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7 January, 2014
A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.
These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report.
The report documents the record number of international students in the United
States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred
sixty-four thousand four-hundred s
uch
students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two
years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.
On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.
The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from
China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three
percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of
the increase in Chinese students.
"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.
"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."
Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.
Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.
"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."
Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.
1.Bob Doughty seems to be ________.
A. an exchange student from the USA
B. an expert of international education
C. a viewer of VOA
D. a reporter from VOA
2.Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?
A. South Korea B. India C. China D. America
3.Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?
A. Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children
B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.
C. There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA.
D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.
4.Which of the following statement is true?
A. China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.
B. The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.
C. The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.
D. Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.
5.This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.
A. An advertisement B. A radio programme C. A science report D. A tour guide
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阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子翻译成中文
How Much Water Is Needed a Day?
Many people think they should drink eight glasses of water a day．Why? Because that is what they have been told all their life．But a new report on science gives some different suggestions：people should drink according to their bodies．112．They should drink as much water as they would like to drink．
The report says most people meet their daily needs for water by letting thirst be their guide．It also gives people some good suggestions：women should get about 2.7 liters（升）of water every day，while men should get about 3.7 liters．
There is an important difference．113．The report doesn’t tell people how many glasses of water to drink．Instead，the experts say it may not be possible to know how many glasses people really need．This is because the daily want of water can include the water in foods．
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How Much Water Is Needed a Day?
Many people think they should drink eight glasses of water a day．Why? Because that is what they have been told all their life．But a new report oil science gives some different suggestions：people should drink according to their bodies．59．They should drink as much water as they would like to drink．
The report says most people meet their daily needs for water by letting thirst be their guide．It also gives people some good suggestions：women should get about 2.7 liters（升）of water every day，while men should get about 3.7 liters．
There is an important difference．60．The report doesn't tell people how many glasses of water to drink．Instead，the experts say it may not be possible to know how many glasses people really need．This is because the daily want of water can include the water in foods．
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查看习题详情和答案>>become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like
their parents and classmates.
Zhang Qiang, a Junior 2 student from China, could not understand his teachers in class and was doing
badly in his lessons. He was afraid of exams. When he looked at the exam paper, he couldn't think of anything
to write.
Another student, a 15-year-old girl called Wu Yan from Guangdong often argued (争吵) with her
classmates even her parents because of some different ideas. She became so angry with them that she
started to cut her finger with a knife.
However, many students who have problems won't go for advice or help. Some think they will look
stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don't want to talk about their secrets. In order to solve the teenagers'
problems, here is some advice:
● Talk to your parents or teachers often.
● Take part in group activities and play sports.
● Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.
B. their teachers
C. their hobbies
D. their clothes
B. she had no money for a new shirt
C. she could not understand her teachers in class
D. she often argue with her classmates and her parents
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
York University professor Anne Ambert, the writer of the report, says that bad influences on children come from parents, schools, neighbors, the media (媒体), etc.
Children today have bad behavior. They argue more with others. They stop others when others are
talking. They are less polite to others. They choose to fight ra
ther than discuss when they disagree with each other. When they have disagreements with their parents, they want to run away from home. They
tell more lies (谎话). When they need money, they would rather steal (偷) than work hard.
There is not enough family education about how kids behave well. Parents should care more about
their kids. There are more and more single-parent families and more violence (暴力) on TV and in other
kinds of media.
The report is a study about why there are more children with bad behavior. Everyone should pay
more attention to this problem.
B. School education.
C. Family education.
D. TV influence.
e from?①parents②schools
③the police④the media
B. ①③④
C. ①②③
D. ①②④
B. They run away.
C. They stop talking to each other.
D. They discuss with each other.
B. They take kids to too many classes.
C. They don't give kids enough money.
D. They don't teach kids much about how to behave well.
B. piece of news
C. diary
D. note