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(2023·南通模拟)China's first group of esports major graduates emerged in the summer of 2021, with data showing that even though this major has been underestimated by the public, the future appears promising as there are hundreds of thousands of related jobs available．
After the Ministry of Education decided that “electronic sports and management”should be listed in colleges' major departments in September 2016, around 30 Chinese universities kicked off their esports major courses in the same year, to meet the needs of the rise of esports related industries in the Chinese market．
“The major is designed to meet the demand，”said Zheng Duo, cofounder of Tianjin Hero Sports Management and a visiting professor from the Communication University of China (CUC)．
Chinese passion for esports is not in doubt, with more than 18，000 esports companies registered as of 2021, according to a corporate database．The number of esports users in China reached 500 million in 2021, and the market had a value of more than 145 billion yuan as of 2020, according to a Chinese consulting group．Meanwhile, the industry chain is becoming more complete．
Jobs in areas such as supervision and content production require talent and training．The number of available jobs is estimated at 500，000, and could reach 3.5 million in the next five years, according to China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security．
Wellknown universities such as CUC and the Shanghai Theatre Academy have responded to the country's call and are preparing graduates for the esports market．Yet not every major graduate is qualified for the positions available, as the jobs normally require practical experience, which is something a lot of graduates lack．
Industry insiders have indicated that esports is an industry with rapid iteration (迭代), and some companies prefer to hire people with experience instead of spending time training recruits．
“Roughly half of the graduates will enter the gaming industry，”said Xiao Pi, an esports major graduate from CUC．“Some of the rest will pursue further studies for their master's degree．”
“Even though esports majors have advantages in finding jobs, students need practical experience to better suit the different positions，”said Gu Liming, president of Perfect World Games．
1．What do the public think of esports majors according to the text?
A．They don't exist in job markets．
B．They deserve a promising future．
C．They don't have a wide appeal．
D．They replace many other majors．
2．Why did universities start to offer esports major courses in 2016?
A．They had great passion for electronic sports．
B．They wanted to respond to the public's call．
C．They had the potential for esports courses．
D．They wanted to meet the social demands．
3．What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A．Esports have a large database．
B．Esports see a largerscale market．
C．Esports get advice from a consulting group．
D．Esports arise from a complete chain．
4．What do esports graduates really need to be better qualified for the positions?
A．The fierce competition．
B．Familiarity with markets．
C．Practical experience．
D．A master's degree．
