2016考研英语阅读暑期训练：教育类（7）
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As colleges and universities send another wave of graduates out into the
world this spring， thousands of other job seekers with liberal-arts degrees like
Martin's find themselves in a similar bind. True enough， this is an era of
record-breaking lows in unemployment. But technology companies， which are
contributing the lion's share of new jobs， are simultaneously declaring a
shortage of qualified workers. The emphasis is on the word qualified.
It's no surprise that high-tech companies rarely hire liberal-arts
graduates. “Our p.r. people， our marketers， even our attorneys have technical
talent，” says Tracy Koon， director of corporate affairs at Intel. The need for
technical expertise is so pervasive that even retailers are demanding such
skills. “Company-wide， we're looking for students with specific
information-systems skills，” says David McDearmon， director of field human
resources at Dollar Tree Stores. “Typically we shy away from independent-college
students who don't have them.”
Fortunately for Martin， some invaluable help was at hand when he needed it.
The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges， a network of 15 liberal-arts
colleges in the state， has teamed up with local companies to bridge the learning
gap faced by its members' graduates. VFIC invited 30 companies， including First
Union and Electronic Data Systems， to link the needs of businesses with the
skills being taught in college classrooms. With grants from corporate sponsors
like AT&T， VFIC asked 20 information-technology managers to help its members
create an exam， based on the work students will be expected to do in the real
world， to test and certify their technological proficiency.
The result， Tek.Xam， is an eight-part test that requires students to design
a website， build and analyze spreadsheets， research problems on the Internet and
demonstrate understanding of legal and ethical issues. Says Linda Dalch，
president of VFIC： “If an art-history major wants a job at a bank， he needs to
prove he has the skills. That's where this credential can help.” This year 245
students at VFIC's member colleges have gone through the program. The long-term
hope is that Tek.Xam will win the same kind of acceptance as the LSAT or CPA for
law or accounting students. “To know a student has taken the initiative and
passed could mean that less training is needed，” explains John Rudin， chief
information officer at Reynolds Metals， one of the corporations that helped
create the test.
All this begs an important question： Has the traditional liberal-arts
curriculum become obsolete? College presidents naturally argue that the skills
their schools provide are invaluable. A B.A. degree， says Mary Brown Bullock of
Atlanta's Agnes Scott College， “gives graduates the ability to reinvent
themselves time and time again……and the knowledge and thinking skills that
transcend a particular discipline or time frame.”
Martin is finding that to be the truth. “It would be nice to have computer
classes on my transcript，” he says， but Tek.Xam has armed him with the power to
learn those skills on his own——and a credential to show he has done so. He's now
waiting to hear when his job as a network-support assistant for a large Boston
firm will start.
注(1)：文选自Time;05/17/99， p92H;
注(2)：本文习题命题模仿对象为2002年真题text 3;
1. The main problem many liberal-arts students face in job seeking is
____________.
too much competition in job market
their lack of technical expertise
company‘s discrimination against liberal-arts students
the recording-breaking unemployment rate
2. It can be inferred from the text that _____________.
in the modern era， technical talent means everything in securing a
job
independent colleges are not giving their students proper
educationt
retailers are following the fashion only to promote sales
there is a big demand for students with technical skills
3. Tek-Xam is designed to _____________.
offer VFIC members‘ graduates more job opportunities
compete with LSAT and CPA
help students cope with real world problems
test students‘ technical skills
4. We can draw a conclusion from the text that ____________.
liberal arts education still proves valuable to students
Tek-Xam is gaining wide acceptance among employers and students
alike
Technology companies are eager to promote Tek-Xam
computer classes will be excluded from the curriculum of liberal-arts
students
5. From the text we can see that the writer seems____________.
positive
suspicious
pessimistic
disapproving
答案：B D D A A
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