专题08 阅读理解（新闻报道）15篇【2025高频考点】-冲刺2025年高考英语演练 （广东专用).docxVIP

专题08阅读理解（新闻报道）15篇【2025高频考点】-冲刺2025年高考英语演练（广东专用）

（2025·广东清远·二模）It’sback-to-schooltimeagain,andamongtheranksofnewuniversitystudentsareworkingprofessionals.

TwonewadultlearnersatXi’anJiaotong-LiverpoolUniversity(XJTLU)inSuzhousaydespitethechallengesofreturningtoschoolafteryearsaway,theybelieveit’llbeworthit.Bothplantostrengthentheirprofessionalskillswithmaster’sdegreesfromXJTLU’sInternationalBusinessSchoolSuzhou.

WhileHamedAzimidizajhasbecomeanexperiencedengineerandmanagerovernearly15yearsinthecarindustry,hewantstobroadenhisknowledge.OriginallyfromIran,he’slivedinChinaforfiveyears.“NowIseethatexperiencealoneisnotenough.Youneedtobringknowledgetotheindustryinordertomakeimprovements,andI’mseekingtolearnmoresothatIcanmakeachange,”hesays.

QinQian,MarketingManagerattheTaicangbranchofaGermanenvironmentaltestingequipmentcompany,isresponsiblefordrivingnewbusinessdevelopmentstrategies.Shehopestobuildasystemtoexpandthecompany’sbusinesswithnewmarketsinChina.

“Intoday’scompetitivebusinessworld,justkeepingupwithrapidtechnologicaladvancesisnotenough,”shesays.“Howcanmyteammakethecompanymorecompetitive?Howcanwesuccessfullybreakintonewmarkets?I’vebeenthinkingaboutthesequestionsfortwoyears,andeventuallyIcametobelievethebestwayistofurthermystudiesinthisfield.”

Forstudentsconsideringfurtherstudy,AzimidizajsaysSuzhouprovidesacomfortableenvironment,withitsmixofmodernfacilitiesandancientculture.Qianadvisesothersthinkingaboutgoingbacktoschooltomakecarefuldecisionsandthenpursuegoalswholeheartedly.“Sometimes,choiceismoreimportantthaneffort.Makinggooddecisionsmattersbecausemistakesareexpensive,”saysQian.“Butonceyou’vedecided,youshouldgoafteritwitheverythingyou’vegot.Lifeistooshorttowait.”

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