China is now sending more college students to study in the United States than any other country. A new report shows a 23 percent increase in the number of Chinese students coming to the U.S.
The latest edition of the annual Institute of International Education (IIE) and another US institute found a 5 percent rise in the number of international university students in the US compared to one year ago. There are now over 157, 000 Chinese students at U.S. colleges and universities.
Asia accounted for four of the top five countries and regions to take advantage of the US higher education system. “Increased numbers of students from China, particularly at the undergraduate level, largely accounts for the growth this past year,” the report stated. “They really enroll in a full range of US higher education,” said Peggy Blumenthal, senior counselor to the president of IIE, the group that made the report. “20 years ago, students from China only knew of a handful of US institutions, but now, they are enrolling in our community colleges, in our small liberal arts institutions, in the research universities. Really spread across the country,” she said.
Chinese mainland was in the number one spot, while India was the number two country of origin. South Korea was the third and Canada was number four. China’s Taiwan held the number five spot. Saudi Arabia was in sixth with a 44-percent increase, while Japan was seventh, down 14 percent.
Blumenthal associates the increase in the number of Chinese students heading to US colleges to limited university places in China, as well as a feeling from students and their parents than they want a “unique” educational experience. China’s family planning policy, says Blumenthal, has also meant that families can concentrate resources on a single child.
The University of California at Los Angeles has one of the largest Asian student populations of any college in the United States.
【小題1】 Which ranked the third place sharing US higher education?
| A．Saudi Arabia | B．South Korea |
| C．Canada | D．India |
| A．The US colleges are better than those in China. |
| B．Each family in China has only one child. |
| C．China lacks enough educational resources. |
| D．Chinese students can enter varieties of US colleges. |
| A．The number of Chinese students going to the US has increased by 23%. |
| B．The University of California has contributed to Asian education greatly. |
| C．Chinese student populations in the US mainly consist of undergraduates. |
| D．Chinese students know more about US higher education than before. |
| A．Chinese College Students Rush to US Schools |
| B．The Large Number of Chinese Students in the US |
| C．Chinese Students Make Up Largely Foreign Students in the US |
| D．Asian Middle School Students in the US Universities |
【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
解析試題分析：更多中國大學生去美國求學，本科生占了過去一年增加人數(shù)的大部分。在享受美國高等教育的亞洲國家中，中國大陸高居榜首。一方面，中國學生和父母想要獨特的教育經(jīng)歷，另一方面是中國大學教育資源不足。在洛杉磯的加州大學擁有最多亞洲大學生。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句的South Korea was third …（韓國居于第三位。）判斷，選B。
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句：認為除了中國學生和父母想要獨特的教育經(jīng)歷外，中國大學生去美國求學人數(shù)增加的原因是中國大學教育資源不足。選C。
【小題3】推理判斷題。由第三段第四、五句：20年前中國學生對美國的大學知之甚少，而今入學范圍涉及全國的社區(qū)學院、較小的文科學院和研究性的綜合大學等，可知現(xiàn)在有了更多的了解。所以選D。
【小題4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段和第三段的第二句：更多中國大學生去美國求學，本科生占了過去一年增加人數(shù)的大部分，可知，選A。
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The study found a link but could not surely determine whether sodas and other sweet soft drinks cause depression. Still, the results “are consistent with a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that artificially sweetened beverages may be linked to poor health outcomes.”
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【小題1】What has the new study of more than 260,000 people found?
| A．Sugary sodas aren’t good for the physical health of old people. |
| B．Americans have a special tooth for sweet foods. |
| C．Sweetened soft-drinks may increase the risk of depression. |
| D．Sweetened soft-drinks have important physical consequences. |
| A．About twenty-six thousand people participated in it. |
| B．The oldest participants were below 80 when the study was over. |
| C．Most of the participants had depression when the study was over. |
| D．The study lasted more than ten years from the beginning to the end. |
| A．can reduce the harm of sweetened drinks |
| B．is used to reduce the risk of depression |
| C．is mainly used to make fruit punch |
| D．is used to make something .sweet |
| A．more research is needed to confirm the new findings |
| B．the new findings aren’t consistent with any previous findings |
| C．cutting one’s sodas intake will surely reduce one’s depression |
| D．the new findings won’t have an impact on people’s drinking habits |
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| C．every year | D．every other year |
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| C．The bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time. |
| D．The bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night. |
| A．It is like visiting someone's home. |
| B．The money they spend there is much less. |
| C．They can meet local families. |
| D．All of the above. |
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| B．the travelers don't have to pay for the telephone or television |
| C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people |
| D．the owners will show the travelers around the area |
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| A．covered | B．surrounded |
| C．separated | D．guarded |
| A．Because it changes its policy and begins to open up． |
| B．Because it uses “GNH” to measure its achievement． |
| C．Because it stresses both material and spiritual development． |
| D．Because it has the second fastest growing GDP in the world． |
| A．The election in Bhutan is far from satisfactory． |
| B．Globalization has influenced Bhutan’s religion． |
| C．Jigme’s educational background will cause distrust． |
| D．People in Bhutan will continue living a happy life． |
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【小題1】What might be the best title for the passage?
| A．Going Green. | B．Protecting the Planet. |
| C．Keeping Open-Minded | D．Celebrating Our Green Year. |
| A．they were expected to follow the green fad |
| B．they didn’t know how to educate other people |
| C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy |
| D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks |
| A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits. |
| B．They ignore others’ ungreen behavior. |
| C．They chose better chemical cleaners. |
| D．They sold their home-made food. |
| A．The government will give support to the green people. |
| B．The couple may continue their project in the future. |
| C．Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas. |
| D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign. |
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