Cambridge graduates are the most employable in the world,according to a global league table.The ancient university is the best at producing graduates who are‘ready to work’,a poll of major employers found.
Oxford slipped to fourth place in the rankings having taken top spot last year.Harvard and Yale—part of the US‘Ivy League’of universities—were second and third respectively.
Five British universities were ranked in the top 20—one more than last year—and 12 were in the full list of 150.
But the UK as a country came third—behind the US and Germany—when companies were asked to name the best nation for producing work—ready graduates.
The table—the Global Employability(就业能力)University Ranking published by the International New York Times—also showed that universities in Asian countries were rapidly gaining ground on their western counterparts (对手).
Asian universities claimed 20 percent of the top 150 places in 2014 compared with only 10 percent when the tables were first published in 2010.
The other British universities in the top 20 were University College London,in 14th place,Imperial College London,in 15th,and Edinburgh,18th.
The table showed the gap between a small number of top UK universities and less famous institutions.
Laurent Dupasquier,managing partner at Emerging,a French human resources consultancy,said:“The top tier players.global brands (which tend to be all American and British).continue to lead,while other Anglo—Saxon universities,those that are mainly regional players,tend to develop less well,with an average of five places lost in comparison with last year.”
“Like the Premier League(英超联赛),the champions have an international community of students and think internationally,unlike their more locally oriented counterparts.”
The table was made following a survey of 2,500 major companies in 20 countries.Employers were asked to rank universities against a range of criteria including their production of graduates who are ready to work and their links with business.
The study claimed that‘the days of ivory towers are over’.
1.Which university had the best work-ready graduates last year?
A.Cambridge. B.Oxford.
C.Harvard. D.Yale.
2.The underlined phrase“gaining ground”in Paragraph 5 probably refers to ____________.
A.falling behind
B.coming into conflict
C.making room
D.becoming more successful
3.What can we learn about the UK universities from the text?
A.There are many quality gaps between UK universities.
B.The UK produced the most work-ready graduates this year.
C.Universities in the UK make up most of the top 20.
D.Almost all UK university graduates are employable.
4.Why do regional UK universities tend to develop less well this year?
A.They couldn’t raise enough education fund.
B.They have students from all over the world.
C.They lack international students and think locally.
D.The UK government didn’t support them at a11.
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.C
【解析】
试题分析:2014年全球毕业生就业能力榜。
1.B细节信息题。根据文章第二段Oxford slipped to fourth place in the rankings having taken top spot last year.(去年的榜首——牛津大学,今年却跌至第四位。)可知,该题正确答案为B.
2.D词意猜测题。A.falling behind落后;B.coming into conflict产生冲突;C.making room退让;D.becoming more successful变得跟成功;根据下一段(第六段)所讲:2014年亚洲大学占据榜单前150位中的20%,比2010年榜单第一次发布时仅有的10%有了明显的增长。可推知该词组所在句的句意为:这份由《国际纽约时报》发布的全球就业能力大学排名榜单,还反映出亚洲的大学正在迅速培养人才,与西方大学分庭抗礼。故该题正确答案为D.
3.A细节推理题。根据文章中一家法国人力资源咨询公司的经营合伙人劳伦·达帕斯奎尔(Laurent Dupasquier)所讲:“世界最顶层的竞争者,那些全球知名学府(他们大多是英美的),仍然位列前茅。但是其他的英国大学多数都是地区性的学府,表现稍逊,与去年相比,这些学府平均失去了5个榜单位置。可知,英国大学之间存在着大的质量差距。故该题正确答案为A.
4.“跟英超一样,这些知名大学有来自全球各地的学生和国际化思维,不像其他以地区为导向的同行们。”可推知,英国地方性的大学表现稍逊是因为其缺乏国际生和思维的局限性。故该题正确答案为C.
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