The increase in tuition fees(學(xué)費) has led to a “clear drop” in the number of English students applying for university places this autumn. There are 15,000 “missing” applicants this academic year, according to the Independent Commission on Fees. Chairman Will Hutton said: “We’re asking our young men and women to have more debt than any other country in the world — it’s higher than the average debt in the US. It’s not clear whether those lost students this year will return next year, or if it’s a storm warming of a worrying trend.”
But the commission’s report says there does not seem to be an impact on poorer communities. The commission found there was no significant change in the application rate to the key universities, such as Oxford or Cambridge. The decline （下降）in England has not been mirrored in other parts of the UK where fees have not been raised, and the drop can only partly be explained by falling numbers of young people in the population. Students from Scotland attending Scottish universities do not pay fees, while the Welsh Assembly says it will pay fees above ￡3,465 for Welsh students attending UK institutions.
The average tuition fee at English universities this year is ￡ 8,385, rising to ￡ 8,507 next year. UK and EU students have access to govemment-backed loans to pay the fees. And the survey of 1,000 pupils aged 15-18, carried out this April, found that the majority expected to go on to higher education as people continue to understand that university remains a good long term investment in their future.
A spokeswoman at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which is responsible for universities, said:“Students shouldn’t be forced to put off going to university for financial reasons. Most students will not have to pay in advance, and no one will have to start paying back their student loan until they start to earn at least ￡ 2l,000 per year.”
小題1:From the first paragraph, we know that __________________       .
A．it’s a trend that English students are dropping out of school
B．the rising tuition fees have a great effect on English students
C．the lost English students will find their way back
D．many English students are missing the final examinations
小題2:Why is there still a drop of applicants though fees have not been raised?
A．Because the students live in poor communities.
B．Because Welsh students will pay fees above￡3,465.
C．Because education is free for Scottish students.
D．Because there are less young students in the area.
小題3:What’s the students’ attitude to universities in the survey?
A．Most of them are willing to go to university.
B．They feel universities takes up too much time.
C．They will stop applying for university places this autumn.
D．They are anxious to go to a key university.
小題4:The spokeswoman in the last paragraph advises students to ______________
A．put off going to university
B．reduce the anxiety about the rising fees
C．pay for the fees in advance
D．pay back their loan soon after graduation

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析:根據(jù)英國某部門的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)大學(xué)學(xué)費的增加導(dǎo)致了申請大學(xué)的學(xué)生數(shù)目明顯下降，但是申請牛津和劍橋大學(xué)等名牌大學(xué)的學(xué)生數(shù)沒有明顯變化，同時還有人指出在某些免費或者學(xué)費沒有增加的地區(qū)學(xué)生數(shù)也在下降，其原因是由于年輕人的數(shù)量減少了。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章首句The increase in tuition fees(學(xué)費) has led to a “clear drop” in the number of English students applying for university places this autumn.可知在英國學(xué)費的增加對學(xué)生有著很大影響，故答案選B。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段and the drop can only partly be explained by falling numbers of young people in the population.可知在某些地區(qū)學(xué)生數(shù)目的下降是由于適齡人口的減少造成的，選D。
小題3:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段 the majority expected to go on to higher education可以判斷大多數(shù)學(xué)生們希望上大學(xué)，選A。
小題4:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在文章末段發(fā)言人提到“Students shouldn’t be forced to put off going to university for financial reasons.，由此判斷答案選B。
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