemaynotbesofortunate.
BIn2000,morethan1.2millionpeoplereceivedbachelor'sdegreesintheUnitedStates.Thisyear,thatnumberisexpectedtorise30percenttomorethan1.6million,accordingtoestimatesbytheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics.Thathikehasfaroutpacedthecountry'sincreaseinpopulationoverthepastdecade,triplingtheCensusBureau'sprojectedrateofpopulationgrowthoverthesameperiod."Withtheincreasednumberofstudents,ifI'manemployeroramedicalschoolorbusinessschool,findingastudentwhohasagoodGPAisn'tparticularlytoughanymore,"saysDanGomez-Palacio,assistantdirectorofcareerservicesat WestminsterCollege inMissouri."So,whatisgoingtoseparateyoufromyourpeers?
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CTheanswer:
internships.Universityofficialsandemployersalmostuniversallymaintainthatpartakinginaninternship—orseveral,whichsetsastudentapartfromhisorherpeersevenmore—beforegraduationisintegraltofindingmeaningfulemploymentintoday'sseeminglyimpenetrablejobmarket.Morethanever,schoolsacrossthecountryarepushingstudentsofallmajorstowardinternships,andseveralhaveevenaddedthemtotheirgraduationrequirements."Theseinternshipsgivethesestudentsanedgethattheywouldnothaveotherwise,"saysPatriciaCormier,presidentof LongwoodUniversity inVirginia,whichrequiresaninternshipofallgraduates."Italwaysamazesmethathighereducationdidn'tthinkofthissooner.Formeit'sano-brainer.Ifyou'regoingtopositionyourstudentswell,you'vegottogivethemthisexposurebeforetheygraduate."
DLongwood,withanenrollmentofroughly4,800,saw74percentoftheir2008graduatingclassattainjobswithinsixmonthsofgraduation,despitethefactthatstudentswerethrustintooneoftheworstjobmarketsonrecord.Twoyearsago,officialsat EasternConnecticutStateUniversity decidedtoinstituteapre-professionalexperiencerequirementforstudents.RhonaFree,vicepresidentofacademicaffairsatEasternConnecticut,saystheschoolwantsnotonlytoeducatestudentsbuttopreparethemfortheirworkinglivesafterscho