1、.阅读理解College graduation brings both the satisfaction of academic achievement and the expectation of a wellpaying job. But for 6,000 graduates at San Jose State this year, theres uncertainty as they enter one of the worst job markets in decades.Ryan Stewart has a freshly new degree in religious studi
2、es, but no job chance of success.“You look at everybodys parents and neighbors, and theyre getting laid off and dont have jobs，” said Stewart. “Then you look at the young people just coming into the workforce.its just scary.”When they entered college the future never looked brighter. But in the four
3、 years when theyve been here, the world outside has changed dramatically.“Those were the exciting times, lots of dotcom opportunities, exploding offers, students getting top dollar with lots of benefits，” said Cheryl AllmenVinnidge, of the San Jose State Career Center. “Times have changed. Its a new
4、 market.” Cheryl AllmenVinnidge ought to know. She runs the San Jose State Career Center. It is sort of a crossroads between college and the real world. AllmenVinnidge says students who do find jobs after college have done their homework.“The typical graduate who does have a job offer started workin
5、g on it two years ago. Theyve postured themselves well during the summer. Theyve had several internships, she said. And theyve majored in one of the few fields that are still hotlike chemical engineering, accounting, or nursingwhere average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. O
6、ther popular fields (like information systems management, computer science, and political science) have seen big declines in starting salaries.Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to become a teacher) may just end up going back to school.“Id like to teach college some day and that requires more schooling, whi
7、ch would be great in a bad economy，” he said.To some students a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth. For now, they can only hope its value will increase over time.本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了圣何塞州立大学毕业生毕业后的就业情况。1The first paragraph mainly tells us that _.Acollege graduates are content with their academ
8、ic achievementsBcollege graduates have good job prospectsCcollege graduates are in face of a severe job situationDexcellent achievements help them find a wellpaying job答案：C解析：段落大意题。文章第一段主要讲述“今年圣何塞州立大学6 000个毕业生面临最严峻的就业形势，就业存在着不确定因素”，所以答案选C。2According to the passage, we can learn that a degree can _.A
9、show a graduate has the strongest abilityBexplain a graduate will find a better jobCshow that its value will rise over timeDexplain its a short cut to instant wealth答案：C解析：细节理解题。文章最后一段内容谈到“对有些学生而言，学位可能不是通往财富的直接门票，就现在而言，他们只能希望随着时间推移会提高其学位价值”，由此可得答案C。3What does the underlined word “its” in the last pa
10、ragraph refer to?AA degrees. BA jobs.CA tickets. DA graduates.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段中“他们只能希望学位的价值能随时间推移而增长”可得知，its应该是指a degrees，故答案为A。4How is the passage organized?ABy telling stories. BBy giving examples.CBy time orders. DBy explaining reasons.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段的Ryan Stewart和第四段的Cheryl AllmenVinnidg
11、e可得知，答案为B。.七选五How to Teach Your Dog to Drop His Toy1Use the “Drop it” command with a treat.Your dog may be good at catching and bringing the toy back to you, but may not know that he needs to drop it._1_With your dog sitting or standing in front of you, start shaking his favorite toy in your other h
12、and until he gets excited._2_After your dog is excited and youve given the command, allow him to take the toy from your hand with his mouth. After a few seconds, give him another verbal command“Drop it.”Your dog will probably not drop the toy once he has it in his mouth，which is why youll need the t
13、reat._3_Once he drops the toy, immediately reward him with the treat.2_4_Put the treat in your pocket. When he has his toy in his mouth，hold your hand in front of his nose as if you have the treat in your hand and give him the “Drop it” command._5_Eventually, your dog should be able to drop his toy
14、with only the verbal command to do so. ADont give him a big treat.BHold the treat close to his nose.CDogs are cleverer than other animals.DUse the “Drop it” command without a treat.EWhen he drops his toy，reward him with the treat.FTo teach him how to drop his toy, hold a treat in one hand.GAs youre
15、shaking the toy, give the verbal command“Take it.” 本文主要介绍了教狗放下玩具的方法和步骤。1F解析：联系下一句中的in your other hand可知，该空应介绍一只手的活动：拿着犒劳狗狗用的美味食物。2G解析：联系上一句提到的晃动狗狗喜欢的玩具和下一句中的youve given the command可知，此处应选C项，指出在晃动玩具的同时要下达“叼住它”的口头命令。3B解析：上一句讲了为什么你需要用来犒劳狗狗的美味食物。该空和下一句介绍了如何用其进行奖励：把食物拿到靠近狗狗鼻子的地方。狗狗一放下玩具，就立即把食物奖励给他吃。4D解析：联系第一个小标题和该空下面紧跟着的“Put the treat in your pocket.”可推知，此处要介绍的是第二大步：在不使用食物奖励的情况下下达“放下它”的命令。5E解析：上一句提到手里不拿食物在狗狗面前空晃并下达“放下它”的命令。E项紧承上文，介绍了接下来的做法：当他放下玩具时，把食物奖励给他。