[考研类试卷]考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷30及答案与解析.doc
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1、考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷 30 及答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)0 Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship ?A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District students who were given vouche
2、rs to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests. This finding is likely to reigni-te debate over the fate of the controversial program.The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, the first federal initiative to spend taxpayer dollars on private school tuition, was creat
3、ed by a Republican-led Congress in 2004 to help students from low-income families. Congress has cut off federal funding after the 2009 2010 school year unless lawmakers vote to reauthorize it.Overall, the study found that students who used the vouchers received reading scores that placed them nearly
4、 four months ahead of peers who remained in public school. However, as a group, students who had been in the lowest-per-forming public schools did not show those gains.Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement that the Ohama administration does not want to pull participating students out o
5、f the program but does not support its continuation.“Big picture, I dont see vouchers as being the answer,“ Duncan said in a recent meeting with Washington Post editors and reporters. “You can pull two kids out, you can pull three kids out, and youre leaving 97 or 98 percent behind. You need to help
6、 all those kids. The way you help them is by challenging the status quo where its not working and coming back with dramatically better schools and doing it systemically.“Since it began, the voucher program has awarded scholarships to more than 3,000 students from low-income families, granting up to
7、$ 7, 500 a year for tuition and other fees at participating schools. This school year, about 1,715 students are participating.The Bush administration, and many Republicans, has championed the program as a “lifeline“ for students in struggling schools.Supporters bailed the congressionally mandated st
8、udy as proof the program works. “With concrete evidence in hand that this program is a success, we look forward to reauthorizing it as quickly as possible,“ Howard P. “Buck“ McKeon, the top Republican on the House education committee, said in a statement.In a letter to Duncan, several GOP leaders ur
9、ged him to continue awarding grants. “Under no circumstances should the funds be withheld by the U. S. Department of Education when so many children in the District need and deserve access to a quality school today,“ House Minority Leader John A. Boehner and other lawmakers wrote.Joseph I. Lieberman
10、 (l-Conn.) , whose Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs has jurisdiction over the District, has said he plans to hold hearings on the program.1 What reignites the debate over the fate of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program?(A)The participants of this program performed poorly i
11、n the reading test than those who have been studying in public schools.(B) District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on math tests.(C) Government finds it valueless to continue this grogram.(D)The participants of the program got higher score
12、s on reading tests than those who didnt participate.2 The expression “status quo“ (Line 8, Para. 5) most probably means_.(A)ones identity(B) what happened in the past(C) present situation(D)unpleasant feeling3 What is Bush administrations attitude towards The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program?(A
13、)Indifferent.(B) Neutral.(C) Critical.(D)Supportive.4 Which of the following is mentioned in GOP leaders letter to Duncan?(A)The government should withhold the funds no natter what will happen.(B) The government should not allow lawmakers to reauthorize it.(C) The government has to cut off federal f
14、unds because of the shortage of money.(D)The government should not withhold the funds no matter what will happen. 5 What is the main topic of this passage?(A)The advantages and disadvantages of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.(B) The reasons why We should reauthorize The D. C, Opportunity
15、Scholarship Program.(C) Bush administrations influence on the continuation of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.(D)A study that revealed District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests.5 The International Education Industr
16、ial DevelopsThe clock tower looks out over a 38-hectare campus graced by an ornamental lake and a pillared central hall. Add a little ivy and it could be almost any respected seat of learning in the West. Only the hemisphere is wrong. This is Ningbo campus of Nottingham University in Chinas Zhejiang
17、 province, half a world away from its British home. Teaching is in English, the first language of the staff. Last year the college,a joint venture with a Chinese enterprise, opened its doors to 900 local students looking for an international education without leaving home. Within five years their nu
18、mbers are forecast to reach 4, 000. Say Nottingham University provost Ina Gow:“Why go all the way to Britain when you can study in China at half the price?“Good question. International education is now a global industry worth $ 30 billion a year, with some 2 million students studying abroad,a figure
19、 thats forecast to treble by 2020. In particular, the surging economies of India and China are producing far more would-be graduates than their own colleges can accommodate. But preferences are changing fast as thrifty students give up their traditional favorites in the West and choose to stay close
20、r to home. That means a change in strategy for recruit-hungry colleges anti governments. Says Andreas Schleicher, an education expert at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, “The real international dimension is that we no longer move students around the world: we move the provi
21、ders and contents instead.“It doesnt take a Ph. D. to spot the trends. The United States still attracts more than a quarter of all overseas students,but its market share is slipping. Britain, in the second slot, saw the number of applicants from China dip by 20 percent last year. Factors include exp
22、ense and tighter entry regulation. The United States last year relaxed some of its controls but not before losing some of the rich-student business from the Middle East. British universities are complaining loudly at the governments decision to double the price of a student visa.The big beneficiarie
23、s are back in the East, close to home for Indian and Chinese students. With generous state help, Australian colleges now attract 9 percent of overseas students, after a decade of double-digit increases. Australians goal: 560, 000 foreign studentsalmost three times todays figure by 2025, with Asians
24、accounting for some 70 percent of the total. Whats good for the col-leges is also good for the national accounts. International education now ranks as Australias fourth largest source of export dollars after coal, tourism and iron ore.6 We can infer that the key feature of Ningbo campus of Nottingha
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