Question

请阅读下面有关出国留学的文章，根据所提供的信息，完成下面表格。

Overseas education consulting companies（海外教育咨询）are always busy during the summer. That’s because many students are not interested in the majors in their college entrance exams. They want to experience studying and living abroad.

Li Qing, a Chinese student, said, “In order to enter a better university, I have decided to go abroad. I think it will give me a better development.”

According to the companies’data, the number of the students who want to study abroad has increased by 40% in the last few years.

Most of the students who want to go abroad are high school graduates. More and more parents now realize the advantages of sending their children to study abroad. It’s becoming a popular choice of many welloff（富裕的）families.

Many students apply（申请）for world-famous universities. 40% has applied for the top 50 universities in the US; 70% applied for the top 30 in Britain, and 50% applied for the top 8 in Australia.

Countries like Britain, Australia, Japan, Russia, Germany and France are still favorite for the students. Schools and colleges in nearby Malaysia and Singapore are also popular.

Information card

Why do the high school students want to study abroad?	They don’t like their 1. in the college entrance exams.
How do the students think of studying abroad?	They may have 2. by studying abroad.
Which universities do they like?	They mostly apply for 3. universities.
What about the number of the students who want to go abroad?	It has increased by 4. .
Which country is the most popular with the students who want to study abroad?	5. .

 

Answer 1

1.majors

2.a better development

3.world-famous

4.40%

5.Britain

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述出国留学问题。文章介绍，越来越多的中国孩子希望有在外国学习和生活的经历。这些人大多家庭富裕，申请的都是世界名牌大学。他们认为这会给自己一个更好的发展空间。

1.That’s because many students are not interested in the majors in their college entrance exams. They want to experience studying and living abroad的描述，孩子们不喜欢大学入学考试的主修科目，所以都想出国留学。故填majors。

2.Li Qing---think it will give me a better development的描述可知，学生们认为出国留学会有一个更好的发展。故应填a better development。

3.Many students apply（申请）for world-famous universities的描述可知，大多数学生申请世界名牌大学。故应填world-famous。

4.According to the companies’data, the number of the students who want to study abroad has increased by 40% in the last few years的描述可知，想要出国的学生人数增长到了40%。故应填40%。

5.40% has applied for the top 50 universities in the US; 70% applied for the top 30 in Britain, and 50% applied for the top 8 in Australia.的描述可知，英国是最受学生欢迎的留学国家，故应填Britain。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。