Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
“I'm a little worried about my future，”said Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate．He should be so lucky．All he had to worry about was whether to have an affair with Mrs Robinson．In the sixties，that was the sum total of post-graduation anxiety syndrome．
Hoffman's modern counterparts are not so fortunate．The Mrs Robinsons aren't sitting around at home any more，seducing graduates．They are out in the workplace，doing the high-powered jobs the graduates want，but cannot get．For those fresh out of university, desperate for work but unable to get it，there is a big imbalance between supply and demand．And there is no narrowing of the gap in sight．
The latest unemployment figures show that 746,000 of 18-24 year-olds are unemployed— a record rate of 18 per cent．Many of those will have graduated this summer．They are not panicking yet，but as the job rejections mount up，they are beginning to feel alarmed．
Of course，it is easy to blame the Government and，in particular, the target that Labour has long trumpeted---50 per cent of school-leavers in higher education．That was not too smart．The Government has not only failed to meet its target—the actual figure is still closer to 40 per cent— but it has raised expectations to unrealistic levels．
Parents feel as badly let down as the young people themselves．Middle-class families see their graduate offspring on the dole(救济金)queue and wonder why they bothered paying school fees．Working-class families feel an even keener sense of disappointment．For many such families，getting a child into university was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream．It represented upward social and financial mobility．It was proof that they were living in a dynamic，economically successful country．That dream does not seem so rosy now． Graduate unemployment is not，ultimately, a political problem ready to be
solved．Job-creation schemes for graduates are very low down in ministerial in-trays．If David Cameron's Conservatives had a brilliant idea for guaranteeing every graduate a well-paid job，they would have unveiled it by now．It is a social problem，though a more deep-seated social problem than people perhaps realize．
1．The author begins with an episode from The Graduate in order to A．support the fact that more women are working now．
B．show that few graduates started working right after graduation． C．demonstrate that there were much fewer graduates than now． D．emphasize the sharp contrast between now and then．
2．With regard to job opportunities for young graduates，the author sounds A．pessimistic． B．hopeful． C．indifferent． D．furious．
3．The author is ____ the Labour Government's target：50% of school leavers in higher education．
A．in favour of B．doubtful about C．strongly critical of D．mildly critical of
4．Which of the following statements about parents’ feelings is CORRECT? A．Working—class parents feel just as disappointed． B．Parents and their children feel equally disappointed． C．Middle—class parents feel more disappointed． D．Parents feel more disappointed than their children． 5．Towards the end of the passage，the author implies that A．there will be job-creation schemes for graduates． B．graduate unemployment is more of a political issue． C．graduate unemployment is both a political and a social issue．
D．the Conservatives are doing far from enough to solve the issue．
Part Two
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1．Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding _____． A．meal B．snack C．refreshment D．banquet
2．Mini-skirts first _____ in the 1960s．
A．caught out B．caught in C．caught on D．caught up 3．That outburst at the meeting was ____ of his bad temper． A．illustrative B．explanatory C．expository D．revealing 4．The earthquake refugees are ____ for food and blankets． A．desirous B．ambitious C．seriously off D．badly off
5．When Linda heard the good news she tried to sound casual，but her excitement was obvious． The underlined part means _____．
A．uncaring B．disinterested C．without plan D．without warning 6．Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living _____． A．mind B．knowledge C．memory D．scope
7．The speaker was very good at ____ his ideas during the discussion． A．putting aside B．putting across C．putting back D．putting off
8． The food is good at this hotel，but the ____ is poor；the waiters don’t seem to be well trained． A．maintenance B．repair C．charge D．service 9．Slavery was ____ in America in the 19th century． A．abolished B．cancelled C．abandoned D．terminated
10．Mercifully，I was able to complete all I had to do within a few days．The underlined part means _____.
A．efficiently B．surprisingly C．fortunately D．shortly
Part Three
When you invite a kid to play a game, he/she refuses to join in . What can you do ?
答案：
Passage one D A D B C Passage Two
1.D．banquet (wedding banquet 婚宴) 2.C．caught on (catch on 流行)
3.A．That outburst was illustrative of her bad temper． 4.D．be badly off 穷困，缺少
5.A．uncaring (=indifferent) 误导项disinterested一般指公正无私 6.C．within living memory 7.B．putting across (=express)
8.D．service （饭菜不错，服务很差） 9.A．abolished (slavery)（废除奴隶制度） 10.C．fortunately (=mercifully) (上帝仁慈所以幸运)
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