"USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?" We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world.
It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered(考慮). Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture.
Students must also learn to live without parents' care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(負(fù)擔(dān)) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal(金牌) at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice(選擇).
小題1:From the passage, we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to __________.
A．taste a new lifeB．make a lot of money
C．learn about the worldD．learn to look after themselves
小題2:The writer thinks __________ should be considered first before students study abroad.
A．placesB．timeC．moneyD．language
小題3:The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that __________.
A．Chinese teachers are better than American ones
B．studying abroad is not the right choice
C．people can also be successful in China if they work hard
D．Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Studying abroad will cost students' families a lot of money.
B．Studying abroad will make it easy for students to learn well.
C．Studying abroad will help students to improve language skills.
D．Studying abroad will bring students a lot of difficulties in their life.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文主要分析的出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)的好處和缺點(diǎn)，出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)可以讓學(xué)生了解世界，但是出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)也有很多問題，如語(yǔ)言的障礙，生活上的困難等等。所以要仔細(xì)考慮是否要出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world.說(shuō)明很多人正是為了了解世界才到國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)的，故C正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段But there are problems that should be considered(考慮). Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture.說(shuō)明語(yǔ)言是出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生的第一個(gè)問題，故D正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段1,2行We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China.接下來(lái)就舉劉翔的例子來(lái)說(shuō)明這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)，故C項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章3，4段說(shuō)明出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生會(huì)遇見語(yǔ)言和生活上的很多的問題，讓很多的學(xué)習(xí)變得很困難，故B項(xiàng)的說(shuō)法是錯(cuò)誤的。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要分析的出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)的好處和缺點(diǎn)，本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主，細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。
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