閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個選項（A. B. C. D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。
A
Like many other parts of our lives today, education has become a global enterprise. In microcosm(微觀世界), my school is proof of just how global. Monkseaton High School is an ordinary state-funded school of 850 students in the unfashionable part of northeastern England. Over the past seven years it has sent 12 students to American universities --- two of them to Harvard. Monkseaton has, in turn, attracted students from other countries, including Germany and Latvia. Monkseaton now almost routinely receives inquiries from students in Eastern European countries. Obviously, learning English is a big draw, but his pattern of student movement was unheard of five years ago.
The brain drain is a universal phenomenon, and countries that don’t face up to the new reality will be losing some of their most precious resources. The northeast of England is its poorest region, and has experienced a severe loss of highly qualified professionals-to-be. Some of the most able 18-year-olds are going to other parts of Britain, even to other countries. What is happening here is happening to Britain as a whole. Most noticeably, there is a growing trend of British students taking degrees in American universities. This year the number will break the psychological barrier of 1,000 students for the first time.
And what is happening at the secondary-school level is happening to higher education. Wherever they come from, today’s students have a very different perspective on education from their parents. Because of television, the Internet and their travels, these students see the world as a much smaller place than their parents once did. They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving from one country to another, from one culture to another; in many cases they can even apply to schools over the Internet. Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education and are looking for value for money. Plus, for many, education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.
小題1:  Why does the author say education has become a global enterprise?
A．Monkseaton High School used to be a very unfashionable school in the Northeast England.
B．Monkseaton High School is now one of the state-funded middle schools in England.
C．Monkseaton High School has sent two top students to the Harvard University in U.S.
D．There is now an extensive exchange of students among different countries.
小題2: What can we infer about northeast England from the passage?
A．It is one of the poorest regions in England.
B．It has experienced a severe loss of professionals.
C．It will face a more serious brain drain in the near future.
D．It is losing its young talents to other parts of the world.
小題3: According to the passage, students today have different perspective from their parents on the following EXCEPT that _________________.
A．education linked to travel is much better than education at home
B．overall cost of education should be considered against money value
C．moving from one culture to another is a welcomed challenge
D．the Internet is more popular and easier to access in the near future
小題4: The students today tend to see the world as a much smaller place NOT because __________.
A．they are having more exposure to the television programs
B．they are having easier access to the Internet
C．they are having frequent travels to the other parts of the world
D．they are having better communication with their parents
小題5: The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to __________.
A．tell us the benefit of globalization of education
B．a(chǎn)nalyze the causes for students’ moving trend in Great Britain
C．criticize the universal phenomenon of brain drain worldwide
D．draw attention to students’ moving from one country to another

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析:如今隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)通訊和交通的便利，世界成了一個地球村，人們的流動性增強了。同樣，為了獲得更好的教育，學(xué)生們也去尋找更好的教育資源，去更好的地方接受教育，從而也造成了人才的流失。在本文中作者介紹了英國學(xué)生的流動并就其分析了原因。
小題1:D 推理判斷題。作者在文章首段提出education has become a global enterprise.這一觀點，然后以自己的學(xué)校為例，說明了很多高中學(xué)校普遍存在國際交流生，所以說教育也是全球化了，故答案選D。
小題2:C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段首句The brain drain is a universal phenomenon，and…….will be losing some of their most precious resources.可知人才流失是一個普遍現(xiàn)象，然后在下文介紹了英格蘭北部貧困地區(qū)學(xué)生的外出求學(xué)，由此判斷英格蘭北部未來也會面對人才外流這一問題，故答案選C。
小題3:D. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段內(nèi)容They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving ……from one culture to another;；Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education . Plus, for many, education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.可知D選項內(nèi)容文中沒有涉及，選D。
小題4:D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章末段內(nèi)容可知如今的學(xué)生因為網(wǎng)絡(luò)的便利，他們可以更多地了解世界，可以和世界各地的人們進行交流，所以他們認為世界變小了，答案選D。
小題5:B推理判斷題。作者在文章開頭提出教育成為國際化產(chǎn)業(yè)，學(xué)生的流動性增強，然后介紹了英國北部地區(qū)學(xué)生的大量外流，并且進一步分析造成這種狀況的原因，由此判斷文章的目的是分析英國學(xué)生流動的原因，故答案選B。
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