Question

China is now sending more college students to study in the United States than any other country.  A new report shows a 23 percent increase in the number of Chinese students coming to the U.S.

The latest edition of the annual Institute of International Education（IIE）and another US institute found a 5 percent rise in the number of international university students in the US compared to one year ago. There are now over 157, 000 Chinese students at U.S. colleges and universities.

Aisa accounted for four of the top five countries and regions to take advantage of the US higher education system. “Increased numbers of students from China, particularly at the undergraduate level, largely accounts for the growth this past year,” the report stated. “They really enroll in a full range of US higher education,” said Peggy Blumenthal, senior counselor to the president of IIE, the group that made the report. “20 years ago, students from China only knew of a handful of US insitiutions, but now, they are enrolling in our community colleges, in our small liberal arts institutions, in the research universities. Really spread across the country,” she said.

Chinese mainland was in the number one spot, while India was the number two country of origin. South Korea was third and Canada was number four. China’s Taiwan held the number five spot. Saudi Arabia was in sixth with a 44-percent increase, while Japan was seventh, down 14 percent.

Blumenthal attributes the increase in the number of Chinese students heading to US colleges to limited university places in China, as well as a feeling from students and their parents than they want a “unique” educational experience. China’s family planning policy, says Blumenthal, has also meant that families can concentrated resources on a single child.

The University of California at Los Angeles has one of the largest Asian student populations of any college in the United States.

1.Which ranked the third place sharing US higher education?

A．Saudi Arabia        B．South Korea         C．Canada        D．India

2.Why is the number of Chinese students going to the US increasing?

A．The US colleges are better than those in China.

B．Each family in China has only one child.

C．China lacks enough educational resources.

D．Chinese students can enter varieties of US colleges.

3.Which of the following is right according to Peggy Blumenthal?

A．The number of Chinese students going to the US has increased by 23%.

B．The University of California has contributed to Asian education greatly.

C．Chinese student populations in the US mainly consist of undergraduates.

D．Chinese students know more about US higher education than before.

4.The best title for the passage can be            .

A．Chinese College Students Rush to US Schools

B．The Large Number of Chinese Students in the US

C．Chinese Students Make Up Largely Foreign Students in the US

D．Asian Middle School Students in the US Universities

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：更多中国大学生去美国求学，本科生占了过去一年增加人数的大部分。在享受美国高等教育的亚洲国家中，中国大陆高居榜首。一方面，中国学生和父母想要独特的教育经历，另一方面是中国大学教育资源不足。在洛杉矶的加州大学拥有最多亚洲大学生。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段第二句的South Korea was third …（韩国居于第三位。）判断，选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第五段第一句：认为除了中国学生和父母想要独特的教育经历外，中国大学生去美国求学人数增加的原因是中国大学教育资源不足。选C。

3.推理判断题。由第三段第四、五句：20年前中国学生对美国的大学知之甚少，而今入学范围涉及全国的社区学院、较小的文科学院和研究性的综合大学等，可知现在有了更多的了解。所以选D。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段和第三段的第二句：更多中国大学生去美国求学，本科生占了过去一年增加人数的大部分，可知，选A。

考点：教育类阅读。