2012 年英语专业四级阅读理解

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“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 highpowered
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 fi gure is still closer to 40 percent— 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 fulfi llment 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. Jobcreation 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．

91．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．

92．With regard to job opportunities for young graduates, the author sounds _____.
A．pessimistic． B．hopeful． C．indifferent． D．furious．

93．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

94．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．

95．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．

答案与解析：

91. D。推理类。文章第一段，作者提到电影《毕业生》，主人公因为受到有夫之妇的诱惑而陷入痛苦中，而现在的年轻人就没那么幸运了，他们最大的问题就是毕业后找不到工作。

92. A。态度类。从全文看，作者对于年轻人的失业问题较为悲观。

93. D。态度类。文章第三段 “That was not too smart”. 可以看出作者持轻微批评态度。

94. B。细节类。文章第四段，”Parents feel as badly let down as the young people themselves”.对于失业，年轻人和父母都深感失望。

95. C。主旨类。从文章最后一段，作者认为毕业生失业不仅是政治问题也是社会问题。