A foreign degree was once believed to be a sure path to a well-paid job. However, more and more graduates have found that this is not necessarily true. The number of Chinese studying abroad grew at a slower rate in 2018 compared with 2017, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of Education. In 2018, 662,100 Chinese went abroad to study, up 8.83 percent from a year earlier, while the growth rate was 11.7 percent in 2017. A major reason for the slower growth is that more and more students have realized that overseas study does not necessarily guarantee a well-paid job, reported China Daily. According to a 2018 report by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), about a third of graduate returnees to China earn less than 6,000 yuan a month, while 25 percent make between 6,000 and 8,000 yuan a month. For example, Lucy Liu, a woman from Beijing, was disappointed after being interviewed by a famous film studio in Beijing. She had just finished her postgraduate (研究生) studies in documentary production at New York University in the United States. “The pay would be 150,000 yuan for one documentary, and at best I could finish one documentary a year,” Liu told South China Morning Post. “After spending so much on my studies, I couldn’t accept that pay,” said Liu. She spent about 1 million yuan in tuition and living expenses while studying abroad. Worse still, it takes over four months for over 50 percent of returned students to land a job, and only 20 percent get job offers before graduation, according to Qi Bin, from Haiwei Career Services, a company that specializes in employment for returnees. Two major reasons are that they often miss the main job-seeking season while they’re abroad and they lack internship experience, Qi told China Daily. However, this doesn’t mean studying overseas is useless. On the contrary, it may provide students with good language and communication skills, an independent character and a global mindset, which are important for their career development, according to Qi. “Studying overseas cannot guarantee everything, but foreign-educated students have great potential, and at some point their break will come,” Li Qing, a researcher from CCG, told the South China Morning Post.【小题1】What does the report by the Ministry of Education tell us? A．Fewer students returned to China after studying overseas in 2018. B．The growth of Chinese students studying abroad slowed in 2018. C．Fewer Chinese students went to foreign universities in 2018. D．More Chinese students found good jobs after studying abroad in 2018. 【小题2】The example of Lucy Liu proves mainly that ______. A．an overseas degree doesn’t guarantee a good salary B．the cost of studying abroad is too great for an ordinary family C．foreign-educated students earn less than those who studied at home D．it takes a long time to produce a good documentary 【小题3】What does Qi Bin think of studying abroad? A．It is a waste of students’ time and money. B．It gives students better internship chances. C．It limits the possibility of students’ getting jobs that interest them. D．It provides students with useful skills for their career development. 【小题4】How does Li Qing feel about the future of foreign-educated students? A．Worried. B．Unsure. C．Positive. D．Challenged.

The temperature can fall to-30℃,__________is 30℃ below freezing point.A. whichB. itC. thatD. this

19.(判断题) II. Judge true or false statement:The suggested meaning of a word is its denotation.A. 对B. 错

The way you say something is ____ than what you say when you talk with others.A. much importantB. far most importantC. importanterD. much more important

According to the news report, which one of the following statements about BRI is true?A. The Belt and Road Initiative has 82 participating countries and regions.B. The Belt and Road Initiative was proposed by the UN, G20 and APEC.C. The Belt and Road Initiative was proposed in the year of 2013.D. The Belt and Road Initiative is mainly about economic cooperation.

课文注解-|||-① /(m)^1fom/vt 通知,告知-|||-./miolmel/n [[U]-|||-信息,消息,情报,资料-|||-② dread/dred/vt .畏惧,惧怕-|||-n.[U,C,usually sing.]恐惧,令-|||-人惧怕的事物(相当于fear)-|||-dread doing害怕某事发生-|||-dread sb doing sth害怕某人做-|||-某事-|||-/d dredf1 adj .糟糕透-|||-顶的,讨厌的,令人不快的-|||-③one's heart sinks心情沉重,-|||-情绪低落(用于表示失去信心-|||-或希望)-|||-④ rarely/'reali/ adv 很少,难得-|||-./red(r)/adj .罕见的;稀有-|||-的;珍贵的;半熟的-|||-⑤ /100v0'natt adv.-|||-突然,一下子,一夜之间-|||-⑥ /ri(d)_(3)kg(o)n/n.-|||-[C,U]拒绝,否决-|||-/ri(d)_(3)ekt/vt .拒绝接受-|||-不予考虑-|||-⑦take sth for example把某事-|||-作为例子-|||-⑧have...in common有······共-|||-同之处-|||-⑨ /so'varv/vi(v)_(2) 生存-|||-survive on 靠......生存-|||-⑩ along/a'lpn/adv .一道,一起-|||-along with与......一起-|||-原文呈现-|||-We Regret to Inform^①You...【1】-|||-1"We regret to inform you..."These are the words-|||-that every writer dreads receiving,but words every-|||-writer knows well.The response from a publisher-|||-comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads-|||-it,their hearts sinking 【2】 when they reach that fi--|||-nal sentence.You may have spent years giving up-|||-your weekends and free time to write your life's-|||-work,yet still this is often not enough.Everyone-|||-knows that success rarely-happens overnight-|||-perhaps not many know that a lot of highly success--|||-ful writers have previously faced rejectio-|||-[1][标题赏析]作者把"Weregret to inform you..."作-|||-为本文的标题和首句,把"We are delighted to inform-|||-you..."作为结尾句。首句和尾句在句式结构方面相-|||-同,但只有些许差别,即"reget"和"are delighted"意义-|||-相悖,这也正是本文行文妙趣之处。首句和尾句之-|||-间,作者描述了三个典型的"失败-坚持一成功"的事-|||-例,证明了如何把"We regret to inform you..."变为-|||-"We are delighted to inform you..."。-|||-【2】"their hearts sinking"是"名词 +v.-ing "构成的独-|||-立主格结构,作伴随状语。-|||-2 Take for example J.K.Rowling.When she received-|||-her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant-|||-she now had something in common ⑧ with her-|||-favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall-|||-Rowling had spent years surving on little mon--|||-ey,spending all her time writing 3 ].When she final--|||-ly finished her first book,she received comments-|||-from publishers along the lines of "too difficult for-|||-children","too long","Children would not be inter--|||-ested in it".Nevertheless persevered"."I-|||-wasn't going to give up until every single publisher-|||-turned me down^(3),but I often feared that would课文注解-|||-① /(m)^1fom/vt 通知,告知-|||-./miolmel/n [[U]-|||-信息,消息,情报,资料-|||-② dread/dred/vt .畏惧,惧怕-|||-n.[U,C,usually sing.]恐惧,令-|||-人惧怕的事物(相当于fear)-|||-dread doing害怕某事发生-|||-dread sb doing sth害怕某人做-|||-某事-|||-/d dredf1 adj .糟糕透-|||-顶的,讨厌的,令人不快的-|||-③one's heart sinks心情沉重,-|||-情绪低落(用于表示失去信心-|||-或希望)-|||-④ rarely/'reali/ adv 很少,难得-|||-./red(r)/adj .罕见的;稀有-|||-的;珍贵的;半熟的-|||-⑤ /100v0'natt adv.-|||-突然,一下子,一夜之间-|||-⑥ /ri(d)_(3)kg(o)n/n.-|||-[C,U]拒绝,否决-|||-/ri(d)_(3)ekt/vt .拒绝接受-|||-不予考虑-|||-⑦take sth for example把某事-|||-作为例子-|||-⑧have...in common有······共-|||-同之处-|||-⑨ /so'varv/vi(v)_(2) 生存-|||-survive on 靠......生存-|||-⑩ along/a'lpn/adv .一道,一起-|||-along with与......一起-|||-原文呈现-|||-We Regret to Inform^①You...【1】-|||-1"We regret to inform you..."These are the words-|||-that every writer dreads receiving,but words every-|||-writer knows well.The response from a publisher-|||-comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads-|||-it,their hearts sinking 【2】 when they reach that fi--|||-nal sentence.You may have spent years giving up-|||-your weekends and free time to write your life's-|||-work,yet still this is often not enough.Everyone-|||-knows that success rarely-happens overnight-|||-perhaps not many know that a lot of highly success--|||-ful writers have previously faced rejectio-|||-[1][标题赏析]作者把"Weregret to inform you..."作-|||-为本文的标题和首句,把"We are delighted to inform-|||-you..."作为结尾句。首句和尾句在句式结构方面相-|||-同,但只有些许差别,即"reget"和"are delighted"意义-|||-相悖,这也正是本文行文妙趣之处。首句和尾句之-|||-间,作者描述了三个典型的"失败-坚持一成功"的事-|||-例,证明了如何把"We regret to inform you..."变为-|||-"We are delighted to inform you..."。-|||-【2】"their hearts sinking"是"名词 +v.-ing "构成的独-|||-立主格结构,作伴随状语。-|||-2 Take for example J.K.Rowling.When she received-|||-her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant-|||-she now had something in common ⑧ with her-|||-favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall-|||-Rowling had spent years surving on little mon--|||-ey,spending all her time writing 3 ].When she final--|||-ly finished her first book,she received comments-|||-from publishers along the lines of "too difficult for-|||-children","too long","Children would not be inter--|||-ested in it".Nevertheless persevered"."I-|||-wasn't going to give up until every single publisher-|||-turned me down^(3),but I often feared that would课文注解-|||-① /(m)^1fom/vt 通知,告知-|||-./miolmel/n [[U]-|||-信息,消息,情报,资料-|||-② dread/dred/vt .畏惧,惧怕-|||-n.[U,C,usually sing.]恐惧,令-|||-人惧怕的事物(相当于fear)-|||-dread doing害怕某事发生-|||-dread sb doing sth害怕某人做-|||-某事-|||-/d dredf1 adj .糟糕透-|||-顶的,讨厌的,令人不快的-|||-③one's heart sinks心情沉重,-|||-情绪低落(用于表示失去信心-|||-或希望)-|||-④ rarely/'reali/ adv 很少,难得-|||-./red(r)/adj .罕见的;稀有-|||-的;珍贵的;半熟的-|||-⑤ /100v0'natt adv.-|||-突然,一下子,一夜之间-|||-⑥ /ri(d)_(3)kg(o)n/n.-|||-[C,U]拒绝,否决-|||-/ri(d)_(3)ekt/vt .拒绝接受-|||-不予考虑-|||-⑦take sth for example把某事-|||-作为例子-|||-⑧have...in common有······共-|||-同之处-|||-⑨ /so'varv/vi(v)_(2) 生存-|||-survive on 靠......生存-|||-⑩ along/a'lpn/adv .一道,一起-|||-along with与......一起-|||-原文呈现-|||-We Regret to Inform^①You...【1】-|||-1"We regret to inform you..."These are the words-|||-that every writer dreads receiving,but words every-|||-writer knows well.The response from a publisher-|||-comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads-|||-it,their hearts sinking 【2】 when they reach that fi--|||-nal sentence.You may have spent years giving up-|||-your weekends and free time to write your life's-|||-work,yet still this is often not enough.Everyone-|||-knows that success rarely-happens overnight-|||-perhaps not many know that a lot of highly success--|||-ful writers have previously faced rejectio-|||-[1][标题赏析]作者把"Weregret to inform you..."作-|||-为本文的标题和首句,把"We are delighted to inform-|||-you..."作为结尾句。首句和尾句在句式结构方面相-|||-同,但只有些许差别,即"reget"和"are delighted"意义-|||-相悖,这也正是本文行文妙趣之处。首句和尾句之-|||-间,作者描述了三个典型的"失败-坚持一成功"的事-|||-例,证明了如何把"We regret to inform you..."变为-|||-"We are delighted to inform you..."。-|||-【2】"their hearts sinking"是"名词 +v.-ing "构成的独-|||-立主格结构,作伴随状语。-|||-2 Take for example J.K.Rowling.When she received-|||-her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant-|||-she now had something in common ⑧ with her-|||-favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall-|||-Rowling had spent years surving on little mon--|||-ey,spending all her time writing 3 ].When she final--|||-ly finished her first book,she received comments-|||-from publishers along the lines of "too difficult for-|||-children","too long","Children would not be inter--|||-ested in it".Nevertheless persevered"."I-|||-wasn't going to give up until every single publisher-|||-turned me down^(3),but I often feared that would课文注解-|||-① /(m)^1fom/vt 通知,告知-|||-./miolmel/n [[U]-|||-信息,消息,情报,资料-|||-② dread/dred/vt .畏惧,惧怕-|||-n.[U,C,usually sing.]恐惧,令-|||-人惧怕的事物(相当于fear)-|||-dread doing害怕某事发生-|||-dread sb doing sth害怕某人做-|||-某事-|||-/d dredf1 adj .糟糕透-|||-顶的,讨厌的,令人不快的-|||-③one's heart sinks心情沉重,-|||-情绪低落(用于表示失去信心-|||-或希望)-|||-④ rarely/'reali/ adv 很少,难得-|||-./red(r)/adj .罕见的;稀有-|||-的;珍贵的;半熟的-|||-⑤ /100v0'natt adv.-|||-突然,一下子,一夜之间-|||-⑥ /ri(d)_(3)kg(o)n/n.-|||-[C,U]拒绝,否决-|||-/ri(d)_(3)ekt/vt .拒绝接受-|||-不予考虑-|||-⑦take sth for example把某事-|||-作为例子-|||-⑧have...in common有······共-|||-同之处-|||-⑨ /so'varv/vi(v)_(2) 生存-|||-survive on 靠......生存-|||-⑩ along/a'lpn/adv .一道,一起-|||-along with与......一起-|||-原文呈现-|||-We Regret to Inform^①You...【1】-|||-1"We regret to inform you..."These are the words-|||-that every writer dreads receiving,but words every-|||-writer knows well.The response from a publisher-|||-comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads-|||-it,their hearts sinking 【2】 when they reach that fi--|||-nal sentence.You may have spent years giving up-|||-your weekends and free time to write your life's-|||-work,yet still this is often not enough.Everyone-|||-knows that success rarely-happens overnight-|||-perhaps not many know that a lot of highly success--|||-ful writers have previously faced rejectio-|||-[1][标题赏析]作者把"Weregret to inform you..."作-|||-为本文的标题和首句,把"We are delighted to inform-|||-you..."作为结尾句。首句和尾句在句式结构方面相-|||-同,但只有些许差别,即"reget"和"are delighted"意义-|||-相悖,这也正是本文行文妙趣之处。首句和尾句之-|||-间,作者描述了三个典型的"失败-坚持一成功"的事-|||-例,证明了如何把"We regret to inform you..."变为-|||-"We are delighted to inform you..."。-|||-【2】"their hearts sinking"是"名词 +v.-ing "构成的独-|||-立主格结构,作伴随状语。-|||-2 Take for example J.K.Rowling.When she received-|||-her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant-|||-she now had something in common ⑧ with her-|||-favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall-|||-Rowling had spent years surving on little mon--|||-ey,spending all her time writing 3 ].When she final--|||-ly finished her first book,she received comments-|||-from publishers along the lines of "too difficult for-|||-children","too long","Children would not be inter--|||-ested in it".Nevertheless persevered"."I-|||-wasn't going to give up until every single publisher-|||-turned me down^(3),but I often feared that would课文注解-|||-① /(m)^1fom/vt 通知,告知-|||-./miolmel/n [[U]-|||-信息,消息,情报,资料-|||-② dread/dred/vt .畏惧,惧怕-|||-n.[U,C,usually sing.]恐惧,令-|||-人惧怕的事物(相当于fear)-|||-dread doing害怕某事发生-|||-dread sb doing sth害怕某人做-|||-某事-|||-/d dredf1 adj .糟糕透-|||-顶的,讨厌的,令人不快的-|||-③one's heart sinks心情沉重,-|||-情绪低落(用于表示失去信心-|||-或希望)-|||-④ rarely/'reali/ adv 很少,难得-|||-./red(r)/adj .罕见的;稀有-|||-的;珍贵的;半熟的-|||-⑤ /100v0'natt adv.-|||-突然,一下子,一夜之间-|||-⑥ /ri(d)_(3)kg(o)n/n.-|||-[C,U]拒绝,否决-|||-/ri(d)_(3)ekt/vt .拒绝接受-|||-不予考虑-|||-⑦take sth for example把某事-|||-作为例子-|||-⑧have...in common有······共-|||-同之处-|||-⑨ /so'varv/vi(v)_(2) 生存-|||-survive on 靠......生存-|||-⑩ along/a'lpn/adv .一道,一起-|||-along with与......一起-|||-原文呈现-|||-We Regret to Inform^①You...【1】-|||-1"We regret to inform you..."These are the words-|||-that every writer dreads receiving,but words every-|||-writer knows well.The response from a publisher-|||-comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads-|||-it,their hearts sinking 【2】 when they reach that fi--|||-nal sentence.You may have spent years giving up-|||-your weekends and free time to write your life's-|||-work,yet still this is often not enough.Everyone-|||-knows that success rarely-happens overnight-|||-perhaps not many know that a lot of highly success--|||-ful writers have previously faced rejectio-|||-[1][标题赏析]作者把"Weregret to inform you..."作-|||-为本文的标题和首句,把"We are delighted to inform-|||-you..."作为结尾句。首句和尾句在句式结构方面相-|||-同,但只有些许差别,即"reget"和"are delighted"意义-|||-相悖,这也正是本文行文妙趣之处。首句和尾句之-|||-间,作者描述了三个典型的"失败-坚持一成功"的事-|||-例,证明了如何把"We regret to inform you..."变为-|||-"We are delighted to inform you..."。-|||-【2】"their hearts sinking"是"名词 +v.-ing "构成的独-|||-立主格结构,作伴随状语。-|||-2 Take for example J.K.Rowling.When she received-|||-her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant-|||-she now had something in common ⑧ with her-|||-favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall-|||-Rowling had spent years surving on little mon--|||-ey,spending all her time writing 3 ].When she final--|||-ly finished her first book,she received comments-|||-from publishers along the lines of "too difficult for-|||-children","too long","Children would not be inter--|||-ested in it".Nevertheless persevered"."I-|||-wasn't going to give up until every single publisher-|||-turned me down^(3),but I often feared that would

Directions: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question or statement. Job skills are personal abilities and talents that help employees carry out work-related tasks. Many job-related skills are somewhat broad, including good communication, word processing, and problem solving. Depending on the sort of work, though, skills can be different. Construction workers need a unique set of abilities different from lawyers, doctors, or teachers, for instance. Many job announcements set out the skills required for the work, and job seekers also typically list their relevant qualifications in their application materials. Some of the most important job skills become second nature to employees. The ability to listen well, to take and apply instructions, and to maintain focus for long periods of time is critical to success in almost any workplace. Basic phone courtesy and computer and e-mail skills are basic ones.Job skills are personal abilities and talents that help employees carry out ______.A. houseworkB. work-related tasksC. physical workD. mental work

For hundreds of years，women in Myanmar's Kayan area have worn bronze rings around their necks and other parts of their body.The rings are a traditional symbol of beauty.They also extend the necks of the women，making them very long. But now，younger Kayan women are turning away from the tradition of their ancestors.Mu Tu is one of the few women who knows how to make the traditional rings and put them on.She is 48 years old.She says，"The shorter sets are easier to make.Everyone has their own preference.So if someone doesn't like what you've put on，you have to take it off and start over." 83-year-old Maria Khaing has been wearing rings on her neck，wrists and knees since she was eight."My dad told me I looked like a boy，and he would buy me a gun to hunt as a man.But I said every girl is wearing the ring，so I want to wear the rings，too."Maria never removes the rings，even when cooking，eating or working."It is comfortable.At first it was hard but now it's fine.I eat and food goes down，"she said. Wearing neck rings was once expected of all Kayan women.But more and more have started toshun the practice.Maria's granddaughter，20-year-old Za Oo，is among those who have not kept with the tradition."They're heavy and uncomfortable.Also I don't know much about them，that's why I don't wear them，" she said. What is known is that besides extending the women's necks，the practice also crushes collarbones（锁骨） and causes discomfort when swallowing.Even Mu Tu admits that safety is a concern."If you don't make the rings correctly，someone can choke，"she said. Whether safety or changing fashion，many young Kayan women are turning their backs on the tradition.Experts say there are now fewer than 100 long-neck women in Myanmar.That is down from about 300 to 400 in the 1990s.（1）How many years has Maria Khaing been wearing rings on her neck？______A.48 years.B.83 years.C.20 years.D.75 years.（2）What does the underlined word "shun" in Paragraph 4 probably refer to？______A.Promote.B.Stop.C.Analyse.D.Observe.（3）Za Oo didn't wear rings on her neck because______.A.her father wanted her to be a hunterB.she thought the practice not safeC.she knew little about the traditionD.she found it not fashionable to do so（4）What can we learn from the passage？______A.The rings will always be a symbol of beauty to Kayan.B.Many Kayan women know how to make neck rings.C.The practice of wearing rings can lead to getting choked.D.Many long-necked Kayan women have removed the rings.

13.（单选题，2.0分）A vessel's quarter is that section which is _.(4.0)A. abeamB. dead asternC. just aft of the bowD. on either side of the stern

You forgot your dictionary? You may have _______.A. meB. myC. mineD. myself