英语报刊阅读考试样题

英语报刊阅读考试样题I.Reconstructthemessagesofthefollowingheadlinesofnewsstories:(10points)Example:ItalianEx-MayorMurdered---AnItalianEx-MayorIsMurdered1.UStoldnottoexploitTibetissue2.Rubin,Greenspanatodds3.VisitorsflockingtoMao’sbirthplace4.ManquizzedafterwifeisknifedinsportsstoreII.ReadthefollowingpassageandanswertheQuestionsA5-34(30points)andB35-45(20points).TuitionReformforHigherEducationChineseinstitutionsofhigherlearninghavequickenedtheirpaceofreforminrecentyears.Changingenrollmentpracticesandhighertuitionfeesconstituteandimportantpartofthereform.Schoolswhichonceadmittedstudentsalmostexclusivelyaccordingtostateplansarebecomingmoreacceptingofstudentssentbyworkgroupsforfurthertrainingandthosewhopaytheirownfees.Regularuniversitiesandcollegesplantoenrollabout786200studentsthisyear,up158200or25percentoverlastyear’sfigure.Ofthese,216000,or27.4percent,willbesentbytheirworkgroupsorwillpaytheirownway.Inthepast,thestatepaidalltuitionandschoolfeesforuniversitystudents,amatterofpolicysinceNewChinawasestablishedin1949.Althoughthispracticeguaranteedthesupplyofqualifiedpersonnel,itbroughtaheavyburdentothesate,hinderingfurtherdevelopmentofhighereducation.Sincehighereducationisnon—compulsoryeducationinChina,tochargeappropriatefeeswillhelpimproveschoolfacilitiesandexpeditethedevelopmentofeducationinthisstage.Asanaddedbenefit,payingtheirownwaywillencouragestudentstostudyharder.Thereformwilltakeeffectintwodirections.State—financedstudentswillbeginpayingpartofthecostsoftheireducation,andmoreself—payingstudentswillbeaccepted.InAugust1989,underthedirectionoftheStatecouncil,theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheSatePriceBureaudrewupstipulationsconcerningtheamountofchargesontuition,accommodationandotherexpensesforstudentsofinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Beginningfromthatyear,freshmenatregularuniversitiesandcollegesandprofessionalschools(includingcadrestakingspecialtrainingcoursesandstudentsworkingonaseconddegree)werecharged100yuan(aboutus$17)eachfortheirtuitionfee,andthislowchargeisexpectedtoberaisedgradually.ThefigurewashigherinspecialeconomiczonesandeconomicallydevelopedregionssuchasGuangdongProvinceandShanghai,butwascappedat300yuan.Studentslivingoncampuspaidabout20yuanperyearforaccommodationandthechargewasslightlyhigherforbetterfurnishing.Normalschoolstudentsandthoseadmittedonscholarshipsneedonlypayforaccommodation.Reducedtuitionsandfeesareavailabletostudentsinneedoffinancialassistance,butaccommodationexpenseswillremainthesame.InJune1992,theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureaudecidedtoallowregularinstitutionsofhighereducationtosettheirowntuitionratesandchargesforaccommodation,short—termtrainingprograms,correspondencecoursesandnightschool.Theseshouldbedeterminedaccordingtotheneedsofeachschool,theabilitiesofstudentstopayandgeneralconditionsineacharea.Thetuitionforstudentsinthesciencesandengineeringcanrangefrom300to500yuanperacademicyear.Liberalarts,historyandeconomicsstudentsofthefineartspay400to600yuanperyear,andstudentsofthefinearts400to750yuan.Statisticsfor1992showstudentspaidanaverageof340yuanintuitionthatyear,only5percentoftherealcost.Measureshavebeentakentolimitthepossibledetrimentalaffectsofrisingtuition.Shanghai,forinstance,exemptsthechildrenofrevolutionarymartyrsfrompayingtuition.Andthesecostsmaybereducedorwaivedforstudentswithlimitedfamilyfinancialsupportastheirparentsareeitherbothdeadorarereceivingsubsidiesfromtheirworkunits.Somecollegeshavealsosetupwork—studyprogramstobenefitstudentswithfinancialdifficultiesGuidelinesconcerningself—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.payanimportantpartinthereformB.makeupanimportantpartofthereformC.includeanimportantparto