Question

A new report says the number of foreign students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by three percent last year. This has been the first obvious increase since 2001.

American schools last fall had 583,000 foreign students. The record is 586,000. That was set in 2002 after many years of gains. But after that the numbers fell. The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 led to more visa (签证) requirements. Now stronger efforts are being made to get more foreign students to study in the United States.

China remained in second place in front of South Korea but behind India, which sent almost 84,000 students last fall. The number of Japanese fell sharply by nine percent, although it remained in fourth place.

There were three percent drops from Indonesia and Kenya, the only African country in the top twenty last year. But there were obvious increases from Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Vietnam. The number of Saudi students more than doubled, rising to nearly eight thousand.

For a sixth year, the University of Southern California in Los Angeles had the most foreign students. Columbia University in New York was second. Other schools in the top five were New York University, the University of Illinois and Purdue University.

Unlike American students in other countries, who often choose history and language study, the leading area of study in the USA was business and management. Second was engineering.

The new report also says more than 220,000 Americans studied in other countries. That was during the 2005-2006 school year. It was a record number, and an increase of eight and a half percent from the year before. But only five percent of them stayed for a full year.

1.After 2002, the number of foreign students in the USA fell mainly because ____ .

A．Americans were worried that foreign students might attack them

B．few American universities welcomed students from abroad

C．their own countries could offer them a better education

D．it was harder for foreign students to get permission to study in the USA

2.Which of the following Asian countries has the largest number of students studying in the USA?

A．China.            B．Japan.            C．South Korea.       D．India.

3.Which subject is the most attractive to foreign students in the USA?

A．Business and management.                B．History.

C．Engineering.                           D．Language.

4.We can learn from the passage that ____ .

A．Kenya is the only African country that has students in the USA

B．now foreign students are encouraged to study in the USA

C．the number of students studying in America always increases

D．the number of foreign students in the USA will keep increasing in the future

5.In which section of a newspaper could you most probably read this passage?

A．Culture.           B．Science.           C．Education.         D．Business.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在美国学习的外国学生的人数变化的问题，并进行了原因分析等多方面的的阐述。

1.D 细节题。根据第二段第3行The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 led to more visa (签证) requirements.说明9.11袭击以后，美国对于签证的要求变高，导致进入美国学习的外国学生的人数变少。故D项正确。

2.D 细节题。根据第三段第一行China remained in second place in front of South Korea but behind India说明在美国学习的外国学生中，印度最多，中国第二；韩国第三。故D项正确。

3.A 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段最后3行Unlike American students in other countries, who often choose history and language study, the leading area of study in the USA was business and management. Second was engineering.说明在美国最受外国学生欢迎的专业是商业管理和工程师，故A正确。

4.B 细节题。根据第二段最后2行Now stronger efforts are being made to get more foreign students to study in the United States.说明现在美国政府正在做出很多的努力来鼓励更多的外国学生到美国学习，故B正确。

5.C 推理题。本文讨论的是外国学生在美国的问题，故使用教育方面的话题，应该是在报纸上的教育部分。故Ｃ项正确。

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