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Many Chinese college students have not mastered the skills of essay writing.
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Degrees, But No Jobs
China's university graduates are facing the toughest job market. By June only half of the country's 2002 grads—about 1.5 million young people—had landed jobs. That's the lowest percentage since the government began tracking the graduate employment rate in 1996. The situation has shocked Chinese society, where a university degree has always meant lifetime security and status. Now, for the first time, the Middle Kingdom has a glut of graduates.
Only a tiny fraction of China's 1.3 billion people go to college. Still, the number of university students has skyrocketed in recent years. A five-year campaign by the Chinese government to expand access to college has doubled the number of those matriculating. In fact, China's class of 2003 is the largest ever—2.12 million students. About a quarter of China's urban labor force now hold college degrees. The problem is, there aren't enough jobs for new graduates—or, at least, enough of the jobs that they want. And there won't be for a long time. "This will be a problem for at least 20 or 30 years," said Yang Yiyong, an economist with China's State Council.
The unemployment rate among university graduates worries Beijing because it's not just an issue of oversupply. There are jobs available for educated Chinese, but they're unglamorous middle-management positions—factory managers, local bureaucrats, even police officers. Many of China's new graduates expect jobs with hightech companies, multinationals or the top levels of government. Some would rather go without work than consign themselves to what they perceive as drudgery.
Managing their high expectations presents China's leadership with a thorny political challenge. In some ways, economist Yang argues, the government is doing more to help college graduates than the mil lions of blue-collar workers laid off from state factories. "Graduates are a sensitive group," he said, "so the government pays a lot of attention to them and tries to meet their demands."
Among other measures, Beijing has begun requiring that universities provide more career guidance. Colleges must set up job fairs and offer employment seminars. In addition, the government is offering tax incentives to small and medium-sized firms that hire recent college graduates and waiving China's hefty fee for registering a new company in the hope that new grads will become entrepreneurs. It is also giving preference to students who apply for government jobs or graduate school if they agree to work in poor areas of the country for two years.
China also allowed private businesses to set up dozens of for-profit colleges to supplement state-run schools. About 14 percent of China's college-aged population is in school now, up from seven percent in 1995. And the leadership's goal is to raise that number to 25 or 30 percent by 2020. By comparison, more than one third of college-aged Americans are in universities.
One reason is that many graduates hold degrees of dubious value, and hence aren't qualified for tile jobs they seek. In addition, some of the new for-profit universities are apparently more interested in charging high tuitions to students rejected by the more prestigious state schools than in providing a quality education. Many offer majors with fancy new names that in reality are old courses more suited to. China's former planned economy than its new market economy.
Even students from China's more reputable universities are struggling to find work, primarily because their expectations far exceed reality. These graduates are also members of China's first generation of "Lit tie Emperors" —only children spoiled by doting parents. As adults, many are demanding unrealistically high salaries and refuse to work anywhere but in China's most cosmopolitan cities, such as Shanghai and Beijing.
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W: Have you met any Chinese students in American universities? What do you think of them as compared with American students?
M: Yes, I had quite a few Chinese classmates while in the United States. They were known and admired for their hard-working, intelligence and dedication, and I was deeply impressed by their excellent course work.
W: There is another thing that puzzles me. In my opinion, the student-centered way of teaching can raise students' interest. It helps a learner become independent and less passive in their classroom, while the traditional Chinese way of teaching sometimes harms their creativity and interest. On the other hand, Chinese students often achieve very good grades through hard work. Many Chinese students are top students in American universities. Part of this has to do with the fact that the Chinese students studying in America are generally members with academic talents in China; they are the best and the brightest ones from a nation of 1.3 billion people. Another reason is that these Chinese students are motivated to study hard to live up to the expectations of their families.
What are the speakers talking about?
A.Teacher-centered teaching method in American universities.
B.Student-centered teaching method in American universities.
C.The life and study of American college students.
D.Chinese students in American universities.
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听力原文: Like many other seniors, Wang Ying, at Wuhan University, has been busy preparing for the postgraduate entrance exams since the new semester began. But in another way she's different. Her motivation comes not from wanting to get a master's degree to find a good job. She wants to pursue further studies because she hopes to learn more about the history and culture of her country.
Wang is majoring in Chinese traditional culture, an unusual major for college students all across the country. These majors are studying a way of life that existed thousands of years ago.
"We read articles loud together. And the teachers explain them word by word. It's quite similar to class in a private school in ancient times, ' says Ye Daiyin, a junior.
Wuhan established the major four years ago. The students take courses based on the classical culture of ancient China, such as literature, philosophy, and history. Their curriculum has classic works like the Four Books (Si Shu), the Five Classics (Wu Jing), the Song of Chu (Chu Cf), and Lao Zi.
Many of the students have joined the Chunying Poetry Association, which is open to anyone interested in classical poetry. They usually practise composing ancient poems.
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A.She is looking for a part-time job.
B.She is working in a motor factory.
C.She is doing some research on classic music.
D.She is busy preparing for the postgraduate entrance exams.
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第6题
A.To improve college students' English.
B.To let Chinese people know more about the 2008 Olympic Games.
C.To correct the mistakes made by the students of a Beijing junior high school.
D.To enhance the Nation's international image.
第7题
根据下列文章,请回答 1~20 题。
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But for many people the thought of food first in the morning is by ____ ____30pleasures. So ____ 31 all the efforts, they still take no ____ 32. Between 1978 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are ____ 33, the number of people who didn' t have breakfast increased ____ 3433 percent--from8.8 million to 11.7 million____35the Chinese hased Market Research Corporation of America.
For those who feel pain of____ 36about not having breakfast, ____37, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years ____ 38that, for adults especially, there may be nothing ____ 39with omitting breakfast. "Going ____ 40breakfast does not affect ____41. "Said Arnold E. Bendoer, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London,____42does giving people breakfast improve performance.
___43evidence relating breakfast to better health or___44 performances is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not___45"The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, "is poor. "
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Part B
Below is a table showing the sources of income of college students. Look at the table and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following points:
1. the sources of income of both the Australian and Chinese students
2. the possible reasons for the differences
Sources of Income of College Students
第9题
On Military Training for College Students
1. 大学生军训的现状;
2. 人们对军训的看法;
3. 你的态度。
第10题
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian Culture that breeds success, such ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial (种族的) image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants (移民) were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
第31题:While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students ________.
A) feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English
B) are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character
C) still worry about unfair treatment in society
D) generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents