More college graduates in China are seeking for work experience instead of advanced degrees, a survey shows. The practical approach, coupled with a record number of students graduating from college, is expected to strengthen competition in the job market, analysts said.
More than 76 percent of university students said they wanted to work after earning their degrees this summer, up from 68.5 percent in 2012 and 73.6 percent last year, according to poll results from Zhaopin.com, a major online agency, Zhu Bo.
The annual survey also shows that about 20 percent university graduates chose to further education after graduation, while about 3 percent wanted to start their own businesses.
Zeng Hao ,a 25-year-old media major, managed to land a job in a publishing company in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, before he received his master's degree from the University of Macau in June. " Work experience really matters in the publishing industry" he said.
Wei Guihong , a program administrator at Nanjing University, said about 60 percent of the school's graduates entered the labor market every year. “More and more students majoring in a foreign language choose to go abroad to continue their studies to improve their language skills," she said continuously, "That's perhaps a bright future.”
Liu Junsheng , a researcher at the Labor and Wage Institute of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, believes that economic conditions play a vital role in shaping college graduates' choices .“There were fewer job opportunities in the market. ” he said. "Although academic degrees still matter, more and more employers value job seekers' work experience." he said.
The Zhaopin.com survey shows that each of the graduates sent resumes(履历) on average to about 28 potential employers and received five interview opportunities.
1.We can infer from the first three paragraphs that____
A. the number of graduates from college is likely to decline gradually
B. the employment situation is still relatively optimistic
C. the majority of university graduates are ready for further education
D. those who want to start their own businesses are fewest
2.From the text, we know that the real expert on employment is____
A. Zhu Bo B. Zeng Hao
C. Liu Junsheng D. Wei Guihong
3.What is Wei Guihong's attitudes towards her students' going abroad for their studies? ____ .
A. Pessimistic. B. Supportive C. Critical D. Negative
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A . Graduates pick work instead of taking advanced degrees.
B. Graduates take advanced degrees instead of picking work
C .Few graduates can get their jobs they seek for
D. Few Graduates receive the interview opportunities
When looking at Western Europe，we don’t usually think about poverty—but in fact，some people in modern—day Britain are so hard up that they can’t afford to buy food．
Back in 2008,the financial crisis caused a lot of unemployment．Then there were the cuts to the welfare system in 2013 which added to the problem—and many British people fell into debt．It’s estimated that 500，000 people in the UK have turned to food banks，just to get by．
Steph Hagen，who works in a Nottingham food bank，says, “People do not go to a food bank because it's an open door．It’s a case where they go to it because they need to．With our food bank—we are an independent one．and we have limited stocks—everyone who comes through our door has no income．”
There are checks to make sure nobody is abusing the system．If a doctor or a social worker thinks someone needs to use a food bank—even for a short time—they can give them vouchers(凭证)．Then the people in need take them along to the food bank and they get handouts for three days．
Churches and individual donors provide most of the food in the banks．But some businesses might help out too．
And what sort of food is offered in food banks? Hagen says, “Basically，we’ve got porridge．We do occasionally get fresh produce but it’s very rare，especially in the winter months．It’s like tinned fruit，tinned ready meals．We have to give out ‘no-cooking’ food parcels because people can’t afford the gas and electricity”．
Community spirit has a lot to do with food banks．Volunteers say they are a great meeting place for people who are lonely and depressed．And when facing a crisis，some beneficiaries might need to feed not only their belly—but also their soul．
1.According to the text，the food bank is a place_____．
A．which is funded by the government
B．where people can get food randomly
C．which helps poor people live through crisis
D．where there is enough food supplies
2.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Systems． B．Doctors．
C．Social workers． D．Vouchers．
3.Why do food banks mainly offer “no-cooking ” food?
A．Poor people have no money for gas and electricity．
B．The volunteers hate to supply cooked food．
C．Food banks can’t afford cooked food．
D．This kind of food is easy to store．
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Community spirit can cure those who are depressed．
B．Food banks benefit poor people mind and body．
C．People can have great fun in food banks．
D. Volunteers tend to feel lonely and depressed in food banks．
Jean is a bright young lady who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent her a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was only a ten-year-old boy named Jim!
1.Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is .
A. rich B. young C. lonely D. talkative
2.The following states are true about Jean EXCEPT that according to the passage.
A. she is a university student
B. she was born in a wealthy family
C. she made a friend named Jim younger than her
D. she uses her family name on her QQ
3.We could believe that Jean was when seeing Jim himself instead of David on QQ at the door.
A. delighted B. disappointed
C. regretful D. confused
假如你是光明中学的李华，今年夏天你去农村朋友家玩，看到大量良田被废弃，你觉得很可惜。请你根据下列要点，给某英文报社写一封信，以此呼吁政府采取措施，来解决这一问题。
要点：1．看到的现象；
2．分析可能的原因；
3．呼吁政府采取措施。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语和结语已为你写好。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm Li Hua, a student from Guangming Middle School.
Hoping to receive your early reply.
Yours.
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之问交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I really spent a color and happy holiday. As senior student，I am not total free in the summer holiday. That is because study is still an important part in your life. In the first month of the holiday, I stayed at home to finishing my homework. There was many tasks I have to finish.
Besides, I attended English or math training classes because of my weakness in the two subjects.
After that, I, together with my mother, went to another province to see my father, and we have not seen him for a long time. My mother and l missed him so very much that we spent a month for him. We were happy together.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
When police experts debate climate change solutions, they often talk about “a price on carbon". They are 1. (argue) about whether companies should pay when they put carbon pollution in the air.
Carbon pollution, like every other from of pollution, 2. (have) an impact on the environment. 3. (throw) waste into a river will cause the fish to die and the people 4. drink the water to get sick. And when you produce carbon pollution, you get climate change-sea level rise, stronger storms, severe droughts, damage to agriculture, and more.
All of those impacts cost money. Insurance rates go up when storms get more 5. (destruction). Taxes increase when cities have to rebuild bridges and roads. Military budgets go up when droughts and population 6. (change) cause conflict, not to mention impacts on agriculture and health care costs.
In other words, the price on carbon is 7. we all pay when there is no market force 8. (limit) the pollution that causes climate change. So the debate is 9. (real) about who will pay that price-- 10. companies which are making a profit from the fossil fuels, or the taxpayers who pick up the cost now?
