1、 Students are tested in Chinese, Mathematics, a Foreign Language and social sciences or natural sciences. University of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Eastwood said: The University of Birmingham has been challenging and developing great minds for more than a century. We welcome peopl
2、e from around the globe to study at Birmingham and Chinese students form an integral part of our education and research community. We are further opening access to Birminghams wealth of education opportunities for the brightest and most dedicated Chinese students by accepting this strict and importa
3、nt qualification. I look forward to welcoming these high-flying students to the University of Birmingham. Gaokao is increasingly accepted by universities in Australia, the USA, Canada and mainland Europe. Birmingham will only be considering high quality students who achieve a minimum 80% Gaokao scor
4、e and meet additional academic and English language requirements. Professor J on Frampton, Director of the University of Birminghams China Institute said: The University of Birmingham has a long history of educating students from China and one of our most famous graduates is Li Siguang-the founding
5、father of Chinese geology. I am delighted that the University is now accepting the Gaokao. This gives the brightest and best Chinese students an opportunity to move straight into the first year of our undergraduate programmes and experience the benefits of studying at a global Top 100 university, su
6、ch as Birmingham. (1)What do Chinese students have to do to enter the University of Birmingham before 2019? A.Go through a foundation year.B.Prepare Birmingham degree programmes.C.Acquire the right to permanent residency.D.Score over 800% of the universitys qualification examination.(2)Who is the an
7、nouncement intended for?The foreign students in China.All people living in the UK.The students of the UK.Chinese students.(3)Which of the following best explains integral underlined in paragraph 3?Complete.Necessary.Indifferent.Unimportant.(4)What does the text mainly talk about?The introduction to
8、the of China.The history of the University of Birmingham.The high quality students accepted by top universities.The University of Birminghams admission to Gaokao.【答案】 (1)A(2)D(3)B(4)D 【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了世界一流大学英国伯明翰大学从2019年起开始承认中国高考成绩,为更多的中国高水平学生提供更多到世界名校深造的机会。 (1)细节理解题。第一段倒数第一句“with top grades wil
9、l be able to apply for direct entry onto Birmingham degree programmes without first completing a foundation year which is a routine for the freshman.”可知在伯明翰大学承认高考成绩之前,中国学生需要进行一年的预科学习之后才能进入专业课程学习。故答案选A。 (2)推理判断题。第一段第一句“The University of Birmingham is the first excellent UK Russell Group university to
10、 announce that it will accept the exam for high-flying Chinese students wishing to join its. undergraduate courses in 2019.”可知伯明翰大学的通告主要针对中国学生发布的。故答案选D。 (3)词义猜测题。根据第三段划线部分句子“We welcome people from around the globe to study at Birmingham and Chinese students form an integral part of our education and
11、 research community.”句意:我们欢迎来自世界各地的人们来伯明翰学习,中国学生是我们教育和研究领域不可或缺的一部分。可知integral意思为“不可或缺的”,故答案选B。 (4)主旨大意题。即伯明翰大学对高考成绩的承认,故答案选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,推理判断,词义猜测和主旨大意四个题型的考查,是一篇说明类阅读,要求考生准确捕捉细节信息,通过题干中的关键词在文章中定位,同时根据上下文进行分析,推理,概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Japan has made a lot of noise in recent years about removing th
12、e traditional view that women should stay at home while men go out to work. So it was shocking when, on August 7th, Tokyo Medical University (TMU), a distinguished medical school, admitted marking down the test scores of female applicants to keep the ratio of women in each class below 30%. Their def
13、ence was that women are more likely to drop out to marry and have children. To judge female applicants to medical school purely on their academic performance would leave Japan with a shortage of doctors, they said. The admission has caused outrage.Doctoring has long been a male field. But it is not
14、the only one. Discrimination is common in banks and trading firms, where stamina (耐力) and loyalty, qualities somehow associated with men, are prized, says Mari Miura, a political scientist at Sophia University. All this embarrasses a government that has promised to make women shine. The policy seems
15、 based on the need for more workers rather than on genuine concern for women. Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, says he wants to bring millions more women into the workforce to make up for a labour shortfall caused by its ageing and declining population. In the field of politics, the record under Mr.
16、Abes premiership (首相任期) is disappointing. Just two members of his 20-strong cabinet are women, including Seiko Noda, in charge of womens rights. Ms. Noda, who makes little secret of her ambition to beat Mr. Abe in a leadership contest next month, has just published a book called Grab the Future, her
17、 public declaration for pulling Japan into line with global standards. She has almost no chance of winning.(1)According to the passage, what has aroused the publics shock and rage in Japan?Women being more likely to drop out of school to marry and have children.TMU judging female applicants to medic
18、al school merely on their test score.TMU putting a lower grade on female applicants to keep a low percentage of women in each class.Japan tending to abandon the traditional view that women should stay at home while men go out to work.(2)What do we know about Seiko Noda?She is quite likely to win the
19、 leadership contest.She never fails to show her ambition in public.She is the only female member in Abes cabinet.Her newly released book is a bit hit.(3)What does the passage mainly talk about?Doctoring has long been a male field in Japan.Professions like banking and trading are tailored to men.Shin
20、zo Abe performed poorly in dealing with labour shortfall.Discrimination against women in careers in Japan is a big concern.【答案】(1)C(2)B(3)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了最近的日本尤其是医药大学对女性性别的歧视,使社会一片哗然,这一性别歧视现象让日本政府陷入窘境。(1)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“So it was shocking when, on August 7th, Tokyo Medical University (TMU), a d
21、istinguished medical school, admitted marking down the test scores of female applicants to keep the ratio of women in each class below 30%.” 在 8 月 7 日,当声望卓著的医学院东京医科大学承认压低了女性申请者的考试分数,以将每个班级中女生的比例维持在 30%以下时,社会一片哗然。故选C。(2)考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Ms. Noda, who makes little secret of her ambition to beat Mr. Abe
22、 in a leadership contest next month, has just published a book called Grab the Future, her public declaration for pulling Japan into line with global standards”可知,野田毫不掩饰她在下个月的竞选中击败安倍的野心。她刚刚还出版了一本名为抓住未来的书,根据她的言行可知,她在公众场合表达自己的雄心,故选B。(3)考查主旨大意。通读全文可知,本文主要叙述了最近日本尤其是医药大学对女性性别的歧视,使社会一片哗然,这一性别歧视现象让日本政府陷入窘境
23、,出现了很大的问题。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查,是一篇社会类阅读,考生需要准确掌握细节信息,并根据上下文进行概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。3Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. The recession (衰退) of 2008-09 was remarkable in rich countries for its intensity, the following recovery for its
24、weakness. The labour market has also broken the rules, as new research from the OECD, a think-tank of mainly rich countries, shows in its annual Employment Outlook. Young people always suffer in recessions. Employers stop hiring them; and they often get rid of new recruits because they are easier to
25、 dismiss. But in previous episodes, such as the recessions of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, older workers were also kicked off. This time is different. During the financial crisis in 2008, and since, they have done better than other age groups. The researchers focus on movements in non-employment as a
26、 share of the total population in three age groups between the final quarters of 2007 and 2012. This measure has the advantage of including not just unemployment, where people are looking for work, but also inactivity, where people are not seeking jobs. Whereas the average non-employment rate in the
27、 OECD has risen by four percentage points among young people and by one-and-a-half points among 25-to 54-year-olds, it has fallen by two points among the 55-64 age group. Why have older employees done so well? In some southern European countries they benefit from job protection not afforded to young
28、er workers, but that did not really help them in past recessions. What has changed, says Stefano Scarpetta, head of the OECDs employment directorate, is that firms now bear the full costs of getting rid of older staff. In the past, early-retirement policies provided by governments (in the mistaken belief that these would help young people) made it cheaper to push grey-haired workers out of the door. These have largely stopped. Many will argue that older workers have done better at the expense of the young. That view is wrongheaded. First
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