题目内容
China is now sending more college students to study in the United States than any other country. A new report shows a 23 percent increase in the number of Chinese students coming to the U.S.
The latest edition of the annual Institute of International Education（IIE）and another US institute found a 5 percent rise in the number of international university students in the US compared to one year ago. There are now over 157, 000 Chinese students at U.S. colleges and universities.
Aisa accounted for four of the top five countries and regions to take advantage of the US higher education system. “Increased numbers of students from China, particularly at the undergraduate level, largely accounts for the growth this past year,” the report stated. “They really enroll in a full range of US higher education,” said Peggy Blumenthal, senior counselor to the president of IIE, the group that made the report. “20 years ago, students from China only knew of a handful of US insitiutions, but now, they are enrolling in our community colleges, in our small liberal arts institutions, in the research universities. Really spread across the country,” she said.
Chinese mainland was in the number one spot, while India was the number two country of origin. South Korea was third and Canada was number four. China’s Taiwan held the number five spot. Saudi Arabia was in sixth with a 44-percent increase, while Japan was seventh, down 14 percent.
Blumenthal attributes the increase in the number of Chinese students heading to US colleges to limited university places in China, as well as a feeling from students and their parents than they want a “unique” educational experience. China’s family planning policy, says Blumenthal, has also meant that families can concentrated resources on a single child.
The University of California at Los Angeles has one of the largest Asian student populations of any college in the United States.
1.Which ranked the third place sharing US higher education?
A．Saudi Arabia B．South Korea C．Canada D．India
2.Why is the number of Chinese students going to the US increasing?
A．The US colleges are better than those in China.
B．Each family in China has only one child.
C．China lacks enough educational resources.
D．Chinese students can enter varieties of US colleges.
3.Which of the following is right according to Peggy Blumenthal?
A．The number of Chinese students going to the US has increased by 23%.
B．The University of California has contributed to Asian education greatly.
C．Chinese student populations in the US mainly consist of undergraduates.
D．Chinese students know more about US higher education than before.
4.The best title for the passage can be .
A．Chinese College Students Rush to US Schools
B．The Large Number of Chinese Students in the US
C．Chinese Students Make Up Largely Foreign Students in the US
D．Asian Middle School Students in the US Universities
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.A
【解析】
试题分析：更多中国大学生去美国求学，本科生占了过去一年增加人数的大部分。在享受美国高等教育的亚洲国家中，中国大陆高居榜首。一方面，中国学生和父母想要独特的教育经历，另一方面是中国大学教育资源不足。在洛杉矶的加州大学拥有最多亚洲大学生。
1.细节理解题。根据第四段第二句的South Korea was third …（韩国居于第三位。）判断，选B。
2.细节理解题。根据第五段第一句：认为除了中国学生和父母想要独特的教育经历外，中国大学生去美国求学人数增加的原因是中国大学教育资源不足。选C。
3.推理判断题。由第三段第四、五句：20年前中国学生对美国的大学知之甚少，而今入学范围涉及全国的社区学院、较小的文科学院和研究性的综合大学等，可知现在有了更多的了解。所以选D。
4.主旨大意题。根据第一段和第三段的第二句：更多中国大学生去美国求学，本科生占了过去一年增加人数的大部分，可知，选A。
考点：教育类阅读。
(CNN)-China will sometimes say “no” and the world should get used to it.
That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power (否决权) or will always abstain（弃权）,” said Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it.”
On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”
He Wenping, director of African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the veto shows China’s confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion – that’s progress. China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime（政权）change in other countries. This agrees with China’s long-standing diplomacy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U.N. vote without sufficient discussion.”
So why did China use its veto this time?
China’s critics say China’s veto of the U.N. draft proposal(草案) was in part due to Beijing’s fear that allowing a regime change in Syria could encourage the spread of the Arab revolution and eventually threaten China.
He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate(夸大) some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China.”
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．China often uses its veto power on international issues. |
| B．China never uses its veto power on international issues. |
| C．China’s normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto. |
| D．China should not have veto power in the U.N. |
| A．Russia supports China |
| B．The U.S. feels very unhappy. |
| C．The international community is used to it. |
| D．The Arab countries show no concern. |
| A．Because Russia and China are friends. |
| B．Because China wants to hold an opposite stand against the U.S. |
| C．Because China is worried about a chain-action resulting from Syria’s revolution. |
| D．Because China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime change in other countries. |
| A．China has a firm stand on international issues. |
| B．The U.N. asks the whole world to get used to China saying no on international issues. |
| C．CNN believed that China helped Syria to fight against the U.N. |
| D．All the member countries of the U.N. supported Susan Rice. |