BEIJING --Seven prestigious universities in China announced Sunday that they would begin using the same independent exam -- besides the national one -- to test students hoping to gain entrance to them in 2011.

The seven are Peking University, Beihang University, Beijing Normal University, Nankai University, Fudan University, Xiamen University and Hong Kong University.

Students who want to gain entrance to any of the seven universities will only have to sit one independent exam, according to the joint announcement.

"This will help lighten the students' load, otherwise they must take several exams for different universities," said the announcement.

Passing the exam could result in more than one interview chance, giving the students more opportunities to choose their favorite universities.

China's college entrance exam system is undergoing reform as universities aim to select students based on independent criteria rather than just using the results of the national exam.

In 2003, Peking University and another 21 universities were allowed to pilot (试用) the reform by using their own criteria to independently select five percent of their students.

Now nearly 80 universities across the country have the right to select talented students based on their own exams.

Education experts regard universities selecting students according to independent examinations as conducive (有助的) to better understanding where the students' talents lie.

Although this may be the case, it has also created problems as students may sit many different exams as they often apply for a number of universities.

To relieve students from such pressures, the national education outline (2010--2020) released in July this year encourages high-level universities to group together to use the same exams.

1.If students want to be admitted to the seven prestigious universities , they can ______。

A.only pass the interview.

B.only take the national exam.

C.only take the independent exam.

D.either take the national exam or the take the independent exam.

2.What's the purpose of students sitting one independent exam to gain entrance to the seven universities ?

A.It can reduce students' load to take several exams.

B.The universities will have the same standard to test students.

C.There will be less trouble marking students' test papers.

D.It can avoid fierce competition among these universities.

3.If students pass the independent exam , they will ______.

A.take the national exam.

B.have one or more interview chances.

C.be admitted to one of the universities.

D.he trained to be adapted to universities life and studies.

4. What is the advantage of universities selecting students according to independent examinations?

A.Students needn't take the national exam.

B.Students' education cost can be lowered.

C.Students abilities and talents can be better found.

D.It can encourage middle schools to recommend more qualified students.

 

Perhaps you do not know your school principal (校长) well. But you might be wise to take him or her seriously. Beijing University will enroll (招收) students recommended by high school principals this year. If the students recommended pass a round of interviews by Peking University, they will have an extra 30 extra points added to their national college entrance exam scores if they apply to the university.

Beijing University said the reason behind the move was a desire to give students with comprehensive (综合的) or special abilities a chance to stand out.

However, a survey, showed 10,046 out of 14,227 people are against the measure. Some experts agree with the criticism. Liu Daoyu, former president of Wuhan University is one strong opponent(反对者). “There are so many high schools across the country. But only 39 schools are qualified to recommend students. Is it fair to the rest of the schools? Besides, most of the 39 schools are located in big cities, which is unfair to other regions,”

   The reform is also unfair to other students, some say. According to Liu, in the competitive exam, one extra point can put a student ahead of a large numbers of others – never mind 30.

 “Principals do not know students well. How can they guarantee the recommendation will be fair?” asked Wang Xuming, former spokesman of the Ministry of Education.

The Ministry of Education said the move is a good experiment in college admission reforms and the public should support it even if it is not yet mature (成熟的). It said Beijing University promised a series of supervision (监督) measures to avoid cheating. For example, the information of schools and principals that recommend students, and the recommended students will be put online for a week for public supervision.

1.The best title of the passage could be         .

       A.Beijing University Will Enroll More Students

       B.Beijing University’s Reform Causes a Debate

       C.People Are Against Beijing University’s Reform

       D.The Government Supports Peking University’s Reform

2.The following are the reasons why Liu Daoyu is against Beijing University’s reform except that          .

       A.there will be a lot of cheating

       B.it is unfair to the other regions

       C.it is unfair to other schools

       D.30 points cause a huge gap among students

3.We can learn from the passage that          .

       A.the Ministry of Education supports the reform

       B.the reform has started to work in college admissions[来源:Zxxk.Com]

       C.all the recommended students will be accepted

       D.no more than 70% of the people are against the reform

4.If a student passes the interview by Beijing University, he or she         .

       A.can also apply to other universities

       B.will be admitted into Beijing University

       C.will have comprehensive and special abilities

       D.needn’t accept the public supervision

 

The spread of worsening international financial crisis has seriously affected world economic growth and stability. The ongoing financial crisis is rarely seen in history. Countries and organizations have taken measures in response, and we hope these measures will produce good results soon. Countries in Asia and Europe are an important force for international financial stability and world economic growth. I suggest that we make greater efforts in the following aspects:

First, countries should run their own affairs well. In the face of the crisis, it is important for leaders to act in the fundamental and long-term interests of the people and use necessary monetary and regulatory tools to regain market confidence as soon as possible and maintain economic growth.

Second, set up coordination(调和) and cooperation among governments. The financial departments, central banks and financial regulators around the world should closely follow the development of the crisis and study its trend and impact.

Third, strengthen regional financial dialogue and cooperation. Members of the Eurozone have reached agreement on the basic principles to tackle the financial crisis. We in Asia are also exploring the possibility of expanding the size of bilateral(双边的)currency swap( 互惠外汇信贷)arrangements under the 10+3 framework .

Fourth, push forward the reform of the international monetary and financial systems. The present crisis has exposed the weaknesses in the existing international financial system and governance structure. It is important to do three things in this regard: first, increase the say and representation of developing countries in international financial organizations; second, expand the space of the regulation of the international financial system, and third, establish a reasonable global financial rescue mechanism(机制).

1.According to the passage, members of the Eurozone reached agreement on

________.

A. how to deal with the financial crisis

B. how to regain market confidence

C. how to maintain economic growth

D. how to study the crisis trend

2.Which word has the same meaning with the underlined word maintain ?

A. mainly        B. keep         C. increase         D. decrease

3.According to the passage, which of the following sentence is True?

A.Global issues included energy, food, the environment, fashion etc.

B.There was no financial crisis in history.

C.Facing the crisis, the first thing the countries should do is to do their own business well.

D.Asian countries are the most important force for the world economic growth.

4.The passage mainly talks about ___________________.

A.What we should do during the financial crisis.

B.We should draw serious lessons from the financial crisis.

C.Countries and organizations have taken measures in response to the financial crisis.

D.We should set up coordination and cooperation among governments.

 

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