Question

In March 2014, Australia opened junior high education to Chinese students, allowing them to study in Australian schools from the seventh grade.

“When more Chinese students are going to study abroad at a younger age, the opening of Australian junior high schools offers Chinese students and their parents one more good choice,” Tian Litie, director of the Australian Department of Chivast Education International, said at the China International Education Exhibition Tour over the weekend.

Australia will see a rise in the number of Chinese junior and senior high school students studying in the country. Tian showed the reasons for it: lower admission (入学许可) requirements and low-cost education because of a favorable exchange rate (费率). According to Tian, in public schools in Australia a student should pay A$13,000 to A$15,000 ($10,000 to $12,000) a year.

“Now the exchange rate of the Australian dollar to renminbi is below five, which means the cost is lower than that of Chinese students studying at junior and senior high schools in many other hot places, such as Britain and the US,” said Tian.

Lin Lina from Beijing plans to send her daughter to a senior high school in Australia, was among them.

“My daughter is good at English and would like to study abroad early,” said Lin, whose daughter is now a ninth-grader in Beijing. “We came for more information after we learned that the environment and education in Australia are good.”

Eliza Chui, education officer for North Asia at the Australian Consulate-General in Shanghai, said that Australia is attractive not only because it provides an environment for learning English, but also because students are trained to have critical (批判性的) thinking and be independent.

1.According to Tian Litie, we know that ______.

A. more and more Chinese students study abroad at a younger age

B. more and more Australian universities are open to Chinese students

C. Chinese students are only allowed to study in Australia from senior high school

D. a student should pay A$10,000 to A$12,000 a year in public schools in Australia

2.What does the word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Australia allows Chinese students to study in its schools.

B. More and more Chinese students go abroad at a younger age.

C. More Chinese junior and senior high school students will study in Australia.

D. Australian schools offer Chinese students and their parents one more good choice.

3.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The cost of studying in American schools is lower than in Australia.

B. The exchange rateof the Australian dollar is of advantage to Chinese students.

C. It’s more difficult for Chinese students to enter Australian junior high schools.

D. Few students choose to study in Britain or the US because of too much money.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：越来越多的中国学生在很小的年龄就出国学习，更多的中学生要在澳大利亚学习，澳元的交换利率对中国学生是有优势的。

1.A细节理解题。据When more Chinese students are going to study abroad at a younger age, the opening of Australian junior high schools offers Chinese students and their parents one more good choice.可知， 根据Tian Litie的说法，越来越多的中国学生在很小的年龄就出国学习。故正确答案为A.

2.C猜测词义题。根据Australia will see a rise in the number of Chinese junior and senior high school students studying in the country. 和上下文可知，在第三段it的意思是更多的中学生要在澳大利亚学习，故该题正确答案为C.

3.B细节理解题。通读全文据“Now the exchange rate of the Australian dollar to renminbi is below five, which means the cost is lower than that of Chinese students studying at junior and senior high schools in many other hot places, such as Britain and the US,” 可知，根据这篇文章下列哪一个说法是正确的？澳元的交换利率对中国学生是有优势的，故正确答案为B.

考点：教育类短文阅读。