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英语报刊选读A及答案

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《英语报刊阅读》试题（A卷）

PartIReconstructthemessagesofthefollowingstories:

（1%foreach,10%）

Example:

ItalianEx-MayorMurdered

headlines

ofnews

：

号学・.;名:

级班：

级年：

点学教

---AnItalianEx-MayorIsMurdered

1.UStoldnotexploit

2.RubinGreenspanatodds.

3.VisitorsflockingtoMao'birthplace.

4.

sportsstore.

Tibetissue.

manquizzedafter

wifeisknifed

in

PartnReadthefollowingpassageandanswertheQuestionsA5-34

（1%foreach,30%）andB35-44（2%foreach,20%）

ATuitionReformforHigherEducation

Chineseinstitutionsofhigherlearninghavequickenedtheirpaceofreforminrecentyears.Changingenrollmentpracticesandhighertuitionfeesconstituteandimportantpartofthereform.Schoolswhichonceadmittedstudentsalmostexclusively

accordingtostateplansarebecomingmoreacceptingofstudentssentbyworkgroupsforfurthertrainingandthosewhopaytheirownfees.

Regularuniversitiesandcollegesplantoenrollabout786200studentsthisyear,up158200or25percentoverlastyear'sfigure.Ofthese,216000,or27.4percent,will

besentbytheirworkgroupsorwillpaytheirownway.

Inthepast,thestatepaidalltuitionandschoolfeesforuniversitystudents,amatterofpolicysinceNewChinawasestablishedin1949.Althoughthispracticeguaranteedthesupplyofqualifiedpersonnel,itbroughtaheavyburdentothesate,hinderingfurtherdevelopmentofhighereducation.Sincehighereducationisnon——compulsoryeducationinChina,tochargeappropriatefeeswillhelpimproveschool

:

:

号学

:

级班：

级年

•:

名

:

点学教

facilitiesandexpeditethedevelopmentofeducationinthisstage.Asanaddedbenefit,payingtheirownwaywillencouragestudentstostudyharder.

Thereformwilltakeeffectintwodirections.State—financedstudentswillbegin

payingpartofthecostsoftheireducation,andmoreself—payingstudentswillbeaccepted.

InAugust1989,underthedirectionoftheStatecouncil,theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheSatePriceBureaudrewupstipulationsconcerningtheamountofchargesontuition,accommodationandotherexpensesfor

studentsofinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Beginningfromthatyear,freshmenatregularuniversitiesandcollegesandprofessionalschools（includingcadrestakingspecialtrainingcoursesandstudentsworkingonaseconddegree）werecharged100yuan（aboutus$17）eachfortheirtuitionfee,andthislowchargeisexpectedtoberaisedgradually.ThefigurewashigherinspecialeconomiczonesandeconomicallydevelopedregionssuchasGuangdongProvinceandShanghai,butwascappedat300yuan.Studentslivingoncampuspaidabout20yuanperyearforaccommodationandthechargewasslightlyhigherforbetterfurnishing.Normalschoolstudentsandthoseadmittedonscholarshipsneedonlypayforaccommodation.Reducedtuitionsandfeesareavailabletostudentsinneedoffinancialassistanee,butaccommodationexpenseswillremainthesame.

InJune1992,theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureaudecidedtoallowregularinstitutionsofhighereducationtosettheirowntuitionratesandchargesforaccommodation,short—termtrainingprograms,correspondencecoursesandnightschool.Theseshouldbedeterminedaccordingtotheneedsofeachschool,theabilitiesofstudentstopayandgeneralconditionsineacharea.Thetuitionforstudentsinthesciencesandengineeringcanrangefrom300to500yuanperacademicyear.Liberalarts,historyandeconomicsstudentsofthefineartspay400to600yuanperyear,andstudentsofthefinearts400to750yuan.Statisticsfor1992showstudentspaidanaverageof340yuanintuitionthatyear,only5percentoftherealcost.

Measureshavebeentakentolimitthepossibledetrimentalaffectsofrisingtuition.Shanghai,forinstance,exemptsthechildrenofrevolutionarymartyrsfrompayingtuition.Andthesecostsmaybereducedorwaivedforstudentswithlimitedfamilyfinancialsupportastheirparentsareeitherbothdeadorarereceivingsubsidiesfromtheirworkunits.Somecollegeshavealsosetupwork—studyprogramstobenefitstudentswithfinancialdifficulties.

Guidelinesconcerningself—payingstudentswerefirstsetoutin1989.TheStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureaustipulatedthatthesestudentsshouldpay80percentofthecostoftheireducation.Suchstudentswholiveoncampuspaythestandardrateforaccommodationandmustcovertheirownmedicalexpenses.Thechargeforeachself—payingstudentaveraged2000yuanofthecostin1992,or30percentofthecost.Chargesforundergraduatesandstudentsofspecialcollegeswhoseeducationissponsoredbyworkunits,withpaymentcomingeitherinpartorinfullfromtheirunits,aresomewhathigher.Self—payingstudentsarenotassignedjobsbythestateaftergraduation,whereasstudentssentbytheirunitswillreturntothemaftergraduating.

Chargesforcorrespondencecoursesandnightschoolareequaltoorslightlyhigherthanthoseforfull-timestudentsenrolledaccordingtothestateplan.

Withtheirimprovementoftheirlivingstandardsandthedeepeningofreform,peopleingeneralacceptthechangesinthetuitionsystem.Tofacilitatethedevelopmentofhighereducation,theincreasesintuitionrateswillbemoreflexibleanddiversified.Studentpaymentswillbeaugmentedbyfindingfromthestate,enterprisesandfundsraisedfromthepublic.Lawsandregulationswillbyenactedtoensuresteadyprogress,andoverseasorganizationsandindividualsareencouragedtosetupandoperateschoolsinChina.

--21stCentury,Apr.20,1992ReadingComprehensionCircletheletterthatbestsuitstheanswerorcompletesthestatement.

5.Changingenrollmentpracticesandhighertuitionfees.

A.payanimportantpartinthereform

B.makeupanimportantpartofthereform

C.includeanimportantpartofthereform

D.holdanimportantpartofthereform

6.Regularuniversitiesandcollegesplantoenrollabout786200studentsthisyear.

A.whichisthesameaslastyearsfigure

B.whichismorethanlastyear'sfigureby158200

C.whichis25percentoverlastyear'sfigure

D.bothBandC

7.Among786200studentswillbesentbytheirworkgroupsorwill

paytheirownway.

A.158200B.21600C.27.4percentD.25percent

8.SinceNewChinawasestablished,alltuitionandschoolfeesforuniversitystudents.

A.Werepaidbytheirworkgroups

B.Werepaidbythestudentsthemselves

C.Werepaidbythestate

D.Werepaidbythelocalgovernment

9.Thepolicywhichthestatepaidalltuitionandschoolfeesforuniversitystudents.

A.Broughtlotsofprofitstothestate

B.Washelpfultofurtherdevelopmentofhighereducation

C.Broughtmanyadvantagestothestate

D.Broughtexpenseandtroubletothestate

10.Whichstatementisnottrue?

A.Tochargeappropriatefeeswillhelpimproveschoolfacilities

B.Asanaddedbenefit,payingtheirownwaywillencouragestudentstostudyharder

C.HighereducationiscompulsoryeducationinChina

D.Tuitionreformforhighereducationwilltakeeffectintwodirections

11.Stipulationsconcerningtheamountofchargesontuition,accommodationandotherexpensesforstudentsofinstitutionsofhigherlearningwasdraftedby.

A.theStateEducationCommission

B.theStateCouncil

C.theuniversitiesandcolleges

D.theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePrice

Bureau

12.

Thefigureontuitionfeewashigherinspecialeconomiczonesandconomicallydevelopedregions,butwas

C.

A.fixedat300yuan

B.limitedin300yuan

over300yuanD.muchmorethan300yuan

13.Studentsinneedoffinancialassistanee.

A.cangetagrant

B.needonlypayforaccommodation

C.cangetsupportfromthelocalgovernment

D.canenjoyreducedtuitionsandfees

14.AccordingtothestipulationsmadebytheStateEducationCommission,the

MinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureau,thetuitionforstudentsinthesciencesandengineeringcan.

A.bechangedbetween300and500yuanperacademicyear

B.befixedat300or500yuanperyear

C.besetat400or600yuanperyear

D.beextendedfrom400to750yuanperyear

'15.ThechildrenofrevolutionarymartyrsinShanghai.

A.enjoyreducedtuition

B.enjoyfreechargetuition

C.gainallowaneefromgovernment

D.receivesubsidiesfromtheirparentsworkunits

16.Stipulationsconcerningself——payingstudentstookeffectin.

A.1989B.1992C.1990D.1991

内

17.Chargesforundergraduatesandstudentsofspecialcollegeswhoseeducationis

sponsoredbyworkunits.

A.aresetat2000yuanperyear

B.areexempted50percentfromthewholecostoftheireducation

C.areratherhigher

D.areexempted30percent

18.Self—payingstudents,aftertheirgraduation,.

A.willreturntotheirunits

B.willbeappointedtodosomeworkbythestate

C.areprovidedemploymentsbythestat

D.arenotassignedjobsbythestate

19.Whichstatementistrue?

A.Theincreasesintuitionratescannotbechangedeasily

B.Studentspaymentwillbedecreasedbyfundingfromthestateandenterprises

C.Lawsandregulationswillbemadetoensuresteadyprogress

D.Peopleingeneralcan'tacceptthechangeinthetuitionreform

Vocabulary

Choosethebestanswertoexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordorphrase.

20.Chineseinstitutionsofhigherlearninghavequickenedtheirpaceofreformin

recentyear.

A.WalkingB.stepC.footD.speed

'21.Changingenrollmentpracticesandhighertuitionfeesconstituteanimportant

part