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英语阅读阅读练习

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’msurprisedbythelackofmaturitysomeofthemhavewhenitcomestomoney,”hesays.“Wehadbeenatcollegeforjustoveraweekwhensomeofmyfellowstudentsgottheirgrantsthrough-andtheirfirstthoughtwasspendingmoneyonclothesandplanningnightsout,whichIcouldn’tbeliever.Manystudentsseemunawareofthestateoftheeconomyrightnow.”Sawyersaystheprevailingeconomicconditionshaveinfluencedhischoiceofwheretostudy.Helivesathome,justafewmilesfromhiscollege,whichmeansheisabletorunaWebdesignbusinessthathelpseasehismoneyworries.“RentandmortgagesarecostlythesedaysandIguessthat’swhatswayedmetowardstudyinglocally,”hesays.“IonlyhavetospendthreedaysaweekatcollegeandIcantraveleasilybycar,devotingtherestofmytimetodevelopingmybusiness.”

CSawyercountshimselffortunatethatheisself-employed.ArecentsurveycommissionedbyrecruitmentagencyReedreckonsthatoverhalfofgraduatesare“concerned”withfindingajobinthecurrentclimate.Jobsecurityisalsobecomingamajorconcern;oneinfourgraduatessaytheywouldbewillingtosacrificeuptofivepercentoftheirincomeinexchangeforjobsecurityforthreeyears.Asignificantnumberofgraduatesaremovingtowardcreativemarketingandmediasectors,shunningCityjobs,andwatchingbanksandotherfinancialservicesfirmsfalloverhasbeenparticularlydishearteningforstudentswhohadplannedtoworkintheSquareMile（伦敦金融城）.Reportssuggestthatmanyarenowalsoconsideringteachingasanoption.

D“Withmanyrecentgraduatesstilllookingforjobsinadifficulteconomicclimate,undergraduatesneedtorememberthereisaserioussidetouniversity,”cautionsReed’smarketinghead,MarkRhodes.“It’simportantthatincominguniversitystudentshaveaneyeontheirfuture.”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.Theissueofbursariesisfurthercomplicatedbyconfusionoverwhatstudentsareactuallyentitledto–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-fivepercentofgraduatesarewillingtosacrificeuptofivepercentoftheirincomeforthree-yearemploymentstability.

______4.Undergraduatescancalculatetheirlivingcostsandknowwhatsupporttheycangetthroughtrainingeventsandsomeonlinetools.

______5.Anundergraduatewiththeplanforgraduatestudyshouldstartthepreparationworkasearlyasthebeginningofhisthirdyear.

______6.Itishelpfultogetsomerelevantworkexperiencenthefirstorsecondyearatuniversitytogetajobinthefieldonewantstoenter.

______7.Withbanksandfinancialservicesfirmscollapsingoneafteranother,manystudentswhoplannedtoworkinthefieldoffinancefelldisheartenedandturntootherjobsliketeaching.

______8.Manystudentsneglectthefinancialcrisis,andthusfacemoreandmoreseriousmoneyproblemswithgraduationcomingnearerandnearer.

______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?

"

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,saystheschoolwantsnotonlytoeducatestudentsbuttopreparet