Given the choice, younger professionals are most interested in working at tech companies like Apple and government agencies like the State Department, but they are comparatively disinterested in working in the financial industry, according to a survey conducted by Universum, a researchf'trrn.
What attracts college graduates to big tech companies like Apple is mainly the cool factor sur-rounding these companies and their products, as the survey found young professionals were most influenced by the strength of the corporation's brand when picking their most desired companies.
"Companies that have appealing consumer brands generally also succeed in being perceived as attractive employers. People nowadays love to work for companies that produce their favorite prod-ucts and services," said Kortney Kutsop, employer branding specialist for Univer sum. "Also,market success is an important factor: The company needs to be generally seen as innovative and best-in-class in whatever they do--that's the recipe for success."
By contrast, financial institutions like Citigroup, whose brands have been spoiled in recent years by the collapse of the financial industry, ranked in the lower half of the list of 99 companies desired by young professionals.
Beyond the power of a company's brand, college graduates were also heavily influenced by the perceived financial stability of each company, which may explain why major corporations like Apple would rank at the top, since they are constantly expanding and hiring new employees. On the other hand, government agencies, which fared slightly worse than the tech companies, may have been hurt by perceived weaknesses in recent years, given that the public sector as a whole has been forced to freeze wages and lay off employees.
Universum, which surveyed more than 10,000 young professionals who graduated from col- lege in the last eight years, also found that many of them are looking to switch jobs in the near fu- ture. In fact, half of those surveyed claimed to have applied to other jobs in the past year and a quarter plan to switch jobs within six months, suggesting that the organizations at the top of this list may be flooded with new applications in the coming months.
56. The Universum survey found that college graduates________
A. are sponsored by government agencies
B. refuse to work in the financial industry
C. are given better choices in employment
D. prefer to work at major tech companies
57. According to Kortney Kutsop, young professionals nowadays________
A. are brand-oriented in job hunting
B. are brand-conscious in consumption
C. are eager to be innovative employees
D. are eager to get the recipe for success
58. Citigroup has become less appealing to young job seekers due to________
A. its inadequate service
B. its mined reputation
C. its lack of creativity
D. its heavy workload
59. Compared with those at tech companies, jobs at government agencies in recent years________
A. are better paid
B. are better rated
C. are less secure
D. are less demanding
60. In the survey, a majority of young professionals who graduated from college in the last eight years________
A. are influenced by f'mancial instability
B. are employed by big tech companies
C. have decided to change their careers
D. have found jobs in the public sector
參考譯文
近十幾年來，每年我都會和一些男性好友去參加音樂節(jié)。我們沒有帶上妻子，但是她們會為我們的旅途準備野餐食物。食物越豐盛，我們就越有可能繼續(xù)我們每年的傳統(tǒng)，留給她們一年當中至少一星期的放松時間。
當我們吃完飯時，我們會圍坐一圈談論男性話題，大部分是關于女性。在許多年的特殊旅行后，我意識到女性和我們是不同的，特別是關于交流方式。女性們不用找理由去聊天，而男人卻需要如外出或組織活動等理由來進行交流。
我注意到當有一群女性時，會立刻產生許多話題。但在一群男性中，當一位男性在說話時，其他男性都在傾聽。就像即興演出藍草音樂，一人主奏，其他人合奏。
與其他時候相比，大多是在音樂節(jié)的時候我跟好友有過推心置腹的交談，一部分是因為沒有女性在場，還有一部分是因為我們都有點喝醉了。這是一種我們所具有的超越任何事物的兄弟情誼。我也只在音樂節(jié)時在其他男性朋友面前大哭過。時光荏苒，我們這群兄弟中，有人失去了父母，有人失去了祖父母，有人離婚，也有人換了職業(yè)，當然，這些都并非刻意。似乎每年我們中至少有一人會發(fā)生這樣令人悲痛的事情，這時其他人就會傾聽并給予他支持。我希望這個欄目會給女性帶來一些安慰。如果你的丈夫晚上和朋友出去打保齡球或玩撲克，你應該要感到高興。他很有可能不是在逃避你和孩子，而是跟他的朋友聊一些只能和他們談的話題，他之后就會回家，這樣反而更好。
51.A【精析】推斷題。文章第一段介紹了作者每年一次和男性友人的音樂之旅，跟他們一起放松，同樣留給妻子們一年當中至少一星期的放松時間。由此可推斷，這個旅行對男性和女性來說都是放松時間。故選A。
52.B【精析】細節(jié)題。由文章第二段最后一句“Women don’t need to manufacture reasons to chat，but guys need excuses like outings or organized events.”可知，女人們不用找理由去聊天，而男人卻需要如外出或組織活動等理由。故選B。
53.C【精析】推斷題。由文章可知，這個音樂節(jié)只有男士參加，他們都是親密的朋友，作者只有在這才哭過，可以推斷出，男士們也需要釋放他們的情感。故選C。
54.C【精析】推斷題。從文章第五段可知，盡管男性朋友的生活中總會出現這樣那樣的事故，但是大家都會傾聽并支持他，由此可推斷，不管生活怎么改變，友誼會一直不變。故選C。
55.D【精析】推斷題。文章最后一段，作者建議如果你的丈夫出去打保齡球或者打牌，你應該要感到高興，因為他在跟男性之間進行交流，從朋友那獲得支持和幫助。由此可知，作者建議妻子應給丈夫們機會去講行男性之間的交流.故詵D.
