1.Almost 900,000international students are studying in American colleges and universities today.Nearly half of this record number of foreign students are from Asia,mainly China.
They are among people from other countries who now make up about 4percent of all university students in the U.S.America has more of the world's 4.5million international students than any other country.
The report made by The Institute of International Education and the State Department shows that since 2000,the number of international students in the U.S.has grown by 72percent.Students from China in undergraduate(本科生) programs are mainly responsible for this growth.
Eric Xu,a Chinese student at Columbia University,says studying in the U.S.is a valuable experience."In the U.S.they encourage class discussions,and put stress on your opinion,you can actually discuss with others and with your professor or teacher,and that is an atmosphere (氛圍) I want to experience."
While the number of the international students from China rose by almost 17percent over the past year,other countries also saw a major increase.Kuwait's college student population rose by 42percent and that of Brazil,by 22percent.Other countries with more international students than earlier are Saudi Arabia,Iran and Venezuela.
The report says the Middle East and North African area was the fastest growing in international student population.It showed an increase of 20percent in students studying at colleges and universities.In Latin America and the Caribbean,there was an 8percent increase.
About 290,000U.S.students went to study abroad in 2012-2013for educational credit.Europe,especially Britain,remains the number-one nation for study by Americans.But the latest report shows an increase in the number of students who now choose to go to China and other nations.
56.Which of the following countries has the most foreign students?B
A.China B.America C.Brazil D.Britain
57.Why has the number of international students in the U.S.grown so much since 2000?D
A.Because many international students want to study English.
B.Because there are so many undergraduates in China.
C.Because there are the best universities in the U.S.
D.Because many Chinese students come to America for study.
58.What can we learn from what Eric Xu said?A
A.He is satisfied with the study experience in the U.S.
B.He doesn't like Chinese education system.
C.American education system is perfect.
D.American classes are more useful than Chinese classes.
59.What is mainly talked about in paragraph 5and paragraph 6?C
A.Some students went to several countries for study.
B.Many countries encourage their students to study abroad.
C.The number of the international students from some countries increased.
D.Many countries want more foreign students to study in their own countries.
60.How does the report show the increase of international students in the U.S?D
A.By giving examples. B.By doing a discussion.
C.By asking questions. D.By giving numbers.
分析 目前,約有90萬名國際學(xué)生在美國大學(xué)和學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí).這一創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的外國學(xué)生數(shù)量中,近一半來自亞洲,主要是中國.
他們是來自其他國家的人,現(xiàn)在占美國所有大學(xué)生的4%.美國有多達(dá)世界上450萬國際學(xué)生,比任何其他國家更多.
國際教育學(xué)院和國務(wù)院的報告顯示,自2000年以來,美國的國際學(xué)生數(shù)量增長了72%.來自中國本科生項目的學(xué)生是增長的主要原因.
哥倫比亞大學(xué)的中國學(xué)生Eric Xu說,在美國學(xué)習(xí)是一次寶貴的經(jīng)歷."在美國,他們鼓勵課堂討論,重視你的意見,你可以與他人、你的教授或老師討論,這是一個我想體驗的氛圍."
雖然來自中國的國際學(xué)生數(shù)量在過去一年增加了近17%,其他國家也出現(xiàn)了大幅增長.科威特的大學(xué)生人數(shù)增長了42%,巴西的增長了22%.沙特阿拉伯、伊朗和委內(nèi)瑞拉等其他國家的國際學(xué)生比以前多.
該報告稱,中東和北非地區(qū)是國際學(xué)生人數(shù)增長最快的國家.在高等院校學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生增加了20%.在拉丁美洲和加勒比地區(qū),增長了8個百分點.
約有29萬美國學(xué)生在2012至2013年為教育信貸出國留學(xué).歐洲,特別是英國,仍然是美國人的第一個深造國家.但最新報告顯示,現(xiàn)在選擇去中國和其他國家的學(xué)生人數(shù)增加.
解答 56-60 BDACD
56.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中第二段"America has more of the world's 4.5million international students than any other country."可知美國有450萬國際留學(xué)生,比任何其他國家都多,故選B.
57.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中第三段"Students from China in undergraduate programs are mainly responsible for this growth."可知本科生項目的中國學(xué)生增長占據(jù)比重大,而中國學(xué)生去美國的目的是為了學(xué)習(xí)深造,故選D.
58.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文中"says studying in the U.S.is a valuable experience."In the U.S.they encourage class discussions,and put stress on your opinion,you can actually discuss with others and with
your professor or teacher,and that is an atmosphere I want to experience."可知Eric說美國的學(xué)校重視討論、學(xué)生的意見,這種學(xué)習(xí)氛圍是寶貴的經(jīng)歷,故選A.而B選項文中未提到,C選項說美國教育體系完美,是片面的,D也未提到.
59.C.主旨大意題.本文第五段和第六段主要描述了中國、科威特、巴西、拉丁美洲等大洲和國家國際留學(xué)生的增長數(shù)據(jù),故選C.
60.D.推理判斷題.本位利用很多增長百分比,如72%、17%、42%等眾多數(shù)據(jù)向讀者說明國際留學(xué)生的增長情況,故選D.by giving numbers通過給出數(shù)據(jù).
點評 本篇閱讀理解難度不大,學(xué)生通過各項數(shù)據(jù)及重要細(xì)節(jié)即可得出正確答案.需要學(xué)生細(xì)心閱讀,仔細(xì)推敲各項重要細(xì)節(jié),得出確切事實.