7.Cambridge graduates are the most employable in the world,according to a global league table.The ancient university is the best at producing graduates who are‘ready to work',a poll of major employers found.
Oxford slipped to fourth place in the rankings having taken top spot last year.Harvard and Yale-part of the US‘Ivy League'of universities-were second and third respectively.
Five British universities were ranked in the top 20-one more than last year-and 12were in the full list of 150.
But the UK as a country came third-behind the US and Germany-when companies were asked to name the best nation for producing work-ready graduates.
The table-the Global Employability(就業(yè)能力)University Ranking published by the International New York Times-also showed that universities in Asian countries were rapidly gaining ground on their western counterparts (對手).
Asian universities claimed 20percent of the top 150places in 2014compared with only 10percent when the tables were first published in 2010.
The other British universities in the top 20were University College London,in 14th place,Imperial College London,in 15th,and Edinburgh,18th.
The table showed the gap between a small number of top UK universities and less famous institutions.
Laurent Dupasquier,managing partner at Emerging,a French human resources consultancy,said:"The top tier players.global brands (which tend to be all American and British).continue to lead,while other Anglo-Saxon universities,those that are mainly regional players,tend to develop less well,with an average of five places lost in comparison with last year."
"Like the Premier League(英超聯(lián)賽),the champions have an international community of students and think internationally,unlike their more locally oriented counterparts."
The table was made following a survey of 2,500major companies in 20countries.Employers were asked to rank universities against a range of criteria including their production of graduates who are ready to work and their links with business.
The study claimed that‘the days of ivory towers are over'.
32.Which university had the best work-ready graduates last yearB?
A.Cambridge.
B.Oxford.
C.Harvard.
D.Yale.
33.The underlined phrase"gaining ground"in Paragraph 5 probably refers toD.
A.falling behind
B.coming into conflict
C.making room
D.becoming more successful
34.What can we learn about the UK universities from the textA?
A.There are many quality gaps between UK universities.
B.The UK produced the most work-ready graduates this year.
C.Universities in the UK make up most of the top 20.
D.Almost all UK university graduates are employable.
35.Why do regional UK universities tend to develop less well this yearC?
A.They couldn't raise enough education fund.
B.They have students from all over the world.
C.They lack international students and think locally.
D.The UK government didn't support them at a11.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了2014全球畢業(yè)生就業(yè)能力榜,從中得出英國的發(fā)展不如去年而亞洲的大學正在快速的發(fā)展,而大學要變得更加成功思維必須和國際接軌,不能只局限于本國之中.
解答 32.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段中的"Oxford slipped to fourth place in the rankings having taken top spot last year"可知,去年,牛津大學是畢業(yè)生就業(yè)率最高的學校.今年已退至第四位.故選B.
33.D.詞義猜測題.由第四段可知,英國是繼美國和德國之后,生產優(yōu)秀畢業(yè)生最好的國家.由劃線部分前面的also可知,亞洲國家的大學也正在快速的成為西方國家的對手.說明,亞洲大學在培訓畢業(yè)生方面也很成功.故選D.
34.A.細節(jié)理解題.由倒數(shù)第五段中的"The table showed the gap between a small number of top UK universities and less famous institutions"可知,英國的頂尖大學和一般大學之間有很大的差距,故選A.
35.C.推理判斷題.由倒數(shù)第三段"Like the Premier League(英超聯(lián)賽),the champions have an international community of students and think internationally,unlike their more locally oriented counterparts"可知,英國大學發(fā)展不如去年好的原因是他們缺乏國際學生,并且他們的思維也沒有和國際接軌,仍然局限在自己本國之內.故選C.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.