College graduation brings both the satisfaction of academic achievement and the expectation of a well-paying job. But for 6000 graduates at San Jose State this year, there’s uncertainty as they enter one of the worst job markets in decades. Ryan Stewart has a freshly-minted(新兴的)degree in religious studies, but no job prospects.

“You look at everybody’s parents and neighbors, and they’re getting laid off and don’t have jobs,” said Stewart. “Then you look at the young people just coming into the workforce… it’s just scary.”

When the class of 2003 entered college, the future never looked brighter. But in the four years they’ve been here, the world outside has changed dramatically.

“Those were the exciting times, lots of dot-com opportunities, exploding offers, students getting top dollar with lots of benefits,” said Cheryl Allmen- Vinnidge of the San Jose State Career Center. “Times have changed. It’s a new market.”

Cheryl Allmen- Vinnidge ought to know. She runs the San Jose State Career Center, sort of a crossroad between college and the real world. Allmen-Vinnidge says students who do find jobs after college have done their homework.

“The typical graduate who does have a job offer started working on it two years ago. They’ve postured(定位) themselves well during the summer. They’ve had several internships(实习),” she said. And they’ve majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields (like information systems management, computer science, and political science) have seen big declines in starting salaries.

Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to become a teacher) may just end up going back to school. “I’d like to teach college some day and that requires more schooling, which would be great in a bad economy,” he said.

To some students, a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth. For now, they can only hope its value will increase over time.

【小题1】The expression “dot-com” in the Paragraph 4 probably means “_____”.

A．a company making dots	B．jobs related to high-technology
C．teaching on the Internet	D．a well-known website

【小题2】What does Chery1 Allmen-Vinnidge mean when she says students have “done their homework”?

A．They have spent time preparing themselves to find a job.

B．They have gone to summer schools for further studies.

C．They are good students who have finished their homework on time.

D．They have found full-time jobs as their future career before graduation.

【小题3】The purpose of a college career center is probably to ______.

A．help students to finish their homework

B．find jobs for students while they are in school

C．prepare students to find jobs after they graduate

D．help high school students get accepted to college

【小题4】Ryan Stewart is probably going to _____.

A．get teaching job	B．become a religious leader
C．change his major	D．go back to school

【小题5】What does the underlined sentence “To some students, a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Having a college degree does not provide travel discounts.

B．A college degree doesn’t promise a person a high-paying job.

C．Most students with degrees will not be able to find good jobs.

D．The best way to become wealthy isn’t to get a college degree.