Question

    A foreign degree was once believed to be a sure path to a well-paid job. However, more and more graduates have found that this is not necessarily true.

The number of Chinese studying abroad grew at a slower rate in 2018 compared with 2017, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of Education. In 2018, 662,100 Chinese went abroad to study, up 8.83 percent from a year earlier, while the growth rate was 11.7 percent in 2017.

A major reason for the slower growth is that more and more students have realized that overseas study does not necessarily guarantee a well-paid job, reported China Daily.

According to a 2018 report by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), about a third of graduate returnees to China earn less than 6,000 yuan a month, while 25 percent make between 6,000 and 8,000 yuan a month.

For example, Lucy Liu, a woman from Beijing, was disappointed after being interviewed by a famous film studio in Beijing. She had just finished her postgraduate (研究生) studies in documentary production at New York University in the United States.

“The pay would be 150,000 yuan for one documentary, and at best I could finish one documentary a year,” Liu told South China Morning Post.

“After spending so much on my studies, I couldn’t accept that pay,” said Liu. She spent about 1 million yuan in tuition and living expenses while studying abroad.

Worse still, it takes over four months for over 50 percent of returned students to land a job, and only 20 percent get job offers before graduation, according to Qi Bin, from Haiwei Career Services, a company that specializes in employment for returnees.

Two major reasons are that they often miss the main job-seeking season while they’re abroad and they lack internship experience, Qi told China Daily.

However, this doesn’t mean studying overseas is useless.

On the contrary, it may provide students with good language and communication skills, an independent character and a global mindset, which are important for their career development, according to Qi.

“Studying overseas cannot guarantee everything, but foreign-educated students have great potential, and at some point their break will come,” Li Qing, a researcher from CCG, told the South China Morning Post.

1.What does the report by the Ministry of Education tell us?

A.Fewer students returned to China after studying overseas in 2018.

B.The growth of Chinese students studying abroad slowed in 2018.

C.Fewer Chinese students went to foreign universities in 2018.

D.More Chinese students found good jobs after studying abroad in 2018.

2.The example of Lucy Liu proves mainly that ______.

A.an overseas degree doesn’t guarantee a good salary

B.the cost of studying abroad is too great for an ordinary family

C.foreign-educated students earn less than those who studied at home

D.it takes a long time to produce a good documentary

3.What does Qi Bin think of studying abroad?

A.It is a waste of students’ time and money.

B.It gives students better internship chances.

C.It limits the possibility of students’ getting jobs that interest them.

D.It provides students with useful skills for their career development.

4.How does Li Qing feel about the future of foreign-educated students?

A.Worried. B.Unsure. C.Positive. D.Challenged.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了据教育部最近发布的一份报告显示，2018年中国出国留学人数增速比2017年有所放缓。据《中国日报》报道，增长放缓的一个主要原因是，越来越多的学生意识到，留学不一定能保证一份高薪工作，并举了留学生刘玉玲的例子。文章还列举了不同的人对去外国留学的看法。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段中The number of Chinese studying abroad grew at a slower rate in 2018 compared with 2017, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of Education.可知据教育部最近发布的一份报告显示，2018年中国出国留学人数增速比2017年有所放缓。由此可知，教育部的报告告诉了我们2018年中国留学生增长放缓。故选B。

2.

推理判断题。根据第四段According to a 2018 report by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), about a third of graduate returnees to China earn less than 6,000 yuan a month, while 25 percent make between 6,000 and 8,000 yuan a month.可知据中国与全球化中心2018年的一份报告显示，约三分之一的海归毕业生月薪低于6000元，25%的海归月薪在6000至8000元之间。第七段“After spending so much on my studies, I couldn’t accept that pay,” said Liu. She spent about 1 million yuan in tuition and living expenses while studying abroad.可知刘说：“在学习上花了这么多钱之后，我无法接受这样的报酬。”她在国外学习期间的学费和生活费约为100万元。由此可知，刘玉玲的例子主要证明了海外学历并不能保证一份好薪水。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段On the contrary, it may provide students with good language and communication skills, an independent character and a global mindset, which are important for their career development, according to Qi.可知根据齐的观点，相反，它可以为学生们提供良好的语言和沟通能力，独立的性格和全球化的思维，这些对他们的职业发展很重要。由此可知，齐斌认为出国留学为学生的职业发展提供了有用的技能。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段“Studying overseas cannot guarantee everything, but foreign-educated students have great potential, and at some point their break will come,” Li Qing, a researcher from CCG, told the South China Morning Post.可知CCG的研究人员李清在接受《南华早报》采访时表示：“留学并不能保证一切，但在国外留学的学生有着巨大的潜力，他们的突破迟早会到来。”由此可知，李清对外国留学生的未来持乐观态度。故选C。