Competition between international universitie...

Competition between international universities is heating up, as China grows as one of the largest exporters of students aiming to study abroad. “Lots of universities are becoming more and more aggressive to attract Chinese students. Every day I receive contacts from universities in the US expressing the desire to come to China to recruit students,” said Frank Joseph, a commercial officer from embassy of the United States.

One key reason why more Chinese students are able to study abroad is the economy: With China’s boom within the past decade, more families have the financial wherewithal(资金) to send their children to international universities. There will be a total of 200,000 family-funded Chinese students studying overseas in 2009, up 20 percent from last year, said Wu Zaofeng, deputy secretary general of China Education Association for International Exchange.

International institutions, Joseph said, are also facing increasingly tough financial situation with a shortage of domestic students and a drop in government subsidies(补贴). Students, especially in the US are paying high tuition fees and living expenses. Chinese students with money to spend, according to experts, can fill up the gap. Students on average spend 150,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan every year studying in US, according to statistics from the US Institute of International Education. During 2007-2008, there were approximately 81,000 Chinese students studying in the US, up 19.8 percent from 2006.

Representatives from approximately 60 universities from the United States are planning to arrive in Beijing this weekend to attract more Chinese students at this year’s fair. Besides the US, many other countries are also vying(竞争) to enroll Chinese students.

Post-study work visa put out by British government allows all international students completing a UK degree qualification to apply for a visa to stay on and look for work in UK for up to 2 years. Being the third most popular destination for international students next to the US and the UK, France has set up two types of scholarships and has handed out an increase of 26 percent in scholarship funds to Chinese students in recent years.

1.The reason for heating up competition between international universities is ___.

A．that China has become one of the largest exporters of the students aiming to study abroad

B．that the students in China are becoming richer and richer

C．China’s boom, the students’ desire and foreign universities’ commercial motive

D．that the students in foreign countries do not want to go to universities

2.Why are more Chinese students able to study abroad?

A．Because they can’t go to the best universities at home.

B．Because their families have enough money to send them to international universities.

C．Because they want to win the scholarship of foreign universities

D．Because the Chinese students enjoy following others and they want to be independent.

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A．There are fewer family-funded Chinese students studying abroad in 2008 than in 2009.

B．Chinese students are able to study abroad for their relatives overseas.

C．In 2009 there will be 200,000 state-funded Chinese students studying overseas.

D．In 2009 there will be 200,000 Chinese students studying in the US.

4.From the passage we can learn that _____.

A．the number of foreign students is becoming smaller and smaller

B．there were approximately 81,000 foreign students studying in the US during 2007-2008

C．the international universities are short of money

D．the Chinese students are richer than the American students

5.What does the UK do to attract the international students?

A．Setting up two types of scholarships.

B．Handing out an increase of 26 percent in scholarship funds to Chinese students in recent years.

C．Allowing to look for work in their spare time in the UK for up to 2 years.

D．Permitting students to have a visa to stay on and look for work for 2 years after completing the degree.

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It is estimated that living expenses for international students in the university ________ around $9,000 a year, which ________ a heavy burden for some of them.

A.is; is B.are; are C.is; are D.are; is

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It is universally recognized that how one performs when faced with fierce competition can ________ the best in them.

A.bring out B.pull out C.turn out D.put out

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From the day we enter _____ University, we know _____ fierce competition for jobs is awaiting us upon graduation.

A. an, a                B. /, a             C a, /          D. the, /

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From the day we enter ______ university, we know ________ fiece competition for jobs is waiting us upon graduation.

A. an; a         B. a; a         C. a; /         D. the ; /

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What is the difference between a college and a university? This is a good question for students who want to attend a college or a university in the United States.

Colleges and universities have many things in common. Both provide a greater understanding of the world and its past. Both provide education in the arts and sciences. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living.

Students who complete their undergraduate studies either at a four-year college or a university receive a bachelor’s degree. One difference is that many colleges do not offer graduate studies.

Universities are generally bigger, offer more programs and do more research. Modern universities developed from those of the Middle Ages in Europe. The word “university” comes from the Latin “universitas”. This described a group of people organized for a common purpose. The word “college” comes from a Latin word with a similar meaning, “collegium”. In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live in. Usually each group of students was studying the same thing. So college came to mean an area of study. But a college can also be a part of a university. The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true.

Programs in higher learning may also be called schools. The University of Arizona in Tucson, for example, has 18 colleges and 10 schools. They include the colleges of pharmacy (制药学), education, engineering and law. They also include the schools of architecture, dance and public administration.

College is also used as a general term for higher education. A news report might talk about “college students” even if they include students at universities. Or someone might ask, “Where do you go to college?”

Today, most American colleges offer an area of study called liberal arts. These are subjects first developed and taught in ancient Greece. They include language, philosophy and mathematics. The purpose is to train a person’s mind instead of teaching job skills.

1.The passage is probably written to _________.

A．persuade students to go to college instead of schools

B．tell students the differences between colleges and universities

C．help students make a better choice of what kind of colleges they should go to

D．inform students about how much they are going to spend in going to college

2.When the term “college students” appears in a newspaper, it may refer to ________.

A．only students studying in colleges

B．students studying in colleges in the USA

C．only students studying in universities

D．students receiving higher education

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Both universities and colleges include different schools.

B．The purpose of liberal arts is to train a person’s job skill.

C．Both universities and colleges can help prepare students to make a living.

D．Most American universities have 18 colleges and 10 schools.

4.The area of study called liberal arts is designed to _______.

A．get students ready to earn a living

B．teach students subjects from engineering to philosophy

C．help students achieve a stronger and clearer mind

D．encourage more students to begin the study of arts

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Global warming is when the earth heats up，the temperature rises.It happens when greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide，water vapor，nitrous oxide(二氧化氮)，and methane(沼气) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere，which increases the temperature.This is like when heat is trapped in a car.On a very hot day，the car gets hotter when it is out in the parking lot.This is because the heat and light from the sun can get into the car，by going through the windows，but it can’t get back out.Once the light is inside the car，it is trapped and the heat builds up，just like it does in the earth’s atmosphere.This is what the greenhouse effect does to the earth.The heat and light can get through the atmosphere，but it can’t get out.As a result，the temperature rises.

Sometimes the temperature can change in a way that helps us.The greenhouse effect makes the earth appropriate for people to live on.Without it，the earth would be freezing，or on the other hand it would be burning hot.We would not get the sun’s heat and light to make the night somewhat warm.During the day，especially during the summer，it would be burning because the sun would be up with no atmosphere to filter(过滤) it，so people，plants，and animals would be exposed to all the light and heat.

Although the greenhouse effect makes the earth able to have people living on it，if there gets to be too many gases，the earth can get unusually warmer，and many plants，animals，and people will die.They would die because there would be less food (plants like corn，wheat，and other vegetables and fruits)．This would happen because the plants would not be able to take in the heat.This would cause us to have less food to eat，but it would also limit the food that animals have.Gradually，people，plants，and animals would all die of hunger.

People are doing many things to try to stop global warming.One thing people are doing is carpooling.Carpooling is driving with someone to a place that you are both going to.This minimizes the amount of greenhouse gases put into the air by a car.

Another thing that people are doing is being more careful about leaving things turned on like the television，computer，and the lights.A lot of people are taking time away from the television，and instead，they are spending more time outdoors.This helps our planet out a lot.Now，more people are even riding buses，walking to school，and riding their bikes to lower the amount of greenhouse gases in the air.

Planting trees and recycling also help.If you recycle，less trash goes to the dump，and less trash gets burned.As a result，there are fewer greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.Although adults do many things to help stop global warming，kids can do just as much.

1.By the example given in Paragraph 1，the author wants to ________.

A．explain how greenhouse gases work

B．show his feeling in a car in hot summer

C．tell us cars are causes of greenhouse gases

D．say that there are greenhouse gases in every car

2.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________”．

A．light　                                 B．heat

C．temperature　                             D．greenhouse effect

3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．If there is greenhouse effect，all the plants will die.

B．Human beings are likely to disappear from the earth.

C．Crops can’t take the heat if there is greenhouse effect.

D．Although greenhouse effect is necessary，too much of it causes us to die.

4.What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A．Why cars and buses pollute the air a lot.

B．What kids can do to help stop global warming.

C．What global warming is doing to the environment.

D．Who should be responsible for the environmental problems.

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The Homeless World Cup is an international football event, where teams made up entirely of people who are homeless compete. The event has been held annually since 2003.

It was at the end of 2001 that Mel Young, a famous expert in the media inDustry, came up with the idea of the Homeless World Cup. 18 months later the first event took place in Austria. It was such a success that people decided to do more.

There are some interesting and special rules of the event. For example, players(male or female at least 16 years old) must have been homeless at some time after the previous year’s World Cup or make their main living income by selling newspapers in the street or be asylum（政治避难） seekers . Anyone can take part, regardless of his or her abilities. There are at most 4 players per team to compete in the field. Games are 14 minutes long.

In 2007, 48 nations, 500 players took a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their countries for true spirit and glory in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winner in 2007 was Scotland. The 2008 Homeless World Cup took place in Melbourne, Australia. And in 2009 it was held in Milan. The latest Homeless World Cup was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in September 2010. Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup takes place August followed by the México City 2012 Homeless World Cup.

The success of the competition has been in two aspects—to attract the world’s attention to the problems of homelessness and also to help participants live a better life.

According to a survey by the Homeless World Cup Organization after 2006 Homeless World Cup, 92% of the players had a new motivation for life, 93 players successfully got rid of their dependency on drugs and alcohol, 44% improved their housing situation and 72% continued to play football.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

2.The aim of the Homeless World Cup is to _____.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

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---Oh, how depressed! I’m bound to lose to him in tomorrow’s competition.

---Cheer up! In fact, he is _________ than you.

A. not more nervous       B. no more nervous

C. no less nervous        D. a little less nervous

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---Oh, how depressed! I’m bound to lose to him in tomorrow’s competition.

---Cheer up! In fact, he is _________ than you.

A. not more nervous   B. no more nervous  C. no less nervous   D. a little less nervous

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