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11.Like many other parts of our lives today,education has become a global enterprise.In microcosm(微观世界),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.analyze 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 本文是一篇社会生活类的说明文;文中介绍了英国优秀学生生源流失导致未来的人才流失.这种生源的流失可能是英国国内不同地区之间的流动,也有不少学生进入美国著名的大学.这种生源的流动甚至流失不仅存在在中学阶段,也存在在高等教育阶段.如今的学生看待教育的视角与他们的父母不同;随着网络通讯和交通的便利,他们眼中的世界变小.对体验不同文化的信心、对费用的考虑、把教育和旅游联系起来等等都是学生流动的重要原因.

解答 41.D. 主旨大意题.作者在文章首段提出education has become a global enterprise.这一观点,然后以自己的学校为例,说明了很多高中学校普遍存在国际交流生,所以说教育也是全球化了,故答案选D.
42.C.推理判断题.文章第二段的主题句是第一句The brain drain is a universal phenomenon,and….will be losing some of their most precious resources.;说明人才流失是一个普遍现象,然后在下文介绍了英格兰北部贫困地区学生的外出求学,由此判断英格兰北部未来也会面对人才外流这一问题,故答案选C.
43.D. 细节理解题.根据文章末段内容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选项内容文中没有涉及,选D.
44.D.细节理解题.根据文章末段中"Because of television,the Internet and their travels"television、the Internet和travel分别是A、B和C项的内容,只有D项没有提及,所以答案选D.
45.B. 主旨大意题.作者在文章开头提出教育成为国际化产业,学生的流动性增强,然后介绍了英国北部地区学生的大量外流,并且进一步分析造成这种状况的原因,由此判断文章的目的是分析英国学生流动的原因,故答案选B.

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