广东省广州市第六中学2015届高三上学期12月测试英语  

Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中．选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    According to a recent report, some once-hot majors like English, Computer and Law for Chinese students entering college have now fallen out of favor. The reason is that more graduates studying in those fields end up __1__. 

   This year, a sample of 500,000 college graduates from 2009 were __2__ and 220,000 questionnaires were received back for the 2010 report. Among the __3__ majors, Law graduates had the most difficulty finding jobs, with the __4__ unemployment rate of 17.7% of all the majors in 2009. English majors had the highest __5__ of the unemployed for three years, with 15,700 graduates __6__ out of work. 

   “Such majors as Computer, English and Law were the most __7__ ones for Beijing students entering universities in 2005, but now these graduates are in a tight corner,” said Ba ran, a senior occupation counselor at a well-known company. Ba said that the expansion of college enrollment for those hot majors five years ago has __8__ an oversupply in the market, making it harder for those graduates to find jobs. 

   On the other side, engineering graduates majoring in Geological Engineering, Ship and Marine Engineering are __9__ most in the job market. Engineering majors are more practical in professional skills and work experience, which are favored by many __10__. The graduates are thus armed with a competitive __11__ in the fierce job market. 

The report suggested a readiness system should be set up against majors with a high risk of __12__. Undergraduates studying Law or English are encouraged to change their __13__ or obtain a second degree. For some colleges and provinces with incapable operation and __14__ employment rates, the report advised a(n) __15__ in enrollment numbers or even a temporary stop in enrolling students.

1.  A. professional  B. jobless  C. incapable  D. skillful 

2.  A. researched  B. surveyed  C. investigated  D. questioned 

3.  A. unpromising  B. favorable  C. professional D. impractical 

4. A. quickest  B. slowest C. highest D. lowest

5. A. rate B. number  C. sample  D. supply 

6.  A. even B. somehow C. still D. often

7. A. famous B. risky  C. practical  D. popular

8. A. received  B. encouraged  C. stopped  D. caused 

9. A. ignored B. enrolled  C. favored  D. surveyed 

10. A. employers  B. professors C. reporters  D. researchers

11. A. occupation B. advantage  C. skill  D. major

12. A. dropout  B. incapability  C. oversupply  D. unemployment 

13.  A. favors  B. jobs  C. majors  D. schools

14. A. low  B. high  C. rising  D. falling

15. A. end  B. maintain  C. cut  D. increase 
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