College graduation finally means taking much of your attention in your first job search. This process can be challenging, especially for those students who had second thoughts about their chosen major and intended career path — or those who majored in a field not directly connected to a specific career. If you are in one of these groups, fear not! Although your major, coursework, and academic performance are relevant to landing a job, they are not the only deciding factors on where you can work. So, just how important is your major to your job search?
Some majors are tied directly to specific career fields. For example, if you wish to become a teacher, you will likely have needed to complete an education program and finally sit for a licensing exam. Successfully completing a specific major is very important to landing a job in the matching field.
Other majors, however, are closely related to career paths but don’t necessarily require a degree in the area. For example, students who majored in finance or math, may also have the necessary skills to be hired as an accountant.
Lastly, there are many industries, such as professional sales, education (non-teaching positions), insurance, and customer service management, which hire new graduates from several more majors, looking for more generalized (笼统的) requirements. They may simply want to know the student has completed his or her bachelor’s degree, which proves students’ college-level math and writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Hopefully, as a college student, you were able to do more than just attend classes. Your non-academic experiences can be very influential on your future career as well. If you worked or volunteered during college and if you enjoyed these activities, seek out related careers. You may qualify for a position regardless of your major.
Although it often seems like your college major alone determines your career fate, this just isn’t the case. It may influence it, but there are other factors that influence your career options as well. If you don’t know what career choices you have, talk to your faculty(院系) or academic adviser. You may be surprised at what opportunities await!
1.What is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Major Ups Your Career B. Why Your College Major Matters
C. Major VS Career: Which Is Right for You D. How Important Your Major Is to Your Job
2.To be a customer service manager, college graduates______.
A. should pass a licensing exam B. need to have related qualities
C. are required to major in insurance D. must have relevant experiences
3.The writer thinks that _____________.
A. majors are closely linked to career paths
B. students of finance tend to receive higher salaries
C. social work graduates have more employment opportunities
D. volunteer experiences help graduates get employed
Google's new camera, called Clips, is a small, smart device. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子)，but it’s not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.
This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone.
Onboard the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. “Once it learns that there's a face you see frequently, it’ll try to get nice photos of those faces,” said Juston Payne, the device’s product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved “training it to know what happiness looks like”. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot — like when a child’s hand is over the lens(镜头), or if it is tossed in a dark purse.
The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing.
Were people concerned it could seem strange? Yes, Payne admitted. But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that it is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet.
“This product is only possible because of the way that silicon has advanced” Payne said, noting that it was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we’re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.
1.What is the most outstanding feature of Clips?
A. It is equipped with tough glass. B. It enables easy internet access.
C. It can be worn on your clothing. D. It allows of hands-free photography.
2.What does the underlined word “candid” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. touching. B. brief. C. unforgettable. D. embarrassing.
3.What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne?
A. The advance in technology. B. The popularity of the Internet.
C. The rise of the smartphone industry. D. The reduction in the price of lens.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. New Gadgets in the Age of Apps. B. A New Digital Camera from Google.
C. Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life. D. An Alternative Way to Photograph.
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.
Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Group-study places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.
Storage of Study Material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.
Rules to be Followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
1.Library computers on the ground floor _________.
A. help students with their field experiments
B. contain software necessary for schoolwork
C. are for those who want to access the wi-fi
D. are mostly used for filling out application forms
2.What condition should be met to book a group-study room?
A. A group must consist of 8 people
B. Three-hour use per day is the minimum
C. One should first register at the university
D. Applicants must mark the room on the map
3.A student can rent a locker in the library if he _______.
A. can afford the rental fee B. attends certain courses
C. has nowhere to put his books D. has earned the required credits
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Why does the university offer the two programs?
A. To provide better health care for students.
B. To keep students safe walking late or alone.
C. To help visitors tour around the college.
2.When can students call Campus Safety Office?
A. Anytime of the day. B. From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. C. From midnight to 7 a.m.
3.To whom is the speaker mainly talking?
A. Tourists at the college. B. New teachers. C. Parents of students.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What kind of jobs seems to be in short supply?
A. School teachers. B. Writers. C. Newspaper reporters.
2.Where is Sharon most likely to go?
A. New York. B. Boston. C. California.
3.What does James plan to do if he can’t find a job?
A. Continue his education. B. Start a newspaper C. Write a book.
4.Who are the speakers?
A. Laid-off workers. B. Fellow students. C. High school teachers.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where did Tom get the idea of becoming a businessman?
A. From his high school teachers. B. From the grown-ups around him.
C. From his college friends.
2.How much does Tom own of the company he works for?
A. 60%. B. 18%. C. 6%.
3.What mistake did Tom and his company make in the past?
A. Wasting lots of materials. B. Making all the products themselves.
C. Producing simple things.
