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阅读理解 　　TAIBEI－Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland． 　　According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although no latest-official numbers were available, Netbig．com said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1, 000 entering mainland campuses last year． 　　The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland colleges and universities．“Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in Chinese job market, ”Netbig．com vice-president Ingrid Huang said．“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business filed in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people, ” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shenzhen University．Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies． 　　A journalism graduate student, surnamed Liu, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there． 　　Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland．“They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations．”said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies．A Netbig．com survey showed the campuses favoured by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou．The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine． 　　At present, Chinese in Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there．But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates from selected universities． (1) More Taiwanese students studying on the Chinese mainland because _________． [　　] A． Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later B． the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan C． what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future D． there are many famous universities for them to choose (2) Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children _________ [　　] A． could receive better education B． could learn more about the policy there C． could do well in the business operations D． could make more friends there (3) The underlined word “it” refers to _________． [　　] A． Netbig．Com B． a Chinese education on the mainland C． the Chinese job market D． the university (4) The author wrote the article to tell us _________． [　　] A． more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland B． the number of Taiwanese students on the mainland had been increasing year after year． C． education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan D． Taiwan and the mainland should cooperation with each other in very field

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．B;4．A;
解析：

(1)	根据文章第三段“Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in Chinese job market”可得出答案。
(2)	从文章第五段开头“Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland．‘They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business‘．”可知答案。
(3)	根据上文所指可知是指大陆的教育。
(4)	作者写这篇文章只是说明一个事实，越来越多的台湾学生在大陆学习。