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1、1InfmationMatching:Directions:Youaregoingtoreadapassagewith10statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinfmationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinfmationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmethano

2、nce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Passage1HardtimesAMoneywriesarepartparcelofuniversitylifebutrecenteventsinthewldoffinancenottomentionrisingfoodpricesaremakingittougherfstudentsfromlivingcostsasundergraduatestoemploy

3、mentprospectsoncetheyhavegraduated.ButaretheybotheredBRaymondSawyeragraphicdesignundergraduateatNewCollegeDurhamsaysheisconcernedbythenaivetyofsomeofhisfellowstudentswhendealingwiththeirfinances.“I’msurprisedbythelackofm

4、aturitysomeofthemhavewhenitcomestomoney”hesays.“WehadbeenatcollegefjustoveraweekwhensomeofmyfellowstudentsgottheirgrantsthroughtheirfirstthoughtwasspendingmoneyonclothesplanningnightsoutwhichIcouldn’tbeliever.Manystudent

5、sseemunawareofthestateoftheeconomyrightnow.”Sawyersaystheprevailingeconomicconditionshaveinfluencedhischoiceofwheretostudy.HelivesathomejustafewmilesfromhiscollegewhichmeansheisabletorunaWebdesignbusinessthathelpseasehis

6、moneywries.“RentmtgagesarecostlythesedaysIguessthat’swhatswayedmetowardstudyinglocally”hesays.“IonlyhavetospendthreedaysaweekatcollegeIcantraveleasilybycardevotingtherestofmytimetodevelopingmybusiness.”CSawyercountshimse

7、lfftunatethatheisselfemployed.ArecentsurveycommissionedbyrecruitmentagencyReedreckonsthatoverhalfofgraduatesare“concerned”withfindingajobinthecurrentclimate.Jobsecurityisalsobecomingamajconcernoneinfourgraduatessaytheywo

8、uldbewillingtosacrificeuptofivepercentoftheirincomeinexchangefjobsecurityfthreeyears.AsignificantnumberofgraduatesaremovingtowardcreativemarketingmediasectsshunningCityjobswatchingbanksotherfinancialservicesfirmsfallover

9、hasbeenparticularlydishearteningfstudentswhohadplannedtowkintheSquareMile(倫敦金融城).Reptssuggestthatmanyarenowalsoconsideringteachingasanoption.D“Withmanyrecentgraduatesstilllookingfjobsinadifficulteconomicclimateundergradu

10、atesneedtorememberthereisaserioussidetouniversity”cautionsReed’smarketingheadMarkRhodes.“It’simptantthatincominguniversitystudentshaveaneyeontheirfuture.”Rhodeswarnsstudentsnottoleavetheirjobhuntingtoolate.“Ifyouaretryin

11、gtogetontoagraduateprogramftheyearyougraduateyoumayhavetostartpreparingatthestartofyourthirdyeartoavoidmissingthedeadlines”hesays.Rhodesalsoadvisesspeakingwithauniversitycareersadviserattheearliest3______1.Universitystud

12、ents’lifeishardduetotheincreaseoflivingcoststheiruncertainemploymentprospects.______2.Statisticsshowthat42percentofthestudentsbelievetheyarequalifiedtogetbursariesbutsomefailtoreceiveoneatlast.______3.Twentyfivepercentof

13、graduatesarewillingtosacrificeuptofivepercentoftheirincomefthreeyearemploymentstability.______4.Undergraduatescancalculatetheirlivingcostsknowwhatsuppttheycangetthroughtrainingeventssomeonlinetools.______5.Anundergraduat

14、ewiththeplanfgraduatestudyshouldstartthepreparationwkasearlyasthebeginningofhisthirdyear.______6.Itishelpfultogetsomerelevantwkexperiencenthefirstsecondyearatuniversitytogetajobinthefieldonewantstoenter.______7.Withbanks

15、financialservicesfirmscollapsingoneafteranothermanystudentswhoplannedtowkinthefieldoffinancefelldisheartenedturntootherjobsliketeaching.______8.Manystudentsneglectthefinancialcrisisthusfacememeseriousmoneyproblemswithgra

16、duationcomingnearernearer.______9.Somestudentsareunawareofthepresenteconomicstateimmediatelythinkofspendingthemoneyonclothesentertainmentoncetheygettheirgrants.______10.Friendsparentsmayofferunreliableoutdatedadviceonfin

17、ancialissues.Passage2DegreesAreGreatbutInternshipsMakeaDifferenceATraditionallyearningacollegedegreehasbeencausefcelebration.Fmosttheachievementsignaledtheonsetofadulthoodofferedthepromiseofacareerthatwouldstartinmeremon

18、thsifnotweeks.Butintodaysjobmarketundergraduateswholeaveschoolarmedonlywithadegreemaynotbesoftunate.BIn2000methan1.2millionpeoplereceivedbachelsdegreesintheUnitedStates.Thisyearthatnumberisexpectedtorise30percenttomethan

19、1.6millionaccdingtoestimatesbytheNationalCenterfEducationStatistics.ThathikehasfaroutpacedthecountrysincreaseinpopulationoverthepastdecadetriplingtheCensusBureausprojectedrateofpopulationgrowthoverthesameperiod.“Withthei

20、ncreasednumberofstudentsifImanemployeramedicalschoolbusinessschoolfindingastudentwhohasagoodGPAisntparticularlytoughanyme“saysDanGomezPalacioassistantdirectofcareerservicesatWestminsterCollegeinMissouri.“Sowhatisgoingtos

21、eparateyoufromyourpeers“CTheanswer:internships.Universityofficialsemployersalmostuniversallymaintainthatpartakinginaninternship—severalwhichsetsastudentapartfromhisherpeersevenme—befegraduationisintegraltofindingmeaningf