11.Like many other parts of our lives today,education has become a global enterprise.In microcosm(微觀世界),my school is proof of just how global.Monkseaton High School is an ordinary state-funded school of 850students in the unfashionable part of northeastern England.Over the past seven years it has sent 12students to American universities---two of them to Harvard.Monkseaton has,in turn,attracted students from other countries,including Germany and Latvia.Monkseaton now almost routinely receives inquiries from students in Eastern European countries.Obviously,learning English is a big draw,but his pattern of student movement was unheard of five years ago.
The brain drain is a universal phenomenon,and countries that don't face up to the new reality will be losing some of their most precious resources.The northeast of England is its poorest region,and has experienced a severe loss of highly qualified professionals-to-be.Some of the most able 18-year-olds are going to other parts of Britain,even to other countries.What is happening here is happening to Britain as a whole.Most noticeably,there is a growing trend of British students taking degrees in American universities.This year the number will break the psychological barrier of 1,000students for the first time.
And what is happening at the secondary-school level is happening to higher education.Wherever they come from,today's students have a very different perspective on education from their parents.Because of television,the Internet and their travels,these students see the world as a much smaller place than their parents once did.They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving from one country to another,from one culture to another; in many cases they can even apply to schools over the Internet.Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education and are looking for value for money.Plus,for many,education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.

41.Why does the author say education has become a global enterprise?D
A.Monkseaton High School used to be a very unfashionable school in the Northeast England.
B.Monkseaton High School is now one of the state-funded middle schools in England.
C.Monkseaton High School has sent two top students to the Harvard University in U.S.
D.There is now an extensive exchange of students among different countries.
42.What can we infer about northeast England from the passage?C
A.It is one of the poorest regions in England.
B.It has experienced a severe loss of professionals.
C.It will face a more serious brain drain in the near future.
D.It is losing its young talents to other parts of the world.
43.According to the passage,students today have different perspective from their parents on the following EXCEPT thatD.
A.education linked to travel is much better than education at home
B.overall cost of education should be considered against money value
C.moving from one culture to another is a welcomed challenge
D.the Internet is more popular and easier to access in the near future
44.The students today tend to see the world as a much smaller place NOT becauseD.
A.they are having more exposure to the television programs
B.they are having easier access to the Internet
C.they are having frequent travels to the other parts of the world
D.they are having better communication with their parents
45.The purpose of the author in writing this passage is toB.
A.tell us the benefit of globalization of education
B.a(chǎn)nalyze the causes for students'moving trend in Great Britain
C.criticize the universal phenomenon of brain drain worldwide
D.draw attention to students'moving from one country to another.

分析 本文是一篇社會(huì)生活類的說(shuō)明文;文中介紹了英國(guó)優(yōu)秀學(xué)生生源流失導(dǎo)致未來(lái)的人才流失.這種生源的流失可能是英國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)不同地區(qū)之間的流動(dòng),也有不少學(xué)生進(jìn)入美國(guó)著名的大學(xué).這種生源的流動(dòng)甚至流失不僅存在在中學(xué)階段,也存在在高等教育階段.如今的學(xué)生看待教育的視角與他們的父母不同;隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)通訊和交通的便利,他們眼中的世界變。畬(duì)體驗(yàn)不同文化的信心、對(duì)費(fèi)用的考慮、把教育和旅游聯(lián)系起來(lái)等等都是學(xué)生流動(dòng)的重要原因.

解答 41.D. 主旨大意題.作者在文章首段提出education has become a global enterprise.這一觀點(diǎn),然后以自己的學(xué)校為例,說(shuō)明了很多高中學(xué)校普遍存在國(guó)際交流生,所以說(shuō)教育也是全球化了,故答案選D.
42.C.推理判斷題.文章第二段的主題句是第一句The brain drain is a universal phenomenon,and….will be losing some of their most precious resources.;說(shuō)明人才流失是一個(gè)普遍現(xiàn)象,然后在下文介紹了英格蘭北部貧困地區(qū)學(xué)生的外出求學(xué),由此判斷英格蘭北部未來(lái)也會(huì)面對(duì)人才外流這一問(wèn)題,故答案選C.
43.D. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章末段內(nèi)容They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving …from one culture to another;Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education.Plus,for many,education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.可知D選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容文中沒(méi)有涉及,選D.
44.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章末段中"Because of television,the Internet and their travels"television、the Internet和travel分別是A、B和C項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容,只有D項(xiàng)沒(méi)有提及,所以答案選D.
45.B. 主旨大意題.作者在文章開(kāi)頭提出教育成為國(guó)際化產(chǎn)業(yè),學(xué)生的流動(dòng)性增強(qiáng),然后介紹了英國(guó)北部地區(qū)學(xué)生的大量外流,并且進(jìn)一步分析造成這種狀況的原因,由此判斷文章的目的是分析英國(guó)學(xué)生流動(dòng)的原因,故答案選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解要在整體理解文章的主旨大意或?qū)懽饕鈭D基礎(chǔ)上,關(guān)注細(xì)節(jié):閱讀強(qiáng)調(diào)整體把握;解題強(qiáng)調(diào)依據(jù)原文細(xì)節(jié)推敲推斷.

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