Question

There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building. Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students. That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll(注冊(cè)) every year in famous Canadian universities. It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience of education and its versatile (多樣的) arts and culture. Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries.

To study in Canada is very cost effective. These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and UK where cost of education and living is very high. According to a survey in 2006, “Canada offered the lowest tuition fees for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.”

The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attract lots of international students to Canadian universities. Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels-Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral.

A Bachelor's degree in Canada is for three or four years' full-time study depending upon the nature of the program you are doing. On the other hand, a Master's degree consists of two years of study. For a Doctoral program in Canadian university, you require a minimum of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.

You can also find many diploma(學(xué)位證書) and certification (證明) programs in Canadian universities where the time is generally one year. Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded worldwide and the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities are recognized globally and promise bright future. After the completion of studies, a person could also find great job offers in Canada itself. International students require a work permit to work on campus.

1.How long will you spend at least in total if you want to finish your Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in Canada?

A. 7 years. B. 8 years.

C. 9 years. D. 11 years.

2.What advantages does Canada have to attract foreign students according to the passage?

①Q(mào)uality education.

②Safe environment.

③Versatile culture.

④Bright job future.

⑤High scholarships.

⑥Low tuition fees.

A. ①②③④⑥ B. ①②④⑤⑥

C. ①②③⑤⑥ D. ①③④⑤⑥

3.What's the author's attitude towards studying in Canada?

A. Oppositive B. Doubtful

C. Supportive D. Not mentioned.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Canadian culture

B. The life in Canada

C. Study in Canada--a unique Experience

D. Benefits of studying Abroad

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹了加拿大在吸引留學(xué)生方面所具備的優(yōu)勢(shì)。加拿大為學(xué)生提供高質(zhì)量的教育和安全的教育環(huán)境。另外，與其它國(guó)家相比，在加拿大留學(xué)的學(xué)費(fèi)很低。而且在加拿大獲得的學(xué)位證書在全球范圍內(nèi)的認(rèn)可度很高，學(xué)生的就業(yè)前景也比較好。

1.A Bachelor's degree in Canada is for three or four years' full-time study...a Master's degree consists of two years of study. For a Doctoral program in Canadian university, you require a minimum of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.”可知，在加拿大留學(xué)的話，獲得學(xué)士學(xué)位至少需要三年時(shí)間，碩士學(xué)位需要兩年時(shí)間，博士學(xué)位至少需要三年時(shí)間，加起來(lái)至少需要八年時(shí)間，故選B。

2.Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students...and its versatile (多樣的) arts and culture”可知，①②③是吸引留學(xué)生的優(yōu)勢(shì)；根據(jù)第二段“Canada offered the lowest tuition fees for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.”可知，留學(xué)加拿大的費(fèi)用很低，⑥也是加拿大的優(yōu)勢(shì)；根據(jù)最后一段“the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities...promise bright future.”可知，在加拿大留學(xué)的就業(yè)前景很好，④也是優(yōu)勢(shì)之一，故選A。

3.Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students...It is an ideal education destination”和第二段“To study in Canada is very cost effective.”與第三段“The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country”和最后一段“the degree and diploma...promise bright future”可知，作者介紹了加拿大在吸引留學(xué)生方面所具備的很多優(yōu)勢(shì)，說(shuō)明作者對(duì)留學(xué)加拿大持支持的態(tài)度，故選C。

4.Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students”和下面各段首句與最后一段“You can also find many diploma(學(xué)位證書) and certification (證明) programs in Canadian universities...”可知，文章主要講的是留學(xué)加拿大，文章沒(méi)有講加拿大的文化和生活，D項(xiàng)太寬泛，故選C。

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