【听力答案】

1.C 2. C 3. B

【听力原文】

Passage 1

In America, May and June are the traditional months for graduations.（美国学生通常在五月和六月份毕业。）The National Association of Colleges and Employers collects information on the college job market. NACE's latest survey in March found that employers expected to hire twenty-two percent fewer graduates this year than last. Most blamed the recession. The most recent student survey showed that just（2）one-fifth of those who looked for jobs before graduation have one by now. This is compared to half of students who had looked for a job by this time two years ago.（到目前为止，毕业前找到工作的人数占总人数的五分之二，也就是20%；两年前是其两倍，也就是40%。）But one difference: fewer of this year's graduates have started to search for jobs. Still, NACE found no big increase in graduates who plan to stay in school and avoid the job market. About twenty-seven percent said they plan to go to graduate school, compared to about twenty-four percent a year ago. Engineering and accounting graduates were more likely to have started their job search already and to have accepted a job. These are among the best paid professions for people with just a college degree. So how can students increase their chances for a job? The most effective tool is a school's career counseling center. (3) Counselors can help students with job applications and preparing for interviews. They also let students know about job openings and events like job recruitment fairs.（咨询师可以帮助学生写工作申请，准备面试，还可以提供招聘会之类的信息，但没有提及推荐实习生。）They can also help first-year students decide what to study.

【核心词汇】

counseling n.（对个人、社会以及心理等问题的）咨询服务

recession n.经济衰退；不景气