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1、1Information Matching: Directions: You are going to read a passage with 10 statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked

2、with a letter.Passage 1 Hard times A Money worries are part and parcel of university life, but recent events in the world of finance, not to mention rising food prices, are making it tougher for students- from living costs as undergraduates to employment prospects once they have graduated. But are t

3、hey bothered?B Raymond Sawyer, a graphic design undergraduate at New College Durham, says he is concerned by the naivety of some of his fellow students when dealing with their finances. “Im surprised by the lack of maturity some of them have when it comes to money,” he says. “We had been at college

4、for just over a week when some of my fellow students got their grants through-and their first thought was spending money on clothes and planning nights out, which I couldnt believer. Many students seem unaware of the state of the economy right now.” Sawyer says the prevailing economic conditions hav

5、e influenced his choice of where to study. He lives at home, just a few miles from his college, which means he is able to run a Web design business that helps ease his money worries. “Rent and mortgages are costly these days and I guess thats what swayed me toward studying locally,” he says. “I only

6、 have to spend three days a week at college and I can travel easily by car, devoting the rest of my time to developing my business.”C Sawyer counts himself fortunate that he is self-employed. A recent survey commissioned by recruitment agency Reed reckons that over half of graduates are “concerned”

7、with finding a job in the current climate. Job security is also becoming a major concern; one in four graduates say they would be willing to sacrifice up to five percent of their income in exchange for job security for three years. A significant number of graduates are moving toward creative marketi

8、ng and media sectors, shunning City jobs, and watching banks and other financial services firms fall over has been particularly disheartening for students who had planned to work in the Square Mile(伦敦金融城). Reports suggest that many are now also considering teaching as an option.D “With many recent g

9、raduates still looking for jobs in a difficult economic climate, undergraduates need to remember there is a serious side to university,” cautions Reeds marketing head, Mark Rhodes. “Its important that incoming university students have an eye on their future.” Rhodes warns students not to leave their

10、 job-hunting too late. “If you are trying to get on to a graduate program for the year you graduate, you may have to start preparing at the start of your third year to avoid missing the deadlines,” he says. Rhodes also advises speaking with a university careers adviser at the earliest 2opportunity t

11、o get the latest news on jobs available.E Nick Wasson-Jones, who has recently graduated in engineering from the University of Sheffield, says the next few months will be tough. “My advice to students is to get some relevant work experience,” he says. “I havent been able to get past the CV stage and

12、I think thats because I cant demonstrate that I have worked in the field I am looking to enter. It I could go back to my university days, I would definitely do some work experience in my first or second year before I got stuck into my dissertation and exams in my final year.” F Third-year student Da

13、nielle Maughan has worked a part-time job since she started her criminology and psychology course at Liverpool John Moores University, but she says shes finding it tougher to make ends meet. “Ive worked in a local pub since starting university,: she says, “but things are getting harder now. my stude

14、nt loan just covers my rent for the year , so having a job is essential.” Yet Maughan admits to being poor at managing her finances. “Im not great with money to start with, so things can get a little tough.” G Unfortunately many students are responding to the financial crisis by burying their head i

15、n the sand, allowing money problems to snowball as graduation draws nearer. A survey conducted by the National Union of Students concludes that many students are unaware of even the basic costs of living, and dont have the information and guidance they need to manage their own finances. The survey s

16、uggests that the average cost of university life is nearly $450 a year higher than students expect.H In addition, some students are overly optimistic about being able to receive financial support in the form of bursaries(奖学金). The survey show that 42 percent believe they will be eligible, whereas on

17、ly 28 percent receive one. The issue of bursaries is further complicated by confusion over what students are actually entitled to leading to thousands of eligible students failing to claim last year, says the Office for Fair Access.I “Its clear that students have no idea of the costs of living when

18、going to university,” says Lucy Payne, HSBCs youth and student manager, “but lets face it, how many of us did?” HSBC has developed a website to offer advice in addition to the student advisers in its branches.J “ We are getting a steady stream of enquiries, especially from mature students,” says Jem

19、ma Samuels, manager of student charity Uniaid. “Our aim is to help students plan for the costs of living before they get to university. There is plenty of support around, but students dont always know where to get it. Most tend to rely on friends and parents for advice, which may be inaccurate or si

20、mply out of date. The problem is particularly bad for international students, who can run into hardship very quickly.” Uniaid runs training events for students and has a series of online tools that can be used to calculate costs and keep undergraduates abreast of what support they can access. 3_1. U

21、niversity students life is hard due to the increase of living costs and their uncertain employment prospects._2.Statistics show that 42 percent of the students believe they are qualified to get bursaries but some fail to receive one at last._3. Twenty-five percent of graduates are willing to sacrifi

22、ce up to five percent of their income for three-year employment stability. _4. Undergraduates can calculate their living costs and know what support they can get through training events and some online tools._5. An undergraduate with the plan for graduate study should start the preparation work as e

23、arly as the beginning of his third year._6. It is helpful to get some relevant work experience n the first or second year at university to get a job in the field one wants to enter._7. With banks and financial services firms collapsing one after another, many students who planned to work in the fiel

24、d of finance fell disheartened and turn to other jobs like teaching._8. Many students neglect the financial crisis, and thus face more and more serious money problems with graduation coming nearer and nearer._9. Some students are unaware of the present economic state and immediately think of spendin

25、g the money on clothes and entertainment once they get their grants._10. Friends and parents may offer unreliable or outdated advice on financial issues.Passage 2 Degrees Are Great, but Internships Make a DifferenceA Traditionally, earning a college degree has been cause for celebration. For most, t

26、he achievement signaled the onset of adulthood and offered the promise of a career that would start in mere months, if not weeks. But in todays job market, undergraduates who leave school armed only with a degree may not be so fortunate.B In 2000, more than 1.2 million people received bachelors degr

27、ees in the United States. This year, that number is expected to rise 30 percent to more than 1.6 million, according to estimates by the National Center for Education Statistics. That hike has far outpaced the countrys increase in population over the past decade, tripling the Census Bureaus projected

28、 rate of population growth over the same period. “With the increased number of students, if Im an employer or a medical school or business school, finding a student who has a good GPA isnt particularly tough anymore,“ says Dan Gomez-Palacio, assistant director of career services at Westminster Colle

29、ge in Missouri. “So, what is going to separate you from your peers?“C The answer: internships. University officials and employers almost universally maintain that partaking in an internshipor several, which sets a student apart from his or her peers even morebefore graduation is integral to finding

30、meaningful employment in todays seemingly impenetrable job market. More than ever, schools across the country are pushing students of all majors toward internships, and several 4have even added them to their graduation requirements. “These internships give these students an edge that they would not

31、have otherwise,“ says Patricia Cormier, president of Longwood University in Virginia, which requires an internship of all graduates. “It always amazes me that higher education didnt think of this sooner. For me its a no-brainer. If youre going to position your students well, youve got to give them t

32、his exposure before they graduate.“D Longwood, with an enrollment of roughly 4,800, saw 74 percent of their 2008 graduating class attain jobs within six months of graduation, despite the fact that students were thrust into one of the worst job markets on record. Two years ago, officials at Eastern C

33、onnecticut State University decided to institute a pre-professional experience requirement for students. Rhona Free, vice president of academic affairs at Eastern Connecticut, says the school wants not only to educate students but to prepare them for their working lives after school through experien

34、ce-based learning. “Students worry, If Im an English major, can I get a job? “ she says. “We want them to know that before they leave here, they will have been in a setting thats like one theyll go to work in.“E While smaller schools are able to ensure that their students can meet the internship req

35、uirement by forming partnerships with local companies and working one-on-one with students to facilitate their hunt for an internship, the task is more daunting for larger schools. Finding an employer base near a large university that can support the influx of thousands of interns is a daunting, if

36、not impossible, task. For that reason, many large schools have shied away from requiring internships but still take pains to impart the importance of work experience to their students. Plus, some programs within larger institutions do require internships. Its a common practice in fields where prior

37、work experience is integral to the hiring process, like business and journalism/communications.F The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University in Pennsylvania does not require internships, but students are E-mailed a weekly list of internship openings and are constantly reminded o

38、f their importance. The colleges website even proclaims: “INTERNSHIPS . . . dont leave Villanova without one!“ Such marketing efforts have paid off. The school has seen a 30 percent jump in enrollment in internships in the past three years alone. Such efforts are lauded （称赞） by large employers that

39、hire a bulk of their interns. Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, for instance, draws more than 70 percent of its new hires from its internship program. “Schools that focus in on accommodating internships as part of their course curriculum position their students very well for future employment

40、,“ says Holly Paul, national recruiting leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers.G Recent graduates whove listened to such advice are reaping the rewards. Ryan Mossman, who graduated from Boston College with a degree in English in May 2009, said that although BC did not require that he take an internship, t

41、he school regularly 5touted their importance. After a discouraging job search in the months leading up to his graduation, Mossman decided an internship was the best, if not only, way for him to launch his career. Instead of aimlessly searching for job openings as he claims many of his peers did afte

42、r graduation, he took an internship at LVM Group, a public-relations firm, soon after graduating. The internship eventually led to a full-time position as an assistant account executive with the company. Meanwhile, he says many of his friends sit at home with their degrees, waiting for a job to fall

43、 in their laps. “Had I not taken a post-graduation internship, I think Id be in the same position they are,“ he says._1. The growth rate of people who received bachelors degrees was three times that of population over the same period in the United States._2. Nowadays, undergraduates who leave school

44、 only with a degree may have difficulty in finding a job._3. A college in Pennsylvania often reminds its students of the importance of internships._4. Universities across the United States are encouraging internships among their students and some even include them in their graduation requirements._5

45、. It is very difficult for a large university to find a nearby internship base for its students._6. Graduates who take internships may find full-time positions, while those who stick to aimless job searching may end up with nothing._7. Holly Paul, a recruitment officer, thinks highly of those univer

46、sities that include internships in their course curriculum for their students better employment prospects._8. In the past, a university degree indicated the arrival of adulthood and the beginning of a job within a short time._9. For journalism majors, their prior work experience is essential to the

47、hiring process._ 10. To the amazement of a university president, higher education was not quick in action to make students take internships before their graduation. Banked Cloze Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the word more than once.Passage

48、3 The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, also known as Carnegie Hero Fund, was established to recognize persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada. The Fund aims to provide financial _1_ for those disabled and the dependents of those_2_ when saving

49、 or attempting to save others. Those chosen for recognition_3_ the Carnegie Medal and become eligible for_4_ aid and other benefits. A private operating foundation, the Hero Fund was_5_ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1904 with a trust fund of $5 million by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist(慈善家). On January 25, 1904, _6_ by the heroism at a coal mine disaster i