Question

When six the very best students from different cities in Guangdong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best students of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment (錄取) rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.

Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Peking or Tsinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.

It's no doubt to call this HK craze (狂熱), which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.

How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attract so many mainland students?

First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.

Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual (雙語) education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.

Furthermore, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.

Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.

The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities.

At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees (學費) are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.

1.What is the passage mainly talking about?

A. The competition between HK University and Peking University.

B. Higher education in Hong Kong.

C. Some thought brought by the enrollment of HK universities.

D. The fall of mainland universities.

2.Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because ______.

A. HK universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study

B. they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities

C. many students now would love to study abroad to get a better experience

D. Peking university has lost its worldwide reputation

3.From the passage we can see HK universities _______.

A. didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland

B. are proud of their teaching staff and facilities

C. have strict enrollment rules and only 1 out of 48 students can get the chance to study there

D. didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular

4.What does the author mean by saying “It’s time to move” in the last paragraph?

A. The opportunities come for top students to study abroad.

B. Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students.

C. Mainland universities should make full preparations to challenge HK universities.

D. Top students should be offered further education free of charge.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：中國內(nèi)地越來越多的優(yōu)秀學子們選擇去香港就讀大學，中國重點院校像清華、北大面對激烈的競爭，同時也給中國教育帶來了改革的機遇。

1.主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段及下文描述,可知本文主要討論的是一些由香港大學招生引起的想法,故選C

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文描述,可知大陸學生申請香港大學的主要原因是,高額的獎學金,更好的環(huán)境和更好的就業(yè)機會.故選A

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)There’s no doubt to call this HK craze (狂熱), which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves. 描述,可知香港大學沒料想到他們對大陸學生的招生如此受歡迎,故選D

4.猜測詞義題。根據(jù)文中The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China.描述,可知香港大學帶來的激烈競爭對于中國教育的改進是個好事情。大陸的大學應該盡可能的采取措施來吸引學生.故選B。

考點：科教類文章。