2016年高考(江苏卷)英语听力真题独白（打印版）

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In America, May and June are the traditional months for graduations.

在美国，五月和六月是传统的毕业季。

A listener in China, Wang Ming, who is about to get an engineering degree,

一位中国的听众——王明，即将得到他的工程学位，

wants to know how American college graduates find jobs.

他想知道美国的大学毕业生是如何找到工作的。

Right now, the answer is: not very easily.

现在，答案是：不容易找到工作。

A latest study on the college job market showed that employers wanted to hire 22% fewer graduates this year than last.

最近一份关于大学生就业市场的调查研究显示，用人单位今年要招收的毕业生比去年少了22%。

The study also showed that just 20% of those who looked for jobs before graduation have found one by now.

调查还显示在那些还没毕业就开始找工作的毕业生中，目前为止只有20%的人找到了一份工作。

This is compared to half of students who had looked for a job by this time two years ago.

这是跟两年前相比，那时有一半的学生在这个时候已经找工作了。

But one difference: fewer of this year's graduates have started to search for jobs.

但是有一点不同：今年已经开始找工作的毕业生要比往年少。

Engineering graduates were more likely to have started their job search already, and to have accepted a job.

工程类毕业生更有可能已经开始找工作，并且已经接受一份工作了。

This is among the best-paid professions for people with just a college degree.

这是只有本科学位的毕业生中收入最高的职业之一。

On average, engineering majors expect to start at about $62,000 a year.

平均来说，工程专业学生期望他们开始工作的年薪为$62,000。