The organization representing British universities has expressed concern about the potential effect of tuition fees（学费）after figures showed a drop of more than 6% in student applications with less than a month to go before the deadline for 2013 applications.

Data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) showed there were 265,784 university applications by UK-based candidates up to 17 December, 6.3% down on the parallel period in the admissions cycle the year before. While this is less than the 8.4% year-on-urea fall seen in earlier Ucas figures, released in mid-November, the coming January deadline makes it ever more likely that the total 2013 applicant figure will see a second sizeable fall following the introduction of annual fees of up to ￡9,000.

Nicola Dandridge, the chairman of Universities UK, said: “However, we must be concerned about any drops in the numbers applying to university and in particular; we must look closely at how the increase in graduate contributions in England may be affecting the decisions of promising students. However, the December figures show a drop in numbers across the UK, suggesting that it is not only a question of tuition fees in England putting off from applying.”

A report of the Uncas figures to mid-December shows a 6.5% fall for applicants in England and 11.7% for those in Wales, with smaller drops of 3.9% for Scotland and 0.5% for Northern Ireland. Scottish students at home institutions pay on fees, while those from Northern Ireland have fees capped to ￡3,575 for Northern Irish universities.

Dandridge added: “No one should be put off applying to university because of worries about finance.”

“It is important that no one is put off applying to university because they do not have information about the student support available to them. Most new students don’t need to pay directly. There will be more financial support for those from poorer families and everyone will make lower loan repayments than they do now once they are in well paid jobs.”

1.A drop of more than 6% for 2013 applications is probably the effect of         .

A．The increased tuition fees

B．The approaching deadline

C．The concern from applicants

D．The difficulties with applications

2.Compared with the previous year, the fall in student applications is        .

A．3.9%             B．2.1%             C．6.3%             D．8.4%

3.Why is the fall for application the smallest in Scotland and Northern Ireland?

A．Because they have more financial support

B．Because the tuition is much cheaper for them

C．Because the education is better there

D．Because the universities are free for them.

4.The last paragraph tells us that       .

A．Everyone should apply to university

B．Students may get financial supports

C．Lower loan repayments is unavailable

D．Most new students will not pay fees

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】This examination is a real ______ (挑战).
【小题2】He wanted to ______ (捐献) half of his savings to the relief fund.
【小题3】The United Kingdom ______ (由……组成) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
【小题4】You must get rid of the bad habits your ______ (原先的)piano teacher taught you.
【小题5】He is an ______ (乐观的) person, and we all like him.
【小题6】She decided to ______ (控告) him of stealing her watch.
【小题7】We regret to ______ (通知) you of the cancellation of the tour.
【小题8】This is a deadly ______ (毒药). We must be cautious.
【小题9】It is ______ (典型的) of him to be late for class.
【小题10】 The prisoner made an ______ (试图) to escape, but failed.

Listening to a radio broadcast in a foreign language is difficult for many of us. We may have studied the language for several years, and are able to read it, perhaps even write in it. But listening and understanding the spoken language require special skills. Some people have a natural ability that helps them to learn a language quickly, while others must study for a long time. Everyone, however, can improve his or her listening skills with practice.

We are good listeners in our own language because we have had years of practice. We understand the grammar and the language. We know what to expect a person to say to us in almost any situation. We have been in similar situations many times, and we have heard it all before. We can understand it, even if we do not listen carefully.

But this is not true with a foreign language. We must listen with our full attention. And we must try not to let the cultural style of our language affect our understanding of the foreign language. Listening to a foreign language broadcast is easier if we know something about it. There are clues that can help us. One clue is the time of a day. Morning programs usually contain many short items of news, information or entertainment. The items are short because most of us are getting ready to go to work in the morning. Often we do not have time to listen to long programs. Evening programs are different. There is time for more details about the subjects discussed.

We can get a clue about the program from the music at the beginning, but we must be familiar with the music of the foreign culture. The kind of music—serious and slow, or fast and light—can tell us what kind of program to expect. The name of the program can give us good information about what it will contain.

Another good clue is the broadcaster. The more we listen to the same person, the easier it will be to understand him. His speaking style will become familiar to us. Further, the broadcaster provides clues to the organization of the broadcast at the beginning of the program. The broadcaster usually gives us the highlights of the program to prepare us for the details that will follow.

1.We are good listeners in our own language because ________.

2. If you don’t have enough time, you can listen to ________.

3.You can know the information of the program according to ________.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

One autumn morning 6 years ago, Johnson Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, life seemed unfair. The people who laughed as they walked   36   were taking their health   37   granted, just as he  38  himself. Now,   39__, he felt helpless—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .

         Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel trick on him. It was at this time   42   he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Johnson. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

         According to Johnson, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Johnson realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

         This idea can be   48  in Johnson’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Johnson’s drawings, however, is 50 .Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Johnson’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.

         In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Johnson prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Johnson, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .

36．A．on       B．past   C．up       D．away

37．A．up       B．as       C．with   D．for

38．A．ought to     B．had to         C．needed to  D．used to

39．A．however    B．therefore      C．so     D．but

40．A．crying         B．painting   C. imagination D．consideration

41．A．home B．condition   C．situation    D．work

42．A．where         B．which          C．that   D．when

43．A．unable        B．impossible C．unfit   D．difficult

44．A．understand     B．face         C．refuse         D．recognize

45．A．failures       B．efforts        C．choices       D．interests

46．A．that   B．what  C．which          D．whoever

47．A．always        B．seldom       C．sometimes         D．usually

48．A．found B．drawn         C．written       D．accepted

49．A．after  B．about          C．with   D．before

50．A．powerful    B．hopeful       C．useful         D．successful

51．A．great B．strong        C．brave D．equal

52．A．scientific    B．basic  C．right  D．simple

53．A．product      B．fame  C．name D．job

54．A．rapidly        B．separately C．slowly         D．quietly

55．A．offer  B．gain   C．gather        D．earn

The organization representing British universities has expressed concern about the potential effect of tuition fees（学费）after figures showed a drop of more than 6% in student applications with less than a month to go before the deadline for 2013 applications.
Data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) showed there were 265,784 university applications by UK-based candidates up to 17 December, 6.3% down on the parallel period in the admissions cycle the year before. While this is less than the 8.4% year-on-urea fall seen in earlier Ucas figures, released in mid-November, the coming January deadline makes it ever more likely that the total 2013 applicant figure will see a second sizeable fall following the introduction of annual fees of up to ￡9,000.
Nicola Dandridge, the chairman of Universities UK, said: “However, we must be concerned about any drops in the numbers applying to university and in particular; we must look closely at how the increase in graduate contributions in England may be affecting the decisions of promising students. However, the December figures show a drop in numbers across the UK, suggesting that it is not only a question of tuition fees in England putting off from applying.”
A report of the Uncas figures to mid-December shows a 6.5% fall for applicants in England and 11.7% for those in Wales, with smaller drops of 3.9% for Scotland and 0.5% for Northern Ireland. Scottish students at home institutions pay on fees, while those from Northern Ireland have fees capped to ￡3,575 for Northern Irish universities.
Dandridge added: “No one should be put off applying to university because of worries about finance.”
“It is important that no one is put off applying to university because they do not have information about the student support available to them. Most new students don’t need to pay directly. There will be more financial support for those from poorer families and everyone will make lower loan repayments than they do now once they are in well paid jobs.”
【小题1】A drop of more than 6% for 2013 applications is probably the effect of         .