Question

    Going to college was not optional. In my family, it was just another step toward the American dream. As soon as I graduated. I enrolled in the English Department of Colorado State University. I went on to earn two scholarships, and membership in the National Honor Society. I truly believed the hard work was worth it.

It wasn't until a few months ago that I realized how clueless I was. I had been combing through the classifieds when my eyes fell upon my dream job: ''National College Magazine looking for writers''

Thrilled, I spent the weekend composing a resume. Needless to say. I was stunned when the interviewer barely took one glance before throwing it aside.

''No experience'', he said flatly.

I felt like screaming, "What do you mean, no experience? Look at these grades. ''

I was left to absorb the shock of rejection, thinking that nobody ever told me that a 4.0 student would be turned down for a job.

Didn't all of my hard work count for anything?

I see plenty of demands for two years of experience at a print publication, but none requiring extensive knowledge of how to write academic papers. Yet 95% of my energy in school went toward the latter, leaving me little time to devote to anything else. If career preparation is supposed to be the point of college, then why isn't it the focus?

Has a college degree just become another societal status symbol like fancy cars or designer clothes?

Given my experience. I feel that a college degree would be a lot more valuable if students were required to get some outside experience to supplement their in-class knowledge. Instead of requiring four science classes, why not three science classes and an internship? In my college career. I took one class that taught me how to write and submit essays for publication. This ever so brief taste of the real world was like holding an ice cream sundae in front of a child and only giving her a small bite.

1.Why did the author study so hard at college?

A.To maintain a family tradition.

B.To land an ideal job.

C.To fulfill parents' expectations.

D.To pay for the tuition.

2.What accounted for the author's failure in job hunting?

A.His fancy resume.

B.His misjudgment in high scores.

C.His lack of experience.

D.His poor performance in the interview.

3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?

A.Academic writing is a small part of college life.

B.College education always covers unimportant things.

C.Competition in college is not as fierce as that in the real world.

D.The author feels held back by his lack of real-world experience.

4.What does the author want to tell us by writing this article?

A.Get a college degree and you will go far.

B.College students should make the best of their time.

C.Career preparation is a necessity for college education.

D.Landing a successful career is better than a college degree.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要内容讲述了作者的求职经历，虽然学校成绩优异但由于缺少社会实践经验而被拒之门外，而引发了自己对于学业成绩，社会经验和未来工作之间关系的感慨。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第二段的I had been combing through the casieds when my eyes fell upon my dream job. (当我看到我梦想中的工作时，我一直在整理分类广告)和第五段的I felt like screaming "What do you mean no experience? Look at these grades. " (我想尖叫，“你什么意思，没有经验?看看这些成绩。”)以及第七段的Didn't all of my hard work count for anything?(我所有的努力难道不算什么吗?)可推测，作者大学时努力学习是为了找到理想的工作。B. To land an ideal job.(为了找到理想的工作)符合以上说法，故选B项。

2.

细节理解题。根据文章第四段的"No experience", he said flatly.(“没有经验，”他干脆地说。)可知，没有工作经验是作者应征工作失败的原因。C. His lack of experience.(他缺乏经验)符合以上说法，故选C项。

3.

句义猜测题。根据最后一段Given my experience, I feel that a cllege degree would be a lot more valuable if students were required to get some outside experience to supplement their in-class knowledge. Instead of requiring four science classes, why not three science classes and an internship? In my college career, I took one class that taught me how to write and submit essays for publication. (根据我的经验，我觉得如果要求学生获得一些课外经验来补充课堂知识，大学学位会更有价值。与其要求四门科学课，为什么不要求三门科学课和一次实习呢?在我的大学生涯中，我参加了一门课，这门课教会了我如何写作和提交论文发表。)可知，作者在讲述自已求职经验所得教训。由此判断出，划线句子“这种对现实世界的短暂体验就像在孩子面前拿着一个冰淇淋圣代，只给她一小口”可以看作为作者对现实社会的理【解析】
缺乏现实社会的经验而感到受打击。D. The author feels held back by his lack of real-world experience.(作者感到缺乏现实世界的经验阻碍他)符合以上说法，故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章主要内容，本文讲述了作者的求职经历，虽然学校成绩优异但由于缺少社会实践经验而被拒之门外，并在末尾段落提出了个人感慨，再结合最后一段的Given my experience. I feel that a college degree would be a lot more valuable if students were required to get some outside experience to supplement their in-class knowledge.( 根据我的经验，我觉得如果要求学生获得一些课外经验来补充课堂知识，大学学位会更有价值。)可推知作者希望能够在大学期间就为未来职业做好规划。C. Career preparation is a necessity for college education.(职业准备对大学教育来说是必要的)符合以上推测，故选C项。