Question

　　阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．

　　Facing a slowly reviving(复苏) economy and competition from unemployed workers, nearly one-third of this spring's 1,200,000 college graduates could remain jobless six months after receiving their diplomas(文凭)-a delay that may affect their earnings for years to come. Based on national projections, as many as 360,000 of them could still be looking for work as 2003 approaches. According to a long-term study, unemployment early in a career can be felt over a period of years because it delays the experience and training that typically lead to higher salaries.

　　The competition will be fierce for first-time job-seekers this year. Not only are there fewer openings, but the pool of candidates(候选人) is bigger. In addition to their classmates, graduates will be competing with jobless people formerly in the workforce for one to three years, some of whom may be willing in this uncertain economy to accept entry-level pay.

　　Firms surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) plan to hire 20% fewer college graduates in 2001－2002 than in the spring graduates. In addition, 10% of college graduates typically remain unemployed and are not registered(注册) in graduate school six months after graduation, according to informal surveys by NACE.

　　Competition from laid-off (下岗) workers alone could extend the job search into the six-month range. College students are also facing the new business realities of increased outsourcing(外购), record downsizing, and cautious(谨慎的) employers careful for another sudden economic jolt(波动) such as that caused by Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Some enterprises' leaders do not see the economy recovering until 2003.

1．All of the following are the disadvantages caused by unemployment early on a career EXCEPT ________.

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A．future earnings' loss

B．experience's delay

C．training's delay

D．diploma's delay

2．The one that does not contribute to the fierce competition for first-time job-seekers this year is ________.

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A．reduction of position vacancies(空缺)

B．more job-seekers

C．competition from laid-off workers

D．falling pay

3．From Paragraph 3 we can learn that________.

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A．many firms intend to employ laid-off workers rather than college graduates

B．many firms intend to employ fewer college graduates because of the slowing reviving economy

C．more and more college graduates attend graduate school because of difficulty in job hunting

D．10% of college graduates cannot find a job after they leave campus

4．The main reason that delays college graduates' employment by half a year is ________.

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A．competition from laid-off workers

B．increased outsourcing

C．record downsizing

D．the economic jolt caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

5．In his next paragraph, the author may talk about________.

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A．the economic influences caused by the Sept.11 terrorist attacks

B．how to help firms recover from recession(衰退)

C．how to help the economy recover from recession

D．how to help college graduates be successful in job seeking

Answer 1

答案：D;D;B;A;D