Career mentoring programme

文章大意

两位学生Jack和Kate讨论大学组织的职业导师计划，该计划为语言专业学生匹配行业导师提供职业建议。他们谈到如何得知项目、首次见面会的安排、导师参与动机（回馈母校）以及主要通过线上方式联系导师。

题目与答案

1. 21 How did Jack and Kate first learn about the career mentoring programme?
   • from the college website
   • from another student
   • from their tutor

   答案：from another student

   原文定位：someone on my course recommended it;a friend in my tutorial group mentioned it

   同义替换：「learn about」↔「recommended」，「another student」↔「someone on my course」

2. 22 What criticism do both students have of the initial meeting about the programme?
   • The venue was inconvenient for them.
   • The information about the time commitment was unclear.
   • Some of what they were told was irrelevant.

   答案：The venue was inconvenient for them.

   原文定位：It was a nuisance for me that it was held so far from the center of the campus

   同义替换：「criticism」↔「nuisance」，「initial」↔「first」，「venue was inconvenient」↔「held so far from the center of the campus」

3. 23 Most mentors decided to take on this role because they
   • wanted to encourage others to join their own profession.
   • had positive experience of working with young adults.
   • wanted to make a contribution to the university they had attended.

   答案：wanted to make a contribution to the university they had attended.

   原文定位：I heard that the majority of them agreed to become mentors because they wanted to give something back to the university, having studied here themselves

   同义替换：「Most」↔「majority」，「decided」↔「agreed」，「take on this role」↔「become mentors」，「make a contribution to」↔「give something back to」

4. 24 What did Jack enjoy about the way he contacted his mentor?
   • having the opportunity to think before responding
   • being able to work when it suited him best
   • being able to see her as they spoke

   答案：having the opportunity to think before responding

   原文定位：I preferred that because it gave me time to consider her questions more carefully instead of having to answer immediately

   同义替换：「enjoy about the way he contacted」↔「preferred」，「think before responding」↔「consider her questions more carefully」

5. 25 What was difficult for Kate about her first contact with her mentor?
   • deciding what she hoped to achieve from it
   • feeling she had said something foolish
   • explaining the details of her situation

   答案：feeling she had said something foolish

   原文定位：I misunderstood one of his questions and gave some idiotic answer

   同义替换：「said something foolish」↔「gave some idiotic answer」

6. 26 Jack says his mentor made him change his mind about
   • his plan to work in France.
   • his choice of modules for his final term.
   • his selection of topic for his dissertation.

   答案：his plan to work in France.

   原文定位：she made me reconsider my intention to get a job in France next year

   同义替换：「change his mind about」↔「reconsider」，「plan」↔「intention」，「work in」↔「get a job」

7. 27-28 Which TWO topics did both students discuss with their mentors?
   • preparing a CV
   • their own strengths and weaknesses
   • choosing a post-graduate course
   • making a long-term plan
   • interview techniques

   答案：their own strengths and weaknesses,interview techniques

   原文定位：identify what I'm good at and where I have gaps;My mentor also made me think about that;We worked on doing well in interviews;We did too

   同义替换：「strengths」↔「what I'm good at」，「weaknesses」↔「where I have gaps」

8. 29-30 Which TWO things do Kate and Jack think the mentoring programme should do with future students?
   • begin with a meeting between mentors and students
   • match mentors with students more carefully
   • start earlier in their course
   • restrict each mentor to working with just one student
   • provide some guidance for mentors

   答案：start earlier in their course,provide some guidance for mentors

   原文定位：I'd have liked the program to kick off at the beginning of the academic year rather than in the middle;perhaps they needed a bit more training for the mentors

   同义替换：「guidance」↔「training」，「start」↔「kick off」，「earlier in」↔「at the beginning of」，「course」↔「academic year」