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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive (综合的) exam for students who seek to study in America and other English-speaking countries, Xin Hua News Agency(新华社) reported from New York.

　　The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang-whei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US College Board, America's leading educational organization.

　　The Advanced Placement International English Language ( APIEL) will be offered for the first time throughout the world on May 10, 2002, said Jen.

　　However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similar popularity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) , the GRE (Graduate Record Examination ), or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System).

　　“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam,”said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (北京航天航空大学), who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.

　　Most of Xu's classmates have never heard of the APIEL.“The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.”said Jen.

　　The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately (准确地) reflect the abilities of students to use the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xin Hua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission(录取).

　　Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL, measures a student's ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with accuracy (精确) and resourcefulness (机智), and writing with clarity (明晰) and fluency (流畅), Jen said.

1．The United States will introduce a new exam because ________.

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A．more and more students want to get further education in the USA

B．the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with China's entry into the WTO

C．the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect

D．it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection?

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A．It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL.

B．The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS.

C．A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2002 on.

D．Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future.

3．The underlined word current (in Paragraph 2) means ________.

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A．modern

B．present

C．standard

D．formal

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the news report?

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A．The Key to English-speaking Countries.

B．The Four Skills in Learning English.

C．TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of Date.

D．New Exam Designed for Students.

Answer 1

答案：C;A;B;D
解析：

1．C　　导解：从短文及最后两段可知“爱普”考试推广的原因是“托福”难以准确反映考生水平，它代表了英语水平考试的一大变化。 　　2．A　　导解：短文第四段说APIEL对大部分中国学生来说是陌生的，它不可能很快与TOEFL等一样受欢迎，因此选A．根据短文判断，其他三项不对。 　　3．B　　导解：从上下文判断，该词的意思是“眼下的，目前的”，因为托福、雅思、爱普等均是目前流行的水平考试名称。 　　4．D　　导解：全文介绍除TOEFL，IELTS和GBE之外的另一种更新更好的英语水平考试，没有提及C项内容。